Bolshevism and the Domestic War on Democracy
A Senate sub committee warns that Bolshevist and revolutionary influences inside the United States threaten democracy even after war ends. It urges an expanded espionage act to curb domestic agitation and attacks on majority rule, equating internal agitators with wartime enemies and citing foreign-financed propaganda. The piece frames Bolshevism as a direct assault on political liberty and calls for stronger penalties for subversive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Judiciary Committee
Department of Justice
Germany
United States
Bolshevist
Moscow
Berlin
Communist
Munich
Budapest
Revolutionary Socialist
Bolshevists
Clemenceau
France
June Twenty Years After Stage Life in 1899
The Tribune recalls June 1899 when only five theatres were open in New York. The city was less populous, weather cooler than today, and Palm Beach was not yet a textile hub. Ice skating and theatre were winter pastimes, with Mrs. Leslie Carter in Zaza at the Garrick and Jefferson de Angelis prominent on stage.
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the Tribune
New York
Palm Beach
Leslie Carter Wan
Summer Theatre Boom Shifts Broadway in 1899
The piece notes Comic Opera Company at the Casino with The Jolly Musketeer and other shows at Empire Daly's New York and The Great Ruby. It observes about thirty theatres offering summer entertainment and twenty more in Broadway drawing crowds daily, remarking that silent drama can fill capacity houses on hot June evenings.
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Casino
Governor
Empire
New York
Ruby
Daly's
Broadway
The Great Flight and the Atlantic Record
Alcock completed a historic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland in sixteen hours and twenty seven minutes at about 120 miles an hour, annihilating space and claiming the Atlantic as conquered. Secretary Daniels hints at Pacific ambitions as the next challenge for record makers.
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Hawker
Alcock
Newfoundland
Ireland
Atlantic
Daniels
Pacific
Alexander
We Must Not Abandon the Air Again
The piece denounces U S neglect of aviation after WWI, citing Wright brothers lack of support, a $1 billion pullback in contracts, and $100 million in capital left idle. It urges Congress to push a broad policy to restore civilian aviation alongside military orders, noting other nations continue production. It warns that without action, the United States risks losing its air leadership and repeating past mistakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Wright Brothers
War and Navy Departments
France
England
Congress
Army as a University for the Expeditionary Force
Secretary Baker lauds the Bearne system in France where eleven colleges serve 11 000 students. Outside experts and officers teach liberal arts and sciences with a distance learning extension. The army should become a national training school combining short service, vocational training, and military preparation for peacetime. Congress would ignore wartime lessons if it rejects this model.
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Army
Baker
Bearne
France
Congress
Citizen Army Proposed as Backbone of Military System
A proposal urges returning to a citizen army with short-term service and civic education as the backbone of national defense, replacing a permanent regular establishment and strengthening citizens’ education and efficiency.
Switzerland weighs joining the League of Nations
Swiss debates focus on neutrality amid pressure to join economic actions against Germany. Editors note long tradition of neutrality but cite evolving international obligations and the risk of ethical compromise. Public opinion splits between upholding self-willed neutrality and sharing global responsibilities.
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Switzerland
League of Nations
League
Germany
Neue Zurcher Zeitung
le Genevois
Geneva
Society of Nations
Paris
Belgium
Bolshevik Propaganda and Victory Arch Protest Highlight Political Tensions
The piece questions Bolshevist aims in opposing or advocating forceful overthrow and cites anarchy laws. It notes Fifth Avenue merchants demanding the Victory arch’s removal and envisions a Versailles peace pageant. The Villager expands to eight pages this week, promising more content without sacrificing quality.
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Fifth Avenue
Victory Arch
League of Nations
Palace of Peace
Kentucky Heaven From The Baltimore Bury
Speaker Robert Y. Thomas Jr of Kentucky jokes about a peaceful smoke in a country log farmhouse. He describes a corncob pipe with natural leaf hillside tobacco by an old well, contrasting city life with homey rural imagery and a dream of heaven.
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Kentucky
Baltimore
Missouri
Robert Y. Thomas, Jr
House of Representatives
No Cabinet Crisis Seen in Berlin Says Official
The official denies a Berlin cabinet crisis, noting no visible signs yet of a crisis and suggesting there would be significance if such a crisis existed. The statement emphasizes that no immediate political upheaval is evident in the German capital.
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Kanaan
Tinien
Berlin
Return of the Soldier in Conning Tower Verse Echoes Past
The piece recalls antebellum verse and shifting city tastes as it muses on aging and changing views. It references Bowery performers Cartle Scott and East Lynne as cultural touchstones and notes Miss Eunice Goodrich as a subject of public tracer requests. Brock and Jay E House weigh in on wartime diplomacy and Broadway views.
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Jay E. House
Eunice Goodrich
East Lynne
Miss Goodrich
Middle West
Broadway
A Gotham Gleanings and World-Wide Happenings
A Gotham Gleanings column notes a heat spell in progress and a busy social week. Stanley McGraw returns from Florida while Jack Calder of Utica marries tomorrow. Paris headlines report price spikes and housing scarcity as entertainment and sports chatter mingle with poems and quotes. Raymond A. Rock and Eva P. Gulley wedlock is announced by Rev. P A Cavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Calder
Utica
Gotham
T. W. Wilson
Paris
Wash
D. C
Murdock Pemberton
Luna Park
Raymond A. Rock
Eva PF. Gulley
P. A. Cavy
Poland in Ruins Seen Through Gray Warsaw Streets
An American observer describes Warsaw under occupation, detailing decayed houses, malnourished children in ragged clothes, and widespread poverty. He visits Old Warsaw markets, a prison-like tenement, and a street-level view of hunger, illness, and scarce hospital spaces, concluding with a Warsaw Workmen’s Council meeting and a tense critique of Paderewski era governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USSIA
Poland
Europe
Volice
Warsaw
Warenw
Old Sparta
Humane Society
Workmen's Council
Paderewski
Wheat Yield Hopes Rise From Weather Outlook
Kansaw City Times reports improving conditions for wheat as weather outlooks suggest potential gains. Analysts note despite variable skies, profits hinge on rainfall timing and market demand. Local growers weigh forecasts against storage costs and crop insurance options.
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Canada
Feewad Chass
Martens
Versailles
Hoboken
Paria
Cartle Scott
Bowery
Brock
Gotham Gleanings
Stanley McGraw
Florida
Molla Bjurstedt
Eleanor Goss
Phila
N. Y
O. i
Francis
Hunter
New Rochelle
Brady
Nadie
Wingo
Congo
Meinie Zimmerman
Zimmie
Heaven
Q Hero
Athens
Sinai
Arth
Jocum
Adelaide
Horace
Tra-La
Avery
Waa
Becomincena A
Crakowsky Square
Luther
Pilgrims
Kansaw City Times
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