Patriotism and politics clash at Harrisburg talk
A Harrisburg audience heard a prominent Democratic orator criticized for praising Wilson while implying Republicans are merely politicians. The speaker urged Democrats to curb political activity, suggesting patriotism be measured by the Democratic standard and calling for a Fourth of July liquor ban to conserve patriotism and food.
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Jersey
Harrisburg
Wilson
Judge Wescott
Congress
New Messiah Church Dedicated After Quarter Century Effort
The New Messiah Church congregation celebrates the final completion of a long planned expansion replacing the former Forster farmhouse site with a larger, more comfortable church built at a lower cost. The event, noted as a credit to the city, accompanies Park Commissioner Gross’s pledge to propose a Shade Tree Commission ordinance at the next City Council session, with Civic Club backing.
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Civic Club
Wilson weighs in as New Jersey senate fight nears
President Wilson may intervene in the New Jersey race this fall to aid the Democratic challenger to Governor Edge. The slogan Stand by Wilson and win the war is proposed for the year. Republicans nationwide urged to set partisanship aside and back the President, with the administration chief and his IT from Trenton.
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United States
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Edge
Trenton
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Harrisburg
Fry
Lancaster
Rotary
Kansas City
Partisanship Under Fire in 1916 Campaign
Associates push to elect partisans to roles non appointable and urge nonpartisanship for both parties. President Wilson faces cross party criticism, while Republicans in Washington have stood by him more than Democrats. City Solicitor Fox, once key in Capitol Park expansion, now guides the city’s harmony in the Capitol Park zone coordination.
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Hopeless Democrats in Pennsylvania, Bonniwell Denounces Palmer McCormick
A Pennsylvanian political feud leaves the Democratic party leaderless as Bonniwell rejects Palmer and McCormick backed plans. Bonniwell urges reorganization of counties and warns against the Judas leadership that has weakened Democratic districts while urging support for Wilson. The piece also urges war-time Y M C A recruiting efforts and Boys Working Reserves.
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Charles N. Crosby
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Arthur G. DeWalt
Henry J. Steele
Wilson
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Pennsylvania Democrats Split as Palmer McCormick Fleet Controls Party
The Pennsylvania Democratic machine led by Palmer and McCormick faces open revolt as Judge Bonniwell defies the state committee and launches an independent gubernatorial campaign. The dispute centers on party control, with charges of betrayal, patronage, and factional power struggles shaping the 1918 contest.
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Good Effect of Dry Wave Illustrative of Prohibition
A Grand Rapids Press item notes a playful remark about the temperance era, describing a friend who invited the writer to the post office for a thrift stamp, illustrating a lighthearted salute to prohibition era thrift and social messaging.
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Grand Rapids Press
Adventure’s Threshold From a Seattle Post Intelligencer
Life is subject to sudden awakenings and thrilling danger. A rancher near Long Branch heard a calf’s cry and found a seven and a half foot panther arguing with the calf. The animal was tracked, freed, and killed, earning a liberal bounty and unsettling the rancher’s peace of mind.
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Long Branch
Australia’s I Won’t Work movement forces national election
The I Won’t Work group in Australia triggered a general election after misreading a conscription referendum. They swept the senate, prompting a coalition of Labor moderates and Liberals forming the National party to rally public support that Australia would send the last man and last shilling if required. Women voters, already enfranchised for two decades, dominate the ballot as the National party secures a decisive national majority.
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Labor notes from across the war era reveal wage shifts
Reports from North Dublin to Akron and Toronto show varied wage changes during wartime. Union wage raises in Nashville and Toronto lather shops contrast with a rejecting North Dublin council on a wartime bonus. Canadian farm labor wages and U S rubber production dedication to army needs are noted. Norway dentists’ American training highlights cross border education. A House of Commons draft proposal targets unmarried women for war work.
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House of Commons
Price Increases for Farm Goods Rise Sharply in 1917
A Pennsylvania Farmers article notes that an acre of crops now buys more farm and home goods than in 1914 with overall farm product prices up 100 percent and farm purchases up 163 percent since 1909. It cautions that higher gross returns do not guarantee higher net income due to rising overhead.
