Urban shift and Prussian voting reform in wartime commentary
The article notes a long term urban growth in the United States with rural populations declining, driven by war era industrial formation and housing strains in cities. It adds a critical view of Prussia’s three class voting system, arguing it perpetuates autocratic control in Germany and risks reinforcing subordination of workers through a double vote proposal.
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United States
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
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Prairie
Mississippi
Arkansas
Herr Krupp
Essen
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Reichstag
Prussia
Germany
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Red Cross Concert At Library Theatre Tonight
Weather rains hamper outdoor activity but Red Cross benefit at the Library theatre proceeds tonight. Panhandlers in Warren have vacated business district corners as new charity efforts circulate.
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Red Cross
Library Theatre
Warren
The Last of Goodfield Money and a Halifax Red Cross Gift
A Maine coast seafarer recalls the stingy Goodfield couple whose thrift hid a tale of illness debt and a dramatic income reveal. After Goodfield declares his fortune, his later breakdown and death coincide with his wife being declared insane and both dying the same day. The village responds with a large Red Cross fundraising effort, sending cloths and hundreds of dollars to Halifax.
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Goodfield
Pitcher Show
Sea Bed
Old Goodfeld
Old Goodfield
Orry
Fes
Whitcomb
Fred Owens
Red Cross
D A Burnett Attacks Patriotic Union in Pennsylvanian Campaign
United States District Attorney Rogers L. Burnett condemns the Pennsylvania Patriotic Union and its flag covered campaign literature backing Sproul. He calls the group a vehicle for special privilege and partisan aims, tracing its origins to the Pennsylvania Protective Union and Joe Grundy allies.
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Rogers L. Burnett
United States
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Patriotic Union
Burnett
Commonwealth
Major Billy the draft helper in Washington
Edna Huber Church reports on a little girl known as Major Billy who manages thousands of draft rules in Washington. She swiftly answers questions from families and officials, earning respect from officers and clerks for her extraordinary grasp of the regulations.
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Edna Huber Church
Washington
National Army
War Department
Enoch Crowder
Galeno Alleh Ghbars
Wellborn
John Jones
Billy Smith
Muraobe
Baker
Crowder
Mothers' Day Observed by Camp Lee Infantry Units
Soldiers at Camp Lee Petersburg Va celebrate Mothers Day with post supper exercises led by enlisted men. Each company presents a speaker and a group sings a mother song while a poem is read in the company mess halls. The Three Hundred and Nineteenth Infantry and the Three Hundred and Fifth Sanitary Train, with Pennsylvanian men, undertake a full day hike.
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Petersburg
Heaven
Pennsylvania
Theatrical Stars to Tour for Red Cross War Fund
A noted east coast stage lineup led by George Arliss and George M. Cohan will tour for three weeks in May to support the Red Cross War Fund. The cast includes H. B. Warner Chauncey Olcott Laurette Taylor Grace George and Viola Allen with Mrs Fiske reading a Red Cross appeal. Proceeds from performances at major cities will aid the French Red Cross and other war relief efforts.
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George M. Cohan
H. B. Warner
Chauncey Olcott
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James T. Powers
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Viola Allen
Fiskell
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Giver
National Theater
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Henry P. Davidson
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War Council
French Red Cross
Commission
Needipéridin Peofie Etbura Oe
Field Hospitals and Support Equipment Listed
The document lists field hospitals numbered three hundred and seventeenth through three hundred and twentieth with full field equipment. It details train support including 18 ambulances four baggage wagons two water wagons 10 pack mules and field hospital tents.
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Nike
Abrupt Exits Echo Gilbert Demeanor in Social Farewells
The piece discusses W. S. Gilbert known for quick exits and alert temperament and notes that while brisk departures can be considerate some people overdo it leaving others puzzled or offended by abruptness and lingering doubts about hurt feelings.
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Gilbert
Semcorn
Wheatless Loaf Bread Encourages Frugal Eating
A wartime worded note urges families to eat only what they need from a wheatless loaf and put away no excess. It claims the Times circulation matches all Warren daily papers combined while linking tax payment to a patriotic grin and a tear for the Kaiser.
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