Mathewson urges U S to seize South American trade lead
Isaac Mathewson, a veteran railroad engineer, argues the United States should rapidly seize South American trade opportunities. He cites U S popularity in the region, the need for ships and banks, and warns that England and Europe are advancing while America lags in credit networks and direct outreach. He recounts experiences in Brazil and Santos and calls for adapting to local languages and measures to win partners.
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Isaac Mathewson
Mexi- 1
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
St. Paul
LeMars
Sioux City
United States
Mexico
South America
Mathewson
Muscatine
Journal-Tribune
Hat City
America
Erac Mathewson
Mulberry Avenue
Mr. Mathewson
England
Brazil
Ies
France
U.S
Uruguay
Peru
Bolivia
Argentine Republic
Santos
Carter Ink Company
Germany
Lam
Europe
U. S
Work Heart Disease Cure Says Exercise Best For Patients
A study of soldiers suggests most heart disease cases improve with work and physician guidance rather than rest and confinement. Cases with functional hearts respond to exercise, while those with organic damage need controlled activity under medical supervision. many can recover in six to twelve weeks with bed rest followed by graded activity.
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Gittings
Captain Smith
United States Army
Colonel Gittings
Conciliators at Work in Canadian Labor Policy
The Canadian industrial commission, appointed by the government, gathers data to draft a policy reconciling capital and labor. It includes three employers, three labor representatives, and Chief Justice Mathers. It aims to survey industries, study joint councils abroad, and report by June 15 for Parliament consideration. It cautions against reckless actions amid the process.
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Springfield Republican
Industrial Commission
Mathers
Manitoba
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Allen as Secretary of State Faces Political Attacks
The Chariton Herald-Patriot reports that Bill Allen, secretary of state, faced a committee probe amid accusations by rival politicians. It notes his three terms, popularity, and claims of mismanagement while praising his long service and resignation to preserve integrity.
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Allen
Chariton Herald-Patriot
Ofice
Rey Williams
Auto Department
Automobile Department
Old Issues Dead From the Des Moines Register
The piece argues against reviving bygone political battles and urges looking forward. It contrasts the early Roosevelt era with current figures like Borah Penrose Johnson andWarner, noting shifting alignments among moose and standpatters, insurgents, and old guard. It cautions leaders not to dwell on past war cries.
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Des Moines Register
Hamilton
Jefferson
Borah
Penrose
Johnson
Warrer
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Moose
Old English Booze And The Era Of The Alehouse
The piece traces the term booze from its Old English roots and shows its long literary usage across Elizabethan to Victorian writers. It cites Spencer Massinger Dryden and moderns, noting boozing in sayings and stage lines such as in The School For Scandal and Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures as evidence of historical acceptability and commonness.
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New York Nation
Elizabeth
Spencer
Massinger
Dryden
Lander
Richard Harris Barham
Sheridan
Douglas Jerrold
Ingledsby
School For Scandal
Peter
Peace and war notes in hymn and paper commentaries
A wartime piece praises peace and healing after battle, urging global calm and the end of death toll. London papers discuss bomb activities in the United States, with editorials on government danger, labor strains, and wartime plots across North America.
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London
United States
The
Daily News
North American
Telegraph
Ttale
Canada
Malaria in Shasta District Linked to Irrigation
In northern California a malaria outbreak in a Shasta county district shows 54.5 percent afflicted after 22,000 acres were irrigated. Costs include medicine, doctor bills, and lost work, with broader impact such as deaths, funerals, trips for health, and $250,000 land value decline. A five year mosquito control plan estimates escalating yearly costs and staged reductions in malaria cases.
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Mount Shasta
California
Shasta
Shasta County
Sacramento River
H. F. Gray
Mathman
Fray
Journal of the American Medical Association
Fake defeats and revolutionary propaganda in wartime reports
A New York Post column argues prizefighting style excuses pervade coverage of World War I. It claims German leaders blamed revolutionary propaganda for defeats at Chateau-Thierry and elsewhere, asserting American divisions would have fallen to a German counter if morale had not been undermined.
