The Spirit of the People and America’s War Debate
The Washington Post editorial argues the United States will enter WWI on a democratic mission, rejects pacifist opposition, and portrays German aggression as undeniable. It defends national honor, calls pacifists as enemies if they obstruct government policy, and asserts public resolve remains strong.
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United States
Russia
Mitchel
New York
Htfo
Ioes
Mexico
Germany
Kaiser's Downfall Weighs On German Public Opinion
The text argues the German autocracy is collapsing under public pressure as military failures and submarine miscalculations erode support for the Kaiser. It predicts U S entry into the war, rising anti militarism, and a German shift to defend civilization against a ruthless monarch.
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Germany
von Moltke
von Tirpitz
von Jagow
Kaiser
Great Britain
United States
British Embargo Tightens as Markets Rebuild
The article notes Britain adding binder twins and many items to its embargo list while U S import duties remain largely waived. Germany and other belligerents close their markets as Britain shifts toward protectionism for military needs. Free trading advocates argue for broader open markets.
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Great Britain
Germany
United States
Trade and tariffs shape postwar U.S. exports
The piece argues wartime export volumes depended on necessity, not preference, and asks who will claim U.S. exports would have fallen without tariff protection. It warns that as necessity fades, the vast export trade will shrink, and foreign markets may close, challenging domestic prosperity.
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United States
America’s Real Strength and War Readiness urged
A defense of vigorous national effort against Germany argues the people, not government, must drive wartime mobilization. It lauds the Council of National Defense, free enterprise cooperation, and private industry turning out supplies at cost or low profit. The piece credits American ingenuity, notes German and Allied contrasts, and closes with political jests and hints of upheaval.
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Congress
Germany
Executive Department
Council of National Defense
United States
America
Russia
France
Great Britain
Europe
Grannie Cust and the Pall Mall Gazette Life
A portrait of Grannie Cust, editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, a London figure famed for wit and audacity. The piece recounts his rise from Eton to journalism, his role in The Souls, royal friendships, and his impending entailments. It notes his marriage to a Gregory daughter and the succession of Brownlow estates to his younger brother Adelbert Cust. It also touches on broader themes of diplomatic attaches and espionage in grim postwar commentary.
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Sis
Freddie Ducane
Rhoda Broughton
Cupid
Lord Brownlow
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National Patriotic Organization
Atlantic
Lord Astor
London
Prince Leopold
Duke of Albany
Pall Mall Gazette
William Gregory
Adelbert Cockayne Cuat
Aadbridge Park
Buckingham
Hartford
Edward I
Ashbridge
Ashbridge Park
Queen Elizabeth
Tower of London
Queen Mary
Mark Twain in Hartford Shovels Out Prof Stowe
An old San Francisco Argonaut note recalls Mark Twain in Hartford during a heavy snowstorm. He bumps into Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband Prof Stowe, and quips he is headed to shovel Prof Stowe out after receiving a telephoned update that he is under the weather.
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San Francisco
Mark
Congress Told Of Air Car Plan 95 Years Ago Today
A 1822 petition to Congress by James Bennett claimed a machine to fly through the air and steer in any direction was possible. Despite support, the petitions were tabled and no report was made, leaving the dream of aerial navigation unresolved in that era.
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Americas
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House
James Bennett
Philadelphia
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
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United States
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Milner
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Judiciary Committee
Walworth
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Keyes
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Leé
Bennett
Origin of the Ukulele from the Dallas News
A humorous but euphemistic account traces the ukulele to Catherine de Mediel and its adoption by Hawaiians. It describes the instrument as linked to death songs and fatalistic rites, with vivid, exaggerated scenes of Hawaiian ritual and self harm, ending with a mock contrast between savagery and decency.
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Dallas News
Catherine de Mediel
Sigelo
New Saying Attributed to Jesus Sparks Debate
In the London Chronicle a dean cites a newly found Egyptian text attributed to Jesus. The passage allegedly states I stood in the midst of the world and In the flesh, I was seen of them and I found all men drunken and none alert. The Delavan Republican notes neutral coverage of the claim. Meanwhile the Mystic Worker Lodge met at Miss Fannie Broomhead's home with 65 attendees despite cold, decorating for Wilson’s diplomatic break with Germany.
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London Chronicle
St. Paul's
St. Marting
in-the-Fields
Jesus
Egypt
Delavan
Wis
Mystic Worker Lodge
Fannie Broomhead
Sarron
Wilson
Germany
Locusts as Delicacy in Philippine Food Cure
The Philippines faces massive locust swarms that darken skies and devastate crops. Dr Vivincio Rosario tests chlorine gas to kill locusts at hopper stage, while Senor Hernandez advocates eating them to prevent outbreaks. Locust eggs, likened to Russian caviar, entice markets as provinces adopt egg eating to curb pests.
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Scientific American
Philippines
Vivincio Rosario
The
Philippine University
Europe
Senor Hernandes
Philippine Agriculture
Senor
Hernandes Asaya
Senor Hernandez Beleven
Preserving Louisiana's Historic Romance and Traditions
A Lake Charles reader urges marking and teaching Louisiana history. He highlights Calcasieu and Mermentau rivers, Chalmette battle site, Barataria, Lafitte's lore, Baton Rouge home of President Taylor, and the need to preserve and transmit these traditions to future generations.
