The Mexican Mess and the Old War Game Revisited
The piece argues Mexico repeats old conflicts with the United States after the war. It criticizes Francisco Villa and Mexican leaders for hostility toward the Monroe Doctrine, seek for power, and reliance on distraction while American troops remain ready.
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Mexico
Francisco Villa
United States
League of Nations
Rhetoric on U S Policy and World Police
The passage reflects a critical view of U S conduct in 1916 arguing that a decisive action abroad would have easier established governance than current watchful waiting. It contends that bold intervention would have reduced imperial ambitions and parallels to the Philippines in shaping a new government.
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Vic HG
Philippines
Debs followers demand world safety by suppressing dissent
The Debs followers and the Kaiser share a belief in using terror to force compliance. The writer notes that the Huns have not terrorized recently, but their actions highlight the need to address their class decisively. The piece argues for treating such threats summarily.
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Debs
Kaiser
Hamilton County
Advance Information On Treaty Leaks And Congress
The piece discusses Wall Street having early access to treaty details, the push to publish the treaty in the congressional record, and the partisan debate surrounding the disclosure. It recalls past leaks from December 1916 and notes Congress investigated rumors but found nothing substantial, while highlighting market astuteness.
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Wall Street
Congress
Washington
Wilson
Public sentiment on secrecy and peace terms cited
The piece discusses how gaining public understanding versus secrecy shapes approval of policy. It notes Austria hesitantly follows Germany on peace terms, praises fourteen paragraph gospel as clarifying, and mocks the shift from publicity to secrecy under officials like House while warning of broad price and land value shifts and ongoing wheat progress despite weather.
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Austria
Germany
Polk County Holds Two Independence Day Celebrations
Polk county plans dual Fourth of July events in Stromsburg and Shelby with large anticipated crowds. The article notes growing attendance and mentions Mr. Taft as a speaker representing the league of nations at future school and Sunday School picnics.
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Polk County
Stromsburg
Shelby
Mr. Taft
League of Nations
Brothers Reunited After War in Paris Meeting
Harry Loughman and younger brother Steve, both U.S. Army veterans, reunite in Paris after two years apart. Harry, among the first 1 000 Yanks to reach France and captured in action, becomes a peace conference guard. Steve, who lied about his age to enlist, also served in Luxemburg and later met in Paris before returning home.
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Harry Loughman
Steve
Paris
Loughman
Oakwood Boulevard
Chicago
Harry
Stephen H. Loughman
Stephen
Texas
France
Luxemburg
Lorraine
Tuchel
Red Cross
Baden
Vichy
Peace Conference Guard
Wilson
England Faces Dentists’ Quack Epidemic Exposed
A year long committee report in England exposes widespread unqualified practice by traveling quack dentists. Pairing a knowledgeable operator with a canvasser, they extract sound teeth and push care on laborers, worsening proletarian dental decay and neglect.
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England
America
Paiis
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