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Debate on U S Aid to France and War Strategy
The piece argues a direct U S loan to France is unnecessary and risky. It urges using national finance to protect the United States while supporting allies indirectly, asserting the safest path is victory with American resources. It cautions against entangling alliances or overcommitting funds that could undermine U S aims.
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Germany
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Abolishing the Death Penalty Debate in U S States
The article argues that a broad move to end the death penalty is gaining momentum in Pennsylvania and reflects a public mood against war and mass slaughter. It questions whether swift execution is necessary for criminals and suggests life imprisonment as a sufficient alternative amid debate over national justice and deterrence.
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Organizing the House for Immediate Congressional Action
The text urges a united House to be organized on the opening day ten days hence to meet an impending crisis. It warns that partisan struggles could produce a national failure and shame, urging patriotism, prearranged program, and expeditious action aligned with public will.
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War time urgency and unpreparedness prompt swift use of tools
The piece argues Britain France and Russia can defeat Germany, while the United States has under 100,000 trained troops. It urges immediate commandeering of small vessels for submarine defense, rapid mobilization, and using financial and industrial power over larger military builds. It mocks pacifists and presses for eight hour work law and canal questions.
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Great Britain
France
Russia
United States
Royal Vallet Cremates Duchess of Connaught Ashes
The article describes the cremation of the Duchess of Connaught and the urn placed in Windsor’s Royal Vault beneath St George's Chapel. It notes rare modern cremations among European royalty, recounts legends about the vault and past royal interments, and mentions George IV’s disputed resting place and posthumous protests by other royals.
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Tait
Thomas Cushings role in Massachusetts politics during the Revolution
A portrait of Thomas Cushing, Massachusetts speaker and later lieutenant governor, noting his limited but pivotal role in handling Hutchinson and Oliver letters. It details how he transmitted the papers to the house, the ensuing furor, and how British figures inflated his status as a rebel leader while he opposed the Declaration of Independence.
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Army Orders Relieve Several Officers and Dispatch to Honolulu
Army orders detail resignations and new active duties for multiple officers. First Lieut. Gardner N Cobb Medical Reserve Corps resigns. Lt. Elijah H Siter ordered to active duty in Philadelphia to exam applicants for medical corps. Second Lieut. Edward T Comegys reassigned from Fort Meade to San Francisco and Hawaii transport. Several colonels and majors reassigned or relieved to join units in Honolulu, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and other posts. officers receive leave, reporting duties, or retirement actions as noted.
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Gardner N Cobb
Medical Reserve Corps
Elijah H. Siter
United States
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Philadelphia
Medical Corps
Army
Edward T. Comegys
Quartermaster Corps
Southern Department
Fort Meade
San Francisco
Cal
Hawaii
Honolulu
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War Department
William J Snow
First Field Artillery
William S. McNady
Sixth Feld Artillery
Lucien G. Berry
Field Artillery
Fourth Field Artillery
Berry
George Ler. Irwin
Snow Wll
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Butte
Mont
Fort Keogh
Frank J. Parker
Parker
William L. Reed
Infantry
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Thomson Edwards
Adjutant General of the Army
Howarda
William A. Austin
Mandan
N. Dak
Thomas G Holmes
Edward T. Donnelly
Fifth Field Artiery
Adjutant General's Department
William R. Gruber
Fifth Field Artillery
William F. Volandt
Signal Officers’ Reserve Corps
Hasington
William C. Ockar
Morrison C. Stayer
Ira A. Haynes
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Thomas B Lamoreaux
Andrew Moses
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Virginius BE. Clark
Signal Corps
Washington, DC
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William M. Roberts
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Thomas G. Holmes
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Letterman General Hospital
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National Guard
Idaho
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Town Life a Drudgery Drills Farm Youth toward Towns
In the Natchitoches Times argument, the author urges rural youths to sample town life to learn its drudgery. He warns that town workers often toil before dawn and long after, wear worn clothes, and handle money that rarely sticks to their fingers, shaping pride in farm life over town life.
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Kansas adopts state manager system to run institutions
Gov. Arthur Capper signs a nonpartisan state manager bill to place all state institutions under a single manager chosen without regard to party or business ties. The manager, also state purchasing agent, will be accountable for spending and results, expanding the city manager concept and promising efficiency and economy.
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Apples and Preparedness From the New Orleans Daily States
Anxious wartime notes mix with comic oddities as Ohio State Journal cites manufacturers ready to turn out munition work while a florists dispute ends in a flowerpot blow. A long-ago apple war between Italians at fruit stands escalates with winesaps and a police intervention. Bruised fruit and disrupted commerce follow.
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New Orleans
Ohio State Journal
Treasury balance sheet highlights 1917 public funds deficit
The document details United States Treasury fiscal status for March 22 1917 noting a net general fund balance of 160 742 078 86 with assets including gold and silver holdings and federal notes. It reports a year deficit of 56 961 499 exclusive of canal and debt transactions and lists revenue and disbursement figures with monthly and year to date totals.
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United States
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Federal Reserve Banks
Philippines
Eeceesscea Caenee
Sources of Spanish Law and Army Notices
A fragmentary historical text discusses Spanish legal sources like the code Napoleon and the Visigothic code, along with las Siete Partidas. It also lists military assignments and inspections across the United States, including officers detailed to the national guard and visits to Wilkes-Barre Pittston Nanticoke and Haselton in Pennsylvania.
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Spain
Alfonso X
United States of America
Mobilization discussed by Reno and New York leaders
A Rochester figure notes state law aims universal military training with cadet corps in west central zone including Monroe County. Plans call for school and armory training at Peekskill with July encampment. debates on fitness and utility of outdoorsmen in national defense arise.
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New York
Alfred J Yates
Raleigh
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Monroe
Cnrps
Peekskill
New York State
Prunes for hay fever proposal from Pittsburgh Hygienic Society
Raw prunes are touted as curative for hay fever by F Wo Lager of the Pittsburgh Hygienic Research Society who spoke at a YMCA meeting. He urged eating raw fruit and minimal medicine, claimed no breakfast for light manual work, and a two mile morning walk. RL Alsaker of St Louis to present features at Wonjitam Fenn Hotel on April 22 and 24.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
F Wo Lager
Tittshburgh Hygienic Research Society
Lager
Fox Wooldridge
RL Alsaker
St Louls
Marriage at Orphant Annie's Home Near Philadelphia
Rusvel Jessup and Miss Nona Spilker wed the other day by Rev Mack Crider at the bride's grandmother Mrs Wesley Gray's home known as Orphant Annie's in Greenfield near Philadelphia. The ceremony linked the couple at a notable rural setting with festive local attendance and the bride identified with the Little Orphant Annie figure from the Riley poem.
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Rusvel Jessup
Lick the Pan: Claude Callan in Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A fragmentary note appears in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram mentioning Claude Callan and a child’s indifference to a recipe lacking sugar. The text is garbled and provides minimal readable context or dates.
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