Battle of the Huns Two Flights Clash in French Sky
June 1 engagement reports two British officers leading a patrol colliding with a German Halberstadt decoy and two flights of German planes. Confusion led to friendlies attacking friendlies before British pilots drove the Halberstadt down and claimed two more scouts, with German planes also falling out of control. A separate patrol reportedly defeated about forty enemy craft in another fierce air clash. The article notes the bravery and tactical judgment of British leaders in drawing enemies into their own trap.
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France
Alr
Halbersadt
Halbertadt
Chaney & Co partner swears to illness cure claim
In Toledo Ohio an oath by Cheney a senior partner of Cheney & Co asserts a $100 reward for proof that catarrh can be cured. The affidavit mentions Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as the remedy and was sworn December 1 before a gray ward public official. The claim describes internal action on mucous membranes and lists other conditions like constipation and general family health.
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Toledo
Cheney
We Five
Cheney & Co
ANK
J. Cheney
Hal
Fiais
County Road Engineer: Key County Post in Public Roads
Rodman Wiley writes on the importance of selecting a county road engineer. He notes roads absorb roughly half of county taxes and stresses public interest in the appointment. The piece discusses the responsibility and impact of the County Road Engineer on local infrastructure.
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Rodman Wiley
Department of Public Roads
Frankfort
Sour Stomach Digestive Aid Advice
A brief health note explains sour stomach as a mild indigestion caused by rapid or excessive eating or unsuitable food. It advises eating slowly masticating thoroughly and avoiding meat at supper to prevent it, and suggests Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion when symptoms occur.
Baker signs 10000 army commissions in record time
Secretary of War Newton D Baker said he set a speed record by signing 10 000 army commissions in one hour and eighteen minutes in New York Friday. The achievement came before new Assistant Secretaries of War were appointed to ease the workload. Maj Gen McCain accounts for higher daily totals with larger output.
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Washington Post
Newton D. Baker
New York
Baker
McCain
Army
Barher
Ford for President Foretold by Ford Senator Bid
A Lansing report claims Henry Ford will seek the Republican nomination for United States Senator and then aim for the presidency. Insiders say Ford plans to serve briefly as senator before moving on to run against Wilson or the Democratic successor, though the idea may be speculative. Ford’s discussions over the past weeks reportedly center on the Presidency rather than a long Senate term.
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Lancing
Mich
Henry Ford
United States
Republican Party
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic Party
Ford
Senate
A Toast to Blue and Gray Across the Fields
Poem fragment salutes northern and southern troops with lines invoking Grant Lee and broader Civil War imagery. Ends with hopeful blessing for both sides as they meet in May on the fields and spirit.
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France
Grant
Sons of the North
Lee
Aus
Avg
Rich in Germany Ate Hoarding Foor
Private letters from Germany, in allied hands, reveal distress over food shortages and civil unrest. Writers condemn militarists and Junkers, blaming them for prolonging the war while the rich hoard and the poor starve. A Berlin correspondent notes riots may worsen unless peace comes. A Central Germany letter argues that if the rich had nothing to eat, the war would end.
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London
British Admiralty Peer Wireless Prem
Germany
Man
Berlin
Junkers
War talk alarms readers in scattered letters
Across the country readers express strong opposition and disgust with pat-German methods in letters to the editor. A writer from Brettin voices concern that there will be no peace and condemns the current approach.
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Brettin
German blockade unlikely as warships brace US shores
London reports Vice Admiral Sir Rosalyn Wemyss the first sea lord says German Sabe marine activity off the Atlantic coast should not alarm. He notes only one submarine operates near the American coast and that its voyage aimed to frighten the US. He calls for centralized warfare in the North Sea near the Mediterranean and praises American naval cooperation in European waters.
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London
Atlantic
United States
Sir Rosalyn Wemysa
British Admiratty
Ita
Hartford County Officials and Districts Directory
Directory listing officers and districts for Hartford including Master Commissioner Otto Martin and Judge Mack Cook with terms clear. Includes County Attorney A D Kirk Clerk W C Blankenship Sheriff S A Bratcher Superintendent E S Howard Jailer Worth Tichenor Assessor D E Ward Surveyor C S Mosley Coroner Dr A B Riley and multiple district leaders with January April October meetings and May September November cycles.
Official School Calendar County Board of Education
Official calendar lists meeting dates for the County Board of Education and Directors with exam dates for common and county teacher examinations for both white and colored students. Key dates include January 25 to 26 for common school diplomas and May through September test windows.
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County Board of Education
H. L. Carter
Narrows
Robert Goff
Rosine
Otis H. Stevens
Denver Dam
Nat Lindley
Centertown
County Board of Examiners
E. Howard
I. 5
Mason
C. W. Duff
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Hartford
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Otto C. Mar
Tin
Cal P. Keown
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Ed Shawn
Sam L. Stevens
Beaver Dam
Q. B. Brown
Simmons
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Dundee
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Fordsville
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Route 5
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J. A. Howard
C. M. Crowe
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Rockport
Ch'm'n
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Rushing Hunt
John T. Jackson
Will Langford
W. T. McKenney
R. W. King
J. W. Cooper
R. F. Stevens
Ch'm'n. Board
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Ola Cobb
Howard
J. M. Hoover
O. W. Duff
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Hartford Republican
Memphis Weekly
Aneran
HOTEL
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Powhatan
Ruape Clifford MM
Lewis
Haus
New Home Sewing Machine Co
Orange, Mass
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PTL
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Popular Science
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Owensboro, KY
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