French Tribute to First Americans Falls in Battle
A French officer delivers a somber eulogy for Private Enright, Private Gresham, and Private Hay, praising their willingness to fight for liberty and justice. He honors their sacrifice, notes the graves near the enemy, and pledges to keep their memory on French soil.
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France
Enright
Gresham
Hay
Europe
United States
Republic of the United States
Vof
Luxury Tax Law Expands Charges on Foods and Goods
The new internal revenue law imposes a 1 cent per 10 cents on ice cream and soft drinks, 15 percent on bottled beverages, 10 percent on grape juice and similar drinks. Carpets, hats, shirts, and other items face tiered taxes, with sums fixed for hats at 15 dollars for women and 5 dollars for men and boys. Pleasure boats face a pre June 30 tax of 1.25 dollars and a July 1 tax of 1 to 10 dollars by length and power.
Millions of Boys and Girls Have Physical Defects Impeding Development
The executive committee of the national physical education service reports that half of 25 million school age children in the United States have physical defects. They cite lack of physical education as the cause and advocate broad state and federal education legislation. Notable committee members include Major-General W. C. Gorgas, Dr. Charles Mayo, John Mitchell, and Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart.
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National Physical Education Service
W. C. Gorgas
Charles Mayo
John Mitchell
Thomas A. Storey
William Kent
Richard C. Cabot
J. H. McCurdy
Percy V. Pennybacker
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Proverbial Mottos On Virtue And War
A collection of aphorisms and proverbs figures from various cultures. The quotes cover affection virtue and adversity with lines from George Eliot Latin Spanish and Danish parables noting Africa and armies. The tone mimics a clipped editorial fragment page.
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George Eliot
Africa
Polar Star and Wonders of the Far North Beacon
The Rehoboth Sunday Herald explains the pole star visible through a telescope as two stars in close view, one brighter, one dimmer, with the brighter star actually three stars revolving around a common center. The spectroscope reveals their composition and motion, and the star appears fixed while Earth moves, despite vast distance.
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Far North
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Budding Time Too Brief Poem About Spring
A poem pleads for lingering April buds and slow unfolding of spring. The speaker envies the delicate warmth of sun and life, urging patience for tender growth and delaying the peach and apple trees from trusting the breeze. The voice asks both son and nature to savor the season’s first light and beauty.
Presidential Winners Since 1860
The record lists victorious presidents by year with their electoral votes. Lincoln won in 1860 and 1864, Grant in 1868, Hayes in 1876, Garfield in 1880, Cleveland in 1884 and 1892, Harrison in 1888, McKinley in 1896 and 1900, Roosevelt in 1904, Taft in 1908, Wilson in 1912 and 1916.
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Abraham Lincoln
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Reds Sign Slim Sallee And Lose a Rival Pitcher
The Cincinnati Reds acquire Slim Sallee a premier left handed pitcher and in doing so remove from the New York club a pitcher who had repeatedly defeated Cincinnati. The move adds a strong arm to the Reds while depriving New York of a troublesome opponent.
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Cincinnati Reds
Slim Sallee
New York
Sal
Reds
Cincinnati
Mother's Cook Book inspires practical kitchen craft
An excerpt argues that hands on practice and sentiment teach cooking better than theory. It provides detailed methods for beef fillet with mushroom sauce, mushroom liquor, and a two layer rich biscuit shortcake with apricot topping. The guidance emphasizes refined preparation, garnish, and flavor.
Banana Rice Dessert Favorite of Little People
Three ripe bananas are peeled and mashed with lemon juice then folded into cold cooked rice. Serve with sweetened cream for a creamy dessert noted as a favorite among children.
Simple Toast Meals With Gravy And White Sauce
Chicken gravy poured over buttered toast makes a nice supper dish or good for luncheon. Served with a crisp salad and a cup of cocoa one has a fine meal. Another dish similar to the above is a white sauce with chopped hard cooked eggs poured over toast. The eggs may be leftovers from breakfast.
Salad of dates arranged as flower petals
A dessert salad instruction describes arranging stone dates cut in quarters on lettuce with a small spoonful of mayonnaise in the center. The dates form rays like petals around the center, creating a flower shape. The preparation notes that children will be allowed to eat the salad.
Germans Refuse Treaty Signing Amid Paris Talks and German Bolstering
Allies at Paris focus on Austria terms as Germans denounce the peace and threaten to withhold consent. Renner seeks union with Germany, while Austria faces limited reparations and ceding naval assets. Kolchak advances toward Moscow as Bolsheviks face defeats across Ukraine and Russia.
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Paris
Austria
Karl Renner
St. Germain
Versailles
Seine Valley
Renner
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Bohemia
Tyrol
Germany
Russia
Kolchak
Omsk
Denekine
Samara
Moscow
Petlura
Kiev
Tchernigov
Poltava
Tchitcherin
Nansen
German Delegation Presses Objections and Counter Proposals
Von Brockdorff-Rantzau and colleagues advance formal objections to the German treaty. Allies reply briefly. Germans plan counter-proposals centered on strengthening the league of nations and a pure application of Wilson's fourteen points to win American favor and split Allied unity.
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Wilson
America
Allied Powers Prepare for German Treaty Decision
In Paris observers expect Germany to sign the treaty before grace period ends though a refusal remains possible. Marshal Foch is to the Rhine to back necessary actions, and a blockade plan is ready. Pershing reports the American occupation force stands ready, with arrangements for Schleswig peacekeeping and a joint allied naval and infantry presence at Flemsberg.
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Austria
Germany
Italy
Trentino
Trieste
Alps
London
Paris
Marshal Foch
Rhineland
Council of Four
Coblenz
Pershing
Schleswig
United States
Great Britain
France
Flemsberg
Italians Press For Adriatic Settlement With Allies
Negotiations between the Italian delegation and allied powers on the Adriatic dispute remained in progress with limited progress evident. Reports suggest Italian concessions were being made, though no clear breakthrough appeared forthcoming.
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Adriatic
World Peace Talks Pressed by Roumania and China Clash
China resists a peace treaty citing the Shantung clause while Roumania joins dissenting nations protesting the Banat split and threatening to stall the conference. Plans for punishing the former Kaiser stumble as Belgium and other allies hesitate to act, with Holland undecided on surrender.
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China
Shantung
Roumania
Council
Banat
Serbia
Belgium
Holland
William
Germany
Edith Cavell Remains Honored in Westminster Abbey Funeral
The British received Edith Cavell's remains with a public funeral in Westminster Abbey. High officials and foreign dignitaries attended along with a large crowd of citizens, filling surrounding streets in reverent homage to the nurse murdered by Germans in Belgium.
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Edith Cavell
Belgium
Westminster Abbey
Abbey
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Australia House
Ebert
Scheidemann
Edward W. Pickard
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Haase
Zurich
Philip Snowden
England
Jeannette Rankin
Congress
Montana
Fiume
Sebenico
Zara
Dalmatian
Spalato
Paderewski
Warsaw
Free City
Danzig
Poland
Lemberg
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