Golden Stars and the American War Front Narrative
A historic wartime essay extols American troops in France, praises frontline sacrifice and the gold star tradition, and urges resolve as US casualties rise. It contrasts heroic sacrifice with the need for strong political representation in Congress and questions voter choice in San Antonio and the surrounding district.
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America
French War Department
France
Europe
Arisns
England
Congressional nominees in district draw San Antonio field
Three San Antonio candidates, Carlos Bee A P Barrett and James L Slayden, face the congressional race. The piece previews the campaign without comparing qualifications and asserts Slayden lacks influence in Washington while promising later detailed criticisms and local business context.
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San Antonio
Carlos Bee
A. P. Barrett
James L. Slayden
Bee
Barrett
Slayden
San Antonio Lidy
James J. Slayden
Washington
Harvest Begins as Great Wheat Crop Promised in Texas
Fort Worth reports starting May 24 as reapers move northward marking what may be the world’s greatest wheat harvest. First cuts in Wise Cooke and Denton counties lead into Western Kansas and beyond with favorable government forecasts and little labor available due to enlistments. The Food Administration faces directing use to aid America and its allies, ensuring price, market, storage, and minimal waste.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Canada
Alaska
Wise
Cooke
Denton
Plains
Kansas
Food Administration
America
A New Peace Proposal Aims at Europe
The document describes a probable peace plan framed to appease the European Allies. It targets France and Belgium while removing Italy's casus belli and placating Britain, but omits any American involvement, signaling a deeply insidious approach.
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Iits
France
Senate
Belgium
Italy
Great Britain
iAmérica
Germany’s plan to shift victory gains to Russia
The piece argues Germany would trade Western territorial concessions for gains in Russia, urging allies not to accept such a scheme as it would revive Prussian influence. It notes the United States will not seek material gains and stresses safeguarding democracy, warning Russia could become a new menace.
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United States
San Antonio
Washington
Congress
Rial
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Italy
America
Alsace
Lorraine
Austria
Germany
Phus
Europe
Russia
Western
Majestic and Royal Theaters Present Vaudeville and Film Acts
Adelaide and Hughes headline the Majestic Theater with toe dancing and originations supported by Jim Barry duo in She Gurglar Cavanaugh in Mr Inquisitive and Gordon Hishlanders tale of trench life plus pianist Alexander Macfadyen and others. The Royal Theater bills a Song and Dance Hevoe with Leroy and Uahill and a string of acts including Ward and Ward Lena Tyson Fennell Malvern Comiques and Viola Dana in Riders of the Night.
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Adelaide
Hughes
Majesticy
Majestic
Adeliude
Jimmy Barry
Art Cavanaugh
Victor Goordon
Gordon Hishlanders
Alexander Macfadyen
Beli
Eva
Sam
Royal Theater
Leroy
Uahill
Ward
Bell
Ed Fennell
Lena Tyson
Malvern
Viola Dana
Film Attractions at Vampire and Grand This Week
The week features My Four Years in Germany at the Vampire with strong audience appeal and praise from Billboard for its patriotic, documentary tone. Cleopatras au de Cirand Glowpatre stars Theda Bara as Cleopatra at the Grand, costing about 500000 with lavish costumes and a famed Acthim battle sequence. Tex Monrese and Marian Cooper appear at the Pearl in Betrayed, and Percy Hyland returns in Peg Over the Pirates, a Fox special venture.
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Germany
New York City
Gerard
Berlin
Wilgony
Cleopatts
Glowpaatre
Theda Gora
Acthim
Tex Monrese
Marian Cooper
R.A. Walsh
Big Vox
Miss Cooper
Percy Hyland
Little Fox
Borglum Educated in Kansas College
Guizen Borglum a 51 year old sculptor educated at St Marys College Kansas known for the Sheridan monument in Washington and the Lincoln statue in Newark. The St Louis Post Dispatch notes his aviation knowledge came in controversy over the wartime aircraft program delays.
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Guizen Borglum
St. Mary’s College
Kanesas
Sheridan
Washington
Lincoln
Newark
N. J
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Borglum
American Aeronautical Society
Add Ut
Presidnt
Borgium
Baker
Dh Snowden Marshall
United States
New York
Marshall
Aircraft Board
John D. Ryan
Mittee
Liberty Motors
Senate
Hlitchenek
Thomas
Borghian
Ireland Urges Volunteers to Stop Conscription Plans
Dublin dispatch reports a lord lieutenant proclamation offering 50 000 volunteers by October 1 and 2000 to 3000 recruits monthly thereafter to form Irish divisions in World War I. Age 18 to 27 targeted. older men may serve. Recruitment to be civilian managed with fair access and no interference with farming or industry.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Ireland
Jingland
Scotland
Wales
New Warehouses Rising at Fort Houston Post
Construction begins on two 66 by 400 foot engineer storage sheds at Fort Houston with cantilever reinforced corrugated iron framing. Plans call for a fifth building soon, expanding engineer equipment storage. four Camp Travis warehouses and nurses housing at the base hospital are also under construction.
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Fortham
Louston
Signal Corps
Camp Travis
Camp Base Hospital
Disjointed notices skim Texas political and local events
A jumble of brief items notes political ads in Dallas County, a candidate for Dallas County treasurer, marital-divorce opinions, a Seclusion merchant’s arm injury, a turtle eggs find on the San Marcos, and editor letters from Mississippi about newspaper advice.
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Dallas County
Texas
Richards Son
Blanche el« Hott
Hallettsville Herald
C. W. Herkimer
Seclusion
Tex
Guadalupe Gazette
Yorks Creek
San Marcos
Yorktown News
Ait
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Times
Knights of Columbus
Mr. McAdoo
Loy
Gamaliel Badford
Akron
West Virginia
Maryland
Geoud
Cleveland Plain-Dealer
Carrie
POST
Ferguson
Ferwmn
the Times-Emerald of
Dallas
Laredo
Sealeake
Ae Ee Newbank
Jefferson
Times Herald of
Eagle Pass
Ve Sail
Yoakum ‘Times
Brown County
San Aumwine Tribune
Tribune
Alveston
Auuins
the Tribune Aseoo
New York Tribune
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