Ground Fights in Palestine Travel Notes and Arabic Language Shift
A distant dispatch describes crusade era scenes in Palestine, mentions British troops in Mesopotamia, and details shrine sites around Nahaf Hillab Kufa. It notes Arab language changes in military slang, native population figures, land allocation and a parliamentary reform plan for native councils, agricultural labor, and extended franchise and education.
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Mesopotamia
Nahaf
Hillab
Kufa
Jonah
Exckiol
Nimrod
Tower of Babel
Nebuchadnessr
Mill
Shadrach
Meshach
Abednego
Habel
Ahemain Duffer
Chemin-Le-Fer
Eden
Basrah
Wyoming liquor fight expands with paid workers plan
Sheridan reports W A S L official Dr. Wade says prohibition foes will deploy a paid worker in each of Wyoming's 590 voting precincts while anti-saloon and prohibition groups mobilize 2000 unpaid volunteers to counteract anti prohibition influence. Wade tours Sheridan county to drum up support.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming
Natron
W. Ls Wade
Cheyenne
Wyoming Ant Saloon League
Wyoming Liquor Celore’ Angociation
Wyoming Anti-Saloon League
Hia
Simte
South African Natives’ Land Act Seen as Landmark
June 14 report from Landon notes Bolle Government may be remembered for the Natives’ Land Act. The piece calls the measure the clearest example yet of policy in the administration era and mentions upheaval surrounding the act.
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Brotha
Land Act
Landon
South Africa
Bolle
Erealert
Hundred Blue Jackets Begin Training at Seattle Station
A hundred young bluejackets from the Pacific Northwest start four months of intensive training at the Seattle naval station. Eighty study navigation and line duties, twenty learn engines and propulsion. upon passing exams they may become ensigns or warrant officers. The Annapolis of the West trains seasoned sailors into officer ranks while preserving camaraderie with enlisted men.
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Feattle
Wash
Pacific Northweat
Naval Station
Naval Reserve Officers’ School
Annapolis
Iia
Thie
Choul Ban
Pacific Northwest
University of Washington
Night engines collide on track in broad daylight
Two UPL Night engines derailed and damaged after a collision on a straight track. Both engines will require repairs for about a month. Frontier stationery firm expands ad order for a major event as auto travel increases across the state and visitors tour Cheyenne.
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UPL
Cheyenne
Thieves in Khaki Stir London Detectives with War Time Scams
The article reports thieves in military uniforms exploiting wartime chaos to swindle with bad checks. Scotland Yard notes rising crime as many criminals adapt to the war, with wounded officer ruses targeting boarding houses and stores. Typical check values range from one hundred to five hundred dollars, with perpetrators moving quickly between districts.
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London
Preas
Scotland Yard
Ant Army
Two Faked Officers Use Tokens to Cash Checks in London
Two men posing as Australian officers wounded in battle worked together to cash checks in central London. They shared sympathy with new acquaintances and cashed more checks before being exposed. Police recovered the uniforms but not the men as Scotland Yard intensifies efforts to outpace such thieves.
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Clatina
London
Khatt
Beotland Yard
Bury
Submarine Commanders Praise Zigzag Tactics Against U Boats
British submarine commanders report from London that irregular course and speed in allied shipping help dodge U boats. They say zigzagging makes trade vessels harder to hit and valuable in wartime escort operations.
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Lantaon
Ukrainian Hymn in Readable Form
Amsterdam notes include a translation of the new Ukrainian republic hymn. It proclaims Ukrainians are not dead and their glory is reborn with the foe melting away as they reclaim their homes. The verse invokes freedom and a proud call of Cossack heritage.
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Amsterdam
Making artificial eyes for war machines in London
London June 14 report notes the latest Meld for women's work trains women with deft fingers to craft lenses and prisms for army and navy. They fit glasses into periscopes gun sights field glasses telescopes and cameras for aircraft use.
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London
Army
Navy
Britain Orders 15 Percent Coal Cut by Street Railways
London reports a government order for all street railway companies in Great Britain to cut coal consumption by 15 percent from last year. Liverpool and Manchester lines plan to adopt skip-stop service, eliminating about half of normal stops, following an American precedent.
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London
Great Britain
Liverpool
Manchester
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W. 18Th St
Westinghouse
Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Co
Purchase
United States
Mark
P. I
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