Roosevelt and Davison Criticize War Ban On Germans
New York on July 6 1917 both Colonel Roosevelt and Henry P Davison chairman of the Red Cross council condemned the ban. They urged removal arguing it harms Red Cross service and justice to thousands of German extraction citizens willing to volunteer for the work.
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England
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H. C. Gibson
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Henry P. Davison
Red Cross Council
Red Cross Service
The Strength of Yielding and Strategic Retreats
The piece argues yield can win conflicts by letting opponents speak and finding common ground. It urges testing opponents, learning their strength, and using forbearance to gain lasting power. It cites patience in U S history and quotes William Sharp on strength born from forbearance, noting Sharp was Irish.
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William Sharp
Windsor chosen as new royal house name
King George announced at St James Palace that the royal house would be named the House of Windsor. The Privy Council meeting drew Prime Minister Lloyd George and cabinet members with the archbishop present.
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London
King George
Privy Council
Royal House
House of Windsor
St. James Palace
Laggest
Presaier Lloyd-George
Balfour
Archbishop
Correction on Emperor William age and the number of the beast cipher
A misprint corrected: Emperor William’s age at war start was fifty five years six months not fifty years six months. The note explains a curious cipher for Kaiser letters yielding 666 and cites Revelation verse on the beast’s number.
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William
Canterbury Leaders Endorse King George Proclamation
The council unanimously backed King George's announcement as the proclamation took effect in London. The monarch, from the house of Saxe Coburg and Goethe, was noted amid recent moves to drop German-origin titles. Caucasus trade prospects are discussed amid merchant concerns over capital.
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Canterbury
Asquith
London
King George
George
Saxe Coburg
Goethe
Jimmy Skunk Finds a Ladder to Freedom
Jimmy Skunk escapes from Farmer Brown's cellar using a cross‑lined board as a makeshift ladder. He climbs out, ignores the watching figures, and resumes catching grasshoppers in the yard, proving his independence. The tale ends with the note of a new story cue: Petar Rabbit visits Grandfather Frog.
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Jimmy Skunk
Farmer Brown
Jolly
Mr. Sun
Jimmy
Palmer Brown
Hum
Green Meadows
Mrs. Brown
Bowser the Hound
Black Pussy
War Gardens and Liquid Manure Advice
A wartime garden note credits Charles Dudley Warner on fertilizing with manure and offers a practical liquid manure method. Two bushels of fresh horse manure are soaked in a barrel of water for two days, producing a tea colored decoction. Diluted, this liquid fertilizer is applied to garden vegetables twice weekly to boost growth.
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Charles Dudley Warner
Measles spread as town folk recover and fear resurges
Vacation Tuesday news notes many residents recovering from the measles while others remain ill. Dock Wilgus enjoys a cheery mood as Torp Stebbins milks fears of spreading illness to his fourteen-family household. Gen Hicks taps a window and a playful poem signals death anxieties, with Fatty Bellowes hoping for a quick end to the outbreak before the Motherdust picnic.
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Manny
Torp
Skared
Torp Stebbins
Dock Wilgus
Stebbins
Dock
Fatty Bellowes
Bull Hickey
Fatty
Four German Boats Taken By British
London July 18 The admiralty says four German steamers were captured by British destroyers in the North Sea. The vessels are Pellworm Breitzeig Marie Horn and Heinz Blumberg all small ships with tonnage from 1,088 to 1,495 gross tons. Two more German steamers joined the group and two reached the Dutch coast where they were damaged by gunfire. Port Santo Rico Dry San Juan Puerto Rico July 18 With 62 of 76 municipalities reporting complete yesterday's election returns show prohibition won by more than two to one. Chloroform was produced in 1831.
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North Sea
Pellworm
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Heinz Blumberg
Dreitzeig
Hamburg
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Marie Fiora
Schleswig
Porto Rico
San Juan
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