Lane plan to reclaim land for returning soldiers gains support
Secretary of the Interior Lane proposes reclaiming millions of acres of waste land across the United States to award as farms to soldiers after the war. Congress is asked to appropriate $1,000,000 for study and preparation, with irrigation, drainage, and land clearing plans to create homes and new farms for veterans.
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Lane
United States
Congress
Wilson
New England
Great Britain
France
England
Wales
Irance
German Peace Offensive signals from Hindenburg telegrams
Field Marshal von Hindenburg asserts in birthday and peace telegrams that Germany faces a bitter struggle with renewed Allied attempts to break through. He warns of annihilation if defeated, pledges unity between emperor, government, and people, and says a severe battle remains to be fought in France and Flanders to defend the homeland.
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von Hindenburg
von Hertling
Germany
Amsterdam
France
Flanders
See Loot From Clotheslines in Wollaston Robbery Case
Quincy police linked a Wollaston area clothing theft to Albert Gaw and Thomas A. Reid as residents identified nightgowns underwear stockings and other garments stolen from lines. Patrolman Avery found a hat at the scene and traced it to 33 Fayette street where police seized clothing valued at 200 and Marion Harris of 48 Appleton street Boston was charged with a statutory offense and released on bail.
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Quincy
Wollaston
Albert Gaw
Bay State Street Railway
Thomas A. Reid
Avery
Fayette Street
Gaw
Marion Harris
Appleton Street
Boston
Harris
War and Weather Disrupt New England Apple Crop
Boxboro farmer Charles Wetherbee reports unusual apple development from spring through autumn. Early and winter varieties ripen earlier, with some crops shrinking from 1000 barrels to 600 or 700. Weather and wartime conditions drive fears of a poorer year, higher prices for scarce winter apples, and cheaper early varieties.
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Boxboro
United States
Charles T. Wetherbee
Walnut Farm
Boston
New England
Baldwin
Massachusetts
Mr. Wetherbee
Ben Davis
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