Washington extortion in housing shocks nation
A period piece condemns gouging and extortion in Washington housing rents. It cites cases where government workers faced deposits, dramatic rent hikes, and 100 percent price jumps between ads and available rooms. The piece urges Congress to curb profiteering and empower the president to seize property for government use at fair rents.
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United States
Johnson
Kentucky
Congress
Ohio
Washington
Mt Higby Weather and War Time Musings Report
Weather details for Mt Higby cover 24 hours with 58 degree high, 37 degree low, 56 at noon, barometer 29.98, wind from the north and clear. The text meanders through patriotic appeals, wartime sentiment, and scattered notes on shortages, arrests, undersea warfare, Liberty loans, and rationing. The garbled prose mixes weather data with calls to support the war effort and rumors of enemy activity.
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Mt Higby
Mt. Higby
Iron Wall and Burroughs Nature Writing Echo War
John Burroughs recalls writing Wake-Robin at a desk facing an iron wall in a Washington government office. The piece contrasts war as an iron barrier with nature’s gentle, persistent forces, noting Muir and Thoreau as peers and suggesting Burroughs would reveal a wartime history as vividly as battlefront smoke, should he live again.
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San Francisco
John Burroughs
Washington
John Muir
Thoreau
Burroughs
Picardy
Russia and Czarizm in Early Russian Rumors
The Boston Transcript discusses rumors of a Romanoff restoration in Russia with the weak czarevitch as czar under Grand Duke Michael. It notes potential legitimacy appeal but warns of German influence and possible ruin for the Russian people amid red revolutionary tensions.
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Russia
Czarizm
Boston Transcript
Scythia
Romanoff
Czarevitch
Michael
Cannot You Stand By Us To The End War Plea
British and Canadian soldiers plead for US and Canadian support in World War I. A frontline message urges Americans to mobilize all resources, highlighting suffering at home and in Europe. The appeal stresses shared kinship, patriotism, and the necessity of every man in the fight against the Huns.
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United States
The Victory of the Fliver in Michigan Senate Talk
Veteran Michigan politicians warn Ford must declare if he runs for Senate or risk mobilizing a slate of minor contenders. They fear a last minute refusal would mislead voters and complicate ticket plans as Ford faces pressure regarding his political future and potential nonpartisan candidacy.
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New York Evening Post
Ford
Michigan
Senate
Why Not Optimism in Face of German Gains
The piece argues optimism is justified for the allies despite German successes and British losses. It contends optimism must be tethered to reality and not feed unattainable hopes, urging France Britain and America to persist with courage or face defeat under a German victory plan.
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Leonard Wood
Thenited States Army
Valley of the Shadow
France
Great Britain
New York Evening Post
Channel
Germany
Belgium
Britain
America
Where are you in the call to duty and peace
Edward A. Horton urges readers in the Boston Herald to abandon analysis and old grievances and choose action. He calls for loyalty and zeal, placing fields of service at every doorstep, and frames justice and restraint as paths to lasting peace over revenge. He emphasizes practical duty over rhetoric.
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Edward A. Horton
The
Boston Herald
Luther League Meeting At Meadow Street Home
Cromwell community notes say the Luther League gathers this evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson on Meadow street. Surgical dressing workers plan a Red Cross room meeting Friday evening. The line about living in uppnega quarters remark appears fragmentary and is not tied to a concrete event.
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Luther League
Frank Johnson
Meadow Street
Red Cross
Army desk unit salutes in spoof parade
A Detroit News humor item lampoons a U S Roll-Top Desk Army led by a self styled general. The piece names imaginary units like Indoor Fusileers Soft- Spot Grenadiers and Safety First Zouave boys and recalls a clash at Swivel Chairs with ink running out.
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U. S
Detroit News
March
Washington
Pay the Farmer Or Starve. New Republic editorial
A New Republic editorial argues farmers cannot profit at high food prices because they receive only 85 percent of the consumer price, with multiple middlemen taking share. Rising costs due to labor, housing, fuel, machinery, and interest, plus drafted labor for war industries, squeeze profits. The piece warns of famine unless farmers are paid enough to cover costs and secure food, urging action to avoid bloodshed and hunger.
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New Republic
Always Leaning Southward in Railroad Administrations
Albany Journal notes a southward tilt in Washington with the division of finance and purchase committees named by Secretary McAdoo. Advisory members include Franklin Q. Brown Festus J. Wade and Frederick W. Scott, while Henry B. Spencer heads the purchasing panel. The piece suggests southern loyalty may be fading amid free trade concerns affecting material interests.
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Albany Journal
Washington
Division of Finance
Railroad Administration
McA John Skelton Williams
Virginia
Franklin Q. Brown
Plant
Florida
Festus J. Wade
St. Louis
Frederick W. Scott
Southern
Henry B. Spencer
The
Southern Railway
Bolivia builds road for auto travel amid rough terrain
A fragmented report notes Bolivia has constructed a road to enable automobile travel through challenging terrain. It mentions a 24 May style event and references a railway or shoe size detail, but the text is garbled, leaving the core fact of road construction unclear.
You Cannot Expect To Have a Clear Complexion
The fragment contrasts purity and fragrance with common beauty fads and promotes Cutiura Soap as rising in popularity. It advocates a bath with hot water to cleanse sluggish pores and claims the Ointment improves pimples redness or roughness before bathing for a fresh glow.
Civil Courts vs Courts Martial Debate in War Context
Springfield Republicans notes argue it is premature to replace civil courts with courts martial in war related cases. The San Francisco verdicts convict 20 for conspiring to foment revolution in India, with Hindu and German participants, while Ram Chandra dies in court. The Philly appeals court upholds Frederick Krafft’s sentence for attempting to cause insubordination in the armed forces.
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Springfield
San Francisco
United States
India
Ram Chandra
United Sites Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Frederick Krafft
Krafft
New Jersey
United States Court of Ap
Chamberlain
How We Are Rushing Our Ships
The chairman of the shipping board presented to the nation a candid account of the causes behind delays in America’s fight against the U boats and offered an encouraging forecast of progress possible this year. His clear facts dispel anxiety from vague rumors.
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Shipping Board
America
Cape Cod Turkeys Cheaper and Delicious
The note touts Cape Cod turkeys as cheaper than western or frozen varieties and tasty to boot. It adds a maxim about living well and eating wisely attributed to Andrew J. George.
Record of Allied Governments Push to Expand Maritime Capacity
The article notes rapid expansion of yards and a record production push by allied governments. It cites Shipping Board statistics claiming the U S has readied itself for immense tonnage output within two years, aiming to surpass England and others. It mentions ongoing Senate and military remarks amid a broad mobilization context.
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Shipping Board
America
England
Senate
Wil Akeed F. Logan
Les
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