Rain of Jitneys in Old New Orleans
In New Orleans on a Saturday morning a crowded mob of women from all ages and colors gathers for the weekly five cent coin distribution by two large city firms. The queue forms before 7:30, coins are handed from a small window, chaos ensues, and recipients hurry to markets for vegetables before returning home. A frail old mammy laments being passed over, then a broker offers a dollar, and she blesses him as she continues.
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New Orleans
Charity Organization Society
Sher
Foley Kidney Pills Promising Relief for Kidney Ailments
Morill Maine resident Mrs Frank P Wood reports relief from rheumatic and bladder issues after starting Foley Kidney Pills. She notes her husband also benefited, going from unable to stoop to experiencing no pain, per Mann Drug Co. endorsement.
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Foley
Frank P. Wood
R. F. TD
Morrill
Maine
Mann Drug Co
Tokyo assesses Terauchi cabinet after Morono shift
Tokyo reports speculation on how long the Terauchi administration will last after Viscount Morono’s retirement and Baron Shimpei Goto’s appointment as foreign minister. Goto, known as the Roosevelt of Japan, is praised for administrative skill and a bold shift toward non-diplomatic ministers.
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Terauchi
Viscount Motono
Tokio
Associated Press
Japan
Viscount Morono
Foreign Office
Baron Shimpe
Goto
Roosevelt
Saionji
Baron Goto
Germany
Japan China War
Formosa
South Manchurian Railway
Manchuria
Tse
Katsura
Imperial Railway Board
Prince Katsura
Doshikai
Kenseikai
Bulgarian cabinet resigns to King Ferdinand
Sofia reports Premier Radoslavoff has tendered his cabinet’s resignation and King Ferdinand accepted it. Ministers are asked to stay in place until a new cabinet is formed. The downfall is linked to dissatisfaction over responses to postwar reforms and peace pressures on Romania with Dobrudja issues noted.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Amsterdam
Radolslavoff
Ferdinand
Radoslavot
Rumania
Dobrudja
French Improve Position Near Aisne in Local Action
Paris reports French forces strengthened positions north and northwest of Havreford between the Oise and the Aisne. The official statement says one hundred prisoners were taken and several machine guns captured. German assaults in Cavieres wood and the Vosges were repulsed.
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Paris
Havreford
Oisend
Aisne
French ace Queppe missing after June 5 flight
Park June 18. Adjutant Queppe the French aviator with ten confirmed German planes down is missing since June 5. He was officially proclaimed an ace on June 4.
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Park
Adjutant Queppe
Bible Lords Are War Encompassed With The British Army
Correspondent reports from Mesopotamia describe war progressed through sacred sites and ancient ruins along British lines. The piece notes Nahaf to Hillah, Kufa, Birs Nimred, and Hiflah, tying Holy sites to military movements and referencing Babel, Noah, Shadrach, and Belshazzar amid a changing linguistic blend of English Arabic and French in the campaign.
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Mesopotamia
Associated Press
Nahaf
Hillah
Kufa
Jonah
Frekiel
al Hat Remais
Tower of Babel
Nebuchadnezzar
Hiflah
Belshazzar
Noah
Jagdad
Kut
Ali Gharbi
Shadrach
Meshaeh
Abednego
Aden
Basrah
American Private Given French War Cross
The French war cross is awarded to Private W. J. Guyton, the first American soldier killed on German soil, a distinction announced by General Pershing in a War Department communique.
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Washington
W. J. Guyton
Pershing
War Department
How She Banished Backache
Mrs. Effie E. Klepe of Averill Minnesota describes long treatment at a sanitarium for rheumatism and kidney trouble with little relief until Foley Kidney Pills provided immediate help. She reports the pain in her back disappeared after using a half bottle and continues to use the pills when needed. Mann Drug Co.
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Effie E. Klepe
Averill, Minn
Mann Drug Co
Daylight Saving Law May See Details Revised by Commission
Washington reports the interstate commerce commission will likely adjust daylight saving rules before the 1919 spring advance. Hearings in eastern and mountain cities wrap up while midwest talks continue. Examiners note railroads already use time-zone deviations and some towns maintain dual or “town time” systems. The law, not mandatory for most, is shaping to harmonize railroad and government business practices.
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Washington
Interstate Commission
Middle West
EL Paso
Tex
United States
Alaska
United
Greenwich
Hospital airplane at Love Field advances cadet training
Dallas June 1 8 The Love Field aviation school introduces a hospital airplane to speed medical aid for fallen aviators. The emergency craft runs every twenty minutes, with pilot and physician aboard, while ambulances and a traffic squad manage scene response and out of bounds flights. Advanced training will follow at Love Call fields with aerial gunnery wireless and photography.
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Dallas
Tex
Love Field Aviation School
Wyman
Lovefield
Traffi
Love Field
Call Field
Wichita Falls
Battle on Italian Front Poised for Gigantic Proportions
An official Rome dispatch reports the Italian front battle will soon reach gigantic proportions as Austrians pursue a large pincer maneuver. The clash is expected to last several days before a decision.
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Washington
Rome
Baer Reported Held as German Prisoner
Fort Wayne Indiana June 18 Lieutenant Paul Frank Baer long missing since May 22 is now confirmed to be a prisoner in a German camp. Telegrams from the war department received by his mother convey the news.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Paul Frank Baer
War Department
Wants to Help Other Men. M. W. Taylor. Calvert, Ala.
Calvert Alabama man M W Taylor praises Foley Kidney Pills for restoring kidney and bladder function and relieving backache rheumatic pains stiff joints and sore muscles after trying other remedies. Mann Drug Co.
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M. W. Taylor
Calvert
Ala
Foley
Mann Drug Co
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