Track meet in Rome features wartime athletes and fast times
Private letters describe a wartime international military track meet in Rome with American college entrants from aviation camps. Lieut Windnagle won the 800 meters after a tight finish with Lieut Linghi, while Italian Croces posted a 300 meter time rivaling Olympic sprinters. The piece highlights athletic resilience amid war and notes tennis as a potential varsity letter sport.
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Rome
Lieut. L. V. Windnagle
Cornell
Lieut Linghi
New York
A. C
Linghi
Windnagle
Engishman
Hays
Lunghi
Croces
Crocci
Allowieg
King honors pilot as Pedlar Palmer revealed
After the machine paused, the king praised the operator and learned his name Pedlar Palmer the prizefighter.
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Pedlar
Palmer
British Saving Surge Prompts War Bond and Bank Rise
London June 27 16 750 000 holders of British war securities and over 13 000 000 savings accounts reflect a wartime surge in thrift. Sir Robert Kindersley national war savings chairman says millions who never saved before now save as pay rises and women enter war work while controls curb spending.
Day of Days in Silent Liberty Ode
Poem praising solemn national day of reflection over liberty and sacrifice. Honors soldiers and forefathers, celebrates France and Britain as allies, and vows devotion to liberty without noisy triumph. The verse emphasizes quiet reverence, national pride, and peacetime gratitude for shared ideals.
Notice of License for Colored Movie Show on Washington/ Centennial
Mr CLE Hanseen applied to the city council for a license to operate a motion picture show for colored people at the northeast corner of Washington Street and Centennial Avenue. The council will consider the request at the regular meeting on Tuesday night July 9 at 8 o clock, and any resident opposing the grant may appear and be heard. Dated July 3, 1918. T J Murphy City Mgr.
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Cle Hanseen
Scense
Washington Street
Centennial Avenue
Cty Council
T. J. Murphy
Cit. Mgr
Rumanians Honored by Americans on Carpathian Front
A report from London describes Romanian soldiers and leaders praising the United States as a land of promise. A Red Cross mission member was hosted at a Carpathian outpost with a formal banquet, orchestra, and American flags as Romanian officers saluted the allied nation.
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Red Cross
Carpathian Mountains
Jasey
America
Romania
Backitash Mountain
United States
Carpathian
Public notice of cafe sale on South Main Street
T E Wagner and D E Westmoreland announce the disposal of Wag ner's Cafe to Westmoreland of Thomasville. Westmoreland will continue to operate under the former name Wag ner's Cafe. Wagner disclaims responsibility for debts contracted by the cafe's operation. June 22, 2-104.
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South Main Street
D. BE. Westmoreland
Thomasville
Wagner
Japan Should Guide Allies in Far East
Osaka dispatch reports Cotaro Mochizuki of the Kenseikai stating Japan has a right to guide the allies in the Far East by its own judgment. He warned against Germany's expansion toward Siberia and argued that a misstep could threaten Japan during the war, while noting Allied victory may take a long time.
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Germany
Bavaria
Prussia
Habereaux
France
Russia
Europe
Japan
Far East
Osaka
Associated Press
Kenseikai
Cotaro Mochizuki
Mochizuki
United States
Siberia
Mr. Morhizuki
Argentine Sets Pace for Free Shipments to Europe
Buenos Aires July 5 The finance minister ordered customs houses to dispatch free of duties any articles sent to Europe for soldiers hospitals and associations aiding the sick and wounded provided the items are not export prohibited. Each parcel must bear certification by an official of the destination country.
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of Finance
Europe
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INC
Atlantic
Italy
World
United States Town Tennis Association
Association
Wagland
George
London
Ceeds
Abbie Farwell Brown
Liberty
Vance
Law
Britain
Honga
U. S
Rumania
Land of
Promise
William
Rians
T. E. Wagner
D. E. Westmoreland
Buenos Aires
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