Decorations Awarded to Two Americans by Italy
Italian government honors Richard Catts Fairfield of New York and William Davenport Pratt of Baltimore, the first two Americans killed aiding Italy in the great war. They died in a hospital courtyard at Mestre when German bombs struck as they helped wounded, both buried with military honors.
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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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Dritish Red Cross
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Foley's Honey and Tar Charm Like A Remedy Claim
A reader from Bishop California praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound describing it acting like a charm on persistent coughs and bronchial troubles. The note asserts no opiates are contained and endorses the product as more effective than claimed.
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Margaret Smale
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Calif
Deputy Hofer Speaks at Meeting on Food Policy
New York report quotes Deputy Hofer an independent socialist arguing the food vote frames wartime producer survival over nutrition. He criticizes government inaction as potato acreage declines while prices rise, claiming farmer patriotism ends at their pockets.
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New York
Hofer
Prue
Speedy Relief Kidney Fills Boast Pain Reduction
An old time remedy, Speedy Relief Toley Kidney Fills, claims to ease kidney and bladder trouble. The ad promises back pain relief and improved vision, arguing the product helps the whole body by addressing urinary issues and associated discomfort.
Wartime Grievances Highlight Grain Holdbacks and Repression
A fragment cites Wal and a food controller alleging large grain stockpiles withheld amid protest of misrule in Ukraine. It claims German troops are misused for police work and a confidential letter from Johannisthal warns of preparations to quell uprisings with machine guns.
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Seoks
Wal‘ow
Ukrainia
Johannisthal
Berlin
Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung mocks U S war motives in Berlin clash
A June Zurich report notes a bold Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung editorial praising the United States for entering World War only on moral grounds. The piece condemns Germany’s peace by violence with Mussolini and criticizes Brest-Litovsk diplomacy as imposed by conquerors. It questions Wilson’s faith in a peace based on his principles.
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Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung
United States
Germany
Mussina
Berlin
Vienna
America
Europe
Brest-Litovak
Wilson
Tommie S Cannot Carry War Trophies Home
London reports sailors and soldiers face strict rules banning removing battlefield trophies such as helmets rifles and shells. Military police guard leave boats as souvenir hunting persists despite orders. Soldiers devise hides and tricks to smuggle forbidden prizes, including German bombs fused to shell parts and hidden in puttees or coats.
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London
Haversnacke
Human Fat Aids Healing Of Deep Wounds
Vienna medical journal reports fat from human bodies aids healing of deep wounds where bones are exposed. Fat collected during operations is sterilized and warmed to blood temperature before injection, accelerating tissue repair including torn tendons and nerves.
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Ansterdam
Vienna
Ensehnift
British offer to Vie count Joliono seen by Sunday Merald
The Sunday Merald reports the British government offered to view Count Joliono for a British naval role. He could not accept due to his wife's illness and a wish to remain in England for her health.
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London
Merald
Airplane Spruce Crisis Warned by Director
Washington reports financier John L. Ryan now directs a vast spruce program to supply 15,000,000 feet monthly for airplane production. He calls in Colonel Diagte and aims to boost harvests despite scarce Sitka spruce, with 100,000,000 feet of other timber needed monthly to support the effort.
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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
Keen Interest in Parliament Aboard Visitor Americans
London June 15 American soldiers show keen interest in Parliament tours. They visit the houses daily, sit in galleries, and chat with members. John Burns Labour MP Battersea greatly guides them, known for knowledge of the buildings and Parliament's history. He enjoys sharing humor and anecdotes with the visitors.
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London
John Burns
Battersea
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