New Outline Map Of United States By Coast and Geodetic Survey
The Coast and Geodetic Survey released a new Lambert conformal conic outline map of the United States scale 1:15,000,000. It serves as a base for added information with coastlines, state names, capitals, rivers, and major cities, and highlights projection advantages and error comparisons with Mercator and polyconic methods. The 25 by 37 inch map will be sold by the government for 25 cents.
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United States Cost and Geodetic Survey
Fire Horse Refuses to Be Left Behind in Firehouse
Philadelphia report recounts Burglar a large fire horse from Track Company No. 13 escaping a locked stall as firefighters rushed to a blaze fifteen blocks away. The horse galloped through streets toward the fire and whinnied with joy upon reaching the engine.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore Avenue
Praise for Italian Army in Albania in War Reports
Dr. George P. Scriven praises Italy’s Valona operations in Albania as a turning point, noting Italian engineers built docks, roads, and buildings transforming a fishing village into a strategic port. He credits Italian occupation with delaying Austro-German advances and advancing Balkan campaigns, while highlighting rapid civic improvements and a grand cross honor for General Serives.
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Albania
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Valona
Tepeleni
Argiro-Castro
Premati
Liascoviki
Santa Quaranta
Porto -Alermo
Serives
Tinlian
Washington
German Mine Field in China Sea Discovered
German charts disclosed a large mine field in the China Sea laid by the Wolff in September 1917. The field stretched sixty miles by two miles, but mines were buried too deep for ships to strike. Chinese trawlers under British officers are removing mines. a drifting mine killed sixteen Malay islanders.
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China Sea
J. F. Guptil
Senator
Orient
Wolff
Francia Graves wakes to alarm clock fall
Jerseyville reporter notes at Francia Graves home last night a watch dropped on the floor woke him. Breglars incident described as the trigger.
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Jerseyville
Francia Graves
Breglars
American Angel Performs Improvised Amputation in Macedonia
Miss Kouroyen, Greek-descent Massachusetts General nurse with the American Red Cross, amputated a wounded Greek soldier in a box car using a razor ether and cotton thread. Despite bleak odds, the patient survived and later received an artificial leg from the American Red Cross.
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Macedonia
Maria P. Neurogen
Red Cross
Kouroyen
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
American Red Cross
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Daddy's Evenings Airy Tale Ends With Proud Lioness
An aged tale recounts a mother lioness boasting six cubs and the joy of feeding time. King Lion and the cubs discuss appetite and pride while the keeper and visitors remark on the unusual six offspring.
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Mother Lioness
King Lion
Ioness
Tai
Fragmented toddler tale of candy lost in stomach
A three year old named Elizabeth asks for more candy. She explains she put a piece in her mouth and it fell down into her stomach, prompting a puzzled parental response about where the piece went.
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Mamma
Elizabeth
Fever and Thirst Dialogue Cited by Boston Evening Transcript
A patient describes a high fever and constant thirst to a doctor. The physician responds, noting the fever as the chief symptom and implying subsequent treatment will address the thirst.
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