Bosses in Petticoats and the Texas Woman Vote
The piece argues against claims that the South profiteers in cotton while praising women gaining the ballot in Texas primaries. It contrasts farmer profits with spinner dividends, defends female enfranchisement, criticizes a “vote together” tactic, notes independence of women voters, and hints at broader shifts in American politics and British admiration for U.S. institutions.
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Texas Department of Agriculture
South
Texas
Muncie
Mereman
Legion
the Kaiser
Kaiser
King George to attend American independence day baseball match
An article notes King George will attend a Chel sea baseball match to celebrate American Independence Day, comparing the scene to Cornwallis surrender. It discusses democracy in Britain, the Magna Charta, and the U S political scene, urging unity for wartime victory and loyalty to Congress amid party lines.
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Bribos
United States
Great Britain
America
George
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
Cornwallis
Tlondon
Chelsea
Pitt
England
Ignorant Accusation Across a Divided Nation
The article argues that the United States must bridge sectional misunderstandings during wartime. It stresses that misperceptions between regions hinder unity against a common foe and calls for effort to understand others’ actions and inactions despite persisting prejudices.
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United States
Farmers urged to plant more food crops amid profiteering claims
Elihu Root spoke at a National Security League event in New York on May 8 and discussed a Texas Industrial Congress report noting reduced cotton acreage despite high prices. He argued farmers were not forced but urged to shift from cotton to food crops, citing patriotism and profit considerations.
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Elihu Root
National Security League
New York
Texas Industrial Congress
Not That Kind of Wire War Rates Spark Patriotism
Insurance companies seek a 100 percent rate increase citing war emergencies. The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes the public remains steadfast and not swayed by higher costs as national sentiment stays strong.
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Memphis
Public school citizenship bill faces Socialist opposition
In Manhattan a woman arrested for hanging a German flag proclaims washing and drying it. A note on education policy mocks a bill requiring teachers to be citizens, while Socialist members oppose stricter citizen requirements. Also quoted is a war-time poem about soldiers and faith.
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Zou Black
Manhattan
Lexington Avenue
Brooklyn Eagle
Buffalo Enquirer
MG Ake Ake
Dallas Democrat Age
Dame ‘Ocrat
Majestic vaudeville bills feature Tempest and Leslie
Florence Tempest billed as America's most lovable boy and Bert Leslie the King of Slang headline a lively Majestic Theater program. The rest includes dancers, acrobatics, a dog act, and a thirty minute solo by Leslie with a strong mix of novelty and comedy.
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Majestic
Florence Tempest
America
Bert Leslie
Majestic Theater
Bowery
Horence Tempest
Alsace-Lorraine
Hogan
Mexico
Leslie
Foster Ball
Bert. Leslie
Santi
Orient
Pbs Alta Krom
Mitchell
Mitch
Silvermoon
Brodean
Palfrey
Hall
Brown
Princess
Princess Theater
Cell Opera Company
Old Madrid
Duffy
Montague
Tudor
Cameron and Company
Koban Japs
Oriental Wonder Workers
Sessue Hayakawa
Hig House
The Hell Hound of Alaska at the Grand
The Grand shows The Hell Hound of Alaska with William S Hart as Yukon Ed the Prospector. The film features a famous dog train sequence and is praised as a top Hart performance and authentic depiction of the north. Starting Tuesday for five days the Grand also features The Heart of a Lion with William Farnum.
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William 8
Hart
the Grand
Alaska
Yukon
Mr. Hart
William Farnum
War Dogs Trained in England for Messenger Service
A London report describes a school for training dogs to carry messages under fire. Each dog has a private kennel and master, receives a meat or bone reward for delivering a message, and is kept thin by feeding only after the day’s work. Army biscuits sustain them through duties in the trenches.
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London Mall
England
Kansas City Star
Times Change. Prices Rise Amid Peanut Nostalgia
A man on a car quotes rising costs with the line Everything costs more and recalls the old era when eating all the peanuts for a nickel could make you sick, reflecting a street conversation captured by the Omaha News.
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Omaha News
Letters to the Light Sign In For Publication War Time Appeal
A public letters column describes required real signatures for publication and an offer from a Fort Sam Houston drill sergeant to train civilians. Gracie Cornett Ramsey of San Antonio signs wartime verse about service and liberty, dated 1918, reflecting home front sentiment and patriotism.
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Fort Sam Houston
Adivilian
Travis
Loyalist Medal Designer Pietz Promotes Good Luck Victory Medal
Adam Pietz, a veteran engraver born in Germany, designs a “loyalty medal” cast in six hundred copies to ward off foes and support America and allies. The Philadelphia North America notes his recent Liberty Bond and War Savings Stamps drives. Pietz has previously created patriotic medallions featuring Lincoln and Girard.
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Adam Piest
America
Philadelphia North America
Pietz
Piets
Tidncoln
Girard
Amercian
Wartime editorial jab at many fronts across Texas media
A compilation of short paraphrased items from Texas papers ridiculing German actions and wartime policies. It cites editorials from Bryan Eagle El Paso Herald Temple Telegram Navasota Examiner Review and others, noting hostility toward Germans and praise for American resolve.
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Dallas ‘Limes-Herald
Temple Telegram
Yarrell
el Paso Herald
Germany
Mars
Navasota Examiner
Matagordan Tribune
el Campo
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Lfe
Baseball
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Flint
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Vielary
Caupiause
Chappiauss
Fourteenth
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James L. Slayden
The
Food Administration
Fuel Administration
Suvia Bay
Exw. H. Litttijohn
Montreal Star
Noyal
Royal Theater
Rescue
Royal Nine
Randhman
beNbey
Caufield
Cohan
Homer
DuBard
Harry Sterling
Eve
Tommy
Smith
Ursile
Molger
Carrie
Stampere Clamsel
Ligne
Boy
Grach Cornett
Gracie Cornet Ramsey
San Antonio
Bryan Eagle
Yorktown News
National Guard
Bailey
Houston Post
Atlantic
Williamson County Sun
Teutons
Yoakum Herald
Herald
Waxahachie Light
Waco
Lorena
By Briggs
the Tribune Assoc
New York Tribune
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