The Unknown Soldier as Symbol and Consequence
In a Fosdick address from 1933 the Unknown Soldier is examined as a Western civilization symbol of war. He reflects on personal involvement from front lines to Arlington, noting conscription, the ritual of sacrifice, and the paradoxes of democracy, science, and patriotism.
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Rome
Paris
London
Washington
Scotland
France
New Zealand
Ypres
Somme
No-Man’s Land
Christ
Arlington
The Unknown Soldier and the myth of war’s glory
The speaker challenges the idea of war’s lyric glory and the Unknown Soldier as a noble symbol. He recalls brutal realities faced by soldiers, questions patriotic rhetoric, and argues war corrupts the finest human attributes, as he recounts hardened veterans and a chilling eyewitness account.
War's call vs. sacred idealism in a plea to stay out
A speaker argues against war, urging hard-headed realism over idealistic devotion. He emphasizes loyalty and sacrifice but condemns conflict as tearing at human virtue, asking his audience to withdraw from alliances and resist Christendom's entanglement in war. He quotes Earl Haig on churches complicating military aims.
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Earth
Church of Christ
Field Marshal
Earl Haig
Neutrality or War Debate Shapes U.S. Policy
The neutrality law, born from public demand to avoid involvement in foreign wars, was shaped over two years and three forms. If enforced, it blocks munitions to China and Japan and maintains Congress's war authority against presidential discretion.
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Congress
Executive Department
Japan
China
Germany
United States
Steps Toward Peace by Encouraging World Adjustments
A call to pursue essential adjustments in global relations to create any real chance for peace. The assertion emphasizes proactive change in international behavior as the path to stability and conflict reduction.
Thoughtful Pause Armistice Day Declaration Voices Peace
A six organization pact named the National Council for Prevention of War, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Emergency Peace Campaign, World Peaceways, Fellowship of Reconciliation, and Committee on Militarism in Education issues a People’s Armistice Day Declaration. It urges Congress to reaffirm neutrality laws, read at Armistice Day events, and calls to oppose militarism while stressing peace for future generations.
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National Council For Prevention of War
Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom
Emergency Peace Campaign
World Peaceways
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Committee On Militarism
United States
Congress
Your Washington and Mine by James E Pope
A historical essay tracing Eli Whitney and the cotton gin, the Louisiana Purchase, and the origins of the current crop control debate. It argues that overproduction prompts Roosevelt to seek legislative curbs and critiques agrarian policy while noting ongoing efforts to improve farming methods and a forthcoming mechanical cotton picker.
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White House
Roosevelt
Congress
South
Eli Whitney
Whitney
Uncle Sam
France
Mississippi River
Nero
Alexander
Wallace
AAA
White House secrets and presidential lore of old times
The piece surveys historic fantasies around the White House and its intrigues. It recalls legends of an underg round tunnel to the Potomac, Dol ly Madison fleeing with silver, Cleveland’s marriage in the White House, and Coolidge strolling the grounds.
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White House
Potomac River
Dolly
Madison
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Erie County
New York
Coolidge
Roosevelt budget focuses on debt and tax reductions
The October 18 budget statement signals a shift toward balance by cutting federal spending. Deficits rise to 695 million, with higher tax collections projected, while major cuts hit the relief budget. The RFC and PWA will liquidate as the emergency era ends, shaping a new fiscal outlook amid stock market declines and calls to ease securities regulation.
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Roosevelt
Congress
New York Times
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Public Works Administration
Hoover
RIC
Jesse Jones
RFC
PWA
Dorothy Thompson
Charles R. Gay
Winthrop Aldrich
Market priced to earnings compares 1932 bear bottom
Barron's note from October 18 says stocks were as cheap as at the 1982 bear bottom. They traded at 10.6 times earnings in October versus 7.26 times in 1932, with money easier this year.
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Barron’s
Fog Bulletin Warns of Fog Dangers on Maryland Roads
Keystone Automobile Club of Maryland issues a Fog Bulletin urging motorists and pedestrians to exercise extreme caution on fog shrouded highways. The memo notes pedestrians are hard to see, lights offer little help to drivers, and warns drivers to slow down and use headlights, especially around horse drawn vehicles.
