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Washington
Washington Post CQ
Washington, D.C
Edward B McLean
Washington DC
Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Ballers
Chicago
Devonshire Street
Boston
13Th Kresge Building
Detroit
The Prussian Treaty Denunciation of German Duplicity
The State Department will not consider new German treaty proposals, declaring any future pacts binding only on the United States. Germany has shown perfidy by withdrawing warnings before attacks and detaining Ambassador Gerard and Yarrowdale sailors. The public warns against self deception and urges the United States to avoid entangling diplomacy.
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State Department
Germany
Gerard
Yarrowdale
United States
Spirit of Cooperation Aids War Effort and Industry
The Morgan firm advances 1.9 million to the quartermaster’s department without interest to supply needed war materials, avoiding interruptions in preparedness. The government must seek private aid and legislative action to bolster finances and manpower, especially in War and Navy, with cooperation from large industrial firms to supply engineers and skilled labor for upcoming needs.
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Quartermaster
Morgan
Seward's Alaska Purchase Defies Critics and Rewards Nation
President Johnson moves toward a Russia treaty to acquire Alaska for 7.2 million dollars, a decisive act that transformed a distant possession into vast wealth. Seward, secretary of state, faced ridicule as "Seward's folly" yet the decision yielded hundreds of millions in minerals and vast resources, reshaping the nation's frontier.
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Johnson
Senate
Russia
Alaska
William H Seward
Alaska Purchase
America’s Mighty Task Directs War Mobilization
The article argues that Germany remains capable of long conflict despite Allied gun power, warns against assuming immediate American victory, and calls for massive U S mobilization. It urges raising an army of 1 000 000 with another to follow, expanding the navy, developing bases at Panama St Thomas and Fonseca Bay, creating a munitions department, rebuilding the merchant marine, and ensuring unity and leadership under the President and Congress to achieve victory.
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Largier
Mesopotamia
Russia
Germany
United States
Petrograd
France
Roumania
von Mackensen
Constantinople
Atlantic
German War Organization
America
Balkans
Saloniki
Panama
Gibraltar
St. Thomas and
Fonseca Bay
Department of Munitions
Congress
Contested Territorial Links From Alaska to West Indies
Historical commentary recalls Alaska acquisition and Danish West Indies purchase amid naval strategy debate. It cites Seward and others on strategic points like St Thomas, Panama, Gibraltar, Aden, and Havana, noting international opposition and congressional indifference to ratification and naval base value. It alludes to modern geopolitics, loans to allies, and a satirical nod to European events and personalities.
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West Indies
Alaska
France
Germany
Congress
Senate
St. Thomas
Frederick W. Seward
Seward
Gibraltar
Aden
Dardanelles
Sebastopol
Panama
Havana
Quebec
Key West
Panama Canal
Mexico
Danish West Indies
Subduing the Mississippi in the St Louis Era
The St Layla Globe-Democracy argues for federal control over the Mississippi River when it floods, urging the river to take a steadier course rather than overwhelming the region. It laments the river’s swollen banks, calls for quicker movement toward the Gulf, and notes the nation’s water flow and absorption as a metaphor for restraint. The piece contemplates future plans to regulate flood and rainfall.
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St Layla
Globe-Democrac
Waters
Congress
Illinois
Wisconsin
Missouri
Platte
Kaw
St. Loui
Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Plana
Doad
Humanity's Worst Enemy Carelessness Warned By Tampa Tribune
A fragmented excerpt from the Tampa Tribune declares carelessness as humanity's worst enemy, detailing its vast, silent damage across labor, homes, and daily life, blaming it for economic loss and harm across society. The piece contrasts carelessness with war and calls for vigilance against it.
Famous London mansions taken over by the nation
England's government seizes grand London palaces for state use during the war. Grosvenor House becomes a hospital. Montagu House, Spencer House, and Bridgewater House are repurposed for government offices and food production. Peers decline compensation, loaning art to public galleries and preserving patriotism. The piece also notes the death of Raymond du Mondel, former French ambassador, and mentions aristocratic marriages and Italian wartime service.
