Y M C A in the Trenches Shows War Aid Worldwide
American soldiers in Lorraine receive YMCA support with 250 secretaries under shell fire. The organization runs 5 million dollars monthly in America and Europe, with 3,000 workers in camps and 4 in France and England. Canteen system for the U S Army is overseen by YMCA, needing 1,000 professionals to serve before July 1. Strong emphasis on film, athletic gear, and huts for troops, plus YMCA activities in Russia and Siberia as fronts shift. Also notes pastor H I Wilkins resigning to Baxter Iowa, effective mid May.
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Lorraine
France
National War Work Council
Pershing
America
Europe
England
General Pershing
Siberia
Russia
Americans Get Grim Training Behind Lines in France
A Paris field report describes a French backed US army officer training camp for young officers. Embryo leaders learn trench warfare, machine guns, grenades, and gas tests with British and French instructors. The program stresses practical, hands on prep over theory to create capable infantry commanders.
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Plattsburg
Fort Sheridan
America
France
Blue Water
Larnin
West Point
Pershing
Robert Bullard
Bullard
Sibert
Stokes Trench
First Woman Navy Electrician Joins the Colors
Abby Putnam Morrison becomes an Electrician, First Class, the first woman to enlist as an electrician in the navy. She is part of a wireless class for women led by founder and director Mrs. Hebert Sumner Owen, with divisions at Hunter College Marconi Radio School and the YMC A. Morrison wears navy insignia on her sleeve rather than a full uniform.
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Abby Putnam Morrison
Hebert Sumner Owen
Hunter College
Marconi Radio School
Young Men's Christian Association
Public Hairbrush Ban Enacted in Louisiana in Amendments
An amendment to Louisiana sanitary code bans public hairbrush use in weekely sections 4 next. The law targets barber shops and railroad trains, restricting shared grooming items to curb public hygiene risks.
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Louisiana
How Army Stood First Shell Fire in New War Record
A correspondent describes American engineers facing their first shell fire with the calm nerve of veterans. British officers note nerves, but Sammies adapt quickly as they endure high explosives behind the ridge and in trenches, maintaining steadiness amid metal thunder and fear.
Only American to arrest a queen in Hawaii history
Capt. Paul Smith, then a sergeant under President Sanford B. Dole, arrested Queen Liliuokalani on January 16 1895. She was imprisoned in Iolani Palace for eight months, tried for treason, fined 5000 dollars and sentenced to five years hard labor before a full pardon after a year. Smith later served in the American army in the Philippines, earning medals and honorable mention.
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Paul Smith
Captain Smith
Provisional Government of
Hawaii
Sanford B. Dole
Lilliuokalani
Iolani Palace
Smith
Philippines
Ranch was cheap 500 acres sold for $2 near Red Bluff
Five hundred acres on Cottonwood Creek known as the old Olmore place near Red Bluff California were sold under execution by the sheriff to D D Dodson editor of the Red Bluff Sentinel for $2 Dodson witnessed the sale and jokingly bid $2 The bid was not raised and the property was proclaimed sold The original owners have one year to redeem and will likely do so The ranch is assessed at $8 per acre.
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Cottonwood Creek
Red Bluff
Cal
Old Olmore Place
D. D. Dodson
Dodson
Red Cross Aids French Farmers Rebuilding After Devastation
Paris dispatch shows Red Cross workers aiding farmers in devastated areas. Roof repairs begin at three sites to restore at least one room with windows and a door. A former prosperous farmer seeks roof and stable repairs to return his family and till fertile land. The comeback spirit of rebuilt homes and renewed farming drives Red Cross efforts.
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Paris
American Red Cross
France
Red Cross
Bear Breaks Loose From Chain In Northwest Visit
Steve the large bear and former firehouse pet in Tacoma broke his iron tether and roamed the Northwest. He attacked several people though none were seriously hurt. A Northern Pacific clerk narrowly escaped a wrestling match before the bear was shot and killed.
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Steve
Tacoma
Northwest
Northern Pacific
Kaleer Owns Liberty Loan Bond Purchased by Remak
The Kaiser holds a Liberty Loan bond bought for him by Gustavus Remak Jr, Philadelphia attorney. Remak was closing a German estate and found $60 due from the American German Government. He placed $50 in a Lab for use against its own.
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Kaleer
Liberty Loan
The
Kaiser
Gustavus Remak, Jr
Phila
Iphia
Remak
Yale in China and its medical mission gains praise
A World Outlook writer highlights Yale in China as a source of medical leadership for China. Yale doctors Hume and Yen earned Chinese gratitude during riots in 1910 and the 1911 revolution. Yen’s success in preventing the Manchurian plague brings honors, and the program trains nurses and doctors for China’s needs.
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Yuvan
Sity
Yale
Ching
Old
China
Wen
Hume
Yen
Doctor Yen
Hunan
Reading Aloud as Family Habit, Warns Omaha News
The Omaha News argues that Hidison bears blame for the decline of reading aloud in families. It credits electric light and phonographs with reducing oral reading and advocates reciting classic works aloud to build vocabulary, character, and education. It lauds Bible stories and novels as engaging read-aloud choices.
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Hidison
Omaha News
Whitman
Swinburne
Mark Twain
Tom
Huck
Cooper
Dick‘ens
Scott
Rise of Italian officers after Rapallo conference
Italy reallocates commands with General Cadorna as military counselor. Rising leaders Diaz Badoglio and Giardino move up, each advancing from earlier grades to major general and corps command. Diaz earned fame for the Carso operations and 6,000 prisoners. Badoglio led Sabotini, then served as second army chief of staff. Giardino rose from colonel in 1915 to major general and army corps command.
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Italy
Rapallo
Cadorna
Armand Do Diaz
Badogli
Giardino
Diaz
How to Tell Good Glue From Bad Glue
Instructions describe testing glue quality by remelting frequency, heat, and water content. High quality glue should be heated and pressed promptly, using more water for stronger bonds. A hard and tough break indicates good glue, while softer breaks suggest poorer quality.
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Baxter
Iowa
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Davenport
Omaha
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R. A. Becker
Citizens Bank
H. E. Campbell
Campbell Block
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G. M. Adair
L. A. Galiher
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Gon
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Vance
Grand Haven
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Misa Carret
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Edison
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