Bolshevik Subsidies and the 1917 Russian upheaval
The document outlines Lenine’s Bolshevik rise with German subsidies from 1914 to 1917. It notes a dispersed constituent assembly in Petrograd and Moscow, a propped armed minority, and specific funds supplied to Lenin, Kamkoff, Trotsky, and others via Stockholm, Kronstadt, and other hubs to outfit arms, transport, and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokes
Lenine
National Security League
Bolsherium
Polehevikd
Social Democratic Party
Russia
Petrograd
Moscow
New York Bolsheviki
Central Executive Committee
Constituent Assembly
Tiolacevik
Kats
Kamkoff
Stockholm
Kronstadt
Santa
Trotsky
Bolsheviks Reject Democracy amid Russell of German Money
The text describes German financial backing for Bolshevik leaders in Russia and the push to rename the party from Social Democracy to Communist. It notes Lenin urging repudiation of democracy, Bolshevik control of elections via Red Guards, and the non democratic Soviets with biased voting favoring workers over property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Bank
Sweden
Lanine
Zinovieff
Kameneff
Trotaky
Russia
Menara
Scheidemann
Parcua
Germany
Lenine
Communist Party
Bourgeo
Polacheviki
Constituent Assembly
Central Soviet
Soviets
Bolshevist
Red Guard
Konovalov
District Soviet
Thoes
Moscow
Lenine on Democracy and Authority Stir Public Debate
In a circulated address Lenine argues democracy is a constraint on the Communist project while warning that abolishing democracy and all authority could yield only tyranny or chaos amid a world of self seeking interests. Supporters debate Soviet recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenine
New York City
Communist Party
Soviet Republic
Street waifs find land of opportunity in American story
New York reports that orphans and foundlings aided by the Children's Aid Society have risen to prominence across the country. The 1918 report lists many notable outcomes including governors, lawmakers, judges, professors, clergymen, bankers, and teachers, all shaped by the society's program of placing homeless youths on farms in the West for self reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sitka
Alaska
John G. Brady
Brady
Children's Aid Society of New York
Children's Aid Society
Congress
Supreme Court
Children’s Aid Society Aids War Orphans and Wards
The American forces overseas included twelve commissioned officers and about 7,000 former wards rescued from streets and institutions. Since 1866 the Children’s Aid Society has placed over 32,000 orphans and desertions in homes and sent 81,472 older youths to western farms. Total salvaging costs about 50 dollars per child, with ongoing supervision and thousands of grateful letters from beneficiaries. A 1918 report notes a $5,090 bequest from Dr. Michael A. Jordan of Logansport Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yat Nisinbor
Mintie
Children’s Aid Society
Edwin G. Merrill
Michael A. Jordan
Logansport
Pathfinder sermon notes recount Abraham’s desert path
The sermonette cites Abraham’s voyage from the Euphrates to Canaan as a pioneer journey. It frames explorers and pathfinders as enduring human prompts, noting how men seek new trails and meaning beyond familiar lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Euphrates
Canaan
Pathfinders of Faith Lead Into the New Year
The essay extols pathfinders like Abraham and Livingston as Courageous guides for 1919, urging faith in God and self. It argues true leaders must trust God, themselves, and others, using divine guidance over earthly wisdom to steer through the uncharted year. It ends urging acceptance of the Lord as guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Land of Promise
Livingston
God
St. Paul
Christ
Trackleas
Mariner
Gulf
Out This. Out It Is Worth Money.
A clipped promotional notice from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper urges readers to mail a slip to Foley & Co for a trial package of remedies including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The ad cites a pastor and a Chicago address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Dr. A New Grandparents Remedy Sold by Drugstores
An advertisement extols a remedy branded as safe for grandparents parents and children. It claims universal use and positions the product as the surest treatment available. The copy notes pricing at 60 cents and 1 dollar 20 cents and lists druggists as sellers.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Sold Everywhere
Retarded bowels disrupt daily duties and stomach troubles. This mild tonic promises regularity and improved digestion with a simple daily dose. Available widely for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
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Sarah Pepsin
Dr. Caldwell
Mra
John E. Moore
Richmond
Caldwell
B. Caldwell
Washington Street
Monticello
Illinois
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Ws.s
Partes ‘Yistee
Vroewia
Lumbago
America
Chichester
THE
Pathfinder
Lestant
King Institute
Savnattan
Columbia
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Dannelly
Capitol Avenue
Stubblefield
Presyterian Church
King
PRO Bono Publico
Cicero
France
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