France is dying and we owe aid to France now
The speaker declares France dying under autocracy and urges immediate American action to repay a centuries-old debt. He invokes Valley Forge and Rochambeau to insist Americans must send support, including Roosevelt in France, to prevent France from dying and preserve democracy and liberty.
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Belgium
Lusitania
America
France
Valley Forge
Admiral de Chasse
You
England
New England
Bunker Hill
Franklin
Washington
Alleghenies
Liberty
Equality
Americans
Christendom
Roosevelt
Hiram Johnson Advocates Autocratic War Powers
The speech in the upper house presents Hiram Johnson of California arguing for centralized authority to win the war. He calls for conscription of property and wealth, national organization, and swift use of all resources, noting sacrifice of profits and freedoms may be necessary for victory.
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Hiram Johnson
California
Johnson
France
America
Colyum Fragment Echoes War Tales and Personal Grief
A fragmented column mixes personal sorrow with war imagery as a soldier named Henry enlists, described in vivid, soaked with emotion lines. It recalls a Senate attack on food control and ends with a quirky note about a tobacconist and a tongue tied clerk.
Let the United States Sell Acreage to Wage Earners
A letter from C. B. Shepard of Lyman Washington urges the government to sell farmland on 25 year terms to wage earners, with full start up provisions and free transport. He argues workers lack capital and borrowing power, and envisions rural relocation from cities to grow into independent farmers and reduce urban vanity.
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The
Star
United States
FP. Chase
Shepard, Lyman
Wash
Mooney case editor urges support for fair play
ED DOWNING praises The Star for exposing methods used to target Mooney supporters. He urges union members to monitor the press and credit those who reveal tactics against workers and their cause.
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the Star
Mooney
ED Downing
Thornfield Fire Reveals Rochester Family Tragedy
The narrator learns Thornfield Hall burned during harvest time killing its hidden mad wife Bertha and leaving Mr. Rochester blind and crippled. The injured Rochester now resides at Ferndean with John and his wife as caretakers awaiting a future reunion.
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Huntied
Thornfield Hall
Thornfield
Mr. Rochester
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