Germans Again Appear in Paris Defying Postwar Restraint
Paris residents note a rise in German nationals remaining or drifting into the city since the armistice. Many run small cafes and shops, reopen kitchens, and engage in trade while most lack proper residence permits. Officials admit lax enforcement as 171,000 aliens reside in Paris, with only 35,000 cases decided by a special commission.
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France
Paris
Chamber
la Liberte
H. Galli
Laurent
Rehabilitation pledge for disabled soldiers outlined
Dr. Charles A. Prosser describes the U.S. plan to retrain and place 200,000 wounded or ill veterans in civilian employment. He notes the three promises: medical care, injury compensation, and occupational rehabilitation, with the federal board of vocational education leading the effort. A New York report adds a humorous local note about false teeth left at a theater.
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United States
Canada
Charles A. Prosser
Federal Board of Vocational Education
America
France
Bureau of Compensation
Bureau of
Congress
Prosser
Federal Board
New York
Will Rebuild Reims with Twenty Projects by Leading Architects
Reims France plans reconstruction costing 5 billion francs or one billion dollars after wartime indemnity. Twenty plans from Paris Reims and other cities are submitted, with no single plan chosen. The city will select features for broad streets circles around the cathedral and clearance of surrounding demolition to showcase the cathedral in an open square.
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Paris
Reims
Brussels
President Allocates Emergency Funds To War Risk Bureau
President Wilson sent a message to Secretary Glass allotting emergency funds from the wartime fund to cover War Risk Insurance Bureau expenses until Congress acts. Treasury estimates total needs around 3 million dollars through mid May, preventing delays in insurance and compensation payments. The note also mentions Idaho and Utah sugar beet farmers receiving seven million dollars last November.
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Washington
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Wilson
Glass
Congress
Treasury
Fairy Tale of Mary Graham Bonner Lunch With Clouds
A whimsical tale where the sun and the king of the clouds bargain over luncheon and rain. Cloud fairies hear stories from the sun about ships, sailors, games, and seeds while planning a brief shower signaled by large raindrops.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Mr. Sun
Cloud Fairies
King of the Clouds
Mr.Sun
Observations on Love Echoes in Verse Exchange
A playful exchange notes that some fellows act foolish in love while others do not require love to act foolish. The dialogue from the Boston Evening Transcript contrasts these behaviors in a lighted literary tone.
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Jack
Heith
Boston Evening Transcript
How to Get the Boss Back in the Road
Representative Dut ton recounts a tale from Caratunk plantation showing a narrow road incident. An automobile forced a horse drawn wagon off a 15 foot drop, damaging the wagon and pumpkins, prompting the driver to ask how much to pay. The old fellow held out for five dollars and a way to reposition the wagon.
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Dutton
Bingham
Committee On Ways and Bridges
Caratunk Plantation
Lewiston Evening Journal
Alice and Lieutenant Debate Proposal Approach
A dialogue fragment shows Alice asking how to lead up to a proposal while a Young Lieutenant replies that he would not. The exchange hints at personal views on timing and strategy in romantic or formal proposals.
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Alice
Must Pay for Opportunity
A meditation on opportunity noting that it comes with sacrifices and changes in life. It argues that the chance to improve often requires leaving old associations and enduring new tensions as one steps forward. The piece quotes a successful man about unhappy times linked to a chance to advance.
Our Occasional Observance
A man sits by the hour matching pennies yet roars at dress goods matching when his wife asks. A girl often discovers that the man after her own heart doesn’t want it.
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Indianapolis Star
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Burr Price
New York Herald
Yank
Louis GC. Haber
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Helen Kosby
AID For War Risk Board
Idsaho
Utah
Associated Press Dispatch
Joseph M. Turkey
Verandah Chemical Company
Brooklyn
Uine
Bayer
Hayer
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