Marines Rise to75 Thousand as War Ends
New York report on Major Edwin N. McClellan’s history of the United States Marine Corps in World War I shows growth from 13 725 to 75 101 officers and men, 3 620 deaths, and $29 948 748 paid. It details rapid mobilization, key exploits like the Fifth and Sixth regiments, awards including the Fourragere and Croix de Guerre, and 20 000 Marines deployed overseas with many garrison duties worldwide. The record covers strength, battles, casualties, and decorations through November 11 1918.
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New York
United States Marine Corps
Unites States
Edwin N. McClellan
Marine Corps
McClellan
United States
France
Henderson
de Kalb
Hancoess
Chateau Thierry
Deparrement
Hill 142
Bomesches
Belleau Wood
Vaux
Vanced
Philadelphia
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Hull
Aal- Uan
Guarda Nacionale Dominicana
Virgin Islands
Guantanamo Bay
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Guam
Cavite
Olorgape
Philippine Islands
Managua
Nicaragua
Peking
China
San Juan
Porto Rico
London
Cardiff
Paris
Azores
Marine Aviation
Medical Corps of the Navy
Wild Man Hyves Rampages Against Ranchers Cattle
On the Owyhee desert near Winnemucca Nevada ranchers report Hyves a wild man with long hair and beard has been killing their cattle and sheep. They urged Oregon authorities to capture him and prevent further losses after past encounters left him alive.
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Winnemueen
Nev
Owyhee
Nevada
Oregon
Bims
Killimge
Plan to tax bachelorhood in Paris
The finance committee of the chamber of deputies approved a plan for a supplementary tax on bachelors. The bill proposes a maximum 40 percent rate on incomes over 1,000,000 francs with reductions for lower incomes. Wage earners would face a unspecified rate with deductions allowed.
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Paris
Finance Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Bees On A Spree Near Newhall Grade
Los Angeles reports several swarms of bees in the Ridge route area near Newhall grade quitting work recently. Deputies Kennedy and Nelson said the bees were on a spree after a large tanker carrying wine wrecked on the road and spilled its cargo, tempting the bees who appeared to be under the influence.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Newhbal
Demity
Kennedy
Nelson
Woman in New York Born as Granddaughter and Grandmother
Mrs. Katherine B. Reddingfield is described as the only woman in New York who is both grandmother and grandmother to a newborn through her daughter. The great grandmother Mrs. Elizabeth Belasca of Brooklyn is active at eighty seven.
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Alec
New York
Katherine B. Reddingfield
Elizabeth Belasca
Brooklyn
Boy Scientist Harold Sever Sought by Federal Agents
Federal agents are searching nationwide for Harold C Sever known as the Harvard boy scientific marvel who recently perfected a new receiving set for wireless. He left Valparaiso Indiana for Chicago to present the invention but never reached the city. Private detectives railroad police and federal agents have found no trace of him, fueling theories he was abducted by foreign agents.
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Federal Department of Justice
Harold C. Sever
Harvard
Valparaiso
Ind
Chicago
Federal
Disabled workers find jobs under new employment scheme
Since the national scheme began last September 9,500 firms agreed to employ a 5 percent quota of disabled staff. About 7,000 jobs have been guaranteed, but 40,000 disabled men remain unemployed as hospitals hold more to discharge. Roles range from clerks to teachers for those with one arm.
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London
U S Board Reports 1 387 Ships In Service
The United States Shipping Board reports 1 4587 steamships with over 8 300 000 deadweight tons in total. 1 179 ships were in actual operation February 1 under director John Cushing. Ships operate from U S ports on 40 trade routes with substantial tonnage in northern European trade. Transpacific service accounts for about 14 percent, South American and West Indian Caribbean 21 percent, and New York hosts 26 regular lines.
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New York
United States Shipping Board
John Cushing
Italy Aims to Smooth Paths for American Tourists
Washington reports the Italian government plans smoother travel to Italy for Americans. Officials expect a large influx to ease exchange issues and offset postwar dollar premia. New hotels are planned and train schedules reviewed to attract visitors.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Italy
California Oak Tree Claim as Largest in State
George Robb of Del Rosa reports discovering in the San Bernardino mountains a colossal oak near Crestilne that he says measures 35 feet in diameter, seven feet more than the previous statewide record near Chico.
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San Bernardino
Cal
George Robb
del Rosa
San Bernardino Mountains
California
Crestilne
Chico
King William IV praised in study of his shipboard notes
New York Public Library highlights volumes once owned by William IV and his heirs, bearing autographs and naval ranks. The exhibit cites eighteenth century slang, candid annotations in his cabin, and the prince’s moments in New York in 1782, including plans to seize him.
