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Preface, 1885-89, 1890-91, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904,
1905, 1906, 1907-08, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1913-14, 1915-16, 1917-18, 1919-20, 1921-30, 1931-75

NEWSPAPER REFERENCES 1917-1918

1917
Jan 24   Keokuk (IA) Daily Gate City & Constitution-Democrat (p 4, c 2)
            Garland named president of Committee on Literary Arts whose duties included serving as
            a reception to distinguished visitors from South American countries.
Jan 28   New York (NY) Sun (sec 6, p 7, c 1)
            Garland was a director at the Wabanaki School, Greenwich, CT.  On one occasion he discussed
             the life of James Fenimore Cooper, a well-known writer of Indian life.
Jan 31   Washington (DC) Times (p 8, c 4)
            Garland's "Money Magic" film played at the Moore's Garden Theater.  It starred Edith Storey,
            Antonio Moreno, and William Duncan.
Feb 4    Washington (DC) Times (p 10, c 3)
            Garland's "Money Magic" film played at the Moore's Garden Theater.  It starred Edith Storey, Antonio Moreno, and William Duncan.
Feb 6    Washington (DC) Times (p 8, c 3)
            Garland's "Money Magic" film played at the Moore's Garden Theater.  It starred Edith Storey,
            Antonio Moreno, and William Duncan.
Feb 24   New York (NY) Sun (p 8, c 4)
            In "Meetings With Howells," Garland recalled Howells' 80th birthday, Mar 1917 issue of
            Bookman.
Feb 25   Washington (DC) Times (sec 5, p 10, c 6 - 7)
            Garland prepared for the Joint Committee of Literary Arts featured "An Interview With
            Hamlin Garland" on Howells.
Mar 8    Phoenix (AZ) Arizona Republican (p 12, c 5)
            "Money Magic," a Vitagraph film starring Edith Storey and Antonio Moreno, was shown at
            The Hip Phoenix Spot Theater by the Daily Pipe Organ Company.  Hip Theaters operated
             throughout California and Arizona as a part of the Hippodrome organization.
Mar 10  Donaldsonville (LA) Chief (p 1, c 2)
            "Money Magic," a 5-reel Vitagraph was shown at the Grand Theater.
Mar 16  Paris (KY) Bourbon News (p 8, c 5)
            "Money Magic" was shown at the Paris Grand and Alamo Theater.  Admission 5 and 10 cents. "Money Magic" played between 2 and 5:30             p.m.
Mar 17  New York (NY) Sun (p 6, c 2)
            They of the High Trails, consisting of 10 short stories and prefaces by Theodore Roosevelt and William Dean Howells, advertised.
Apr 1    Washington (DC) Evening Star (p 6, c 1)
            Garland was included in a 20 portrait exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution National Gallery. Portraits by Orlando Rouland.
Apr 5    Washington (DC) Evening Star (p 25, c 7)
            Garland was a member of the "Vigilantes," an organization of leading American authors
             and artists whose purpose was to gain support for the war effort.  It was intended to arouse
             in young people the realization of the importance of the current problems confronting America.
Apr 6    Harrisburg (PA) Telegraph (p 20, c 3)
            "The Volunteer Soldier of the Vigilantes," by Garland.
Apr 8    New York (NY) Sun (sec 2, p 17, c 4)
            Garland served as a member of the Vigilantes Committee of Awards Office of Educational Foundations which offered $1,000 for the best             manuscript submitted based on the writer's creed on American history.
Apr 14   New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c 5)
            Garland submitted a manuscript to the Vigilantes.
Apr 16   Grand Forks (ND) Herald (p 7, c 6)
            "Money Magic," played at Theatre Royal.
Apr 26   El Paso (TX) Herald (p 3, c 2)
            Garland among writers enlisted by the Red Cross in a campaign to solicit 150,000 new
             members.  Authors were asked to write stories about the progress of the movement.
Apr 26   Morgan City (LA) Daily Review (p 4, c 6)
            Garland among authors contributing to Arthur Ballard's "Mobilizing America," a volume
            whose intent was to explain the aims and purposes of America joining the war effort.
