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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text from The New York Tribune includes references to the paper’s slogan, editors, and advertising content. It mentions The Tribune and New York City, with scattered lines about advertising rates and subscription offers, creating a vague historical newspaper card. The source shows garbled typography and partial names, unable to identify a clear single event or person.
The House and Senate rejected censorship attempts aimed at gagging the press. The piece argues President Wilson and aides failed to force a news dictatorship, citing Lincoln as a model of restraint and warning against silencing free discourse during war. Strong entities include the Administration, Congress, Lincoln, and Germany as the enemy.
The text praises Gregory and Lansing for limiting Wilson's power and exposing censorship. It credits George Creel with revealing impractical dictatorship, arguing their indiscretions saved the country from tyranny and ridiculed autocratic measures.
In a tribute to Edouard de Reszke, the text recalls his stature among 19th century opera, contrasting him with his brother and praising Edouard's mind and heart. It laments changes in opera since the golden nineties on Broadway and hopes for a new birth of opera that echoes his equal.
The piece recalls 1863 Jay Cooke raising a national loan with a bold advertising push to mobilize every citizen. It argues Liberty Bond support is a patriotic duty, urging men and women to back the government with funds, citing Grant’s praise and the need for modern funding to defend the Union and secure prosperity.
The article questions who profits from elevated food prices amid calls to raise freight rates. It argues the government must not curb food production nor starve railroads. It posits railroads do not absorb the excess but speculates farmers or middlemen may.
The text argues that government action against certain actors is essential to protect consumers, food growers, and transportation agencies. It links rising meat and grain prices to rail freight costs and questions who receives the gains from price increases. It calls for fair distribution of increased revenue to farmers and stockraisers and critiques the existing law and allocation of profits.
The piece argues landlords should adapt lease terms during military service. It cites legal views that service cannot excuse breaking a lease and notes wartime precedents in Germany and France, including rent relief and temporary moratoriums. It urges official action to protect tenants serving in the armed forces, accepting some landlord sacrifice as national duty.
The War Department announces a new officers training camp for colored men to be established at Fort Desstones Fown in June. The program aims to produce 1250 reserve officers with favorable preference to Guard or regular army applicants and will detach 250 Negro officers from the fous neere regmenta for shoulder straps.
An early 20th century-style discussion critiques high-heeled shoes and their social impact on volunteers and foot health. It compares generations of wearers, questions proposed bans, and touches on footwear customs for humans and equine hooves in a satirical tone.
A fragmentary poem proclaims freedom and sovereign citizenship, praising unity among diverse tongues and creeds. It envisions children’s play, equal opportunity, and a shared civic duty, urging collective effort to sustain liberty and national renewal. The text blends aspirational rhetoric with vague calls to action.
A letter to The Tribune argues Georgia bleeds white as 50,000 black workers flee for higher wages in the North and West. It condemns lynching and mob rule, cites state political abuses, and urges equal citizenship and civil rights for Black Georgians to end the exodus and economic bleeding.
A newspaper letter from New York dated May 30, 1917, argues against secret diplomacy and urges open government. The writer suggests the nation should disclose aims and reasons for sacrifice as democracy demands reform.
Carrol Brent Chilton of New York asks The Tribune to launch a publicity campaign regarding a German American year book scandal. He praises wartime American ideals and calls the published utterances dangerous to national spirit. Dated May 29, 1917.
In a Brooklyn May article the writer argues for a clear public restatement of allied war aims as America prepares for entry. He urges defining concrete, physical objectives such as Belgium's restoration and France's frontiers, while aligning with democratic motives and ensuring mutual understandings with England and France before victory or defeat is finalized.
A 1917 letter from John Godfrey Saxe argues for a ballot reform to separate multiple judicial vacancies on election ballots. He cites voter confusion under the Massachusetts-style cross for three or more candidates and urges passage of the amendment to ensure fair presentation of judge names and uphold voter rights. He notes committee support and constitutional validity after hearings.
A note in the paper hails Nevada and Utah as leaders in war quota achievement. The author, J.T. Kingobury of New York, praises Utah as a native state rising to help raise an army to defend democracy and resist autocracy in the European war.
J T Johnston of Brookline Massachusetts argues against starch in men’s shirts during wartime. He favors soft pleated shirts washed at home without starch and questions the need for boiled shirts and stiff collars except on rare occasions.
A letter from Louis D Beach of Vincentown New Jersey requests free land near there for the farming season of 1917. He expresses public welfare concern over food supply and asks landowners to offer available plots for the rest of the season.
James S. Alexander of the National Bank of Commerce outlines a per capita view of the two billion dollar Liberty Loan. He compares wealth and income across nations, arguing Americans contribute only a small share while allies bear larger burdens, urging oversubscription to show resolve in the world war.
Sidney Lewl of New York argues against current taxation and advocates a single tax on the annual value of land. He contends that removing taxes on land would shift burden away from farmers and manufacturers while penalizing urban property. The writer urges capital focus on land values and public purpose taxation only.
A Ray Springs Mississippi resident commends The New Orleans Item for a wartime piece on censorship. The letter from R Burnham dated May 28 1917 endorses the article as earnest patriotic admonition and urges all Americans to read it.
A May 8 1917 letter from Warren Hlylern of New York criticizes the Mayor in his official capacity for instructing the Corporation Counsel to oppose transfer charges. The letter argues the Mayor prejudges a judicial question and cites a stake in the Third Avenue Company.
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