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Oclty
Roosevelt's Americanism as a Campaign Message
From the St. Louis Star, the piece praises Colonel Roosevelt's four year campaign for Americanism. It argues his denouncement of hyphenated identities, warns against Germanly influenced terms, and urges Germans to embrace Roosevelt's American spirit. The tone urges national unity and loyalty framed around anti hyphen rhetoric.
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St. Louis Star
How a Convoy Is Formed From the Scientific American
The article describes convoy formation with a destroyer leading a flagship light cruiser, followed by a torpedo boat towing a balloon, and two merchant lines arranged diagonally in a V. Protected by balloons, observations, and zigzag destroyers, the system strengthened coastal defense and reduced losses near shore while shifting attacks toward patrolled surface ships and aircraft.
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Scientific American
Colorado
Tennessee
Eric Geddes
House of Commons
End of a Perfect Bray by Science and Song
A poem recounts a mule’s transformation from music to silence as science uses a ruthless knife to sever vibrant chords. The narrator notes the mule’s joy and the public’s praise, but laments a life ended with all its music still on its lips. James J. Montague credits the New York American for the quotation.
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James J. Montague
New York American
Profiteering Scandal Triggers Suicides in Japan
In Japan a profiteering scandal led eight accused men to kill themselves. The New Orleans States notes that in that country the profiteers would hire lawyers to avoid trouble and then return to business at the same stand.
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New Orleans
French Influence at Work in Washington Town Change Plan
A Washington state boy plans to return home and seek renaming his town Voila after admiring French influence. The note appears in Stars and Stripes reflecting cultural exchange ideas among soldiers and communities.
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Washington State
Stars and Stripes
Mary and Her Bond Helps Her Through College
Poem style item notes Mary carrying a bond that grows with her schooling. It hints the bond will aid college expenses and mentions the Kaiser in relation to Halifax and Invest or you. The piece is attributed to the Kansas City Star.
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Wallace contest offers $10,000 for novel entry
J W Wallace and Company of Chicago invites entries for an Authors' Contest open now and closing September 15 1918. The prize of ten thousand dollars is awarded to the successful author on the condition of waiving all further rights in the book upon payment of the prize. Announcement by J W Wallace.
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J. W. Wallace and Company
N. Wells Street
Chicago
J. W. Wallace
The Fool Hath Said From The Trenches In France
A Red Cross Magazine July piece by Hoe transmits a trench veteran’s moral message to readers behind the lines. It frames life as a binary between worldly comfort and soul’s worth, urging discipleship and shared endurance despite war’s tragedy.
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Coningsby Dawson
France
Hoe
Red Cross Magazine
Faith and War Hidden in a Garden of Pansies
A poem contrasts war’s cannon fire with scenes of peace in a shell torn town. Two boys play amid remnants of home while blooming pansies offer quiet beauty. The speaker walks a weary road yet senses a divine countenance in the spring sky, inspired by Stars and Stripes in France.
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France
War spirit praised by YMCA secretary at Camp Upton
Ebtering Chat Frank H Hessenberger, formerly Telegraph advertising, now YMCA war secretary at Camp Upton, lauds camp training and home front support. He says workers and women back home back the army, while men in camps stay brave and ready to go France. Also notes about local Rotary figures and Dem congressman Dewalt.
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Frank H. Hessenberger
Telegraph
Camp Upton
Long Island
France
Mr. Hessenberger
Germany
Notable figures attend Democratic gathering in town
Dennis J. Driscoll St Marys attorney visits for a Democratic meeting. Joseph F. Guffey, retired Democratic State Chairman, heads to government petroleum role. John F. Short Clearfield county food administrator cites 4000 farmers. J D Morrow coal distribution chief offers ideas. J Edgar Probyn Altoona newspaper man becomes Augusta Y M C A secretary. Senator Sproul plans Delaware county summer recreation. John M Phillips State Game Commissioner backs ruffed grouse conservation and notes early warning on its extermination.
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Dennis J. Driscoll
St. Mary's
Joseph F. Guffey
John F. Short
Clearfield County
J. D. Morrow
Washington
Harrisburg's early wagon repair hubs and booming transport
In 1790 Harrisburg boasted twenty wagon repair spots, marking transportation as the town's strongest industry as its economy rode on moving goods and people through the fledgling center.
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Harrisburg
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