May 1   Bemidji (MN) Daily Pioneer (p 3, c 1)
            "Paper," contributed by Garland to Woman's Study Club.
May 9   Washington (DC) Times (p 9, c 2)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," played at Moore's Strand Theater.
May 18  Topeka (KS) State Journal (p 2, c 7)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," played at Iris Theater.
May 19  Ottawa (IL) Free-Trader Journal (p 3, c 2)
            "Meetings With Howells," Bookman.
June 10 Richmond (VA) Times Dispatch (p 5, c 1)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," played at Bijou Theater.
June 14  Richmond (VA) Times Dispatch (p 5, c 2)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," played at Bijou Theater.
June 20 Willmar (MN) Tribune (p 10, c 7)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," played at Dreamland Theater.
June 22  Bemidji (MN) Daily Pioneer (p 8, c 4)
            "When Howells Was Young," by Garland.
June 22  Palatka (FL) News and Advertiser (p 6, c 1)
            Garland, one of 7 members of the Committee of Awards, announced purpose of  
            National Citizen Creed Contest.
Jan 26   El Paso (TX) Herald (p 2, c 4)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," played at the Alhambra Theater.
June 26  Bismarck (ND) Daily Tribune (p 6, c 5 - 6)
            "The Volunteer Soldier," by Garland.
July 4    Seattle (WA) Star (p 5, c 2)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," played at Clemmer Theater.
July 4    Washington (DC) Evening Star (p 14, c 8)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," played at Truxton Theater at North Capitol     
            and Florida Avenue.
July 23 Harrisburg (PA) Telegraph (p 4, c 3)
            "Mrs. Ripley's Trip," read by Garland Mar 5, at Authors' Club.
Aug 18  Salem (OR) Daily Capital Journal (p 3, c 6 - 7)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," reviewed.
Aug 18 Keokuk (IA) Daily Gate City (p 3, c 3)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," played at Grand Theater.
Aug 18 Keokuk (IA) Daily Gate City (p 6, c 5)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," played at Grand Theater.
Aug 20 Salem (OR) Daily Capital Journal (p 3, c 4)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop had been made into a film.
Aug 23 Phoenix (AZ) Arizona Republican (p 8, c 3 - 4)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," a 6-reel film, played at Hip Theater.
Aug 24  Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch (p 6, c 4)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, reviewed.
Aug 24 Cresco (IA) Plain Dealer (p 1, c 1)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," played at Cresco Opera House.
Aug 24  Phoenix (AZ) Arizona Republican (p 10, c 5)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," advertised; filmed by The Greater Vitagraph
             Company.
Sep 2    South Bend (IN) News Times (sec 3,  p 20, c 2 - 3)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," a 6-reel film, played at Castle Theater.
Sep 8    New York (NY) Sun (p 5, c 5)
            Garland on a 12 member Committee of Authors for the Public Welfare Committee, whose
            purpose was to assist in demonstrating why the present city administration should be
            continued for the next 4 years.
Sep 15   Washington (DC) Evening Star (p 2, c 5)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, reviewed.
Sep 15   Washington (DC) Evening Star (p 4, c 5)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, reviewed.
Sep 23   New York (NY) Sun (sec 3, p 6, c 1 - 2)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, reviewed.
Oct 1     Tagliches (OH) Cincinnatier Volksblott (p 7, c 5)
            Article in German.
Oct 7     Marshalltown (IA) Evening Times-Republican (p 8, c 4)
            Garland addressed a small group at the Boston home of J. G. Weatherby.
Oct 3     Manchester (IA) Democrat (p 6, c 5)
            Poem, "Do You Fear The Wind?"
Oct 6     Philadelphia (PA) Public Ledger (p 6, c 6)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, advertised.
Oct 9     Webster City (IA) Freeman (p 4, c 7)
            "Prairie Gold" was a booklet, written and published by authors, including Garland, by   
            the Iowa Press and Authors' Club.
