Statue of Frederick the Great Stirs Washington Debate
A New York luncheon speech by Dr. McElroy, Princeton, urges tearing Frederick the Great down and melting him into bullets. Washington shows apathy with no lynching or public action seen, while the War College watchman notes little excitement and reflects on Roosevelt placing the statue before the War College.
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Waseraron
Frederick
B. M. Mellroy
Princeton University
McHirey
New York
Tim
Washington
McElroy
The
War College
Fred
Doctor McElroy
Roosevelt
Washington Women Open Their Homes for War Causes
Washington women donate homes for charity and war benefit events. Mrs Gaff and Mrs Jennings hosted hearings for French orphans and knitters for American soldiers. Mme Jusserand provided a room at the embassy for weekly meetings with the French high commission. Mrs Henry R. Dimongh operates a knitting factory at Duncan McKim House. Mrs Edward Beale McLean uses McLean House for surgical dressings. Mrs Junius MacMurray lends space on Massachusetts Avenue to store wool and support soldiers' garments.
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Ashington
High’ Commission
Henry Rr Dimogh
Henry
Duncan McKim
Edward Beale McLean
McLean House
Junius- MacMurray -Hag
Masachusetts Avenue
Weather Bureau Plays Key Role In War Effort
The Weather Bureau expands in wartime to aid military planning. Forecast weather and upper air studies for aviators and artillery receive priority under a $100,000 congressional appropriation. An aerological chief oversees the bureau’s enhanced military work.
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Europe
United States
Weather Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of War
Bureau
Congressional
Canada
Liberty
Western Canada
U.S. Employment Service
Department: OF Labor
Navy confronts naming crisis for new warships and craft
The Navy faces a shortage of suitable names for destroyers mine sweepers patrol boats and other vessels added or to be added this year The search for fresh names stretches to birds Indian chiefs mythological deities and naval heroes as officials admit the challenge of expanding an already overtaxed naming pool.
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Allce
Iit
Jenat
Aval
Henry Ford
Navy ‘Department
the. Navy
Franklin D
Roosevelt
Bird
New Mexico News Roundup Includes Meetings Plans and Accidents
A wide digest from Albuquerque to Roswell lists events and notes. Woolgrowers convention set for March in Albuquerque. Masonic hall dedication in Santa Fe. repairs planned on Las Vegas power plant. new church building planned in Hast Las Vegas. Gallup Woman's Club forms Red Cross war work unit. baby found under Hondo bridge in Roswell. Des Moines store theft of shoes and hose. Carlsbad Ginning reports 606 bales for 1917-18. Santa Fe Woman's Club sends funds to relief. various arrests, land sales, and court actions reported across New Mexico communities.
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Ralph Enos
Santa Fe
Leutenant
Las Vegas
First Christian
Gallup, Woman's Club
Red Cross
Joe" Clements
Roswell
Raton
Jarillon Reduction Company of
Oro Grande
Harry L. “Wilson
Food Administration
Des Moines
Carlsbad Ginning Company
Santa Fe Woman’s Club
Howard Huey
Woman’s Liberty Loan Committee
State of New Mexico
Luis Zila
Juan Martinez
Carrizozo
Carcelino
Carbojal
Narciso’ Montoya
Wmimyra’ Cooper
J. W. Cooper
Monument
U. & District
Colin Neblett
William L. Lewis
Santa Fe County
Denis
Side Sideshow of a Nation of Jokes and Innuendo
A collage of cartoonish vignettes and quips pulled from humor sections. Bits describe domestic scenes and misread laws with a chorus of dated regional humor. The pieces mingle wordplay with light social satire for a newspaper card tease.
Not just as Good fireless cooker question era quote
A dialogue contrasts a fireless cooker with a coalless fire. The exchange implies interest in innovative stoves and energy alternatives, reflecting household technology curiosity of the time.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Internal Cure
An advertisement asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy working through the blood to the mucous surfaces. It lists product composition, testimonials, and company details from Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
The Truth and The Reformer clash on party unity
A dialogue highlights tension between reformers who seek to purge discordant elements and practical politicians who warn such purges could erase the party itself. The exchange underscores intra party power struggles and strategy.
Unclear Verse Snippet Sparks Silly Talk Across Time
Fragmentary text features mock dialogue about Mary and a lamb and a spring bridal joke. References to Mr Blunt and Oldgirl hint at a humorous schoolyard exchange. The piece reads as a pasted snippet lacking full context or coherent narrative.
Sidestepped Question About Departing College Dean
A terse exchange unfolds with Sidestepped asking why one left college, while Jack O'Lantern remains central. The dean is mentioned but provides no details, suggesting withheld information or tension around the departure.
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Jack O'Lantern
Green's August Flower Promises Health Relief
Green's August Flower has long been sold as a household remedy for constipation, indigestion, liver trouble, and low spirits. The ad claims quick relief from many symptoms with a gentle laxative effect and urges readers to ask their druggist in civilized countries. The column ends with a quip about women and domestic duties.
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Green
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