Americans urged to study Europe and neighbors to build unity
A writer argues Americans need broader study of European history and greater knowledge of Central and South America to foster understanding and unity. Rotary efforts by Peru’s ambassador Dr. Pizet aim to connect South Americans. In Pennsylvania politics Governor Sproul seals a constructive session with no major wreckage to public measures.
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Europe
America
Central
South America
Pizet
Peru
Harrisburg
Publicity hunting by Southern Druggoods chief sparks debate
The Southern Wholesale Druggoods Association official criticizes high wages for working girls and silk stockings, claiming demoralizing effects. The remarks, labeled publicity hunting, draw attention to reporters and press clippings in a convention setting.
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Jary
Southern Wholesale Druggoods Association
Norman H. Johnston
Secre
Food and price outlook shapes postwar economy
Analyses expect meat and grain prices to ease for consumers amid ample surpluses, while world supply and shipping reopen raise overall food costs in the United States. Wage growth benefits active workers but fixed incomes face hardship, with questions about inflation and policy. Harrisburg readies Capitol Park improvements and Kipona festival as part of a broader regional development effort. Thousands of Harrisburg school children and families visit Paxtang Park for a long-standing yearly event praised by state and local authorities.
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America
Europe
Russia
Australia
Tropics
Kansas City Star
Harrisburg
Telegraph
Paxtang Park
Senators Praise From Dinners Highlight Paper Notables
In Harrisburg at a newspaper dinner Senator Ware thanked writers for their coverage and urged them to say anything but neglect him. The note also tars Mr Johnston for his views on high wages and silk stockings for working girls, arguing moral concerns miss the mark.
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Senator Ware
Harrisburg
Johnston
Amplifier craze sparks debate over Wilson and Heflin
The article notes a rumor that Congressman Heflin and Col. E. M. House own amplifiers, while President Wilson plans a broad tour to push the League of Nations as diplomacy. The piece questions whether Wilson relies more on rhetoric than policy.
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Tawm” Heflin
Alabama
Col. E. M. House
Wilson
League of Nations
Pennsylvania Politics Foresees Appointments And Reorganization
Speculation swirls over Governor Sproul’s expected Senate appointments as Pennsylvania undergoes extensive department reorganizations. The 1915 session closed amid reform bills affecting Highways and Labor and Industry, with many offices affected and changes likely delayed until summer. Philadelphia coverage notes suffrage progress, budget gains by legal officials, and the prominence of Joseph C. Marcus and Charles P. Swope in a busy political scene on the Hill.
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Keystone
Sproul
Joseph C. Marcus
Pittsburgh
House Judiciary Special Committee
Marcus
John R. K. Scott
Scott
House of Representatives
Philadelphia
Washington
Charles P. Swope
Senator Penrose
Congress
Swope
Penrose
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Japan Censors Cut Kisses From Films Across Six Months
Police censors in Japan removed 2350 kisses from movies in six months ending March 1, allowing only one kiss. Columbus and Queen Isabella’s kiss was the sole exception shown in Tokyo. Embarrasses totaled 353 were cut, 2144 titles altered, 127 murder scenes deleted, and 57 reels entirely prohibited. Most films shown are American and originally include kisses.
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Japan Bulletin
Japan
Columbus
Isabella
Tokio
Far East
America
Battle of 1918 Defeat and Allied Victory Across Front
Derene y, commander of the First French Army, argues the 1918 battle stretched from the sea to the Moselle over 400 kilometers and 6 million men, culminating in a decisive Allied victory and the November 11 armistice. He asserts the conflict’s scale and the capitulation surpass any prior defeat.
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Austerlitz
Jena
Solferino
Sedan
Moselle
Oise
Hindenburg
Geren Marie Eugene
Hindenburg Line
Orst
Germany
France
Belgium
Marshal Foch
Trasport
Metz
Strasbourg
Cologne
Coblenz
Mayence
Rhine
Essen
No Wonder Germany Quit Number Ten
Major Frank C. Mahin describes skilled scouts in France forming the so called Clean up gang. They patrolled No Man's Land with improvised gear and deadly efficiency, ambushing a Bowie patrol and inflicting heavy losses while sustaining few injuries themselves.
