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Deporting the I. W. W. sparks national backlash and debate
Officials denounce the IWW as anti-American and pro German in wartime. Strikes in copper and mining, led by deportations in Bisbee, Arizona, revive vigilante fears. The AFL and Gompers urge restraint while urging government handling of the IWW with a firm hand.
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Industrial Workers of the World
Butta
Mont
American Federation of Labor
Labor Committee
Council of National Defense
Gompers
IWW
Bisbee
Ariz
California
I. W
False Teachers At Nebraska University Charged With Disloyalty
Chancellor supports the state council of defense in singling out teachers as treasonous. The piece argues such educators are detached from real life and democracy, warning their influence and sophistry threaten students and the nation.
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University of Nebraska
State Council of Defense
Scott Nearing
A Few Words to Argentina About Neutrality
A long commentary argues Argentina must clarify its stance amid war tensions with Germany. It notes Argentina’s neutral position, German submarine attacks, and rising anti-German sentiment. The piece questions Buenos Aires leadership and urges decisive action rather than trifling disputes.
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Argentina
United States
Germany
Brazil
Bolivia
South America
Wilson
Rio de Janeiro
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Admiral Caperton
Uruguay
Washington
Chile
The Conquering Air Fleet of Congress Rally
The House committee on military affairs has unanimously reported a bill authorizing 640 million dollars to immediately create an air fleet that would give the United States command of the sky. It calls on Congress to set aside delays and partisan concerns to rush to victory over Germany with bold wartime action.
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House Committee On
Congress
Wes
House
Moore
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, Introduced A Bill Directing the Secretary of War
American Purple Cross Association
Gould
New York
Senate
Madden
Illinois
Londen
United States
Daniela
Naval Aviation
Navy Department
Heflin
Alabama
National Defense
Bruckner
Secretary of War
Bronx
Medical Society of
Smith
Idaho
Medical Corps
Army
Navy
Rogers
Massachusetts
Carter
National honor and German militarism ink on campus
The piece attacks disloyal professors and praises suppressing dissent in universities, notes German militarism built on human rights suppression, mocks gains under Von Hindenburg, discusses taxation, leadership, and public figures including Bernstorff, Wanamaker, and military recruitment impacts on youth and farmers, all framed in a wartime nationalistic tone.
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Germany
Pickett and Patriots Editorial on Suffrage Pickets
Editorial in Lancaster Republican condemns picketing the White House as harmful to woman suffrage. It praises patriotic women aiding Red Cross and public welfare, arguing extremists delay progress and the movement thrives through steady service and broad support.
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Lancaster Republican
Washington
White House
United States
Woman Citizen
National Americn Woman Suffrage Aassociation
Woman of America
Ultra
Plekete
That’s Different from the Houston Post
A humorous note on a woman quickly arranging charges at a store, shifting two months of salary with the words charge and ft, leaving her husband unable to protest farewell. The quip contrasts slow getting ready with rapid, decisive spending.
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The
Houston Post
James W. Gerard Receives Grand Cross of the Bath
The article notes James W. Gerard, ex ambassador to Berlin, has been awarded the grand cross of the Order of the Bath by King George. It cites his work aiding prisoners of war, the harsh social ostracism he faced in Berlin, and provides historical context on the order including a tale of its origins and ceremonial traditions.
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James W. Gerard
Berlin
Presenta
George
Order of the Bath
Gerard
Germany
Kaiser
Comdr. Pearson
United States Navy
Augustua Ruper
Shimonosski
Lord Palmeraton
Order of the Garter
Henry IV
Kinmont
Arize
James
King's Cook
Thesook
John
Marquise DE Fontenoy
The Capable Woman of Dallas News Prowess
A witty feature reflecting on a capable woman who reaches home fifteen minutes before her husband and appears to have spent the day at home, capturing a playful view of domestic competence and timing.
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The
Dallas News
Bastille Taken in Parisian Rising 1789
On July 13 1789 crowds gathered in Paris after Necker’s dismissal. Camillus Desmoulins proclaimed a patriots’ movement as Bastille measures failed to quell the revolt. By July 14 the Bastille fell and revolution began altering French leadership and Europe for years.
