Friendly Argentina recounts anti German riot and pro Allied sentiment
A New York Times letter from June 25 1917 describes Buenos Aires after a German riot following the sinking of a ship. Major Alfred T Smith the American military attaché caused cheers when identified as American, escaping a mob by car. The piece notes growing pro Allied sentiment amid German party maneuvering.
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Washington
New York Times
Buenos Aires
Alfred T. Smith
la Union
Plaza Hotel
Count Luxburg
Major Smith
Circulo Militar
Calle Florida
Inglaterra
T. M
German Language Press Slanders Amid War Fears
Letter from Providence writer G A Blumer urges U S wartime action against anti American seditious German language press. He cites an 1915 Der Deutsche Correspondent piece on pirates and Lusitania murders and calls for suppression to protect the Allied cause.
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Providence
R. J
Edster
The
New York Times
Goodrich
Secret Service
Baltimore
der Deutsche
Piraten
Lusitania
England
Germany
France
Great Britain
United States
G. A. Blumer
Milk and alcohol miners for more coal
A New York letter argues the coal shortage stems from labor scarcity rather than transportation. It cites Pennsylvania mines with ample cars but lack of foreign workers due to wartime migration and laws. It discusses potential government importation of miners and contrasts milk and alcohol's roles in nutrition and work performance.
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New York
New York Times
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Pennsylvania
Peter
Paul
G.,. N. Orcutt
Simon Baruch
Royal Society
Graham Lusk
Cornell Daiversity Medical College
Lipcoln
Easly
Ren
New York Times Front Page Fragment 1817
Fragmentary OCR shows the New York Times masthead and interior dealer addresses with stray letters. The readable bits indicate publication in New York on a June 9 1817 issue, listing page locations and addresses rather than a complete article narrative.
Prohibition Debate Tugs at War Aims and Treasury
An 1861 style divergence over civil war aims contrasts freeing slaves with sustaining the Union. Prohibition advocates are blamed for war-time revenue losses, with warnings about federal taxes and state finances if liquor sales are restricted amid national mobilization.
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Congress
Washington
It & Stroke
York
City of
New York
Railway Wages and Earnings Questioned by ICC Analysis
The Interstate Commerce Commission published figures showing gross railway earnings of 319 million dollars versus 251 million last year, with expenses rising by 37 million. Tax increases and anti-railway laws reduced net gains, while large capital improvements and borrowing affected dividends and service levels.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Opposition to the War Prompts Loyalty Demands
Fragmentary text reads as a reflection on resisting the war and urging loyalty, asking who the restive opposition is and who should heed promptings of loyalty.
Recruiting Push Aims to Fill Army Ranks by Next Saturday
War service is assured and bands are urged to march out. Officers report eager recruits in Long Island towns but say many do not know how to enlist. Four days remain to fill the ranks, with strong pay and rapid promotion touted for exceptional young men seeking advancement.
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National Guard
Long Island
Hoover
Railways Face Commission Decision on Rebating Practices
The text discusses duplicating services, stopping waste and competition in service, and rebating as practices by which shippers profited. It notes railways could raise net earnings without worsening conditions, yet the Commission remains unconvinced about rate hikes as a remedy. Financial strains show railway shares and bonds depressed while governments seek capital.
Hoover's Cooperative Approach Divides Washington and Business
A column contrasts Hoover's praise through cooperation with Congress strong-arming business, noting grocery leaders pledge aid to Hoover’s food control plan. It argues pacifists aid Germany, critiques divine-right politics in Greece, and discusses suffrage protests and political restraint in Washington.
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Hoover
Congress
Hooves
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Democracy Wins in Greece Political Turn Ends Civil Strife
The article describes Venizelos returning to head a new government in Greece, aimed at securing a constitutional regime for the nation. It notes the Entente’s pressure on Constantine, the island seizures, and Venizelos’s pledge to expel the constitutionally illegitimate Parliament and restore the people’s elected representatives.
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Greece
Constantine
Gop
God
Alexanpes
Ven Me Los
Athens
Entente
Czar
Venizelos
Venizel
Veniaxios
Serbia
Constaintine
Neutrals and Their Food Clash With German Submarine Policy
The piece cites Holland's grain imports plea and pota to seizure at Rotterdam to protest neutral food exports to Germany. It notes Germany sinking neutral ships such as the Emdijk with Boston wheat, Norwegian bomb plots, and calls for a U S policy not to ship fodder grain to neutrals to avoid aiding the enemy.
