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Reforming Bolsheviks Offer Amnesty After Threatened Massacre
The dispatch notes Bolsheviks in Russia reportedly promised amnesty for hostages and most political prisoners after a feared November 10 massacre failed to occur. Allied victory talk allegedly shifted Bolsheviks from German influences toward peace, yet the piece warns of a stern reckoning for crimes and notes mild armistice terms from Germany.
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Russia
NO AFTERNOON TEAS
The Food Administration urges abolishing extra meals amid postwar shortages. Despite peace, sugar is scarce and abstaining from afternoon teas and late suppers is advised. England and France already restrict meals. Americans are urged to adapt social gatherings to three main meals.
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Food Administration
England
France
Ublic
Thanksgiving Dessert and Pie Recipes From Old Kitchen Manuscript
A collection of baking and dessert recipes with instructions for mince pie plum pudding pumpkin pie and related dishes. Includes notes on chocolate icing for cake and tips for pie prep and cleaning kitchen items. Contains measurements ingredients and stepwise directions suitable for historic domestic cooking.
Murder Trial for Wilhelm
The piece argues for trying former German Kaiser Wilhelm II for murder and piracy. It suggests extradition to England or America, cites Lusitania and Zeppelin raids, and urges global justice without divine right for rulers. The author advocates bringing him to trial in the United States.
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Washington
Wilhelm
Holland
Tie
England
America
Lusitania
Hohenzollern
Forward March to Economic Boom as War Rationing Eases
An editorial argues government limits on production are lifting and output will surge. It cites autos rising from 50 to 75 percent, with full capacity by January, and expects broad recovery with more building, credit, and private investment. It warns against excesses of fear or haste while promoting orderly expansion.
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War Department
Business Men’s War Board
Public improvements surge nationwide amid deferred projects
Nationwide rollout of long-delayed public works begins with road and infrastructure programs. Cities and states accelerate construction, funding, and contracting as governments aim to boost jobs and commerce through accelerated schedules and new standards.
Casualty Letters From France and War Dept Notice
Mrs E Millard of Jacksonville reports a letter from her son Private Thomas Swindell Co A 336 Inf in France dated Sept 29. He is well and enjoyed the trip and notes country cattle flowers and wine. War Dept casualty lists show 1975 names with counts by status including 3 died of accident and other causes and 267 missing in action. Ohioans named among the dead wounded and missing.
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France
Washington
War Department
Csss Tccess
Charles Collins
Huntaville
Victor Klein
Cleveland
Simo Wise
Bradford
John Allen
Gay Johnson
Elyria
George Miller
Dayton
Gilbert Strunz
Cincinnati
Isaac Vickers
Bridgeport
Frank Reutzjohn
Hugh Ludlow
Fullerton
Charles Frazier
Wilmington
Zinnie Hottinger
Granville
Dwight Kieffer
Howard
Albert McManes
Beaver
Raymond Mangen
Yorkshire
Asa McKinley
Alice
Walter Knoch
Whipple
Harry Oller
Toledo
Albert Martin
Frank Mercer
Lima
Edwin Myers
Zanesville
Stewart Hanes
Bexley
Joe Papuskiak
William Murphy
Frank Patchuck
Youngstown
Carl Bettac
Columbus
Lawrence Weiland
Newark
Richard Cleveland
Kenton
Chester Weller
Sedalia
George Godfrey
Springfield
Warren Jones
Harold Titus
George Reedy
Girard
Dinner Tales and a Flying Joke for the Front
A dinner hosted by Dr. Llewellyn Rainney, overseas war library director, features Hopkins students before his departure. A boastful youth asks whether to join cavalry or aviation. Rainney advises aviation. Wilson anecdotes and a butter moth misstep conclude the lighthearted table talk.
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Llewellyn Rainney
Overseas War Library
John Hopkin
Dr. Rainey
illness and injuries reported in local notes
Mrs. Fred Senmidtt returned from a two week stay at Southfork to care for her daughter Mrs Alfred Wetklow who is ill. A baby was born to Mr and Mrs Tom Goodfellow. Mrs Bob Howard is ill with Spanish flu. Charles McMillan broke his leg at No 10 Mine after a fall this week. Wm Hamer and Robert Howard have leave due to illness from Spanish flu. Milan Eb's family also ill with flu. two youngest family members reported serious.
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Fred Senmidtt
Southfork
Alfred Wetklow
Tom Goodfellow
Bob Howard
Charles McMillan
Hamer
Robert Howard
Isa Iu Milan Eb
Vacuum cotton picker sparks uproar in dry South
A 19th century tract complains about a new vacuum cotton-picking machine that promises five picking pipes and a daily output of 5 000 pounds per man, arguing it ruins romance and replaces labor with automation while mocking African American workers.
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Joe
Uncle Tom
Darkey
Mammy
Alabama
Nicodemus
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