Demand for strict law to curb German sedition in midwest unrest
Washington reports pressure for drastic federal laws to quickly punish German propagandists and spies as mob violence fears rise. Iowa Nebraska and Montana show stronger disloyal sentiment amid bread contamination scares. DOJ criticism grows for lack of authority and slow cases.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Middle West
West
Department of Justice
Iowa
Nebraska
Montana
East
England
Horrible tale of Teuton hatred for American soldiers
A Salvation Army letter from France depicts German brutality against U S troops. A wounded sergeant recalls Germans overkilling three American boys and severing one man's head while others waited. the letter urges Americans to strike with all their might in vengeance for the slain comrades.
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Chicago
Salvation Army
Adjt
Fletcher Agnew
France
R. C Stabard
Booth
Agnew
Norway Suffers Heavy Shipping Losses in March
Norway reports 19 ships totaling 34 994 tons sunk in March by German submarines and other war actions. Forty four seamen died and twenty are missing. Shipping losses for March are valued near 10 500 000 dollars.
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Washington, DC
Norway
Bethlehem Steel to raise hourly labor rate April 16
Bethlehem Steel announces an approximate 15 percent increase in the labor rate effective April 16. The decision affects workers and cost structures at the Bethlehem plant, signaling broader price adjustments for steel production in the region.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Company
Great Army in Training as War Enters Second Year
The United States marks 61 years since declaring war on Prussia era autocracy as public information reviews detail the nation’s wartime transformation. The army, National Guard, reserve corps and new National Army now total 123 801 officers and 1 528 024 enlisted men with extensive overseas and home front training and massive industrial mobilization in railways docks ordnance and air services to support expeditionary forces in France.
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United States
War Department
Navy Department
United States Shipping Board
Treasury Department
Army
National Guard
Adjutant General
Regular Army
Reserve Corps
National Army
France
General Pershing
Paris
West Point
Corps of Engineers
Pioneer Engineers
Ordnance Department
Quartermaster Corps
Philippines
Lorraine
Quartermaster General's Department
Air Service
United States Navy and Shipping Board in First War Year
The article details wartime growth and spending across the Navy and Shipping Board. It notes personnel expansion from 65 officers to over 100 times that, shipbuilding, newly designed battleships and cruisers, and vast expenditures. It also cites Emergency Fleet Corporation activity, steel and wooden vessel contracts, and total first-year war costs and bond sales.
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Air Service
Naval Service
Navy
Shipping Board
Congress
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Germany
Austria
United States
Treasury Department
Liberty
Treasury
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Proper First Aid for Small Cuts Warns of Infection Danger
Short guidance urges immediate treatment of finger cuts to prevent infection and possible amputation. It recommends cleaning with iodine, stopping the bleed, and applying a protective dressing, while seeking medical help for large wounds.
And Teacher Fainted
A classroom scene features a teacher requesting an original multiplication problem. William volunteers a hypothetical question about his baby sister aging from one year, 20 pounds, gaining two ounces daily until sixteen, and estimates a future price doubling to compute the graduation outfit cost.
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William
People's Home Journal
Boy asks if baby is christened after quiet visit
William, visiting a baby with his mother, returns to report asking if she is christened. He explains he failed her and the baby did not answer him, prompting his question.
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William
Katherine
Mean Surmise Unmasks a Boastful Telephone Operator
A terse dialogue reveals a girl from Anne's boasting about her calls. The remark frames her as a self-important telephone operator, hinting at perceptions of vanity.
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Anne's
Red Cross Bail Blue Advertises Barbershop Cheek Mugs
A quirky ad brief notes women using Red Cross Bail Blue and urges grocers to accept obligations without becoming slaves while a barber shop scene highlights mugs and cheeks. The playful lines invite support and distribute moral sentiments.
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All Grocers
Adv
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