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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1917

Page

5

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Stimulation of Industry in 1917 War Finance Debate

The piece argues for a national policy to stimulate industry during World War I, noting plans to raise over $1.5 billion by direct taxation and $2 billion via liberty loans. It criticizes Congress and agencies for disjointed efforts, urges corporate support without profit demands, and calls for industrial stimulation alongside agriculture.

Liberty Loan Congress Council of National Defense

New Yorks Constabulary Organization Pushes Police as State Force

The New York legislature prepares a 232 member State constabulary similar to the Pennsylvania model. The move reduces reliance on the national guard, elevates state control of internal policing, and aims to create a mounted police force akin to Canada’s Northwest Mounted Police as a national model for future states.

New York Pennsylvania Constabulary National Guard Pennsylvania National Defense Ae Northwest Mounted Police Canada

League of Liberty Preaches Hemisphere War Unity

John Barrett of the Pan American Union predicts within a year all western hemisphere nations will be at war with Germany. He argues Brazil's entry would bring two thirds of the population and five eighths of the area into conflict, urging neutrals to join the league of liberty and democracy.

League of Liberty Baltimore John Barrett Pan- American Union Western Hemisphere Germany Brazil M- Barrett Central South Ameria Berlin South America France Belgium Balkans Europe League of Nations Wilson Teuton

The Boys in Gray Unite a Nation in Loyal Resolve

Three events bind a divided country in patriotic accord. Memorial day observances honor Union and Confederate dead with mutual respect. Tomorrow registration day will see the second generation pledge loyalty, while veterans and current citizens unite in a shared national purpose.

South Army of the Confederacy Boys Gray

Arming Merchantmen and Trade Shifts During War

Evidence shows March and April imports from Europe surpass February by over 12 million at New York port with May imports rising further. US exports harmed more. arms and gunners are being placed on transatlantic ships, aiming to maintain exports, enable more US ships to reach Europe, and offset allied ship armament trends.

Europe New York Alon France Great Britain United States Bureau of Operations

Friendly housetops in a dawn of rain and peace

Poem evokes New York rooftops as morning rain falls and birds stir. The verse covers busy cities, distant masters traveling, noon clocks, hungry children, workmen at rest, threads of home life, and lamplit interiors framed by housetops, with the sky and heavens watching over all.

Louise Ayres Garnett New York Independent Alhambran

Deposition in breach suit reveals vow on dating rights

Katherine M Lloyd 40 sues Stanislaus Mitchell 60 president of Mitchell Clay Manufacturing for 56000. In court she says a woman may run down a man as a man would a woman. She testified Mitchell hinted marriage if she divorced her second husband. Lloyd describes divorce in 1915 and Mitchell's reaction. Also notes Illinois bill on high heels provoking female discomfort.

St Louis Post Dispatch Katherine M Lloyd Stanislaus Mitchell Mitchel Clay Manufacturing Company Mitchell Harry Lloyd Lloyd

How Sir Lambton Loraine Won America's Gratitude

A gilt-edged profile of Bir Percy Loraine and his kinsmen tracing Sir Lambton Loraine's fame from the Virginius incident to New York’s freedom of the city and a Montana gold brick, with notes on family honors, naval feats, and a daring Mafeking heroine.

Lambton Loraine America Bir Percy Loraine Madrid Iavers Atlantic Newa York Virginius Habana Niobe

Dynamite Found in Vacant Lot Tied to Saloon Blast

Henry Godat reports he unearthed 190 sticks of dynamite in a vacant lot at Fourth Street and Lydia Avenue while searching for fishing norms. Police believe the dynamite may be linked to the early Sunday morning explosion at the Peter Geneva saloon on Fifth Street and Lydia Avenue. no arrests have been made.

Kansas City Times Fourth Street Lydia Avenue Henry Godat Charlotte Street Peter Geneva Fifth Street St. Eos Roomie Xnourt Officera Admiral Decatur

First Crusade Began In 1096 A.D. Movement Sparks Mass March

A historical overview recalls the start of the First Crusade in 1096 led by Peter the Hermit and Walter the Penniless. It notes pilgrims gathering on the Mozelle and Meuse, marching through France and Germany toward Jerusalem, facing hunger and siege, with many casualties and a controversial but impactful output for Europe.

Furspe Jerusalem Europe Paestne Peter the Hermit Christ Clermont Pope Urban II Mozelle Meuse France Germany Hungary Walter Pannileas Peter Constantinople Asia Minor Gibbons

Buffalo's first woman elevator operator May Tyrrell at Colonnade

May Tyrrell, Buffalo's first woman elevator operator, runs the electric lift in the Colonnade building on Pearl Street opposite St Paul's Church. She enjoys the work, learned quickly, and notes women can excel in congenial, non tiring elevator work. Tyrrell, mother of four, supports her family after her husband’s death, aided by her parents, amid recent illness in one child.

Lord Huntingdon Gordon Wilson Sarah Eton Queen Victoria Windsor Leslie Murray Robertson Windsor Castle Lady Sarah Wilson America Lord Randolph Churchill Shea Heingland India Rockies East Africa Australia Morocco Mafeking Edward Order of the Red Cross Buffalo Evening Times Genta Inune Mra May Tyrrell Buffalo Pearl Street St Paul's Church Mra Tyrrell Burbank Mia Tyrrell New York Chicago Tyrrell Monroe Street

Water Wagon Revolutionista at the Westminster Gasette

A Westminster Gazette account recalls a Petrograd hotel that housed revolutionaries during the coup. The hotel was looted by troops who emptied its wine cellar, pouring the ron tender into the street as part of the upheaval.

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Tomato growers urged to dress plants for spring

From the Providence Evening Bulletin readers learn tomato plant owners are advised to place paper collars around the plants. The message suggests clothing plants in warm winter attire for the coming spring.

Providence Eyvaning

When the Gray Veterans March Down the Avenue

The piece honors Confederate veterans marching in a large parade, recalling Civil War memory. It asserts national unity after division, celebrates shared American identity, and notes Southern pride and reverence for veterans, linking past battles with current wartime unity. The tone mirrors a late 19th to early 20th century editorial voice.

A Timely Suggestion and Not to Be Ignored Tale

Fragmented OCR style prose recounts a restaurant manager and a visiting old man proposing a pie suggestion while a king and a village blacksmith briefly converse nearby. The piece evokes a tempo of casual dialogue and scattered historical notices with unclear names or places.

St Louis Post Dispatch

Fragmentary note on Eternal Feminir and unrelated names

A disjointed fragment references Eternal Feminir and Da as Ter News Anemies with unclear meaning. It mentions Reagan, ac, a partner Dave Seight, and a vague remark about shoes and feet. The text is garbled and lacks a clear event or context.

Rem Reagan Wou Dave Seight Wight

Views on World Travelers and Patriotism in War Time

This item reviews pro war sentiment, urging unity over politics as Congress votes a conscription law. It notes German and Russian perspectives, calls for citizens to support the government, and cites officials like Col Alvah H Martin and Dr H A Herbst. It recounts university support for summer military camps and the Cossacks backing the Entente.

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