Letter from Monroe captain on war end feelings
A Monroe captain writes friends connected to the Missouri Pacific Railroad expressing mixed feelings about the armistice. He recalls American soldiers’ sacrifices, criticizes the quick German surrender, and notes many troops wished to press the war into Germany to defeat the Kaiser. Two million U.S. soldiers would have pursued the enemy if given the chance.
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Monroe
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Europe
Mother of Nations and Heroes Mentioned by Emerson
The piece recalls Emerson’s 1847 Manchester dinner praise for England as the mother of nations and heroes. It notes Britain’s wartime conquests of Turkey and aid to France, the Royal Navy’s defeat of the German fleet, and the maintenance of sea lanes for Allied commerce.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Manchester
England
Turkey
France
Seven Seas
New Edison Phonograph and Full Line of Home Goods
Come see the new Edison Phonograph and a full line of records and home furnishings. The Globe Wernicke sectionals, filing and fireproof cases, bikes, electric cleaners, portables, desks, sewing cabinets, pillows, rugs, chests, tea carts, glassware, china sets, and many other items await. Smiles on the Kedison greeting and offers tailored to your interest.
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Edison Phonograph
Globe-Wernicke
Hirsch
Tabouretts
Birthday notices and anniversaries across notable figures
Brig Gen H H Bandholtz born Constantine Michigan 4 years ago today. Dr Lyman Abbott born Roxbury Massachusetts 83 years ago today. Nathan B Scott born Guernsey County Ohio 76 years ago today. Dr S Parkes Cadman born England 54 years ago today. Rt Rev John Grimes born County Limerick Ireland 66 years ago today. Ty Cobb born Royston Georgia 32 years ago today.
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H. H. Bandholtz
Philippine Scouts
Constantine
Mich
Lyman Abbott
Roxbury
Mass
Nathan B. Scott
United Stattes
West Virginia
Guernsy County
S. Parkes Cadman
Jules Cambon One of France’s Leading Diplomats
Jules Cambon, famed French diplomat and ambassador to Washington from 1898 to 1902, is in his 74th year and poised to be a French representative at the peace conference. His career spans the Franco-Prussian War, Algiers governance, Madrid and Berlin ambassadorships, and currently serves as general secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris.
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Jules Cambon
France
Atlantic
Washington
M. Cambon
Gen. Chanzy
Algiers
Madrid
Berlin
Europe
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Paris
Emerson Echoes From War Propaganda Texts
A fragment reflects on home front rhetoric describing sacrifices of meat supplies and the rush of American troops to the battle line. It notes enduring patriotism and labels the nation as a “mother of heroes,” quoted from Emerson from seventy years prior.
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Mother of Nations
Emerson
War Department orders silver chevrons for home front service
Officials announce officers and enlisted personnel with six months service at home will wear silver chevrons matching overseas veterans. The measure honors those who kept arms and supplies ready, highlighting orderly support and administrative efficiency as vital to victory.
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War Department
France
Orlean
Germany
America
Britain’s war effort shifts ships to support American front
The piece notes that Britain protected over half of the American troops sent to France but at a high cost to the government and public. To meet the front-line demand, British merchant vessels were withdrawn from global trade, and every available ship was pressed into service, even at great risk.
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America
France
England
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Bond's Pill Advertisement Promises Quick Seasonal Relief
An old advertisement urges readers to avoid influenza la grippe and colds by keeping the system free from poisonous matter and taking one Bond's Pill at bedtime. It claims you will wake up feeling like a new person and sells the pill for 25 cents at all druggists with a note to refuse substitutes.
Lost Battalion survivor from New Yorks Own shares Argonne ordeal
Lieut Oscar L Miles of Co C 305th Infantry 77th Division writes home about the Lost Battalion in the Argonne Forests. He recalls entering with 254 men and emerging with 32, only one of five officers surviving. He describes the battle, the enemy’s pressure, and the division’s northern advance, noting the endured horrors and pride of New Yorks Own.
