Rickenbacker Explains WWI Aviator Slang Gimper Talk
American ace Eddie Rickenbacker translates gimper slang used by airmen in France in 1918. He defines terms like can for airplane pink tea as German air combat, cuckoo bird for a lone flyer, blind spot for the sunward gap, archies for anti aircraft guns, and zoon for home.
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United Press
France
Eddie Rickenacker
Rickenbacker
Helnie
Bagin
Zoon
Heinie
Clergyman Coffin Brushes Bombs on American Ambulance Unit
Reverend Henry Sloane Coffin, noted New York City clergyman and YMCA worker, flew forty miles to set up services for an American ambulance unit in France. Bombs dropped from a Bowie aircraft struck near the grove where the soldiers gathered, disrupting the attempt. A woman singer performed with a portable cottage organ during the tense moment.
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Henry Sloane
Coffin
New York
Tennessee troops in Pershing's army drive in great offensive
Tennessee is represented in the Allied Rheims-Soissons push with the 114th and 115th Field Artillery, the 117th Infantry, and the 103rd French Mortar Battery. Units join the First Field Army under Gen. Pershing with Cols Lea Berry Spence and Brigades of South Carolina and Tennessee components. A Tennessee sanitary company also serves in the Rainbow division's 117th Sanitary Train.
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Rheims-Soissons
Peyton
New York Times
Nashville
First Tennessee Infantry
Harry 8. Berry
117Th Regiment of Infantry
Third Tennessee Infantry
Carey I. Spence
George Reid
Pershing
Field Army
114Th Field Artillery
Lea
115Th Field Artillery
Berry
Fifty-fifth Field Artillery
South Carolina
Tennessee Cavalry
Spence
Second Tennessee Infantry
South Carolina Cavalry
Tennessee
Protect Children In Norway Grants Illegitimate Kids Rights
Norway adopts a square deal for children born out of wedlock. New laws grant complete national recognition to illegitimate children and require both parents to share responsibility for nurture protection and education. The state assumes ongoing duty to ensure upbringing maintenance and training.
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United Press
Christiana
Norway
Dong So
Patents by Women In England Hear Diverse Inventions
During the past year or two women inventors in England have taken out patents for such diversified inventions as oxygen warmers spirit inhalers cranes safety razors tramway additions trimmed signs for advertisements and springtorks for motorcycles.
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England
Hope Entained for Life of Major Farrell in War Dept Notice
Maury county readers hope remains high as the War Department continues to entertain the possibility that Major Louis Farrell of the 3rd Infantry Regular Army survived. A note from him dated July 1 says he was wounded but "entirely well" while stationed at Ft Snelling. His family seeks official confirmation as details vary and he is linked to the Maury Farrell family with ties to Pulaski and Catherine.
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Maury County
War Department
Louis Farrell
Hoth Infantry
Regular Army
Althoush
Farrell
Ft. Snelling
Minn
Maj. Warrell
Warrells
Maj. Farrell
Pulaski
Automobile Thieves Captured in Columbia
Special police officer Tom Cook rounded up two auto thieves Thursday afternoon in Columbia. Will Neeley aged 18 and Avicah Vine aged 20 were seized after a stolen Fed car was traced to the area near the L and N station. Nashville police connected the suspects to the crime and the men were jailed to await Nashville officers. The pair were taken back to Nashville later Thursday afternoon.
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Tom Cook
Columbia
Sidebottom
Peyton
Nashville
Will Neeley
Avicah Vine
Police Cirorés
W. C. Cherry
Cherry
Neeley
Vinie
Marshall Peyton
Sheriff Griffin
Spring HI
Barthel
Cook
Coys
We Cars
Souths First Carload of Cheese Shipped in the South
Farmers in Tennessee and North Carolina boast the first carload shipment of southern manufactured cheese. Nine five boxes weighing 15 000 pounds were sent to Winston-Salem, with 200 farmers involved and four thousand dollars expected. The effort stems from extension work by two states and the U S department of agriculture to create local outlets for milk and whey use.