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Bastille
Parisian
Necker
Roas
Palais Royal
Paris
Camilis Desmoulins
Bt. Bartholomew
Curtius
Duke of Orleans
Elic
Place de la Bastille
Bailly
Lafayette
Europe
France
Army Orders: Wide Transfers and Assignments Across Commands
A lengthy Army orders sheet lists numerous officers and their new duties including Lieut. Col. David M King to report to the chief of ordnance, First Lieut. Robert F. Jackson to New York for engineers duty, and First Lieut. John K. Boles to Portland for recruiting work. It details transfers among cavalry, artillery, and infantry, including brigadier generals and captains, with postings to the Presidio, Fort Adams, and various offices in Washington.
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David M King
Ordnance Department
Chief of Ordnance
Robert F. Jackson
New York City
Chief of Engineers
John K. Boles
Ninth Cavalry
Portland
Ores
George B. Foater
Atlanta
Johnson Hagood
Coast Artillery
Long Island Sound
Joseph. Herron
Eighteenth Cavalry
Nineteenth Cavalry
William R. Smedberg
Nineteenth
John G. D. Knight
U. S&s
District of Columbia
Henry M Bankhead
Presidio
San Francisco
Cal
Ira A Rader
Signel Corps
I S
Washington
Lewis H. Sbverton
Aignal Corps
Laurence Halstead
Quartermaster Corps
Quartermaster General
Charles Young
Tanth Cavalry
Columbus
Ohio
Sixth Provisional Regiment
Fort Adame
R. I
Homer
Grant
Clifford C Cargon
Ellery W. Niles
Alexander G Pendleton
Joseph D McCain
Wesley F. L Russell
Gustaf H. Kiceson
Frank Santerre
Alvin Johnson
Marion
Leighton Brown
Seventh Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery
Fort Adams
Jay P. Hopkins
List
Frank B&dwards
William H. Wilson
Forrest E Williford
Wiliam E. Rhedd
Carl A. Lohr
Eugene Villeret
Lisu
Fred A. Tatum
Edmund N. Hebert
James Colling
Clarence de Goode
James T. Bloomer
M .L. Hangiish
Robert C Lewellyn
Lessley E. Spencer
Lester G Wiles
Dan J. Sweeney
Alfred J. Johnson
Edmund A. Redman
Eighth Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery
Port Terry
N. Y
Frank K. Fergueen
Frederick L. Dengler
Claudius M. Seaman
Matthew A. Cross
Edward J. Cullen
Charles ©. Schudt
Geoffrey Bartlett
Albert L. Loustalot
Charles H. Hoyt
William F. Gramlick
Napoleon Begudreau
Victor Chank
Walter Manhart
Elmer Wilson
Joseph M Stokes
Robert G Bagnal
Henry L. Wallen
James O &Mithley
Courtney H Barnerd May
Robert H.C. Kelton
Proceedings of Congress and Committees in Brief
Debates cover food regulation authority and the Gore substitute, with Hoover opposing, and Senate leaders seeking prompt action. Military bills advance, including twelve army chaplains and naval aviation funding, plus nominations and retirements. House votes, adjourns, and a vast aircraft program highlights the wartime fiscal plan.
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Martin
Wilson
Senate
Siister Gore
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Chamberlain
Hoover
Gore
Marshall
Council of National Defense
Penrose
Newlands
New
Calder
Knox
Wadeworth
Couneil
Nation Defense
Military
Secretary of War
Army
House Bil
North Island
San Diego
Servse
Navy
John Irby
Phelan
San Francisco
William T. Kennerly
Knoxville
United States
Tennessee
David L. Brainerd
Quartermaster Corps
Brainerd
Greely
Constantine J. Smythe
Nebraska
District of Columbia
Washington Hotel Chats Reflecting War Era Politics
In Willard conversations Granville Mooney and former Ohio Senator Burton allies discuss 1920 politics, Ohio as a storm center, and shifts in wartime sentiment. London observer Henry French compares cost of living and wartime profiteering with U S patterns, while Capt J Devder notes France’s cavalry and trench warfare dynamics. Chicago tradesman Charles Hadley comments on women’s work in London and potential U S shifts, with widespread female employment in public venues and factories.
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Burton
Poliscs
Ohio
New York
Gerita
Buckeye
Republan
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Henry French
London
Shoreham
Paris
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France
England
J. Devder
Marshal Joffre
Charles
Hadley
Chicago
Europe
Willard
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