Peculiarities of Officers Shown in Battle Incidents
Major Youell recalls a battle where his compass was lost after he set it down and walked away. A courageous captain loses his company in action, with only his headquarters nearby while the rest of his unit disappears. Another commander fixates on the enemy, ignoring his missing troops as Germans loom ahead. Col Erickson leads Twenty Sixth Infantry through a chaotic front.
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Youell
Hjalmer Erickson
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Argonne
Ligny
France
Shipley Thomas
McPherson
Baxter
Dobbs
Arkansas Balloon Corps
Erickson
School of the Line
Langres
Parker
Nice
P. Sumerall
Prank Parker
Average Americans in Olive Crab Remembrance by Roosevelt
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt recounts a First division moment in the Argonne and the effects of leave for enlisted men. He notes a prank by Arkansas balloon corps men on military police and describes Parker's leadership philosophy stressing intelligent obedience and unit cohesion.
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Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt in World War I Command Role
Public Ledger summary notes Theodore Roosevelt as Lieutenant Colonel in the American Expeditionary Force and at the war's end commanding the Twenty sixth Infantry. Copyright 1919 Public Ledger Company. Published in Canada 1919 and by arrangement with Putnam's Sons.
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Twenty-sixth Infantry
Public Ledger Company
Canada
G. J. Putnam's Sons
Beyond the Grave Arthur Conan Doyle’s Vision of Afterlife
An excerpt discusses Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Vital Message and his view of life after death. It describes a world of sympathy beauty and health where love endures, reforming faults and reuniting families with no poverty deformity or dullness. It notes clairvoyant visions as perceptual aids rather than spirits.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur
Fragmented Voice Notes From An Angled Poet
A fragmented excerpt shows a speaker reflecting on love sacrifice and a bottle. The text hints at longing and internal conflict with references to companionship and the bottle as a symbol. The fragmentary lines suggest a personal, emotional meditation without a clear narrative arc.
Ford in England
International News Service reports Henry Ford dominates European coverage as England contemplates right hand drive and a cheap car boom. Ford plants in Ireland expand amid tractor success while British rivals form alliances to challenge Ford's market lead. A large volume of orders in the British Isles leaves Olympia show space empty, heralding a turbulent, publicity driven race in European motor industry.
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International News Service
Cork
Sir Percival Perry
Henry Ford
Ford
Trac
Tor
Percival Perry
Detroit
Earle C. Reeves
London
Henry the Conqueror
Henry
W. EF
Pussyfoot
Johnson
Hennery
Europe
England
Scotland Yard
Olympia
British Isles
Ireland
Engeland
America
Graham White
Two-Mouthed Silverside Salmon Caught in Columbia
A 12 pound silverside salmon with two distinct mouths was caught in the Columbia River near Portland Oregon. The unusual specimen prompted investigations by the state fish and game commission to determine the cause of the phenomenon and will be donated for preservation and exhibition.
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International News Service
Portland
Ore
Columbia River
State Fish and Game Come
Stolen Liquor Rumors Hurt Kansas City Bootleggers
In Kansas City Missouri bootleggers have allegedly stolen toxicants worth over 300000 as liquor sales go illegal. Police report daily thefts of whiskey and other spirits with bootleggers profiting, selling whiskey at 160 dollars per quart or 50 cents per drink. One unnamed bootlegger claims to have earned 100000 since July 1.
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Kansas City
North Side
Hope for Thirsty New Yorker Faces DUI After Apple Day
Henry Gunther of 1415 Greene Avenue Ridgewood was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He claimed a day spent picking apples in Roslyn and three glasses of homemade wine at a friend's house led to a zigzag drive. The wine reportedly contained rhubarb and dandelions and was two years old.
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International News Service
New York
Henry Gunther
Greene Avenue
Ridgewood
Roslyn
Lawyer Hawley Leads Converse County Bar in Suit
Hawley an attorney and chief counsel files a damages suit for $10 against American Railway Express claiming death by starvation and thirst of Minerva a White Orpington hen due to express company neglect. Converse County Bar members offer to assist Hawley with court action in Douglas Wyoming.
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International News Service
Douglas
Wyo
Converse County Bar Association
Hawley
American Railway Express Company
Express Company
Minerva
Bar Association
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T. B. Card
Gowenlock
Frank Parker
Trey
M.P
Treves
Germany
Theodore Roosevelt
Dreamland
By Briggs
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Shah-H- 1
G&t
Tfir
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