Oldest Lumberman George W. Hotchkiss of Evanston
George W. Hotchkiss born 1831 in New Haven is celebrated as the oldest active lumberman in America. He published the first lumber journal, The Lumberman's Gazette, started in Michigan, and arrived in Chicago in 1877 where he remains secretary emeritus of the Tinots Lumber and Material Dealers' association. A Forty-niner, he traveled to California at seventeen, enduring 154 days by sea. The 87 year old advocates daily cold-water hair washing and a 15 minute morning exercise routine. His life mirrors Chicago’s growth from a tiny frontier town to a major metropolis.
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George W. Hotchkiss
Evanston
New Haven
Conn
America
Lumberman’s Gazette
Michigan
Chicago
Tinots Lumber and Material Dealers’ Association
Hotchkiss
California
Mr. Watchkiss
Fort Dearborn
Education of the Soldier by Y M C A Plans Vast Program
John Erskine of Columbia leads a Y M C A educational war project to educate soldiers overseas and strengthen citizenship. Anson Phelps Stokes surveys needs. American Library Association provides textbooks. plan covers one million students, four million books, and thousands of instructors for trades and professional training abroad.
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John Erskine
Columbia University
United States
Europe
Anson Phelps Stokes
American Library Association
From newsboy to governor Alfred E Smith rises
A lengthy career tracks Alfred E. Smith from a New York newsboy on the Lower East Side to governor elect of New York. The piece notes his anti Tammany stance and political ascent through the 1900s, including roles as assembly member, speaker, sheriff of New York County, and president of the board of aldermen.
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Newsboy
Lower East Side
New York City
Empire State
Alfred FE. Smith
New York
Saratoga
Whittam
Correst
Ted
Whitman
Smith
Fourth Ward
Big Tom” Foley
Assembly
Albany
New York County
Board of Aldermen
Hylan
Board of Estimate
Mrs Mary Willard Returns From Europe On Allied Relief Work
Mrs Mary Hatch Willard chairwoman of America's allied cooperative committee has returned from Europe where she visited French and Italian fronts. She was decorated by France with the Medaille d Honneur for relief work among troops and quoted a French officer praising American soldiers as fearless and heroic. She urged preparation to welcome returning heroes with genuine American spirit and understanding of their sacrifices.
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Mary Hatch Willard
America
Allied Co-Operative Committee
Europe
Willard
Medaille d’Honneur
Chateau-Thierry
How a Soldier Feels in Fight in Descriptive Memoir
An Oxford sergeant from Aniston Alabama recalls a six day and night battle describing the barrage, gas, shells, mortars, and machine guns. He notes stretcher bearers, the smell of burning oil, broken trenches, and the moment of relief with a cigarette after a hard charge. He marks his birthday on July 24 and claims he took no prisoners.
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Spitfire
H—L
Huns
Dalton widow invests insurance in bonds and stamps
Mrs. Mary E. Hardin of Dalton, Ga., left $10,000 from her son Amos Hardin’s life to be turned into Liberty bonds and War Savings stamps. She cites aiding the government and avenging her son, while her husband E J Hardin died saving a co worker from noxious gases in a well and received a Carnegie hero medal and a pension.
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Dalton
Amos Hardin
France
Mary E. Hardin
Yanks Move Through Bombarded Bucquey Village
A detachment of American troops passes through Bucquey France amid heavy bombardment ruins. The photo shows the village wreckage as they advance toward Theras de Calais to join the fighting in the sector.
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Bucquey
Theras de Calais
Savannah Move Costs Obliterate Rent Comparison
In Savannah Georgia the old rule about moving cheaper than rent is gone as moving now costs from ten to twenty dollars per load due to labor scarcity and high upkeep costs.
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Savannah
Gamest American officer honors brave comrade in WWI tale
London report recounts First Lieut. Ira J. Hodes praising Lieut. Audrey Grey of Berkeley as one of the gamest American officers. Grey, fatally wounded, urged troops to press on against German machine gun nests while describing dangerous encounters and German squirt guns used at close range.
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London
Ira J. Hodes
Brooklyn
N. Y
Berkeley
Cal
Audrey Grey
Grey
Hodes
Harry Blair
Blair
Money and Mirth of U S Troops in Paris Markets
The arrival of American soldiers in Paris triggers rapid shopping sprees as shops stock for six months but empty in a day. Troops, paid after long gaps, buy watches, souvenirs and more, while many shun alcohol, turning to water and avoiding wine or cognac.
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Paris
United States
Dollar returns to Broadway as soldiers bring old coins
New York reports the silver dollar reappearing on Broadway after about fifty years. Veterans and civilians inspect the coins, some doubting their authenticity, yet the bills are circulating with many pocketed by soldiers headed for France from the Midwest and South.
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New York
Broadway
France
German Name Change Tests Claim of Heritage
John von Hadeln of Atlanta Ga renamed himself John F Vaughn after testifying in federal court that he can no longer bear his German heritage and asserting he has no German blood.
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Atlanta
John von Hadeln
John F. Vaughn
Vaughn
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Quick Digestive Relief
A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick children with coated tongues. It claims gentle relief from constipation and digestive issues within hours, touts its pleasant taste, and warns to request the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company to avoid counterfeits.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Adv
German idea of a good soldier and wartime morality
A government official cites that the German notion of a good soldier is one who breaks all rules and who commits brutal acts. He contrasts this with a youth's boastful tale about saving money only to have the tale end in a poker loss and a failed payment.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad
Have a Clear Skin. Make Cuticura Soap your everyday toilet soap and assist it now and then by touches of Cuticura Ointment to soften soothe and heal. For free samples address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. At druggists and by mail. Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50 Adv.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Man Dies in Restaurant While Waiting for Dinner
Account from the Birmingham Age-Herald notes a man collapsed and died while awaiting dinner in a restaurant. The cause is reported as apoplexy, with no indication of foul play or external factors at the scene.
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Price
Birmingham Age-Herald
Teething medicine claim and color blindness note
A fragment mentions ROWHE'S BABY BOWL MEDICINE promising to correct stomach and bowels troubles during teething and includes directions on the bottle. It also briefly notes that one man in sixty is color blind, as an unrelated statistic.
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Bapaume
Tommy
London Stock Exchange
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Eella Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Lydia E. Pinkham
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