Uncle Joe Feeds Yanks With Chocolate in Argonne
Joseph I. Kernan of Utica, a Knights of Columbus overseas secretary, ran a kitchen car supplying hot chocolate to American soldiers in the Argonne front. He and partners faced supply and road dangers, delivering 2,000 cups daily while aiding troops from the Seventy-seventh division. The effort earned him the nickname Uncle Joe from soldiers.
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New York
France
Joe
Owen Conner
New York Herald
America
Knights of Columbus
Joseph I. Kernan
Utica
N. Y
Argonne
K. of C
Sedan
Uncle Joe
Mr. Kernan
Francis Kernan
United States
Paris
du Chevy
Hin
Frederick Bundsehan
Louisville
Louis Lasage
Saa
Baccarat
Luneville
Fred Bundschau J
Camp Devre
K. C
Chevy
Fred Rundschau
Seventy-seventh
Unique U.S. meteorology chief leads LA chamber effort
Dr. Ford A. Carpenter of Los Angeles heads the new department of meteorology and aeronautics in the Los Angeles chamber of commerce. He left 31 years in the weather bureau to apply atmospheric knowledge to agriculture horticulture and navigation through practical climate facts. He recalls war era breakdowns on highways and a reunion with a former trench comrade over a New York restaurant encounter. He mentions a trunk of formalwear returning from France and his hesitation to swap K of C uniform for silk tuxedos.
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Ford A. Carpenter
Los Angeles
United States
Department of Meteorology and Aeronautics
New York
Uncle Joe
Argonne
France
K. of C
Fake U S Bills Ring Busted in Vienna
A Vienna police bust exposed a counterfeit operation preparing to print about $50,000 in bogus U S money. An engraver’s die was seized after a returning firm employee reported the theft and the printer claimed papers from a so called Ukrainian commission authority.
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Vienna
Austria
New Largest Warship to Slip Down the Ways
A Glasgow shipyard will launch a new battle cruiser touted as the largest warship in the world. The vessel aims to set records in naval construction as it slides into the river for completion.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Naval Construction
Wad of Chewing Gum Found in Eel in Royalton
John Pennington, an eel camp operator on the Juniata river, discovers a large eel with a wad of chewing gum stuck to its stomach wall. Investigation identifies the substance as a well chewed wad showing human tooth marks.
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Royalton
Pat John Pennington
Juniata
Hood largest warship in British navy history
Builders claim the Hood is not only the largest in the British navy but the largest warship ever built. Displacing about 44 000 tons normal, up to 48 000 tons loaded, with 144 000 shaft horsepower and turbines, it is expected to reach 31 knots.
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Hood
United States Navy
Eull Road
Hat Craving Woman Flees Store With $25 Hat
A stylishly dressed woman entered Mrs. Llewelyn Rosebrough’s milinery in St. Louis to wait for her mother. She tried on many hats, selected a $25 hat, then ran out crying “Mother, oh mother!” never returning. The discarded hat was later given to police as a lead.
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St. Louis
Llewelyn Rosebrough
City Orders Dogs To Wear Bells For Year
Asheville authorities announce a year long rule requiring every dog in the city to wear a bell. Officials have purchased a large supply of bells and ornaments for distribution to dog owners.
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Asheville
N. G
Indiana Brevities Packet Highlights Across Cities
Indiana notes report mayoral salary hikes in Wabash, coal and fuel strains in Lafayette, underweight students in Columbus, sugar shipments easing shortages in Indianapolis, and rate hearings delaying higher local exchange charges. Goshen tragedy, Crawfordsville appeals over worker death, and county notices including pork shortages, tax, and farm aid updates fill the rest.
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Wabash
Smith
Lafayette
Columbus
Norimu
Indianapolis
Stanley Wyckoff
Indiana
Michigan
Louisiana
Wyckoff
Central Union Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
Paul Haynes
Public Service Commissioner
Rollin I. Bunel
Muncie
Horace, G. Murphy
Delaware County
Federal
Atlanta
Anderson
United States Marshal’s Office
Washington, D. C
American Forestry Association
United States
Duntington
Ind
California
Dumont Kennedy
Crawfordsville
Iuntington
Framingham
Mass
Goshen
Here
Hattie McClure Nurtz
New York
Carrie McClure
Edward McClure
Jennie Shafer
Jacob Shafer
Mae Kurtz
Kurtz
Edward
Currie McClu
Bollman
George Downing
State Board
Downing
General Staff
Purdue University
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helps Ellensburg Woman
Ellensburg residents share a testimonial praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after illness post marriage. The letter notes improved mobility and ability to perform housework leading to the couple welcoming a child. The ad urges others with functional disorders to try the remedy and contact Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Lydia E. Pinkham
Johnson
R. No
Wesh
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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U. S
Moltster
Great Britain
Yaa
George Alexander Kessler
Sroma
Mr. Kensier
Girl
Mother
Brazil
Hutchison
State Tax Board
Nashville
State Board of Health
Linden
Leon Coogsey
Indiiana
Marione County
Gary
Gary Masons
Gary Biks
Loyal Order of Moose
Petersburg
Jesse EE. Eschbach
State Board of Accounts
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Ele Stansbury
Otto FL. Niauss
Princeton
Barr and Harris
Wees
Otto L. Krauss
Evansville
Strie Je
Southern Hospital For the Insane
Helfrich
Eli Stansbury
Michael Helfrich
Shelbyville
A. O. Baker
George R. ‘Olen
Fountaintown
Morristown
Justice of the Peace
Union
Perry
Vanderburg
Oe Wicmes
Eatonic
Banner Lye
Penn Chemical Works
Philadelphia
Yager
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