America must stand firm against anarchist threats
The piece argues that violent acts by bombers and terrorists unite Americans in defense of government rather than topple it. It condemns anarchists and the I W W, calls for federal prosecution, and urges relentless pursuit to ensure those responsible are hunted down and punishable. It stresses that strength comes from order and lawful action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Belgium
America
Yoo
Uncle Sam
Opposition to Hess bills on permanent high court sittings
The Allegheny County Bar Association circulates objections claiming the Hess bills would burden litigants and threaten rights to impartial justice. The piece argues the change concentrates courts at Harrisburg, supports government efficiency, and criticizes opponents as self-serving lawyers backing Philadelphia and Pittsburgh venues.
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pAllegheny County Bar Association
Pittsburgh
Boards of Trade
Sproul
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Legislature 1919 adjourns June 26 with pay raises
The 1919 Pennsylvania Legislature plans adjournment on June 26 after a leaders' conference with Senator Boies Penrose. They opposed repealing the nonpartisan judicial act and favored higher legislator pay and a substantial teacher pay raise. Talks touch on Knox for president, Palmer booms, and suffrage moves with woman suffragists preparing to push a federal amendment in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Boies Penrose
Capitol Hill
Penrose
Philadelphia
W. E. Crow
T. L. Eyre
R. 8. Spangler
W. T. Ramsey
W. J. McCaig
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Philander Chase Knox
Washington
L. W. Strayer
Dispatch
A. Mitchell Palmer
Bonniwell
Palmer
Edwin 8
Els
Mercersburg
Congressee
Keystone
Vare
House
Goehring
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Ramsey
Rules Committee
Privilege Rules Tighten For Convention Fare Tickets
The railroad administration announced that reduced passenger fares to conventions will not be sold before June 10 and that stricter regulations will ensure only bonafide delegates receive the lower rates. The privilege remains a bureaucratic process with standard red tape.
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The
New York World
Railroad Administration
Nell and Others War Ballad Echoes Personal Motives
A retrospective WWI ballad reflects a fighter saying he fought the Boches not for money or fame but to protect homeward girls named Nell and other loves. It traces longing for sisters and sweethearts, battlefield memories, and the creed of heading enemies home. The speaker emphasizes personal, gendered sacrifice amid front line chaos.
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Boches
France
Nell
Sue
Mame
Flo
Navy Must Be Maintained Says Secretary Daniels
Secretary Daniels urges Congress to back the League of Nations covenant but argues the Navy remains the United States’ first line of defense. He warns against trusting global experiments over national power and questions protection for China and future crises like Fiume.
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Kansas City Times
Daniels
Congress
League of Nations
League
United States
Secretary of the Navy
China
Italy
Fiume
America
Hail and Farewell poem used in Vermont Memorial Day program
A poem from John Oxenham's All's Well is cited as one of three verses used by Vermont in a Memorial Day school program. The lines honor those who died nobly, framing their sacrifice as eternal, heroic, and worthy of remembrance.
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Wanda Wan
John Oxenham
Doran
State of
Vermont
Capper Says Kansans Texans Invested in Fake Oil Stocks
The Houston Post cites Senator Capper claiming Kansas Oklahoma and Texas put more money into fake oil stocks last year than into Liberty bonds. He says Kansas should speak for itself and notes Texas made some investments but believes outsiders owned most of the money invested in the fake Texas stock scheme.
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The
Houston Post
Capper
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Strong Financial Position Amid Market Confidence
The piece notes no adverse events but warns at times of German counter proposals. It highlights expectations that US help must be prompt and generous to aid Europe. It cites a $750 million oversubscription to the Victory Loan and a $10 million Rio de Janeiro bond oversubscription as signs of abundant funds and growing steel demand, signaling robust buying power with uncertain future effects.
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Wilson
Germany
Vanderlip
America
United States
Europe
Rio de Janeiro
Glimpse of War Zone During 1000 Mile Eastern Front Journey
A wartime travel account describes devastation across Eastern France Belgium Luxembourg and Western Germany. It notes widespread death and disability among young men, scarce livestock, abandoned farms, and hunger even behind the Rhine. Officials report US Army horses sold for food and relief efforts beginning around Coblenz.
