Oregon recalls public service commissioner over six-cent fare
Oregon residents protest a broken five-cent fare pledge by the Portland street car company and recall a public service commissioner. The piece argues contracts must be honored, citing national cases of land forfeiture and urging a return to the pledged fare to preserve public honesty.
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Oregon
Public Service Commission
Portland
Thern Pacific
Mment
California
America
Congress
New York
Ournal
End of States Rights Era and a Move Toward Unity
The piece argues that the old doctrine of States Rights is fading as the nation moves toward unified government policies. It warns suffrage and prohibition amendments threaten rights if ratified by only some states, and notes conflicts over child labor laws and interstate commerce. It predicts a future of greater democracy and vigilance.
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States Rights
Jeff Davis
United United States
U. S. Supreme Court
Editor Letters Reflect Rent, Labor, and Bias Issues
Readers critique rent policies and taxation based on 1914 benchmarks, discuss housing returns under inflation, and claim inequities in tenancy. A Kansas City strike veteran notes wage gaps. a mother seeks fair work for itself and her son amid housing-age bias. an Irish American defends Irish Americans against anti draft stereotypes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Seattle
The Service Flag Should Fly With Army Service Guide
A wartime article by the War Service Flag expert Toki outlines who may bear the flag and the proper etiquette for displaying it. It distinguishes eligible service members and describes correct placement and honoring practices within public and private spaces.
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Toki
Army
War Service
Service flags and the marking of military service
A government guidance discusses service flags, star meanings for military service, wounds, and deaths. It warns against civilian use and outlines how to distinguish family members from organizational affiliates, suggesting numeric stars and silver or gold additions to show wounded or KIA status.
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N. W. Macchesney
United States
The Melancholy Muse and Evening Jokes Column
This fragment shows a humor column with Q and A jokes on artists, carpenters, and horn players, plus wry observations on fashion and wartime brides. It includes verses about eating, a humorous ad line, and assorted notes on public life and culture.
Kaiser Plans to Annex Austria to Keep Kingdom in Struggle
Dispatches describe Kaiser Wilhelm aiming to annex Austria to stabilize a unified Germany. The move would break up Austrian Hungary, provoke resistance from Czechs Slovaks Poles and Jugoslavs, and risk new rebellions while ending Habsburg rule.
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Kaiser
Austria
Germany
Karl Iiapaburg
Switzerland
Austrian
Tyrol
Hohenzollern
Karl
Alsace-Lorraine
Hapsburg
Bohemia
Poland
Jugoslavia
Hungary
Italy
Trentino
Istria
Dalmatia
Cancer detection and radium therapy limits noted
An article outlines warning signs of cancer including skin lesions and breast lumps and advises medical examination. It discusses radium therapy as beneficial only in certain superficial cancers and notes limited global supply and uncertain curative prospects for advanced cases.
Parcel Post Service Opens in Palestine
A new parcel post service has been opened in Palestine, announced from London on June 29, expanding mail handling options for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine Parcel Post
the Star
London
Palestine
German Air Raid Strikes Paris for Third Night in a Row
Paris reports its third German air raid in as many days. The raid around midnight lasted nearly two hours with no casualties. An official report notes a raid warning was issued at 1059 and that antiaircraft batteries fiercely defended the city.
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Paris
Paria
Air Rationing Extends to Germans Says Vorwaerts
June 29 report notes strict railway travel limits in Germany amounting to rationing of fresh air for women and children, according to Vorwaerts the socialist Berlin paper.
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Star
Berne
Ger
Vorwaerts
Socialist Paper
Berlin
Soldier's wife wins rent dispute against landlord
In London on June 29 a soldier's wife refused to pay a higher rent of one shilling weekly, leading to eviction proceedings in Chertsey county court. The court refused to grant the landlord’s ejectment, allowing her to stay.
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Hiram House
The
Star
London
Chertsey County Court
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