Yankee girl cops in London patrols aid patrols in wee hours
American YMCA female patrols join British workers to deter undesired companions and guide men to lodgings. Five women from Duluth Minnesota, Chicago, Portland, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia lead 664 inquiries, guided 901 lodgings, and directed 1,288 men to rooms in one week.
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London
Y. M
Rk, MacGregor
Duluth
Elizabeth Bain
Portland
Ore
Madge Hoff
Minneapolis
Lucy Porter
Philadelphia
Yank
Puluth
Dell
F. Metlugh
Aukland
N. Z
Charges Against Army Men at Camp Funston Reported
Discharged soldiers allegedly paid officers at Camp Funston ten dollars for releases to soldiers. The charges were filed with Governor Allen. Gen. Leonard Weed, former commandant, will be asked to investigate if the facts support the claim.
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Topeka
Kaneb
Joseph
Camp Funston
Allen
Leonard Weed
Many Drake Men Killed in War Service
Des Moines reports reveal eighteen Drake University men killed on the battlefield or in camps with six hundred fifty men listed on the school's service roll. Captain Harry C. McHenry named as the first American officer killed in action.
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Des Moines
Rake University
Schod
Harry C. McHenry
Ex-ruler to seek divorce in Bohemia protestant era
Prague reports ex-Emperor Charles plans a divorce action against former Empress Zita. The case reportedly centers on alleged intrigue by the ex-empress linked to the famous peace letter to Prince Sixtus.
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Prague
Bohemia
Charles
Zita
Sixtus
Asquith Backs League of Outlines Plan at Queen’s Hall
Former Premier Asquith advocated internationalization of control and transport of the world’s munitions in a Queen’s Hall address supporting the league of outlines plan.
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Asquith
All Mun Lions
London
Queen's Hall
American Officers Arrive in Berlin to Study German Politics
Twenty one American officers have reached Berlin from Cologne to study the political situation in Germany, according to a news agency dispatch from Amsterdam.
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U. S. Army
London
Berlin
Cologne
Germany
Amsterdam
Kaiser Legally Dead Claim Shocks Tenants Near Potsdam
Prince Hite Friedrich, second son of Hohenzollern, told tenants on the former German emperor’s birthday that “you will never see the Kaiser again.” He asserted that circum stances have wiped him from the world’s history and declared, legally speaking, his father is dead.
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Friedrich
Potsdam
Amsterdam
Prince Hite
Herr Hohenzollern
Reds Lose Battle as Narva Attack Fails
A dispatch from Lendon dated February 3 reports that Trotzky ordered the Reds to recapture Narva with an army of five. The attack was launched but proved unsuccessful.
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Lendon
Deldngtorsus Trotzky
Narva
Poisoned Whisky Death Reported in Jonpson City
Shirley Caroblin, sixteen, died after drinking poisoned whisky bought at Tan lf na loons. The incident centers on a tainted liquor case in Jonpson City, Tl. Web.
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Jonpson City
Shirley Caroblin
Tan Lf Na Loons
Houses and items for sale in Fairfield area ads
Classified notices list multiple sales offers including a six room home at 406 W Burlington a reed baby carriage three Fairfield houses and lots and a vacant lot an 105 West Washington street house an exchange for 53 acres near Fairfield and prices from 1 200 to 725 for furniture and a car plus rental listings for four furnished rooms a nine room house with furnace and a low rent. contact numbers and addresses provided.
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W. Burlington
Fairfield
Calvin Hoskins
West Washington Street
Harry Howell
R. B. Louden
Lowe Street
Jacob Scheffel
WANTED WOMAN OR MAN FOR SHORT TERM WORK
Classified notices list several employment ads. A middle aged woman sought for a short time at 407 S B St, phone 12306. Other entries include hosiery sales with guaranteed pay, a dish washer, a chambermaid, a dining room girl, and a government railway mail clerk opening with age and pay details.
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S.b St
Norristown
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
America
Ford Automobile
F. B. Dickerson Co
Detroit
Mich
Leggett House
J. C. Leonard
Civil Service
Kenois Building
Washington D. C
West Side
Bevering
Iowa Cafe
Swift & Company Beef Pay Sparks Profit Illustration
A historical note explains that paying 13 dollars 13 cents per hundredweight for live cattle left no profit. If the price had been 13.13 dollars, the company would still have earned zero profit, illustrating the impact of unit pricing on margins.
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Swift & Company
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