Republicans Back President on National Defense Unity
Senator Gallinger says Republicans in the Senate will support the administration’s national defense program and act nonpartisan. He notes possible differences on details but vows no partisan opposition provided Democrats do not caucus. Party unity and legal backing are seen as key to success.
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Senator Gallinger
Senate
Gallinger
Congress
National Guard
Tallinger
Republican Party
United States
Deploring as a Fine Art in Ohio Rural Churches
Governor Frank B. Willis deplores the decline of country churches during a welcome address to the commission on church and country life. He argues the rural church has not declined, noting fervor has faded but country life still hosts many real attenders. The essay contends modern life offers many voices and less critical sermon analysis.
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Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Conference
The
Commission On Church and Country Life
Willie
Gov
Willis
Peter Cartwright
Funeral Visit Sparks Debate on Church and Country Life
The speaker mocks those who attend funerals only for a laugh and suggests Gov Willis and the commission on church and country life must find real ways to draw people back, noting that mere lamentation will not do.
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Gov. Willis
Commission On Church and Country Life
Senators Lodge and Smith Demand Protection of Our Rights
Senators Lodge and Smith urge strong action to defend neutral rights on seas and on land. They accuse Britain and allies of violations and press Congress to enforce safety of citizens, protect commerce, and proclaim full freedom of the seas. They cite Mexico, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Argentina as examples and warn against impunity for any violator.
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Lodge
Hoke Smith
Hole Smith
Senate
Great Britain
Senator Lodge
United States
Massachusetts
Congress
America
Mexico
The
Peas
Senator Smith
Snéder
London
Ug &Nd
Norway
Denmark
Copenhagen
Holland
Greece
Argentina
Congress of the United States
Manzanillo
Obstacles to Peace and Allied War Aims
Premier Asquith states that serious peace proposals from any belligerent or via neutrals will be discussed by allied governments. He notes global weariness of war and the need for each belligerent to address domestic expectations while pursuing its war aims.
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Asquith
War weariness and stalled peace in Europe
The piece argues both sides in the war face exhausted publics after vast sacrifices. It notes Germany occupies Belgium and parts of Serbia and Poland, while the Allies demand return of occupied lands. Peace seems blocked by domestic temper and the gamble of monarchies’ survival, with politics likely to shift postwar.
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Europe
Germany
Belgium
Serbia
Poland
Gorhia
Dawn of Peace
Tate
Army Plans Stir Debate Over War Department Prep
Secretary Garrion comments on War College draft for army reorganization. He implies the War Department rejected the college’s plan and prepared its own outline. President discusses it in Congress as lawmakers draft contrasting army bills, risking regulatory confusion without a clear administration program.
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Army
Garrigan
War College Division
General Staff
War Department
Secretary of War
Ateff
Garrison
Congress
Yaguey
Belgium relief effort faces severe winter risk
The article reports on Belgium suffering extreme deprivation as the Red Cross notes millions rely on aid for food and clothing. Director Bicknell’s report spurs renewed American humanitarian action, while observers critique shifting priorities and the era’s social attitudes.
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Commission On Relef
Belgium
Commission
Red Cross Society
Bicknell
Commission of
Willcocks Resigns British General Sparks London Sensation
Gen Willcocks and Gen Horace Smith-Dorrien resignations in the face of the enemy shake London. The two high ranking commanders, famed for frontier service from India to Africa and now in France, cited personal differences with Sir John French and opposition to methods. Authorities consider the resignations a sign of discord at British headquarters. MARQUISE DE FONTENOY reports.
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Evry Tiing
Erilie
Damaf
Bird John Finnich
France
le Dendun
Taglan i
Lord Derby
Thig
Atlantic
Bir James
Will
Indian Army Corpe
John French
James “Wilcocks
Pield
Marshal Frenich
Horacd Binith-Dorrien
Ir Horace
James Willcotks
London
James Willcockss
Borh
Delhi
Asia
As & Agitar
England
Sandhurst
Leinster Regiment
Horace Smith-Dorrien
Kitchener
B Smith-Dorrien
Willcocke
Lord Kitchener
Sir Horace
Sir James
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Street Gutter Runs Gold In Nevada City Crowd
Crowds along Broad Street in Nevada City gather around a cement gutter in front of the National Hotel as men and boys pan for gold. Some collect as much as six dollars in a short time while theories about the source include a bank melt from the Citizens Bank drain or gravel from a cellar enlargement by Charles E. Tegler.
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Nevada City
Sacramento
Broadstreet
National Hotel
Rome
Citzene’ Bank
Local match chaos ends in injury scramble
In a scrimmage at a Cal district game between Pierce and Thomas Hill, a fight broke out. One player was knocked to the ground and both bones were broken, prompting medical attention and removal to a hospital.
