Soldier abandoned by British officer in Baltic snow drift
Paris bound American Doughboy Paris-Richard Kelly of El Paso Texas recalls his solo vigil in a Baltic snow drift after being left by a British officer and adjutant during a stalled car chase near Riga. Kelly slept hungry in the vehicle and survived two nights until a peasant with a sledge towed him to a village.
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Paris
Richard Kelly
el Paso
Tex
Baltic
Kelly
Riga
Berlin
Ingenious Cable System Feeds North Carolina Home
A North Carolina homeowner solved uphill water transport by stringing a cable from the spring to a windlass near a tree. A pulley setup lets a bucket travel down to refill, then lift uphill to the house, easing back breaking labor.
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North Carolina
Virgin shadow investigation ends village apparition myth
In Noviant near here residents worried by a daily Virgin apparition near a church yard. Father Bentz proved it a shadow illusion from two trees, sunset casting a statuelike outline. Bishop Ruchel Metz urged restraint, noting Lorraine’s return to France as a greater miracle.
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Metz
Noveant
Bentz
Ruchel Metz
Lorraine
France
Blood donors strike at Flower hospital over pay
In New York men who sell blood for transfusions struck for higher pay at Flower hospital demanding 55 dollars a pint, 380 dollars more than two weeks earlier, while student nurses acted as strike breakers. After a nurse was briefly on the operating table during a transfusion the strike collapsed and donors returned to old wages.
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New York
Flower Hospital
Moon Door Symbol of Hope for Ginling College in China
Foreign surveys show Ginling College in Nanking blends old and new China with moon doors and modern facilities. Interchurch World Movement funds would add an administration building library chapel and recitation rooms to educate more girls from five provinces amid a population of 110 million.
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New
China
Sung-Gwan
Nanking
Ginling College
Interchurch World Movement
Ourun-Gwan
Yangtze River
Interchurch World Movement aims for Protestant unity
A World War I era plan inspired by a Christian leader seeks closer Protestant fellowship in America. Formed December 1918 at Southern Presbyterian prompting a broad movement across North American churches. The aim is cooperative effort to maximize the churchs impact for salvation amid global crisis.
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Palestine
Sea of Galilee
America
Southern Presbyterian Church
New York City
Interchurch World Movement
North America
Hobos Shun Breadlines as War Alters Labor Mobility
The breadline era ends as urban lodging houses empty across cities and rail hubs. The Interchurch World Movement studies migrant labor to advise Protestant churches on aiding steadier work and higher earnings for hoboes, reducing dependence on shelters and shelters.
Athletics once great club seen as a joke in decline
The Philadelphia Athletics, once famed as a champion lineup led by Connie Mack with stars such as Eddie Plank Jack Coombs and Chief Bender, have fallen to mediocrity. Mack plans to rebuild with youth, bringing Danny Murphy and Harvey Davis back, and preparing a costly southern training tour to develop new talent.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Awios
Keldie Collins
Evan Dateer
Danny Murphy
Eddie Plank
Jack Coombs
Terry Davis
Jack Barry
Chief Bender
Athletics
Connie Minck
Connie
Sammie
Heroos Youtac
Commanionship
Diss
Whoowill
The
Harvey Davis
Net Os
Weci
Dian WI
Dkin
Harry Davis
Tres
Murphy
Din
Dan
English Fans Rally As Oxford Cambridge Rugby Enthusiasm Grows
The Oxford Cambridge rugby match sparked lively crowd energy with cheers resembling Yale Harvard rivalries. King George attended the Ques club as a fog draped the ground while clergy, a rural dean and canon among them, joined the scene and a group of Oxford supporters outshouted the match’s chorus.
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Yale Trarvard Mycetines
Dunbrides
King George
Ques
Eminos
Last American in England in early boxing title era
Tommy Burns, the last American heavyweight champion to fight for the title abroad, traveled to England in 1907 and knocked out Gunner Mote, the British champion, in a decisive victory. The following year he defeated Australian champion Bu Lang at Melwood, strengthening his claim in international title lines.
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Tommy Burns
Gunner Mote
Burns
England
Bu Lang
Australia
Richest Purdie Hurdle Race Opens in Manchester
Manchester, England inaugurates the Phousand Blurdle Race the richest ever offered in Great Britain with 600 added and entry fees as low as one per cent. The event will be run annually in March.
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Manchester
England
Great Britain
Changes in automotive design and Coast Guard cadet openings
A Boston exhibit shows advances in engine and chassis design including heated intake manifolds smaller wheels and aluminum housings. The article notes elimination of periodic vibration in overhead valve engines and updates in crankshafts and body styling while also advertising Coast Guard cadet and cadet engineer training opportunities at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London with pay and progression details.
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Exhi
Boston
Les Tow
Neibense
United
U. S. Coast
West Indies
Navy
Thi Emy
Coast Guard
Couluatin
Army
U. & Coast Guard
Washington, D. C
Coast Guard Academy
Unclear Sausage Making Record Follows Odd Claims
Fragmentary text describes Mr Bates of Rising Sun claiming a premium ticket for sausage making in Fostoria Ohio. Mentions a Mrs Bates and a 188 inch item and first prize glare. Details are garbled and cannot confirm facts or outcomes.
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Fostoria
Mr. Bates
Rising Sun
Bates
Revival of Family Reading Nights Inspires Home Time
Spokane Spokesman-Review notes a home reading revival as a beneficial practice for families. It cites past enjoyment during youth and the enduring value of literature amid abundant newspapers and entertainment, urging sustained interest in shared reading aloud evenings.
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Middie
Alder
Wood Literatice
Spokane Spokesman-Review
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Boston, Mass
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Fitchburg
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George Stansfield
Maynard
H. G. Hamlet
U S. Coast Guard
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