Burian Favors Mild Tone While Berlin Rests Its Case
The piece criticizes Burian for praising President Wilson to flatter pliancy, contrasting his milder Vienna tone with Berlin's blunt, coercive style. It argues Wilson’s terms are harsher than Lloyd George Poincaré and Orlando and demand disarmament and self-determination for small nations. It portrays Berlin as self-serving and Vienna as more genteel yet still aligned with harsh power.
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Berlin
Burian
Wilson
Lloyd George
Poincaire
Orlando
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Mt Higby Weather and War Briefs at Noon
Mt Higby weather report at noon shows 12 pm temperature 73, high 79, low 58, mean 68.5, barometer 29.06 and precipitation .78, water 25 ft 10 in, wind north and clear. War notes discuss Allied offensive, U boat campaign nearing end, Russia tensions, hard cider and Prohibition, Villa and批 killings, Yale bequests, drowning fatalities, and Saybrook harvest labor notes.
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Mt. Higby
Daniel Willard
Profiless Hypocrisy in Vienna Peace Plea
A New York World analysis condemns Vienna diplomacy as hypocritical. It portrays Baron Burian and Czernin clinging to old traditions while offering a slippery peace proposal, arguing real progress is blocked by rigid principles and outdated mandates.
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New York World
Vienna
Baron Burian
Czernin
Kaiser Kari
No More Bismarck Name Suggested For North Dakota City
The New York Globe argues for renaming Bismarck North Dakota to something more decent. It jokes about signs replacing the old name with humorous options and notes Pershing or Wilson as fitting alternatives. The piece likens the change to honoring leaders who fought autocratic power.
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Bismarck
New York Globe
N. D
Sycamorehurst
Wheatlands
Riverview
Pershing
Wilson
United States
N. C
Nebraska
North Dakota
Corrupting Newspapers. The Evening Mail scandal
The New York Evening Post reveals that the Evening Mail was funded not by German-American interests but directly by Berlin. The disclosure portrays Berlin cash backing aimed at shaping American public opinion before the war. The piece accuses German diplomacy of deep folly and criticizes Bernstorff’s mindset.
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New York Evening Post
Evening Mail
Berlin
Whilhelmstrasse
America
Bernstorff
Hearst Contends With Gubernatorial Doubts Before Saratoga Meet
Distress over William R Hearst possibly bowing out as a gubernatorial contender before the Saratoga Democratic conference. The Hearst Verein funds and support waver amid low Schuetzenfest turnout. The piece weighs the impact of Hearst’s potential withdrawal on political backing and public sentiment.
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Hearst
New York Globe
William R. Hearst
Saratoga
Hearst Verein
Brisbane
Brother Smiley
Brother Hearst
Cologne Gazette
Reventlow
Massachusetts
Daniel Webster
Whig Party
Daniel
Fight and Pray, a call from three American cardinals
The New York Sun praises Fight and Pray as a strong document urging Peace with victory first. The cardinals instruct their flocks to pray three times daily for rulers guidance arm success and unity of nations. The piece frames prayer and sacrifice as the program for lasting peace.
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New York Sun
America
Has His Sons And His Money
Labor Advocate argues Kaiser Wilhelm bears sole responsibility for World War I noting he started the war with six sons and a large income, has seen thousands of Germans crippled, while his wealth and family remain intact and unchanged through the conflict.
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Kaiser
Americanized High Speed Steel Under Becker Takeover
Washington reports the Becker Steel Company of America, with offices in New York and a plant in Charles Town, West Virginia, has been taken over by the government alien property custodian A. Mitchell Palmer. Becker owned patent rights to high speed steel used in airplanes, autos, and surgical tools. Investigators found 5,000 of 6,397 Becker shares held for Reinhold Becker and Atkien Geselleschaft in Germany. A new board of directors will run the company.
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Washington
Becker Steel Company of America
New York City
Charlestown
W. Va
A. Mitchell Palmer
Becker Company
Adolph J. Becker
Wilhelm Peters
Reinhold Becker
Atkien Geselleschaft
Germany
Adolph J
Bremen
Deutschland
Beussel Guilty Awaits Sentence In Espionage Case
Hartford July 18 Rev Theodore Beussel Bristol minister convicted yesterday by a jury in the United States district court of espionage act violation sits in the United States Marshal's office awaiting sentence by Judge Howe. A motion to set aside the verdict was filed by his counsel Judge Joseph P Tuttle and he asked to offer arguments. Beussel visited by parishioners of the German Lutheran church in Bristol. Lawrence C Green fireman and Joseph C Melanson brakeman on the New Haven road were tried for theft of goods in interstate transit at Westfield Mass March 27. Frederick T Hansen and William C Kirchbaum pleaded guilty with sentence deferred as they were to be witnesses.
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Hartford
Theodore Beussel
Bristol
United States District Court
United States Marshal's Office
Howe
Beussel
Lawrence C. Green
Joseph C. Melanson
New Haven
Westfield
Mass
Frederick T. Hansen
William C. Kirchbaum
Ce Oe
Richard T. Morrisey
Westeld
Former Counsel Testifies In Jeremiah O'Leary Case
John J. O'Leary was withdrawn from the witness stand to let former U S District Attorney Henry A. Wise explain his withdrawal letter from Jeremiah O Leary's defense. Wise denied government persecution impressions and clarified no specific instances cited. O Leary then resumed and denied Lyons statements about automobile rides and family visits tied to Jeremiah's departure.
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New York
John J. O’leary
Jeremiah
United States
Henry A. Wise
Wise
Barnes
Mr. Wise
Department of Justice
Washington
John J. O'Leary
Arthur Lyons
Hudson Terminal
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Business Education
J. F. Nixon
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
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