Tragedy or Farce in the Russian Stage
An analysis of the Russian upheaval following the fall of the empire. The piece weighs whether the decade’s dramatic events will be seen as tragedy or farce, noting the rise of Bolshevik power, Kerensky’s failure, and the clash of classes, with references to Trotzky and Lenin. It contrasts internal chaos with looming Prussian influence and the struggle to shape a new order.
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Shay Empire
Russia
Cear
Kerensky
Prince Lyots
Bropstein
Trovky
Thianolf
Alla Lenin
Walser
Massa
Prussing
Junker
Phat
Trotzky
Leni
Krylenko
German Empire
Romanoff
President Wilson urged to deliver fighting war anniversary speech
The editorial calls for President Wilson to give a fighting style address at Baltimore on April 6, the war’s first anniversary. It urges concrete war-year results, steadfast leadership, and a rallying, sacrifice-driven message to bolster spring and summer drives in France and Flanders. It criticizes peace-talk sentiment and notes public support after entering the war.
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Wilson
Baltimore
America
France
Flanders
Germany
Congress
Rumania
Ukrainia
Bolshevik Bolshevik Sow Discord in Russia and Hope for Allied Victory
Editorial commentary dismisses Bolshevik rule as demoralizing to Russians and warns that organizing a national army across genders is wishful talk. It argues democracy cannot emerge from Bolshevik methods and expresses pity for a Russia torn by utopian visions while Americans and Allies anticipate victory over the Hun to rescue Russia in time.
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Bolshevia
Russia
America
Hindenburg Planned April 1 Parla Visit With Crowds Expected
The text notes von Hindenburg intends to visit Parla on April 1 and urges advance wire and hotel reservations due to likely large turnout of pollos greeting him.
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von Hindenburg
Parla
Westering Civilization Hy H W Marriott Watson
From the Westminster line it discusses US entry into the war and the need to consider broader issues beyond battle. It notes Britain and allies, Pershing’s US forces, and references a Winston Churchill novel to reflect on freedom and unity. The piece observes the US becoming the world’s biggest creditor due to war funding and support.
Western Progress and Americas Rising Role After War
The article discusses a shift of world financial power toward the United States, arguing America will be less affected by European politics and will gain stronger postwar industrial capacity. It asserts civilization trends move westward from Asia to Europe and finally to the New World, with Germany as a reluctant anomaly and the West continuing to dominate global evolution.
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United States
London
New York
Europe
Great Britain
America
Osten
Sizget
Persia
Babylon
Palestine
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Atlantic
New World
Kipling
Japan
Germany
Earth
A Woman’s View on Men of Letters and Statesmen
A mother and narrator discuss the virtues and faults of famous figures from Lincoln to Edison with Shakespeare Shaw Hugo and Newton praised. The piece blends admiration with critique, ending with blessings for women and praise of loyalty and love, copyright 1018 by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
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Shaksepeare
Shaw
Telstoi
Dumas
Hugo
Homer
Rabelais
Riley
Newton
Archimedes
Edison
Aristotle
Copernicus
Watt
Galileo
Darwin
Mother
The
Newspaper Enterprise Association
A Sense of Humor in Love Across Marital Strife
A wife muses that humor helps endure love across marriage. She recalls a tense dinner as her husband brings Miles the auditor home to discuss finances, while she masks hurt with calm indifference and a half smile, planning to read the paper. The tale closes with a hopeful note to continue.
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Marge
Miles
Night Hotel Wakeup Using Modern Invention
A New Yorker staying in a southern town asked to be awakened at a specified time. The hotel porter explains a modern device to call guests from the bed headboard with a single press, promising a morning wakeup. The anecdote appeared in the Dallas News.
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Denne
Dallas News
Not Lost Servant Keeps Dinner After Fall
A serving maid drops a joint and a beef dish during service sparking panic from the young mistress who laments the lost dinner. The maid calmly responds that she will not let a catastrophe spoil the meal and keeps control of the situation.
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Dallas News
Who is really boss in your home
A humorous dialogue featuring Mr Meekton Henrietta and animals as a peek at domestic power. The exchange shifts to politics with mentions of a political machine and the idea that manpower matters more than machinery in politics. Senator Sorghum comments on the enduring issue.
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Mr. Meekton
Senator Sorghum
Coal official visits pit after first descent
The coal controller entered a coal pit for the first time last week and said, upon emerging, he would have recognized the coal from pictures offthe London Punch.
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London Punch
ABE MARTIN On Frugality and Quitting a Toast
The narrator recalls the quaint balance between inconvenience and thrift as Miss Fawn Lippincat laments the wrinkles from a saucer drink while a half smoked cigar is spared from waste. The tone captures rustic wit and social quirks.
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Miss Fawn
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