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Holland
United States
Germany
Rotterdam
Emdijk
Boston
Christiania
England
France
Topics of the Times on home war talk and patriotism
The piece criticizes Americans who claim to fight only abroad and avoid confrontation at home. It argues true defense requires willing sacrifice on foreign soil, citing history and contrasts with domestic politics. The author warns such views reveal self interest and a false patriotism while stressing that real defense involves fighting where danger exists.
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United States
Victory by destroying German shipyards in Kiel and beyond
A veteran proposes a quick war end by bombing German shipyards including Kiel and warships, then seizing Kiel with Allied minesweepers. He urges daring cavalry tactics and aerial innovation, criticizing trench warfare and calling for decisive, elevated strikes from the air within months.
Generous Giver Honored by Catholic League of Women’s Service
The Catholic League of Women's Service thanks a generous anonymous donor who gave four one hundred dollar bills to four young women between Forty first and Porty-furd Streets on Fifth Avenue at about one o'clock. Elfanoa de Cion, Captain of the American Cross League, New York, notes the tribute in a public column dated June 25.
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New York Times
Catholic League of Women's
Fifth Avenue
ELFANORA_DE
League of Women’s Service
New York
Norway Needs Respect for Small Nations in War
Valborg Gran from New York argues that America delayed entering World War I and accuses it of inaction while Norway prepared for self defense in 1916. She praises Norway's readiness, notes ongoing communications with Russia France England and the United States, and calls for liberal government and recognition of Norway's stature.
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Norway
New York Times
America
Germany
Russia
France
England
United States
Fell
Valborg Gran
New York
Congress Debate and ailing sleep in wartime press
A Worried letter from Fast Orange on June 21, 1917 criticizes Congress for slumber and petty fighting while the world fights the Hunnish horde. The writer urges newspapers to use their searchlight daily to push Congress into action and support for air power.
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Congress
Fast Orange
American Pronunciation Debate Echoes Across Atlantic
A 1917 letter from Anna Ruth Weeks in New York critiques American pronunciation and dictionary usage, arguing against anglicized spellings. The missive mocks requests to correct Yankee diction and laments mispronunciations that aid the enemy during wartime.
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Waal
New York Times
England
Anna
Ruth Weeks
New York
The Sign of Mercy Poem Prophetic Appeal 1917
A dramatic wartime pamphlet verse urging Columbia to lift a sign of mercy to end the Great War. It frames democracy as watching, appeals to freedom, Right versus Wrong, and the vow to extend a hand to those enslaved, ending with a call for swift action. Florence Van Cleve is cited as the signer.
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Atrife
Columbia
Florence van Cleve
Quick Shipbuilding of the New Orleans at Sackett Harbor
Hudson New York June 15 1917 Harriette A Folger recalls the swift construction of the New Orleans a 3 decker 110 gun ship at Sackett Harbor Jefferson County. Dimensions quoted include 187 feet keel 56 feet beam and 30 feet hold with a 15 foot draft. 1000 ship carpenters and improved tools aided a remarkable winter effort.
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New York Times
New Orleans
Sacket Harbor
Jefferson County
Hough
Storrs Harbor
Henry Eckford
New York
Germany's Potash and Its Global Food Impact in 1917
In a 1917 Boston letter, Robert S. Bradline discusses Germany's potash supply and its influence on postwar food distribution. He notes Germany's demand for fertilisers, cites U S potash sources, and warns against overreliance on potash while acknowledging phosphate needs. He argues Germany seeks postwar potash control and criticizes the German potash syndicate’s influence on the industry.
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New York Times
Ostwald
Germany
Richard H. Edmonds
Site & Searle
Manus
Patriotic Chorus Formed in Rams City For War Efforts
A chorus of young women formed in the city to assist at patriotic functions. They practice evenings with Masonic backing and have performed at notable venues including Carnegie Hall for Italian and commissions related events. The group, estimated among 1,400 on Fifth Avenue, embodies civic spirit during the wartime era.
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New York Times
Rams City
Carnegie Hall
Fifth Avenue
New York
M. B
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Argentina
NEW York Times Company
Aeecon 8
Ocma Publiisher
B. C. Franck
Wall Street
Belgium
Tribune
Democracy
Ventastos
Topics OF the Times
Kiel
Sheridan
Stonewall Jackson
Kilpatrick
Morgan, & Stoneman
Mosby
Theodore Roosevelt
Teuton
Harriette A. Folger
Hudson, N. Y
Robert S. Bradline
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