Oct 10   Keokuk (IA) Daily Gate City & Constitution-Democrat (p 5, c 4)
            "Prairie Gold" was a booklet, written and published by authors, including Garland, by
            the Iowa Press and Authors' Club.
Oct 14   Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch (p 6, c 3)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," a 6-reel film, played at Isis Theater.
Oct 15   Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch (p 4, c 4)
            "Prairie Gold," published by Reilly & Britton Publishers.
Oct 18   Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch (p 5, c 4)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," a 6-reel film, played at Odeon Theater.
Oct 20   Washington (DC) Herald (p 7, c 1)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, advertised.
Oct 20   New York (NY) Sun (spec lib sec, p 7, c 2)
            Garland among 100 authors contributing to For France, published by Doubleday Page Co.
Oct 20   Marshalltown (IA) Evening Times-Republican (p 2, c 3)
            "Prairie Gold," published by Reilly & Britton Publishers.
Oct 22   Keokuk (IA) Daily Gate City & Constitution-Democrat (p 6, c 6)
            "Prairie Gold," published by Reilly & Britton Publishers.
Oct 25   Topeka (KS) State Journal (p 8, c 4)
            Margaret Hill McCarter, an author about Kansas, was praised as Garland had been for     
            writing about the Midwest.
Oct 31   Tacoma (WA) Times (p 5, c 1)
            "Money Magic," played at Melbourne Theater.
Nov 3    Philadelphia (PA) Evening Public Ledger (p 3, c 6)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, advertised.
Nov 4    Columbia (MO) Evening Missourian (p 3, c 3)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, reviewed.
Nov 7    Ocala (FL) Evening Star (p 4, c 3)
            "The Captain of  the Gray Horse Troop," a 6-reel film, played at Temple Theater.
Nov 10  New York (NY) Tribune (p 11, c 7)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, advertised.
Nov 10  Philadelphia (PA) Evening Public Ledger (p 4, c 1)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, advertised.
Nov 24  Bemidji (MN) Daily Pioneer (p 2, c 4)
            Poem, "Do You Fear The Wind?"
Dec 1    New York (NY) Sun (lit sec, p 13, c 1)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, reviewed.
Dec 1    New York (NY) Tribune (p 11, c 4)
            Garland's A Son of the Middle Border, included in 100 Best Books of the Year
            Exhibition at the National Arts Club.
Dec 8    New York (NY) Sun (p 10, c 7)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, advertised.
Dec 8    Topeka (KS) State Journal (p 5, c 7)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, advertised.
Dec 12   New York (NY) Tribune (p 9, c 2)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, advertised.
Dec 12   Philadelphia (PA) Evening Public Ledger (p 6, c 4)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, advertised.
Dec 14   Topeka (KS) State Journal (p 7, c 7)
            A Son of the Middle Border, published by Macmillan, advertised.
Dec 15   New York (NY) Tribune (p 10, c 5)
            Garland's A Son of the Middle Border, included in 100 Best Books of the Year Exhibition
            at the National Arts Club.  Column written by Willis Fletcher Johnson.  
 
1918
Jan 12   New York (NY) Tribune (p 2, c  1)
            Garland elected to Academy of Arts and Letters.
Jan 12   Philadelphia (PA) Evening Public Ledger (postscript, p 5, c 2)
            Garland elected to Academy of Arts and Letters.
Jan 12   Washington (DC) Times (p 4, c 4)
            Garland elected to Academy of Arts and Letters.
Jan 12   New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c 6)
            Garland elected to Academy of Arts and Letters.
Jan 12   Keokuk (IA) Daily Gate City & Constitution-Democrat (p 7, c 3)
            Garland elected to Academy of Arts and Letters.
Jan 26   Washington (DC) Herald (p 4, c 5 - 6)
            Garland recalled his biography on Grant and how Grant had developed an understanding
            of what was required to become a leader.
Jan 28   Topeka (KS) State Journal (p 7, c 2)
            Garland had been a member of the Chicago Writers' Guild.