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England
London
Grosvenor House
Duke of Westminster
Greenpark
Earl Spencer
Lord Ellesmere
Bridgewater House
Col
Sir Arthur Lee
I. G. Moore
New York
United States
Washington
Cuba
Porto Rico
Spain
Berkeley Square
Gainsborough
Blue Hoy
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Siddona
Bridgewater
Raymond du Mondel
France
Jeckay Club
Peking
Madrid
Tokyo
Copenhagen
Vienna
Quirinal
Morocco
Hague
Camilla Borghese
Don Ssinie
Don Livie Borghese
Nicholas Esterhazy
Austria
Tods
Hangary
de Mondel
Camilla Harghese
Niski’ Paterhany
Longevity Trick Tea Habit Tied to Long Life
Mrs. Martan Sparks Banister of 917 Maple Avenue marked a milestone birthday by attributing her longevity to a simple cheerful lifestyle and a strict tea based diet. She drinks tea at every meal and favors old English plum pudding once tied to Queen Victoria, claiming it supports her enduring health.
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St. Louts
Martan Sparks Banister
Maple Avenue
Judd Mortimer
England
Davy Jones
Old England
For This They Are Lawyers
A humorous note from Lattin Alabama contrasts plain gifting with lawyering. It lampoons drafting style by imagining a lawyer’s deed to an orange detailing all parts rind juice pulp and pips and granting odd powers to bite or cut the fruit with all manner of contrary covenants and phrases.
Battle of Somerset fought 54 years ago on this day
March 1886 narrative recalls Gen John Pegram leading 1550 cavalry and 3 guns from eastern Tennessee into eastern Kentucky to seize beef cattle for the Confederacy. After crossing the Cumberland and Danville engagements, Gillmore and Manson pressed Pegram toward Somerset, driving back his lines and forcing a late-night withdrawal while Pegram recovered cattle along the Cumberland. Casualties and losses are noted as the Federal force suffering more than 200 killed or wounded.
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Somerset
John Pegram
Tennessee
Kentucky
Cumberlann River
Stigalla Ferry
Danville
Wolford
Kantucky River
Lincoln
Boyle
Garrerd
Burnside
Gillmore
Manson
Kentucky River
Pegram
Hickman
Gillimore
Paegram
Tuberculosis Decline Seen If Poverty and Hygiene Improve
Boston Transcript reports Dr Cleaveland Floyd predicts TB could be eliminated in a decade if poverty and hygienic conditions improve. He notes infection remains common via inhalation and contaminated milk but healthy living and outdoor activity reduce spread, with crowded workplaces and institutions fueling outbreaks among young adults. Massachusetts shows strong resistance through diet, fresh air, and blood circulation, urging guarantees for every child.
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Boston Transcript
Cleaveland Floyd
Harvard Medical School
Floyd
Avery
Showa
Rosama
Massachusetts
Whit Votes Likely For Champ Clark, Says Home Paper
Baton Rouge in State Times notes Whit P Martin of Louisiana’s Third district plans to vote for what he sees as his district’s best interests. The piece argues he’ll align with Democrats, despite five swing members holding power, and suggests Parker backs Woodrow Wilson while sugar duties may stay for revenues.
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Whit
Champ
Baton Rouge
State Times
House of Representatives
Whit P. Martin
Loutatana
Hig
Champ Clark
Louisiana
John M. Parker
National
Woodrow Wilson
Treasury figures show year deficit and receipts
At close yesterday the general fund balance stood at 56,605,284 with total receipts 3,097,776 and total payments 2,519,052. The fiscal year deficit is 17,291,025, compared with last year's deficit of 58,776,040 excluding Panama Canal and public debt transactions, 481,480,912.28.
