World's Biggest Trust Company Part of Uncle Sam's War Work
Washington reports describe the biggest trust company as part of wartime efforts. Agencies under the alien property custodian highlight enemy owned assets seized to fund the U S war, with citizens as stockholders and the treasury as custodian. A Palmer urges citizens to report enemy properties for confidential handling and swift conversion to bonds to support ships and food.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Washington
Baw
Congress
United ‘States
United * States
Bureau of Investigaion
Niien
Francis P. Carvan
Jerome
New York
Germany
A. Mitchell Palmer
Treasury
Palmer
Ay Mitchell Palmer
America
Wiliam Penn
Éalien
Sleeping In King’s Bed Sparks Parisian Luxury Tale
A Seattle report describes sleeping in a bed once used by a Greek king during his visit to France. A valet dressed in velvet and gold lace attended the guest, highlighting opulent colonial era hotel lore and a noted royal guest experience.
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Seattle
Wash
Greece
France
Soldier notes furlough in France sleeping in royal chamber
Tudge Bly of Yatimea, a U.S. Marine, writes to his mother describing a furlough with Pershing’s forces in France. He recalls being quartered in a hotel for American soldiers on leave and sleeping in the chamber formerly used by a Grecian monarch, in the battle area.
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Tudge Bly
Yatimea
United States Marine Corps
Pershing
France
X. Sly
When U S Got Busy Man Made Check Good
During the Liberty loan campaign in Bartlesville China a solicitor obtained a $5 check as first payment on a $160 bond. The bank refused it, the payer remained absent, a federal agent intervened and the government receipt was honored, making the check good.
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Bartlesville
China
American gas masks best in world say British adviser
Maj J J Auld, chief advisor of the British scientific mission, declares American gas masks superior and gas proof. He notes German command offers ten quarks for any captured American mask and praises the American design for quick donning and practical fit during combat.
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Maj
J. J. Auld
Auld
Bravest Woman in War Returns to Denver Home
Miss Eunice H. Benton known as the bravest woman of the war has returned to Denver after two years as a Red Cross ambulance driver on the western front in France. She plans to reenter government service to train women as ambulance drivers. Benton is famed for outdoor skills and endured repeated fire while helping move the wounded and driving an ambulance.
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Denver
Colo
Eunice H. Benton
Denever
France
Red Cross
German Language Suppressed in the South
In Birmingham Alabama German language and German names are being dropped in the South. Rev Hang Reuter of Zion Lutheran Church announced plans to discontinue preaching in German. Schools have eliminated German instruction and businesses shift from German to English, with many Southern cities following suit.
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Birmingham
Hang Reuter
Zion Lutheran Church
Grant's Memorial Day salute and Civil War reflections
A nostalgic account recalls General Grant’s farewell salute as veterans march past his New York home on Memorial Day. Cardinal Qybors questions civilized warfare, likening to JerUSAlem’s arch, and the piece alternates with verse about sacrifice, heroism, and the Civil War’s toll.
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Grant
Qtybors
Lee
Washington
Union
Jerusaiet
Titus' Arch
Grand Army of the Republic
New York City
Millions of Men Involved in War Count
When peace was declared the number of troops engaged had mounted to 2,772,408 of which the North accounted for a little over two million.
This Memorial Day by Herman Hagedorn
Memorial Day observed as Americans set aside work to decorate graves with roses and blossoms while remembering fathers, mothers, and citizens who died in wars. The piece links past sacrifices with current resolve to defend liberty against a formidable foe and pledges unity, courage, and enduring peace.
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Battlefelds
Lusitania
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Fredericksburg
Chickimauga
Wilderness
Belgium
France
Serbia
Armenia
Washington
Lincoln
Truasia
Roumania
Italy
Rince
Iberty
Ley
Lberty
bDina
Flanders
Will Be With Us Many Years Soldiers Remain
Old soldiers linger in memory as their ranks thin yet strong. The article notes their long service and many marches still ahead before they depart to the bourne from which there is no return.
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Male
Bourne
Storms drive record Iowa losses says mutual insurer
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Co secretary J B Herriman says storms over May 6 8 21 caused unprecedented statewide damage. Losses exceed 176000 with counties including Hamilton Story Marshall Jasper and many in north east and central Iowa. The firm has paid over 146000 in spring claims and may levy a two mill assessment to cover ongoing and future losses.
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Iowa
J. B. Herriman
Town Mutual Tornado Insurance Co
Hubbell P Building
Des Moines
Loseen
Torriman
Hamilton
Story
Marshall
Jasper
Mahaska
Keolawk
Jefferson
Johnson and Henry
Towa
Butler
Floyd
Chickasaw
Winneshiclk
Alismakee
Norwestern
Monona County
Clayton
Blackhawk County
Carroll
Greene
Webster
Jurdin
Fayette
Bonona
Newton
Acmount
Protecta
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Company
Self Education and Self-Taught Excellence
A New York Commercial essay extols self education over formal schooling. It cites a famed geologist who never attended college and a diplomat who left school at sixteen to sail with East India merchants, learning languages by studying encyclopedias and reference books.
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United States
Wis
New York Commercial
Bulgarian Carpets Prized by Modern Bulgarian Industry
Bulgarian carpets have evolved since the 1878 Hibernation period, shifting from domestic use in a Turkish province to a thriving industry. Over the last decade, Bulgarian designs, textures, and finishes have surpassed Turkish, Romanian, Serbian, and Greek manufacturers in quality and style.
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Bulgaria
North American Moose Description and Traits
A damaged excerpt describes the North American moose as the largest member of the deer family native to northern regions. It notes full grown adults reach about six and a half to seven feet at the shoulder and weigh 1,000 to 1,800 pounds. The animal is tied to endurance and strength and is used symbolically for powerful persons.
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North America
Muyope
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Snow
Roy
Thors
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Chicago
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Vigilantes
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Co
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