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Nietsache
Messia
Ludendorff
Hoffmann
Foch
Haig
Pershing
Brest-Litovsk
Lenine
Chateau-Thierry
Chateau- Thierry
Capitalizing Prestige in Law Practice Post-Governorship
The Springfield Republican notes former New York Governor Whitman leveraged his office, drawing $10,000 from Interborough Rams Transit and $7,500 from Consolidated Gas, to enter corporate law with public utilities under scrutiny. It contrasts Taft's choice not to open a law firm after his presidency to avoid such fees.
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Springfeld Republican
Lgislaturea
Hitman
New York
Whitman
Interborough Rams Transit Company
Scattering Joy At Tribune Debut By Matt And Jeff
Scattered text notes Hud Fisher’s tears of slaughter from Europe and America hospitals. Matt and Jeff will appear daily in the Sioux City Tribune starting today. Eight American women become life associate members of the United States corps with gold and silver brooches for Red Cross canteen work. Names listed include Elisabeth Dawson Springfield Neb Florence Hoeald Tulsa OK Margaret Stephens Lepanaport IN Dane Rider Tuccon AR Ada Doardmian Sue Olds Minn Mikired Wetman Illinois and New York.
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Fisher
Europe
America
Mutt
Jeff
Matt
Sioux City Tribune
Tribune
Bell
United States
Do Corpe
Marine Corpa Imalgina
London
Aric
Minn
Wetman
Cluvereville
Cora
New Yok City
The Roster of Disappointed and Wilson’s Dissenting Allies
A speculative club of disappointed Wilson supporters would span nationalities and mindsets. It would include Germans and Italians unhappy with disarmament and Dalmatian policy, French critics of the Saar, and Americans disillusioned by the peace. The piece weighs whether Wilson went to Europe to impose policy or to judge and balance conflicting claims.
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Wilson
Herrana
Germany
Entente
Fiume
Paris
George Washington
Europe
German American republicans in politics and Harrison interview
A Milwaukee Herald interview with President Harrison discusses German American Republicans and his stance toward them. It notes a meeting of Swedish Republican Club and a Lithuanian American Republican Club, Indiana debates on German teaching, and German American support for Chicago Mayor Thompson.
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Harrison
New York
McCormick
Indiana
Thompson
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wis
the Herald of Milwaukee
Washington, D. C
Herald
Republicana
Guenther
The Ou Barry Jewels Mystery in Manchester Guardian
The piece discusses a potential new banking measure requiring vaults to reveal valuables in possession. It cites Coutts Bank rumored to hold Madame Du Barry’s jewels and other emigre treasures left in safe custody after fleeing France during the Terror.
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Ou Barry
The
Manchester Guardian
Coutts
Madame du Barry
France
England
Diver Surrenders After Mine Layer Signals In British Port
Extraordinary actions unfold as American destroyer flotilla hunt German submersible mine layer in a British port. The submarine miner, while releasing mines, was warned in Morse, tapped on the conning tower. The German commander, frightened by depth charge warnings, surrendered to the pursuing destroyers.
Spiritualism sweep in England as Conan Doyle hosts Drake drum claim
London dispatch reports a surge of spiritualist meetings led by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with many claiming direct communication from the dead. He notes women have spoken with lost loved ones and that Drake is heard in the Royal Oak’s drum, yet no message proves credible or satisfying.
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Drake
Kansas City Star
London
England
London Hall
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur
Old Order Dies Hard in Globe and Post
The Toronto Globe and London Morning Post attack the League of Nations and the covenant as dangerous to the balance of power. They mock Wilson and recount fears from old Tory diplomacy while warning of U S control over Austrian and German ships and proposals for international naval indemnities.
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Toronto Globe
London Morning Post
League of Nations
M. Clemenceau
the Post
League
Wilson
Metternich
Castlereagh
Paris
United State
Africa
Contro
Germany
The
London Times
The Real Tragedy of Germany Explored in Speech
From the New York World, Chancellor Schiedemann argues the German people lack public faith and that peace terms are harsh yet justified. The piece asserts distrust toward German diplomacy and states republican Germany remains a victim of imperial Germany, needing emancipation to gain legitimacy.
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New York World
Thue
Schiedemann
German National Assembly
United States
Great Britain
France
Harahgeas
Germany
League of Nations
Belgium
Brest-Litovek
Runaia
Unis
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Pearce
H. Carruth
Christian Register
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