Extermination urged to curb rat spread of plague
Surgeon General Hugh Cummington urged U S communities to intensify rat extermination and packing against rodents to prevent bubonic plague. He cited harrowing rodent populations in ports and warned that a single rat per person may exist in the United States, prompting widespread public health action and distribution of guidance on rat elimination and prevention.
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Mexicho
Hugh &. Cummington
United States
Great Britain
Ireland
Denmark
France
Germany
Uber
Cnnserva
CS Paidin Health Service
Cumning
Arcus
Waabington
Food Riots in Hamburg Spark State of Siege
Four persons dead and 80 wounded amid Hamburg food riots. Central News dispatch from Berlin says shops were looted and a state of siege was declared last night. Four people arrested and order restored per official report.
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London
Shine
Hamburg
Berlin
Plebiscite fuels Upper Silesia autonomy debate
Berlin June 27 Germans and Poles split over Upper Silesia autonomy with many favoring a separate state akin to Bavaria. The dispute centers on whether the region stays German or joins Poland, while an international commission weighs potential autonomy and the future of mines and industry.
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Paris
Upper Silesia
Gérans
Poland
Prussia
Bavaria
Wurttemberg
Czecho-Slovakia
Ingo-Slavia
International Commission
Oppelsi
Supreme Council
Center Party
Dental Surgery and Insanity Research at Missouri Hospital
Experiments applying dental surgery to insanity treatment are under way at Missouri Hospital No 2 in St Joseph. Researchers say lack of state dental services hampers care, noting no dental equipment since establishment. Dr Pond and Dr Taylor report 24 patients treated with observed improvements and urge state cooperation following Dr Henry A Cotton's lead.
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St. Joseph
Missouri
Pond
Pord and
Taylor
Henry A. Cotton
Inedt
New Jersey
Cotton
Labor Party Meets July 11 Convention Plans Outlined
The draft convention program from June 88 shows Labor Party leaders planning sessions in Chicago July 11 to 13 with Frank Exper presiding. Delegates from North Dakota and the Nempartiven league attend, while fraternal delegates from Fresno and other groups are expected. Address lines promise speeches by Friends of Freedom for India and a preplanned agenda aimed at party unity and future action.
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Ublenge
United States
Chicago
Frank J Exper
Friends of Freedom For
India
Lempie
Dam
North Dakota
Nempartiven League
Exper
Fresno
Cheirman
Netional
Pert
Verminel
Aed Vine
Russians Stage Moscow Pageant For British Delegates
A correspondent reports Soviet Russia staged a lavish display to impress English labor delegates. In Petrograd officials were ordered to participate while Moscow prepared grand theatre productions and a special train tour. May 17 saw tram service halted. May 18 featured a parade with restricted private spectators.
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London
Moscow
Elocutes
Russia
Petrograd
Nikolaiveki
Tettiah
Buried Mountains Found Along Llano to Gulf Route
In Llano County to the Gulf of Rockport a chain of buried mountains noted by Captain Day Turley extends southeast toward Rio Grande and is linked to the Bend Arch. Turley names the range Turley Mountains and reports geological signs of ancient uplift, with potential future light on the region’s formations and mineral prospects.
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Linho County
Gulf of Rockport
San Antonio
Emet
Des Bern
Day Turley
Captain Turley
Texas
Dinen
Turley
American Bein Tile Society
Captain Toigley
Llano
Wilein
Gobind
Hen Gryrmaiont
United States
Mat
Mowe
Galvan
Williamend-La Fortune
Cay
Ulster
Antonie
Ready Recruit. The Christian Register Word Scramble
Fragmentary OCR yields a distorted recruitment note. Readable fragments reference a Christian register and times or clocks. No clear names, dates, or concrete actions emerge from the garbled text.
Fragmented Note Hints at Unclear Conduct
A garbled text fragment references a single committed action and mentions names that appear misspelled or misordered. The writing suggests a personal note or scribble with no clear event, place, or date to anchor a formal report.