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Lake Charles
Calcasieu
Mermentau
Jean Lafitte
Bonaparte
Chalmette
Barataria
Mississippi River
Tom
Louisiana
Taylor
Baton Rouge
War Restrictions In Paris As Of Now Reported
The London cable to the Brooklyn Eagle lists Paris wartime controls. Sugar rationed by card to one and a half pounds per person monthly. gas and electricity cut to about two thirds. tea and candy shops closed two days weekly. Bread must rest twelve hours before sale, croissants banned, meals limited to two dinhes in restaurants plus hors d oeuvres and desserts. Theaters closed four days weekly. trolley lines stop after 8 pm and subways after 10 pm on closure days. Department stores close 5 45 pm. cafes and bars and restaurants shut 9 30 pm. many suburban trains halted. travel discouraged with ticket types suspended. Daily newspapers reduced to a single sheet twice weekly. Also note: a London Globe report on women carpenters in France, housing in army huts, pay about half of men, lighter carpentry tasks.
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London
Brooklyn Eagle
Paria
Unconquered and the Widow Question a Veteran’s Tale
A fragment from the Boston Transcript presents a witty exchange where a war veteran boasts of seventeen engagements and a curious widow questions his bachelor status. The dialogue hints at telegrams and flirtation between spouses and officers, with a playful tone about wartime letters.
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Boston Transcript
Grase
Treasury reports general fund balance and assets 1917
United States Treasury highlights March 23 1917 with net balance in general fund at 54 514 500 and total assets 160 080 884 12 after deductions. Details include receipts 2 205 688 59 for the day and monthly revenue 48 153 607 55, ordinary disbursements, and allocations across gold silver and bank notes.
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United States
Federal Reserve
National Bank
Aliver Odin
S.e S
Federal Reserve Bank
Philippines
General
Fung Eee
Peewee Eee
Army Orders Revokes and Transfers Amid War Department Moves
War Department special orders revoke First Lieut Charles L Baker medical reserve corps report to Walter Reed General Hospital for temporary duty. Lieut Harold A Spillman relieved from duty in Southern department and to report home then adjutant general. leave of absence expires. Maj William A Phillips detailed for service in ordnance, to Sandy Hook proving ground. Lieut Joan F Beckett relieved from Southern department. leave of absence granted. Lieut Roy H Evans relieved, to accompany troops to near home then report to adjutant general. Leave of absence granted. Lieut John E Ardrey leave of absence extended. Lieut Col Jay E Hoffer to Baltimore for ordnance business then return. Capt James B Kemper resumes duties with Pennsylvania National Guard in Harrisburg. Resignation of Second Lieut Frank Langham Philippine Scouts accepted. Lieut Col George P Howell to Hot Springs Army and Navy General Hospital for observation and treatment. James F Bryom to take effect upon relief from Signal Corps Aviation School San Diego. Leave of absence granted First Lieut Walter W Wynne upon relief from Signal Corps Aviation School San Diego.
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Charles L. Baker
Medical Reserve Corps
Walter Reed General Hospital
Harold A. Spillman
Southern Department
Adjutant General of the Army
Spillman
A. Spillman
William A. Phillips
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Ordnance Department
Phillips
Twenty-second Infantry
Hastern Department
Sandy Hook Proving Ground
N. J
Joan F. Beckett
John H. Beckett
Roy H. Evans
Evangle
Roy K. Evans
John E. Ardrey
Thirty-second Infantry
Jay E. Hoffer
Baltimore
James B. Kemper
Infantry
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Frank Langham
Philippine Scouts
George P. Howell
Corps of Engineers
Army and Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs
Ark
James F. Bryom
Signal Corps Aviation School
San Diego
Walter W. Wynne
Cavalry
Cal
Thompson and Vopicka Visit Washington Amid European War Debate
Carmi Thompson, Taft’s former private secretary now in St. Paul, cites Minnesota’s war reluctance while recalling Dan Lamont’s ascent with the Great Northern. US Minister Vopicka, on 60 days’ leave from Bucharest, discusses Roumania Serbia and Bulgaria, German advances, and American plans to aid Balkans. Bristow weighs war risks as US minds possible involvement in a global conflict.
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Taft
Washington
Thompson
St. Paul
Dan Lamont
Cleveland
Lamont
White House
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Empire Builder
Hill
Minnesota
Mr. Thompson
Raleigh
Roumania
Charles Vopicha
United States
Serbia
Bulgaria
Lansing
Vopichksa
Hil
State Department
Biberia
Mr Vopicka
Bucharest
M. Vopicka
Legation
Plex
Gerard
Berlin
Vopicha
Uefering Roumenia
Romania
America
Balkans
Fifty-Eight Pound Ham Captures Market Attention
A Providence township farmer in Charlotte brought a 58 pound ham from a hog he raised. The 53 to 58 pound specimen drew buyers who balked at the hog’s size and hide, prompting slaughter at home. The dealer crowd and by products boosted the farmer’s revenue beyond selling the hog alive.
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Charlotte
Pieces of artillery and piano talk in Willis family exchange
In this odd New York Times fragment Willie Willis recalls “pieces of artil lery” and Papa Willis muses they must be the kind the neighbor plays on the piano. The excerpt captures a playful, cryptic family exchange with lingering questions.
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New York Times
Willie Willis
Papa Willis
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