England Our Friend Should Avert War With Negotiated Peace
The piece argues Colonel Roosevelt’s proposal for a permanent peace treaty between Great Britain and America could gain support in many quarters. It notes shared language and traditions, similar legal systems, and mutual understanding as bases for improved ties, while recalling past strains and the Civil War’s impact on transatlantic relations.
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Roosevelt
Great Britain
America
Colonel Roosevelt
Taft
France
Italy
England
Europe
Ghent
Manchester
Bond Plans Gain Favor for Civic Improvements
The article argues municipal bonds for street and civic upgrades gain traction if the public accepts them as a long term finance plan. Quincy plans a sinking fund to retire bonds, while St. Louis releases a comprehensive civic plan funded by bonds to cover water fronts streets parks and sanitation, hoping voters give full consideration.
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Liberty Loans
Quincy
St. Louis
Class Nonsense In The Army By Dr Frank Crane
Frank Crane argues for strict on duty discipline but opposes class divisions in private life within the Army. He cites Fort Benjamin Harrison nurse policies and a nurse’s protest, calling for common sense and tact to prevent aristocratic separation between officers and privates. He warns that power can corrupt and urges officers and men to see each other as ordinary American citizens off duty.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Army Nurse Corps
Medical Corps
Red Cross
Clasa
Burleson criticized for pushing government control of communications
The piece portrays Postmaster Burleson as among the President’s most unpopular cabinet members. It argues he advocates government monopoly over all utilities for transmitting intelligence and seeks to fold telegraph, cable, and telephone systems into the postal service. It notes his remarks spark outrage among cable firms and printers, while praising potential rate cuts if his reforms succeed.
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Rock Island Union
Burleson
Washington
Blomington Bulletin
Veterans Watch Movies From Bath Tubs At Cambridge Hospital
At King's College Hospital in Cambridge injured French War veterans receive water therapy bath treatments while watching films arranged by the American Y M C A in a hut by the wards. Wounded men in baths endure weeks of immersion as part of treatment, with a screen set up for twice weekly shows.
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London
King's College, Cambridge
France
Tommy
They Just Need to Turn Out the Lights and Sleep
A brief remark notes the simple action to unwind, signaling a quiet close. The line emphasizes turning off lights and drifting to rest as the expected end of the day.
Investigate Mexican Kidnaping Linked to Douglas Hanging
Nogales Arizona December 18 M Law ton American consul said he received instructions from the state department to investigate the alleged kidnapping of Dr Huerta from Douglas Arizona It is reported he was taken from his bed across the line in night clothes and executed with three countrymen
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Nogales
Ariz
M. Lawton
Sonora
State Department
Washington
Douglas
Huerta
Agua Prieta
Bob White Plots Against Sparrows and Reddy Fox Hint
In a Thornton Burgess animal tale, English sparrows envy the well fed Bob White family living near Farmer Brown's hen yard. Bully the sparrow hatches a plan by signaling Reddy Fox to frighten the Bob Whites away, prompting the next story in the sequence.
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Farmer Brown
Bob
Brown
Bully
Reddy Fox
Reddy
Bob White
Few Soldiers of Pershing's Force Squander Money
Paris special reports that American soldiers in General Pershing's units save and remit most of their earnings. Y M C A data shows half base pay withheld for dependents and insurance, yet remittances exceed self-spending in four of five huts. Across the division, about 962,679 francs in canteen sales and 605,070 francs in remittances balanced near half and half. The pattern marks Yankee thrift and generosity.
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Paris
Pershing
Red Triangle
America
Frances
United States
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