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One for all and all for one echoes in wartime unity
The piece argues the slogan galvanizes national resolve after lessons of war. It cites Washington meetings on constructive patriotism, railroad policy, education, and universal service, urging unified effort to strengthen the nation against German submarine warfare and other threats. It praises Germany's wartime mobilization of industry and railways as a model for united national action.
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Congress of Constructive Patriotism
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Chamber of Commerce
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Thrift and Naval Preparedness for England's War
The piece argues thrift as national defense, contending Britain faces no major war threat from submarine policy. It cites world shipping stats showing minimal loss excess, condemns waste as weakness, and links thrift to strength and health, urging reduced consumption and expanded battleship construction by 1920. It references Lord Northcliffe and a Washington congress on constructive patriotism.
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Bureau of Navigation
Lord Northcliffe
United States
Congress of Constructive Patriotism
Washington
Oura
Thrift pitch links pennies to naval buildup
A Chamber of Commerce meeting echoes calls for national thrift. It suggests if every man, woman, and child saved a penny daily for a year, the saved amount could fund twenty dreadnoughts. The excerpt frames thrift as a practical national strategy and links small savings to large military power.
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United States
Relations With the Allies and the War Scenario
The article weighs U.S. wartime alliances arguing for or against entente ties if war comes. It cautions that allies vow not to make separate peace, tests risks if the United States acts alone, and advocates careful, specific treaties with defined exit routes and limited obligations. It calls for cautious, farsighted U.S. strategy and participation in postwar peace talks.
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Congress
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Senate
Europe
Safety First in Akron Schools Aims to Teach Traffic Rules
Educational authorities in Akron plan to teach 20 000 children street traffic rules and self protection to reduce grade crossing deaths and street accidents. The article notes broader aims including health, citizenship, and self-government concepts in schools alongside basic academics and natural laws.
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King Nicholas of Montenegro Pressured to Abdicate
Marquish dd Fontenot reports that King Nicholas, aged seventy six, is pressurized by Entente powers to abdicate in favor of his grandson Prince Alexander of Serbia. Allies argue the monarchy’s future unites Montenegro and Serbia for strength and development, citing the king’s gambling debts and poor leadership during invasion. France, Britain, and Russia subsidize his exile while Italy withholds support. The king resists violence, preferring courts and cards, prompting diplomatic maneuvering across Paris and Neuilly.
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Europe
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France
Lyons
Bordeaux
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Paris
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Russia
Montessori Foretells Toyless Era for Children
Dr Maria Montessori of Rome, famed author and educator, told 700 women at a New England Montessori Association meeting that toys will be unknown in the future and children will enjoy useful tasks suited to their mental level. She warned mothers’ impatience hinders progress and urged letting a child take time to complete duties, likening child development to stages from motor to flight like an airplane.
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Maria Montessori
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New England Montessori Association
Proceedings of Congress and Committees Briefly
The Senate met in morning session and adjourned at night after six hours of debate. Key actions included adoption of Stone resolution backing the President’s policy toward Germany, and bills on commandeering ships and regulating port conduct. Committees advanced emergency finance, postal support, espionage laws, and naval appropriations, with President Wilson present briefly and Lansing seeking $500,000 for European citizen relief.
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Hunger Moves the World in a Columbus Dispatch Essay
A Columbus Dispatch piece argues hunger is the root motive behind invention, literature, and toil. It notes inventors, authors, and field workers were driven by the need for bread, shaping progress, settlement, and patriotism in pursuit of sustenance.
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Radio men scarce slow transatlantic shipping
The Philadelphia North American reports a shortage of first class wireless telegraph operators causing ships to delay departure. A New York volunteer was chosen to sail to England after Philadelphia crew hesitated amid German submarine danger. Wages for cargo-ship wireless operators range from 40 to 60 dollars monthly with keep.
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Americcan Parta
New York
Spanson’s Hard Luck Story Sparks Quarter Lend Dilemma
In Birmingham, Sam notes Spanson’s tale of misfortune left him unsettled. He admits, I don’t deny it, I saw Spanson with a ten dollar bill and I was racking my brain to think up a good excuse for not lending him a quarter. The exchange highlights a tense moment over a small loan.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Spanson
Jules Verne remembered as a popular French writer founder of science romance
A tribute recalling Jules Verne born February 8 1828 at Nantes died March 24 1905 in Amiens. He visited the United States in 1867 saw Niagara Falls and wrote adventures like Around the World in Eighty Days and Five Weeks in a Balloon. His life included a fatal family shooting that marred his fame and his unfulfilled French Academy hopes.
