Political Field Notes and War Era Rhetoric
The piece rails at vicious politics and a sectarian letter urging a Republican Congress. It cites Pennsylvania figures like L Warren E Beshlin and J Washington Logue, notes war effort unity, laments the Pennsylvania Patriotic Union campaign flyer, and ends with a quip about Villa.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Patriotic Union
TIMES
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Union
Congress
North
Public Ledger backs President in latest German note
The article praises President Wilson's handling of long distance notes from Berlin, arguing he has access to private information and will respond without public pressure. It notes the administration's stance toward Austria-Hungary and the need for national support to win the war. It also mentions local candidates Beshlin Ferringer and Neilly as forthcoming reliance.
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United States
Wilson
28Th Congressional District
Beshlin
Congress
Ferringer
Venango County
Neilly
Warren
Public Ledger
Berlin
Ledger
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Service That Wins the Soldier Heart
Fred Lockley of Portland reports from London that men find more pleasure in giving than in getting. Y M C A and Salvation Army workers supply goods and services to troops while books arrive via the American Library Association. A lieutenant and his company eagerly buy the traveling Y M C A goods, showing gratitude beyond measure.
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Fred Lockley
Portland
Oregon
London
Gale
Salvation Army
American Library Association
Leutenant
No Appeal and Householder Exchange Feature
A dialogue fragment shows a candidate pledging to be a servant of the people while the Householder counters that such a stance would destroy policy agendas, demanding limits and demands for time off and raises. The exchange reveals tensions over governance and compensation.
Mercy munitions needed in trenches in WWI appeal
Lieut. Coningsby Dawson urges home support for the WWC A and allied national efforts to raise 170,500,000 the week of November 11. The funds back munitions of mercy and supply trenches behind the front lines, with M C A W C A National Catholic War Council Jewish Welfare Board American Library Association War Camps Community Service and Salvation Army participating. American W C A workers in Brittany host a tea at a nurses hut and share home comforts with service members aboard a hostess house and nurses hut visit.
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Coningsby Dawson
Lieut
Dawson
National Catholic War Council
Jewish Welfare Board
American Library Association
War Camps Community Service
Salvation Army
Brittany
France
Signal Corps
Mabel Warner
Salina
Kansas
Efforts Squandered Over Names for Sleeping Care and Houses
A Washington Star vent exposes how many non essential occupations exist and calls out the labor of those who devise names for sleeping care and apartment houses, illustrating overextended efforts in trivial tasks.
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Washington Star
Correspondent Pranks and Perils Among German Officers in France
Ernest P. Orr recalls a close encounter with German officers in a French hilltop complex. The pair are escorted through routine bowing, observe soldiers, kitchens, and a bathhouse, and escape via a log-barrier gate beneath watchful guards.
Red Cross Sock and Sweater Drive Guidance
The Red Cross reports allotments of 2200 sweaters and 5000 pairs of socks to be completed by February 1. A headquarters letter urges careful use of yarn, allows broad knitting while supplies last, and warns production may pause when stock is exhausted.
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Red Cross
United States
Canada
Department of Foreign and Military Relief
Salvation Army seeks 800 more women for war relief
Commander Evangeline Booth announces a United War Work Campaign goal to recruit 800 additional War Work women for France. Col. Barker reports progress from France with 1,210 trained workers, 420 huts, and dugouts aiding American troops and humanitarian relief.
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Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
United States
France
William A. Barker
Salvationist Forces
Booth
Red Cross
Britain
Mothers and Fathers
America
Warren County Yarn Fund Delays Prompt Delivery Expectation
The Warren County Chapter reports a delay in receiving its allotted yarn portion. Officials expect arrival soon and will issue prompt notice upon receipt.
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Warren County
Service Flags Offered at 79 Cents Each
The notice states a limited stock of service flags is available for purchase at 79 cents per flag.
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