Hospital units advance guard of expeditionary force
Mary Dewhurst reports in the New York Tribune on the U S M R C base hospital units preparing for service in France. Units organized nationwide gear up with doctors, nurses, and civilian staff, aiming to staff 500 beds per hospital and support wounded behind front lines. Civilian workers, including wives of doctors, seek nurse aids, while clerical posts see limited openings.
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Mary Dewhurst
New York Tribune
New York
United States
Europe
Solifees
France
America
United States Medical Reserve Corps
Army
Col. Jefferson, R. Kean
Cross
Massachusetts General Hospital
San Francisco
Kean
Hinge
Beter
Presbyterian Hospital
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Philippines
Amd
Presbyterian
Sydney Burnap
AIDS IN RECRUITING THE FIRST RESERVE ENGINEER
The article highlights Private Thomas J. Whalen of KMo boken as a top recruiter for the First Reserve Engineer regiment. He enlisted last Wednesday and helped bring in another recruit Thursday. His wife and seven year old daughter visited Tuesday, the girl in khaki with a red white and blue ribbon, marching in front of the recruiting office carrying a painted standard urging others to join the Engineers.
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Lo Entist
Thomas J. Whalen
Kmoboken
Spring geyser found near Afton Wyoming
A. G. McCain reports a geyserlike spring seven miles from Afton that pumps clear cold water for about 20 minutes then ceases for 20 minutes. The spring supplies roughly half Swift Creek’s flow and aided a sawmill boom years ago. A settler’s Swift Creek mill ran into idle periods when the water line diverted to the mill.
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Laramie
Wyo
Wyoming
A. G. McCain
Distriet Forester
Afton
McCain
Women Take Roles on Portland Street Cars
Portland officials report women conductors may collect fares and aid mothers on street cars as labor shortages grow. With 600 conductors citywide and women replacing Japanese car cleaners, rail firms in the Pacific Northwest foresee women filling roles to free men for heavier tasks. Spokane Portland & Seattle and Hill system terminals are cited as examples of expanding women workers in transportation and retail.
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Portland
Ore
Woeman
England
France
Pacific Northwest
Spokane
Portland& Seattle
Port
Hill
Ling
Deserters Granted Leniency by Military Courts
Boston soldiers who deserted before the war declaration have surrendered in large numbers. Maj. Gen. Clarence Edwards announced leniency for such cases if no civil crime occurred, with courts to decide dishonorable discharge only if warranted. Local commanders urged to extend clemency for sincere efforts to amend past conduct.
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Boston
Mass
Tog
Department of the, Northwest
Clarence BR
Hdwards
Cleveland Unit Heads to France in Early War Effort
Nurses and doctors volunteer for service as mobilization orders push seven hospital units to France. Cleveland’s unit leads, with 150 civilians including 76 near diploma, sailing to join the war effort amid celebrations planned in Europe. The crew, paid on life-saving duty, anticipates parade duties to drum and fife as they reach Buckingham Palace or the Champs Elysees.
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Lakeside Hospital Uit
George W. Crile
Philadelphia
Presbyterian
United States Medical Reserve Corps
Red Cross
Armerican Red Cross
France
Washington
Cleveland
Lower
Hoover
Lakeside Hospital
Europe
Buckingham Palace
Champs Elysees
Suits Turned In Hungary Reflect Patriotism and Frugality
In Budapest, worn coats with right side pockets show a patriotism born of hardship. Prominent patrons in chic settings display the trend, as many cannot afford new suits. Tailors refuse new orders, instead offering to turn and alter old suits for about 10 to 15 dollars, or 9 dollars cash in advance for a guilty.
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Budapest
Hungary
River Navigation to Boom in Memphis and Rivers
A new company with 2,500,000 capital is being organized to develop Mississippi river navigation and more similar firms are expected within months. River men foresee relief from rail congestion as water movement expands from New Orleans to St Paul via the Mississippi and its tributaries including Ohio and Missouri rivers.
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Memphis
Ttown
Mississippi River
New ‘Orleans
St. Paul
Mississippi
Ohio River
Missouri River
Fragmentary notice of a St Louis mule shipment case
A damaged OCR fragment mentions St Louis Missouri and a mule shipment, with unclear names and actions. The readable bits reference proving a mules device and a site, but the exact events, persons, and dates remain unreadable.
Liberty Loan campaign urged buying bonds nationwide
Government officials push the Liberty Loan drive as a patriotic duty for all Americans to own bonds. Details explain bond terms, tax treatment, and how funds will be used for the war effort, with remarks from officials and coverage of the British mission farewell and nurses aids for Europe.
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United States
eBy Edward B. Clark
Washington
H. P. Stevenson
River Forest
Gan To
Robert W. Woolley
Mint
Nan
Woolley
Treasury
Mr. Woolley
State Department
Middle West
British Commission
AT Balfour
Great Britain
Uar
Republic
Union
Pacific
America
England
Europe
France
Astronauts Explain Flag Orientation in Display Rules
The Stars and Stripes describe proper flag display: on a horizontal surface stars appear in the upper left corner. on a horizontal arrangement stripes align with the upper right. Vertical stripes change the orientation rules accordingly.
Pinhole in Negatives During Development
Misprinted note describes small irregular shaped specks appearing in negatives during development. The fragment notes a tendency for tiny pinholes or perforations to form, suggesting possible issues with emulsion exposure or chemical agitation impacting image quality.
