Roosevelt Voices Caustic Speech On Camp Grant Address
Theodore Roosevelt spoke at Camp Grant in Rockford Illinois to about 9000 National Army troops. He warned against over admiration for past victories and urged readiness, noting delays in weapon supply and training. He praised French and British efforts and critiqued current arms and planes while predicting a long road to full readiness.
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Wada
Theodore Roosevelt
Natonal
Europe
United States Leads World in Building Of New Ships
Washington Spl A The magnitude of the American government's shipbuilding program was vast. The Shipping Board states nearly 1 200 merchant ships totaling about 6 400 000 tons will be completed by late year. The fleet, with 1 000 ships and over 9 000 000 tons, along with 1919 completions, signals Americas leading role in world shipbuilding amid a wartime boom.
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Washington, Spl. A
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Japan
Italy
Norway
France
Molland
Sweden
Denmark
Spain
Russia
Portugal
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Bouth Riverios
Incoherent Tin Paper Riddle Promises Cure
Fragmentary garbled text advertises a reward and mentions supposed cures and medicines. It names Hall's Medicine and various diseases in a nonsensical, unclear claim about internal remedies and constitutional conditions. The piece reads like a dubious once-off notice with many garbled phrases and no verifiable details.
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Catarch Welne
Fall
Hall
Toledo
Vinol Creats Strength Advertisement Claims
A vintage ad promotes Vinol as a tonic to restore strength for weak, overworked adults and feeble children. It lists ingredients Spalone, Beet, Citrates, lime sodas, and calcium, and promises money-back if not satisfied.
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Babbitt & Sondengan
Cony
Pun
Gasoline Explosion Somber Injuries Reported in Van City
Ralph W. Ge hougl Val of Venqago County visited the city on Tuesday for trealmine after a severe gasoline blast. An explosion at the United Nytyurat Gaus Company facility in Van on Monday injured him and another man. A faulty valve allowed gas to fill a storage box, triggering the blast as a paper shoved into a fire box. The incident occurred near a supply area and left both men wounded.
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Ralph W. Gehougl
Venqago
Vanderlip to Serve Nation in War Effort per Letter
Vanderlip named to lead wartime finance duties with the Treasury and national savings drive. He will coordinate 100 million war savings efforts under the government while continuing duties at National City Bank and planning return to New York after service.
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Washington
Frank A. Vanverlip
Nationaly Bank of New York
Thi Wa
Conkrow
Cosma
Vanderlip
Innocent Sinner and Misluim Cooper Feature Night Show
A muddled OCR fragment hints at an evening feature titled Innocent Sinner with Misluim Cooper and a production called The Birth of a Nation. Details are unclear but suggest a local theater or film screening with times around evening hours.
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Misluim Cooper
Synton
Amunel
Steamer Rams U-Boat As It Rises Surface
An Atlantic port report describes a steamship ramming a submarine that surfaced near the convoy. British destroyers and escort vessels fired at the hostile craft, and the submarine was sunk after being struck as it surfaced. The incident involved a troop ship and a passenger laden steamer, with heavy cargo aboard.
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Atlantic
Bnn Trungport Wen
Rit
Porn
Gabon
Sugar Grove Boy Gave Life to U S Sugar Grove
Sugar Grove reports the death of Sinsley Smith son of Mr and Mrs B J Smith. He is the first Sugar Grove boy to give his life for his country in the present war. Smith drowned off the U S Wilkes and the news was received on Saturday.
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Sugar Grove
Sinsley Smith
Mrx
B. J. Smith
Smith
U . S. Wilkes
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