Eagles Hold Memorial For 94 Departed Fraternal Brothers
Washington Crla No 125 Fraternal Order of Eagles held its twelfth annual memorial service at 602 Sixth Street NW. D W Gall and Rev P Murphy spoke on liberty truth justice and fidelity. The program included solos by William Curtin Milas Louise Bisber Wilson Oliver and a chorus singing Nearer My God to Thee.
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Washington
Crla No 125
Order of Faglea
Sixth Street Northwest
J Donald Britt
FP Fitzgerald
J Zillox
T Fitzgerald
I Plant
J Voullen
J McGirr
W Ticks
E Werner
W H Barrnett
S Repetts
H G Hardeback
James Dickinson
United States Marine Band
J W Gall
West Vir Kink
P Murphy
Idaho
William Curtin
Milas Louise Bisber
Wilson Oliver
Vast cooperative trading drives large farm marketing deal
A U S Department of Agriculture annual report cited vast cooperative marketing and purchasing activity by farmers organizations. It states total business exceeded $1.4 billion in a Miya year, noting agriculture cooperatives are widespread but lack strong base, and describes efforts to strengthen methods used to aid development.
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Otha Department of Agriculture
United States
Progressive convention urged to nominate Wilson in 1st half of year
Senator Clapp of Minnesota favors dropping old parties for a new progressive alignment. He proposes a June 1 Washington convention to nominate Woodrow Wilson for the presidency and form a common platform to sweep aside GOP and old-party divisions. He predicts a third party could aid Democrats if Wilson is not chosen.
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Foler Post
Clapp
Minnesota
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
GOP
Agure
Barty
Dr Wilson
Dorsey
Pipes for Wounded Soldiers Sought in New York
Reginald Hugh Murray asks readers to donate small pipes for wounded soldiers in French and Hellish hospitals. Pipes priced under 25 cents retail or 1072 per gross wholesale, with donor cards placed in bowls for a personal touch. Send gifts to Sl New street New York city.
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Mra Moe Fladdock
Capt Haddock
New Street
New York City
Reginald Hugh Murray
Letters to the Editor on Military Preparedness
Editor EB Parsons of Detroit argues against militant preparedness amid rising global arms expenditure from 1872 to 1912. He condemns federal funding for militarism, notes vast public defense spending, asks why the United States should fuel world arms races, and urges honest governance over war rhetoric.
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United States
Russia
Great Britain
France
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Italy
America
Congress
EB. Parsons
Plan to train men to work and fight proposed
A reader argues for a government program enlisting able-bodied young men to serve five years in government shops and yards with four months in military drill and eight months in civilian work. Wages would match skill, and four-month rotations would refresh the workforce.
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M. Shaner
Hyphenated Americans Refuted as Un-American
A letter argues against the use of hyphenated identities in wartime press coverage. It asserts nearly every American is hyphenated and condemns pro-English bias, warning such labeling fuels prejudice. Signed by O. S. Schrhiber, Lynchburg, VA.
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Habitor Post
Theas
S. Schrhiber
Lynchburg
War sentiment in U S not all for the Allies, he says
In a letter readers hear a nuanced view of wartime loyalties. Thomas Lomax Hunter argues against hyphenated Americans favoring Germany, condemns Anglo mania, and questions Roosevelt’s America second stance. He urges restraint toward German offenses while supporting England’s cause and notes U S aid to allies, including arms and money.
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U. S
Germany
Metropolitan Presa
England
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Thomas Lomax Hunter
Interned Belgian Soldier Requests Stamps for Collection
Lucien Lemoine a Belgian soldier interned at Harderwycke Holland appeals to readers to send postage stamps for his collection. In a brief note published by Editor Post he explains captivity is tedious and thanks supporters in advance for any stamps sent.
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Lucien Lemoine
Harderwycke
Holland
Lucien Lemoin
E.derwycke
Post
Misa Delia Jackson
Georgetown
Delia Jackson
The
Concord
Sheldon Jackson
Alaska
Longfellow
Cordelia Jackson
N Street
D, C
Tired of Britain's Unjust Interference With Trade
Letter from R. EB. Bush of Underwood North Dakota decries British disruption to neutral trade and falling farm prices. He questions Wilson administration policies and urges voters to withhold support from those who “dance the way John Bull whistles.”
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Britain
Hatter Post
Wilson
John Bull
R. EB. Bush
Fair to Both Sides Letter to Editor
A reader from December 14 thanks the editor for neutrality in the piece Americans in Foreign Armies. He questions why the U S government does not prosecute U S citizens who persist for service in foreign countries and praises the paper as fair to both sides.
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United States
W. HB
Captain of the Ancona Not Quite Without Blame
In this letter to the Editor, Cordelia Jackson argues that the Ancona captain may share responsibility for passenger safety, citing possible contributory negligence and failure to evacuate passengers promptly. She also notes potential blame on the Austrian and Italian commanders for the catastrophe that sparked European conflict.
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Ancona
Nota
Austria
Lfe
Europe
Serbia
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D. W. Gall
Rev. P. Murphy
Detroit
Mich
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Hadlor Post
Sam
George Briggs
Underwood, N. Dak
Miss Jackson
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