Holiday hotel quarrel over bills exposes rift
Helen quarrels with Warren on a seaside trip as they discover the adjoining room, crowded hotel, and uneven costs. The Carsons hear their accusations through thin walls prompting an abrupt dinner confrontation and a tense, public accounting of every charge.
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Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Warren
Mr. Carson
Millie
Mrs. Carson
Carsons
Helen
Carson
Flolen
Wiarren
Warret
Stirly
Hia
French Army Officers Assigned to New York for Training Camps
World events brief notes report French army officers to be distributed to American training camps to instruct U S fighters in submarine escape techniques after a four hour battle with seven wounded. An American torpedo boat saved a stricken ship at a French port while General Pershing and a French general toured the Aisne front during the French attack. Pershing's calm demeanor noted amid the fall of the French army.
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New York
America
Uncle Sam
Wis
Ooe
Cumoeral Pershing
Aisne
France
Pershing
Italy Cabinet Resigns After Confidence Defeat
A government defeat in the chamber of deputies triggers Premier Beselli to announce the resignation. Brazil proclaims war against Germany by an 149 to 1 vote in the chamber of deputies. President Braz sanctions the proclamation as the resignation follows the vote.
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Iome
Beselli
Chamber of Deputies
Rio Janeiro
Germany
Brazil
Braz
Petrograd Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Leon Trostky
Grim Call To Guard Nation's Food Supply In War Time
Grim speech stresses vigilance at home to protect wheat meat fats and sugar supply. Scattered items report German prison escapes in Georgia, coal price disputes, a bank vice president injured, a theft on an elevated train, Wilson urging woman suffrage, a sugar delivery contract, and a Memphis plot to murder President Wilson with eight conspirators arrested.
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Wilson
Secret Service
Memphis
Tenn
Austro German Offense on Isonzo Front Gains Heavy Prisoners
European war news reports a major Austro German offensive on the Isonzo front with more than 30,000 Italian captives and over 300 guns seized. Berlin describes thousands of prisoners in the first sweep near Filth Talmino and the Balasizza plateau as French forces push on the Aisne and Russian actions in the Baltic are noted. The Brits report the Torpedoing of the British merchant cruiser Orama and shifts on the Trollans on the Tsonzo front with 10,000 prisoners claimed. German retreat along the Riga region and Pukoft high ground is noted as Petrovgrad confirms positions pulled back about 15 miles.
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Isonzo Front
German War Office
Italy
Berlin
Filth
Talmino
Balasizza
Aisne
Paris
Petrograd
Domestic Byron Nelson pleads not guilty in draft case
Byron Nelson Jr. son of a congressman returns from Canada to Madison Wisconsin and appears in federal court pleading not guilty to alleged draft law violations. He seeks an early trial amid war era tension.
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Byron Nelson
Congressman Nelson
Madison
Wis
Canada
Moods of Wartime and the Way of the Cross
The Archbishop of Dublin reflects on Psalm 55 as wartime guidance, tracing the psalmist’s prayers from fear to faith. He stresses prayer as strength, urging believers to cast their burdens on the Lord and endure the journey of trial toward light through righteous struggle.
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Dublin
The Hands That Give The Poor Win True Beauty
An old legend tells of four young women competing for beauty based on what their hands do. Three showy deeds fail to impress until a fourth, who helps the needy, reveals true beauty. The aged woman becomes an angel, proving gifts of kindness matter most.
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Taney
Women Needed for Nursing the Wounded and More
A recruitment pitch urges women to contribute in nursing the wounded and various homefront roles. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets for women and families, with testimonials from Mrs Day and Mrs McKernam. Also seeks salesmen or agents for Bed Rock Oil Company in Oklahoma City.
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Tima
Teetor Pierce
V. M. Pierce
Invalide’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Stouz City
Iowa
BED Rock Oil Company
Security
Oklahoma
Olds
Meanest Man In The World Rivaled By A New York Lad
A young New Yorker, described as the meanest, stole harmonies used by a blind man for a living and then robbed a sailor’s bathing uniform at Coney Island. About $15 was in the uniform pockets.
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New York
Coney Island
Boschee's German Syrup Promises Cough Relief
Advertisement for Boschee's German Syrup claims to quiet coughs calm throat and lung inflammation reduce bronchial irritation and aid restful sleep. It has been made and sold in America for fifty two years and is marketed as aiding general health in lung trouble asthma croup bronchitis and related conditions.
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America
Kept Parents In Ignorance Of Son’s Murder Trial
A London correspondent reports a drone of secrecy where an army officer son faced murder charges while his aged, distant parents were kept ignorant. His sisters censored all incoming mail, hiding trial references and any word of the front. He was later acquitted, but the parents never learned the outcome for fear of shocking them.
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London
Humorous wartime exchanges reveal officer reactions
A fragmentary exchange shows a boy’s progress in training and the mix of praise and pressure from officers. The judge remarks on fitness of time for right thought, noting good resolutions are made in the morning after.
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Canadian Explosives Company
Vaudreuil
Montreal
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Turkey
Vienna
Sofia
Havanga
Cuba
Ramon Valdez
Panama
Washington
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Tucl
John J. Arnold
Myst National Bank of Chicago
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Lews Transberger
Hobart Stewart
Chicago
New York State
Woman Suffrage Party
Louisiana
American Sugar Refining Company
Food Administration
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Land's Ind
Tokyo
Gulf of
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Dralsihnuk
Papeguec Wood
Manders
Paris War Office
Farmers' National Congress
Springfield
Albert Cameron
Sherman Wright
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Northfeld
Sanford Park
The
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Campbell Avenue
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Philip
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Jolend
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