Holding Down His Job a War Canteen Hero in Trenches
Tom Barber, a former Utica salesman, works near the front with the YMCA, delivering chocolate and Paris papers to soldiers from his trench canteen. He keeps the shop tidy, entertains troops, and returns through danger to supply more goods.
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Paris
Tom Barber
Tie
Utica
N. Y
YM. C. A
France
Joe
New York
Woods
Dad
Allen
Controversial Letter Praises Violence Against Enemies
A Pittsburgh area letter from Dr. J W Mc Gregor of Wilkinsburg after losing both legs in France advocates lethal brutality against Boche. He says only a dead Boche is good and mocks prisoners for opposing conduct, calling it “great sport” to mow them down with machine guns.
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Pittsburch
J. W. McGregor
Wilkinsburg
France
Hospital on Wheels Like a Circus Moves in War
American Red Cross tents from Ringling Brothers become mobile hospital units in France. A compact staff operates over twenty four hours to set up in new locations with X ray, sterilizing gear, operating tables, and steam heated tents. Three motor trucks power the unit, and the staff evacuates patients by ambulance before packing and moving swiftly to the next site.
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Paris
American Red Cross
Ringling Brothers
France
Red Cross
Transportation Department of the Army
America
Air Gunners Excel in Use of Weapons for Victory
Allied aviation experts say machine gun accuracy and proper gun-mount handling are crucial in air combat. Early planes carried carbines and revolvers. modern fighters rely on rapid, reliable machine guns. A pilot must balance speed, weight, and aim, using the aircraft as a gun mount while maintaining flying excellence. Foch’s rule offense is best defense is emphasized as key to Allied ascendancy over Germans.
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France
Foch
Major General John Biddle United States Army England Commander
Maj. Gen. John Biddle heads American troops in England and is praised for tact and modesty. His career spans West Point graduate status in 1881, service in Cuba and Manila, engineer roles in DC and California, a war observer tour in Austria in 1914, and later appointment as West Point superintendent.
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John Biddle
England
Biddle
Geneva
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg
West Point Military Academy
Engineers
West Point
Cuba
Manila
Guam
District of Columbia
California
Washington
Austria
West Point Academy
Flour mills chief fined record sum in Kansas food case
Hutchinson Kansas general manager Fred Burns of Consolidated Flour mills must pay 1000 dollars to the Red Cross for violation of food laws. The fine, largest yet assessed in Kansas, was announced by Food Administrator Walter P. Innes.
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Red Cross
Hutchinson, Knn
Fred Burns
Consolidated Flour Mills
Kansas
Walter P. Innes
Baltimore women paid annual salaries amid gaps
Baltimore report notes women receive notable annual wages with gaps in equal pay. The piece highlights gender-based salary differences and calls for policy review to address disparities.
Flynn Named Head of Railway Detective Force
Chief railway detective William J. Flynn, longtime United States secret service veteran, is appointed by William G. McAdoo to head the merged railroad administration detective force with nationwide jurisdiction. Flynn, famed for high profile cases, helped reorganize the New York police detective bureau in 1910 11 and led Italian crimes investigations that yielded the Longe and Rizzio kidnapping capture.
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William J. Flynn
United States Secret Service
William G. McAdoo
Railroad Administration
Flynn
New York Police Department
Secret Service
Department of Justice
New York Department
Longe
Rizzio
Brooklyn
Woman Without a Country Mrs Adolphus Busch Is Stripped Of German ties
The arrival in the United States of Mrs Adolphus Busch reveals a rare status for a wealthy widow living between nations. Though American by citizenship, she owns German castles villas stocks and guns parts of an ammunition plant. Germany, at war with the US, declared her an alien enemy and seized her German holdings.
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Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Germany
Busch
Anheuser
Anheuser-Busch
United States
Prussia
Lilly
Berlin
Rising Uruguayan Statesman Baltasar Brum Turns Thirty Five
Baltasar Brum, Uruguayan foreign minister and head of a special mission, marks his thirty fifth birthday on June 18. A potential presidential candidate, Brum was born in Artigas, educated in Salto and Montevideo, earned a Doctor of Laws in 1908, led student congress activities, and held multiple cabinet roles including minister of public instruction and justice, interior, finance, and foreign affairs.
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Baltasar Brum
Artigas
Uruguay
Brazil
Polytechnic Institute of
Salto
University of Montevideo
Europe
Doctor Brum
Interior
Finance
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Promoted
Promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a 200 year old Dutch remedy for kidney and bladder disorders. Claims relief for back pain rheumatism and related conditions with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Promo notes import from Holland and availability at drug stores in standard box sizes.
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Haarlem
Holland
Acd
E. T
Holland Laboratories
Rare Confederate half dollar gifted to New York museum
The Numismatic Society of New York receives a rare Confederate half dollar, one of only four struck. The coin uses a Confederate shield reverse and a 1861 Liberty obverse, merged from a former U S half dollar. Four pieces were minted before bullion ran out.
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New York Institution
Museum of the Numismatic Society of
New York
New Orleans
United States Mint
United States
Confederacy
Confederate States of America
Liberty
Richmond
Fletcher's Castoria Reminder and Mirthful Exchanges
The note extols Fletcher's Castoria with the signature line for infants and children and claims use for over 30 years. The excerpt shifts to a resort honeymoon exchange about memory and a humorous exchange on foolish risks, ending with a wise quip about fire.
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Fletcher
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