American war aims and Japanese threat discussed in coastal column
An eclectic selection of quotes and notes probes U S war preparedness, alliance dynamics with France and England, and prospects of ending war through overwhelming power. It cites the Phila Press on democracy’s reach and warns of uncertain outcomes while shifting to domestic issues like honey bee losses and postwar policy.
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Chili
Long ‘Beach
United States
Japan
Fance
England
Phila. Press
League
Hver
CHES Churches Schedule and Services
CHES lists multiple church services and events. Rev J A Beaton at Second United Presbyterian delivers sermons on Ghosts and A Better Achievement with evening meetings and prayer sessions. Other churches include First United Presbyterian with sermons on The Call for Soldiers and The Dignity of the Gospel Ministry plus youth and mission reports. All welcome.
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Christian
J. A. Beaton
Bible School
Jesus
Second United Presbyterian
James A. Lawrence
W. H. Frank
Sterling
Kaw
First United Presbyterian
G. C. Morrow
Junior Union
P. C. Uy
Ernest Union
L.A. Kirkland
Christian Endeavor
No Stopping of Volunteer Enlistment Continues War Draft Warnings
Article reports ongoing volunteer enlistment efforts with Registration Day activities led by Sheriff Harry A. Boges. It includes President Wilson’s June proclamation warning draft evaders who leave the U.S. to avoid registration and notes federal arrests of more than a dozen men at the Mexican border accused of evading military registration, with homes listed in Boston New York Detroit and other eastern cities.
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Dudges
Harry A. Boges
War Department
Washington
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
United States
San Antonio
Tex
Mexico
Boston
New York
Detroit
Stonebraker Shows Spirit In Army Rejection Rebound
Paul Stonebraker of White town ship faced rejection by a local Army recruiting officer after a gunshot wound while guarding as Coal and Iron police at Edin. He soon recovers and is accepted at DuBois station then sails to Fort Slocum New York for duty. He previously served three years with Co K 28th Infantry as a noncommissioned officer and also served in the State Police.
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Paul Stonebraker
White Township
United States Army
Coal & Iron
Edin
DuBois
Fort Slocum
N.Y
Stonebraker
Tornadoes Kill Nineteen in Kansas City Area
A series of tornadoes struck the est and south yesterday afternoon and last night, killing nineteen people and injuring more than one hundred across sections in the Kansas City area. Several towns reported extensive damage and missing residents as emergency crews searched rubble through the night.
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Kansas
Dcjty, Mo
Hindenberg Says Allied Drive Stopped In West Front
Berlin dispatch reports Field Marshal Hindenberg stating the British and French offensive on the western front has been definitively halted. Paris announces sinking of a large German submarine by French Circe and French victory. German and Russian developments include Kronstadt control and a planned Russian government split. London notes potential extension of British drive into west Flanders and a possible German channel drive.
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London
Field Marshall von Hindenberg
Berlin
Amsterdam
Paris
Cattaro
Aisne
War Office
Copenhagen
Council of Workmen's and
Russia
Petrograd
A. TI. Konovalosf
Kronstadt
West Flanders
German War Office
Brushvalley Coal Sale Involves 142 Acres Change
A $25,000 coal deal this week saw William Findley of Brushvalley relinquish 142 acres and 16 perches to A. E. McEvoy for the Rose Company of Toronto. The transaction occurred via H. A. Snyder of Homer City.
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William Findley
Brushvalley
A. E. McEvoy
Rose Coa) Company
Toronto
Canada
H. A. Snyder
Homer City
Five Minute Talk By John J. Lent Highlights Public Opinion
John J. Lent argues for universal education and a free press as foundations of a modern republic. He warns against speed-driven rash judgments, recalls Civil War-era divides, and extols education, a free pulpit, and free speech while linking prohibition suffrage and insurance to eventual progress toward a more equitable society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Lent
Ohio
Insurance to end the fear of want across nations
The speaker argues insurance will lift humanity from perpetual fear of want. War stems from scarcity fears, while insurance companies, fraternities, and laws can reduce risk. Civilized nations insure through stocks, mutual groups, welfare legislation, and protections against death, disease, and unemployment.
Physical and Mental Weakness in Modern Life
We examine the bias against weakness and the praise of vigor as a driver of success. Dr. Barnes offers a new combined treatment for nervous and mental fatigue, claiming many cases once deemed incurable can improve or cure, with frank acceptance of truly incurable cases.
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Weistra
Thera Fa
Rendon
Barnes Lus
Barnes
St. Barnes
Debunking Alcohol Myths and Advocation for Prohibition
The text cites life insurance data across two million lives in twenty five years from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It argues that abstainers outlive moderate drinkers and bartenders, with a total abstainer aging to sixty seven at thirty five, while a moderate drinker reaches sixty three. It links crime and degeneration to alcohol and calls for women's voting rights as part of social reform.
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Agas
Atlantic
Pacffc
Totel
Ladies Relief advertised remedy from National Medical Institute
An old advertisement urging women to use Triumph Pilly when irregular or delayed, claiming it is safe and dependable and not acidic, available at drug stores. The notice invites readers to write for "Relief" and details, addressed to the National Medical Institution in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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National Medical Institution
Milwaukee
Wis
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Shengthi
Metro-Picture
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Metro-Drew
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William Fox
Stuart Holmes
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Tix
School Street
Liberal Reward
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Bidx
Lister
W. R. ‘Thomas
Theatre Tonight
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Tin Can Alley
Mary Pickford
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Harry Myers
Rosemary Theby
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Harry Ham
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