Venable Elected to Congress on Preparedness Platform
Mississippi congratulates itself on sending W. W. Venable to Congress to fill the late Judge Samuel Witherspoon’s seat. Venable ran on national preparedness, pledging to push for a larger army and navy and stating that it is better to spend dollars than blood. His maiden speech signals the strength of preparedness advocates.
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Mississippi
Congress
W. W. Venable
Samuel Witherspoon
Judge Witherspoon
Little Navy
Venable
San Antonio Faces International Fair Of 1918 Challenge
An editorial urges San Antonio to pursue an international exposition in 1918, arguing the project requires national scope and disciplined management. It criticizes parades delaying business and insists the city is large enough to host a major fair without economic disruption.
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San Antonio
United States
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Let the Brass Bands End Small-Town Business Delays
The writer argues against shutting down stores and banks for brass band parades and expositions. Cites Chicago World Fair and Pajama Exposition as examples of large crowds. urges grown towns to wear long skirts without hindrance and to end small-town business shutdowns for parades.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Courting Trouble Over Cotton Shipments to Europe
The Farmers' Union led by H N Pope proposed sending a large cotton shipment to a neutral port for delivery to an unnamed European nation to test market openness. U S policy and British naval risk were cited as preventing government convoy protection, with fears of provoking war if convoyed under present conditions.
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H. N. Pope
Association of Farmers’ Union Presidents
Pope
Frank Polk
Washington
United States
Polk
Farmers’ Union
Europe
Great Britain
Germany
State Department
Elements of Citizenship and Mutual Obligations
J S Cullinan of the Texas Economic League urges Texans to study what constitutes citizenship and the duties between citizen and government. The league formed to promote patriotism at national state and municipal levels and to emphasize mutual obligations in new social conditions.
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People of
Texas
J. S. Cullinan
Texas Economic League
League
Citizenship duties and the mutual protection of government and people
The piece argues that citizenship entails mutual protection and responsibilities beyond taxation and law. It cites Webster and Cullinan to define rights and duties, including economic contribution and avoiding reliance on others, urging readers to study the Declaration of Independence and Constitution for guidance.
Wasteful health costs push for daily healthy habits
The Illinois State Journal cites Dr. Irving Fisher of Yale noting needless sickness and death cost the U S about 1.5 billion annually. It highlights tuberculosis in 1914 with 75,000 deaths in the registration area, costing roughly 600 million dollars.
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Irving Fisher
Yale
Illinois State Journal
Vera Cruz Medals Reflect on Valor and Policy
An article debating the Vera Cruz seizure of April 21 and 24, 1914, honors U S Navy and Marine corps officers for bravery while criticizing higher command and policy. It notes a score of comrades died, medals earned, and elevates policy failure over personal valor in the national record.
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Vera Cruz
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Philadelphia Bulletin
Recognizing Their Worth in Health Folk Remedies
Residents of Fairmount West Virginia wear sulfur in their shoes to deter the grip. The belief reflects historical preventive measures and the mental assurance they provided. Grandmothers' remedies are noted as simple yet valued, while modern medicine acknowledges some past practices.
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Fairmount
W. Va
Houston Post
How to Master Trouble in Poor Conditions
The Orange Leader advises facing illness and cold with defiant humor. Maintain high spirits, tell the thermometer you won’t be scared, and believe tomorrow will be better. The piece encourages resilience to avoid becoming a slave to sickness.
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Orange
Prosperity and Peace Urged by Memphis Appeal
The Memphis Appeal argues prosperity in America is strong, warns against war, and says Europe’s gold fills U S coffers. It urges leaving President Wilson to handle future prospects for the American people without provoking conflict.
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Europe
United States
Wilson
Memphis
President Goes the Limit in Neutral Rights Defense
A Boston Herald commentary praises President Wilson for asserting neutral and noncombatant rights to ride merchant ships of any nation and for the right of Americans to sell munitions. It argues he has pushed international obligation principles as far as a popularly elected official is likely to find support.
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Wilson
Boston Herald
Mantelpiece Faith and Household Gods Enduring Love
In mid England a man seeks a wife through a mantelpiece altar with a fox head and sampler. His devotion to ancestral possessions deepens until he and his wife guard the home’s gods, the mantelpiece, fox, and sampler, as they age together in simple devotion.
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Sam Walsh
Mid- England
Lydia
Midshire
Tam
Bottles and Rags Told in Sermon by Evangelist Rodeheaver
Homer Rodeheaver, San Francisco temperance speaker and musical director for an evangelist, recalled a visit to England where a ragman explained the slogan Rags and bottles. The ragman said bottles accompany rags, implying waste leads to poverty. Public Ledger report.
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Homer Rodeheaver
An Evangist
San Francisco
England
Street Suit Styles Rise For Early Spring Fashion
Mary Glynn notes a smart street suit for early spring in black and white or blue and white checks with full short skirts in circular or pleated form. High button boots add chic, military braid on a directoire collar and cuffs finishes coats, black glazed kid on cuffs and collar suggests leather remains in fashion, and a close fitting turban with foliage and rose crown tops the stylish look.
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Mary Glynn
Sleepy-Time Tales Birthday Party With Dog Interruption
Edward and friends celebrate his birthday with cake and dancing in the living room. Their dog Eric crashes the party causing disruption until the guests vote to not invite him to future gatherings.
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Edward
Ethel
Mother
Eric
Antivari Port Described as Montenegro’s Maritime Pride
The piece portrays Antivari as Montenegro’s key seaport, shaping its international status and identity. It notes the town’s Ottoman past, dramatic setting in the Adriatic, fishing and olive oil industries supporting about 2,500 residents, and Austrian interest before World War I.
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Antivari
Montenegro
Community of Nations
Adriatic Sea
Serbia
Italy
Adriatic
National Geographical Society
Lumiya
Montenegrin
Irstan
Cattaro
Turkey
Balkan Alliance
Contempt for Government Prompts Loyalty Debate
The Bufalo Enquirer notes Justice Wesley O Howard’s contempt for the U S government may reflect a broader trend. It argues many groups denounce the government for various reasons and questions whether loyalty survives amid concurrent campaigns to teach distrust.
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Bufalo Enquirer
Wesley O. Howard
United States
Peat Brick Use Rises in Small Swedish Buildings
In Sweden peat bricks are increasingly used in the construction of small buildings. The report notes peat bricks as a light and economical option, with builders adopting them for sheds, cabins, and occasional homes as traditional materials become scarce.
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Sweden
Letter on vaccination and public policy critique
Dr Charles Tarver’s vaccination defense is challenged by B Gurdon who cites German data to claim vaccination failed, labeling it a public coercion issue. The letter argues compulsory vaccination undermines parental rights and praises lifting such mandates as a remedy.
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The
Light
Charles Tarver
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York City
Tarver
Germany
Prussia
Seaton
Pall Mall Gazette
England
British Union For
D. Kolb
Loyal Statistical Commission of Batavia
L. Joseph Keller
Australian Railways
Metz
Alsace- Loraine
Saxony
W. Prussia
Posen
Silesia
C. F. Nichols
M. D
Boston
Mass
Germany’s wartime prep revealed in 1913 Hamburg-America deals
Utica Observer notes Germany fixed extraordinary taxes in 1914 to fund army and navy, selling real estate as owners could not pay. By 1918 a large gold stash was dubbed a war chest. Trial of Hamburg-America directors disclosed a 1913 agreement to supply coal and provisions to German warships in the Atlantic if war came, suggesting Germany knew when The Day would arrive.
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Utica
Germany
Hamburg-American Line
Steamship Company
Atlantic
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