Million Letters In the Mails Today Bearing Magic Words With the Colors
On Hempstead Plain Long Island the Rainbow division rests before France as 27,000 men shelter under damp canvas. The Y M C A runs seven big tents supplying letters and comforts, keeping home ties alive with “With the Colors” messages. The article extols Y M C A offerings from writing paper to pocket testaments and tea, describes worldwide activities from London to trenches, and urges donations to a $35 million drive to sustain wartime aid for American and allied troops.
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Hempstead Plain
Long Island
Rainbow
France
Iowa
Des Moines
America
Association
Fatal desert of Kara-Kum tale of caravans and doom
The Kara-Kum desert is described as a deadly land called the tomb of caravans. Travelers would ride camels from Samarcand and Bokhara toward Meru, endure daytime heat of intense glare, confront a shifting sea of sand, and risk losing the faint bone and stick markers guiding passage between wells.
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Samarcand
Bokhara
Meru
Europe
Caspian
Kara-Kum
Sahara
Desert
The Simple Breakfast Declared Supreme by A J R
The Minneapolis Journal records A J R proclaiming the simple breakfast as supreme. A routine meal includes water, cereal or wheat biscuit with cream, Colorado peach, two slices bacon, two slices toast, coffee with cream and sugar, two doughnuts, and a treat of chocolate for the baby, all leaving one fortified until noon.
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Minneapolis Journal
Colorado
Why Look After Daddy
A mother guides Mary as she heads downtown with her father and receives rules for good behavior. Mary asks if daddy can take care of himself, prompting a gentle reminder about safety and holding hands when crossing the road.
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Daddy
Mary
General Maude Dies in Mesopotamia at 53
General Maude, head of British forces in Mesopotamia, died after a brief illness. Premier Lloyd George lauded him as a great leader and recalled his career that led to the capture of Bagdad and other successes in Mesopotamia. He was fifty three and had previously served in France where he was wounded.
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London
Maude
Mesopotamia
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Bagdad
Frederick Stanley Maude
France
The Constant Drive Behind Success
A famous author and a writer in the American Magazine discuss the pressure of continued achievement. They compare success to a waiter’s service, showing that ongoing high performance keeps value, while resting leads to decline and criticism.
Old judicial systems rooted in tribal chiefs to Hammurabi
In Case and Comment Lewis M. Hosea traces the evolution of law from tribal elders to ancient Egypt and Hammurabi, noting enduring principles later shaping Roman civil law. The piece links Homeric imagery to the modern court trial concept and reflects on the timeless quest for impartial justice.
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Lewis M. Hosea
Insead
Egypt
Babylon
Europe
Federal agents raid I W W headquarters in Minneapolis
Federal agents raid the Industrial Workers of the World headquarters in Minneapolis and seize literature and records to be used as evidence in the government case against IWW leaders held in Chicago under indictment. The raid followed a Chicago request by the U S Attorney's office seeking further evidence on the IWW's activities within the agricultural department.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Industrial Workers of World
Chicago
Federal Grand J
Unit States District Attorney's
Agricultural Department of the & Ww. W
Youth Admits Poison Plot In Chicago Crimes
John Henry Langmann confessed a plotted murder conspiracy involving his foster father John Langmann and his first wife. He said insect powder was used to kill them to seize the $8,000 estate, with the second Mrs Langmann and her son John Kegas as co conspirators. The poison was said to be purchased by Langmann but administered by the woman.
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Chicago
John Henry Langmann
John Langmann
Langmann
John Kegas
Two Bank Robbers Taken in Kansas Capture
In Coffeyville Kansas on November 20 two men who robbed the Liberty State Bank at Liberty of 3600 were captured near Angola by posses from Liberty and Angola. 3100 dollars were recovered with 500 thrown into a creek. The capture occurred without a shot fired and the prisoners are being taken to Independence.
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Fas O7
Perflon
Harry Lauder
United States
Coffeyville
Kan
Liberty State Bank
Liberty
Angola
Ao Creek
Independence
Great Men Die Young and the Prime of Life
The piece notes that many celebrated figures die young and ponders the idea of the prime of life. It lists Alexander the Great at 32 Caesar at 55 Napoleon at 52 Cromwell 59 Shakespeare 52 Dickens 58 and observes most revolution leaders died before 50 with Robespierre 36 Desmoulins 34 Danton 35 and Mirabeau 42.
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Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
Napoleon
Oliver Cromwell
Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Robespierre
Desmoulins
Danton
Mirabeau
Proper wages and worker welfare in industry
The Cleveland Plain Dealer argues that fair pay and worker well being are essential to sound business management. The era of judging industry by yearly dividends alone is over. Human factors must be considered in industrial operation beyond profits.
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Cleveland H. Dodge
East Twenty-eighth Street
New York City
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Self Confidence Wins and Fails in Career Outlook
Hugo Masters argues that self confidence determines success more than talent. He cites Physical Culture observations that a confident man with moderate skill often outperforms a more capable person who doubts himself. Confidence shapes outcomes across business and life, with repeated historical proof.
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Hugo Masters
What Will the Harvest Be
The article argues Americans live in a nation ringed by mines and nets. Since the war began the navy has sown waterways and harbors with defensive gear. Harbors use submarine catching nets while rivers are planted with mines.
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Niksah
Navy Department
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Uncle Sam
Navy
High Seas
J. W. W. Headquarter
Henry Langmann
Institution At Liberty
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