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France
Belgium
Luxemburg
Germany
Paris
T Am
Rhine
United States Army
Coblenz
Scouts' Good Turn at City Street Rescue
Two Boy Scouts aides from Troop 22 of Holy Trinity Church found a colored man badly injured in a gutter after a Historical Society party. They carried him from Sixteenth and Locust to Eighteenth and Lombard and left him in the care of his wife in a third-floor front room, instead of calling police. The engineer praised the act as exemplary scout service.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Philadelphia
Historical Society
Sixteenth
Locust
Eighteenth and
Lombard
Holy Trinity Church
If Germany Don't Sign
From the Philadelphia Ledger the article argues that a German refusal to sign would immediately simplify Allied plans. It states the allies would be challenged now, while united and ready to advance from the Rhine and restore the blockade swiftly. The piece contends Germany is unlikely to refuse signing.
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The
Philadelphia Ledger
Rhine
Socialism's Dullest Side from the New York Times
Mr. Hanford Henderson argues that government ownership and paternalism harm social welfare and produce inefficiency and injustice. He cites U S experiences with state control of railroads and wires as proving socialism dull and uninteresting, predicting a bland future if individualism fades.
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The
New York Times
Hanford Henderson
United States
Battlefeld
John Smith
Europe
The Death of Grammar From Spokane Spokesman Review
An exploration of linguistic decline in modern writing as mass readership grows. It laments the shift toward everyday speech aided by steam, electricity, and cheap postage, arguing that brevity harms style and that plural subjects wrongly pair with singular verbs.
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Spokane Spokesman Review
Cobbett
Coleridge
DeQuincey
Hazlitt
Grndley Murray
The German Threat and Morgenthau in Paris
Paris dispatches recount Morgenthau hearing anew German claims of world dominance after 1915. Lauzanne quotes Morgenthau on German resolve, culture, and a belief in future victory as a warning that peace efforts mask a drive to domination. The piece contrasts wartime assurances with a warning that the German will remains aggressive despite earlier promises.
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Germany
Rantzau
Charles A. Selden
Paris
New York Times
Stephen Lauzanne
Matin
Henry Morgenthau
Rhine
Wangenheim
Turkey
Contantinople
Morgenthau
Coblenz
Mr. Morgenthau
M. Lauzanne
Golden Horn
Roads Turned Back Results of a Railroads Opinion Poll
The Association of Railway Executives reported a survey of 13 424 newspapers showing strong public support for returning railroads to private ownership. Key findings: 83 percent favor a return, 75 percent want competition revived, and 78 percent in their region oppose Government operation. Opinion on extending government control five years: 74 percent against, 10 percent for.
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Association of Railway Executives
Press Service Company
Four men discuss soda tax and prohibition in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg a soda tax debate unfolds with four men differing on whether the one cent per glass tax should stay. They warn of higher costs, less sales, and extra work while noting broader questions about prohibition and Sunday near beer rules in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Colonel Edward Martin of Waynesburg is praised by veterans for his WWI leadership and Distinguished Service Cross, while health officials urge mosquito control measures to curb future public health risks.
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Unc Sam
Samuel
Thirst Emporia
Harrisburg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Joe”Thomson
Senate
House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth Division
Edward Martin
Waynesburg
One Hundred and Tenth Infantry
Chateau Thierry
Oureq
Courmont
France
Well Known Clergy Leaders Highlight Local News
The Rev Dr Samuel C Black assumes presidency at Washington and Jefferson. The Rev Dr J R Denys of Pittsburgh will oversee a section of the Methodist centenary exhibition in Columbus this summer. The Rev Willian F Rentz from Williamsport resigns and retires. The Rev Frederick P Haughton, chaplain of the One Hundred and Third Engineers, spoke at Scranton about Keystone troops in France.
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Samuel C. Black
Washington and
Jefferson
J. R. Denys
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Willian F. Rentz
Williamsport
Frederick P. Haughton
One Hundred and Third Engineers
Scranton
Keystone
France
Historic Harrisburg in War Service Record
Harrisburg history notes show John Harris as a ferry operator who survived ambushes while Indians attacked him three times during frontier conflicts. The record highlights Harrisburg residents serving in every army corps in France including chaplains and railroad trainmen.
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Harrisburg
John Harris
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People's Gas
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