Transcriptions of newspaper articles
April 13, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent As reported in the Capital Journal trash talk is not limited to sports: Von Hindenberg Laughs At British Army [...]
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April 11, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Writing in the Oregon Statesman, Miriam Russell reports on “The Babies of Mars:” Pitiful babies whose only father is [...]
April 10, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Though thousands of miles form the battlefields, Governor Withycombe, speaking at the Appomattox Day celebration, suggested some military trying [...]
April 9, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent On the front page, the Capital Journal trenchantly reported that at St. Mihiel Woods a “ghastly harvest” and heaps [...]
April 8, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent After nine months of war editorial comment, unlike today, cut through the rhetoric and could more clearly assess decision [...]
April 5, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent “German Submarines May Cross Ocean” was the headline on the Capital Journal’s editorial page, discussing the probability that submarine [...]
April 1, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI CorrespondentThe Capital Journal reported good news for farmers, though bad news possibly for some of their [...]
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March 31, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Oregon Statesman reported that the “Saloon Is Not For The Women,” providing an interesting twist on equal rights: [...]
March 31, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Oregon Statesman reported that the “Saloon Is Not For The Women,” providing an interesting twist on equal rights: [...]
Summary of the War for March, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Beginning with this month, your correspondent will provide a summary of the major events for the month. The month [...]