Colonel Dickerson tops trail of slackers in boxing and film
Springfield dispatch profiles Colonel R. P. Dickerson leader of the National Loyalty League who seeks to bar slacking boxers and moving picture actors from hero status. He credits fighters with national service and urges ex servicemen to lead by example, praising Bob Martin as the genuine heavyweight champ and urging support for 100 percent Americanism. Auto top making at Hobbs Huckfeldt & Finkbeiner.
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Springfield
R. P. Dickerson
The
Loyalty League
United States
National Loyalty League
Dickerson
America
Buron
Ana
Roosevelt
Wilson
United States Secret Service Department
War Department
Secret Service Department
League
American Legion
St. Louis Moving Picture House
Dempsey
Jack
Bob Martin
Hobbs, Huckfeldt & Finkbeiner
Smoke screens signal to Mars proposed by Bryn Mawr chemist
Bryn Mawr College associate professor James J. Crenshaw, ex-WWI chemical warfare officer, proposes using vast earth smoke screens to signal Mars. He suggests a white or black clouded area the size of Pennsylvania, made with parallel ejectors to create and vanish a bright spot visible from space.
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Bryn Mawr
Mars
James J. Crenshaw
Bryn Mawr College
Chemical Warfare Service
Sahara Desert
Oliver Lodge
Crenshaw
Pennsylvania
Crenshaws
Desert
Ocean
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad resumes operations and solicits business
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces it has resumed operation of its property as of today and will strive to handle all points via its lines. It cites its strategic location linking the East with the Midwest and promises regular freight schedules between New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and western centers such as Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago, and St Louis while aiming to satisfy patrons' needs for freight and passenger service.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Interior
Seaboard
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Pittsburgh
Whietling
Columbus
Toledo
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Baltimore and Ohio Company
Unclear Passage on Signalling Method Feasibility
A fragment discusses a signalling plan described as inexpensive and uses existing materials. Professor Crenshaw mentions it could be implemented at almost no cost and might be as effective as other proposed methods, though the text is incomplete and lacks concrete details.
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Crenshaw
Rail depots revert to private control in Cheyenne
At 12 04 this Monday morning the two depot system returned as Colorado and Southern and Chicago Burlington and Quincy trains shifted to the old Burlington depot. Trains formerly run into the Union Pacific terminal during government control are now served by the private lines at their own depot.
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Cheyenne
Colorado & Southern
Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Burlington
Union Pacific
Foley's Honey and Tar Praised By Long Beach Reader
Mrs Annie Davidson of 2080 Myrtle Street Long Beach California reports Foley's Honey and Tar gave her a restful night after an awful all night cough following influenza. The remedy reduces harsh coughing eases wheezy breathing and soothes raw irritated throat.
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Annie Davidson
Myrtle St
Long Beach
Cal
Foley
Warning to Mothers About Purifying Spring Tea
A promotional notice urges mothers to purify the family with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea this spring. It claims improved health, happiness, color, and well being by cleansing the blood, stomach, and bowels of winter germs, urging purchase at Forbes Pharmacy and Sands-Hays Drug Co.
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Hollister
Forbes Pharmacy
Sands-Hays Drug Co
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Dickinson
Bill
Baltlore
Ohio
Coenion Beas
Brecht
Brocht Candy Co
Dormer
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