Jan 24   Grants Pass (OR) Rogue River Courier (p 4, c 1)
            "The Gray Horse 'Trupe,' [sic]" played at the Bijou Theater.
Feb 10   New York (NY) Tribute (p 4, c 1, 4)
            Garland addressed the justice and wisdom of universal military training and the
            weaknesses of the volunteer system.  He was listed as a member of the Vigilantes Organization.
Feb 13   Washington (DC) Herald (p 3, c 3)
            Garland listed among authors striving to expose the atrocities of Germany through the
            American Defense Society.
Feb 23   Ogden City (UT) Standard (mag sec, p 23, c 7)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman, advertised.
Mar 13  Missoula (MT) Daily Missoulian (p 4, c 1)
            A Son of the Middle Border, new at the Public Library.
Mar 14  New York (NY) Sun (p 8, c 1)
            Garland addressed the Junior Book Committee which had been organized to collect books
            for soldiers in national service.
Mar 19  Keokuk (IA) Daily Gate City & Constitution-Democrat (p 9, c 5)
            Garland among authors whose works were popular among soldiers.
Mar 23  New Iberia (LA) Enterprise & Independent Observer (p 1, c 1)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman, playing
             at Elks Theater.
Mar 28  Williston (ND) Graphic (p 11, c 1)
            "The Third Liberty Loan," an article by Garland in The Liberty Bell supporting entry    
            into the war at the time Russia fell to the Germans.
Mar 28  Tacoma (WA) Times (p 3, c 2)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman,
            playing at Melbourne Theater.
Mar 31  New York (NY) Sun (p 16, c 1)
            Garland served on the committee judging letters submitted in support of the war             effort.    
            Best letter selected was "Dear Children of France," written by Marie Mackey, who received
             a prize of $10.
Apr 4    Harrisburg (PA) Telegraph (p 16, c 5)
            City of Baltimore offered a $1,000 prize for the best essay submitted to the American      
            National Citizens' Creed Contest.  William Tyler Page named winner.
Apr 8    Washington (DC) Evening Star (p 20, c 8)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman, playing
             at Lyric Theater (14th & Irving).
Apr 10   Philadelphia (PA) Evening Public Ledger (p 5, c 1)
            Garland on committee naming winner of the American Creed Contest from the 50 best
             essays submitted.
Apr 19   Norwich (CT) Bulletin (p 4, c 8)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman, playing at         Auditorium Theater.
Apr 21   South Bend (IN) News-Times (p 8, c 3)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman,          
            playing at Castle Theater.
Apr 28   Phoenix (AZ) Arizona Republican (p 10, c 3)
            "The Third Liberty Loan," an article by Garland in The Liberty Bell supporting
            entry into the war at the time Russia fell to the Germans.  Bonds paid 4 1/2 %.
Apr 30   Topeka (KS) State Journal (p 8, c 3)
            "The Return of Private," reviewed by members of the Minerva Club.
May 15 Keokuk (IA) Daily Gate City & Constitution-Democrat (p 2, c 2)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman, playing at         Hippodrome Theater.      
May 22 Norwich (CT) Bulletin (p 4, c 5)
            "Our Alien Press," by Garland to encourage support of the war effort.
May 31  Cresco (IA) Plain Dealer (p 5, c 1)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman, playing
             at Cresco Opera House.
June 3   New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c 6)
            "Why Marry?" by Jesse Lynch Williams, named as Pulitzer Prize recipient by Committee
             appointed by Columbia University for the best play by an American author.  Garland had
             been appointed to the committee by the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
June 4   Newberry (SC) Herald & News (p 6, c 2)
            "I Believe in the United States," by Jesse Lynch Williams, named winner from the 50 best
            essays submitted by Garland's committee judging the American Creed Contest.
June 25 Ardmore (OK) Daily Ardmoreite (p 4, c 4 - 5)
            "Universal Military Training," by Garland in support of the military in the war effort.
July 8    Marshalltown (IA) Evening Times-Democrat (p 7, c 1)
            "The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop," playing at the Colonial Theater.
