Probert Reports Unbelievable Atrocities of Hun in France Mines
Probert a California engineer and mining expert describes systematic German destruction of France and Belgium industrial life. He estimates flooding and dynamiting have left Pas de Calais mines waterlogged and unusable for years, delaying postwar recovery and steel production.
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Probert
France
Belgium
Rrank Ut Probert
Bureau of Oe Dupartment of the Interior
College of Mining, Util
Califormia
Ionte
Paatice
Telgium
Bir
Peance
Ateet
Eminem
Alsace
Lorraine
Europe
Van 38
Mir
Probertanys
Mi International Woulary Terewon
Ger Tiiny
IST
Siice
Wibolton
Mo Mae
Cout
Pas de Colna
Nord
Arran
Dous
Bethune
Bapaume
Lens
Loos
Courriere
Prench
Pas de Calais
Hero Who Faced Barrage Tries to Escape D S C
Lieutenant Samuel T. Smith, twenty six, from Arkansas, received the Distinguished Service Cross at Franklin Field, University of Pennsylvania, after escaping capture in Philadelphia. He earned the DSC for repeatedly braving shellfire to aid wounded comrades during a French assault in October, returning to danger to carry others to safety and delaying treatment for his own injuries.
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Philliphia
Sam Finnally
Samuel T. Smith
Brankiin Field
University of Pennsylvania
Nevion
Joseph M. Heller
Smith
Philadelphia
Mentenant Smith
Arkansas
Proville
France
Simithmailer
Minnie
Airplanes to Smash Santo Domingo Bandits Rise of Macoris Outlaws
Reported bandits in the San Pedro Macoris district near Santo Domingo number about 4000, armed and elusive in jungles. A squadron of five or six airplanes with 35 pilots and mechanics is mobilized at the Consuelo sugar estate to patrol the area and curb lawlessness.
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New York Machine Corps
San Pedro
Porto
Ander
Prines
Giil
Mnder
Ty Abepyaty
Serhes Marine Mucorls
Priva
Wien
Ayer
Suanon
Midge
Panies
Ile
Wiese
Aitin
Port Aurigade
Ofeneral Fuller
Terlible
Santo Domingo
San Pedro Macoris
Consuelo Sugar Estate
San Domingo
Kaiser Name Change Approved to Ernest Kayes
A court in Hammond approved Ernest Kaiser changing his name to Ernest Kayes after difficulties with his patriotic name. The ruling allows him to sign as Fenest Kayes, reflecting the new legal identity.
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Eriest Kaiser
Flammond
Kayes
Ernest Kaiser
Fenest
Hammond
Girard and His Role in Early American Maritime Power
Stephen Girard, famed founder of a Philadelphia college, built a vast maritime fortune transforming American shipping into a great power. Born in France, he moved to the United States and by 1773 had launched a West Indies voyage. his wealth soared, funding war bonds and a public loan in 1812. He left sizable bequests to Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and his namesake college.
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Stephen Gira
Philadelphia
Peter of
John Bach MacMaster
Stephen Gini
Iand
France
West Indies
Marty
Joseph Bansparte
Girard
David Parsh
John Jacob Astor
Statue of Liberty Weighs 25 Tons and Costs $200000
The Statue of Liberty was presented by France and unveiled October 28, 1886 on Bedloe Island. The copper figure stands 151 feet tall with torch and tablet inscribed, weighing 25 tons and costing $200,000 funded by public subscriptions in France.
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Liberty
United States
France
Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
Bedloe Island
New York Harbor
Mother's Cook Book offers simple meals and kitchen tips
A faded ad style page lists economical recipes for families. Veal with vegetable oysters, mutton with vegetables, pork chops with potatoes, fowl with dumplings, and a Spanish meat dish are outlined with basic steps, ingredients, and novice cooking guidance.
Record Wheat Crop Forecast Sets New U.S. High
Government report highlights April 1 winter wheat acreage at a record 837 million bushels, near double the prewar five year average and about 50 percent above war years 1914-15. Price support cited at 2.26 per bushel values crop around 1891 million. Condition broadly favorable across major states with high moisture and minimal winter kill.
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United States
Department of Periculture
Ohio
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Kansas
Frye
Farmers at the Polls
The piece argues that rural voters determine elections and that urban centers misjudge their power. It contends reformers overlook farmer attitudes toward sweeping political changes and fear losing national authority if rural counties are ignored.
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Chambers of Commerce
Good Manners And Their Iron Influence On Society
A compact reflection on how manners govern status in society. Emerson argues that good behavior elevates a person regardless of wealth or genius, shaping access to power and social circles. He notes boys gain entry to palaces through address and attainment, while girls are guided by boarding and ballroom training to approach leading figures.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hidden Sun Core and Chromosphere Described by Astronomers
An ancient article discusses a hidden real sun nucleus unseen by observers and describes the solar envelope. It notes the outer shell or chromosphere about 5000 miles thick and speculates the sun's core to be far hotter than any furnace.
Tampa Scout Wins President Wilson Letter for War Bond Sales
Ulysses Grant Barnard of Tampa Troop 8 leads Florida in the Boy Scouts War Savings stamp drive. The 15 year old has sold $16 450 75 in thrift stamps and earned ten bronze palms for $100 increments, plus three gold, one silver and two bronze palms. He is eligible for a personal letter of thanks from President Wilson.
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U. Grant Barnard
Tampa
Fla
Young Barnard
Ulyssess. Grant
Boy Scouts of America
Florida
Wilson
The
War Savings Committee
Ulysses Grant Barnard
Heois
Farmer Testimony Claims Cow Bewitched in Norfolk Dairy
A Norfolk farmer testified in Swaffham county court that his cow was bewitched. He described thrusting a hot poker into the charn and seeing a spirit flare up in a flame that lit the entire dairy.
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England
Swaffham
Norfolk
Short and Snappy Aphorisms on Speech and Hearts
A playful collection of concise maxims about lifting cheeks, guarding silence, restraint in fashion, swallowing fish bones, and optimism. It contrasts blunt truths with polite veneers and the idea that good intentions surpass grand but empty gestures.
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