Modestty in Mastery Reflects Genuine Skill
The Philadelphia Public Ledger essay argues true ability shows in small details, not mere feats. It cites Giotto, Delmonico, and musicians to illustrate humility and authenticity, noting genuine talent pairs skill with restraint rather than bragging or pretension.
Ancient epigraphs linked to Egyptian hieroglyphs near Bishop
Amateur scholars seek eastern scientists to study Round Valley rocks near Bishop California bearing markings older than early Egypt. Proponents claim the glyphs may mark water sources for nomadic tribes while others doubt they are Indiana origin or North American. Some observers compare the carvings to ancient Egypt and suggest they could predate hieroglyphic writing.
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U. 8
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Round Valley
Bishop
Cal
Egypt
Indiana
North America
Substitutes for glass emerge amid wartime shortages
Near Glass, From the Literary Digest notes scarcity of real glass impacts milkmen, manufacturers, and households. France faces heavy bombardment damage and reconstruction spurred by proposed substitutes such as partitioned lead or wood panes and fragmented large panes repurposed into smaller panes, plus alternatives for nonbright cellars and garages.
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Literary Digest
France
Saya
Scientific American Supplement
Sympathy in Good From the Winnipeg Free Press
A review notes V. Lucas new volume of essays TV wixt E gle and Dove begins with England at Kaiser birth on January 27, 140 a misprint signals a shadow on the planet. Windsor London banners bore arma. Bells at the chapel royal St George and St John rang. Spectator reported public interest, royal pageantry, and celebratory mood after the event amid cheering crowds.
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Winnipeg Free Preas
Kk. V. Lucas
England
Windsor
London
Bannera
Prussia
Chapel Royal
St. Gorge
S J. John
Eaid
Out of Place From the Passing Show
A fragment from a passing show sketches a late night scene as a recruit hesitates and a partner responds. The dialogue notes a tribal or street slang exchange about fear and courage and a call to action at midnight.
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Wes
Pat
Mistress of the seas and world dominance in 1914
Mark Sullivan argues that sea power rests on three linked pillars: finance, mercantile shipping, and armed shipping. In 1914 England held naval supremacy while the United States rose in finance, and shipping supremacy would determine who dominates the oceans. The piece weighs whether Britain or the United States will hold world dominance and how America should use its vast postwar shipbuilding capacity.
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Mark Sullivan
Collier’s Weekly
Germany
England
Admiral Mahan
Great Britain
United States
Tyre
Carthage
Venice
Genoa
Florence
Naples
Italy
Hanseatic League of
Baltic Sea
Portugal
America
Spain
Holland
Inter
Reestablish French Factories From Bache Review
Germany pursues commercial control through wartime destruction. The article argues Germany aims to cripple French and Belgian industry by sinking ships and removing factory machinery and workers. It calls for Germany to contribute labor and machinery to rebuild France and Helium before it can operate its own factories, as restitution.
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Bache Review
Germany
France
Belgium
Ermany
Kaloer
Remarkable cure linked to victory celebration
A 10 year old girl in West Bridgewater Pennsylvania, Norma Stetzer, regained ability to walk after 40 months bedridden following a head injury on March 5 1917. Physicians credit unusual excitement from the victory celebration with restoring her mental and nervous function, reversing paralysis and convulsions that had confined her to bed and silenced her speech.
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New York
West Bridgewater
Norma Stetzer
Fred Reiser
Germany's shift from war to ruthless commercial warfare
After military defeat Germany aims to win the global market through ruthless, planned economic measures. Once poised to employ brutal force, it now relies on intrigue and deception to achieve its aims, substituting cunning for immediate action.
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Germany
Frost Ravages Sao Paulo Coffee Crop in Brazil
London reports from Sao Paulo Britain’s coffee trade faces severe damage from two days of frost. Commission finds 8 percent of trees destroyed and 461 million of 791 million bearing trees killed or rendered unproductive. Sugar castor oil and pasturage also damaged with output years away from normal. Rail freight losses projected for 1918 to 1920.
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Brazil
London Times
Sao Paulo
Ex-Presidents and the Baseball Commission Dilemma
The Kansas City Star questions whether former presidents should become national commissioners of the major leagues. It argues a former president should retain dignity, suggests monetary need as a factor, and proposes a $25,000 annual income to prevent private business temptations or public conflicts of interest. The piece cites Taft and Cleveland as examples.
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Kansas City Star
Taft
Cleveland
Grant
Future of U Goats and Sea War Rules
The text discusses future explicit rules for war at sea to be defined by a peace congress. It notes that freedom of the seas will entail new definitions of contraband, blockade scope, and mine use. International law remains largely unchanged, while Germany’s actions prompted debate on submarine and mine warfare.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Peace Congress
Crutier
United States
Germany
Court 16 Years Divorce Case in DC Suit
Mrs Eva Hughes sues Harry Hughes in the District of Columbia Supreme Court for a limited divorce after 16 years of marriage. She alleges their child, born November 1914, affected her sanity and claims recovery and restored status, while stating he refuses to accept her as his wife or grant custody of the infant. The Exchange says 200 German airliners were sunk during the war.
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The
Chlonge Tribune
Mra
Atlle EH. Hughes
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Harry EB. Hughes
Lads of the old Vindictive in Zeebrugge raid tribute
A poetic tribute recalls the 1918 Zeebrugge raid as the Vindictive ship and allied crews faced death with courage. Alfred Noyes penned lines for the New York Times, praising England and the sailors who sailed into red gates of hell with Nelson and Drake in spirit.
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Zeebruggee
New York
Alfred Noyes
Eingland
New York Times
Hell
Death
Our Soldiers Over Here
From the New York World thousands of discharged soldiers in America feel disappointment for missing direct combat yet they show steadfastness and duty. They are the country’s future guarantors of peace, minute men of the land, ready for long years of preparedness and unity.
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America
Republic
The ill Wind and the Influenza’s Toll
A reflective piece likening the influenza outbreak to a social trial of leaders and public behavior. It critiques politicians prepped for campaign rhetoric amid sickness, noting public fear and the disruption of meetings while urging clearer thinking and analysis.
Sea Freedom Flelative and the freedom of the seas debate
The Observer questions the freedom of the seas, noting a contrast between America as a solid continental unit and the British empire as a maritime power. It frames the issue as a debate over sea control and national interests.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Observer
America
British Empire
Shipping and railways anchor national defense and policy
Shipping and naval means for guarding it tie to the transcontinental railways linking the United States coast to coast and to the internal police essential for protection. If this fundamental difference between the two nations and their lifeblood sources is understood, there should be no extreme difficulty aligning views on all issues.
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United States
Why He's Bank President From the Detroit News
A vivid portrait of George M. Reynolds, once a one year old office boy in Panora Iowa, who rose to become president of the largest bank outside New York, with resources near 00,000,000, illustrating grit, early work ethic, and a lifelong chase for world news via twelve weekly newspapers.
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The
Detroit News
Panora
George M. Reynolds
Chicago
New York
Letter proposes free state and protectorate plan for African territories
J. B. Dudley, a Greensboro college resident, writes to President Whiteon urging a free state for Negroes and an international protectorate in African territories taken in the Germans. The note calls for time to prepare qualified leaders to govern. During the war, American Red Cross workers knitted 14,069 garments for the army and navy.
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J. B. Dudley
Negro Agricultural and Technical College of
Greensboro
Whieon
Red Cross
Army
Bava
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