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Herald
Shouns
Tenn
Hhese
Tennessee
North Carolina
South
Winston-Salem
Laurel Valley
United States Department of Agriculture
Record holder Joe Leom in Victory Meet 1 yard dash win
Lieutenant Joe G Leom of Canny Jackson won the 1 yard dash championship at the Victory Athletic Meet on July 4 under the Southeastern Department Army and Navy YM A. He also jointly holds the world record of 94 seconds for the event prior to entering service. His time in the Victory Meet was 10 15 seconds. Pennsylvania had a secret police force numbering .000.
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Joe G. Leom
Canny Jackson
Southeastern Department
Army and Navy Y. M.A
Tennessee Farmers Urge Co operative Hog Shipments
Farmers are urged to ship hogs directly to central markets via cooperative groups to secure cartage freight rates and lower commissions. The plan aims to eliminate the local drover’s margin, ensure fair prices based on market value, and extend cooperative shipments statewide with leadership by prominent local men at the yards.
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Plaikure
Tennessee Leads July Draft in Y M C A Recruiting Drive
Tennessee topped seven states in the Southeastern Department July Red Triangle recruiting, with 48 men secured for Y M C A overseas service from June 26 to July 29. Dr W W Alexander reports 209 men were recommended for Red Triangle secretarial service in July, all high type Southern professionals set for training at Columbia University before deployment to France.
Push Ball Popular at Camp Manreach
Athletic Director Fleming reports strong push ball interest at Camp Manreach. He notes 6550 participants in formal games last week with no injuries and states play involves about two platoons per side.
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Fleming
Camp Manreach
Supreme Court Upholds 1917 Alcohol Transport Law
Nashville August 7 The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld the 1917 statute prohibiting movement receipt and possession of intoxicating liquors after unlawful transportation The ruling affirms convictions of Harrison Kizer and Arthur Hall and clarifies the statute’s scope in three cases judged by Chief Justice Williams
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Nashville
Supreme Court
State Capitol
Jackson
Tipton and
Carroll
Harrison Kizer
Arthur Hall
Blackman
Albritton
Gio
Jiduige Williams
Warilda Torpedo Sinks British Hospital Ship
Washington Aug 5 A German U boat torpedoed and sank the British hospital ship Warilda on a return voyage to England. The hit flooded a section with over 100 patients as casualties rose to more than 650. Survivors recounted harrowing tales of the disaster.
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United Press
Washington
Warilda
England
Twenty two Tennesseans for overseas Y M C A service
Dr W W Alexander head of the Southeastern War Personnel Board reports that 52 men from seven states in the department have enlisted in the Army and Navy Y M C A units for overseas duty from July 21 to 27. Of these 52, 10 have been approved for overseas service and others are set for home training camp work. Enlistees hailed from university presidents to auto mechanics and will train at Columbia University New York City or Blue Ridge North Carolina. Tennessee leads with 22 men, Georgia and Alabama follow with 19 each, North Carolina 14, Florida 16, South Carolina 3, Mississippi and miscellaneous.
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0. S. Department of Agriculture
Birmingham
Alabama
Peter' Rk
Ile
Red
Pia Hab
Stata
Clibs
Marners
Nashville
Tennessee
Georgia
Army and Navy
Southeastern
F. M. Massey
W. W. Alexander
War Personnel Board
Southeast
Atlanta
Red Triangle
France
Columbia University
New York City
Southeastern Department War Personnel Board
Army
Navy
Columbia, University
Blue Ridge
N.C
Ufe
North Carolina
Florida
South Carolina
Mississippi
Bargain Exchanged Amid Rapture In Old Script
In a dramatic exchange the initials A VERY WOMAN and She discuss acceptance and a bargain. The fragment hints at a cautious but eager agreement within a potential romantic or theatrical context. The source uses archaic dialogue and names Bostre Transcript suggests a publication label.
A Singing Army Will Win
A fragmented notice discusses a singing army concept with recruitment of men to teach singing, aiming to boost morale. It references sons, choir teachers, and a broad American educational movement tied to the Expeditionary Force, mentioning market stalls in Boston and France in a disjointed wartime context.
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Boston
France
Two Brothers Weigh Wool in Western Firm Tale
In a small western town a wool trade sustains a store run by two brothers. One brother finds faith at a revival and urges his sibling to join the church, promising comfort. Jake hesitates, noting a problem: someone in the firm must weigh the wool, complicating his conversion.
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Jake
Bil
Bill
Philadelphia Telegrapa
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