Agitation for Cheyenne Civic Paving and Fire Safety
The piece urges Cheyenne to lead in municipal reform by funding street paving and fire escapes for public schools and buildings. It argues for urgent citizen agitation and compares Cheyenne to Casper and other Wyoming cities, warning that delay risks losing future prosperity and city leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Cty
Ita
Stowe
Citreus
Bluff
Bragadoceio
Wyoming
Casper
Sheridan
Basin
Greyball
Worland
National Dueling Powers War Endgame Debate
The piece analyzes WWI positions with Britain refusing peace, Germany seeking dissolution of the German empire and the British empire's survival at stake. It frames the conflict as a duel between Anglo Saxon and Teuton leaders, noting observers questioning empire continuity if peace comes now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Great Britain
England
Britain
War of Two Empires Demands Honest Peace Terms
The Cologne paper warns that victory by England would destroy Germany and threaten its people, comparing the conflict to Rome and Carthage. It argues neither side truly desires national murder and urges a neutral effort, led by Wilson, to reveal each side’s real terms and seek civilization’s peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persian Gulf
Kolineehe Zeitung
Cologne
Germany
England
Japan
Russia
France
Prussia
Carthage
Pirstein
Wilson
Peace leak inquiry sparks partisan storm in Washington
A letter from a unknown correspondent feeding rumors about the president, private secretary, and brother in law fuels wild speculation. Gardner denounces the hearsay while foes and partisans spar over war and peace money. The piece argues such insinuations reflect on the people, not the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Gardner
United States
The Tests of a Bore in The Irish World
A satirical piece questions common conversational habits from boasting to interrupting others. It contrasts social chatter with restraint and ends noting the Romanian government order to publish a defiant message in every town, likely enforced by German forces.
Serbian Howitzers Going Into Action In War
Serbian artillery joins combat as the army, reorganized after a retreat, uses modern mountain guns supplied by allied forces. These howitzers support the offensive that recaptured the major city of Monastir amid heavy fighting and difficult terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serbia
Monastoe
Pope Uses Vatican Office to Locate Lost Soldiers
Pope Benedict V established a department of lost soldiers in the Vatican to trace missing belligerent soldiers. The unit, led by Father Huiamann, handles hundreds of letters daily from worried families and has located more than 10,000 missing troops. It maintains offices across Europe and has posted names in military prisons to drum up clues.
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Peraon
WOME
Pope Benedict V
Vatican
Father Huiamann
Department of Lost Soldiers
Papal Secretary of State
Chcesa
Holy See
Lugano
Switzerland
Paris
Constantinople
Vienna
Freiburg
Brusaéla
Padeborn
Westphalia
Germany
England
Associated Press
Iecement
Perleco Della Chissa
Genoa
Jean Laforgue
Orient
Samsam
Turkey
Hugo de Rochefort
Aeronautic Corps
Somme
Munich
Bavaria
Father Lluismam
Prisoner Chemist Claims Rubber From Chinese Bark In Penitentiary
Dr Ernest Ritter a former Cleveland chemist in the penitentiary library asserts he is extracting rubber tannin and a dye from Chinese chutung bark. He says five pounds were shipped to him by the agriculture department to aid experiments and that a tree can be grown in the U S to supply raw materials. He plans to plant orchards and form a company to harvest products after gaining freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Antares
Emerick W. Ritter
Cleveland
China
Department of Agriculture
Ritter
Ritte
Pel-Ho
Massachusets
Virginia
How We Have Saved the Delgans in Belgium War Relief
A New York Times report condemns false belief in generous aid to Belgium. It argues relief to Belgian water victims is inadequate and urges reevaluation of U S efforts. The piece highlights present conditions and calls for more substantial food and care for those affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Belgium
Strike Hits British Navy Boilermakers in Liverpool
London reports a majority of Liverpool boilermakers are on strike after five weeks of overtime refusal. The action defies union leaders and breaches the munitions act, arising from the November 3 production committee award of three shillings despite requests for a ten shilling salvage due to rising living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Globe
London
Liverpool
Five Independents Hold Balance of Power in House
Five of six independents in the House of Representatives will hold the balance of power when Congress opens after March 4. Their votes will decide the speakership and shape policy toward the Democratic administration. Randall of Los Angeles is a prohibitionist. Copley of Illinois is a progressive. Schall of Minnesota and Martin of Louisiana also align with progressivism. Meyer London of New York is a socialist. Alvin T. Fuller of Massachusetts considers himself independent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Mr. Randall
Los Angeles
Mr. Copley
Illinois
Thomas’d. Schall
Minnesota
W. Fr. Martin
Louisiana
Meyer London
New York
Alvin T. Fuller
Massachusetts
Initiative Spells Success Says Vail
Theodore N. Vail of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co argues that success is within reach for every man and cites examples from his firm. He says young men rise from within, not via outside pushes, and stresses initiative, self development, and readiness for advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vail
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
America
Telephone Company
Mr. Vail
Rosebery as British ambassador to the United States
In Canadian circles the former British premier Lord Rosebery is rumored to be chosen as Britain’s ambassador to the United States. The note recalls Rosebery’s youth aims of Oxford double first marriage wealth and premiership, and notes his late wife was a Rothschild daughter. It ends with a business ad for Granite or Marble monuments by R McCafferty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Roseberry
Bir Cecil Spring-Rice
United States
Oxford
England
Baron Meyer de Rothschild
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Pope
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Baker
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R. McCafferty
Wrnone
Roseberry
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