Shipping Board Shakeup Ends Dispute and War Plans
The article reports a major personnel change in the U S Shipping Board with Goethals and Denman resigning and Bainbridge Colby and Admiral Capps taking key roles in the Emergency Fleet Corporation. It notes anticipated large U S ship production, 500 000 soldiers to France, and a mobilized National Guard as preparations for a long war effort continue amid Russia Galicia collapse and wider Allied strategy.
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Shipping Board
Russia
Galicia
Edward W. Pickard
United States
Congress
Treasury
McAdoo
Smoot
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Europe
Japan
Wilson
Gener! Goethals
Denman
Capt. I. 1 White
B.gon. Hurley
Chicago
Bainbridge Colby
Capps
Navy
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Goethals
Theodore Brent
National Army
City of Washington
National Guard
District of Columbia
France
Baltic
Premicor Kerenski
Norn- Ho
Stanishin
Salrez
Carpathians
Tarnopol
Petrograd
Korniloffs
Kerensky
Lenine
Ore
Vera Butehkareff
Krevo
Mile
Congressional
House
Balkiin
Pershing
Chienzo
New York
Borah
Kenyon
King
Senie
Treland
Lanton
Sir Horace Phinkett
Saul
Great Britain
Costs of Colds Hit State Populations Hard
The New Haven Times Leader notes that common colds cost state populations millions yearly with only the well to do affording remedies. It urges two steps: avoid infection and boost resistance through hygiene, open-air living, water intake, moderation in meals, and daily activity.
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New Haven Times-Leader
Color at Pennsylvania Station Romance
In Pennsylvania Station a striking woman with silk attire and vivid color chats with an observer. She jokes about not wearing pink and laughs with a companion before leaving on a train, sharing a brief moment of flirtation and wit.
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Pennsylvania Station
New York Tribune
Irish Emigration to Spain Ties Roots to Wild Geese
A writer notes a long standing link between Ireland and Spain from the Wild Geese era to early nineteenth century emigrants. Many Irish sought fortune in Spain and fully adopted Spanish life, with few speaking English today though surnames like O Connor O Neill O Donnell Shaw remain common in Spanish army lists.
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Ireland
Spain
O'Connor
O'Neil
O’donnell
Shaw
Christian Science Monitor
Push Leads Change and Drives New Business
The piece argues that a single man of push outperforms a passive mob by leading ideals and direction. It credits leadership with reviving flagging causes, advancing new theories, and attracting money to sustain wages. It calls for two men of push to depart from old lines and venture into the new.
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Push
Not on the Program Corner Stone Laying Aftermath
A corner stone laying event progresses with fine weather and eloquent speeches. The master of ceremonies is pleased yet visibly agitated as the crowd disperses and he seeks the muster mason for a possible repeat lifting of the cornerstone.
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Cormor St
Philadelphia chemist unveils mineral soup as beef substitute
A Philadelphia chemist presented at the Franklin Institute a mineral soup produced from sodium phosphate calcium carbonate ammonium sulphate sugar and yeast that allegedly matches beef extract in nutrition and appearance. Reported to be cheaper and fully nutritious the “stone soup” impressed tasters though may not replace scrap meat soon.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Size of Uncle Sam's Best
The Canal Zone area totals 44144 square miles with 332.35 land miles and includes Gatun Lake 106.4 miles Miraflores Lake 1.9 miles and the channel 0.83 miles. A 1914 treaty ceded 6% square miles to Panama, adding to Zone area to 50214 square miles overall.
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Gatun Lake
Miraflores Lake
Panama City
Panama
Colon
Canal
Panama Canal Administration
The
Christian Herald
Swindling Horse Dealer Refuses Full Accountability
A would-be buyer accuses a horse dealer of deceit over a supposedly sound horse that proves lame. The dealer offers to provide the town’s best veterinary, insisting he cannot let the animal suffer while avoiding responsibility.
Repeater Quotation From Leavenworth Address
The St Louis Globe Democrat quotes Representative Campbell of Kinsnas railing at political corruption. A recalled voter in Wawa is said to have been arrested for voting eight times with a quip about payment. The anecdote highlights graft and voter manipulation.
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Campbell of
Kinsnas
Leavenworth
Wawa
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
They Came Out All Right
A lighthearted dialogue between Mr. and Mrs. Bensonhurst about an afternoon spent hunting. He reports good luck, likening his experience to shaving brush bristles coming out in bunches.
Premonition
A conversation excerpt shows The Colonel and Rastus discussing a bank check cashing refusal. Rastus confirms the cashier had clearly poor mind, noting it was no good even before an attempted awkward action. The dialogue suggests tension over the bank’s decision and a past incident.
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Rastus
United States Tombstone A Navajo's Patriotism Turns Pole into Grave Marker
A Navajo on the Navajo Reservation rejected white headstones and later used a red and white barber pole as his gravesite marker. An Indian bureau official arranged for tombstones, but the man insisted on the pole as his own United States tombstone.
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Indian Bureau
Washington
Los Angeles Times
United States Tombstone
United States
Value of keeping at it and steady study
Andrew Carnegie's idea that steady daily effort yields compounding results is illustrated by 15 minutes daily studying a first class dictionary. Consistent, long term practice builds English etymology knowledge and vocabulary, while habits shape our lives and curb or cultivate our character.
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Andrew Carnegie
Knickerbocker Press
The Teeth
Dental decay results from acid formed by starch and sugar as they decompose after meals. Soft sugary foods eaten at meal end injure teeth. thorough mastication acts as a natural toothbrush, preventing decay. The text notes West Indian observations on sugar cane sucking for stronger teeth.
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West Indies
Moonlight Influence on Crops and Sleep Disorders
The New York Medical Journal links moon phases to crop quality and planting timing and notes somnambulists recalling childhood scenes under moonlight. The article suggests moon lore may illuminate sleepwalking and related disorders across ages.
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New York Medical Journal
Ludger
Vienna
The
Medical Journal
Odd Warning Phrases From Marginal Text
Fragmentary OCR lines warn of danger and distrust. The cryptic notes mention Tam, a hoodie, and a warning to beware of hin, implying caution about pairing with a dangerous first move. The passage reads like a stray cryptic notice without clear context or events.
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Siamese
Ribot
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Balkan
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Canal Board
David Harum
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Tombstone
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