July 22  Bemidji (MN) Daily Pioneer (p 3, c 1, 4)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman,          
            playing at Grand Theater.
July 24  Bennington (VT) Evening Banner (p 6, c 1)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman, playing
            at Harte Theater.
Aug 16  Cresco (IA) Plain Dealer (p 7, c 4)
            "Corn vs. Pork," by Garland in support of conservation of food during the war.
Aug 28 Willmar (MN) Tribune (p 8 , c 7) 
            "Corn vs. Pork," by Garland in support of conservation of food during the war.
Sep 3    Klamath (OR) Evening Herald (p 2, c 2)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman, playing
            at Temple Theater.
Sep 5    Tucumcari (NM) News and Times (p 3, c 5)
            "Corn vs. Pork," by Garland in support of conservation of food during the war.
Sep 12   El Paso (TX) Herald (p 5, c 6)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman, playing
            at Bijou Theater.
Sep 13   Ardmore (OK) Daily Ardmoreite (p 4, c 4)
            "The Crime of Profiteering," by Garland suggested there was less profiteering than in any
             previous war.
Oct 2     South Bend (IN) News-Times (p 4, c 3)
            "The Crime of Profiteering," by Garland suggested there was less profiteering than in      
            any previous war.
Oct 3     Williston (ND) Graphic (p 4, c 6)
            State Library Association added Hesper to holdings.
Oct 4     Nashville (TN) Globe (p 3, c 5)
            "The Crime of Profiteering," by Garland suggested there was less profiteering than in
             any previous war.
Oct 4     Norwich (CT) Bulletin (p 4, c 4)
            "The Crime of Profiteering," by Garland suggested there was less profiteering than in
             any previous war.
Oct 10   Princeton (MN) Union (p 5, c 5)
            "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," featuring Nell Shipman and Alfred Whitman,
            playing at Strand Theater.
Nov 6    Denison (IA) Review (p 21, c 3)
            Message to Iowans to support the war effort.
Nov 9    Topeka (KS) State Journal (p 13, c 1)
            Garland listed as an honorary member of the Midland Authors' Club.
Nov 11  Keokuk (IA) Daily Gate City & Constitution-Democrat (p 4, c 6)
            In message to Iowans, Garland encouraged support of the war effort.
Nov 14  Lubbock (TX) Avalanche (p 4, c 2)
            "Among the Corn Rows," a Garland story, was discussed at the 20th Century Club.
Nov 16  Salem (OR) Daily Capital Journal (p 9, c 3)
            A Son of the Middle Border, new at the Public Library.
Nov 20  Morgan City (LA) Daily Review (p 2, c 2 - 4)
            "The Crime of Profiteering," by Garland suggested there was less profiteering than in      
            any previous war.
Nov 21  Red Cloud (NE) Chief (p 2, c 4 - 5)
            "The Crime of Profiteering," by Garland suggested there was less profiteering than in      
            any previous war.
Nov 29  New York (NY) Sun (p 12, c 8)
            Garland lecture, "Poets of the New Eldorado - Bret Harte, Joaquin Miller, and Other       
            Poets and Novelists of the Border," given before the Daughters of Ohio at Lecture Hall.
Dec 5    Tucumcari (NM) News & Tucumcari Times (p 6, c 3 - 4)
            "The Crime of Profiteering," by Garland suggested there was less profiteering than in any
             previous war.
Dec 16   New York (NY) Sun (p 16, c 8)
            Garland presented an earnest plea for the continued study of the classics before
             the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Dec 19   Yale (MI) Expositor (p 3, c 5)
            "Reading Aloud to a Child," by Garland.
Dec 20   Aberdeen (MS) Weekly (p 3, c 4)
            "Reading Aloud to a Child," by Garland.
Dec 26   Red Cloud (NE) Chief (p 7, c 4 - 5)
            "Reading Aloud to a Child," by Garland.
Dec 26   Ironton (MO) Iron County Register (p 7, c 2)
            "Reading Aloud to a Child," by Garland.


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