Why We Fought Germany and the Submarine War
President explains why the United States declared war on Germany after a sequence of submarine attacks that killed American citizens and threatened free rights on the seas. He outlines four pledges and the shift from armed neutrality to war to defend national rights and civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
England
France
Italy
Tve
America
Frese
Great Britain
British ‘Shipping Company
Lusitania
Secretary of State
Page
London
Gerard
Hague
Lansing
Bernstorff
State Department
Sussex
Higlishman
Manchester Guardian
Hagle
Pont
Berwindale
Dalesa
Congress
Senate
Francé
Falmouth
Eriod
Igainst
House of Representatives
Europe
Salem Merchants and Ships Built American Enterprise at Sea
The article recalls Salem’s rise as a leading U S trading port in 1812 with 125 ships, including 58 East Indiamen, trading luxuries from silks to coffee. It credits bold Salem mariners and merchants for pioneering routes and exports, arguing that American enterprise and the “Salem men” willed the era of global commerce.
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Salem
United States
East
Luzon
Sumatra
Arabia
Africa
Bombay
Madagascar
Cadiz
Portugal
Mediterranean
China
West Indies
Zanzibar
South America
Arctic
Antarctic
South Seas
Recovery
John Ropes
Salemmén
Old Salem
Revival of American Merchant Marine Sparking Port Growth
The surge in U S merchant shipping fuels rapid port expansion along the Atlantic coast. Bath Maine once led shipbuilding but now houses steel and wooden vessels, drawing workers amid housing pressures. Observers compare today’s revival to the square-rig era, noting renewed secrecy around voyages and a broad, national push toward seafaring prosperity.
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Washington
Bath
North Atlantic
Datten
Salem
Mass
Shipping Board
Reel life fuel drama halts studio plans
A passage about film studios facing fuel shortages that could force shifts to different productions. It notes directors and stars reacting with concern as energy limits threaten the movie business and its tropical scenery and light clothing tropes. The piece sketches industry anxiety and potential shutdowns.
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New York
Palm Beach
Army adjusts clothing sizes for Pershing orders
In military circles reports indicate persistent training and broader gear sizing. The quartermaster department will receive larger uniform sizes as General Pershing orders extending from No 12 to Nos 11 and 14 and other sizes accordingly.
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Quartermaster
Pershing
Soldier Granted Short Home Leave After Letter to Parents
Private D B Rambo of the 315th Infantry at Camp Meade Maryland faced Brigadier General Nicholson who asked if he wrote a letter home. Rambo admitted composing a message describing Christmas cake, a warm box, and a desire to return home for a week before continuing service. The general then approved a one week holiday for the soldier who had previously voiced no complaint.
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Camp Meade
D. EB. Rambo
William J. Nicholson
Rambo
Express
D. B. Rambo
Woman pleads for coal as canary hatches
A Detroit caller begged the fuel administrator for coal noting her pet canary is hatching young ones. The plea, voiced over the telephone, highlights wartime fuel shortages and civilian hardship.
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International News Service
Detroit
Farm Baby Beef Club Forms in Carlinville IL
The Farm Baby Beef Club in Carlinville Illinois organized by Mayor Robert Whiteley Jr aims to purchase and raise calves. Members recently bought a large number of calves from the Kansas City stockyards.
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Farm Baby Beef Club
Carlinville
Iil
Macalpin County
Robert Whiteley, Jr
Kansas City
Shower of eggs gifted to Rev Sexton in Tennessee incident
Knoxville readers report 103 eggs donated by children at Pin Hook to Rev J T Sexton a blacksmith. Some wanted a flood of eggs but the minister asked for one each. In a separate item burglars in Puyallup Washington ignored $1000 in cash and stole $200 worth of clothing from H B Burney’s store.
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Tennessee
Blacksmith
Knoxville
Tenn
Pin Hook
J. T. Sexton
Evan
Oleh
Puyallup
Wash
Ohio National Guard recruits with college training
Camp Sheridan Alabama reports that of 25 000 Ohio National Guard division members in training five percent or about 1250 men have college training.
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Camp Sheridan
Ala
Ohio National Guard Division
Original Washington navel orange tree in Riverside dying
In Riverside California the first navel orange tree planted in 1873 by Mrs C L Tibbetts and grown from a Brazilian source is believed dying. The tree sparked the spread of millions of trees across California and efforts to locate similar Brazil originated trees have so far failed.
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Riverside
Cal
Washington
United States
California
Peoria High Signals Tie-Free Thursdays for Conservation
Peoria High School students plan to attend classes without neckties on Thursdays as part of cloth conservation efforts. The new practice follows government w heatless and meatless days, aligning with broader austerity measures.
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Peoria
Peoria High School
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Ireland
Channel
David S. Houston
American Seaboard
Merchant Marines
RED Cross
AGT
Belgium
Chicago
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