Brazil and United States pledge enduring friendship
The visit of President Pessoa of Brazil strengthens the bond between the two largest Western Hemisphere republics. A formal salute and draped flags acknowledge a long standing harmony and shared ideals. The piece urges people to visit each other and deepen cultural ties beyond trade.
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Pessoa
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United States
Put Yourself in the Other Fellow's Place
An essay urges readers to practice empathy across rivalries. It argues Americans should understand British feelings in New York when a public fund collection for arming against a friendly ally is opposed. The piece promotes prudence and tact by choosing to see from another’s perspective.
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America
Porto Rico
New York
Juilliard Foundation Funds Musical Education Effort
The Will of Augustus D. Juilliard creates the Juilliard Musical Foundation with 5 million dollars to aid students, sponsor concerts, and support Metropolitan Opera efforts. Trustees will guide distributions to align with the benefactor’s noble aims, expanding New York’s musical leadership and accessibility.
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New Musical Era Dawns in New York and America
Fragment discusses music shifting from a mere men dicant at the gate to a sustained income, suggesting a new musical era beginning in New York and across America. It notes music turning into a tidy, self supporting pursuit and hints at broader cultural change.
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New York
America
Leninism as tyranny in a modern Bolshevik critique
The piece argues Lenin's exclusionary stance toward intellectuals is a centralized, autocratic model. It contrasts American Bolshevik tendencies with Leninist control, suggesting rulers favor technocrats who accept czar-like authority while using reform rhetoric to placate elites. It likens the regime to ancient pharaohs and secret police.
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Lenine
Kazan
Russia
Germany
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Gorky
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Martens
Israel
Hermione Forever Dictatorship Debate Sparks Nominations
A satirical piece critiques socialist calls for a dictatorship by proposing Hermione as a candidate. It jokes about potential leaders like Eastman Reed and Debs while noting political and gender tensions. The text playfully endorses Hermione, claiming she could parrot Lenin and break barriers for women in public life.
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Max Eastman
Jack” Reed
Villa
Lennie
Harvard
Debs
Haywood
Berger
Algernon Lee
Algernon
Morris Hillquit
Russia
Bourgeoiy
Hamby
Don Marquis
Lenine
Rosa Luxemburg
Louisa Michel
Hermione Forever
Turkey's Plea in Avoidance at Peace Conference
Damad Ferid Pacha argues the Turkish people bear no guilt for a war driven by a misrepresentative government. The speech distinguishes people from rulers and recalls how Germany’s sins were visited on its populace, while listing Enver Talaat and Djemal Pacha as the Young Turk leaders who pushed Turkey into conflict.
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Damad Ferid Pacha
United States
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The Young Turk gamble and the Ottoman decline
Berlin argues the Young Turk regime failed and the Ottoman Empire lost the right to exist after allying with Germany. The piece condemns Armenian massacres and warns that Turkish misrule hindered Near East progress, urging judgment by the government in power.
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Clemenceau
Ottoman Empire
Prohibition Enforcement and Confusion in 1919 Debate
The article surveys wartime prohibition as war ends, noting unclear enforcement between July 1 and a potential new law. It cites Sisson on New York liquor sales, mentions a pending enforcement act, and reports brewer injunctions arguing beer is non intoxicating. It also questions if a presidential proclamation will suspend the ban during demobilization and highlights undefined terms such as alcoholic liquors.
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New York
Congress
House Judiciary Committees
Class of 1917 Williams College war record documented
A letter to the editor recounts Williams College Class of 1917 with 103 graduates in June 1917, 101 entering military service, one active in public service who could not resign, and another who became disabled. Before the armistice, the latter had been driving an ambulance at an army camp. New York June 25 1919.
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the Tribune
Williams College
Williams
Cocktails and city letters echo through a nostalgic June 1918 window
The piece blends verse on cocktail ice and a barkeepers art with social satire and letters from Chicago. It notes hotel adventurers and asparagus jokes, references Jack London and William Allen White, and ends with a quip about Clemenceau and a signing at eight.
Bolshevist Storm Rumors Stir Fearful Town
A letter warns of an October 20 Bolshevist uprising and a repeat of July 3 to 5 violence. It portrays mobs with guns in streets, discusses potential pogroms, and questions central Bolshevik leadership’s stance while urging denial of rumors by independent party committees.
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Poland's Army by Elias Tobenkin
Elias Tobenkin describes Paderewski's push for universal military service in Poland amid fears of Bolshevism. A 600,000 strong army plan triggers a split in the Sejm with Socialists warning against counterrevolutionary use as radicals rush to join the defense effort.
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Elias Tobenkin
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Paderewski
Moniczewski
Dasis
Foland
Enat
Russia
Minek
Pinsk
Vilna
Toland
Opened on the day of ar mistice the German Peace Offensive
An American from Abroad criticizes the postwar peace process. The letter argues the German peace offensive failed to divide the Allies, but created discord and fatigue among nations and soldiers. It blames President Wilson for pushing the League of Nations before readiness, calling the peace treaty a potential "Scrap of Paper" and urging accountability. Staten Island, June 27, 1919.
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the Tribune
Lenine
Germany
Paris
Mr. Wilson
League of Nations
Staten Island
Irish Republic Drives Draw Fire From New York Letter
Alexander Duane of New York denounces Sinn Fein and Irish Republic drives as insulting to a friendly ally. He condemns fundraising for Irish independence as aiding German propaganda and seeks unity with Britain against the German threat. He cites Cork sailors, Casement treason, and conscription opposition to argue against the appeal.
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the Tribune
Times
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Serbia
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France
Belgium
Italy
America
England
Alexander Duane
New York
Destruction of Flags Alleged by German Cavalry Corps
A 1919 dispatch from New York claims that the German Black Guard Cavalry Corps destroyed the French flags and banners promised under the treaty. The note, dated June 20, 1919, is signed L.C Evans.
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Tribune
Black Guard Cavalry Corps
New York
L.C, Evans
No Place for Berger in Congress Says Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues that Vic Derger should not carry his red flag into Congress, stating he cannot bring it into the United States House of Representatives. The editorial frames his political stance as incompatible with federal legislative duties.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Vic Derger
Congress
United States
Sightseeing 6th Division Publishes Homegrown News in Occupation Germany
In Germany the 6th Division, late to arrive in France and now under Army of Occupation, has launched ten unit newspapers including The Circulator. General Liggett praised the effort, and a poem by Hob Nayles extols the men’s hiking and endurance as they march toward Coblenz, with few battles yet many miles hiked and hardships borne.
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Germany
Sth
United States
France
Rhine
Iate
6Th Division
Leon
Red Star
St. Broing
Liggett
Pierpont L. Stackpole
Force in Costa Rica Sir
Alfredo Gonzalez, former Costa Rica president, responds to an editorial on the Tinoco regime. He rejects claims that Tinoco seized power legally, says elections were conducted under armed coercion, and asserts his aim is to end Tinoco tyranny and restore constitutional order through free elections.
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House
Department of State
Tinoco
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Alfredo Gonzalez
Centa Riot
New York
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