Courage That Wins Lord Rhondda Dead
Lord Rhondda the British Food Controller died after a year of controlling meat bread and flour amid supply pinch. He described himself as guardian and trustee of the consumer, especially the poor, and saved the people from starvation threats posed by the Kaiser. His restricted diet contributed to his collapse in April. He made the supreme sacrifice.
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Lord Rhondda
British Isles
Miss Remington
Peter Smith
Aroostook County
Boston
Theophilus Jones
Aroostook
Peter
Theophilus
Smith
N. N
Allowing Fair Profits In War Time Economics
The piece argues that business fights higher taxes and price controls yet demands profit gains. It notes the Federal Trade Commission findings of profiteering but reports the National Council of Defence price committee recommending copper prices climb from 23½ to 26 cents.
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Federal Trade Commission
National Council of Defence
Trade Commission
Government aims at higher profits to meet costs
In 1917 profits must exceed normal levels to offset rising living costs and a big tax increase. The government recognizes this need alongside the public.
Speed and praise for wartime production gains
The War Department reports rapid Allied and U S war effort gains as over 2 million service members are in uniform and production milestones: 2,700 Browning guns, 1,300,000 rifles to June 7, 80 combat airplanes weekly, and Liberty motors at 115 weekly. Critics' cries of bluff fade amid success.
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War Department
Liberty Motors
United States
New York
Congress
Baker
France
Observant Citizen Notes City Happenings and Humor
A lively column blends light social satire with local happenings. A cafe hat mix up yields laughter as a potato grower laments potato tops while a Funny hat episode ends in a café exit. Planetary trio glows over the western sky and Boston Zoo savors a new albino deer fawn and a baby grizzly.
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Mercury
Saturn
Mars
Boston
Shell Shock Hero Returns Home to Whitmarsh Romance
Private Samuel Allen arrives in Whitmarsh Centre on furlough and is welcomed by a town. He forms a romance with Aline Lee after a shelling incident on a sandy beach, and later speaks of enduring two shell shock episodes while recovering strength and returning to duty.
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Silas Allen
Whitmarsh
Samuel Allen
Whitmarsh Centre
Em Crothers
Farmer Allen
Ma’ Allen
Lem
Sammie Allen
Lem Crothers
Crothers
Aline Lee
Aline
The Death of Mohammed V and Turkey’s Shift in War Alliances
The piece portrays Mohammed V as a figurehead under a faction-riven regime. It notes his eight years of nominal rule after decades as a prisoner, and states the Young Turks removed Abdul to install Mohammed. It argues Turkey now leans to Germany, with Jerusalem and Palestine under British control.
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Mohammed V
Sultan Hamid
Young Turks Party
Abdul
Mohammed
Turkey
Jerusalem
Bagdad
Palestine
Our Turn Coming Bastille Day Tribute in 1918
The piece urges observances of Bastille Day on July 14 to honor France and pledge continued U S support until victory. It links the day to liberty and peace, citing President Wilson's speeches as inspiring a strong demonstration.
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Paris
France
United States
Wilson
Mutual confidence blocks German peace talks with Allies
The writer argues that no meeting can occur if Dr von Kuehl mann's condition of mutual confidence in honesty and chivalry is required. Germany may trust the Allies, but the Allies cannot trust Germany, deeming the necessary trust nonexistent and predicting peace will come only without such guarantees.
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von Kuehlmann
Reichstag
Germany
Inadequate Remark on Soldiers Sacrifice
London Opinion notes that non-combatants act as small support to soldiers, likening a hospital visit to offering a chocolate after a patient loses a leg, calling the gesture trifling next to the heroism of the fighting men. The piece contrasts civilian aid with battlefield sacrifice.
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London
Joan of Arc Fails at Paris But Sways Courage Shines
The Paris siege ends in failure yet Joan of Arc stands firm amid deep moats and heavy arrows. She is wounded in the thigh but refuses retreat, urging continued assault while factions at Charles’s court impede action and a bridge to cross the Seine is destroyed.
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Paris
Joan
Orleans
Vonward
Alencon
Great Wall
Charles
St. Denis
Jean
Seine
la Tremouille
Second Shell Shock Brings Couple to Allen Farmhouse
Aline recalls a frightened moment that turned into relief as she and her partner walk toward the Allen farmhouse after an incident described as a "second shell shock" affecting their hearts.
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Aline
Allen Farmhouse
Questions and Answers From The Post Letter Box
A collection of reader queries answered by The Post editors covers topics from boxing terms down and out to the meaning of Milwaukee and Oshkosh place names and the concept of a false keel. The exchange includes notes on colloquialisms and the official designation of Mexico as the United Mexican States.
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Milwaukee
Oshkosh
John
Mexico
United Mexican States
Keep Cheerful in Wartime Resolve and Unity
The piece urges cheerful determination to win the war by focusing on duty and resilience. It condemns German greed and calls Americans to laugh at faults, support liberty, and endure burdens for victory, praising true blue American resolve.
Mexico’s Federal Republic Map of States and Territories
The document lists the Estados Unidos Mexicanos as a federal republic of 28 states and three territories. It enumerates Aguascalientes Campeche Chiapas Chihuahua Coahuila Colima Durango Guanajuato Guerrero Hidalgo Jalisco Mexico Michoacán Morelos Nuevo León Nayarit Oaxaca Queretaro San Luis Potosí Sinaloa Sonora Tabasco Tamaulipas Tlaxcala Veracruz Yucatán Zacatecas Baja California Territory Federal District Territory Quintana Roo Territory.
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Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Republica Mexicana
Aguascalientas
Campeche
Chiapas
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Colima
Durango
Guatajuato
Guerrero
Hidalgo
Jalisco
Mexico
Michean
Morelos
Nuevo Leon
Nayarit
Oaxaca
Ebla
Queretaro
San Luis Potosi
Simaloa
Sonora
Tabasco
Tamaulipas
Tlaxcala
Vera Cruz
Yucatan
Zacatecas
Lower California
Federal District
Quintana Roo
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston July Weather Records
The oldest resident recalls Boston climate on July 6 with official highs of 101 in 1911 and 106 in 1883, and a cold spell of 60 in 1879. He notes rainfall on this date in the past decade, specifically 1911 and 1914.
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Boston
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