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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
2
The text reports on Ly Cooks re election by a democratic city council vote and notes citizens' determination to divorce the management of public projects. It mentions schools, reforms, and political figures in Fort Wayne with references to advisors and local committees.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss Constantine and the Balkan crisis, mentioning Venizelos, Ferdinand, Servia, and a potential abdication. It weighs the impact on Greece, the throne, and the wider European balance, noting a looming shadow over Copatantine and the uncertain fate of claimants amid war uncertainty.
Readable fragments describe chaos in Petrograd amid political upheaval. References to Rina, Tevet Peboapet, and a shifting power scene hint at a revolutionary context, with mentions of councils, leaders, and the fate of the Romanoffs, though details are obscured by garbled text. The piece suggests a dramatic crisis shaping national direction and public sentiment.
Thousands cheer as General John J. Pershing steps onto French soil hailed as Black Jack by a grateful France. The piece lauds his military genius, discipline, and balanced leadership from Indian fighting days to the Moros governorship and Tokyo post, urging Roosevelt era confidence and support for the expedition to the fields of France.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss the fate of a ruler named Caesar amid revolutionary Paris and Petrograd echoes. The text debates whether removing the leader from power could avert execution, contrasting dynastic ruin with the murder of a king and queen and the impact of mob violence on history.
A wartime style brief notes Red Cross Week with a call to raise 100 million dollars to meet urgent needs across the water. Miles leads the Washington effort with Taft active in discussions as New York pledges 60 million toward a national quantum, and Fort Wayne urged to match the city’s contribution.
The piece surveys Heinrich Heine as a major poet opposed by the Hohenzollerns. It chronicles Kaiser Wilhelm II’s aversion, exile, and the attempt to suppress Heine’s memory, including the removal of a Heine statue and his grave in Paris. It notes Heine’s writings, revolutions, and lasting global fame, with reflections on his Jewish origins, conversions, and cosmopolitan ideals. Heine’s life is framed as a clash between German nationalism and universal liberty.
Bernard Baruch, a trader nicknamed Rambler, is named to head a major wartime post. The piece praises his energy and courage, notes his rise from brokerage to advisor, and recounts his blunt style, honesty, and influence with leading New York figures while detailing his accession to a pivotal defense commission role.
A fragment from the New York Herald edifies the reader with a wartime poem urging a son to defend liberty and freedom. It exhorts courage, honors fallen heroes, and links national ideals to the boy’s front line duty. The poem invokes sacrifice, motherhood, and enduring liberty.
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