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Germany
France
Frank C. Mahin
Army
Market Street
Harrisburg
Bowie
No Man's Land
No Man’s Land
No Man's Mand
York Ends Publicity Tour Returns To Mountain Home
Sergeant Alvin York withdraws from wedding celebrations and returns to his mountain home, ending a high profile publicity journey. His decision follows counsel from his pastor to resist the vainglorious call of the world, with York deemed a real soldier and hero who needs quiet after fame.
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New York Times
Alvin York
London’s Last Air Raid Telegraph report May Whit Monday
London endured the twenty-fifth and final Luftwaffe raid of the war with extensive damage across the metropolis. Explosives killed 34 and injured 94 in the city, total deaths 47 and injuries 177 nationwide. Hithergreen Southeastern Station and several churches were damaged.
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London Telegraph
London
Hithergreen
High Prices and the People from the Scranton Republican
The article argues that record crops could lower living costs through abundant supplies while noting price stagnation since the armistice. It questions scarcity as a major factor, critiques government price fixing, and suggests Congress may take drastic action to curb profiteering and ease consumer burdens.
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Scranton Republican
Congress
Era of Contentment Forecast by Industrial Leaders
Springfield Mass Republican reports Elbert H. Gary Frank A Vanderlip Charles M Schwab J Leonard Replogle John P D Ryan John G Shedd and Secretary Redfield predicting a five year era of unprecedented prosperity. Gary says the era will be the most progressive and successful in history while Schwab expects American business to prosper and Shedd foresees phenomenal business growth nationwide.
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Springfield
Mass
Elbert H. Gary
Frank A. Vanderlip
Charles M. Schwab
J. Leonard Replogle
John PD. Ryan
John G. Shedd
Secretary Redfield
Judge Gary
John C. Shedd
Marshall Field & Co
United States
Canadian generosity to soldiers praised by Greenwich exGunner
A Greenwich Connecticut ex-Gunner serving with Canadian overseas forces writes to a New York paper praising the Canadian government. He recalls immediate discharge, first month's gratuity, allowances, transportation, service badge, and uniforms. He notes ongoing monthly support for him and his wife, and foreign currency benefits.
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New York
Greenwich
Conn
Canada
United States
Italian Cartoons Attack Wilson Over Dalmatian Crisis
Italian magazines from the Peace Conference era publish bitter caricatures targeting President Wilson. They claim he bears blame for Italy not gaining Adriatic aims, with cartoons portraying him as tricky and overbearing and suggesting a Yugoslav influence in the deal.
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Kansas City Star
Fiume
Dalmatian
Wilson
B'Ame
Italy
Adriatic
Preparing For Trade
The piece discusses growing export groundwork in American business with new corporations formed to leverage the Webb-Pomerene law and efforts to extend export machinery. Banking circles expect post peace to boost credit flows and global goods distribution as trade fields expand.
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The
New York Times
Labor trends show wartime workforce shifts in Toronto
Toronto reports more than 2000 men in the automobile trade and 250 demobilized soldiers retraining. Over 80,000 women office workers joined unions in the past year while many women and girls enter needlework as they are absorbed after demobilization.
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Toronto
Canada
Known Cols Named in National Guard Plans
Col George C Richards of Ol City joins new National Guard brigadiers after twenty years in state militia. Col George Nox McCain, writer and lecturer, praises the State Capitol. Col Edward Martin, Health Commissioner, holds several collegiate degrees. Col Asher Miner of Wilkes Barre resumes law practice after France. Col L A Watres of Scranton promotes overseas service memorial in his city.
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George C. Richards
New National Guard
Ol City
George Nox McCain
Edward Martin
Asher Miner
Wilkes, Barre
France
L. A. Watres
Scranton
Harrisburg Memorial Project Backed by State Plan
The note suggests Harrisburg may launch its memorial to soldiers as the state begins an improvement program. It also recalls General Arthur St. Clair as a former real estate figure connected to the town.
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Historic
Harrisburg
Arthur St. Clair
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