German Empire aims to bind world reach to ancestral home
The text cites Edelsheim and others arguing Germany’s worldwide presence and sea power will cement a greater empire. It notes calls for protection of German citizens abroad and suggests policies could influence U S and South American affairs. Immigration is described as keeping German language and cohesion among Germans in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Kaiser
Gauss
South America
Austria
Serbia
Alldeutsche Blaetter
America
United States
German cultural influence and German American emigration debate
The text discusses German language and culture in America, urging German universities and newspapers, German professors in American universities, and the creation of a German intellectual aristocracy to gain political influence. It notes that future German culture may be centered in America and mentions German colonial writers and the political alliance of American Germans with Irish groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Germany
Ciermans
Huebbe-Lchleiden
Wilhelm Huebbe- Schleiden
Russian Situation Echoes Bolshevik Tensions and Peace Talks
The piece surveys Bolshevik leadership amid uncertain wartime conditions. It notes Lenine and Trotsky as central figures, the Red Guards' popularity, and Allied refusal to negotiate with the duo. It discusses German and Austrian reactions to Bolshevik stance and the push to revive peace talks with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Kanta
Rustad
Cole
Kerensky
Lenine
Creet-Litovskh
Voices on Peace and War Strategy in the War Era
The author argues against immediate allied military action against Germany and Austria and contends that current “hands off” policy may prove wiser. They note U.S. ordnance leadership by big business figures and anticipate future results, while criticizing periodic British Admiralty reports that contradict their editorials on U-boat losses.
Americans Defend Intellectuals in War Debate
The piece argues pacifists unfairly blamed intellectuals for entering World War I, praising Wilson Roosevelt and other thinkers for guiding public sentiment. It contends German influence shares responsibility and emphasizes public opinion shaping postwar peace. The writer warns of German plans and Bolshevik intrigue behind the Kaiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iis
Himsel
Germany
America
Treitechke
Nietzsche
Tannenberg
Klang Wagner
Clousewite
Prost
Alma
President Wilson
Wilson
Congress
William English Walling
William Htard
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles W. Eliot
Elihu Root
William H. Taft
Franklin K. Lane
Lews F. Post
Europe
Roosevelt
Conquest and Kultur quotation in 1917 Atlantic Monthly
Vernon Kellogg argues in the Atlantic Monthly piece from August 1917 that Germans engage in ideological propaganda. He warns that their rhetoric persuades audiences and poses a danger as people come to believe much of what they say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Kellogg
Atlantic Monthly
German War Plans for a Naval Blockade and Invasion of the United States
A 1901 discussion outlines Germany's proposed strategy to coerce the United States through naval action and the seizure of Atlantic ports. It asserts a successful Atlantic assault would require simultaneous land operations and aims to disrupt exports, seize rich coastal cities, and impose heavy indemnities while denying American mobilization. The analysis emphasizes Germany’s capacity to coordinate fleet actions with land invasions to break American resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaetar
Gollon
Lana
Fon
United States
Atlantie
Diermaty
No Two Doves Are Ever Alike
Alice confesses a consuming passion for Pat while Harvey faces ruin and a bank scandal. Margie Waverley promises to intervene, offering money and a plan to remove Harvey from Alice’s life as the truth behind their entangled loves emerges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Harvey
Pat
Sam
Margie
Aid
Margie Waverley
Foley herbal remedy trial offer circulates widely
An old advertisement invites readers to mail a coupon to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. It promises remedies for coughs colds croup pain rheumatism backache kidney and bladder issues constipation biliousness and headaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiclowe
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Belshazzar
Freiherr von Edelsheim
Edelsheim
Uncle Fam
Abe Martin
Fritz Bley
Die
Deutschtums
Cheyenne
Meredith Davis FA
Berlin
Police
Department of Jitselior
Ordnance Department
U.S. Army
Gong
The
General Maurier
Ofte
North America
Lwow
Cicely
Everett True
Johnson
Bernhardt
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!