Disarmament and War: The Path to World Peace
An history lesson traces the idea of international disarmament from 1867 to 1914, noting the Hague Peace Conference of 1899 and The Hague court. It credits Carnegie’s 1903 gift for a Temple of Peace and cites cases settled by the arbitration court. The piece argues autocratic powers pursued conquest, rejecting arbitration.
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International Brotherhood of Nations
International League of Peace
Paris
United States
England
Ates
Hague
Russia
Andrew Carnegie
Netherlands
The
International Court
Plus Fund
Californias
Mexico
Venezuela
France
Germany
Great Britain
Japan
Casablanca
Norway
Sweden
Turkey
Italy
Peru
Austria-Hungary
the Hague
Prussian Leaders Realize Defeat and War Weariness
The article argues Germany faces inevitable defeat as American forces grow, the eastern front weakens, and Allied power strengthens. It cites loss of France, shifting territories, and a collapsing Mittel Europa while Britain secures gains in the east and Palestine. It also notes Austria-Hungary's disintegration and Turkey’s fatigue with the war.
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United States
Germany
France
Alsace
Lorraine
Reichstag
Paris
Russia
Turkey
Mittel
Europa
Palestine
America
Austria-Hungary
Jewish Return to Palestine Sparks Global Jewish Hope
The British pledge to restore Palestine to the Jews sparks worldwide nationalist pride among Hebrews. The article celebrates Allied support, predicts a permanent Jewish homeland, and calls for unity against tyranny, emphasizing democracy and moral purpose in the war. It notes Ottoman decline and links biblical history to modern restoration. Beef prices are mentioned briefly in context.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Ottoman Empire
Ezra
Nehemiah
B. C
A Call for Global Disarmament and World Congress Peace
The speaker argues that only complete disarmament of Germany failed to prevent war, then urges universal disarmament of all nations. He proposes dissolving war materials under a World Congress of delegates, creating a policing force and a Brotherhood of Nations to ensure lasting peace.
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Germany
Brotherhood of Nations
Desperate German War Tactics and Acknowledged Losses
The speaker asserts Germany and its allies have effectively lost the war despite territorial gains. It notes depleted German reserves, rising Yankee forces in France, and Germany's desperate attempts to inflict damage for a harsh final settlement. The passage condemns German atrocities and foretells a lasting, infamous historical reputation.
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Germany
France
Mortgagee's Sale of Real Estate in Bedford Massachusetts
Foreclosure sale under a 1914 mortgage to Middlesex Institution for Savings will take place on July 11 1918 at 3 PM at the premises in Bedford. Two adjoining parcels totalling about 99.5 acres with buildings are described with detailed metes and bounds and a public road access. A cash payment of 500 is required by the purchaser. the mortgagee is Middlesex Institution for Savings represented by Charles B Brown treasurer Concord MA.
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J. Newton, Frost
Bedford
Middlesex
Massachusetts
Middlesex Institution For Savings of Co.cord
J. Newton Frost
Mass
Middlesex South District
Barbara Clark
Said Clark
Clark
Shawsheen River
Lexington
Lexington Old Road
Nathan Fitch
Lincoln
Town of
South Road
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Flora M. Elliot
Oscar
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Charles B. Brown
Concord
Ginger through the ages in English history
Ginger was known in England before the Norman conquest and appears in eleventh century Anglo Saxon manuscripts. It was widely used in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and ranked just after pepper in value.
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England
Honeymoon Lies in The Thirty Days by Hubert Wales
A humorous note from The Thirty Days declares a honeymoon yields more lies than any other life period. Hubert Wales emphasizes the square of matrimony as a stage for playful deception and mischief.
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Hubert Wales
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