Red Headed Peacemaker Sergt Alvin York of Pall Mall
York from Pall Mall Tennessee in Fentress County earned fame as a soldier in the 328th infantry of the 82nd division for a battle at Hill 223 in the Argonne. He killed 20 Germans captured 132 prisoners including a major and three lieutenants and disabled 35 machine guns. He was born December 15 1887, is six feet tall and red headed. He quit drinking in 1915 joined the Church and became a peacemaker in Europe.
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Alvin C. York
Pall Mall
Fentress County
Tenn
Twenty-eighth Infantry
York
Argonne
Chutel- Chehery
Church of Christ and Christian Union
Tie
Hha
Europe
Grace Williams
Alvin
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House Influence on Wilson Stirs Debate Across Paris Links
Paragraphs discuss Colonel Edward M. House as a shaping force behind President Wilson. Observers note House’s fact driven approach contrasts with Wilson’s generalist style and eloquence, suggesting House organizes the peace conference experts and complements the president’s mind.
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Bistestaen
Edward M. Trouse
Wilsens
Coatoes
Paris
Hicht
Mayo
Colonel House
House
Wass PaaSeesana
Joan of Arc figure Alice Paul leads militant suffrage drive
Alice Paul national chairman of the National Woman's party is praised as Joan of Arc by friends. She has raised over 300000 and built a national organization of HOO members. A Quaker, she blends calm manners with firm resolve and fought through picketing the president. She studied at Swarthmore and in London and Birmingham.
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Alice Paul
National Woman's Party
Joan of Arc
HOO
Woman's Suffrage
Paul
Swarthmore College
New York School of Philanthropy
England
London
Birmingham
Washington
America
National Woman's Parity
Suffrage Association
Garfield and Natural Resources Plan Under Wilson
Warry A Garfield, retired from the U S fuel administration, remains in the Jubilee executive circle and aids a presidential program to organize coal oil and gas resources. The plan seeks government association and coordinated direction rather than direct ownership to curb private monopolies and redistribute essentials of industrial life.
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Warry A. Garfield
United States Fuel Administration
Wilson
Congress
Wal
Warright
Ciel
Garfield
Better Than A Hammock Decorated For Saving 57 Yankees
A shipboard bed spring on US Shipping Board vessels uses a mesh pipe frame designed to prevent vermin and allow easy deck maintenance. A report from Japan notes English study is hampered by few conversation partners. students eagerly seek practice opportunities with Americans, as one Nikko student bravely asks a passerby to chat.
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United States Shipping Board
EL. F. S
Japan
Miss Mann
Nikko
Kansas City Star
American committee targets France farm productivity
The American Committee for Devastated France informs the department of labor of a plan to raise French farm productivity and move France toward self sufficiency so U S produce can be supplemented with grain and foods grown at home.
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France
American Committee For
Department of Labor
Women Run First Kentucky Oil Company at Owensboro
The article notes a Kentucky milestone with Owensboro hosting the state’s first oil company organized by all female stockholders. It references national tobacco production totals for 1917 and 1918, highlighting vast output of cigars and cigarettes in the United States.
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United States
First Oil Company
Kentucky
Owensboro
Then She Got a Move On Took Warning of Dire Danger
A man warns Angelina to leave a malfunctioning old motorcar as it rattles and stalls. After failed attempts to fix it, the driver insists Angelina exit the vehicle, fearing the boiler will blow. She reluctantly complies amid emotional pleas and fear.
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Angelina
George
London
Fake Aspirin Fraud Warning and Odd Escape Tale
A Kansas City Star clipping mentions fake aspirin tablets sold nationwide and urges demanding Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross. It also recounts Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge recalling his son Bearcat dodging a motorcar, describing a dusty, coughing escape and a rejoicing recovery.
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Bayer
Bearcat
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Taking Heed in Plaid Politics and Oratory
Senator Sorghum warns against overemphasis on speechcraft at the expense of practical politics. He cites harrowing instances of speakers focusing on oratory while neglecting the listening public and the stakes of governance.
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Senator Sorghum
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Strength
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tonic of iron and quinine in syrup. It claims the product purifies and enriches the blood and delivers strengthening, invigorating effects. Price 60c. Some witty lines conclude the ad.
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GROVE
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Germany
Belgium
Letterman Hospital
San Francisco Hospital
Presidia
Yankees
eceHies Ral Lewis
Frederick Bernard
Lieutenant Roosevelt
General Baron de Berkeim
Lieut
Quentin Roosevelt
Mothers of France
Dean
Mr. Griffith
Harry Griffith
Darlington St
Westchester
Doan
A. J. Townsend
Angee
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Indianapolis
Ind
Bath
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