Sweden Reaps Whirlwind From Pro-German Ties
Amid war, Sweden's neutrality is questioned as pro German influence grows in Stockholm. The nation reportedly aided Berlin with war supplies and food, with Stockholm seen as a second Berlin. U S refusal to let Sweden mediate blocks Stockholm Berlin plans and sparks calls for relief from a famishing populace.
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Sweden
New York Herald
Greece
Athens
Stockholm
Berlin
America
Germany
United States
Slacker Citizen Dodges Fray By Premature Matrimony
A dated barb accuses a man of rushing into marriage to avoid conflict and escape responsibility, blaming his empty resolve and urging social scrutiny of the tactic.
Fabricated Steel Ships Explained as Shipyard Assembly
The Philadelphia Record explains fabricated steel ships built under an appropriation for the war budget will use standardized steel components made in bridge-building plants. Parts arrive in knock down form to shipyards for assembly with riveting, speeding construction by distributing work across many facilities.
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United States Shipping Board
Philadelphia Record
Powderless gun praised as revolutionary weapon design
An inventor unveils a powderless gun that fires hundreds of shots per minute using an electric motor and centrifugal mechanism. Claimed to be accurate to five miles, cheap to operate, and noiseless. Separately, Charles Ostrom buys the W. H. Mendham jewelry store in Fairbanks and appoints Victor Brown as manager.
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Charles Ostrom
W. H. Mendham Jewelry
Fairbanks
Victor Brown
Paraguayans praise United States unity with South America
Dr. Cecilio Baez argues that Brazil Argentina Uruguay and Paraguay show strong support for the United States during World War I. He asserts U S protection maintains peace among republics and deters German schemes, praising Argentina for welcoming the U S fleet and urging mutual respect among the Americas.
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Cecilio Baez
Paraguay
Washington
America
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
North
South America
United States
Gernady
Latin America
England
Europe
Guatemala
President Wilson’s mastery puzzles Milwaukee Socialists
Milwaukee Socialists Max Eastman and Ed Moses warned that President Wilson holds Congress in his grasp by knowing vast history and law. They argued his answers overwhelm lawmakers during speeches delivered in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wilson
Congress
Max Eastman
Ed Moses
The Smokeless Husband
A newlywed boasts of her faultless husband noting he does not drink or gamble. When asked about smoking she jokes he only cigars once a month after meals. John Sinclair returned to Candle Creek after a few days away handling business matters.
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George
John Sinclair
Candle’ Creek
Fox and Mink Plentiful Across Seward Peninsula
Reports from Nome indicate a winter abundance of fox and mink in many Seward Peninsula areas. Foxes should be fat as mice and moles prove plentiful as tundra fires stay absent due to harsh weather, while ptarmigan and rabbits decline. Old timers link high rodent numbers to lack of tundra blazes.
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Seward Peninsula
Nome
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