France honors first American soldiers fallen in battle
A French officer delivers a tribute for Private Enright, Private Gresham, and Private Hay, praising their voluntary sacrifice, crossing the oceans to fight for liberty and justice. He vows their graves on French soil as symbols of allied resolve and urges passersby to honor their memory.
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France
Enright
Gresham
Hay
Europe
United States
Republic of the United States
Vof
Luxury Tax Law Extends to Ice Cream Sodas and Hats
The new internal revenue law imposes a one cent per ten cents on ice cream and soft drinks. bottled beverages face 15 percent, grape juice and similar drinks 10 percent. Carpets hats and clothing pieces incur varying thresholds and rates. pleasure boats taxed starting June 30 and July 1 with charges tied to length and power.
Millions of Boys and Girls Have Physical Defects
The executive committee of the national physical education service reports that 50 percent of 25 million school aged children have physical defects impeding development. It cites lack of proper physical education as the cause and urges state and federal legislation to improve education. Committee members include Major General W C Gorgas, Dr Charles Mayo, John Mitchell, Dr Thomas A Storey, William Kent, Dr Richard C Cabot, Dr J H McCurdy, Mrs Percy V Pennybacker 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
Food for Thought and Proverbial Sayings
A compact collection of aphorisms and proverbs on character life and action. Notable lines include George Eliot on affection and smallpox, Latin and Spanish proverbs on affliction virtue and resources, and Danish and other cultural maxims about leadership and courage.
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George Eliot
Africa
Polar Star and Some of the Wonders of This Great Beacon
The article explains the pole star known to many and reveals via the spectroscope that the brighter star is three stars revolving around a common center. It notes the star’s fixed north-facing position, its immense distance, and that Earth’s six month orbital movement hardly changes its distance.
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Far North
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Wait Yet Awhile For Spring Buds To Grow
A lyrical poem urges delaying the rush of spring, praising the first April buds and warm sunshine while asking tenderly for longer to savor life’s new season. The speaker begs to linger, not let the peach boughs and apple trees unfold too soon to the breeze.
Presidential Winners Since 1860
The article lists presidential winners and their electoral votes across years from 1860 to 1916. It notes Lincoln winning 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, and Wilson in 1912 and 1916 with their electoral vote totals.
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Abraham Lincoln
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Reds Gain Slim Sallee In A Two For One Deal
The Cincinnati Reds sign Slim Sallee and gain a top left handed pitcher while removing a troublesome starter from New York. Sallee’s arrival strengthens Cincinnati’s rotation and weakens the rival club’s ace capability in summer games.
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Cincinnati Reds
Slim Sallee
New York
Sal
Reds
Cincinnati
Mother's Cook Book Teaches Practical Kitchen Practice
A nostalgic guide argues practice over theory in cooking stressing wholesome meals with moral value. It describes searing beef, mushroom sauce, mushroom liquor, and preparations for a mushroom garnish, rich biscuit dough with butter layers, and a shortcake topped with apricots.
Banana rice dessert loved by little people
Peel and mash three ripe bananas with a splash of lemon juice. Stir into cold cooked rice and top with sweetened cream. This simple dessert is described as especially liked by the little people.
Simple Egg Toast Dishes For Luncheon Or Supper
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.
Flowered date salad arranged with mayo center
A salad features stoned dates cut in quarters arranged as flower rays around a small spoonful of mayonnaise in the center. Children will be allowed to eat the dish.
Germans resist signing treaty as allies prep more action
At Paris peace talks Germany and Austria face harsh terms while Ebert and Scheidemann denounce the treaty. Austria seeks limited gains, Italy expands influence on the Dalmatian coast, and Kolchak plans to crush Soviet armies as Bolshevik resistance continues.
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Ebert
Scheidemann
Kolchak
Russia
Omsk
Denekine
Samara
Moscow
Petlura
Kiev
Tchernigov
Poltava
Tchitcherin
Nansen
German Delegation Presses Objections and Counter-Proposals
Von Brockdorff-Rantzau and his German delegation, aided by experts, filed objections to the German treaty. Allies answered them. Germany then prepared counter-proposals. The plan centers on strengthening the league of nations and strict application of Wilson's fourteen points to sway American opinion and create a rift.
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Paris
Austria
Karl Renner
St. Germain
Versailles
Seine Valley
Renner
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Bohemia
Tyrol
Germany
Ebert
Scheidemann
Wilson
Teutonicus
Haase
America
Allies plan actions if Germany delays treaty approval
Paris insiders expect a German signing before grace expires though refusals are possible. Marshal Foch is to Rhine land for needed military action and blockade reimposition. Pershing says American army ready to help. Allied ministers discuss Schleswig order after German evacuation and allocate naval and infantry forces to Flemsberg for policing.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
Rhineland
Council of Four
Germany
Coblenz
Pershing
Schleswig
United States
Great Britain
France
Flemsberg
Italian Delegation Stalls in Adriatic Settlement Talks
Reports indicate Italian negotiations with allied powers over the Adriatic dispute remained unsettled with little progress. The Italians were said to be yielding on key points as talks continued without apparent momentum.
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Adriatic
Peace conference hurdles amid Shantung and Banat disputes
China withholds on a peace treaty citing the Shantung clause while warning threats from Shantung residents loom. Roumania joins objections demanding changes to the Banat division. The trial plan for the former Kaiser stalls as Belgium and others hesitate to act. the Dutch and Dutch authorities question Dutch involvement.
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China
Shantung
Belgium
Holland
William
Germany
Edith Cavell Remains Honor Guard At Westminster Abbey
The British reception of Edith Cavell’s remains and her public funeral in Westminster Abbey drew high officials and foreign representatives along with a large crowd. Citizens filled the streets in homage to the brave nurse murdered in Belgium.
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Edith Cavell
Belgium
Westminster Abbey
Abbey
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Mangin
Sangerhausen
Australia House
London
Edward W. Pickard
Italy
Trieste
Alps
Zurich
Philip Snowden
England
Jeannette Rankin
Congress
Montana
Fiume
Sebenico
Zara
Dalmatian
Spalato
Paderewski
Warsaw
Free City
Danzig
Poland
Lemberg
Roumania
Council
Banat
Serbia
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