Bravery at Battlefront by Conscientious Objector
Richard Stierheim 27, of Ingomar near Pittsburgh, refused to bear arms in France but fought danger and danger beside his 79th Division comrades at Camp Dix. Deserves the Distinguished Service Cross, say fellow soldiers who praise his courage and endurance amid shellfire and medical duties.
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New York
Richard Stierheim
Camp Dix
France
Stierheim
315Th Infantry
Ingomar
Pittsburgh
Dick” Stierheim
the World
Sparrows Point
Baltimore
Camp Meade
Maryland
United States
Germany
Spain
Stlerheim
Stierheim Hero of the Front Lines And Dugout Builder
A World War I soldier named Stierheim is praised for tireless front line aid. He carried water and munitions, built a dugout, tended the wounded, washed shirts, and retrieved a fallen sergeant despite heavy fire. His selfless acts and courage are recounted by comrades.
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Stierheim
No Man’s Land
Sphagnum Moss Heals Wounds Superior to Cotton Dressings
Yale professor George E. Nichols details how sphagnum moss, long used in Europe, was adopted by the American Red Cross in 1918. The moss, specifically sphagnum papillosum, provides superior absorbency and cheaper manufacture, with dressings produced for the Italian army and U S hospitals.
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New Haven
George E. Nichols
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale University
Nichols
American Red Cross
Europe
Connecticut
Red Cross
British War Office
England
Canadian Red Cross
Scotland
Ireland
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Vancouver Island
Washington
New Jersey
Arizona Items From the 1919 State Notes
A roundup of Arizona news covers war loan success with 102.33 percent of quota and 22 416 subscribers, sabbatical leave for Miss DeRosette Thomas at the University of Arizona, and the death of William W Hawkins a Grand Canyon explorer. It notes honors for Dr R B von Kleinsmid, a legal suit against Clovis aldermen, and New Mexico funding items including Elephant Butte dam and Santa Fe Las Vegas post office buildings. Also reported are rising telephone property values in Arizona, a Las Cruces baggage fire with cash loss, Clovis gas franchise talks, Magma Copper Creek mining progress, a potential rail wreck near Raton, and a large new elevator for the C S railroad at Folsom.
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DeRosette Thomas
School of Home Economics
University of Arizona
William W. Hawkins
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Phoenix
Major Powell
Grand Cafton
Stone
Clovis
New Mexico
Mosman, Gano & Sipple
Albuquerque
Rio Grande
Elephant Butte
Court House
Postoffice
Santa Fe
Las Vegas
Arizona
State Tax Commission
Maricopa County
Santa Cruz County
Raton
N. M
C. & S. Railroad
Folsom
Union County
Hindenburg Takes Blame Allies Extradition Debate
Field Marshal von Hindenburg declares full responsibility for German war orders and offers to aid the Allies. Copenhagen dispatch notes he appeals to Marshal Foch for support to block the ex Kaiser’s extradition. Bonar Law dodges a reply on unofficial Dutch contacts. Paris reports the council of three may discuss Emperor William’s trial as Wilson tours.
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Copenhagen
von Hindenburg
Marshal Foch
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Ebert
London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Paris
William
Council of Three
Wilson
American Peace Mission
Lloyd George
Bureau
Denver Telephones Warn No Rate Cut Before December
Mountain States Telephone officials say rates will not fall before Dec 1 despite the state supreme court ruling upholding city rate regulation. They note only one month of rebates remains, with fines under government control. Milton Smith says the company is under United States government authority as the bill to restore telephone lines moves toward the President's signature.
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Denver
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
State Supreme Court
United States
Milton Smith
Congress
Denver Tramway strike wakes 1200 workers
Twelve hundred trainmen and shopmen of the Tramway Company walk out at 4 am Tuesday. They are told to move owl cars to the barns after early runs. The strike followed Denver city decision to restore a 5 cent fare and news of wage cuts after a Supreme Court ruling on home rule city control of utility rates.
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Denver
Tramway Company
Supreme Court
State Public Utilities Commission
Mexican orders seek Tampico bandits in Correll killing
Washington reports the Mexican foreign office told the U S embassy in Mexico City that strict orders have been issued to Tampico military authorities to pursue and capture the bandits who attacked and killed John W Correll, an American citizen, near Colonia, about 27 miles north of Tampico, on June 16.
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Washington
Mexico City
Tampico
John W. Correll
Colonia
Phillips
Demobilization of Army Accelerates Across U S Forces
War Department reports 2,775,707 officers and men discharged since armistice. Sea sailings from Europe total 1,582,682 with overseas replacements of 9,067. Enlistments reach 69,771 to date. 79 for Siberian service and 12,879 for American Expeditionary Force duties.
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Washington
War Department
Europe
Siberian
Best Medicine for Women Ad by Lydia E. Pinkham
Portsmouth Ohio reader testimonial touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for irregularities and pains. Mrs Sara Shaw says the remedy restored her health after weakness and illness, urging other women to try the root and herb medicine and write for advice from the Lydia E Pinkham company in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Eyeir
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sara Shaw
R. No. 1
Frenchman’s card club speech slips into blunder
A young Frenchman in the United States attempts to give a compliment and explanation at a card club. He begins with Ladies and gentlemen I come not as a regular but as and then misfires using cavalier in place of substitute or volunteer.
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France
United States
Japan Builds Siberian Coast Fishing Fleet
Japan has completed several large fishing craft and others under way to operate along the Siberian coast. Catches in these waters total about 5 million dollars annually.
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Siberian
Japan
Siberia
Solitaire Cheating Warn: Don’t Trade Autos With Gink
A terse newspaper-style warning cautions readers against trading vehicles with a man described as a gink who cheats at solitaire, emphasizing distrust and personal risk in deal making.
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Arthur B. Clay
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R. B. von Kleinsmid
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Jerome
Aziz
Hindenburg
Kaiser
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