Close Fighting Was Just Yanks Taste of War
An American battalion in World War I describes brutal hand to hand combat near Verdun and Champaign, recounting bayonet charges and prisoners taken. Marines in a separate action help down a German plane after a dogfight, with battered airmen evacuated to hospital as the unit advances.
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N. W. Afflerbaugh
Wood River
Neb
Afflerbaugh
Dames Tradl
Duchess of Marlborough
London
Marquis of Blandford
Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill
Constance
Belgian Orphan Adopted by Americans Finds New Life
Ten year old Belgian refugee Tricois Gatecleux, who lost his family in war, survived bombing and starvation aided by American ports. Helpers funded him and sent him to school in the United States after years of relying on food from transport crews at Brest.
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Tricois Gatecleux
United States
Brest
Francois
War work wins a place for women in parliament race
The article surveys British women's gains from war work including the vote and potential seats in the house of commons. It notes expected entry to the house of lords and equal professional rights, discusses equal pay debates, and quotes prominent figures such as Mrs Pankhurst Lady Frances Balfour and Baroness Rhondda on women's political future and qualifications.
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Lendom
Werner
House of Commons
House of Lords
Frances Balfour
Rhondda Qoho
Commons
Lords
Strikeless Union Formed in Yakima Fruit Industry
A 170 member union of Yakima Washington fruit workers pledges not to strike. Wage hours and working conditions will be settled by reference to the federal community labor committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima, Wash
Federal Community Labor Committee
DUMMY CURE FOR SPEEDERS
Children on Larimer avenue use a dummy as a speed deterrent in a staged accident. A frightened chauffeur misjudges a child and stops after discovering the figure is a dummy, then resumes driving only to repeat the taunting alarm as the fake crash unfolds.
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Pittsburgh
Larimer Avenue
Lenroot Urges Tax on All Products of Child Labor
Sociologists warn premature child labor harms society and war conditions raise juvenile delinquency by lax welfare rules. Senator Lenroot joined by Kenyon and Pomerene proposes a prohibitive excise tax on all child labor products to strengthen protections. Irvine L. Lenroot, longtime congressman now senator, champions this approach following his move from the House to the Senate.
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Lenroot
Wisconsin
Kenyon
Pomerene
Irvine L. Lenroot
Congress
House
Senate
James Mann Next Speaker Hopes After Election Shift
After November 5, Republicans will control both houses and choose a speaker to succeed Champ Clark. The West backs James B. Mann of Illinois, a longtime veteran, while the East favors Frederick H. Gillett of Massachusetts and Ohio’s Nicholas Longworth is a possible dark horse. Mann, though ill, returned to Washington and declared readiness to run if physicians approve.
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Congress
Champ Clark
James B. Mann
Tinois
Frederick H. Gillett
Massachusetts
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Mann
South Side
Chicago
Gillett
East
Poland's First President-Elect Named for New Republic
The article notes Jan Ignace Paderewski as Poland’s leading figure and potential first president after the war. It details his birth in 1859, early Warsaw conservatory tenure, debut in Vienna in 1887, and long American presence. It reports Polish troops seizing Posen and Daszynski named premier by Pilsudski, with a regency council guiding government formation. It also cites a global Polish population of about 31.8 million, most in Europe.
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Republic of Poland
Jan Ignace Paderewski
Republic
Podolia
Poland
Russia
Warsaw Conservatory
Vienna
United States
Posen
Daszynski
Pilsudski
World
Europe
Russian
Prussian
Austrian
Lithuania
Little
Albert I King of Belgium hailed as hero of heroes
The piece argues Albert I, king of Belgium, embodies the hero of heroes in the great war. It notes his swift duty bound response to German demands, his resistance to invasion, and how Belgium’s sacrifice saved France and bought time for Britain. It concludes with Albert’s return to his country and a fitting reward.
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Wilson
Pershing
Lloyd George
Haig
Beatty
Sims
Clemenceau
Petain
Joffre
Foch
Diaz
Lufbery
Guynemer
Earth
Albert I
Belgium
Albert
Germany
France
Danderine Promises Hair Growth and Dandruff Cure
A vintage advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming rapid dandruff removal and hair thickening. It extols glossy, heavy hair within minutes and weeks of use, includes celebrity quips, and urges purchase at drug stores.
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Knowlton
Papes Diapepsin Offers Instant Indigestion Relief
An old time ad claims Pape s Diapepsin cures indigestion instantly after a tablet or two. It promises relief from undigested food belching gas and sour stomach with pleasant, harmless tablets sold at drug stores.
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Pape
Authorities Order Fire Escapes For Apartment Owners
Residents react to orders requiring installation of fire escapes, hoping for safer living spaces and room to keep flower boxes and milk bottles as owners comply with new safety mandates.
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Church
Gotham
Parody Ad Claims Teethin GROVES and Fett Cure
An OCR fragment repeats a mock advertisement for Beecham or similar bitters nose about Teethin GROVES and Fett cures for stomach and bowel troubles. It ends with a proverb about a man needing a mirror to see perfection.
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Meine
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Burke
N.Y
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Ineo
Plateen
Burt Healey
St. Clairsville
Thinncourt
Champagne
William Robert Smoker
May Street
Philadelphia
Smoker
Ous
Spor
Dacre Fox
George Cave
England
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Evanston
Ubh
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Scotland
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Washington
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
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