War Heroism and Education Report on Indian Soldiers
The report highlights the role of Indians in World War I, noting 10 000 enrollments and medals for bravery. Private Joseph Oklahoma Choctaw of Oklahoma is profiled for heroic action in heavy combat and prisoner captures. The text praises education progress, integration with public schools, and renewed industrial training and health improvements, despite influenza challenges.
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Europe
Indiana
Joseph Oklahomb
One Hundred and Forty-first Infantry
Bismarck
Oklahoma
No Man's Land
Tulton
Quiet Mexico City After Dark Shuts Shops At Seven
Mexico City settles into silence after seven each night as doors bolt and steel curtains seal buildings. Avenida Francisco Madero dims to a narrow alley, with late-night activity limited to two cafes open for dancing and drinks on Saturdays. The city of about a million lacks all-night eateries, leaving night owls to coffee shops or outdoor stands for late workers like newspaper printers.
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Mexico City
Mex
Avenida Franccisco Madero
United States
Pueblitos
England Employs Woman Spy Against Profiteers in Bermondsey
London Bermondsey becomes the first English community to hire a profiteer hunter a woman. She earns 30 dollars weekly and makes purchases inquiries and initiates proceedings against dealers charging unreasonable prices.
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London
Bermondsey
England
Sayville Ghost House Burned to Ground
The old Gordon homestead in Sayville, tied to the late banker James T. Wood and an unnamed associate, burned to ashes after being placed in a mysterious woman’s name. Firefighters watched from a distance, reportedly to avoid chilling the ghosts said to haunt the scene.
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Sayville
L. L
Gordon
James T. Wood
Robin
Wood
Makeshift Tents Sell Coffee Tamales and Chili
They are called and consist merely of make shift tents covering a few boards. They open for business at 0 serving and by 7 are bowled down. One can buy coffee tamales tortillas and heavily flavored chili.
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So. m
CREDITS 100 YEARS TO BIBLE
New York centenarian Katherine Tibball credits long life to faithful Bible reading. Her family bears heavy fate with a deaf and dumb daughter and a blind son who just marked his golden wedding. Tibball, born in Westchester, lived quietly in the city and did not seek woman suffrage.
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New York
Katherine ‘Tibball
Tibballs
Katherine Tibball
Westchester County
Farm for Each Child in Prouts Valley Estate Gift
Jacob Burner distributed part of his estate during a family gathering. He presented seven children with fully equipped farms: Charles Burner, Lee Burner, Roy Burner, Lutheran Burner, Mrs. Mary Spicer, Mrs. Margaret Lyter, and Mrs. Milton Gennett, all residents near Liverpool, Iowa.
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Marysville
Jacob Burner
Prouts Valley
Charles Burner
Lee Burner
Roy Burner
Lutheran Burner
Mary Spicer
Margaret Lyter
Milton Gennett
Liverpool
Daily Thought Poem Quote
A brief ponder saving the day with a line from Pope on racing by vigor. The note frames effort over boast and reflects a tidy, classic sentiment for readers.
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Daily Thought
Vigor
Vaunts
Pope
New World Map for Flyers Using Butterfly Projection
Oakland inventor J S Cahill proposes a butterfly world map now approved by Maj Charles J Gudden for the 1920 world girdling air derby. The map claims Mercator distorts land areas and distances, urging global understanding and fewer navigation errors.
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Panama
Yokohama
San Francisco
Cal
Mercator
J. S. Cahill
Oakland
Charles J. Gudden
Aerial Derby Commission
Far East
Mip
Cahill
Civic Center
Mercatop
South America
North America
Cahit
Mereitor
Merentor
Poison Whisky Kills Many Detectives on Trail
Federal officials launch full investigation into wood alcohol poisonings blamed on a New York bootleg ring. Death toll reaches 146 with many blinded as agents arrest Panarelli Romanelli Saleehy and five others linked to a multi state operation. Arrests extend to New Haven and Chicopee as U S Marshals pursue leads across Connecticut valley cases.
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New York
New England
Col
D. TL. Parker
H. B. Dobbs
Adolph Panarelli
John Romanelli
Samuel K. Saleehy
Panarelli
Chicopee
Mass
United States
Edward J. Lyden
Aect
Connecticut Valley
Holyoke
Hartford
Modern Turkish Women Challenged by Old Traditions
A Washington Geographic Society bulletin contrasts Turkish women’s property rights with German divorce rules, noting longstanding independence in Turkey and gradual social change. It cites Mary Mills Patrick on women’s economic roles, education, and the impact of moslem law and harems on gender norms and progress.
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Turkey
Washington
National Geographic Society
Mary Mills Patrick
Pasha
Aoman
Clash in Havana Leaves One Dead During Protests Over Costs
In Havana a clash between police and demonstrators over high living costs and rent ended with one man killed and six others wounded, including two policemen. Police say the crowd attacked during a parade permit check. witnesses report police fired without warning.
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Havana
Living Cost Increase 82 Per Cent Boston Mass
National Industrial Conference Dowd reports an 82 percent rise in living costs for American wage earners from July 1914 to November 1919 with overall 122 percent since July 1914. Prices for five basic items show food up 92 percent, shelter 38 percent, clothing 135 percent, fuel 48 percent, and sundries TH percent.
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Boston
Mass
National Industrial Conference
Dowd
Predicts New Government in Russia Conflict
Dr. B. Mills, American Red Cross surgeon in charge of the Irkutsk military hospital, speaking in Ogden, predicts a new Russian government will form amid clashes between peasants and Lenine Protsky radicals, driving conflict toward Siberia and European Russia.
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Ogden, Utal
Siberia
European
Russia
B. 2. Mills
Red Cross
Irkutsk
Ogden
Bond thief arrested in Los Angeles linked to New York thefts
Police say Leo Julofski alias Leor Jules, wanted by New York authorities for stealing 141000 in Liberty bonds from Levinson Co at 62 Broadway, was arrested in Los Angeles. Officers recovered 53000 in bonds and accuse him of delivering the stolen bonds to Mabon Co at 46 Wall Street, New York.
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Los Angeles
Leo Julofski
Leor Jules
New York
MM. D. Levinson & Co
Broadway
Lere
Julofski
Jilis
Tulofskis
Mabon & Co
Wall Street
Peggy at the Red Cross Canteen Married Officer
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls Peggy a charming Red Cross canteen figure whose popularity with soldiers earned her many flirtations. A young officer asks for her. the narrator reveals he has known Peggy about three years and she is his wife.
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Red Cross
Peggy
Chicago Tribune
The Coming Thing
A short fragment describes a beautiful night and a place that distills beauty, with an invitation to go further to a site where moonshine is distilled, evoking a poetic, atmospheric mood.
Fine Outlook Keeping Up Trade Says Transcript
The Boston Transcript reports cautious optimism on trade with imports and exports holding steady while deportations are also projected to stay favorable.
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Boston Transcript
How He Vanished
Gwendoline the eighteen year old daughter of the family received an engagement ring set with diamonds and rubies. At ten o clock the conversation turned to jewelry and her brother quipped about rings from Jobsters, causing tension as the scene ended.
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Gwendoline
Mit
London
Soft con will hinder laun dry work this winter
A brief note states that soft con will make laun dry tasks heavier this winter and mentions Red Cross Bag Blue as a product to remove grime with a price of 5c at all grocers.
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Red Cross
No consensus on marriage roles in a heated meeting exchange
A heated remark at a meeting quotes a wife claiming married women are driven and, in response, a husband retorts about buying her a new chain, highlighting gender bias and control dynamics.
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