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Pierce
Anderaoh
Thomas Hill
Andergon
Congress Condensed Senate and House Proceedings Report
Senate debates commissions for war wartime regulation. Proposals to register legislative agents and investigate neutrality and munition supply are noted. Calls for commissions on bombing plots and British interference appear alongside adjournment times and a House caucus on revenue law renewal. A citrus canker eradication bill seeks $2,009,000.
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Senate
Raistriepr
Tranapor
Thi
Dee
Coramington
Com
Hoke Smith
Benaator ‘Curtis
Benator Lodge
House
Tuea
Kitchin
Harrison
Deaf mute star witness in glass plant injury suit
A $10,000 damage suit against Frost the St Louis Pant 1 Dispatch details an accident at the St Louis Plate Glass plant in Valley Park. Plaintiff Sezerbowler, injured when a 9 by 12 foot glass plate fell, claims Ogle a deaf mute worker was unsafe due to lack of audible warnings. Ogle testified via his brother that verbal orders were never given and signals were by tapping or nods. The case hinges on communication methods among workers and the plant’s safety practices.
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Frost
St. Louls
Geaf-mute
Cour
G. A’ Wurdeman
Alt Clayton
Ogle
St.’ Louis
Aya
Sezerbowlex
Monotony and Myrtle: A Love Lament Poem
Walter Utting in New York Evening Sun presents a poem contrasting endless brightness with needed storms. The speaker vows not to envy perpetual sunshine as Myrtle’s smile glows yet brings its own heaviness, suggesting happiness demands balance and emotion.
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Walter Utting
New York Evening Sun
Auto Vampire Seizes Man After Narrow Miss
Chicago dispatch reports an auto driver failed to run down a delicate health woman, then dragged her husband along behind the car for half a block and struck him. A powerful bystander intervened, shouting for the driver to stop and release the man. The altercation ended as the vehicle sped away.
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Chicago
Cocimati Enquirer
Grover
D. Edwards
Edwards
Rawards
Pardon Petition Noted by Governor Gandninae
A fragmented OCR note requests clemency for a named official and mentions the presiding governor Gandninae. The text is partial but indicates a pardon petition or prayer for grace. Further readable details are unavailable in this excerpt.
Justice to all in world war not to be pro German
An editorial arguing Americans must avoid bitter Allied hatred while neutral, urging a fact based, humane stance. It says war anger harms American prestige, calls for relief efforts, and urges shaping future peace on organized Europe not punishment, stressing forgiveness and restraint for lasting peace and equal moral standing.
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New Republic
Saat
United States
Tench
Alician Vilage
Tautone” Ag
England
France
America
Flanders
Belgium
Australia
Europe
Germany
Dark days at Valley Forge
General Howe abandoned the field for winter quarters in Philadelphia on December 9, 1777. Washington moved his army to Valley Forge on December 11 and began building huts, creating a makeshift city. The troops faced extreme cold, hunger, and disease while officers like Baron von Steuben arrived to impose order and reform.
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Howe
Philadelphia
Washington
Valley Forge
Lafayette
Valley Fores
Baron Steuben
The Clock Thief Strikes University Campus
The Beattle Post Intelligencer reports the university campus clock system halted at 8 40 pm Friday as an intruder broke a circuit in an empty cottage. The master clock ran while others stopped and parts of the telephone were stolen, totaling about $20 in loss.
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Beattle Post
JaMany “Ingtrumen
Washimeton
Uaelna A
Manning
Views of Capital Visitors on Current Topics
Politicians in Raleigh discuss party strength in New York and national defense shifts. Frank McGowan notes New York Republicans gained 65,000 votes since 1914 while Democrats rose 30,000 less. Whitman gains praised. Oregon Senator Lane advocates many submarines and air power, road building paid as a public works program, and a trimmed standing army. Ohioan Gen. Hollingsworth predicts Burton as Republican nominee and outlines Senate race and gubernatorial prospects.
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New York
Frank McGowan
Raleigh
Whitman
Publc
Assembly
Roosevelt
Taft
Lane
Harry Lane
Oregon
Shoreham
New Zealand
Man resumes long delayed trip after 29 years in prison
A Kansas City reader recounts a tale of a man who boarded a train with a ticket to Gallatin Missouri bought 23 years earlier from the Wabash and Pacific Railway. He had been imprisoned in Leavenworth for 29 years and, upon release, attempted to complete the journey begun in 1866.
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Penitentiary
Kansas City
St. Louis
Leavenworth
Pastor Fists Rout Bandit In Surprise Clash
In Los Angeles an armed highwayman was defeated by Rev. R. Lloyd Windsor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church as he returned home from services. Windsor, after complying with the robber, fought him with fists for several minutes, grappled, and held the assailant until the suspect freed himself and fled, leaving the scene.
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Los Angeles
Sacramento Bee
R. Lloyd Windsor
St.Luke's Episcopal Church
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