Alkali and peat remedies and aviation ideas in early 20th century notes
A mixed record of agricultural science and technology ideas. Dr W P Headden links black alkali in Colorado valleys to soil infertility and suggests gypsum to form sulfates, while peat deposits in the north could yield antiseptic dressings. Other items describe aircraft invisibility concepts and maritime mission work by Grenfell.
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Colorado
W. P. Headden
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Headden
Mexico Subject For The League
United States and Great Britain may be asked to help stabilize Mexico as the league of nations forms. Officials foresee a military cleanup after Tampico incidents and widespread poverty. Border guards and troops were kept ready at Galveston for possible action.
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Washington, D. C
League of Nations
United States
Mexico
Great Britain
Tampico
Hibler Ranch
Wilson
Carranza
Holbrook
Southern Department
War Department
Department
Galventon
Fragmented OCR Summary From An Old Boston Brief
A garbled OCR fragment references Boston events and politics with distorted names and numbers. It mentions voting, licenses, and city actions but is largely unreadable, offering minimal clear detail beyond a vague political context. The piece resembles a stray clipping with unclear dates and entities.
Wilson Says League Of Nations Indispensable For Peace
President Wilson declared in Paris he fully supports the league of nations and denies a published dispatch contradicting him. He met with Clemenceau and Lloyd George as peace conference prep begins.
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League of Nations
Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
League
Paria
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Clemenceau
David Lloyd George
Marshal Food
Marshal Foch
Varia
Germany
Marcel Huth
Echo de Paris
Mutin
Versailles
Maraha Puch
Cedar Rapids approves street rally funding measure
Voters in Cedar Rapids approved a local measure increasing street funding. The official canvass reported support for the proposal, granting the city authority to raise funds to improve road infrastructure. The tally showed a narrow victory with a small margin over opposition.
Bolshevik Menace Reports Surge Across Europe
London dispatch notes bolshevist forces claimed to number up to 3,000,000 with fronts near Petrograd and along the Ural railway. British naval activity in the Baltic and Black Sea, allied aid to counter revolution, and German prisoners aiding bolshevist ranks are described amid unrest and hunger in Petrograd and Sebastopol.
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London
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Christiania
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Gulf of Finland
Grand Duke Nicholas
Petrograd
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Petrogord
Oor
Esthenia
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Urals
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Vladivostok
Constantinople
Odessa
Petlyura
Skoropadski
Ukraine
Black Sea
Sea of Azov
Prussia
Trebizond
Sebastopol
Crimea
Americans Reach Rhine Positions In Forest and City
American forces advance across the Rhine with the First Second and 30th divisions patrolling the northern bridgehead edge. The 42nd and Fourth divisions secure left and right banks near Coblenz as Third Army moves toward the city. Artillery and mounted units patrol the Rhine Esplanade at dusk. Gard and 50th divisions provide frontier support while Third Army HQ is set in Coblenz government buildings.
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Rhine
Nancy
Wrench
Coblenz
Coblensg
Téth
Rhine Esplanade
Gard
Wth
Third Army
Lunch With King London Derib American Ambassador Davie
An American ambassador Davie and Mew Davin dined with King Ceuge and Queen Mary Way at the palace. They rode to the royal complex and were greeted by people cheering from the crowds outside.
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London
Derib
Davie
Mew
Davin Lipched
King Ceuge
Queen Mary Way
Reyal
Influenza Pandemic Death Toll Worldwide Reported
London Times correspondent cites estimates of six million deaths from influenza and pneumonia in 19 weeks, five times wartime fatalities. Cities, regions and populations cited include Bombay Delhi Barcelona and Cape Town with vast destitution and high native impact. Possible undiscovered organism and viral virulence discussed.
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London Times
India
Bombay
Delhi
Punjab
Cape Town
Bamoa
Spain
Barcelona
Australasia
North America
England
America
Prussian Eyes Take at Yanks In Coblenz
The 18th infantry of the first division becomes the first American unit to reach Coblenz across the Rhine. Coblenz’s view of the Americans shifts from wary to friendly as the town profits from the arrival of well paid soldiers and American officers billeted in the area. Cafe owners adapt with English signs and music, while locals note the changed mood overnight.
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London Times
Prbito Ledger Co
Riouxa Tribune
Coblenz
Rhine
Prussia
Wagner
Lodge targets state dept over warship policy
In Washington on December W Senator Lodge introduced a resolution asking the state department to inform the Senate whether American peace commissioners are urging destruction of German warships or other enemy property and by what authority. The measure was referred to foreign relations without debate, while Jenee declined to comment but promised to outline his reasons later in the day.
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Villistas
John PD
Hister
Galleana
State Department
Guerrez
San Savedor Gabout
Wasshington
Dec. W
Senate
Lodge
Jenee
Ile Poaruge
Germans Passport Row Strains Relations With Germany
Fragmentary copy notes German passports to be winded to a representative at the embassy today as diplomatic ties between Germany and another state fray. The text references a protest over conduct and a broader preface to policy.
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Germany
Armed Sailors Guard Deputies In German Congress
A Berlin correspondent reports armed sailors guard the Prussian chamber of deputies where the congress of workmen and soldiers councils opens. Ebert Scheidemann Haase lead a mixed socialist assembly, with Spartacist demanders rejected entry and debates over socialization of production and unity amid tension.
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Hague
Berlin
Chamber of Deputies
Congress of Workmen's
Germany
Herr Mueller
Soviet of
Herr Ebert
Scheidemann
Haase
Ebert
Count Heydebrand
German Republic
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Spartacus
Prussia
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Strike Hits Schenectady as 23000 GE Workers Walk Out
United Press reports twenty three thousand General Electric workers at Schenectady plant walked out at 10 am in sympathy with Erie plant strikers. They allege union recognition refusals and discrimination against ten discharged workers. GE denies it. Armistice war contracts cancelled total 24 million dollars, triggering retrenchment. No disorder occurred. Union officials warned of a prolonged strike and urged restraint.
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United Press
Schenectady
N. Y
Dee
General Electric Company
Erie
Opposition to Jimmene for speaker in House persists
Washington reports show strong resistance to Jimmene as speaker among House Republicans while general sentiment favors his election. Critics condemn what they call overfavorable ties to Chicago's packing industry and concern over intrenchment in policy.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
Jimmene
Chi- Cage
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