W. Carlton Smith Collection
Biography William Carlton Smith served in World War I for two years as a First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps. From about 1902 [...]
July 2020
August 2015
Word War 1 News for August 1, 1915
August 1, 1915, World War I in Marion County by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Oregon Statesman published two editorials addressing the issue of [...]
July 2015
Word War 1 News for Marion County on July 30, 1915
July 30, 1915, World War I in Marion County by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Reports of fighting during the month of July related to [...]
Word War 1 News for Marion County on July 13, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The front page of the Capital Journal reported fears of terrorism: WIDE-SPREAD PLOT TO [...]
Word War 1 News for Marion County on July 11, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Two editorials in the Oregon Statesman presented readers with the impact and consequences of technology in modern warfare: IS [...]
Word War 1 News for Marion County on July 8, 1915
Headline July 8, 1915 by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The headlines in the Capital Journal reflected that, then as new, there are no bystanders [...]
July 5, 1915
Headline July 5, 1915 by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The circumstances surrounding the attempt on J.P. Morgan’s life became more confusing as the [...]
July 3, 1915
Headline July 3, 1915 by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Image Source: Library of [...]
June 2015
June 29, 1915
June 29, 1915 by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent “Peace Will Come Only When Men Are Worn Out” read the headline in the Capital [...]
June 26, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent In a classic example of the logical fallacy of tu quoque the headline in the Capital Journal read “Germans [...]