Debate on Coalition Cabinet in Wartime Washington
Amid ongoing war, advocates push for a coalition cabinet with cross party support. Editors warn such a move risks partisan aims and warn it should include only the ablest officials, avoiding mediocrity and patronage to preserve wartime effort.
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Cortress
Caater
Washington
Ainy Entiance
Quartermaater
Cilice Worls
Thalsquh
Baeis
Ewalitiv
Jertisant Republicag
Arachtely
tMabfs
Superna
Abelwy Coalition
Red Tape Delays Military Shipyard Operations
Fragments describe a military planning clash over shipyard work and delayed operations. Officials debate access and procedural hurdles while seeking to restart damaged production lines. Names and places are obscured by the garbled text.
Red Tape and War Readiness Clash With Army Supply
The piece criticizes Washington bureaucrats for crippling army logistics and hoarding supplies in Boston stores while soldiers at Devens and other posts lack essentials. It attributes delays to red tape, cites a $27 Detroit fire bill denied for lack of thirty day bids, and rails against pork barrel politics and vanity among Congress members as the nation debates a budget system and wartime readiness.
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Washington
United States
Cap Devens
Massachusetts
Hoston
San Antonio
Army
Orlando M. Por
Engineer Corps
United States Army
Detroit River
Detroit Fire Department
Detroit
Poe
Ierpe
Apariniy
Canis Ariay
Iimanity
Congress
Taft
Girls to Join Army and Dentists Seek Roles in War
The piece notes women already serving as clerks and radio operators, with Ruth Law cited as a potential aviator officer pending Congress action. It reports Columbia University dental students volunteering for Army dental corps, while questioning acceptance and referencing Russian recruitment trends and a Chicago gold jewelry theft totaling over $2,000,000.
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Army
Congress
Ruth Law
Columbia University
Nene
Army Ink
Olan
Congress Urged to Centralize Public Money Oversight
The Nation debates simplifying budgeting by a single approving committee. President Wilson backs centralized control to curb waste and duplication amid wartime spending. Critics warn loss of legislative power and flexibility could follow, but support argues streamlined funds are vital to national welfare.
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Congress
Wilson
Wilsem
House of Representatives
Orien
Goure
Constitutional amendment debate and shipboard intrigue noted
A fragmented recollection describes a House vote on a vehibilion amendment and references to William Jennings Biya. The narrative then shifts to a rumor of leadership shakeups, a newspaper confrontation, and a trial-like sequence involving a man named Avery and a harbor or militia affair.
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William Jennings Biya
Local submarine story teased by damaged local page clues
Fragmentary OCR hints at a local submarine related item with unclear details. Readable names or places are minimal, but the item appears tied to a nearby community page and involves a small maritime topic. Further text needed to confirm the exact event or entity.
The Letter and Connie in a Connecticut Town
Connie faces trouble after a letter from an old friend triggers worry about an arranged marriage. Becky, her aunt, provides support as Connie contemplates escape and a rushed wedding plan. A roadside postal censorship figure and a looming aeronautical development shadow the narrative.
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Connie
Val Mayervens
Toy Menyer
Becky
Connecticut
Copstoneo
Metle
Amos
Catania
Rammas
Pistynys
Bwlea
Getrifint
Alrmas
Lacey
Thomas Nedfield Phipps
Medfield
Tommy Redfield
Travurs
Tommy
Mr. Travers
Italy as World Power and Cultural Influence
The article argues Italy has shaped Western civilization across centuries, citing contributions in art, literature, religion, law, and politics. It traces intellectual leadership from Virgil to Petrarch, Mantegna to Machiavelli, and notes periods of decline and revival influenced by broader European currents. It also touches on naval power and modern geopolitical tones within a broader cultural-political narrative.
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Europe
Italy
Alps
Rome
Umbria
Cueenny
Tatabardy
Venetia
Maupen
Coosa
Meern
Virgil
Histor
Bante
Petrarch
Leanirde
Sam
Christopher Cournois
Trent
Sion
Ewan
Winckelmin
Goethe
Shelley
Browning
Ore Locher
Wilken
Wallace
Berliner
Vaudeville and films at Bremeruiggs and Pantages shows
Readable notes describe a busy cinema bill with acts including Moran and Wot, a butterfly dance, and a sensational trapeze routine. Several named films and photoplays are listed, with Mossy Patterson, The Ghost Hour and The Spreading Mist among attractions. A note mentions a live chorus and a comedy revue at various theatres, plus a discussion of banking opinions in an unrelated item.
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Bremeruiggs
Royit
Boomerduss
Wits
Oy Cather
Boomers Toemy
Ibis Syeek
Moran
Guiana
Hylyes Avi Montgomery
Wellaugh
witteeoHsoy
Charles Dnlinghant
Wurne
Irving Bertly
Yourix Rysic
Globe Thaater
New York City
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Roy
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The
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Ole Roberts Sarton
Isttig Wage
Coimlance
Canada
Houston Briday
Tevusalom
War Department
Eloran
Burelion
Jook
A. Cowtoy
Antoni
Comet
Byguin
San Antonin
Mr Me Gazette
Aline
Repubst
Vrinceys
Fay
Miriam Mihr
Oltu Kuerner
Canumay
Dove
Wright
Jack Plektort
Louise Aiurean
Teev
Empire
Pathe
Hannira Theater
Jine Cowl
Mary Turner
Liva
Pershing
Thant
Dick Mor
Sery Lee
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Real Sport
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