Italians Steal Plane and Flee
Irredentist pilots commandeer an Austrian hydroplane from Lussin island and flee toward the Italian coast. They dismantle guns, cut telephone lines, and escape under suspicion of secret orders, ferrying the craft past anti aircraft batteries and weathering nerves on a perilous flight toward home.
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Austria
Lussia
Gulf of
Quaranero
Irredetta
Lussin Island
Hte
Velfi-Strasa
Ft. Sumamit
Tank Takes Two Towns In War Action
An American manned tank commanded by Lieut. Joseph Knowles and Sergt. Clyde Graham of the University of Maine captured two towns, took many prisoners, and sparked jubilant cheers as friendly forces signaled surrender from shore.
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Joseph Knowles
Clyde Graham
University of Maine
Sergt
Objector Withdraws Conscientious War Faith at Camp Wadsworth
A Baltimore man claiming conscientious objector status in Maryland draft history at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, withdraws the affidavit after a heated family visit. His brother, visiting to compel action, threatens violence but the soldier chooses free will, tears up the oath, and transfers to an active regiment. Since the incident the man has shown improved resolve and readiness for combat.
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Camp
Wadsworth
Spartanburg
8. C
Maryland
Baltimore
Coffin
Major Coffin
Ana
Americans praised for ingenuity in rapid French dock works
Paris praises the American effort in France for turning bare land into a vast depot complex. The Petit Journal lauds the Americans for rapid construction of docks, warehouses, and barracks to house thousands of workers including French, Americans, Algerians, Chinese, Moroccans, and German prisoners. The docks span 28 square kilometers and form a city-like site.
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Petit-Journal
France
11 Foot Porpoise Killed by Depth Charge
A large porpoise about 11 feet long and seven feet in girth washed up at Bank End Maryport. Supposedly killed by a depth charge, the creature was found near Louiston.
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Louiston
Bank End
Maryport
Scientist Carrel Seeks Verger House for Research Lab
Paris physician Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute seeks a Saint Cloud house near hospital centers for a laboratory and workshop. Andre Bernheim owns the property Verger Orchard and refuses rent, saying a scientist owes nothing and the house is at Carrel’s service.
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Paris
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research of
New York
Saint Cloud
Andre Bernheim
Mmost
Back to God The Faith Lose and Restore
A sermon traces faith from early Christian struggles through Luther’s reform to modern doubt. It argues biblical faith survived via Luther’s revival and urges a return to the Bible, home religion, and reverent study to restore true belief.
Source of Power by Francis G. Peabody
A compact reflective line asserts power comes from being lifted above earthly ties and draws men to those who embrace the momentum of love. It emphasizes inner liberation as the true source of authority and influence.
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Francis G. Peabody
Sabbath Observance Quotation by Macaulay
The speaker argues Sunday rest is historically absent for three centuries, claiming society would be poorer and less civilized without a day of rest. The quote critiques secular progress at the expense of weekly observance and moral discipline.
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Macaulay
Lincoln on the temperance revolution rhetoric
An early Lincoln speech framed as a Fourth of July political reflection. He ties the 1776 revolution to liberty and governance, then lauds the temperance movement for ending bondage and easing social suffering, predicting broad reform across society.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Drammaker
Dramseller
Labor vote key to wiping out saloon in Alabama
The Anniston Star argues labor support was essential to abolishing the saloon in the state. It accuses antis of courting labor votes while denying labor’s ties to liquor. The piece asserts workers now reject the saloon and proclaim Never again, says the laboring man.
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Anniston
Labor Unions and Prohibition Skepticism Cited
Dr. Wilbur Crafts of the International Reform Bureau says he has tracked petitions at Congress doors for 2½ years and found none against prohibition from labor unions in dry states. He notes only 447 unions opposed, all from wet states, calling the count humorous and incongruous with observed views.
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Wilbur Crafts
International Reform Bureau
Congress
Saloonkeeper Converted by Camp Greene Visit
A Pennsylvania saloonkeeper visiting Camp Greene praised the 30,000 soldiers there for abstaining from alcohol and declared he will close his saloon and seek another line. The anecdote suggests sending saloonkeepers to cantonments to observe soldiers enjoying themselves sober.
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Pennsylvania
Camp Greene
John Barleycorn
Nothing in talk of prohibition demoralizes city
R H Faxon of Des Moines Chamber of Commerce argues prohibition will not ruin a city. He notes a period of adjustment is normal and manageable, and no disaster will occur if local agencies act properly during the transition from open saloons to a dry town.
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R. H. Faxon
Des Moines
The People Demand sober railway men and sober patios
A public call for safe railroading emphasizes sober conduct for operators to prevent disasters. It argues trains face storms and trestles, and a single drink could cause a fatal signal error. The piece asserts citizens now demand sobriety in railway management and related practices.
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Surrey
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Ugo Marocco-Bonghi
Chicago
Rome
Black Cross
Legion OF Honor Star
Pershing
Pershing Feine
Legion Queenneur
Puincaire
General de Terge
Petit Journal
Rockefeller Institute
Man
Jesus Christ
Huss
Bohemia
Wickliffe
England
Germany
Martin Luther
America
Luther
Scotland
Schleiermacher
Baur
Hoffman
Kuenen
Graf
Cornill
Neuszche
God
Jacob
Isaac
Rebekah
Esau
Jaacob
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Emperance
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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