More Sheep for New England in Wool Drive
The Boston Transcript discusses the More Sheep More Wool movement led by the More and More Wool Association of the United States. It argues for expanded wool production as essential to postwar reconstruction, cites dog-wool conflicts, urges legislation and labeling to prevent shoddy wool, and highlights Boston as a wool work center needing broader New England participation.
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Unit States
Anduke
Tay
Gavin le
Middle West
Ohio
Maine
Boston
Hoddy
New England
Boston Transcript
Burlington Faces Long-Standing Uncollected City Bills
Burlington faces aging receivables totaling 8 percent of accounts, including 50 715.45 in uncollected taxes and 10 570.02 for street and sewer assessments. Many amounts have stood for years and could be written off as delinquent. A targeted collection push could help close the gap and reduce strain on city finances.
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Burlington
Very Dutiful One A Wife Defers To Husband Wishes
Fragmentary line reads a wife defers to her husband wishes as a moral or domestic maxim. Quotation marks indicate odd phrasing and possible mis OCR. No clear event, date, or names to anchor a broader news item.
Doctor Wilkins Suicide in Nassau Jail Before Sentencing
Dr Walter Keene Wilkins hanged himself in a Nassau County jail bathroom using a rope that authorities cannot explain. He had been convicted for the murder of his wife Julia and was to be sentenced to death at Sing Sing tomorrow. An investigation into the rope’s origin and the failed precautions is ongoing, with county officials and the district attorney involved.
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Walter Keene Wilking
Nassau County
Charles Ro Weeks
Sistter
Walter RB. Jones
I. Wilkins
Julia
Sing Sing
Dr. Wilkins
Wilkins
Julio
Long Beach
Wilkine
Weeks
Wilkin
Baltimore
New York
Italian Boy Scouts Honored in Colosseum
Rome June 15 A P correspondent reports a Christian service held in the Colosseum to honor Italian boy scouts who died serving the front. Monsignor Bartolomasi, a general and chief chaplain, led the ceremony as detachments of scouts occupied the arena decked in uniform with rifles.
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Rome
Associated Press
Roman Colloseum
Bartolomasi
Ronan Gladiator
Bartolomani
Hiaiman
Archangel Sobered by Great Task of Mobilized Russians
Archangel shifts from wartime bustle to disciplined mobilization as Vladimir Marushevsky leads a push to organize Russian troops in the north. Soldiers train, bathe weekly, and pledge loyalty to a taboo on political discussion while civic militias form among workers and students.
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Archangel
Associated Press
Siax
Bulchevik
Viedimir Marushevsky
Mariisheveky
Taney
Som
American Airman Killed Delivering Peace Extra at Coblenz
Captain Walter Schultz of Chicago, assigned to the 138th aero squadron, died Saturday when an aircraft carrying an extra edition of the Ameree News announcing the peace treaty crashed near Matabaur in Coblenz. The crash was blamed on engine trouble as troops at the riverfront awaited the final act of the war.
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Coblenz
Associated Press
Walter Schultz
Chicago
138Th Aero Equadron
Schulte
Ameree News
Matabaur
Bridgehem
Schultz
3D Cavalry
Air Service
Versailles
Amerov
Rhine
Taraf
Verseill
Regulations Stay In Effect For Coblenz Occupation
American army regulations issued after entering Germany last December remain in force indefinitely. Lt Gen Hunter Liggett directed Rhine province authorities to warn bargemasters and civilians in the American zone that these Army rules are not cancelled by the peace treaty. Further orders will come only from American headquarters or the Inter Allied Rhineland Commission.
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Rhineland Commission
Japanese Monarchs Honored In Historic Public Cheer
Tokio marked a rare public celebration as Japan cheered its monarchy for the first time in half a century. Crowds lined streets while Emperor Yoshihito and Crown Prince Hirohito rode in open coaches, amid civic festivals, lanterns, and ornate park pavilions detailing imperial history.
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Tokio
Japan
Cochin
Kioto
Hahawaii
Emperor of Yoshilito
Prinee Hirohito
Seneral Historik Doen
Monte Anis
Ital
Lena Park
Fooled Her Gave Charge at The Shoppe
A misread sign lured a shopper to the shoppe with the promise of charging something. She discovered only a storage battery was charged, a small domestic misadventure recounted by the Bostom Transprint.
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Bostom
Doyle and Conan Doyle Solve a Curious Theft Mystery
A humorous exchange shows Doyle reading Sherlock Holmes applying for help on a puzzling case of repeated petty thefts at a residence. Items stolen include a motor horn golf balls a boot a dictionary tin plates and other small objects. The scene blends fiction and playful dialogue with Boston newspaper slang and social banter.
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Ah Arthur
Boston Transcript
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National Biscuit Company
Ren
France
N. B.C
Graham
Liggett
Doyle
Sherlock Ffolmes
Conan Doyte
Fifith
Harry
Elsie
SVC
Helmar
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