Alliance of Britain and Russia Seen as Lasting
In an interview, M. Sazonoff asserts the Britain Russia accord now binds hearts not just hands. The entente’s unity promises a permanent peace, undermines Slav fears, and foresees Russia’s role in Europe’s postwar order while Poland’s autonomy is guaranteed in the broader settlement.
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Great Britain
Russia
Sazonoff
mLenies
Limes Petrograd
M. Saxonoff
England
Jane
France
Europe
Nanvly
Polish pledge fuels Polish autonomy in czarist reform talks
Russian and Polish dailies report Emperor William troubled by the czar's vow to Poland. Poles push for a nation with schooling and culture from primary to university, while Harusiewicz asserts alliance with the allies on the principle of nationality.
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Moscow
William
Poland
Sazonoff
Germany
Harusiewicz
Sturmer
Figaro
Clemenceau
World role and fate of democracy debated in era of pacific internationalism
The piece argues the United States is entwined in a global struggle over democracy versus militaristic imperialism. It compares history from Carthage and Rome to the shaping of Europe's peace and warns that American efforts over years press these issues. The column stresses urgent, high-stakes decisions facing the nation.
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United States
Carthage
Rome
Greece
Europe
New York
Campbell Island and Siberian Railway Developments
All the men from Campbell Island join the 17th reinforcements. The Pacific island south of New Zealand, discovered in 1810 by the brig Perserverence owned by Robert Campbell, is rugged with several harbors. A new 6,000 mile coal basin is to be opened via a 500 mile extension to the Siberian Railway.
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Campbell Island
New Zealand
Pacific Ocean
Perserverence
Robert Campbell
Sydney
Far Northern Prospects Enlist in Yukon Company
William Annett and W. C. Keddy from Herschel Island Arctic coast arrived in Dawson to enlist in the Yukon company. They have spent years prospecting and training, mushing across remote terrain to reach the fort and join wartime service commitments.
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Arctic Circle
Dawson
Yukon Company
William Annett
W. C. Keddy
Herschel Island
Arctic
Duwwinsis
Porcupine
Back to the Land Movement Urged by Belgian Relief
The Winnipeg Free Press urges Canadians to back the Back to the Land movement, arguing it could rebalance urban and rural life, ease reliance on relief, and boost independence. It cites Belgian relief links, warns of urban drift, and calls city and provincial readers to convert optimism into action.
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N Ees
Winnipeg Free Press
The Spectre of Pauperism Highlighted by Strauss
W. S. Strauss of Chicago, president of the American Society for Thrift, writes in Leslie's Weekly Illustrated that 66 of 100 deaths leave no estate. Of the surviving, 9 leave more than 5000 dollars and the average is just under 1500 dollars for the rest. By age 65, 97 of 100 depend on others for basic needs, 9 percent live day to day on wages, and job loss would push all but 2 percent into pauperism.
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W. Strauss
Chicago
American Society For Thrift
Leslie's
Weekly Illustrated
United States
Fragmentary Odds and Ends From a Punch Page
The readable lines hint at a satire column with garbled dialogue about a chauffeurelle maid and a tailor, mentioning Germans and a mix of questions about duties. The text is fragmentary with no clear narrative or event to anchor a full news item.
Germans Must Demand Truth About War Progress
The piece urges the German people to demand clarity on whether their armies are succeeding or failing. If winning, bread and meat should be provided to sustain the effort. if not, the dictatorship should abandon the futile war. It warns that months of deception by autocrats lead to hardship and eventual revolt.
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Lgium
Belgium
le Temps
Paris
Herbert Hoover
Relief Commission
Teleco
Belaioni Vompitine
Financelal
Canada
Belgian Relief Committee
St. Peter Street
Montreal
Europe
New York Press
Wonderful British Sub Feat In a Dockyard
A British submarine, damaged by a mine yet sailing nearly 300 miles to a home port, is examined in harbor. Officers recount pumps steady, bulkheads breached, and torpedoes jammed, but the crew survived after a long, tense ascent to the surface.
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England
Impression of Kitchener as the Organizer of Victory
In Stevens's portrait from With Kitchener to Khartum the Sirdar is described as tall and austere, a relentless machine-like mind and will. He is portrayed as fearless, precise, and emotionally distant, with a focus on method over feeling, capable of decisive action to retake Khartoum.
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Kitchener
Khartum
G. W. Stevens
Khartoum
George
Movie Attendance Indicates Vast Audience Reach
In 1915 the United States tallied about 2.6 billion paid cinema admissions. This implies an average attendance for every person or roughly half the population attending weekly. The figures suggest responsibility for film supply and impact on writers and producers.
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Moving Picture Theatres
United States
Couetry
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Teuton
Rockefeller Commission
Jim
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