Food control bill fuels debate on state socialism across papers
Editorials and commentaries across newspapers discuss the proposed food control law as a step toward state socialism. Support ranges from the Spokane Press and Tacoma Times to the New King Sun, while others warn of a permanent shift from prewar conditions. Opinions address draft exemptions, war aims, and Pope Benedict's peace plan amid global conflict.
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United States
Congress
Wilson
C. W
New York Tribune
Spokane
Times
Gilbert
England
Germany
France
Tacoma Times
Spokane Press
Everett Herald
Portland Oregonian
Herbert Hoover
Joseph
King Sun
Benedict
Lloyd George
Los Angeles Times
Vatican
Messagero
Rome
Des Moines Register
Los Angeles Examiner
Chicago Herald
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Despotium
Spokane Chronicle
Yakima
Aberdeen World
Northwest Worker of
Everett
Russia
Autocracy Debate and Wilson’s Food Control Bill
The piece contrasts autocratic power in food and transportation under Wilson with democratic ideals. It argues two autocracy types divine right and practical power, warning that public pressure can curb autocratic use of authority.
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P Wilson
Podrow Wilson
Wilson
Coal as Key War Factor Cited in Washington Interview
In a Washington interview, Lord Iffe stresses coal as a critical ally asset. He notes American ships are pivotal to moving England and Italy’s fuel, with latest cables warning Germany and Nordic nations may also depend on coal supplies. He warns that fuel could decide war operations in the next six months.
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Washington
Lordiffe
England
Italy
Germany
Switzerland
Denmark
Holland
Sweden
America
English Channel
Europe
Fragmentary Speech Against Hoover and House Bill Debate
The text depicts a heated political scene with references to Herbert C. Hoover Jim Reed and a vote count of six, critiquing a bill related to the president's food situation. It also hints at sympathy for a royal figure and a Verdun reference, then devolves into garbled lines about tobacco.
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Herbert C. Hoover
White House
Jim Reed
Missouri
D K s Colyum Notes On Silence And A City Arrest
A humorous column mocks loud talkers and bragging about thrift. It cites Mrs. Charlotte Stein del of Chicago announcing her engagement to W. H. Herring and reports an arrest of Napoleon Bonaparte in Newark, New Jersey.
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Russia
Napoleon
Moscow
Brooklyn Eagle
Charlotte Steindel
Chicago
W. H. Herring
Napoleon Bonaparte
Newark
N. J
Dreamy musings and market woes echo in a school ad
A quirky column surveys farm profits and wheatless weeks with jokes about farmers letting apples rot and Moscow ordering army shoes. It contrasts rising prices for produce with a warden's winter price hikes in a chow house and notes college offerings in business ethics and shorthand.
The Allison Pearls Mystery Deepens at the Hotel
Lanagan investigates another disappearance as Maggart and Leslie chase a shadowy plot. Winkeppner, a limousine party, and the Queen scheme amid alleyway disguises while Miss Allison’s maid vanishes and Constance Allison grows wary.
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Masters
Winkeppner
Bush
Montgomery
Dickie
Lady of Mystery
Lanagan
Laddie
Queen
Blanco's
Allison
Armstrong
Jack
Leslie
Maggart
Mageart
Magegart
Allison Apartments
Miss Allison
Jeanne
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted
Advertises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for recurring women’s distress symptoms including headaches backaches and fatigue. Claims the old root and herb remedy has restored health and happiness to many women and urges trial.
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Lydia EB. Pinkham
Army footwear to be produced in Seattle
The Washington Shoe Manufacturing Co. has secured a trial order for army shoes and obtained sample lasts. If tests succeed, future orders are anticipated in Seattle.
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Lens
Hindenburg
Olympia
Russia
Korniloff
Yakima Republic
United States Army
Seattle
Washington Shoe Manufacturing Co
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