Blakeney hears Senate war debate and bankers meeting plans
Mr W S Blakeney sat eight hours in the United States Senate listening to the war resolution debate with figures such as LaFollette and Cummins. He observed Miss Jeanette Rankin and noted her wavering stance. He traveled to Richmond and Washington to secure Congressman Kitchin for a Wrightsville Bankers Association meeting on June 19 20 21 with Dr D W Daniels of Clemson as another speaker.
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W. S. Blakeney
Senate
LaFollette
Bankers Association
United States Senate
John Sharp Williams
Senator Cummins
Kitchin
House
Jeanette Rankin
Congress
Mr. Blakeney
Washington
Blakeney
Germany
Richmond
Congressman Kitchin
Wrightsville
State Bankers Association
D. W. Daniels
Clemson College
Wrughtaville
The
Oceanic
More About Mr Winchester's Hen In Pageland Journal
The Pageland Journal confirms Mr Winchester's hen story with backing from Lee Griffin and Clyburn Marsh. Mrs Dame Hen reportedly walked to the egg box on the table and deposited her day's bounty, abolishing transportation charges. Griffin also mentioned the hen gazing at herself in a mirror, a point the reporters dismissed.
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Mr. Winchester
Jim Winchester
C. M. Tucker
Pageland Journal
Jonah and
Lee Griffin
Clyburn Marsh
Missouri
Mr Sell Advocates Food First Farming Strategy
Mr Jeff Sell, a well known Unionville route 2 farmer, says war fears soldiers uncertainty crop plans. He favors hogs and hominy for family food with some cotton, predicting strong food demand next year while cotton markets may falter. He arrives at the conclusion that planting foodstuffs ensures family stability amid troubled times.
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Mr. Sell
Jeff Sell
Unionville
Sell
Soldier Home From War Is Honored Yet Harshly Treated
A Union County lad in Laredo sends The Journal a poem praising soldiers who return maimed and proud, noting the praise of Reggies and audiences yet warning that those who fought may face social scorn. The piece contrasts heroism with stigma and urges pride in fighting.
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Herbert Ervin
Laredo
Texas
Reggies
Bryan Offers War Service and Red Cross Aid
William Jennings Bryan, former secretary of state and three time presidential candidate, offers to enlist as a private and aid in hospital comfort and camp morals. Separately, plans to enlist churches to back the Red Cross with 1,000,000 members, hospital readiness, and Belgian relief are announced by Dr Worth M. Tippy to mobilize local church efforts nationwide.
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Ee Tallahousee
Fila
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Red Cross
Young Men's Christian Association
Mr. Bryan
Nebras
Washington
American Red Cross
Army
Navy
Worth M. Tippy
Commission On the
Church and Social Service
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
United States
Billy Sunday Conquers New York In Central Rally
Billy Sunday in two New York City sermons drew about 20 000 listeners, lifting the audience with fervent praise as he declared his aim to save the metropolis. He pledged to give away most of his proceeds to the American Red Cross after expenses, challenging critics who accused him of greed.
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Broadway
Billy Sunday
New York
American Red Cross
Kitchin Votes Against War Draws Praise
Representative Claude Kitchin Democratic Majority Leader voted against the war resolution on Friday. Parker Anderson Washington correspondent of Greensboro News reports that Kitchin is a bigger man today for his stand, earning cautious praise from War supporters and critics alike.
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Kitchin
Claude Kitchin
Congress
Parker Anderson
Washington
Greensboro News
Ourage
Notice to lock box holders at First National Bank
All persons owning lock boxes at the First National Bank are asked to call with their keys before April 20 1917. The bank is disposing of its present asset and purchasing a larger, more up to date one and asks prompt visit to see us at once. FIRST NATIONAL BANK MonroS
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First National Bank
Monros
Austria-Hungary and U.S. at War Looming Crisis
The narrative outlines Austria-Hungary breaking relations with the United States while Congress moves to raise revenue and form large army drafts. The St Louis returned safely as war nerves rise. Brazil and South American nations may declare war. The government seizes fourteen Austrian ships in U.S. ports, with crews removed and vessels kept to protect them, not confiscated.
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Austria-Hungary
Germany
United States
Congress
St. Louis
England
New York
Brazil
Austria
McAdoo Tate
Department of Labor
McAdoo
Atlantic
Gulf Porta
Wilson pushes for draft system in army reform
President Wilson pressed Congress to adopt the draft based army plan, summoning House committee chairmen to the White House and arguing national safety hinges on conscription. Senators debated volunteers, pay raises, and recruiting while party lines and wartime needs shaped the stalled measure.
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Congress
Dent
House Military Committee
White House
Anthony
Kansas
United States
Mr. Dent
Baker
War Department
Austria quits relations with United States may lead to war
Austria-Hungary has severed diplomatic ties with the United States amid German alignment. Austria seeks passports for its staff as American minister in Berne reports the break. Officials note Bulgaria and Turkey may follow, yet President Wilson shows no move to push a declaration of war unless an overt act occurs.
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Austria-Hungary
Germany
United States
Ein Erch Zwiednek
State Department
Stovall
Berne
Austria
Vienna
Bulgaria
Turkey
Panaretoff
Lansing
Sofia
Central European Alliance
Count Tarnowski
Wilson
Congress
Keep Off Railroad Tracks Says Railway Leader
Fairfax Harrison of the Southern Railway System warns that trespassing on railway property is a perilous act. He notes armed guards at strategic points to prevent interference with transportation and urges loyal citizens to stay off tracks unless necessary for business. Pedestrians are urged to choose safer routes as a patriotic duty.
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Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway System
American Railway Association
National Defense
Harrison
Horrors of German Rule in Belgium Revealed in Letters
Washington reports unpublished letters from an American official who spent months amid German occupation in Belgium. He details terror, deportations, and coercive labor practices used to force Belgians to work for Germany, noting starvation as a primary method and questioning the promised liberal wages that never materialized. The piece cites President Wilson’s protests and describes varied enforcement by officers, including Uhlan guards and occasional machine-gun backing.
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Belgium
Washington
Herror
Russia
Wilsen
America
Germany
Administration's $5 Billion War Bond Plan Revealed
Secretary McAdoo outlined a government bond issue of 5 billion dollars to fund war efforts with 3 billion loaned to Allies. The plan, to be placed before Congress within 48 hours, would offer tax exempt bonds bearing about 3.5 percent interest. Banks and financial firms pledged to donate services to ensure a successful sale.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Etary McAdoo
McAdoo
Germany
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
United States
Secretary Houston Appeals for Increased Farm Food Production
Secretary Houston urges farmers to boost acreage and diversify crops to secure ample food for both wartime and peacetime needs. He stresses expanded production of staple crops, prudent use of seed, labor, and equipment, with emphasis on corn, rice, sorghums, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peanuts, hay, and poultry to strengthen national food supplies.
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Houston
Parmie Erm
United States
Les
Rankin Votes Against War Crying On Floor
Miss Jeanette Rankin, Montana congresswoman, voted against the war resolution on Friday and was seen in evident distress as the clerk called her name four times. She replied, I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war.
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Jeanette Rankin
Montana
House
Miss Rankin
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