Five men for wartime leadership in a postwar plan
A speculative proposal suggests appointing five men to run war affairs including Teddy Roosevelt, Elihu Root or Col. House for diplomacy, General Goethals for shipbuilding, Josephus Daniels for naval operations, and a senior military figure for chief of staff. The author argues Washington is the place to organize and push a rapid victory, urging Congress to grant extraordinary powers to the chosen leaders and to focus on winning the war before domestic matters.
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Frank Crane
America
Teddy Roosevelt
Elihu Rant
Col. House
Col
Tlouse
Secret Service
General Goethals
Panama Canal
Josephus Daniels
Tanay
Hiran
Pershing
Congress
Arniv
Navy
National Guard
Supreme Court
Ted Gay
Senator Stone
Universal Maritars
Chamberlain
WTR
Washington
Reed
Vugar
Mavar
Toyoal. Net
Ameria
Lowe
Nua
Booksellers and buyers in a skeptical market mood
A reflective piece questions who buys new books as the trade seems disorganized and unprofitable. It cites Harold Bell Wright and Arnold Bennett, notes few true book buyers exist, and contrasts library patrons and decorative collectors with the elusive genuine, willing purchaser of new literature. References Thoreau and a noted personal library anecdote appear amid a critique of book selling.
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Teo
Harold Bell Wright
Dickens
Scott
Arnold Bennett
Thoreau
Senator Stone Triggers Storm in Senate Race
A Des Moines Register analysis argues Senator Stone of Missouri sparked a political storm by preemptively attacking the Ford administration. The piece questions timing and strategy, noting Stone’s role as a lawyer and suggesting the attack should have waited for Roosevelt’s full hand before response.
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Des Moines Register
Senate
Congress
Senator Stone
Missouri
Machine Party
Stone
Provident
Ins
Senator Reed
Natford
Bselon
Mer. Roosevelt
National
Stona
American Soldier Killed In Action in WWI Report
Washington dispatch on January 23 reports General Pershing confirming Corporal Walter Roberts of the infantry was killed in action on January 29. No battle details were released. Roberts’s mother, Mrs Swate Roberts, resides in Hartine, Washington.
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Washington
Pershing
Walter Roberts
Infantry
Swate Roberts
Harthne
Wash
Schoolyard mischief and pretend barracks tale
A fragment from Bill Haynes' coppy book describes children debating rude copying and writing about slugging an aunt. Andy Anderson imagines a Junior Home Guards barracks, plans a mock camp in Griggs's old barn, moves junk aside, and pretends soldiers sleep together by the campfire.
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Miss Palmer
Bill Haynes
Andy Anderson
Jewnoh
Steve Hards
Watty Bellewes
Andy
Steve
Griggsy
Grigesy
Griggly
Perfect New Shell for War on U Boats
Washington January 28 The new ricochet shell is the latest anti submarine weapon perfected by ordnance experts. It dives on water impact and can explode on contact or at a set depth beneath the surface. Even shots that fall short may still be effective against submarines. Details are restricted but British and French admiralties have adopted it.
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Washington
Wave Department
Dt Ie
German Army Morale Ebbs, Tank Man Says
Captain Richard Haigh, commander of the British tank in the United States, testifying before the senate military committee, reported morale among German troops is ebbing after experiences of going over the top five times. He singled out Bavarians and Saxons as better fighters while calling the Prussians less reliable. He noted British trench tactics are improving and German forces have not found a solution.
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Washington
Tan
Richard Haigh
Senate Military Committee
Haigh
Farmer Brown's Boy Discovers the Robins
In Thornton W. Burgess animal tale Farmer Brown's Boy spots robins near the Old Orchard and plans shelter and food for them amid an early ice storm. He scatters seeds, water, and crumbs by the carriage shed and lures the birds with careful moves toward shelter as other woodland visitors watch.
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Farmer Brown
Thornton W. Burgess
Tommy Tit
Tommy
Drummer
Woodpecker
Welcome
Mrs. Robin
Roosevelt in Capital Eyes War Speed Up Efforts
Colonel Roosevelt visited Washington to press for swifter U S entry into the war and to confer with lawmakers. He dismissed Senator Stone's senate remarks and urged support for universal military training, praising Chamberlain Madden and Katon for their efforts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Congress
Senator Stone
Senate
Senator Chamberlain
Roseevelt
Americas
Alea
Powish
Andan
Chamberlain
Madden
Katnoin Ther
A Woman's Vocation and the Remedy for Female Ailments
A modern writer notes women are as efficient in business as men when health is sound. The article promotes Leila E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the remedy for ailments of the so called weaker sex, claiming forty years of use helping women regain competency and efficiency in work.
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Leila E. Pinkham
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