Gold and finance clash over world money power
The article argues the United States dominates world gold reserves and finance since World War I. It discusses absorbing foreign securities, aiding Europe, and the role of banks in promoting foreign investments while warning against eroding America’s financial control. It ends by noting German reactions to economic policy.
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Uncle Sam
America
Europe
Great National City Bank of New York
U. S
Wall Street
Lloyd George lauds ships that saved liberty and warns Wilson
The Leeds speech credits Britain's ships with halting the German advance and saving freedom, urging resolve on disarmament and League of Nations. Lloyd George recalls past Allied calls to America and contrasts American aid with Wilson's diplomacy. A final quip notes police uncover a large booze scheme.
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Lloyd-George
Leeds
Woodrow Wilson
Paris
Amiens
Haig
Great Britain
America
President Wilson
Britain
Lloyd- George
Queen Elizabeth
Louis XIV
Napoleon
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Louis
Wilhelm
A Fine Start in Brunswick Republic Leader Merries Debuts
A satirical piece praises Hugh Merries president of Brunswick as a four foot tailor turned head of a republican state. It mocks appointments like a washerwoman as minister of education and cites his salary of 17500 dollars daily installments. It notes Brunswick's move toward republicanism and a confrontational stance against Germany.
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Herr Merries
Brunswick
Duchy of Brunswick
Wm. Hohenzollern
Hugh Merries
Merries
Brunswick Republic
Unrest and the Legislature and the Red Flag
A historical editorial argues that limiting the red flag is surface remedy for social ills. It calls for intolerant adjustment, ending excess profiteering, decent living for workers, unemployment insurance, and broader opportunities. It critiques Roosevelt, Wilson, England, and Kaiser era views, and notes concerns about streetcar deals and schools updating imagery for Europe.
Married Sailor Urges Priority for Dependents in Demobilization
A Bremerton letter from a married sailor argues dependents should be released before single students, detailing his own hardship including delayed government allotments, illness, and inability to obtain medical care. He appeals to real estate agents to offer affordable homes to veterans.
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Sicle
Howspital
Germany
V, P
Soldier's wife urges support for Ashuret in extra pay bill
A soldier's wife writes The Star urging people to back Senator Ashuret's effort to grant discharged soldiers 90 days extra pay in addition to uniforms. She describes financial hardship from her husband’s service, claiming their bank balance has dwindled and they have no money to start life, move furniture, or pay rent.
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the Star
Ashuret
Name Change Request to Pershing by Pfersching Family
Herman Wishman Pfersching seeks a court change to Pershing and wants the surname for Mary Scull Pfereching Richard and Myra. The family name Pfersching originated in Germany as Pfoerschine and was Anglicized to Pferching and Pershing. Pfersching is a descendant of Philip Pfoerschine from Alliance, Lorraine circa 1749 and serves as president of the National Engraving Company.
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Los Angeles
Herman Wishman Pfereching
Pershing
Thie
Mary Scull Pfereching
Richard
Myra
Germany
Pfersching
Pfereching
Mr. Pfersching
Philip Pfoerschine
Alance- Lorraine
The
National Engraving Company
Escaped barbarians then hit by car in Los Angeles
Dr Lydis Wryeoff, 56, who had survived 18 years among Chinese barbarians and the 1906 San Francisco quake, was struck by a street car in front of her home. She suffered a broken ankle and numerous bruises.
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Angeles
San Francisco
Lydis Wryeoff
Cascarets Claim Health Boost From Simple Exercise
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a harmless laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels by exercise of the body and says many people prefer this gentle remedy to anchoring in a chair. It asserts Cascarets clear skin improve complexion and cost ten cents a box.
Life in Vienna and New York Prices Reflected in Laughing Headlines
A jumble of brief items traces wartime rumors from Vienna to Berlin, notes rising New York restaurant prices after Prohibition, and jokes about Brooklyn cars and public life. It mentions crowed Holland crowds, German- Austrian tensions, and everyday household tips from Mr Grey and Akon inventors.
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New York City
Boone
Peace Envoy With the President Chooses Wilson Backed S
White, former ambassador to France and Italy, is named by President Wilson as the Republican member of the American peace commission. His daughter is Countess Muriel Seherr-Thoms and her husband is an army officer who served under the Kaiser.
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White
France
Italy
Wilson
American Peace Commission
Muriel Seherr- Thoms
Demand for 217000 enlisted naval strength in Congress
Capt Laning of the bureau of navigation asks Congress for a permanent enlisted naval force of 217000 men. The figure excludes 196000 Marines included in the temporary navy. The item follows noting widespread ownership of newspapers by women.
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Manent
Congress
House Naval Committee
Capt
Laning
Bureau of Navigation
Marine
Macaroni Matches Beet and Mutton as First-Building Food
A British weight for weight comparison finds macaroni as valuable as beet and mutton for building strength. The claim emphasizes protein and energy in staple shapes, urging balanced diets amid rationing and food guidance.
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Weder the Fay of
Babteeee
Washington
Wee Ottie
Star Publishing Co
Ebert
Seattle
Col. Roosevelt
England
Star
United States
Ashurst
Navy
Ashe
Bremerton, Wash
Vienna
Cabnen
Berlin
Austria-Hungary
Hohenzollern
Holland
Crown Prince
Brooklyn Subway
Mer.c. Grey
Macon Noyes
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MR. Grey
Akron
Deadwood
New York
Union Street
RED Cross
A. H. Silver
the Temple
Cleveland
Ohio
Col
Henry White
Golden West
Ala
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