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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
8
The piece notes Congress interrogates admirals generals and cabinet officers about naval and land forces while public sentiment remains wary of rapid arms expansion. It argues the US navy lags behind Britain and Germany and that Americans favor peace and oceans as protections, resisting a move to an armed camp.
J Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania and Frank W Mondell of Wyoming are noted as persistent talkers in the House. Both Republicans fill pages in the Congressional Record with remarks, often interrupting each other during debates. An evening dinner hosts Mondell who jokes about finally speaking without interruptions.
The report notes 8000 plus British and Welsh women in commercial pursuits, 50000 young Pennsylvania girl workers ages sixteen to twenty, Japanese women in fields and docks, and mentions political candidate Mrs. Margaret Cherdron, a Taft elector from Utah. It cites Saxony as Germany’s top industrial state in 1912 with 806408 workers including 276710 women, and Queen Mary helping war effort by knitting 20000 socks.
Dodge notes a comparison of historic wars including Napoleonic, Civil War, Franco German, Russo Turkish and Japan Russia conflicts. He cites France 1.58 billion cost plus 1 billion indemnity, US Civil War 3.4 billion, Germany 450 million for 1.25 million men, Italy Turkey 400 thousand daily, with Japan and Russia totals around 650 to 723 million.
The Americas launch a new trade movement from the United States to southern chocolate countries as coal shipments expand. Hampton Roads sees three major bituminous coal carriers loading for South America, with estimates of 1.5 million tons exported in a year, altering previous reliance on Wales and Australia. The Panama opening accelerates competition.
A needy couple at a Red Cross Seal booth pleads for help as the man explains his wife’s dying of consumption and their unemployment. A richly dressed bystander is moved to buy $50 worth, telling the wife she fought consumption harder than she expected.
A sample household cost analysis contrasts six months of hospital treatment and wages with the hypothetical prevention share. It highlights prevention through Red Cross Seals and doctor exams, and cites a Wisconsin Antituberculosis official praising early efforts and noting supports come from seal purchases.
Seven year old Ellen from Kansas City explains that Red Cross Seals fund hospitals, doctors, and nurses for sick people who cannot pay. She signs up for many seals after learning from her teacher and a newspaper article.
The Red Cross Christmas Seal campaign is a massive effort with 115 million seals printed and nearly all distributed to agents in most states. An additional 15 million seals are expected, plus millions of advertising pieces. The campaign employs over 100,000 paid and volunteer workers and has advertising valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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