Italian honors for two American war dead
Decorations awarded by the Italian government to Richard Catts Fairfield of New York and William Davenport Pratt of Baltimore were sent to the U S embassy for forwarding to their families. Both teens were ambulance drivers with the Red Cross and were killed by a bomb during a German air raid at a hospital courtyard near Mestre Italy on January 24.
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Jone
Richard Catts Fairfield
New York
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William Davenport Pratt
Baltimore
Italy
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Platt
Memtre
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Frandson
John Wanamaker
Paris
William Davenport Platt
Miatz
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Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy Praised in Letter
Mrs. Margaret Smale of Bishop California reports that Foley's Honey and Tar acted like a charm for her persistent coughs and bronchial troubles. The letter endorses the remedy as reliable and effective with no opiates involved.
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Foley
Margaret Smale
Bishop
Calif
Deputy Hofer Speaks Out In Meeting
New York June 15 An independent socialist Deputy Hofer addressed the Prue dietty press stating that voting on food supply centers on farmers survival rather than improving conditions. He criticized government inaction as potato acreage falls while prices rise and warned farmer patriotism is limited to profit.
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New York
Hofer
Prue
Toley Kidney Fills Relief Ad Claims Pain Backed By Claims
An old style ad promotes Toley Kidney Fills as a relief for kidney and bladder trouble. It describes back pain and general misery worsening with movement and suggests widespread benefits without clinical evidence.
German Uprising Watchdog Warns of Grain Hoarding and Repression
A leaked letter from Johanissthal near Berlin claims heavy grain stocks are being kept back by a food official. It warns of looming German policing by soldiers and machine gun readiness to crush uprisings, urging vigilance against broader catastrophe.
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Seoks
Wal‘ow
Ukrainia
Johannisthal
Berlin
Socialist Vienna Editorial Riots in Berlin Over U S War Entry
A bold Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung editorial claims the United States entered World War for moral reasons only and condemns Germany’s peace by violence with Mussolini. It argues America could have kept out of war and criticizes Brest-Litovsk negotiations and Wilson’s peace principles. The piece sparks resentment in Berlin.
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Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung
United States
Germany
Mussina
Berlin
Vienna
America
Europe
Brest-Litovak
Wilson
Tommie Can No Longer Go Home with His Trophies
London reports soldiers cannot export war trophies from battlefields as strict bans apply. Military police watch leave boats while men devise schemes to smuggle German bombs shells and fuses home in waterproof cases puttees haversacks and coats.
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Tommie
London
Haversnacke
Human Fat Used in Healing Wounds
An Austrian medical journal reports human fat, obtained from operations and sterilized, is effective in healing deep wounds where bones or tissues are damaged. The fat is warmed to blood temperature and injected, accelerating recovery and aiding torn tendons and nerves.
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Ansterdam
Vienna
Ensehnift
British offer to Vie count Jolicoeur on British vessel
The Sunday Merald reports the British government offered Jolicoeur a position aboard a British navy vessel. He declined mainly due to his wife’s health, which kept him in England for the present.
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London
Merald
Airplane spruce big production push outlined by director
Washington dispatch outlines John L. Ryan directing a massive spruce program to supply warplane production. It notes 15,000,000 feet of spruce monthly, 100,000,000 feet of other timber needed, and ongoing handling and transport challenges. Ryan calls in Colonel Diagte to lead the spruce division as allied demands rise.
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Washington, D. C
John L. Ryan
Ryan
Cascade
Amercan
France
England
Mr. Ryan
Oe United Sister 14
Eno Xh
Germany
Pacific Ocean
Maine
Styan
Americans Show Keen Interest in Parliament Visits
American soldiers in London tour the Houses of Parliament daily, sit in galleries, and chat on the floor. John Burns, Labour MP for Battersea, escorts them as a popular guide, known for his knowledge of the buildings and parliamentary history.
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London
John Burns
Battersea
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