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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1914
Page
9
President Wil so n delivers message to Congress highlighting urgent tasks of wartime mobilization. He criticizes delayed merchant marine expansion and domestic resource controls, urging immediate passage of two major measures to unlock national resources and promote hydro power usage beyond declared waters. He stresses unity, nonpartisanship, and readiness to serve both the nation and allied mankind.
The United States must mobilize its resources and production to serve itself and mankind. We have not prepared the merchant marine or the means to distribute goods, risking delay and waste as war interrupts trade. Europe’s war damages trade and production, and they will need American aid and services soon, requiring us to be more ready than ever.
Economic report argues merchant marine expansion is essential to seize growing opportunities. calls attention to Europe’s supply of goods and the need for sustained growth in U S shipping, ports, and related industries to ensure continued access to global commerce.
Government should open gates of trade promptly and at reasonable transportation rates even if initially unprofitable, to attract private capital. only after carriage becomes profitable should the government withdraw from the field.
A proposal to frame genuine use and conservation policies for hesitsGen and cakeshits within a western country. It emphasizes serving both the people and the nation by developing water power for broad industrial efficiency, ensuring public rights, preventing monopolies, and completing measures to fulfill promises of economic development.
President Woodrow Wilson argues for immediate self government in the Philippines as crucial to liberty and justice. He warns that building transport and ships is essential to open markets and develop trade, comparing the need to railway expansion in early American expansion. The speech emphasizes constructive justice and prompt action by Congress.
A speech stresses the urgent need for a shipping bill to open trade and subsidize transportation even at initially unprofitable routes. It notes rural credits remain unsettled and warns the safety at sea convention must be ratified before month’s end, lauding international progress and urging U.S. acceptance.
Survey the coasts of Alaska to improve navigation charts and remove present dangers. Authorities emphasize detailed coastal surveying to prevent hazards to vessels and ensure safer routes.
A heavily garbled text discusses Alaska’s vast coastal challenges and the need for adequate sea lanes and provisions. It mentions the importance of guarding vessels, protecting lives, and ensuring supplies amid dangers to shipping and older northern infrastructure, stressing urgent, extensive planning.
A speech argues for systematic reorganization of the U S government to secure greater efficiency and major savings. It emphasizes prudent spending as trustees, the need to avoid waste, and to expand vital activities while ensuring every dollar is accounted for and yields solid returns.
President speaks plainly on national defense arguing we are not to be drawn into large standing forces. He favors readiness through voluntary training, guards, and citizen-soldier concepts while avoiding compulsory mobilization or permanente military camps. He stresses peace, independence, and limited government.
Fragmentary quote discusses postponement and economic planning. The speaker claims the nation is generous but questions who funds policies and who benefits. It references broad stewards and their application to specific cases, highlighting concern over accountability and scale.
London reports French and British thrusts along the North Sea coast and toward Roubaix, claiming progress from Oost Dunkerque to Nieuport. Paris bulletins note gains near Le Quesn en Santerre and Vermelles, with Allies controlling the Yser left bank and pressing eastward. German positions near La Bassée remain strong as the war widens along the front.
A speech urges national defense through citizen training and discipline. It calls for strengthening state national guards while avoiding conflicts with policies and civilian protections.
A reflective passage urges the nation to embody peace and amity in government. It emphasizes justice, fair dealing, and lasting concord as core duties of a people raised to lead by example. The speaker frames opportunity as both speech and action.
A statement affirms the United States will maintain a strong navy as a defense, not aggression, with a permanent, peaceful policy. It questions when experts will specify ship types, noting naval strength remains a steady national bulwark rather than a hastily prepared force.
London dispatch reports German bombardment of Lodz during World War I causing a fire in the lunatic asylum and mass deaths as inmates leapt from windows. Grand and Savoy hotels hit, gas plant destroyed, city dark and starving with no milk supply. Spal admitted to practice at the circuit county bar.
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