Six Soldiers Among 17 Dead In Hair-Trigger Crash
Jackson Mich July 21 Seventy killed and 80 injured as a Detroit bound limited passenger train and a west bound freight car collide head on one mile west of Chelsea at 8 30 last night. Six dead were Detroit soldiers from Camp Custer. Motormen escaped death by leaping from the cars. Collision blamed on signal confusion. Both cars wooden. passenger car telescoped. Nine bodies taken to Chelsea undertakers and seriously injured sent to Detroit and Ann Arbor. One Ann Arbor hospital patient died from injuries.
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Mich
Chelsea
Detroit
Camp Custer
Limited
Ann Arbor
Americanism Spreads Among British Forces in France
Correspondent reports American troops occupy back areas of the British zone in France. Americans hike along valleys and chat with British officers, water flowers, shop in villages, and share tunes with locals. Pipe music and mouth organ mingling with Scotish dances illustrate cultural exchange amid wartime.
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France
Associated Press
American Youngs Men's Christian Association
Rev Gerald H Beard Speaks to Newport Sailors and Guards
Rev Gerald H Beard of Park Street Congregational church spoke three times in Newport yesterday. In the morning he addressed Naval Training men, in the afternoon spoke at the Army and Navy gym, and in the evening at Fort Adams. Rev Samuel Lane Loomis of New York spoke at Park Street church on A New Day for Democracy.
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Shocking Charity Quip Echoes Through Birmingham Talk
In a brisk exchange cited by the Birmingham Age-Herald a speaker ridicules pricey social rituals by asking if anyone has heard of a “hanny recipient” or a “coal- shower” while lamenting the expense of such events. The quip reflects local discourse on social ostentation.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
City Bond Issues May Strik e Snag Before Committee
The city seeks a 905000 bond with 659000 for seda disposal plant and 250000 for a pumping station but the Capital Issues committee plans to withhold approval unless projects are essential. Sewage improvements and park work are deemed non essential during wartime. Council delays action to August 5.
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Capital Issues Committee
Ridgeapart
Common Council
U S Employment Bureau Endorses Spirit of Women
The U S Employment Service in this city reports no frivolous attitudes among women toward government war work. Bridgeport teachers volunteered for summer work with few objections while Hartford applicants were picky about duties and conditions.
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U. S. Employment Bureau
Spirit of Women
United States Employment Service
Bridgeport
Hartford
Jetters
Benington
Listed Among San Diego Lost, Now Safe Ashore
Canton Ont July 21 Thomas IE Davis of Canton listed by the Navy as among the known killed on the cruiser San Diego is safe at Pensacola a message from him to relatives last night revealed his brother here declared that a similarity of names probably caused the error
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Canton
Thomas IE. Davis
Navy Department
San Diego
Pensacolla
Sandhogs Work 90 Feet Below River for Stratford Bridge Pier
Workers known as sandhogs labor 90 feet under the river in caissons for the Stratford avenue bridge pier. They endure high air pressure, dangerous blasts, and extreme heat while three crews shuttle rock and cement into place to complete Pier 3 for the south draw. Hospital facilities and on-site physicians are kept ready for bends and other pressure injuries as the work progresses toward a year-end opening.
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Stratford Avenue
Philadelphia
James McGorty
Straford Avenue Bridge
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Jupelgek
Londo Wep
Willy Ghee
Woo
Woolworth
New York City
Alceley
Moman
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Penonnock
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Herbert Bailey
Berlin Fashion Confusion Stirs Fashioned Debate
A fragmentary Berlin report describes clothing shortages and varied attire with mentions of undergarments, shirts, coats, and leather items. The text references alchemical hints of ceal and wax and notes on impressions, cleanliness, and public interest.
Destroyer Lansdale Put Into Water at Quincy
A damaged transfer notes the destroyer Lansdale being put into the water at Quincy. The fragmented text mentions local shipyard activity and a ceremony with multiple names and places, but the specifics are unclear.
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Lansdale
Fragmented OCR Snapshot With Unclear Places
Fragmented text from a historical page mentions electric notes and legal terms. The legible parts refer to names, places, and actions but lack coherent structure. The item appears to be an OCR artifact rather than a complete report, though it hints at notices or notices related to property or events.
Woman recovers after Lydia E. Pinkham remedy
A testimonial from Anderson recounts severe illness during pregnancy caused by doctors and a neighboring suggestion to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After treatment she says pain eased, surgery avoided, and she later bore a healthy baby. The advertisement promotes the herb remedy as a nationwide trusted product.
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Pinkhant
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Myrs
Sanam Jayses
Lyon St
Womet
Lydia
Pinkhan
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