German retreat fronts widen as Allied advance continues
Reports detail German withdrawals along a broad front from the Aisne to Sedan while Allied forces push forward with gains near Beau Mont and along the Meuse. American and French units seize villages, advance into wooded heights, and threaten remaining German positions as armistice terms move toward conclusion.
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Meuse
Sedan
Va- 8
Feld Marsh Haig
Argonne
War Office
Entente
Washington
Republicans Sweep States as House Control Shifts
Republicans win control of the House by a large margin and lead in many Senate contests. Newberry leads Ford in Michigan. Nugent leads in Idaho. New Mexico too close to call. Kansas heavily Republican with Capper winning governor and Ayres in doubt. Prohibition blue wave noted across states with dry gains.
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Alfred E. Smith
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John F. Nugent
Frank N. Gooding
William E. Borah
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Albert B. Fall
William B. Walton
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Dunbar
Benham
Harry P. Atwater
Harry L. Gandy
Wer
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Topeka
Governor Capper
Henry Allen
William H. Thompson
United States Senate
Arthur Capper
Wilson
Congressman Ayers
Columbus
Ohio
Prohibition
San Francisco
California
Franklin Hichborn
California Anti-Saloon League
New Orleans
Louisiana
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Dew Condensation Yields Drinking Water on Gibraltar
Report describes methods to obtain potable water from dew in Gibraltar and parts of England. Water forms in pans made from pits filled with straw and covered with clay to collect condensation for everyday use.
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Rock of Gibraltar
England
Bees as Weather Guides
Bees serve as weather guides with morning inactivity signaling rain and activity indicating a bright, fine day.
Didn't Like That Kind and Rusty Mush Comment
The Chicago Tribune notes a breakfast anecdote where a child refuses rusty mush. It contrasts with a brief report on coal production noting Portugal's low output of 22 000 tons annually versus New South Wales production being about twice Spain's.
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Chicago Tribune
Portugal
New South Wales
Spain
Midnight Supper Club Draws New York Nightlife Crowds
New York dines after curfew at a Columbus Circle restaurant offering 2 a.m. wheats and ham and eggs. Rockefeller’s legacy is mocked as a famed restaurant string hosts an all night crowd of cabaret figures, officers, and revelers departing by taxi as the city sleeps.
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York
New York
Columbus Circle
John D. Rockefeller
Emporium
Army
Navy
Lulu Lightfoot
Tottie Coughdrop
Beatrice Twinkletoe
Remarkably Quick Ending of Love's Young Dream in Detroit
Anna Maurer a vaudeville star told Justice Sellers that her husband Dick a hotel bellhop ended their marriage by falling out of her heart. She described theft charges against him for $25 and alleged mistreatment as grounds for the split. The couple met after a Rochester meeting and married days later. Dick later worked at Hotel Pontchartrain while Anna toured. Justice Sellers remanded him to jail for investigation.
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Etroit
Anna Maurer
Sellers
Anna
Richard
Detroit
Woman says she cannot recall wedding details in bigamy case
Laura Reeves, 22, claims memory loss after Justice Hanley sees her accused of a bigamous marriage to Lyman Barnes. Barnes, under provost guard, is held by military authorities for desertion as Reeves recalls two prior marriages and two young children.
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OS Angeles
Henrietta
Virginia
Blundell
Barnes
Love's Messages In A Movie House
In a Chicago theater a film projector operator secretly courts a neighborhood girl through coded letters scratched on lantern slides. She ignores the reels but reads the notes like "Nobody has anything on you, kid" and makes plans to meet after shows, keeping their romance alive despite Sundays in the booth.
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Hicago
Robert Leatherlings
Beknem
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