Cardinal Mercier and the Great War A Belgian Voice Silenced
The death of Cardinal Mercier removes a key Belgian figure in World War I. His defiant stance against German occupation, protected by church immunity, contrasted with Cardinal von Hartman across the border. National loyalties eclipsed spiritual unity, a missed chance for common moral action, yet Mercier’s prophetic memory remains treasured by Belgians.
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Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Ife
Ibe
Israel
Germany
Cologne
Cardinal von Hartman
Women urged to become active education workers not just listeners
Mrs. Reinhardt of Oakland, president of the National Association of University Women, urged that women's groups move beyond hosting paid speakers. She warned against lectures as mere entertainment and called for active educational work to preserve and strengthen public education through spoken word.
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Jaime
Reward for Restraint in New Opera House Debate
Fragmentary excerpt discusses the bourgeois audience in a New York opera house project. It references the proletariat welcoming news of the opera house and critiques costly society galleries, implying a reward for restraint versus expensive seats.
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New York
Hhey
Anniversary notes and birthdays of prominent figures
Yesterday and todays anniversaries list dates of notable events from 1741 to 1924, including establishments, deaths, and births. It notes Kingstons diocese 1826, Caldwell UNC president 1835, Lenins tomb 1924, and Wilsons 1916 addresses, then todays birthdays like William II and Verdi anniversary. Also mentions Tuskegee Negro Conference and Millinery Association opening.
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Mra Thrule
Samuel John
Kingston
Gut
Joseph Caldwell
University of North Carolina
United States
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Lamming NL
Canada
Edward Crowsy
London
Bain
James G Blaine
Washington, DC
Bath
West Brownsville
Wilson
New York
Lenin
Moscow
Tazrut
Ralsuli
Morocco
Tormer
William II
Holland
Potsdam
John M Moore
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Morgantown
William E. Sweet
Colorado
Chica
Thomas Nicholson
The
Woodburn
Ont
Centenary notes for generals and famous figures
The item marks the birth anniversary of Gen Howhard Taylor son of General Z Awhary Taylor and a noted Confederate commander. It notes the death of John James Audubon seventy five years ago and observes Wilhelm V Wohenzollern’s birthday at his home in Holland while mentioning his world influence in music.
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Howhard Taylor
Z.awhary Taylor
John James Audubon
Wilhelm V Wohenzollern
Italy
Doarn
Male
Holland
Poems That Live the Terror of Dratil
Fragmented verse reflects fear and longing as the speaker contemplates mortality and the fleeting nature of inspiration. Dark imagery of night, shadows, and unreachable romance colors a solitary shorebound meditation on love and creative potential.
Prince Charles M Edward May Become Wealthiest Landowner
The English born grandson of Queen Victoria, Prince Charles Edward, could inherit vast estates and permanent residences including Coburg Palace in Edinburgh, Friedensstein Castle in Gotha, and Behloss Reimhardsbrunn ducal seat in Gotha, elevating his status among Europe's landowners.
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Charles M Edward
Victoria
Sauxe-Coburg and
Gotha
Edinburg
Geremany
Coburg
Edinburgh
Friedenstein
Behloss
Reimhardsbrunn
Wartburg Castle in Thuringia Linked to Luther and Wolfram
The Wartburg rises in the Thuringian forest amid fairy tale scenery. It is famed in German history as Wolfram von Faulenbach’s literary triumphs and later as the temporary prison of Luther, with the window where the reformer sprang for liberty still shown to visitors.
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Thuringian Forest
Germany
Thuringen
Wartbuts
Germen
Wolfran von Foelenbach
Main Luther
Lberty
General von Sweckt Named Eld Marshal in German Promotion
In recognition of services after Emperor William’s fight to Holland, General von Sweckt is promoted to elder marshal, the first German officer to receive the title since the monarchy’s fall. As chief of staff to Field Marshal von Mackensen, he commanded the Southeastern front and defied the Kaiser, earning Entente praise.
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von Shecke
Germany
William
Holland
von Madenburg
Gen von Sweckt
Teius
von Seceht
Marshal von Macksen
Signia
London
Berlin
Grain-Lard Substitute Tie Increase Sparks Question
Washington report notes a rise last year in producing lard substitutes from vegetable oil. The development renews questions about the viability and impact of this substitute on fats and food supply.
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Washington, DC
Cotton crop upswing fuels lard substitute concerns for hog producers
The piece notes rising lard substitute production from 1922 to 1925 and links cottonseed availability to substitute output. It warns that shifts by European buyers could affect U S hog growers if vegetable oils supplant hog lard, while examining cotton crop prospects in the South for a potential substitute boom.
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United States
Trade Chaunel
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