Lloyd George faces risk of general election amid party clouds
The piece analyzes how Labour and Liberal forces regroup against Lloyd George's coalition in wartime Britain. It argues a snap vote could clarify public will, affect cabinet balance, and shape policy on India, Ireland, and postwar peace while pacifists grow wary of Liberal weakness.
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K. Walter
London
Macland
England
Labor Party
Henderson
Liberal Party
Lloyd George
Germany
Massile
George
Lloyd
Wilson
Britain
America
India
Ireland
Liberal
Labor
Asquith
Thoug
SQUEALER REMAINS IN RUSS PRISON
A UPI story recounts how Rievsky, a former Rasputin associate, sought liberty by bluffing through staged hysteria in St Peter and Paul fortress. He pressed for release by offering to reveal Purishkevitch’s address, ultimately failing and being urged to sacrifice himself on bayonets.
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Joseph Shaplen
United Presse
New York
Rieveky
Rasputin
V. Purishkevitch
St. Peter and St. Paul
Rjeveky
Paul Alexandrovitch
Rijevsky
Rievsky
Alexeyyevsky
Bolshevist
Secret Service
Alexeyevsky
Zelinsky
Purishkevitech
Smolny
Rjevsky
Purishkevitch
Petrograd
Purishkeviteh
Zelensky
Fontanka
Purishkevich
Rijevely
Methodist Church to Teach Farming for Rural Life
The Methodist Episcopal Church plans a 6.5 million dollar program to train rural ministers in scientific farming and social work to keep farmers on the land and support the war effort. Demonstration farms and rural chairs are being created across several states to aid agricultural life and country churches.
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New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
Board of Home Missions and Church Extension
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Vermont
New Hampshire
Unis
Methodist Church
West Virginia
South Dakota
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Local Sheriff Sees Fines Drop as Town Goes Dry
A Chicago Herald piece notes men pay less fines after prohibition, while Justice John A. Gross shifts from law enforcing to running a millinery shop. Cleveland centers add patchwork classes teaching basic sewing and mending for families.
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A “J. PB
Chicago Herald
Raaminer
Gary
Int
John A. Gross
Justice Gross
Cleveland
Willie
OUR NEGRO TROOPS AS SEEN BY ITALIANS
A Rome dispatch notes that American troops in Italy are a multiracial force with whites and blacks serving on equal footing under the law. The piece describes black soldiers as disciplined, dignified, and capable of advancement, while recounting an incident at Brest where a white soldier was rebuked for failing to salute a Black officer.
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Rome
Italy
Europe
Brest
Army Field Clerks Enjoy Comfortable Life At HQ in France
London by mail notes that American expeditionary force field clerks at United States general headquarters in France enjoy a well furnished mess with three meals for under $1.60 daily while receiving up to 2000 in salaries plus extra expense money, and many live in comfortable quarters. Seven clerks at Par shing's headquarters previously served as private secretaries to senators before joining civilian army service.
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London
Army
United States General Headquarters
France
Parshing
China’s New President Viewed as Able Statesman
Pekin report praises China's new president as an experienced statesman from ancient times. He is admired for literary achievements and peacemaking, with no military background. Analysts doubt a five year term, suggesting planned automatic succession to president.
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China
Pekin
Mal
Han Shih-chang
Canton
House Hunter Seeks Seller After False Ad Claim
A Chicago Daily News item describes a buyer who answered a paper ad boasting a home near the station. He went to the property two miles away and, upon arrival, asked to meet the person who placed the ad and allegedly misled him.
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Chicago Daily News
Howe
American Investment in Mexico at Stake in Tampico Oil Dispute
Washington reports the status of American investments in Mexico as a pivotal factor for U S Latin American relations amid court battles over the Carranza era 1917 constitution provisions on mineral rights. The Commerce Department review notes possible shifts from permanent property to temporary concessions and cites fleets and ally needs for Mexican fuel oil.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
United States
Latin America
Tampico Oil
Department of Commerce
Carranza
Fletcher
Tampico Fields
Tike
Aerovides
Russia
High Seas
Paris Shops Use Wilson Name for Menswear Labels
A humorous Paris letter notes that President Wilson's name replaced royalty labels in local menswear. The piece describes tailors, shirtmakers, boot sellers, and hatters adopting Wilson branding, replacing prewar names with United States president labels in the shop windows and goods.
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Paris
Ma l
Wilson
George V
England
Nicholas
Russia
L'Oeuvre
Woodrow Wilwon Sult
President Wilson
United States
Tyrol
Pigeons Trained for Battle in World War I
A United Press report from France explains how battle pigeons are conditioned for front line work. Birds are gradually trained from core confinement to flying near the front, learning landmarks, then released toward lines. Gas masks are baskets with chemical lining. birds face shells gas and hawks but are protected and supervised by pigeon corps.
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Fred &. Ferguson
United Press
France
Germany
Pigeon Corps
Lorraine
Cantigny
Marne
St. Mihiel
United States
French _cotes
Uncle Ham
Denied report says Minnesota officer is alive
A cable from Lieut. Addison Douglass, former University of Minnesota basketball captain and 1914 Gopher football player, says he is alive and not killed. Later messages confirmed a mistaken report after a fellow officer died in the front lines. Douglass, now a lieutenant, serves in France guiding ammunition supplies for a sector.
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Minneapolis
Addison Douglass
University of Minnesota
Louis Butler
Douglass
Fiest
Big Ten
France
Heutenant
West Point Course Cut From Four to One Year
The chief of staff approved a recommendation to shorten the West Point course during the war from four years to one. The change grants the present upper class immediate graduation and offers the new board and officers to the army promptly.
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West Point
Fragmentary OCR Note Without Clear Topic
The readable text is incomplete and yields no identifiable events or individuals. It mentions zeros and filler phrases, not a coherent news item or public notice.
Three American Brothers Reunite Across Front Lines
United Press reports a remarkable tale of three California brothers who pursue service in Europe and reunite at various fronts. Number One and Three join French units, while Number Two serves in aviation in England and Italy. A sequence of trains, telegraphs, and chance meetings culminates in multiple reunions, with the brothers hoping for a final meeting behind American lines in Germany.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Armica
France
California
America
Europe
New York
Balkans
Army of the Orient
England
Macedonia
Greece
Mediterranean
Italy
Rome
Brothers
Number
Paris
Aviation
Germany
Crowds See Rare Night Blooming Cereus Unfold in Corona
In Corona California Mrs George N Baer hosted a large reception to view a rare night blooming cereus known as The Eastern Star. The plant, cultivated for years, opened its white corolla after 8 pm and drew a crowd that lingered past midnight. The cactus, a species with 62 varieties, originates from South America and is rarely seen in bloom.
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Corona
Cal
George N. Baer
Bner
Beaon
Mike Eo
Ecuadeer
South America
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