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United States Treasury
General Fund
Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve
National Bank
Eliver
Federal Reserve Banks
Philippines
Army Orders Granting Leaves and Appointments Across Units
Leave of absence granted to First Lieut. Percy Deshon and First Lieut. James A. Lester, plus detached officers lists for Charles G. Helmick and Melvin W Rowell. Col. Thomas Q. Donaldson assigned as Inspector of the Eastern department. Promotions and retirements noted for Maj. Edwin Bell and First Lieut. Hugh G Voorhels. Hanna to West Point, Thorne to Letterman Hospital, and Remington to centralized duty. Arthur Jo Coyle assigned to active duty with Signal Corps Aviation School at Mineola.
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Percy Deshon
Field Artillery
James A. Lester
Fifth Field Artillery
Charles G. Helmick
Thomas Q. Donaldson
Eastern Department
Edwin Bell
Seventh Infantry
Hugh G Voorhels
Dental Escrpa
Dental Corps
Congress
Frederick Hanna
Coast Artilery Corps
Dufias
West Point
United States Military Academy
Georgse E Thorne
Quartermaster Corps
Letterman General Hospital
Praaidio
San Francisco
Cal
Otho B. Rosenbaum
Second Infantry
Melvin W Rowell
Cavalry
Eaward M. Lewis
Infantry
Noronal
Robert Malcolm
Medical Corpa
New York National Guard
William A Sinclair
National Guard
Texas
Austin
Tex
Militiaw
War K Department
Philip Remington
Central Department
Arthur Jo Coyle
Reserve Corps
Signal Corps Aviation Cahoe
Mineola
Lenglaland
China Enters War For Allies With Large Army
The Previgetos Journal reports China fully joins the war effort. Beijing will supply labor and munition outputs, with 400000 troops under a modern-equipped general. China's mobilization may become a decisive factor against German torpedo warfare.
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Previgetos Journal
China
Peking
Washington
Tte
Kaiser
Germans in Brazil and Australasian war views in 1915
The piece discusses Brazilian Germans totaling about 200000, living mainly in the south, with most Brazilians loyal under government rules. It notes German companies and trade with the United States, German goods in windows, and comments on language rules and assimilation. It also covers Col Allan of Harefield Hospital remarking Germans near resource exhaustion and the ANZACs, plus a Virginia anecdote about liquor solicitation and a train conductor.
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Brazil
D de Sampaio-Ferraz
Journal of Commerce
Brasilian
Lloyds Steamship Line
Brasil
Mr. Ferraz
Willard
Germany
Mexico
United States
Ferran “Bragillana
E. Buller Allan
Inchirges
Hirefield
England
Bellevue
Col Allan
Lady Allan
Washington
New Zealand
Gallipoli
Newport News
Panama Canal
Pacific
Allan
America
Europa
Globe
Harefield
Burdwood
Australia
Canada
Keeping History Straight in Early American Politics
Fragmentary account traces the family political legacy of John H Bankhead and William B Bankhead from Alabama, alongside Samuel J Southard of New Jersey, noting joint committee assignments on Missouri compromise resolutions and claims of originators role. It cites Shaum’s Begrapita Annals Appleton’s Cyclopedia and White’s National Cyclopedia as sources.
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Philip Veharton Tuckionan
New Fork ‘Limes
John H Bankhead
United States Senate
William B Bankhead
House of Representatives
Alabama
Con- Breas
Artor Henry Southard
Bankingridge
Somerset Counts
Samuel J. Southard
United States
New Jerseys
Southard
Frenry Clas
Appleton
Cyclopedia Amertt i
White
National Cyclopedia Biography
War Reduces Insanity War Insight From Glasgow Lunatic Asylum
The Landen Globe argues war may palliate insanity by shifting from poverty driven mental strain to higher living standards and paid work. It cites Thins wald of Glasgow Lunatic Asylum, claiming poverty and unemployment are fertile causes of insanity, suggesting the postwar period should focus on improving living conditions and employment.
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Thinswald
Glasgow
Thies
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