Charles Warren Fairbanks remembered by Indiana leaders
Indiana mourns Charles Warren Fairbanks a long time political figure and leader in the Republican party. The piece recalls his 1896 rise with McKinley, his cautious, conservative approach, and his role in the movement for tree conservation and Canadian controversy settlements. It notes he would have been a credible president and praises his public service and political chivalry.
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Indiana
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Fairebanks
Gresham Frees
Harrison
Hurse Penches
McKinley
Wil
Fess
Hoe
Morton
Inter
Marriset
Warrison
Perhasia
Bie Wever
Fairelf
Lpot
Seustor Kern
Kern
Fairbanks
No Hysteria in the Face of Submarine Threats and Air Raid Fears
The piece urges calm amid enemy submarines in American waters and a possible New York city blackout. It argues against hysteria and insists the government handles defense while the public remains prudent, noting steps are being taken to protect American waters and ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Miracles and the American aviation effort reviewed
A London Observer piece praises American aviation work while critiquing domestic critics. It recalls lime spread scarcity, linen from cotton, castor oil substitutes, and race to build aerodromes, training planes, spruce extraction, and railways to extract resources, highlighting the vast wartime effort and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
India
America
France
Spruce Woods
American North West
London Observer
Qiiter
Coast defense urges return of fighting ships to sea
A shore defense plea warns that only grave danger would justify bringing battle ships home from foreign waters. If the enemy plans a naval engagement, our fighting craft are needed offshore, and we cannot be intimidated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oma
Call for Nurses to Aid Army in France
Fort Wayne readers are urged to answer the call for trained nurses to care for American soldiers in France. The appeal stresses duty to humanity and country and urges nurses free of inescapable home duties to serve, with the Red Cross assisting and asking for local support.
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France
Fort Wayne
The
Red Cross
Afarican Fighters Echo French Respect In War News
Reports from the front praise American troops as active and essential in resisting the enemy’s push toward Paris. The Kaiser’s claims are dismissed as untrue, with American forces repeatedly repelling charges and proving superior in trench battles at Chauteau Thierry and along the Marne front. French admiration follows their coolness, resolve, and gallantry.
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van Jagew
America
Paris
Chauteau Thierry
Auray
Marne
Ant
Artis
Mallantry
American soldiers marked by bold counter attack detail
The account praises Munders and others for a magnificent counter attack that stabilized a critical moment as French and allied troops wavered. Their rapid gunfire held the enemy, drove him back, and reflected a blend of French dash British tenacity and American individuality at a pivotal battle.
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Munders
Marty Atte
Salute Augusta Clark Inspires Wartime Spirit
An 85 year old Germain born American patriot Augusta Clark speaks of democracy and resolve. She urges support for the war effort, declaring Americans must endure hardships until victory. Her vow to contribute financially and through spirit embodies steadfast loyalty to the flag.
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Germain
America
Har
Nona
Hell
Pruasta
Augusta Clark
Mada
Mockery and a Shame Indictments on End Labor Law
A speaker denounces the end labor law as a mockery and stench to heaven. He argues nineteen manufacturing firms face nine indictments in federal courts at Indianapolis for violating the child labor law. He urges wartime measures to protect children and criticizes constitutional barriers he says thwart lifesaving protections.
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Indianapolis
United States Supreme Court
Nowa Diapaten
Gibraltar or Tangier debate shapes postwar strategy
London Chronicle discusses whether Spain should receive Gibraltar in exchange for Tangier and how such a move would affect Allied unity, Mediterranean access, and postwar diplomacy. The author argues retaining Gibraltar matters for British access to the Straits and future imperial plans.
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Bir
Harry Johnston
London Chronicle
Weil
Gibraltar
Daily Chronicle
Spain
Epain
Britain
France
Portugal
Italy
Belgium
Greece
Serbia
Rome
Europe
America
Africa
Asia
Council
Mediterranean
Bower
Cromwell
Eraston
Tangier
Straits
Morocco
North Africa
Ul ‘Tangier
Glorifiar
Britta
Naples
Sicily
Parma
Orpha
Ceuta
Spanish America
Mr. Wolts
Bean
Giberltar
Shoe
Weila
Giraltar
Straits of
Cbyaltar
Alér
Mnoviah Omparors
Vangier
Welly
Fancher
Greses
Training Camp for Chaplains in the American Army
The first session of a school of chaplains opened at Port Monroe with future sessions to be held at Port Hamilton near New York. Commandant A. A. Pruden organized facilities including six buildings and recreation centers. Training covers international law, military rules, drills, marching and horsemanship to prepare chaplains for fatigue and long marches, with Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish members sharing privileges. This is the first such school in the American army and in any army.
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A. A. Pruden
Achnol
United States Army
The Great Bygone Landscape Gardeners Poised by Turnips and Parks
This excerpt traces how the eighteenth century introduced root crops like turnips from the Dutch and sparked a social and economic shift in England. Richer farmers built grand homes and parks, transforming rural landscape gardening into an art, with enduring but underrated artistic value.
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England
W. Martin Conway
Rhine
Holland
Europe
Venice
Sir Aildeland
Walter Beatt
Hob Roy
Lebanon
Lttle
Reynolds
Gainsborough
St James Palace Gatehouse and Historic Royal Frame
The gatehouse and turrets facing St James Street are remnants of the manor house built for royal pleasure with designs attributed to Hans Holbein. The Presence Chamber and Chapel Royal survive as markers of James I and Charles II eras, with visits by Mary Queen of Scots and Maria de Medici noted, alongside later depictions of the palace’s decline and Buckingham House becoming the royal residence.
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St. James Street
Sicury Wii
Hane Holbein
Royel
St. James Palace
William III of Orange
England
Inchenry
Kensington
Hampstend
Mary
Culais
Hlizabeth
Richmond
Pales
Didy
Ubs
Charlan
Prince of Wales
Nved
St. James Palais
Henrietta Maria
Whitehall
Marie de Madlet
London
St. Jamanna
Livnr de la Serre
Historia Grankey
France
M. le Vine
Farireni
Sieur la- Nat
Aiberty
Great Britain
Italy
Maria da Medici
Teche
Clonda
Pingtland
King
Henrietta Marin
Tas
Han
Mano
Arincel
Cologne
Fritiea
Rho
Europe
Charles II
Purcell
Aircane
Dryden
General Maude's Death and Baghdad Hospitality Tale
A Philadelphia Evening Post piece recounts General Maude's death amid rumors of cholera infection from a cup offered as hospitality in Baghdad. The narrative covers inoculation debates, a public ceremony with unveiled women, security plots, and Maude's swift use of aviation despite objections, framing his death as a desert tragedy amid political intrigue.
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Lenton Thes
Lady Maude
Klotaelf
Stanley Maude
Baghdad
Tahbri
Maghdad
Mondo
Stanley Mauda
Noi
Ausseur
Spring 1918 Poem by Sarah Teasdale
A Century Magazine verse reflects on spring in wartime 1918 with longing for renewal. It contrasts robin imagery and blooming trees with grim reports like Gallipoli, urging beauty and liberty as inspiration for fighting.
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Gallipoli
Sarah Teasdale
The
Century Magazine
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General Maude
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