Army Airmen Escaped in Mexico After Grueling Search
Lieutenant Robertson led a party through Sonora and Baja California toward Raul Wellton to find two missing Army aviators. Colonel Harry Bishop, exhausted and injured, was found near the Rosario mountains with others sharing food and shelter as they continued toward Wellton. The group endured desert cold and hunger, traveling 30 miles over difficult terrain before aid arrived.
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Art of
Sonora
Robertson
Ain Pres
Harry G. Bieahony
Gila Moun
Bishop
Ertson
Wellton
EK. L. Gamble
W. Proutt S. Hewatter
bin Latter
Rosario
Yuma
Gulf of California
Taland Aviation
San Diego
Calex
Buildings Bill Passes House Will Veto by President
Millington D C report notes an omnibus buildings bill passed the House 234 to 92 with a $48 million package for site improvements across the country. President will veto the measure, which faced a long debate and opposition labeling it pork barrel. The bill moves to the Senate where opposition is expected.
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Millington
D. C
House
Senate
Clark
Insary
Briand Defends Wilson Against Deputies’ Refusal
Briand faced 487 to 67 vote in the deputies chamber supporting the government stance on President Wilson’s Premier Briand defended Wilson’s motives in a cordial exchange as he addressed the assembly. The debate followed a demand from Adrien and 34 others to explain the government’s reply to Wilson.
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Adrienne
Wilson
Briand
Oregon legislators push bone dry law and road bills
Salem hearing on the emergency clause and bone dry prohibition drew a large crowd. A chemist proposed denatured alcohol as a valuable by product for mills and factories under government supervision. The session covered roads funding, tax on gasoline, bond plans tied to federal funds, and a plan to consolidate state labor agencies.
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Senate
A. A. Hall
Oregon
Oregon House Advances Bond Plan for $1 800 000 Road Fund
The Oregon house debated funding for road improvements with a $1.8 million bond issue to match federal money, spread over five years, with increases in auto license fees and gasoline taxes proposed to meet federal requirements. Other actions included hearings on anti boycott bills, rural credits, and state institutions, plus Governor Withycombe signing the first bill of the session.
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Eddy
Committee On Education
Barber
Judiciary
Withycombe
Honda
Shanks
Gilliam
Sherman
Wheeler
Senate Committee On Argiculture and Forestry
State Land Board
Purchase of Danish West Indies Secures U S Title
The Danish West Indies transfer to the United States was ratified by Secretary Lansing and Danish Minister Brun. A $25,000,000 price triggers the official flag raising and physical handover. A joint U S commission will arrange details, with the form of government to be set by Congress, likely along lines of Puerto Rico’s Foraker act, and naval and military administration debated. Separately, three Army pilots failed to locate two missing officers in a desert search from San Diego, drifting toward the Colorado River before landing inland.
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Germans Build Ships and Modernize Ports as War Continues
German shipyards have constructed 760000 tons since the war began. Official dispatches report plans to resume shipping after the war, with canal system improvements and harbor upgrades at Bremen Stettin and other ports.
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United States
Bremen
Stettin
Salad ideas from an old cookbook flavor a cauliflower menu
The passage describes several salad preparations using cauliflower beets olives and capers with mayonnaise and dressings. It includes cauliflower salad rolls orange bulbs watercress banana salad with peanuts peach and apricot options, and suggests serving with mayonnaise driven dressings or French dressing.
Built in Kitchen Box Plan for Wood or Coal
Mrs Ruth Crawford suggests a built in kitchen box to save steps and muddy floors. The plan calls for a 3 feet square wall opening with an inner box and a door, hinges, and a varnished outside matching the woodwork.
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Ruth Crawford
Farm Progress
Arithmetic of Mixing Bowl Standards
Standard kitchen ratios listed for muffins batter cakes soft doughs stiff doughs bread and butter cakes. Instructions include liquid to flour 1 2 for muffins batter cakes one third for soft doughs and a half for similar items. Also one to one and a half tsp of baking powder per cup of flour for batter doughs shortening to flour 1 3 and soda to sour milk 1 1.
Bananas Filled With Cream Method
Instructions describe preparing six bananas by removing a peel section and scooping pulp. Mix one cup powdered sugar one cup thick cream one third cup sweet milk and one teaspoon lemon juice, fill skins, seal, chill in salt and ice for ninety minutes before serving.
Ginger Puff Pudding Method with Ginger Syrup
Cream butter and sugar then beat in eggs milk and flour with baking powder. Fold in ginger pieces and ginger syrup. Steam in a buttered mold for about one hour forty minutes. Serve with whipped cream flavored with ginger syrup and a pinch of salt.
Mixed Fruit Ice Cream Recipe Summary
Combine juice of three oranges three lemons and three bananas with cooked apricots and milk. Add three cupfuls of sugar and blend until dissolved. Puree fruits, mix with sugared milk, then freeze as usual.
Whipping Cream Tip Prevents Spatter
A kitchen trick suggests placing a sheet of stiff white paper over the bowl top to keep milk from splattering during whipping. The paper acts as a shield while the cream is whipped, reducing mess and spatter.
Expenditures and Attendance in U S Education Rise
The 1914 to 1919 period shows public kindergarten and elementary enrollments near 18 million, high school students over 1.1 million, and total students surpassing 1 million. Teachers total 706,000 with a high female majority, average pay about $525, varied by region. Education outlays neared $1 billion with public and private schools spanning many institutions.
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