Speedy demobilization outpaces all other armies
War and Navy departments rapidly repatriate American troops, with most soldiers home before summer if peace terms hold. The piece lauds American efficiency, notes Republican criticism of the War Department, and credits General Pershing for troop decisions while Wilson and Baker kept politics out of the war effort.
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Navy
War Departments
United States
War and Navy Departments
English Channel
Great Britain
War Department
Pershing
Benedict Crowell
Ohio
Stanley King
England's Hard Problem Faces Government Amid Unrest
As Lloyd George remains absent in Paris, three major forces unite to threaten the government. Police, discharged soldiers, and industrial unions shift from old antagonism to a combined anti armament current, challenging political stability and steering.
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England
Lloyd George
Paris
Lre
Sol
Labor unrest stirs as unions clash over conscription and strikes
The piece describes a rising tension between labor organizations and police unions, with officers and soldiers pressing for recognition, abolition of military control, and end to conscription. Government faces unbroken unemployment and growing public sympathy for discharged soldiers amid calls for action.
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Labor Organization
Labor Movement
Russia
Sugar as a Propellant for Society in 1910s America
A historical note details per capita sugar consumption rising from 12.1 pounds in 1830 to 81.8 pounds in 1917, with prices from 13.51 to 9.80 cents per pound. It argues war embargoes lowered prices and that prohibition boosts candy and soda demand as Americans seek sweetness and internal energy.
Fourth Meeting Recalled With Fearful Tale Of A Man Eater
A cryptic fragment from a 19th century page describes a dangerous encounter and a chilling account of a man eater. The snippet hints at holidays and legends surrounding a feared figure in a remote area.
Hospital Commission Draws Lots and Finishes Organizing
The Frances Warren Pershing Memorial Hospital commission drew lots to set term lengths for five members: John A. Martin one year, John W. Lacey two, W. C. Deming three, Samuel Corson four, James Dolan five. The board organized with Lacey as president, Martin as treasurer, Corson as secretary. Architect A A Borresen has preliminary sketches and the group will tour western cities to study modern hospital construction.
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Frances Warren Pershing
W. C. Deming
Samuel Corson
James Dolan
Mr. Lacey
Mr. Martin
Mr. Corson
A. A. Baorresen
Hospltel
Raerresen
Three Mexicans Held on Disturbing the Peace Charge
Three men identifying themselves with different names were brought before Judge Swainson yesterday afternoon charged with disturbing the peace and causing a rumpus at the home of Mrs. Gonzales, 914 West Street. The case centers on a rough-house incident leading to their arrest.
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Swainson
S Gonzales
Mystery OCR Fragment on Trees and Poems
Fragmentary text describes a scene with references to trela and apcta puns. Mentions the U S department and poetic notes about May and earth. Unclear narration and damaged phrasing limit definitive meaning or events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Apcta
Fourteenth Street Bank Robbery Suspect Arrest Details
Mrs. Gonzales, wife of a man convicted for a bank robbery, was seriously injured with a gash in the arm during a confrontation on Fourteenth Street. Chief Embery said the day before conditions were calm, but after the arrest the house floor was littered with broken bottles. The case was continued to today.
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Fourteenth Street
Gonzales
States Prison
Embery
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