Playing Deep Game Ethel Shopping Return
Fragmentary note recalls a scene where Ethel and others engage in a deep game and shopping activity after returning. The text hints at a casual, domestic moment with incomplete phrases and quotes.
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Ethel
A Bang at Boreleigh
Dialogue excerpt showing Mr Boreleigh and Miss Keen in a witty exchange about money and social pretensions highlighting a clever clash of minds and class awareness. A fragment hints at themes of ambition and propriety in a social setting.
Suffering and work across social classes
A fragment reflecting on William Ellery Channing's idea that the rich endure more existential strain than the poor who lack work. The text contrasts overtaxed labor with life’s restless drive for action and meaning. It reads as a philosophical quote about human evolution and effort.
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William Ellery Channing
King Solomon's Song Appearance of Birds and Spring
Poetic fragment notes King Solomon declaring winter done and flowers appearing. It references birds singing and the voice of the turtle dove heard across the land, signaling the arrival of spring.
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Solomon
King Solomon
Koenig Wilhelm II Quietly Targeted by German Plot
New York World reveals how the Koenig Wilhelm II liner was sabotaged in peacetime with damaged engine cylinders and packed cotton explosive material. After seizure, four of eight high and low pressure cylinders were ruined, others replaced. engineers inspected dynamos and piping for further bombs.
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New York
Germany
United States
Stars and Stripes
New York World
North River
West One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street
Malone
Congress
Koenig Wilhelm
Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company
South
Brooklyn
Germans To Rewrite Bible In New German Bible Plan
The Hague reports a Kronnzeitung article stating Germany plans to rewrite the Bible after the war. It claims Germans will create a new, purer Bible infused with the German spirit of kultur and morality for national uplift and moral leadership. The piece denounces British use of the Bible for commerce and hypocrisy.
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Hague
Kronnzeitung
Berlin
England
Germany
Weekly Day of Rest Begins in May at Munition Works
Glasgow reports the ministry of munitions will grant Sunday as a day of rest starting in May for workers at major munition plants in Scotland and England. The move comes after seven day work weeks strained health and hindered production, aiming to protect workers while maintaining war supply output.
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Scotland
England
Glasgow
Ministry of Munitions
Mormon Garment Rules Under Review for Navy Enlistment
Salt Lake City report says Lieut Edwin Guthrie seeks navy bureau approval to allow Mormon members who wear temple garments to enlist. He notes religious scruples clash with standard navy undergarment rules and aims to waive regulations so adherents may serve. The garment resembles a full body union suit.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Navy
Edwin Guthrie
Navy Recruiting Office
Bureau of Navigation
Guthrie
United States
Plants Tiny Garden Between Skyscrapers Portland
In a scant ten square feet between two downtown Portland skyscrapers a crude board sign reads Do your bit by keeping off these spuds. A patriotic gardener turned the grass patch into a potential producer of foodstuffs during the present crisis.
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Portland
Mexican Dies for Allies in World War I
London reports the first known Mexican to fall for the allies is Lieut. Tuan Aldana, who died in the Arras fighting after rising from the ranks.
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London
Tuan Aldana
Arras
Zeppelin decline after Zeppelins in wartime era
The report from Geneva and Romanshore notes Zeppelin plans falter after Count Zeppelin’s death. Factory staff cuts and wartime delays stall airship construction. Friedrichshafen sources say German authorities will not order more Zeppelins, delaying completion of a large airship frame. A London report mentions a girl conductor reporting a thief and the omnibus company’s reward.
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Friedrichshafen
London
Local’ Omnibus .Corporation
AIRMEN OF ALLIES LOOK TO AMERICA
British and French air officers discuss early American participation in war flying. They endorse sending 5,000 pilots and mechanics, training in Britain before joining squadrons in France, and note planes and expertise could be supplied to the Allies while Americans build own matériel. The piece emphasizes courage, training, and costly but vital air service.
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Ifrance
America
England
France
British
Royal Flying Corps
United States Army
British Flying Corps
Allie
Britain
SPO
Frank Tinney Enlists in Navy at New York Station
Frank Tinney the comedian is among 37 applicants accepted at the Navy recruiter station at 34 East Twenty second Street New York. He enlists as an ordinary seaman sacrificing a salary of more than $1,000 a week.
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Frank Tinney
Navy
New York
East Twenty-second Stree
Minney
Coast Artillery Gun Disabled at Honolulu Coast Defense Site
A Coast Artillery gun at Fay Derassy in Honolulu was found disabled and will be out of commission for about three months. Investigators report gear stripping during coast defense maneuvers. no responsibility for the damage has been assigned.
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Coast Artillery
Honolulu
Fay Derassy
Commissio
Coast Defense 17
Neuvers
Roumanians Starve in Famine Struck Moldavia
Russian papers arriving here report a terrible famine in the Moldavian region still held by Roumanians. The distress is described as severe with reports of widespread hunger.
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Stockholm
Moldavia
Courage of Newark Girl Highlights Street Theft Verdict
A young girl on a Liverp|ol omnibus tackled a thief at the scene, holding him until police arrived. The judge praised her courage and the thief was convicted, underscoring the bravery shown by the unnamed Newark girl in the incident.
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Tor
Newark
The
Poison for Rabbits in British Colonies
Reports indicate poisoning by phosphized grain is an effective method to check rising rabbit populations in certain parts of the British colonies. Authorities caution about humane use and legal restrictions while noting potential ecological impact.
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Brit
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