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Library of Congress1917

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 5, 1917

ITEMS OF ALL SORTS Big Wool Cargo Safe A cargo of South African wool valued at 3500000 arrived at Boston last week and underwriters were manifestly elated when the news reached their offices The consignments were purchased for Boston importers by a score of buyers during the past six months some of the bales of scoured wool being worth at least 350 Italian Branch Banks in U S Prompted by the sending by Italy of a commercial and political commission to the United States several of Italys largest banks have decided to open branch houses in New York instead of relying upon American banks to represent them as in the past The purpose of these banks is to compete for the handling of the large war business resulting from the purchases now being made by Italy in the United States for the handling of the funds sent home by Italians and for the general tourist and trading business ex pected to come after the war May Have Deciding Power Charleston hew6 and Courier DemJ It is hard to estimate now the import ance of the weapon which has been placed in the Presidents hand in the shape of this embargo

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Library of Congress1918

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), September 26, 1918

The Kind You Have Always Bought has borne the signa ture of Chas H Fletcher and has been ma e under his personal supervision for over 30 years AUow no one to deceive you in this Counterfeits Imitations and Justasgood are but Experiments and endanger the health of ChildrenExperiencejagainstExperiment The Kind You HaveAlways Bought In Use For Over 30 Years From Belfast Boys in France Amos P Lord of this city has received the following letter from his son Ray mond who is with the American Expe ditionary f orces in France Dear Father Just received a letter from you which has been a long time coming and I was very much pleased to hear from you I am still alive and kicking although the last two weeks I thought I was booked for some other land We have been over the top twice and you cant imagine what a fellow goes through when he is dodging machine gun bullets shells and every other weapon used in warfare I came out unscathed but I guess it was only luck Believe me you see some awful sights on the battle field but when you are in action you dont pay any

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), February 17, 1951

Former Cong Arthur Mitchell Speaks Here Fri Former Congressman Arthur Mitchell of Chicago 111 who was the leading Negro Republican of the country before his retirement from poiitics a few years ago will speak here at 3 oclock Friday afternoon The speech will be lhadc at West Street YWCA at a special meet Arkansas I Continued from Page One the study groups that were pres ent Rev 0 W Blakely Pastor of Bethel AME Church nelivcred the benediction Mrs A C Jones presided 24th 7 Continued from Page One gun and small tjirms fire Lieut Lahlane supervised the building j of a line for effective counterfm During the subsequent with drawal he slowed down the enemy charge by firing a captured mach i ine gun When he saw that his men had withdrawn safely he broke tin enemy weapon over a lock and 1 threw it at the enemy He was wounded by enemy fire but crawled back and warned hi men of a dangerously placed enemy machine gun The men knocked out the enemy gun ing of the Mississippi Division ot j the Southern Regional Council Since his retirement from poli tics the former Congressman has taken up residence

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Library of Congress1961

Image 2 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), April 20, 1961

Stye IGextttgfmt Ahuerltaer Fighting Communism The John Birch Society Is Not The Answer A number of readers have asked about the John Birch Society an organization in the national limelight because of its announced intention of impeaching United Spates Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren It is reported to he a semisecret society organized on a nationwide basis with the avowed purpose of fighting Communism The Blue Book of the Birch Society says it is a monolithic body which will operate under completely authoritative levels at all times It regards the present republican form of government in the United States as being inefficient in combating Communism and regards democracy in government or organization as a deceptive phrase a weapon of dema goguery and a perrennial fraud The Attorney General of the United States about ten days ago responded to questions about the society by saying he thought it more humorous than any thing else and that it probably did more harm than good In Mississippi last week the or ganization was again spotlighted when William T Clark a Jackson businessman described as head of the John Birch Society of Jackson spear headed a campaign to oust the Rev Edward H

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Library of Congress1961

Image 1 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), December 28, 1961

SJtf ftwetngtmt Abugrligprl S Principles and Men Truththe Weapon we use in their Defence____ Volume 124 Lexington Mississippi Thursday December 28 1961 Number Thirt By Hazel Brannon Smith This is the last column of Eyes for 1961 At the years end we al ways mentally review events of the past year and take a tew moments to anticipate what the New1 Year may bring We wish to express again this week as we did in our Christmas column our sin cere deep appreciation tor the friendship and support of our thousands of friends and readers throughout Holmes County and the state W e shall always strive earnestly to be worthy of your trust Despite the continuing at tacks from a few fanatics principally in Lexington this editor and The Lexington Advertiser have continued to make gains in 1961 We might add these gains have been realized in spite of the lies that those opposed to us have circulated and caused to be circulated My friends hear these lies and report them to me in detail together with the names of persons doing the talking My friends think I should expose these people by printing their names and what they are

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Library of Congress1900