War Speech Urges Immediate War with Austria-Hungary
President Wilson urges Congress to declare war on Austria-Hungary as part of a total war to victory. He calls for unity, harsher controls on alien enemies, price fixes, and stronger coordination of resources to defeat Germany and secure a just lasting peace.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
America
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Lausson
Russia
Belgium
Balkan
Turkey
Asia
France
Austria- Hungary
Balkans
Europe
Balkan Peninsula
Turkish Empire
Austria
Serbia
Holand
United States
Bulgaria
Washington forms bureau for women’s war work info
The Committee on Public Information in Washington launches a new bureau to centralize information on women’s war activities. It will collect lists of organizations and committees, compile materials, and disseminate data through the press. The bureau will also serve the public with accessible files.
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Committee On Public Information
Washington
Committee On Public Information At
United’ States
Liette
Chance for Leather Expert London
Government rules in the leather trade prompt an advert from a major British manufacturer seeking a superman to manage complex forms and decimals with exactitude. The post demands mathematical precision, rapid figure work, and the stamina to work 24 hours daily for weeks, with meals and sleep arranged after the war.
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London
British Shoe and Leather Record
Youthful Leander wedding shocks local readers
In Leander Texas a recent wedding featured a nineteen year old groom in knee pants and a sixteen year old bride in a short dress. The event stands out for its notably young ages and attire.
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Leander
Tex
Elderly Ro s ford Makes Solo Drive to Washington
John Rochford aged seventy five arrived at his daughter’s home in Everett Washington after a solo motor journey from Smith Center Kansas. He traveled through Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas sleeping each night in a tent carried in the car.
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Smith Center
Kan
John Rochford
Everett
Wash
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
BRITONS CONSIDER INCOME TAX RELIEF FOR MARRIED MEN
London reports talk of a proposed $250 yearly income tax exemption for married men. Wives wonder if that sum covers personal expenses such as lingerie, candy, theater, and other indulgences. The move is seen as encouraging marriage amid postwar manpower concerns.
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London
Hubby
Mystery of the Rooster Parade Captures Clerk’s Attention
Clifton Hess of the Pennsylvania railroad at Shelbyville Indiana watched a woman walk along a track with a Rhode Island Red rooster tied to its leg. A leaky ear of wheat drew chickens along in a slow, dawdling procession that day. Later more chickens appeared, each owner tethered by a string as the ground cleared.
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Clifton Hess
Pennsylvania Railroad
Shelbyville
Ind
Indianapolis News
Hess
Rhode Island
Punishment for Greedy Millers by Food Authority
The milling committee of the food administration announced penalties for flour millers who raise profits above figures approved by Commissioner Loover. The move targets price gouging and preserves fair pricing in the grain supply chain.
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Milling Committee of the Food Administration
Loover
Penny for thoughts sparks four cent short line
A dialogue fragment shows Johnny lamenting being four cents short for a movie outing, with a joking exchange about thoughts and plans to go to the movies.
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Johnny
General's Son Identified as Private in U S Army
The private Martin D. Sibert of the Twelfth United States Infantry is revealed as the son of Major General William L. Sibert. He was enlisted at Manhattan Kansas and assigned for service in the Philippines after his paternity was discovered.
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Sibert
San Francisco
Martin D. Sibert
United State Infantry
William L. Sibert
Young Sibert
Manhattan
Kan
Philippines
Twelfth Infantry
Doubt and Worries Over Preacher’s Notes
In a candid exchange, Skeptical asks if the new preacher can preach without notes. Eph replies he hopes so and worries about being asked to endorse any candidate for him.
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Eph
Emancipation of High Kultur cited in German cruelty tale
Irvin Cobb narrates evidence from the Public Information Committee on German war practices in Belgium and France. He cites von Bernhardi and von Bissing voicing ruthless measures, while German letters describe brutal suppression and the emperor’s telegram justifying harsh acts as self defense.
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von Bissing
Navy
George Creel
Haa
Berliner ‘Tageblatt
F. ©. Wilestt
Geographical Magazine
Gen von Bernhardi
von Bernhardi
Germany
Munater
Belgium
Dusseldorfer Anzeiger
Irvin
Cobb
France
Riors
Irvin ‘Cobb
New York
Francs-Tireurs
United States
J. ©. Grew
Berlin
Wilson
Bertin
Copenhagen
Washington
Longwy
Dvén
Loewen
Louvain
Dayville
Wiliam
Gerard
Lorenz Muller
United States of America
South Sea ruler offers kingdom to Britain
King Watriama of the Loyalty Islands returns from service with the Australian expeditionary force and says he hopes his islands will join Australia after the war. He reports talks with British government officials and Prime Minister Hughes of Australia, stating an arrangement with France is in place and awaiting postwar finalization. He notes he was wounded in France.
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South Sea
Britain
Watriama
Loyalty Islands
Wianders
Australia
England
A. Borar-Law
Walter Long
Hughes
France
Ikxing” Watrima
Definite German Policy Atrocity Document Cited
Official White Book and allied reports assert the frightfulness system was deliberately adopted by the German government. The Bryce report and Belgian and French commissions are cited as corroborating sources, with the latest White Book deemed the most damning testimony.
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Germany
German Empire
Committee
Bryve
Maquete
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