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Whittelsey
Gladys Skinner Miles
Linet
Oscar L. Miles
Co. C
305Th Infantry
Argonne
Miles
United States
France
Argonne Forest
Hell
New York City
New York
Germany
Stars and Stripes
77Hh
77Th
This Date in History Highlights Key 18th–20th Century Events
The summary lists notable anniversaries and events: 1708 birth of Charles Wesley in Epworth. 1812 Napoleon returns to Paris from Russia. 1843 death of Smith Thompson in Poughkeepsie. 1852 death of Horatio Greenough in Somerville. 1878 founding of the American Legion of Honor in Boston. 1893 Cleveland’s Hawaiian policy message to Congress. 1914 Allied gains in La Bassée. 1915 Ford peace party reaches Christiansand. 1916 British PM notes Allied rejection of German peace.
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Charles Wesley
Epworth
Eng
Bonaparte
Paris
Russia
Smith Thompson
Monroe
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Stanford
Horatio Greenough
Italy
Somerville
Mass
Boston
American Legion of Honor
Cleveland
Congress
la Bassee
Ford
Christainsand
Norway
Badge proposed for World War veterans in civilian life
The editorial suggests Congress authorize a badge for every American who served in the army during the war, to be worn after returning to civilian life, as a sign of honor from the War and Navy Departments amid the nation’s crisis.
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War and Navy Departments
Congress
New Orleans Daily States
Germans as pariahs foreseen by Edith Wharton at Paris YMCA
Edith Wharton warned at a Paris YMCA tea that Germans in the next generation would be pariahs. A German diplomat vacationing near St Moritz faced a sharp rebuke from a young girl who challenged his smile with a poised silence.
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Edith Wharton
Paris
St. Morits
Swiss Engadine
Color card issued for standard dye shades in textiles
A New York concern has issued a color card for general use in dye and textile standardization. The card features 28 shades named mainly from natural objects.
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New York
Women employed in fifty four military areas total 13047
A recent survey reports that the number of women employed across fifty four military areas reached thirteen thousand forty seven.
One Year Ago In The War Headlines
Ten people died in a German air raid on London and Austro German forces stormed Monte Asolone guarding the San Lorenzo Valley. Major General George W. Goethals was named Acting Quartermaster General of the U S Army.
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London
Monte Asolone
San Lorenzo Valley
George W. Goethals
U. S. Army
Centennial birth anniversary of William Moon raised type pioneer
Today marks the centennial birthday of William Moon English inventor of raised type for the blind. The note highlights the event as part of a broader set of happenings across the nation including political, industrial and social gatherings. The President and Mrs. Wilson observe their third wedding anniversary in Paris as peace talks continue.
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William Moon
Wilson
Paris
Massachusetts Wholesale Lumber Association
Boston
National Council For Industrial Defense
New York City
United States War Department
American Red Cross
Fifth Avenue
Racing and hockey mark weekend in Havana and New Orleans
Racing hosts the Winter meeting at Jefferson Park New Orleans and the Cuba American Jockey Club Winter gathering in Havana. The Canadian National League opens its hockey championship season. In boxing Frankie Fleming meets Eddie Wallace in a 10 round bout in Montreal.
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Jefferson Park
New Orleans
Cuba-American Jockey Club
Havana
Frankie Fleming
Eddie Wallace
Montreal
Let it Slip and Was Ruined For Life
A persuasive sales pitch urges youth to enroll in a business training program to become Siencegraphers Bookkeepers operators and Secretaries. It argues opportunity slips away without a small investment and months of study, citing Uncle Sam as a call for trained workers and urging action to gain a competitive edge.
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Sam
Santa Claus
Tyler Commercial College: Free Catalog Offers Enrollment
A persuasive appeal urges the reader to decide now and consider future ambitions. It asks for frankness about goals and asks when recipient might enroll, claiming to be America’s largest business training school and inviting requests for a free catalog from Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas.
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America
Tyler
Commercial College
Tyle Texas
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