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King of
England
New York
Hebe
Bulletin
Duke of Bolton
George Lord Viscount Mount
George IV
Mahattan
Prince William Henry
Washington
New Jersey
Hanover Square
Orden
Jersey
Prnce
Astor
Cogewell
Europe
William IV
Great Britain and
Ireland
Acting Mayor Kirwan Prefers Horse Over City Auto in Louisville
In Louisville Kentucky Acting Mayor Kirwan relies on his horse and bogey rather than the city’s big automobile. He says he needs reliable return trips and notes his faithfulness to Tam and Sam. The piece highlights his preference for non-automobile transportation.
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Louisville
Kirwan
Sam
Kir
Wan
Rome Bi Murder Mystery Deepens in Painter’s Case
Rome reels over the murder of Bice Simonetti with her husband Luigi Mesones, a Peruvian-born painter and diplomat’s son. Investigators allege an accomplice helped stage a refugee death and erase clues while Mesones, once supported by her father, faces arrest near Castelgondolfo.
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Rome
Luigi Mesones
Roman
Peru
Simonetti
Mesones
Hill
Castelgondolfo
Cig
Poman
Grand Duke
Cyril
Ronan
Signor
Mescenes
Bice Simonetti
Bice
Porklind
Berlin Garbage Men Grow Rich
Berlin garbage collectors now earn more than many professors and minor officials. A single worker with a wagon and two horses makes 9,000 marks yearly plus tips, creating a powerful, tyrant-like figure who refuses to remove garbage without fees.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Tf One Iis
Mexico Seeks Direct War Dept Oversight of Boy Scout Push
The Boy Scout movement in Mexico is viewed favorably as it expands under direct supervision of the War Department. A commission has been appointed to visit the United States and Latin American nations to forge closer ties among scout organizations.
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Mexico
Repiblic
Department of War
United States
Slow to Accept Buddhism in Japan 502 to 722
Buddhism arrived in Japan in 502 and gained the favor of elites while Shinto followers resisted. The faith was written in Chinese and prayers were offered in that language. Emperors supported a policy of syncretism, and Emperor Shomu backed a Daibutsu statue at Nara completed in 722 after 14 years of casting and construction.
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Japan
Elyeles
Shomu
Daibutsu
Uadellin
Nara
Sword of Damocles in a misquoted reflection
A fragment discusses the fable of the sword of Damocles and cautionary moral tones. It references Dionysus the Elder and Syracusan context, noting ignorance of danger amid a better time. The passage blends myth with reflections on luck and hazard.
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Damocles
Dionysus the Elder
Syracise
Greece
Lesson at a Banquet Ends With a Sword Threat
Dionysius plans to teach a courtier a lesson for flattering the monarch. He invites the man to a grand banquet, where a sword appears above his head held by a single half. The courtier's escape and feelings during the rest of the feast are implied.
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Dionysius
Damecles
Fair Tales and Arranged Matches Across Regions
The National Geographic Society bulletin notes varied practices in historical tales and customs. It cites Indian arranged marriages after tournaments, Greenland East Coast norms reversing control over brides, and New Hebrides brides seeking escape from unhappy marriages with mixed outcomes, including punitive acts and reconciliations.
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India
Greenland
National Geographic Society
Bouletin
Still Make Use of Blowgun Among Keout hr finns in Loutsland
The blowgun remains popular for hunting birds among the Keout hr finns in Loutsland. The weapon is a smooth tube about six feet long, with eight inch darts coated with thistledown or cotton. The hunter loads a dart, places lips to the tube, and uses a breath burst to propel the dart toward his quarry.
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Loutsland
Tobacco and colonists shape early American trade
The article notes America as a leading tobacco producer and consumer at the dawn of colonial expansion. It mentions tobacco driving wealth and growth, drawing settlers to the New World and fueling early commerce that formed Jamestown’s development and streets.
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Tolmees
Tee
Jamestown
Trade fragments and garbled lines around warrants and figures
Garbled OCR text mentions a warrant and names Loni and Sidler amidst scattered phrases about trade, transit, and identity. The readable items are fragmentary with no clear event, date, or place to anchor a full report.
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Tvers
Boy
Scientific Marvel
U. S. Board
Navy
W.l.douglas Shoes
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Doupe
W. L. Dows
Julius Sudranski
West Side Square
Maria
Udine
Signor Simonetti
Mergue
Tiber
Prince Borghese
Maria Rotelleni
Mesone
Simoneni
Korea
Sword OF Damocles
America
Land of Tobacco
Neue
H. B. Troyer
Osteopathic
Putnam Electr Company
Donner
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