Alberta farm land boom amid rising prices and wartime demand
The Calgary Herald notes a surge in land values driven by war demand and rising prices for wheat and livestock. Land tied to farming has increased sharply, with some parcels doubling or tripling in value. With government set wheat prices and free import of certain farming tools, skilled agriculture may reap large returns as rainfall improves and cultivation expands.
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The
Calgary Herald
Bom
Ealer
Alberta
Canada
Rate Increase for Railroads Sends Costs Skyward
Washington May 28 announces a sweeping rate increase ordered by Director General McAdoo under Wilsons rail act. Freight and passenger charges rise sharply, with freight up 20 percent and passenger fares up to 3 cents per mile. Sleeping car rates climb, suburban travel up 10 percent, and special excursions end. Overall revenue to railroads projected between 800 million and 1 billion dollars next year, as coal costs alone surge. Some exceptions apply for military and veterans travel.
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Washington
McaAddd
United States
Railroada
Coydoth
Daga
Railroad Act
Wilson
McAdoo
Grand Anmy ‘of the Republic
Portland
Ore
United Confederate Veterans
Tuls Ne ‘Olda
New Eyelids for Hera After Navy Burn Injury
Henry M. Robinson of South Orange New Jersey will resume duty as a submarine boat chaser with a new pair of eyelids grafted in two operations at a New York hospital. The 21 year old was badly burned January 2 when his hull came under fire while leaving an Atlantic port on a rush order. His eyelids and part of one ear were burned away and his face scorched. He spent weeks in a Portsmouth naval hospital.
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Hera
Henry M. Robinson
South Oringe
N. J
New York
Robinson
Atlantic
Naval
Portsmouth
No Occasion for Alarm in Dayton News Item
A man asks a druggist for chloroform to use on his sleepless baby, insisting he will inhale it himself. The exchange ends with the pharmacist prohibiting the act, highlighting a dangerous, alarming scene reported in the Dayton News.
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Dayton News
News Briefly: War Notes and Global Events
A garbled late 1910s news brief mentions naval planes near Dublin, dispatches from George W. Stewart, and Red Cross recognition. It reports indictments by a New York federal grand jury, U.S. soldiers' and veterans’ concerns, Italian ace Major Briuscon, Dutch vessels seized by Germany, gas attacks in Ukraine, the Furness Line steamer Cheviot Range sinking, and other war-related items with scattered names and places.
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United States ‘Naval
Ligar
Dubdin
George WV
Stewaris
Chesapeake
Olio Yill ‘Yond
Union
Niger of
Avistors
de Viennie
di Bigelow
Red Cross
George’ B. Roberta
Smethwick
England
New York
Max Dustman
Manses
Gonder's
Olney
Massachusetts
House
Briuscon
Ltilian
Paria Temps
Dinde
Marino
Jacoba
Gerzine
Amsterdam
Ukraiine
Patrograd
London Daily Express
Passuet
Italian Victory as Gallant Italians Break Through
Rome reports a major Italian victory with attacks capturing key mountain positions. 870 prisoners taken and multiple guns, machine guns, and rifles seized. The gains include Monte Zigolon area and Presina, after a 48 hour defense by the enemy. Italy then advances at Capo Silo, taking 433 prisoners.
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Rome
War Office
Monte Zigolon
Presina
Monticello Pass
Capo Silo
Piove
Red Cross Drive Reaches 144 Million For War Fund
Washington May 28 Three American families responded to Germanys offensive with a drive that raised more than 32 million dollars for the American Red Cross. The second war fund total stood at 144 million as reports continued coming in from districts. Final totals will be available after the drive ended Monday.
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Red Cross
Washington
Germany
Western Front
U S Transport President Lincoln Sunk by Submarine
Washington reports the American transport President Lincoln was torpedoed at 10:40 AM and sank an hour later while en route from Buczone to the United States. Few details are available, but initial reports suggest few if any troops were aboard, with no confirmed casualties. The ship, 18,072 tons, formerly Hamburg American One, had been seized at U S entry into the war.
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Washington
President Lincoln
United States
Daniels
Navy Department
Sims
Lincol
Bucyone
In the Same Boat Clerk Begs Time to Attend Funeral
Amidly enters his employer's sanctum and asks to go to his mother's funeral this afternoon. The lead pauses, murmuring in response as a tense exchange unfolds about the clerk's need to attend the funeral and return.
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Ika
Indan
Two Ways Wrst Moterial-Over in Boston Tran script
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a police or rope contrast and discuss rent courage and taking witness. No coherent events or names formed. content is unclear and incomplete.
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Boston Transcript
French General Slain On Front Line
Paris reports General Pierre de Vallieres of the French army was killed on the field of honor Tuesday. He was 49 and fell after being struck by a shell fragment while leading his troops.
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Paris
Havas
Pierre de Vallleres
General de Vallores
The Markets Report on Grains Livestock and Poultry Prices
Prices across flour varieties hay cattle hogs sheep and poultry are listed with ranges for quality grades and weights. Notable items include white flour at 10.00, hay choice timothy 22.00 to 29.00, turkeys at 2 cents, broilers around 14 to 2 pounds, steers 16.75 to 17.76, cows 8.50 to 13.0, hogs 16.40 to 18.70, lambs 14.00 to 19.75, and Colorado shorn lambs 16.76 to 17.40.
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United States Administration
Timothy
Clover
Colorado
Nbasnower
Swamp-Root Kidney Cure Promoted In Ad Copy
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a top remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims fast mild effects and urges trials with sample requests to Dr Elmer Co. Also mentions Cuticura soap for clear skin and notes Russia’s 10 000 lepers in a fragment.
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Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
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Minn
Hageman & Co
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Montreal
Que
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Santa
Sullivan Ormer
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Chicago
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