Race to Face With Kaiserism
James W. Gerard, American ambassador at the German court from July 23, 1913, to February 4, 1917, relates the rise of Kaiserism and United States diplomacy. The work, published under Public Ledger Company copyrights in 1918, outlines German actions, Allied responses, and the framing of the conflict on the eve of U.S. entry.
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James W. Gerard
Gerard
Berlin
Germany
Public Edger
United States
Canada
Courier and Reporter
Public Ledger
Lusitania Sinking Debate Faces German Leaders and Emperor
The article examines who bore responsibility for the Lusitania sinking, detailing roles of Kaiser Wilhelm II, von Tirpitz, von Mueller, Bethmann-Hollweg, Bernstorff, and the German general staff. It cites approval and pressure from naval and civil authorities and notes the influence of strategic decisions on international law and wartime conduct.
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William
Admiral von Mueller
von Mueller
America
von Tirpitz
Reichstag
von Bethmann- Jiallweg
Lusitania
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
Foreign Office
Navy Department
Navy
Star
Great General Headquarters
Councell
Altho
Charleville
Lusitania sinking blamed on the Kaiser and German policy
Judge Gerard asserts the emperor ordered or permitted the Lusitania atrocity while the general staff dominated policy. He recalls meeting the Kaiser in 1915 and notes German exultation at the sinking, contrasted with American resolve and calls for German condemnation. He warns of continued terror in war and cites German efforts to justify murder and violence.
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Tusitania
Lusitania
Charles Iix
St. Bartholomew
William
Kaiser
America
Germany
Berlin
Bernstorff
Gerard
Teutonic Knights
Prussia
Schreckliehkelt
Entente
Two Iowa Boys Dead in France
War department reports deaths of several Iowa and other national guardsmen and cadets from airstrike, grenade, accidental gunfire, and natural causes in the American expeditionary forces. Named fallen include Lieut. Leland Kesadorn and Privates Ralph Spawldine and Charles Dohosan, with multiple other wounded or missing in action as of February 19.
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Washington
Dor
Bel
War Department
Pershing
Leland J. Kesadorn
Orleans
No Yo
Glark
Nichols
Philadelphia
J. P. Stillman
New York
Donald (. Carlton
Donce
Arthine
Wilson
Rodibenta
Ralph R. Spawldine
Madison
Aetun
Belug
Myke Buss
Methervita
Clester
Ratrte
Danie
Bethlehem
Pal Crabtree
Portsmouth
Thomas W. McCoy
Fairbart
Ind
George (.Larke
Llolvoke
Mass
Charles A. Dohosan
Maresey
Colo
George KR. Mullard
Port Dodge
Pneumoautic
Lawrence Gookin
Chariton
Pneuimeratta
Hawley
Olmatead
Taylor
Newberry Tolbrook
London Raid Tragic Family Loss Amid Defences
London Chronicle reports Tuesday night raids as anti aircraft guns defended the city for an hour. A bomb killed seven in a soldier’s family house, including an elderly lodger. the bereaved Sergt Major Kerley, a Mons veteran, returned to a collapsed home and found most bodies unrecovered. The 13 year old son survived aboard a training ship.
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London Chronicle
London
Thu
Altho
Kerley
Mons
Cambric Fabric Terms and Cambrai History Explained
The Haberdasher clarifies Cambrai origin and cambric definition noting Cambrai as the fabric’s origin in the sixteenth century and that many fabrics bear the cambric name. He warns that cambric is often cotton and that the term can be misapplied leading to confusion and occasional fraud.
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Cambrai
Haberdasher
Queen Elizabeth
Lord Bacon
Ft Batiste
Starless 25 Cent Pieces Rejected in New York Shops
Perfectly good 25 cent pieces are being rejected by cashiers in business and amusement places around New York because they hold the erroneous belief that coins lacking three stars under the eagle on the tail are counterfeit.
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New York
Hradstreets
Quarters with and without stars under the eagle
Inquiry at the New York sub treasury shows bankers unsatisfied with old quarters. Officials note a 1917 change from starless to starbearing designs due to complaints about the Liberty figure. The text also reflects fragmented dialogue and misquoted phrases amid the coin discussion.
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New York
Treasury
Liberty
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of Cheney & Co. of Toledo, swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Witnessed by Alderman Gleason on December 6, 1586. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken orally and suggests Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Toucan County
Frank J. Cheney
Gleason
Sealy
J. Cheney, & Co
Hall
Belgian troops to leave for Manders after singing orders
A dispatch from Amsterdam dated Thursday reports frontier notes in Ceylon Belgium where German recruits are trained for the front. Officers announced on Feb 17 that the men would depart for Manders on the 18th and ordered them to sing.
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London
Exchange
Amsterdam
Ceylon
Belgium
Manders
HOUSTINE OBSERVES MEATURSS DAY AT PAKI TERN RESTAURANT
A fragmented report notes Houstine at a local restaurant observing a holiday or event day. The text includes garbled dates and vague actions such as watchfulness and late requests, with unclear references to weekdays and meals.
Unclear OCR Record of German Golfers and Police Report
Fragmentary OCR text mentions German national seniors and golfers, with references to an officer and an alleged incident. The readable parts are garbled, offering no clear names, places, dates, or outcomes to establish a coherent news item.
Rock Island saloons defy rumor in wet and dry zone
Report claimed a delegation of saloon owners sought to reopen closed lines and protested to Washington. Prominent owners denied the tale as idle talk. The district west of Seventeenth Street remained busy with thirsty crowds, bars overflowing despite rain. Police service was increased.
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Rock
Babe Ab
Wismors
Salagn Mien
Lme
Washington
Wald
Brea Mirafeldt
Rock Islad Liquor Qewers’ Assocks Flow
Seventeenth Street
Saloon Front in Ivy Zone Causes Curious Sitcom Case
In a peculiar relocation tale set near Seventeenth Street and Third Avenue, a saloon owner has the front part of his establishment in the ivy zone while the back remains in ordinary business. The Boston Transcript quotes him facing a tobacco heart issue as he questions a doctor about his health.
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Rimon Lewin
Seventeenth Stret
Third Avenue
Huntness
Nervous system health claim for Vitro-Phosphate product
An advertisement touts Vitro-Phosphate as essential nerve nourishment to prevent a “nervous worn out wreck.” It claims the nervous system needs organic phosphorus, warns of subtle deterioration, and promotes tablets sold by Hansen and Tansra Henderson Drug Co and other cood struggists.
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Hansen and Tansra
Henderson Drug Co
Cood
Lewis Changes Mato Embrace from Seventeenth Street
An item notes that Lewis altered his address from Seventeenth Street to Third Avenue, marking a relocation detail for the record.
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Lewis
Seventeenth Street
Third Avenue
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Cambray
Cambric
Sheka
Houstine
Paenidtoten
Dreland
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Mtsneapolis
AEG
Humphrey
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
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