Poles Capture Key Rail Center in Podolia Amid WWI Dispatches
In Podolia the Poles reportedly seized Zamerynka and Winnica as Bolsheviks cross the Bug River in retreat. Memorial day ceremonies with 100,000 francs in treasury planned by Paris post American Legion. Supreme Council notes on Armenia and Palestine trigger mandate allocations to Britain and France, with possible U.S. arbitration. Other items include rail wage disputes, farm labor shortages, and a fatal mining accident in Krebs Oklahoma.
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American Troops Readied on Border in Juarez Tense Moment
In El Paso troops were ordered to prepare for action if Juarez uprisings threaten cross border security. Military police with rifles, city patrols, and a restricted riverfront area signal heightened vigilance as Mexican forces under General Quiroga move toward Chihuahua City amid a spreading revolt. Carranza loyalists in Juarez and El Paso anticipate possible clashes with 4,000 troops converging on the state capital.
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Tamaulipas
Siberians Massacre Japs Near Nikolaevsk
Washington reports a Japanese foreign office statement saying Japanese guards near Nikolaevsk in Eastern Siberia were annihilated and hundreds of Japanese, including the consul, were massacred. The note cites communication suppression and notes a serious upheaval. A relief expedition failed due to ice while another voyage to Alexandrovsk reached April 22 and found Japanese in that district safe aboard the Mikasa.
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Mishuma
Bankrupt to pay his debts
Milwaukee grain merchant Charles F. Glavin, who declared bankruptcy six years ago with debts of 125000, has reportedly returned from Argentina where he worked as a grain buyer and stakeholder in pay interests. He has paid 20000 to creditors and plans to settle remaining accounts upon his homecoming. Glavin also held railway interests and played a role in Argentina's grain export trade.
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China
Yunnan
Victoria
Milwaukee
Charles F. Glavin
Glavin
Buenos Aires
E. N. Bottum
South America
Argentina
King of Optimism: Chicago brewer bets on new breweries
Edward Landsberg, a Chicago brewer, announced a large investment to obtain new breweries, expressing belief that the United States will move beyond Prohibition and not remain so dry.
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Edward Landsberg
United States
Indian Train Wreck Near Simla Kills 150
Reported collision east of Delhi leaves 150 dead and 57 injured. Most victims are believed to be Indian.
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India
Simla
Delhi
Uric Acid in Meat Clogs the Kidneys
A medical warning advises that daily meat increases uric acid, harming kidney function. It recommends Jad Salts a grape-lemon lithia remedy to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and relieve bladder weakness.
Sleeping Tramp Arrested For Rabbit Theft In Versailles
Julius Mercier known as the sleeping tramp was found asleep on the Grand Route by a carter. He was arrested in Versailles and confined to a hospital after failing to awaken. Police note no drunkenness or encephalitis involved in this unusual case of extreme lethargy.
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Versailles
Manchester Guardian
Carter
British Firm Told to Stop Using American Flag in Ads
The American chamber of commerce in London reported a British company had used the American flag and references to American origin in advertising and labels for a wholly British product. The British board of trade quickly intervened, and the firm agreed to cease the objectionable practice.
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American Chamber of Commerce
London
British Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Illiteracy Rates Among European Armies Revealed
Examination of recruits across leading European nations shows illiteracy percentages: Germany 0.11, France 4.90, England 5.90, Austria 23.80, Hungary 28.10, Italy 88.30, Russia 61.70. The U S army reports 7.6 percent illiteracy.
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United States
Why Not? Confidence in Plain Common Sense Address
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt quotes a speaker urging plain common sense in an experimental plan. The address questions the feasibility and asserts hopeful outcomes, framing the proposal as practical and worthy of testing.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Bayer Aspirin Genuine Tablets of Aspirin Signature Bayer Cross
The Bayer name appears only on authentic Bayer Tablets of Aspirin prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years. Each Bayer package carries directions for pain relief and various ailments. Tin boxes of 12 tablets cost only a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists. Aspirin is Bayer’s trademark for monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
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Hospitals for incurables under church control urged
The interchurch world movement outlines a hospital program proposing at least four incurables hospitals in the United States to be operated under church supervision.
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United States
Interchurch World Movement
Dyed-in-the-Wool Cartoon Classic Folly
A lighthearted quip from Film Fun highlights a character's affection for cinema and a joking take on fashion. The Birmingham Age-Herald quote centers on a comic exchange about a toothbrush mustache derailing a marriage proposal.
Perfect Health by Keeping Blood Pure Elixir Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes S. S. S. as a vegetable blood medicine to revitalize the blood and strengthen health. It urges readers to visit their drug store for a bottle and offers free medical advice by writing to the Medical Director at Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift Scific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Mule driver loses way in No Man's Land in France
Returning soldiers recall a four mule team pulling a ration wagon that drifted through a weak American trench line and onto No Man's Land. A doughboy in a listening post signaled silently, warning the driver to turn and keep quiet as the driver hoarsely claimed he must turn the four mules around.
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France
No Man’s Land
Actress plans permanent home in Reno after divorce
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports a dramatic exchange where an actress declares love for Reno and intends to settle there, while her mother rushes downstairs asking about the next train. The tale targets a social scene and relocation with emotional family reaction.
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Reno
Louisville Courier-Journal
Husbands and Wives Quip on Divorce Beliefs
Readers debate whether divorce is predestined or caused by earthly strife. The column reflects tongue in cheek views and cites anecdotes about marriages meeting trouble or lasting despite odds.
Office Holder Lacks Push Despite Loyal Support
A seasoned office holder with strong backing from allies shows limited public push or momentum. The piece analyzes how clout within a term limits external pressure and shapes governance dynamics through discreet influence rather than assertive campaigns.
Fanny Crosby The Prolific Hymn Writer
A recent sketch in Along Broad way highlights Fanny Crosby as the prolific hymn writer of more than six thousand tunes. She lost sight at six, met Alexander Van Alstyne at the New York Institute for the Blind, married him, and later taught at the institute. Her hymns feature in Moody and Sankey collections and are widely sung and recorded.
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Fanny Crosby
Broadway
New York
Alexander van Alstyne
van Alstyne
Moody and Sankey
Jesus
Phonograph
Her Preference
Mary Ellen admires the neighbor with a clipped moustache while her father shaves. A longing grows in her heart and she voices it asking to keep a whisker of the father, expressing a child’s curious curiosity about grown men.
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