Two Man Street Cars in Monroe Debate Sparks Patriotism Fight
Editorial drives against a Baton Rouge bill forcing two man crews on Monroe street cars. The piece condemns union influence, praises one man operation, and urges patriotism aligned with Wilson's work or fight policy. It calls for unity, loyalty, and focus on national needs over labor politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Carmen’s Union
Monroe
Wiley
T. C. Webb
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Webb
Ciles
Wilson
Thic
Above the Draft Age But Not the Volunteer Age
In Orlans Louisiana on June 15 Charles Bassett 2% left a family in 1862 to join the Civil War as private in Company 4¢ 22nd Michigan Infantry. He rose to captain by muster out in Nashville June 6 1865 and later chaired the Second War Fund for the Red Cross in Albany Alabama now over 85 he led Red Cross drives in the Gulf Division New Orleans overseeing quota efforts.
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Willie
Rubie
News-Star
W. W. Pooser
Methodist
Anna Head
Orlans
Charles Bassett
22Nd
Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Nashville
Red Cross
Albany
Ala
Bassett
American Red Cross
New Orleans
This Date in History 1775 to 1917 Chronicle
A compact list recalls key events: Washington named commander in chief in 1775, Provisional Army dissolved in 1800, Charleroi operations in 1815, Polk dies in 1849, Prussia and German imperial throne events, Emperor William, Emmet death, East coast Japan disaster, Princess Margaret wedding in 1905, Karlsrhue fires in 1915, Verdun trench recapture in 1916, Liberty Loan oversubscription in 1917. The items cover figures, dates, places, and wars across broad history.
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Congress
George Washington
Provisional Army
United States
France
Charleroi
Wellington
Quatre-L Bras
James K. Polk
U. S
Nashville
Tenn
Mecklenburg County
N. C
Prussia
Hanover
Saxony
Hesse-Cas
William Dennison
Ohio
Columbus
Cincinnati
William
Frederick Tit
Joseph K. Emmet
Cornwall
N. Y
St. Louis
Japan
Margaret of Connaught
Gustav of
Sweden
Karlsrhue
Dead Man Hill
Verdun
First Liberty Loan
Infant births in Germany plunge during war years
London reports a British Local Government Board finding that the first three years of war cut German births by more than two million compared with peacetime expectations. In 1916 births were 406 percent lower than 1913, while infant death rates rose then leveled toward prewar levels despite food shortages.
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London
Germany
British
Michigan Factory Women Population Doubles in a Year
Official estimates show the number of women factory workers in Michigan more than doubled over the past year, signaling a sharp shift in the state’s industrial labor force.
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Michigan
Duchess of Marlborough Leads English Women Jewel Sale War Drive
The Duchess of Marlborough spearheads a campaign among English women to auction family jewels to raise funds for the war effort. The movement urges women to contribute to national defense and support troops through personal jewelry donations.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Pooser William Littleton Pooser obituary in Ouachita parish
William Littleton Pooser born Montgomery County Alabama October 1 1855? died Ouachita Parish Louisiana June 8 1918. Married Rutie Hamilton January 12 1892. Wife died December 8 1901 leaving son Leon Hamilton Pooser. Youngest child of Dr. John and Mrs Martha Pooser. Largely raised during Civil War era by widowed mother. Education limited but moral character noted.
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William Littleton Pooser
Montgomery Co
Ala
Ouachita Parish
Rutie Hamilton
Leon Hamilton Pooser
Willie
John
Martha Pooser
Ouachita. Parish
Great Ideal Upholds War Aims Amid Global Strife
A wartime reflection argues ideals triumph over brute force. It cites Napoleon and Christ to claim the war is fought for a Great Ideal, not for territory or gain, hoping to elevate souls and spread Beauty and Art across the world.
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Napoleon
Christ
Pat Fiesh
Rome
Maine Primaries Set Tone for State Races
Augusta June 15 Prohibition amid Maine primaries yields expected quiet contests for minor offices. Senator Wert L Fernald House Senator will seek renomination by Republicans against Democrat Eimer Be Newbert. Governor Milliken also to be renominated with Bertrand G McIntire heading the Democratic ticket. Prohibition amendment emerges as key issue with Republicans favoring ratification and Democrats opposing it in favor of local option and looser federal liquor laws.
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Maine
Augusta
United States
Wert L. Fernald
Eimer
Newhbert
Milliken
Bertrand G. McIntire
East Waterford
Congress
Birthday wishes mark five notable figures in public life
The article notes Max F. Meyer, a Missouri professor born in Danzig 45 years ago, praised for his wartime stance and German education. Also listed are Mme Johanna Gadski aged 46, Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus aged 67, Ernest Lister aged 48, Frank H. Flwell aged 60, and Congressman William N. Carter aged 54, all celebrating birthdays.
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Max F. Meyer
University of Missouri
Danzig
Germany
United States
Meyer
Middle West
Peace Council
The
State University
Mme
Johanna Gadski
Hugo Osterhaus
U. S N
Ernest Lister
Washington
Frank H. Flwell
William N. Carter
Massachusetts
Uncle Sam Rally in Wartime Spirit and Diplomacy
Poem argues Uncle Sam becomes a mobilizing giant to defend neutral rights, with Lusitania’s sinking triggering national resolve. It depicts vast military and financial mobilization across the nation, pledging ships, troops, and aircraft to confront Germany. Queen Mary celebration details follow. Government loans shift spending toward the war effort as personal expenditures drop.
Monument proposed for Ottawa wives and mothers of soldiers
A plan to erect near the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa a monument honoring the wives and mothers of Canadian soldiers. Mrs Flo Halverson of Alsiglfa county Oklahoma drove four mules hitched to a drag to smooth sixteen miles of public highway.
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Ottawa
Flo Halverson
Alsiglfa County
Okla
War and Navy departments boost women in canning supply plants
Eighty thousand American women are now employed in industries supplying canned goods to the War and Navy departments, reflecting a major shift in wartime labor as women fill critical roles in production.
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War and Navy Departments
Tiny European microstate Moresnet Altenberg described
A century old note recounts a one and a half square mile republic on the Belgium Prussia border near Aix la Chapelle with a population around 3500. It asks readers how it would feel to inhabit a country only large enough for a flagstaff.
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Europe
Belgium
Prussia
Aixla-Chapelle
Moresnet
Altenberg
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Mother
Mrs P H Martin of Peru Indiana reports two daughters with whooping cough recovered quickly after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The letter notes the remedy worked like a charm and kept the cough loose and expectoration easy.
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Community of Nations
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Whierstickabie
Charles Hassett
Alabama
National Dental
DeSiard Street
Wexler’s
OL. Pooser
Our
Uncle Sam
Richard A. Purdy
Vigilantes
Ana
Lfon
Mary
Spain
Norway
Victoria
Patricia
Duke of Edinburgh
Ouachita National Bank
Monroe—is A Member of
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