Grafton Sentinel Criticizes Traction Plans and War Bureau
A Grafton Sentinel editorial questions a New York backed consolidation of traction lines amid claims of a stalled trolley project. It labels a banking house pledge as daydream and notes distrust of real estate ventures. The piece also cites Senate debate over the War Risk Bureau expanding staff amid accusations of waste and inefficiency.
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West Virginia
Col
McGraw
New York
Graftor Bank
Ford Libel Suit Versus Chicago Tribune
Henry Ford sues the Chicago Tribune for damages over an editorial calling him an anarchist. The piece notes the case hinges on proving he is an anarchist, otherwise damages from publicity are the issue. The Michigan trial drags on, while press agents flood outlets with copy about Ford.
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Ford
Henry Ford
Chicago Tribune
The
Tribune
Michigan
Michigan Court House
Hiram Johnson Attacks League Covenant in Rhode Island
Senator Hiram W. Johnson denounces the League of Nations in Providence Rhode Island. He calls the covenant a gigantic war trust and frames the issue as Americanism, saying the stance could abandon youth lessons and American ideals. He asserts the need to protect American patriotism for future generations.
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Hiram
Ann W. Johnson
League of Nations
Providence
Rhode Island
League
Reed Smoot bill on Farm Loan banks' expenses
Senator Reed Smoot introduces a bill requiring Federal Farm Twin Banks to pay administrative expenses from available lands. The plan also charges national banks for operating costs and the national bank examiner during inspections. Smoot argues the Farm Loan banks should not be funded by public money due to profitability concerns.
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Federal Farm Twin
Reed Smoot
Smoot
Shivers Remarks Question U.S. War Readiness
Secretary Danets warns that state of the republic shows high susceptibility to enemy attack as league of nations looms. Earlier Secretary Baker urged patience, saying war 3,000 miles away.
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Dantel Shivers
Danets
League of Nnions
Baker
Socialism at Work Critiques War Operations Management
Representative Clark of Florida cites waste in government war worker housing and feeding programs. He accuses managers of advertising transient patronage and hotels to cover rents taxes and overhead. He portrays the Democrats as pressing for broad government action at taxpayers' expense.
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Socialism
Clark
Florida
Te House
New York Papers Highlight Bolshevik Rumors in Negro Communities
An Lusk committee report details alleged paid agitators pushing socialism to African Americans in the South. It cites funding from wealthy New York women, and mentions meetings in churches with figures like Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Norman Thomas. The article notes major facts were withheld.
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New York
Lusk
United States
South
New York City
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Norman Thomas
Civil Liberties Bureau
W. A. Domingo
Investigating Committee Urges Names of Revolutionary Aiders
A harsh critique targets churches receiving government funds and wealthy women funding agitation among colored people. It calls for a rapid committee inquiry to publicly reveal names and addresses of quietly aiding individuals, claiming they pose greater danger than open socialists or anarchists.
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Igpaty
Peo
Womer
Love With A Knife. Coal Exports Suffer From Government Policy
A historical critique argues that federal policy harmed coal export expansion by backing long term credits to European buyers, then retreating and leaving operators to bear the costs. The piece portrays the administration as supportive yet abrupt, likening its stance to a sharp knife in dealing with coal interests.
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Federal Administration
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Banker J Bache on the league of nations for war
New York banker J Bache criticizes the league of nations as a wartorn concept. He argues war is declared by leaders or elites and proposes a first clause declaring all war illegal except defensive war, with death for those who sign declarations, calling the current treaty a league of nations for war rather than peace.
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League OF Nations
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Bache
New York City
Republican Publicity Association
American Congress
House of Commons
England
Germany
Paris
League
Fred Coudert
Carnegie Hall
Ies
Fragmented headline on wartime peacetime covenants
A partial OCR fragment hints at outraged rhetoric over supposed peace covenants linked to a "famous four" group. The text is garbled and lacks clear names, dates, or locations to confirm the full event or identity of the parties involved.
Revelations on secret wartime land deals with Shantung dispute
Senator Norris accuses Great Britain Japan Italy and Russia of secret agreements to hand over Shantung to Japan as a price for alliance. The piece argues the pact violated China and contradicts Wilson era promises of a new postwar order. It notes Germany initially stole Shantung from China, fueling Japan's wartime claims.
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Norris
Japan
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
United States
Shantung Peninsula
China
Wilson
Shantung
Germany
Brandegee Supports American Independence in League Debate
The Republican Publicity Association released a statement from Washington by President Jonathan Bourne Jr praising Senator Frank Brandegee of Connecticut. Brandegee vows to defend the Constitution, oppose the league of nations covenant, and uphold American sovereignty against international entanglements.
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Republican Publicity Association
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Washington
Senate
Frank Brandegee
Connecticut
League of Nations
Brandegee
Hirst
Tam
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
America
George Washington
League
Tiblican Party
Patriots of 1776 Face Modern Threats to Independence
The article recalls revolutionary resolve against oppression and warns that independence must not be surrendered to coercion. It likens current dangers to the Colonists, praising virile courage of the founders and urging steadfast patriotism to prevent a return to subservience.
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Tors
Afmcan
France eyes Latin alliance amid fears of renewed German power
The dispatch notes France seeking a broadened bloc with Italy and other Latin nations to counter Germany, backed by Wilson and Lloyd George. It follows tensions over Fiume policing, Asia Minor shifts, and Greek tensions, with Allenby named to prevent clashes as Italy-Greece friction grows.
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America
League of Nations
Europe
France
Crgin
Hlaving
Wilson
Lloyd George
Ltaly
Italy
Romania
Portugal
Spain
Latin League
Fiume
Greece
Smyrnn
Asia Minor
Allenby
Asia
Minor
Inculpatory Covenant Aimed at Ending War Discussed
The fragment contemplates a covenant to end war rooted in justice rather than territorial bargaining, implying outcomes might have differed if justice had guided the agreement.
Venereal disease drive gains ground in U S public health efforts
The United States Public Health Service and state boards of health report broad reach in the nationwide campaign against venereal diseases. Clinics expand as articles in major newspapers desensitize the topic, and public meetings spread awareness, with editors and editors supporting the health drive. The piece traces the disease’s history and argues for continued national leadership in eradicating syphilis and gonorrhea.
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United States Public Health Service
Boards of Health
United States
Public Health Service
State Boards of Health
America
Europe
Columbus
US Senate demands two thirds for peace treaty amendments
President Wilson states that no amendment or reservation to the peace treaty and league covenant can be imposed by the Senate without a two thirds majority. He emphasizes the Senate must uphold a stringent constitutional standard for ratification and any changes require broad bipartisan support.
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Senate
Scudh House
Wilson
Rie
League of Nations
United States
Debates on US Philippines Burden Stir Senate
Democrats shift from opposing to backing a white man’s burden in the Philippines. They now nearly unite in the Senate for a policy aimed at protecting all humanity under Republican supervision.
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United States
Philippines
Senate
Campaign Cry Warns of World War Stakes
A political message invokes a global contest against the President, urging action now to shape future battles under a league of nations. The speaker argues the direct clash with the President is easier to resolve than long, worldwide conflicts ahead.
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League of Nations
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