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Kansas Man's Fossils Sink With Mt Temple Wreck
Lawrence, Kansas special to the Kansan City Star reports two duck-billed dinosaur skeletons, 32 feet long, collected by Charles H. Sternberg. They were en route to the British Museum from Alberta, Canada, when the Mount Temple was sunk by a German raider. The loss, insured, weakens science. the fossils were disinterred by Levi Sternberg and shipped earlier that winter. The animal was herbivorous with strong hind legs and a long tail used for balance.
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Kansan
Charles H. Sternberg
Mount Temple
British Museum
Red Deer River
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Canada
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Sternberg
Calgary
Premonition Prompts Big Bank Fire at Broadways Vaults
A New York Telegram report cites a cashier’s premonition prompting C B Richards & Co to move 250000 in cash and securities to the Equitable Trust vaults. Fire struck the building, 40 feet below street level, causing dense smoke and a $20000 loss.
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Sun Never Sets on U S Flag Across New Territory
The United States now claims the sun never sets on its domain after acquiring the Danish West Indies. Previously Culebra and Balabac marked the eastern and western limits, with St. Croix lying 38 miles east of Culebra, effectively bridging the gap and placing sunrise on St. Croix as Balabac’s sun sets.
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United States Treasury Cash and Deficit Figures
The statement shows the fiscal year deficit at 143 million dollars, total receipts about 89.5 million, and total ordinary payments near 2.83 million, with detailed figures for revenue receipts, ordinary disbursements, and general fund assets including gold and various Treasury notes and coin. It lists available cash assets and balances across Treasury and Federal reserve notes, national bank notes, coins, and bullion, totaling substantial cash assets in the general fund.
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Philippines
Army Orders Extend Leave and Accept Resignation
The Southern department extends the leave of Capt. Warren W. Whittable of the Tenth Cavalry. Capt. Horace M. Roberson Medical Corps resigns his commission. Capt. Horace M. Roberson is granted leave. First Lieut. Henry L. Krafft Medical Reserve Corps is relieved from the Army Medical School and will report to the U.S. Soldiers' Home Governor. Second Lieut. Emil Korjjan Philippine Scouts is retired after disability findings.
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Philippine Scouts
Dogs At Front Aid War Efforts Across European Belligerents
A study of canines in wartime notes the German Red Cross deploying 2500 dogs with a dedicated hospital and badges for wounded canines. It highlights Luis the Verdun hero dog, the French army classifying war dogs by roles, and emphasizes dogs as ambulances, patrols, messengers, and protectors aiding wounded soldiers and saving lives.
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Dog in Court Ends Own Case in West Farms Trial
A New York Tribune item recounts a West Farms court session where a collie named Dan presided in his own custody dispute. Frank A. Fox and Frank G. Cornish sought ownership, but Dan sniffed toward Fox after a dramatic heeling gesture, prompting Magistrate Groehl to confirm Fox as the owner.
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Comment on loyal Japanese in Hawaii and wartime views
In Willard Hotel discussions, Frank H Thompson of Honolulu and Dr C B High assert Hawaii Japanese loyalty to the United States, noting Japanese-born residents would fight under the Stars and Stripes if war came. They cite Hawaii’s strong national guard growth and broader wartime attitudes.
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America
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Stara and Stripes
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Germany
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Wyoming
Steel Industry Ready for War Footing, 1914 Outlook
H A Chambers of a New York steel firm discusses utopian war effects and U S readiness. A Washington area plant shifted from shell making to drop forging in early 1914, with hundreds laid off. The European war spurred munition demand, enabling U S mills to offer ready machinery and expertise to government if conflict widens.
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When Youth's Life Is Shaped From 12 to 14
Pittsburgh Dispatch notes Earl Barnes lecture at Carnegie Music Hall on Genlus studies. He argues life shaping occurs 12 to 14, describes genius as solitary and self-fulfilling beyond routine, and cites the need for transcending mediocrity. Birmingham Age Herald quotes a humorous exchange about proposing marriage.
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