German foreign secretary ousted by Kaiser over truth telling
Dr. von Kuhlman, former secretary of state for foreign affairs, ousted by the Kaiser for his honesty and opposition to ruthless submarine warfare. A former ambassador to Constantinople and minister at the Hague, he was praised as decent but deemed unsatisfactory by the junkers and bloodthirsty wartime leadership.
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Doctor von Kuhlman
Junkers
Knehlman
Constantinople
Hague
Gruffe Abel Schreiner
Associated Press
Russia Faces Long Internal Turmoil Before Stable Government
The article argues Russia may never be reorganized as a single nation. It notes a government dominated by radical socialists, pressure from Germany, and revolutionary factions seeking division or overthrow. Kerensky’s downfall and exile in England and France hinder essential support to oust the Bolsheviks.
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Russia
Germany
Kerensky
England
France
Paris
Truth About American Forces Reaches German Press
A German and Austrian public edict labels the via media of military control as deceit. It argues Americans will not tolerate deception and predicts a rising demand for the truth about American troops crossing the Atlantic and joining Allied ranks.
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Austria
Europe
Atlantic
Germany
Newspaper prices rise as costs squeeze industry
Newspapers raise subscriptions and ads due to higher costs. Chicago dailies now $5 yearly, St Paul dailies 3 cents, weeklies $2 yearly. Over the past year more than 1,200 titles have disappeared in the United States as profits shrink.
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Chicago
St. Paul
United States
No nurses or Red Cross workers with relatives in service barred from abroad
General March reiterates a rule barring all nurses Red Cross and Y M C A workers from service abroad if they have a husband brother or father in the service. Britain and France previously allowed kin to work near the front but found it hindered servicemen’s efficiency. In Linn county a food meeting revealed some grocers and butchers had not read fixed prices and did not advertise. The piece notes profiteering extends beyond munitions and that the war fuels higher than legitimate profits across many trades.
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March
Red Cross
Great Britain
France
Linn County
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Federal Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Lanigan Withdraws From Congress Race After Post Office Doubt
J. T. Lanigan pulled out of the democratic congressional race citing postoffice department sanctions. He could resign to pursue the nomination, but chose not to. The prevailing view is the west end favored another candidate and Good is expected to be re elected to Congress, a job paying more than twice his postmaster salary.
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J. T. Lanigan
Congress
Lanigan
Postoffite Department
Good
Sioux City Preacher-Elect Testifies on I W W Good Citizenship
A Sioux City witness at a Chicago I W W trial testified to the good citizenship of the organization’s members. The speaker was the local eccentric preacher known as Short, who became mayor after an election driven by a joking mood.
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Sioux City
Chicago
Government control of railroads urged amid war unity
Government control of railroads is tolerated due to war conditions but advocates push for ownership as rate increases of 25 percent and recent railway accidents with fatalities fuel calls for stronger action.
Senator Sherman’s Sarcastic Senate Slant on Censor Creel
In the senate chamber last Friday Senator Sherman delivered a masterful speech full of sharp sarcasm directed at Censor Creel. The president and many newspaper men reportedly did not appreciate it as much as the public press did.
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Sherman
Senate
Dubuque County Officials Face Removal Petition
The Iowa attorney general files district court petitions to remove Dubuque County Treasurer C. B. Mullin and supervisors Frank Bahl Budd Lynch and F. D. Ferring. Allegations claim neglect of duties failing to collect penalties and sell delinquent real estate, plus county misuse in contracts pasturing cattle whisky at the poor farm and inflated board and election costs. Reports credit the county examiner with uncovering the affair.
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Dubuque County
C. B. Mullin
Frank Bahl
Budd Lynch
F. D. Ferring
Mullin
T. C. Hanley
Hanley
Hast Dubuque
Dubuque
Boards of Election
State Auditor's Office
Stanwood Woman Butcher Steps In For Serving Husband
In Stanwood a woman runs the meat market while her husband is sent to service. The town also reports Dr. H L Beye wounded in France, a mad bull injuring a girl near Clinton, and various wartime and local notices.
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Stanwood
H.L. Beye
State University Hospital
Iowa City
France
Mississippi
Clinton
Jacob Zayden
Charles Adams
Manchester
Nicaragua
Fred Grandzon
Mason City
Henry T. Reed
Dubuque
Grandzon
Not many make a million says Willie
A New York teacher asks Willie how many make a million and Willie grins that not many do. An Atchison Globe remark echoes the claim you lack horse sense rather than opportunity.
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Harper’s Magazine
Willie
New York
Atchison Globe
Pledge of Patriotism at Iowa Republican State Convention
Gov. Harding, temporary chairman, delivered a strong patriotic speech pledging Iowa’s full effort to win the war. He framed the Republican record as glorious and partisan yet satisfying to the audience, who had not heard a Republican speech in a long time.