Two Thousand POWs Drowned in Neva River Sinking
London June 2 report says two thousand British Austrian German and Finnish prisoners of war were drowned when a Bolshevik steamer was sunk recently in the Neva river. A Stockholm report may confirm the dispatch noting a ship sank on June 6 with 24100 repatriated prisoners.
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London
Neva
Helsinfors
Central News
Stockholm
Kowril
Berlin Robbery Cleared Up After Army Guard Arrests
Four soldiers guarding Berlin paper money and treasure tied to a year old theft of about 4 000 000 marks were arrested and charged. The men allegedly plotted the heist while on duty and lived quietly afterward as gardeners and gamblers. Names listed include Kuhn Wenta Klesnor and Preciures. one member reportedly emigrated with his family.
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Berlin
Army
Arriv
HMO
Germany
Kuan
Meckensen
Femute Julius Dower
Spann
Kuhn
Wenta
Klesnor
Preciures
Pisener
Hawinye
Good Crops in North Dakota Signal Northward Gain
Weather and crop reports from Minot North Dakota indicate a positive trend in northern regions after five years of downturn. Farmers report improved yields, richer soil moisture, and better prospects as the spring season advances, with rain patterns aiding plant growth and potential increases in harvested acreage statewide.
The Dead Man's Club Memorial Mystery
Wirt fights to have a dead man listed on memorial tables in an official wartime record. He argues the name was erased and seeks restoration of the fallen soldier’s memory. A slogan linked to the case appears amid the dispute over who died and who survived in the war.
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Kramer
Wirt
Levine
War Department
Heales
Nike
Fragmented OCR note about a preacher and musical instrument usage
Fragmented text describes a preacher Stephen and a scene with instruments, wind, and varying difficulty. The legible parts hint at a public reading or rehearsal and a question about relief and placement, with unclear names and dates due to OCR errors.
Crocodile Guards Annam Treasure tale told abroad
An Eastern correspondent reports a singular royal treasury in Annam guarded by crocodiles. A tank within the palace houses golden logs sealed and sunk, creatures kept hungry to deter theft, with the ruler unseen and the treasure never plundered, the account says it’s now famous.
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Anam
Annam
Rafer
Hame
Himeelf
Annas
Gift to Government Expands Sequoia Forest Preserve
The federal government receives 130 acres of Sequoia National Park forest, home to giant sequoias. Gilbert Grow venor acted for the society family in tendering the deed to Interior Secretary John Barton Payne, with Stephen Mather accepting for the National Park Service. The gift was enabled by members of the National photographic society.
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Nic Hearted
Sequoia National Park
California
Gilbert Growvenor
Forest Wonderland
John Barton Payne
Interior
Stephen T. Mather
National Park Service
National Five Graphic Se
Giant sequoias era witness to history in Capitol grove
The article recounts the preservation of giant sequoias including the Sherman tree in the Capitol grounds. It notes subscriptions and gifts totaling large sums, the transfer of Tharp tract to government ownership, and the trees' ancient age. It emphasizes their size, girth, and historical span across civilizations and eras.
Landlord quoted amid rental dispute fragments
A fragmented report details a landlord and tenant tension over monthly rent for a dwelling. The readable lines show questioning of payment suffice and the notion that the rent is excessive, with unclear dialogue about responsibility and terms. The piece preserves a brief glimpse of a conflict without full context.
Dangerous Chance in Insurance Offer Refused
A man limps into an insurance office with bandages and crutches claiming injuries from a fall on stairs the previous evening. The manager refuses the claim, stating no entitlement, while noting the potential for a separate incident involving a young lady’s father. The scene appears in a small-town record.
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Battmore Amerie
Stray Stories Hint at Family Triction and Hope
A fragment from Stray Stories hints at family dynamics as a young man asks a parent about home life. The exchanged lines suggest curiosity about parental harmony and a hopeful, if understated, emotional moment within a promising start.
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Cully
Young Georgia Fellow Proposes Then Declines in Verse
A humorous verse from Stanford Chaparral recalls a young man from Georgia who tells his sweetheart he will marry her now but is too wretchedly poor to do so. The poem captures a playful tale of romance and misfortune in concise lines.
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Thare
Corry
Stanford Chaparral
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