Senate Inquiry Seeks Answers on War Administration
The Senate committee on military affairs will question Washington officials about war conduct. The public demands accountability for shortages of rifles and ammunition, coal, uniforms and blankets, and rising pneumonia cases and deaths. The inquiry aims to prevent a recurrence of 1898 mishandling and soldier deaths.
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Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Washington
France
Senate Military Committee
Wall Street Struggles To Reclaim Lost Luster
The piece laments a chastened Wall Street amid World War I news. It recalls halcyon days of stock enthusiasm, the Byng victory impact, and failed attempts to revive markets as public interest waned and profits dwindled.
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Wall Street
Wall Strees
Wall
General Byng
Byng
Trippen
Stock Exchange
New York City
Wall Street Decline and Prussian War Critique Highlighted
The piece rails at Wall Street as a dying market and mocks Prussian tactics in World War I. It condemns German fraternization with Russians as a weapon and lists civilian letters opposing the war, urging withdrawal from militarism and cautioning against blind patriotism.
Murmurings in Germany Spark Debate Over Wilson Policy
The piece argues that President Wilson’s stance against autocratic rule in Germany challenges the Prussian ruling class and inspires both opposition and cautious hope among German citizens. It contends that honesty and justice exist in Germany to end the war or hasten peace, but warns autocracy remains a destabilizing force.
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Berlin
Tle Tenutonic
Lis Freie Deutsche Wort
Germany
Wilson
Ciermany
Congress
United States
Cgermany
Fragmented OCR verse hints at archival poet note
A garbled passage appears to be an OCR capture of a poetical or narrative fragment. It mentions names or initials like Robert W and Sorvieo, with scattered phrases about marching, maps, and a parade. The readable content is minimal and lacks a clear event or structure.
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Pearl Triiy
Hurly
Flo
Milea Minter
Fragmented Texas notes mix roads news and oddities
A garbled Texas newspaper fragment mentions Beeins insane prisoners in a moldy cell, hopes for Yon and San Ankand traffic by plan, and quotes from multiple papers about roads, obituaries, wages, and local figures. It hints at training camps, a church trial, and university week but the text is heavily garbled with misread names and locations.
Geddes appeals for ships to counter submarine threat
In the House of Commons Sir Erle Geddes urges men to join a “new shipping plan” to expand shipbuilding and repair capacity. He notes private yards and Severn national yards adding berths, insists on national effort to replace losses, and warns against judging by monthly figures alone while stressing the need for economic restraint to free tonnage for war needs. The piece also reports a separate note about British officers’ uniforms and equipment.
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Erle Geddes
Ford
House of Commons
Severn
Lys
Juliding
Jose
Theaters Preview at Grand and Royal with Midgets and Photoplay
A busy week at The Grand and Royal theaters features two photoplays: The Miserables production and Under the Stars and Stripes showing at the Grand, plus the Royal presents the Midgets vaudeville group with thirty little performers led by Carl Flovian. The Princess Theater launches an Interstate vaudeville bill with Julian Eltinge and acts by Fos and Maye, Lee and Lawrence, Olivette, Moifett, and Claire, along with a new screen feature and comedy sketches.
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Anita
Sunting Company
Honolulu
Royal Singer
Reyal Theater
Carl Flovian
Dora Biles
Broadway
Judy
Princess Theater
Phot
Julian Eltinge
Fos
Maye
Lee
Lawrence
Verses Contributed by Two Little Girls at Antonia School
Poem fragment section notes verses contributed by two young students Beatrix Arriaga and others. Mentions wartime themes and children’s reflections on country, teachers, and patriotic sentiments amid a wartime setting. Some lines are garbled but indicate school activity and a wartime moral.
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Two Little Girls
Beasons Reproduction Highlights Arch Craft Feature
The Beasons reproduces an Algortine built in Fort Lee directed by Maurice Tortneur for Eisle Vergne on Warning Sheep. It mirrors local color and architecture, with a scene of a winter night in New York and New Jersey. Verse by Blaine Ghana appears, followed by poetry about seasons and love, amid notes on film miscellany and a chase of missing pounds.
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Algeria
Uspeliai
Robert
Paramount mystery picture on program at rear theater
A list of features includes Little Baby Maris Osborne The Little Patriot Captain Kidd and Who Is Number One starring Kathleen Gilfford. The program promises a well rounded lineup with noted performances and a mystery picture drawing audience interest.
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Baby Maris
Osborne
Captain Kidd
Murry Sanshin
Paramount
Kathleen Gilfford
Avon
Colonel House and the honorary title controversy
A fragmentary 19th century debate notes Artemus Ward’s joke about American Colonel House and the title the public uses. The piece satirizes military honors, noting readers’ calls for accuracy in titles and suggesting House may prefer the envoy designation, while acknowledging his lack of Kentucky residency and the mixed opinions among officials and hosts on the honorary rank.
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Artemus Ward
London
Wn Fu
Pittsyur Uhyonlete
Landigri
Aluk
Artemy
Garda
Kentucky
Texas
Walter
House
Washington
Les
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Cotoner
Cuero
Corpus Christi
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Beaumont Enterprise
Honey Grove
Jim Lowry
Terrell Tewsettpe
Marshall Fel
Vesu
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Girtie
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Mission Times
Hidalgo County
Renard
Gulstorm
Star
Moe Dattae
University of
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England
Brooklyn
Mary
Simnel Browne
Lo Telia
Pershing Huw
Ceeta
Irancey
New York
Hwe
Euspire
Beatrix Arriaga
THE
Beasons
Blaine Ghana
Conman
Lisual
Sime
Nave I Department
Yesterdny
Lenter Josep Gilson
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Gilgon
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Lee la Laa
Wace
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