Red Letter Day September 12 1915 as First American Army Enters War
A dated tribute to September 12 1915 marking the first fully American led battle in World War I. The piece credits Pershing and American officers for directing the St Mihiel attack and notes the 309th Infantry and key fights like Chateau Thierry Belleau Wood and Vaux as turning points in the war for American ideals.
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America
Paris
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Vaux
St. Mihiel
Pershing
Marshal Foch
Kaiser’s war blame claim blasted as lies says Morgenthau
In a charged critique the author rebukes the German kaiser for insisting the war was forced defense. It cites Henry Morgenthau’s testimony about Potsdam meetings and a wartime pledge by German bankers, arguing the war’s origins lie with German leaders and not Allied provocations.
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Germany
Germaan
Kaiser
Henry Morgenthau
United States
Turkey
Constantinople
von Wangenheim
Berlin
Morgenthau
German Empire
Potsdam
Mor
German leaders linked to Potsdam meeting and war plots
The piece accuses top German industrialists and officials of conspiring before and during the war. It cites August Thyssen and Dr. Muehlen as corroborating witnesses to the Potsdam meeting and to promises of rewards for Germany’s aggression. The author labels the involved as arch criminals and predicts judgment at war’s end.
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Australia
Canada
Germany
Great Britain
Iso
Kaiser
Slacker round-up in New York drawn as patriotic zeal
The author condemns a New York slacker roundup that arrested up to 50,000 people to catch 200 alleged slackers. Navy personnel questioned civilians, provoking concerns of German propaganda and fear among Mexicans in the United States about draft security and rights. Congress and the provost marshal general’s office criticized the actions as excessive despite patriotic origins.
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New York
New York City
United States Navy
Broadway
United States
Mexico
San Antonio
Congress
Washington
A Dangerous Belief on German Front Defeats
A Swedish journalist cites a German view that backward movement by Hindenburg is due to an object rather than necessity. The piece notes Germans may cling to hopeful explanations for continual army defeats on the western front, resisting reason in pursuit of a preferred goal.
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Hindenburg
Germany
Prussian propaganda and German mindset amid war
Analysis argues German morale rests on propaganda that frames defense as survival and insists on unwavering resistance. It notes the Kaiser’s infallibility legacy, the shift from inevitable victory to forced endurance, and the danger to Germans who fail to see reality as allies push toward victory. Also mentions Rose Pastor Stokes fine, shoe production forecast, and German soldiers shot for refusing entrainment.
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Germany
Hindenburg
Carlyle Town Echoes and Dead Eagles Poem Fragments
Fragmentary verse blends a journey into Carlyle town with a scaffold scene and a beldame’s cryptic remark. It shifts to a wartime tribute: “The Strong Young Eagles” recalls Major Janberg and inspires national resolve, urging Americans to honor fallen soldiers and maintain freedom through shared sacrifice.
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Carlyle Town
Beldame
Prithee
Blinde Goodman
Saturday Evening Post
Von Payer Urges Unity As War Enters Fifth Winter
Amsterdam dispatch reports Friederich Von Payer, German vice chancellor, warning that a fifth winter of war will burden all nations. He cites soaring state debts, eroding personal liberty, and the need to hold together at home while U S shipping and European belligerents strain under extended conflict.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Friederich van Payer
Stuttgart
Europe
Herr von Layer
United States
Herr Vol Payer
Great Britain
America
Ite
Spencer
Herr von Payer
Hayes
Prussian suffrage bill sparks demand for German unity
The discussion centers on the Prussian suffrage measure as a German question with major political stakes. Officials warn against further delay, citing population confidence in Prussia and the empire. The speaker predicts government dissolution if equal suffrage does not emerge from the Upper House committee, stressing a lasting peace over conquest.
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Herr von Payer
Reorganization of Travis Club Seems Assured
Report says plans for reorganization of the Travis Club are advancing and the club will remain at a civic building. A creditors committee was named, a Central Coast Company mortgage offer is reportedly favorable, and stockholders vow to safeguard the club’s vital civic role. Another meeting will occur after the reorganization committee finishes its work.
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Travis Club
Central Coast Company
Dervis Club
San Antonio
Captain Keizer Killed in Action
Capt Thil J Keizer son of Mr and Mrs John Keizer of San Antonio was killed in action. The War Department listed August 24 but parents believe the date is misread and may be August 1. Keizer a North Bend Oregon physician and army Medical Corps officer was with the Corps of Engineers as medical officer at the time of death.
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Thil J. Keiser
John
Keizer
Mompson
San Kertande
War Department
North Bend
Oregon
Army
Porking
Wr and
M Keizer
San Antonio
Nelly Field
The Warden and the Matron headline Royal Royal Royse bill
The Royal at Royse presents Harry Coleman Kitty Ray in The Warden and the Matron a witty comedy sketch praised by audiences. The varied program includes music novelty vaudeville and a feature film The Honeymoon with Constancn Talmadge plus other acts at the Majestic and Princess venues with celebrated performers Susie Ring Moran and Dale and the Moriarty Girls.
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Lala McConnell
Grant Simpson
Gaston Palmer
Dituna Tonnar
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Edith Storey
Stu
Ie Demon
Princess
Princess Theater
Moran and Dale
Ray Snow
Moriarty
Constancn Talmadge
Vox
Susie Ring
Majestic
Sie Ring
Blanche Ring
Majestic Theater
Miss Ring
James Norval
Borman Timberg
Alfred Borgen
Flanders Irield
the Majestic
Pair of Silk Stockings at Grand with Constance Talmadge
The Grand shows A Pair of Silk Stockings with Constance Talmadge as Mollie Shornhill and Sam. The plot follows their quarrel and reunion after a comic misadventure at a carney house. Also screening The Woman God Forgot with Toren and Aztec-set spectacle. last day for the former.
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Grand
Mollie
Miss Talmadge
Goyalone Eareay
Toren
Montezuma
Fxnet
Rao
Montesumni
Pyramid
Teconlli
Tse
Fragmented humorous notes spark idle reflections and oddities
A mosaic of quirky observations on aviation, cards, politics, food, culture, and society. Jumbled witticisms touch on the aviator life, betting, egg metaphors, public speaking, draft acts, onions, perfumes, and aging cities. The piece coils through cultural anecdotes and stray opinions with dated, playful tone.
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Stokes
Eugene V. Debs
Mrs. Stokes
Western Front
Knight
Anilitaii
New York Sun
Janberg
Nsw
Harold Trowbridge
Voige
von Payer
San Antonin
London Journal
Man
By Briggs
Tomoak
Henry
the Tribune Ansoc
New York ‘Tribune
Wil
New Yorks City Hall
Fanmauy Hall
Siggs
Joe Sasae
Dora Kanian
Lenine
Cmme
Russia
Isseal
Revouihey
Dindenburg
Mna
Ui Army
Burgar
W. Neeted
Havin
Chicago Federal Building
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Justice of the Peres Lee
Phillis Stine
Marihunna
Marilimima Gazette
Teeke
Janek Harrison
Beloit
Sud Artistic
Hla
Arkansas
Kiamsas
Ariana
Harwson
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