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Keystone Automobile Club of
Maryland
Garrison P. Knox
Who truly gets the farmer’s share in food costs
A Department of Agriculture survey on 58 food varieties shows in 1936 the farmer earned 160 dollars of a 344 dollar retail food bill, the widest gap since 1929. Bread costs about 84 cents a loaf with 2 cents for wheat and 2.8 cents for other ingredients, leaving manufacturing and distributing costs to explain the gap and future shrinkage remains uncertain.
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Department of Agriculture
U. S
A Dollar a Year Man Comes to Washington
A census of the unemployed will be taken next month under John D. Biggers of Toledo. He denies being a millionaire and says he serves without pay, with expenses funded from relief to cut top costs. Newsmen find the plan practical and likely to succeed.
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John D. Biggers
Toledo
Washington
Biggers
Caroline High School Gets Jet Sanitary Fountain
Local Caroline County notes report a jet sanitary drinking fountain installed at Caroline High School. The item sits among various community updates including new steamer Dorchester’s maiden run and local obituaries.
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Caroline High School
Marjorie Todd
Wilson Funk
Edith Trice
Walton Trice
George Thawley
Concord
John Holzworth
East New Market
Dorchester
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company
Haniel Matthews Wheeler
Thomas Wheeler
Baltimore
Denton
Joseph Wheeler
Hickman
Liden’s
Poplar Grove
Downes
Caroline
Jonathan Evitts
Federalsburg
W. HH. Davis
Goldsboro
H. F. Silver
Greensboro
Henry L. Coher
Hillsboro
A. L. Duffey
Preston
J. Frank Ledman
Ridgely
J. M. Swing
Maryland
Garrettson Smith
Hotel Smith
J. D. Neal
Andersontown
J. A. Jackson
Price
Church Hill
F. T. Johnson
Rev. Johnson
Chestertown
Dayton
Edgar Hurlock
P. H. McShane
Nellie May Valliant
Eugene Hardcastle Foster
Greensboro Ladies Delight Nokomis Council With Halloween Games
Mrs Woody Dill and Miss Martha Hickling entertained Nokomis Council D of P after the Lodge meeting on Wednesday. Guests played Halloween games. prizes went to Mrs L I Jones, Mrs Clarence Russell, and Mrs Martin Adams. Refreshments were served. Bella Zacharias is under treatment at Emergency Hospital Easton. Arlie Dingledine and spouse left Thursday for Ohio.
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Woody Dill
Martha Hickling
Nokomis Council
Hallowe'en
L. I. Jones
Clarence Russell
Martin Adams
Bella Zacharias
Easton
Arlie Dingledine
Ohio
Fragmented quote on justice and spirit in society
A fragment from a religious and social reflection contrasts Romans 8:1 with a call that social life is a long struggle for justice over force. It cites John Galsworthy’s line about striving for justice beyond mere fleshly power.
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John Galsworthy
All God's servants are minute men and women
Quote by Mary Baker Eddy highlights humility and service as everyday acts. The line frames believers or followers as active, modest contributors in faith communities, emphasizing small deeds over grand titles.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Faithful crowd fills St Elizabeths service with sermon
Nine applicants sought admission in a Sunday service at St Elizabeth's Catholic Church. The Bishop preached on faith, emphasizing belief in teachings beyond human understanding to many in attendance.
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St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Slats Diary: Sunday to Saturday Observes America
Oliver N Warren presents Slats diary entries recounting a chaotic week in New York and England. Notes on taxes, a possible heir, bills, school speech, a prospective job, a McCarthy marriage, and reflections on liberty. The voice is naïve and fuses social satire with childlike perceptions.
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New
John D. Rockenfelder
Otto
Edward
England
Baltymore
Jake
Offis
McCarthy
Anna
Alotta
Nabers & Children & Grandchildren
Husbend
Land of the Free
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Turpin
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Roxie Kennedy
H. A. Westerfield
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Friends’ Yearly Meeting
Methodist Episcopal Church
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John J. Monaghan
Wilmington
M. S. Andrews
Epworth League
Austin Murphy Jr
Ladies Aid Society
Denton M. P
Christian Endeavor
M. P
Church of the Brethren
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Burrsville M. E
Estella B. Gibbon
Carlton B. Gibbon
Concord M. E. Church
Chestnut Grove
H. B. Kelso
Morro
Hurlock
Choptank Methodist Protestant Church
Frank F. Lewis
Church of the New Jerusalem
Epiphany Mission
St. Elizabeth’s Church
St. Benedict's Church
St. Benedict’s Church
Jesus
Oliver N. Warren
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