Lowden vs Thompson Struggle Seen Beyond Politics
The piece argues Governor Lowden leads the Illinois Republican machine with a clean, economical administration, while Chicago's Mayor Thompson is criticized for a machine style. It asserts Lowden is broader and better prepared, predicting he will rise above Thompson as wartime patriotism shapes leadership and public opinion.
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Lowden
Mavor Thompson
Chicago
Opno
Hicago
Thompson
Reed and
Stone
Missouri
Senate
Democratic Party of
America
Governor Lowden
War and Peace Casualties And Draft Mortality Rates
The piece argues that even with peace at home the annual death toll would be high, citing actuarial figures of eighty thousand deaths domestically and sixteen to twenty per thousand on battlefields based on the French army's losses. It notes deaths at Marne and Charleroi 5.41 per hundred, and asserts government plans for paternal supervision, better provisioning, training, and discipline for a draft army. It praises officers’ camps and physical fitness, contending war is terrible but fears should be quelled if all ten million registrants stayed home.
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Actuaries
Marne
Charleroi
War speeches at home hinder war progress in Congress
The piece critiques lawmakers for lazy conflict between public posturing and swift war action. It cites Senator Townsend’s misdirected attack on the navy department regarding the shipping board and notes President Wilson’s push for speeches at home. It argues war boards and factory directors face no pressure to perform while Congress stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Townsend
Navy Department
First Shipping Board
Shipping Board
Bering Straits
Opportunity Letter Proposes Stamp Chain to Aid War Fund
A reader advocates a chain letter sending uncancelled stamps to President Wilson to create a nationwide mite fund for the government. The writer argues small contributions enable all laborers and youth to help, claiming millions could pour into Uncle Sam’s pockets within thirty three days if the chain spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Sam
Uncle Sam
Polish leader notes German failure to win Polish sympathy
In a Warsaw speech Gen. Ben Bezeler, governor general of the Russian territory occupied by Germany, stated that Germans had failed to win Polish sympathy. The remarks came during a recent address in Warsaw reported from Amsterdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Me Bympsthy
Amsterdam
Warsaw
Ben Bezeler
Gto
Russian Navy Ready to Engage German Forces
Petrograd reports no enemy surface ships in the Gulf of Riga besides submarines. The war department says Russian naval forces are ready to engage the Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Gulf of Riga
War Department
Reddy Tries Again and the Busy Forest Lesson
Reddy Fox devises a plan to lure Big Tom and Mrs Gobbler for supper by offering a hollow with sweet acorns before shadow time. The scheming fox misreads his rivals as foolish and faces a warning about trusting sharp minds amid the Green Forest.
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Reddy Fox
Big Tom
Mrs. Gobbler
Reddy
Roddy Fox
Green Forest
Gobblers
Brer Fox
Old Man Coyote
War Gardens Guide to Selecting Seed Potatoes
The right seed potatoes come from hills with uniformly large tubers. Do not choose merely big potatoes or from mixed sizes. Save tubers with many uniform shapes for planting next spring to build a strong seed stock and improve the strain.
Getting Ahead in the Army in Home Reading Course
War Department guide explains promotion aims in the National Army. It outlines corporal leadership, soldierly qualities, and noncommissioned officers’ duties including drill, marching, guard duty, and range finding. Officers promote meritorious men to bolster unit efficiency and leadership.
Panic and evacuation as Petrograd braces for possible German descent
Sept 8 Petrograd authorities say Riga’s fall does not threaten the city yet. A civil commission is empowered to maintain order suppress sedition and clear undesirables. Some wealthy residents are leaving and firms consider moving HQs to Moscow Nijni Novgorod or other cities as front extends from Riga toward Dvinsk.
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Petrograd
Riga
Moscow
Nijni Novgorod
Russian Front
Dvinsk
Gompers Elected President of Labor Alliance
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, was unanimously chosen president of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy, formed to unite labor in support of the government and counter disloyalist activity. The city desk notes a warning about distractions from minor issues amid this political moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompers
Minneapolis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
Friday in Our School War Drill Day Patrol
In Our School Friday the class describes a reglar morning drill by Home Defenders on the street while Miss Palmer and students discuss soldiers and education. The note mentions desks with lids, a mouse in Lilac Grimes' desk, and chatter about leadership and patriotism in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigham
Jennior Home
Ey Bol Haynes
Walt White
Be Prepared Recipes Apple Jelly Wipe and Gingered Apples
Instructions for making apple jelly from peeled apples with sugar and lemon, including methods to ensure clarity and setting. Also covers making apple jam and a gingered apple preserve with steps for ginger tea and citrus additions. Ends with a reflective note on choices between popularity and meaning.
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Alcorn & Henkel
Wearbridge Building
New York
Peoples Gas Building
Quincy
Ll. Postoffice
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Whig
Loquacious Patriots
Frank Crane
Webster
Stmisa Knitting
Acc
Meger
Tim Ant Betier
Manny
Mrs. Fink
Thornton W. Burgess
Mrs. Cobbler
Mrs. Gobbier
National Army
United States Army
Paul West
Frank Mover
Bol Waynes
Phil Wigglesworth
Genral Andy Anderson
Miss Palmer
Andy
Genral
Guy Nations
Hampshire ST
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