World affairs and unrest reach across oceans in wartime notes
A broad rush of international concerns, from Mexican oil policy to German labor shifts and British imperial preference, appears in a sweeping report. Doheny warns of rising petroleum control abroad and ships' fuel needs, while new German labor aims and espionage notes hover over Europe.
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Atmertog
Kilwerd le Doheny
Mexican Pures Jan Company
Senate
America
Carranza
Doheny
Helmstadt
Germany
Philip Gibbs on Our Men and Women in Harper's Magazine
The excerpt discusses The Tired Business Man and marriage in modern society. It notes how long work hours and home fatigue strain wives and appetites for companionship, while some men project virtue. It also covers women’s tolerance of deceit, societal attitudes, and the lure and limits of independence for unattached women.
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New York
Correct and Incorrect Profit Sharing
George W. Perkins outlines a practical profit sharing plan at the National Civic Federation meeting on profit sharing. He argues profits beyond necessary business needs should split between capital and employees, with employee shares held as security and tied to compensation, promoting working partnership and long term commitment. He warns against cash payouts that inflate living costs and foster instability, urging reinvestment to boost financial strength and align incentives for both owners and workers.
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George W. Perkins
New York
the Tribune
National Civic Federation
Tapeworms and Asthma Question Muddled By Reader Letter
A reader asks if a tapeworm could cause asthma in a seven year old. An expert notes no reliable link but suggests hypersusceptibility to secretions from parasitic worms may play a role. Tapeworms can cause symptoms via intestinal segments and eggs in stool. treatment involves two day prep and ether extract of male fern under medical supervision. cooking meat kills larvae. prevention includes clean food and water.
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Uke
B. L
Andres Mue
Andrea
At the Library. Readers swap book choices and hopes
In a light wry exchange from a library corner, a boy seeks deep adventure while a girl favors heroic tales, a mother suggests reading, and a banter about ideal husbands touches on wartime heroics and wealth. The dialogue captures playful attitudes toward books and romance.
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The
Boston Transcript
Woman Remembers War Isolation and Loss in Old London Word
A fragmentary London Times reminiscence speaks of Mrs Hannah, aged 72, blind and partially deaf, living near war echoes. The piece notes her faded memory of conflict, the high cost of living, and lingering questions about missing grandsons kept secret.
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London Times
Hannah
Rene Nent
Eee
Inoue
Ena
Cost of Rate and Health Service Burdens Discussed
A garbled note discusses rate costs and health service expenses across nations. It mentions per capita costs in Denmark and France and hints at water-related concerns and rodent issues as factors in public expenditure.
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Patie Health Service
Denmark
France
Flatly Against Police Unions Debate Sparks Senate Hearing
Washington telegram excerpts President Wilson's stance against police unions as a Senate panel weighs Montana Senator Krat's resolution to withhold pay from Washington officers who join the union. Brownlow suggests officers may withdraw from AF of L. officials cite low pay. Boston AFL leader condemns police conditions while six state guardsmen wounded by accidental gun discharge at a city hospital.
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Washington
Wilson
Dunsmuir
Cal
Senate
Krat
Montana
Brownlow
Senate Committee
American Federation of Labor
American Federation of Likbor
Boston
Guy Oyster
President Gompers
Dyck
Plan to Deport Emma Goldman from St Louis
Emma Goldman faces deportation after a warrant was served in Jefferson City penitentiary where she completes a two year sentence for obstructing the army draft. She is due for release September 27 and must post 15000 bond or wait in jail for a deportation hearing.
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St. Louis
Emma Goldman
Jefferson City
Miss Goldman
Russia
Goldman
Onthre
Charles A. Lich
Aviator Plans Trans Pacific Flight From America to Australasia
Vancouver report notes Capt. Eric Donaldson an Australian aviator announced a trans Pacific hop from San Francisco via Hawaii to a South Pacific island, then on to Australia. The plan involves a two-seater craft of the type used by Harry Hawker in earlier trans Pacific attempts.
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Vancouver
B. C
trans-Pacific
America
Eric Donaldson
Pacific
San Francisco
Hawaiian Islands
Ieland
South Pacific
Archipelano
Geom
Austral
Harry Hawker
Ante Deonalloon
Pershing Receives Formal Thanks From Congress
General John J. Pershing is honored in a joint session where Senate Leader Cummins and Speaker Gillett praise his command of American forces in France. The resolution lauds his leadership and the valor of the expeditionary troops, while Pershing thanks Congress and notes the army’s durable impact on the nation.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House
John J. Pershing
Congress
France
General Pershing
Capitol
Senator Cummins
Gillett
Senator
America
Speaker Gillett
Errura
Clark
Peanin
Congress of the
United States
Europe
Missouri
Committee of Arrangements
Tink
Missmiri
Wadsworth
Senate Military Committee
Wilson
Pershing
England
Losaea
Wilsons Socialization Plan At Center Of Talk
Chicago Sept 19 J Hamilton Lewis predicts President Wilson will unveil a plan for socialization of all resources including railroads coal and oil He says the plan would place public agencies under a system serving all society without discriminating and expects it to shape the president next message.
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Chicago
J. Hamilton Lew
Wilson
Lewis
Lewin
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cRook County
Wyo
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Spokane
Wash
American Train Dispatchers’ Association
Britain
Empire
Avka
Circle For Negro Relief
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Ethel Williams
X-Fun
Portland
Ore
Wason
Oregon
Laslede
Johnny
John Parks
Parks
Los Angeles
Hitchcork
Moston
Bowton Transcript
Poland
Vonstache Zeitung
Merlin
Mrench
Mexico
Peru
Legeriile
Mass
Minnesota
Philip Gibbs
Harper’s Magazine
Buffalo
Marion
Myrtle
Emma Goldmar
Kaif Colwolwe
Lafayette
Willem Holenscciurt
J. Ham Lewis
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