Prohibition Debate Letter Reveals Liquor Group Strategy
A reproduced Wyoming liquor dealers letter criticizes open campaigning and outlines a paid worker strategy with the slogan No ands No Speakers No Billboards Just Work and Win. It contrasts decades of anti saloon activism with alleged clandestine pro liquor efforts and questions government policy on wartime production and personal liberty.
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Wyoming
Ann Ejation
Needesa
Ou N
Mqnor
Our For Common Sense
Valence
Public call to defend Wyoming from paid political agitators
A civic appeal urges Wyoming residents to oppose a silent army of paid workers and party leaders, arguing their methods harm war effort and national progress. The piece questions endorsements and calls for voluntary public action to ensure a clean state and open discourse.
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Wyoming
Ise
Czar Nicholas and Retirement Dreams Amid Trial Rumors
The article ponders Nicholas II's longing for quiet life in a Crimea garden while facing a Moscow life-or-death trial over Bolshevik intrigues. It weighs ambition versus retreat as his fate hovers between Siberian exile and a possible courtroom confrontation.
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Aattle
Nicholas Romanoff
Crimea
Nicholas
Siberian
Moscow
Sulzer
Whitman
Tobolsk
Teo
Petrograd
Siberia
You Can’t Tell from Looks or Talk What They Do Under Fire
A vivid portrait of Slasher the “hard guy” and his behavior under pressure, revealing how appearance and chatter fail to reveal true reactions in moments of danger. The piece follows Slasher through tense scenes to expose his real conduct.
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Slasher
Hard Guy Slasher Proved Brave Under Fire in France
In France during May 16 reporting from Pershing's Army, a veteran captain recounts Slasher a top sergeant known for brutal stories and fearsome deeds yet contrasts him with a coward who lost his nerve at the front Artie Top Sergeant earns praise after bold acts under machine gun fire in No Mans Land capturing two German prisoners and saving a wounded ally The piece stresses that outward appearances do not reveal true courage in combat.
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Lyon
Tle
Artie
Yeu
No Man's Land
Air route to Caribbean postwar weights pay plan
The proposed Caribbean air passenger and mail service will charge fares by weight. Sanctioned by Britain and backed by London capital, the route would carry passengers mail and light freight from Key West to Trinidad with stops at Barbados St. Kitts Puerto Rico Jamaica and Cuba. Hydro airplanes would entail a five day journey.
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Washington
Carrbbean Sea
Key West
Fla
Trinidad
South America
Barbados
St. Kitts
Porto Rico
Jamaica
Cuba
Emeralds in fashion keep vogue for refined green hues
London Chronicle notes emeralds remain in high demand with perfect stones valued highly compared to diamonds. It cites rare, fine specimens and mentions the Duke of Devonshire owning a premier emerald thought to be the largest, sourced from Nasos to Colombia.
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London
Duke of Devonshire
Exlstence
Naso
Colombia
Emeralds or Orient Al Emeralds in Ancient Texts
The ancient emeralds of magnitude referenced likely were not true emeralds. The term orient al emerald may actually describe green corundum rather than beryl.
Paris Considered Large Scale Hog Raising Plan
Paris weighs municipal hog raising to tackle wartime shortages and waste. Labor shortages and transport gaps have strained provisions and left garbage in streets, prompting a proposal to fatten swine from gar bag e and sell fresh pork via municipal markets. Estimated annual gross revenue would reach 100 million francs with high net gain.
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Paris
Red Cross sale in Padua draws crowded front in Italy
In Padua on May 16 the American Red Cross began selling garments made by wives and daughters of Italian soldiers. A crowd of peasant women filled United Italy square as officers issued numbers to manage the rush. The two hour opening sold about 3,000 lire worth of dresses and undergarments, reflecting wages paid to hundreds of young workers.
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Padu
Italy
Red Cros
United Italy
Red Cross
Thwarts
Padau
Papapava
Daxiong
Regular meeting notice for Wormenbera chapter
J B Keelsy calls all members of Wormenbera to attend the regular meeting tonight with smoking and refreshments provided.
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Wormenbera
J. B. Keelsy
International swimmer Durack to visit US for exhibition races
Miss Fanny Durack, Australia's record holding woman swimmer, will arrive in the United States in early June for a series of races and exhibitions with leading American women swimmers. Her tour, planned along the Pacific coast, aims to revive international women’s sport after World War I and showcases Durack’s world titles from 50 yards to one mile.
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Associated Proas
New York
Fanny Durack
Australia
Miss Durack
San Francisco
Durack
Alte
Pacific Coast
United States
California
Golden Gate
San Francisco Harbor
Agali
Misa Durack
Sarsaak
Heaat
Snarke
England
Scotland
Sweden
New Zealand
Byde
Syd
Poe
Byd
Olmin
Seo
Ol Tein
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