Religious Pacifist Becomes War Hero York of Tennessee
The profile of Corporal York, born in Pall Mall Tennessee, details his shift from conscientious objector to famed World War I marksman. Raised in a Holiness Methodist environment, he joined the army willing to drill but not kill until battlefield evidence and a captain’s persuasion changed his stance. He killed 24 Germans and captured 1382, a discovery later verified by accident.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Chicago Daily News
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America
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Allegheny Mountain
Corporal York
Pall Mall
Fentress County
Tennessee
Wolf River
Allegheny Mountains
Penrest
Clemens
Virginia
North Carolina
Mark Twain
Janestown
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Holiness Church
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Ouatagel
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Progee
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Fregge
Gerinsuis
Witson
Shows Great Increase in Use of Artillery
The War Department released a table showing artillery use in World War I battles. It notes American troops at St Mihiel used about 330 times more artillery ammo than the Union did at Gettysburg, with Somme 1916 and Messines 1917 cited as peak offensive artillery, before tanks altered tactics.
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St. Mihiel
Gettysburg
War Department
Somme
Messines Ridge
Two Women in Love Triangle Seek New Life After Doctor
In Chicago in a law office setting, Mrs. Lucille Cicotte and Miss Lyda Thomas recount their shared ordeal with Dr. F J Cicotte. They claim he loved both, promised marriage, and urged them to resolve the situation, while admitting improper conduct and expressing disappointment in love.
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Doctor
Chicago
F. J. Cicotte
Erbstein, Heyman and Sellick
Lucille Cicotte
Jacob Hopkins
Lyda Thomas
Alexander H. Heyman
Doctor Cicotte
Mrs. Cicotte
Miss Thomas
Lyda
Lucille
Miss Thats
Robbers Warned as Steubenville Stores Display Safe Information
In Steubenville Ohio a warning is posted in stores about safeguarding safes from thieves. Local business men say amateur burglars with sledge hammers have targeted shops, prompting precautions to protect valuables and deter break ins.
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Ohio
Steubenville
Oka
August Flower Remedy and Household Tales
An advertisement touts GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER as a universal remedy for constipation and nervous indigestion with a gentle laxative effect. A joke about a maid’s silver wedding day ends with a quip that her father is dead. A riddle about a man staring at a portrait explains the cause of his injury.
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That Friend and the Theater Ticket Dilemma
In a dialogue from a newspaper page a mother doubts attending the theater with Albert. Albert reveals he has three tickets and asks what to do with the extra. The suggestion is to invite the man they usually meet between acts so he can join them.
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Albert
Secret Engagement Talk Sparks Gossip in Brooklyn
In a brief exchange, one person asks for secrecy about an engagement while another reveals a rival's remark about the marriage prospects. The dialogue reflects social pressure and public interest in personal matters as reported by the Brooklyn Citizen.
A Diagnosis From A Quip On Conversation
A worried agriman asks a doctor about his wife who is described as dramatic and incoherent. The physician quips to go home and switch off the party line telephone, noting she has been listening in too much. The piece ends with a jab about fortunes made from others curiosities.
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Agriman
Kansas City Star
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