Discipline Across Armies Shapes American Troops in France
Heywood Brown reports on how American troops in France learn discipline from French English and Australian traditions. He describes varied officer class origins from reserve officers to noncommissioned leaders and recounts Pershing as the stern guiding force ensuring uniform standards and readiness.
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Heywood Broun
France
New York Tribune and Syndicate
Cornell
Egypt
Bill
Paris
Ber Mn
Alligator Found in Sewer in Pittsburgh North Side
Pittsburgh report notes an alligator living in a sewer on the North Side. The unidentified animal has drawn attention as residents consider its presence a local oddity. George is cited as a local reference point.
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Pittsburgh
George
Noted Beauty Ava Willing Astor Aids War Relief
The article profiles Mrs Ava Willing Astor first wife of the late John Jacob Astor living in London. She dedicates time to war relief work amid London society and nobility interest. Her daughter Muriel assists in relief efforts while reports mention visits from Mrs Vincent Astor and suitors among the nobility.
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Ava Willing Astor
John Jacob Astor
London
Astor
Muriel
Man Discovers Gator at Home After Sewer Job
Moul a trusted Bureau of Highways and Sewers employee, found a three foot alligator after lifting a manhole on Royal Street. A strange man’s face startled him before the reptile surfaced. He carried the animal to his home on Locklit Street to figure out how it reached the North.
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Moul
Bureau of Highways and Sewers
Locklit Street
Royal Street
Florida
German Coal Shortage Deepens Amid War Strain
Amsterdam reports worsening coal famine across Germany as miners return from the front and prisoners work the pits. Despite 20 percent cuts in electric and gas use, heating and cooking bans grew, and many cities shut lighting plants. War material makers warn contracts cannot be fulfilled if conditions persist.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Meatless Days on Spokane Portland and Seattle Rail Cars
Portland diners adopt meatless meals on Mondays and Fridays aboard the Spokane Portland and Seattle line. Chefs are instructed to minimize waste and passengers receive cards with tips to cut waste. The move follows a request from the Washington food administration to reduce leftovers.
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Portland
Ore
Spokane
Seattle
Hill
Food Administration
Washington
Railround
Indiana Patriot League Formed to Back War Effort
Indianapolis reports the formation of the Indiana Patriot League with Henry Lane Wilson as president. The group, tied to the state council of defense, aims to mobilize business and professional leaders, create chapters in Indiana cities, and promote patriotic support for the war.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Patriot League
Henry Lane Wilson
United States
Mexico
Lemecke Building
State Council of Defense
League
Gavin
Edgar A. Perkins
A.M. Glosshbrenner
Robert Lieber
Henry W. Bennett
Samuel M. Ralston
Charles BE. Cox
Thomas A. Wynne
The
Charles E. Cox
Col
John T. Barnett
A. M. Glossbrenner
Henry C. Atkins
William P. Kappes
Sol Kiser
Frank J. Stalnaker
James W. Noel
W. C. Bobbs
Winfield T. Miller
William A. Pickens
William P. Herod
Eben Wolcott
Charles N. Williams
C. Ayres
Owen D. Odell
John J. Hollett
Dr. G. V. Woollen
Frank E. Gavin
Charles FE. Remster
Albert Rabb
Ernest Bross
Thomas B. Noble
Meredith Nicholson
John H. Holliday
Charles Martindale
Tphilip Zoercher
Stoughton A. Fletcher
County defense councils urged to push war speaking campaign
The Tachung state council of defense chaired by Will AL Hays sent letters to county councils urging immediate action in a vigorous speaking campaign to educate the public on why the United States is at war. The letters request names of willing speakers sent to Prof. J. J. Pottifohin of Indiana University who heads the speakers bureau.
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Indiana Horticultural Socety
Indiana
Rrangville
Indianapolis
Tri- County
New York
National Council of Defense
University Club
Medical Reserve Corps
Congress
General Medical Board
Council of National Defense
Owen
Navy
Statehouse
Will H. Hays
State Council of Defense
Madison Walsh
Washington
Knights of Columbus
James P. Goodrich
Hays
War Department
United States
Harry Wade
Knights of Pythias
Nays
Madison Z. Walsh
B. L. Branigan
Franklin
Grand Lodge of Masons
A. A. Spears
Brazil
Independent
Order of Od Fellowa
Arch Hobbs
Red Men
Miss Tarquina Loss
Daughters of the Revolution
Tachung
Indiana Women’s Council Plans Appeal After Suffrage Bill
Mrs Helix J McWhirter president of the Legislative Council of Indiana Women says victory is assured for suffrage, despite opposition. The council will join other groups to appeal to the state Supreme Court while urging supporters to register.
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Nener
Helix J. McWhirter
Legislative Council of Indiana Women
Legislative Council
Euprepie Court
Patent note on Watson Coleman and Wright Indian PillA tonic
Fragmentary OCR mentions Watson Coleman of Washington DC and patent references. It notes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pill contain only vegetable ingredients acting as a gentle tonic and purgative by stimulation, not irritation.
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Wright
Unclear War Logistics Reflected In Distant Fronts
A New York journal contemplates how Iron ore and trivial tasks branch into global war effort choices from Sinai to Arras. The piece notes the vast, disjointed burdens across departments and questions whether ordinary tools and margins suffice for war. A conversational aside ends with a blunt line about a simple trouble: only soft drinks. When a wise man falls in love he wives his brain a vacation.
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Canton
Marseilles
Creusot
War
Admiralty
Bullecourt
Sussex
Liverpool
Roumania
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University of Nebraska
Nebraska
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Leutenant
Papa Pershing
Pittsburgh Bureau of Highways and Sewers
Porta
Amerie Enblom
Indiana Patriotic League
Henry L. Wilson
Council of Defense
State Board of Accounts
Goodrich
Arthur Miller
Heth Township
Harrison County
Stella Beanblossom
Uartie Hays
Beulah Movurs Winders
Harriett Frank Ferree
Lee F. Sherman
Miller
John K. Frank
Washington Township
Richard Cunningham
Cunningham
Lora Shireman Fravel
Thomas J. McDowell
Bluffton
C. E H. Mead
Board of Health of
CG. W. Clark
Hoosier
Henry A. Roberts
Dean
Kentucky
T. B. Redd
Cadiz
Doan
Surn CO
Buffalo
Absorbine, JR
Prine
W. F. Young
Springfield
Mass
Watson E.coleman
Waeington
D.C
Isabel
Siema City Tribune
Sinai
Tigris
Albania
White Sea
Arras
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