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Des Moines
Harding
Iowa
Crepe Bolts Up After Teuton Offense
The Chicago Tribune notes a grim update as Maj. Gen. Maurice delivers a distressing setback just as relief seemed near after the latest Teuton offensive appears to falter.
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Chicago Tribune
Maurice
Camp Dodge Notes Highlight WWI Training and Activities
May activities at Camp Dodge record 63 948 soldiers in 1 100 classes and 294 entertainments for 38 671 men plus 89 movies for 31 180 men and 343 religious meetings for 40 969 men. The hostess house served 41 071 meals in three months while efforts mount to outfit 88th division for overseas service.
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Camp Dodge
Vennin
Touns
France
Towa
Hunhusker
Charlotte Mastman
Town City
O. H. Williams
Jeffrey Keyes
Inspector General
Washington
88Th
Grant A. McDonald
849Th Infantry
Grafton
North Dakota
Doc Goodgame
163Rd Depot Brigade
Samuel
Annie W. Goodrich
Surgeon General's Office
Chicago Park
Camp Grant
Mike Gibbons
Johnny Dyer
Coon
Blackwell
Eighty-Eighth
National Guard
Deming
Camp Cody
Democrats Urge Wisconsin Precinct Organization After Adjournment Phrase
The temporary Wisconsin Democratic state convention chairman expands on the party's view that politics is adjourned and urges Democrats to organize in every voting precinct, nominate for all offices, educate voters, and support the president. The piece notes Wilson's influence and ties to Davies, and contrasts with Gen Liggett's 220000-man force versus Sir John French.
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Chicago Tribune
Wisconsin
Kearney
Wisconsin Democratic
Wilson
Davies
Michigan
Iron back deemed most essential garden tool
In the Boston Herald opinion, the iron back is highlighted as the indispensable garden implement among tools. The piece argues its durability and versatility make it a cornerstone for any yard work.
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Boston Herald
German Offensive on French Front Faces Stiff Allied Defense
German masses launched Monday along the crown prince line remain checked after 48 hours of heavy fighting. Allied defenses hold the Marne line east of Rheims with no major cannon losses reported for France. British raids occur near Amiens Hulluch while American forces claim 500 prisoners taken in a counterattack east of Chateau Thierry.
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France
Associated Press
Crown
Princce
Paris
Marne
Rheims
Amiens
Hulluch
Arras-Lens Salient
Pershing
War Department
Chateau Thierry
Quentin Roosevelt Killed in French Air Battle
The youngest son of President Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, died in an air fight behind German lines in France last Sunday. He was under twenty, joined aviation in 1917 via the Canadian army, and had served actively for months. His cousin Philip Roosevelt witnessed the encounter near Chateau Thierry and saw the plane fall after a sudden loss of control following a patrol.
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Dubuque
Frank Woodward
United States
Moore Schuchard
America
Schuchard
New York
Germany
Sydney Samuel Dodds
D. A. Dodds
Gerstner
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Dodds
Illinois
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Dubuque College
Lena
Quentin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
France
Ite
Philip Roosevelt
Quentin
Chateau Thierry
Lieut
Red Cross Notes Update on Sewng and Donations
The Red Cross room sewing has stopped until headquarters directs otherwise. Monti cello chapter exceeded its July surgical dressings quota at 5600 eight by four compresses. The Sand Hill auxiliary reported 37 canton flannel hospital shirts 7 outing shirts 5 animalin hospital shirts 8 sweaters 4 white socks 6 grey socks. A $420.08 check plus $397.97 unused funds from J S Hall contributed for an ambulance are acknowledged. A bed in a hospital in France is endowed with a card of credit for the patient and gratitude expressed for the donor.
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Red Cross
Monticello
Sand Hill Auxilary
Canton
Animalin
The
J.S. Hall
France
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Poland
Bureau of Communication
American Red Cross
Washington
The Proper Penalty in O’Leary Arrest Remark
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes O’Leary saying I guess it’s hanging for me as his arrest is reported. The remark implies he believes capital punishment suits crimes like his and reflects the era’s justice perspective.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
O'Leary
The Crosses of War Across a Soldier’s Life
Poem references the many crosses a soldier earns and bears from love letters to battlefield wounds, death, and grim symbols like the Iron Cross, contrasting them with the Red Cross on a nurse’s sleeve and Mercy’s cross. The piece evokes patriotic imagery from The Stars and Stripes.
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God
The Eclipse Corner Weekly Shavings on Farm Labor and Housing
The column urges solving farm labor shortages by offering tenant homes at modest cost and advertising for harvest help. It notes expected rural construction, mentions a Burham hog and hay rack sale to Gerd Zimmerran and a basket rack sale to Tjark Kray, and warns of a looming coal shortage next winter.
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Gerd Zimmerman
Tjark Kray
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