Wartime pacifism and peace terms debated amid Wilson speech
The article argues against Germany’s peace terms and pacifist rhetoric, warning readers that peace requires guaranteed conditions and disarmament. It notes President Wilson’s stance on Germany’s sincerity and mentions Italy’s extradition role in the Cruger case, with Cocchi to be brought to the U S for trial and Porter Carlton’s case in context of treaty interpretation.
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Wilson
Germany
America
Europe
Hohenzollerns
State Department
Cocchi
Cruger
United States
Italy
Porter Carlton
War era whimsy and calls to action from Wilmington Dispatch
A 1917 issue features editorial quips urging wartime unity and work for country, with lines targeting Berlin, food control, and citizen duty. It notes figures like Ty Cobb Haig Hoover and Chaplin, while praising food efforts and criticizing appeasement and gaslighting.
Jury Punishes Millionaire in Breach Case
The York jury found against the aged millionaire in a breach of promise suit brought by a young woman, awarding $225,000. The verdict drew commentary on whether the sum could have aided the Red Cross or purchased Liberty Bonds.
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York
Red Cross
Liberty Bonds
A Well Trained Army of Red Cross Workers
The Wilmington Red Cross drives broad support citywide with chapters forming in many towns. Mrs. Cuthbert Martin leads the Wilmington chapter guiding meetings and chapter organization. Dozens of women assemble regularly to craft bandages and supplies, moving with clockwork precision like a well trained army.
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Wilmington
Red Cross
Cuthbert Martin
Imase
North Carolina Bankers Pledge $2 Million for Red Cross Ambulance
The North Carolina bankers association voted to appropriate 2 000 000 dollars for the purchase and maintenance of a Red Cross ambulance for battlefield use as part of wartime support.
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North Carolina
Red Cross
Tech experts eyed for key state commissions
The selection of Travis for the Interstate Commerce Commission and Maxwell to replace Travis on the North Carolina Corporation Commission is framed as meeting efficiency. The text argues only eminent experts can handle technical questions to avoid harming people or corporations and to promote development and harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Maxwell
North Carolina Corporation Commission
Morgenthau Heads U S Mission to Egypt on Palestine
Henry Morgenthau former United States Ambassador to Turkey will lead a mission to Egypt sent by the United States to inspect conditions in Palestine. The move is viewed as the first step toward recognizing Palestine as a separate republic with Jerusalem as its capital once the British seize the Holy City.
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Henry Morgenthau
United States
Turkey
Egypt
Palestine
Jerusalem
Holy
Forestry Conservation Congress Opens in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh hosts the Forestry Conservation Congress with over 200 delegates as the American Forestry Association leads three days of sessions. The meeting aims to broaden forest understanding for industries and promote conservative use to sustain forest resources for present and future needs, featuring Henry S. Graves and Dr. H Metcalf as leading speakers.
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Pittsburgh
Forestry Conservation Congress
American Forestry Association
Henry S. Graves
United States
H. Metcalf
Forest Service
London air raid victims buried in common grave
Sixteen children, only two over five, killed in a German air raid on London were given a public funeral. Their bodies were laid in a common grave in an East End cemetery where a monument will be erected.
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London
East End
Free Boschee's German Syrup Sample at Green Drug Store
An offer invites all adults with cough cold or bronchitis to call at Chas F P Green's drug store to receive a free sample bottle of Boschee's German Syrup. The ad notes fifty years of use and promises a quiet night with coughing relieved and free morning expectoration. Regular sizes cost 25 and 75 cents.
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Chas. PF. Green
Boschee
Advt
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