American farming gear unloaded for Macedonia aid and broader war aftermath
Large consignments of U S agricultural machinery reach Saloniki as Greeks train with modern methods. Meanwhile postwar news flows from Cologne Catholic processions to cries over Turkey, Mexico, and Europe. Memorial Day honors in England, while wartime efforts include mine alarms and debates on league of nations.
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Salonikianne
Macedonia
Cologne
Rhine
Clemenceau
Silesia
Posen
Horsing
Wig
Prussia
Cart
San Juan
Cayatano Colly Toste
Toste
Borinquan
Juan Ponce de Leon
Cfolops
Columbia
8. C
Otlo Ramsey
New York
The Anxious Parent
The piece urges restraint in shaping children and warns against overbearing guidance. It argues that pushing kids into prearranged paths destroys trust and love and emphasizes allowing natural growth toward a broad, hopeful life without coercive direction.
Taft warns Republicans over League opposition burden
Ex-President Taft says opposing the League on partisan grounds risks delaying peace and shifting blame to the GOP. He argues defeat of the peace treaty would burden Republicans in the next campaign, likening it to Democrats’ 1864 stance that doomed them for years.
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Philadelphia
Taft
League
Republican Party
Airplanes Saved Garrison by Nile Fort Fight
The New York Post reports an uprising of about five thousand Egyptian tribesmen at Assalt Egypt from March 9 to 12. A mixed force of American French and British officers and 100 native troops held the fortress until airplanes from Alexandria dropped ammunition and gunboats with troops arrived on the Nile.
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New York Post
Assalt
Egypt
America
Roy Allgood
Birmingham
Alexandria
Nile
Cairo
Why Murry From the Topelmn Capital
A humorous anecdote from a science lecture ends with an elderly audience member asking why wet tea leaves kill cockroaches. The scientist feigns certainty and delivers a playful, literal punchline about a cockroach saying hello and catching cold under a blanket.
Labor Federation Ends Conference With Broad Demands
The American Federation of Labor convention closed with bold moves including campaigns for a universal 44 hour week and a six hour day, expansion by 400000 rail labor members, and a push for nationalization. It rejected creating a political party but pressed for court power limits and the removal of a cabinet member.
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New York
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Bishops in England Face Growing Backlash and Resignations
An English bishop fled from a mob at a park and another resigned amid mounting anti clerical sentiment. Lords spiritual influence wanes as bishops, aligned with state salaries and palace housing, face pressure while public funds fund social causes.
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Tottering
Dwight Hillis
Bull
England
House of Lords
Canterbury
York
Core
Oxford
No Race or Color From the Milwaukee Journal
Mrs Mary Bol Fing a survivor of the steamer Virginia recounts the blaze and her escape clinging to a raft and lifeboats in a tale of fear courage and endurance. The piece echoes Titanic era reflections on chivalry and the resilience of survivors amid disaster.
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Milwaukee Journal
Mary Bolfing
Virginia
iSidren
Smoking policies during influenza era prompt a policy debate
The piece discusses a 1918 influenza epidemic and a council bill to restore smoking on elevated and front platform cars. It argues that stopping smoking helped control disease but warns against reintroducing smoking during winter, citing rising Chicago death rates from pneumonia and influenza and urging health ordinances to manage such risks. It includes a Pershing anecdote on officers and salutes.
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Hetober
Hoberteen
Christ
Chicago
France
Spain
Italy
J. J. Walsh
United States
Women for Business Equality at Chicago federation event
From the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times clippings a description of the Chicago Business and Professional Women's Federation claiming 76 000 members with Dr Anna R Ranes as organizer and a national affiliate meeting planned in St Louis on July 14 Also included is a harsh editorial calling for deportation and segregation of undesirables and those promoting anarchy with proposed exile on distant islands as a solution to perceived threats.
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Women For
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Business and Professional Women's Federation
Anna R. Ranes
Chicago
St. Louie
Los Angeles Times
Philippines
America
Senatorial Courtesy In Senate Debates And Nuanced Civility
From the Lutetrel News the article notes debates in which senators practice extreme courtesy and punctilious civility. It contrasts polite discourse with sharp rebuttals by Senator Heed Smoot and Senator Lennae while Senator Lewis defends his colleague’s learning and declines further challenge.
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Heed
Lennae
Lewis
Arrests Hinted in Beer Fight as 2.76 Percent Beer Tests Loom
United Press reports the attorney general’s office will pursue federal prosecutions over 2.76 percent beer to test wartime prohibition, with possible appeals to the Supreme Court and a pending enforcement bill. Atlantic City liquor sales, dealer whisky in beer bottles, and lawsuits in Baltimore and San Francisco add to the unsettled status of low alcohol beer.
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United Press
Washington
Attorney General's Office
United States
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Palmer
Atlantic City
Judiciary Committee
House
Rose
Baltimore
Sawtelle
San Franlcisco
San Francisco
Supreme Court of the United States
Arrest Bartenders in Kansas City First Federal Beer Sale Case
Two bartenders were arrested on orders of U S attorney Francis M Wilson for selling beer. They pled guilty before U S Commissioner Harry L Arnold with bonds set at 500. District Attorney Wilson says these arrests are believed to be the first of their kind in the United States as the federal drive continues under the prohibition law.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Francis M. Wilson
United States
Harry L. Arnold
Wilson
Palmer
Montenegro in revolt against Serbian occupation
Private advices from Berne report virtually all of Montenegro in rebellion against Serbian forces. Bloody encounters occur in many areas and guerrilla warfare revives in the mountains.
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Berne
Montenegro
Demonstrations Stop Coffee Price Hike in Rio Janeiro
In Rio Janeiro on July 3, crowds forced cafe owners to abandon a plan to double coffee prices. Patrons entered cafes, drank coffee, and refused to pay more than 200 reis for a small cup. Some shops closed temporarily before owners restored the old price.
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Associated Press
Rio Janeiro
Allen to Command Forces on Rhine in Occupation
Maj T N Allen to succeed Lieut Gen Hunter Liggett as commander of the Forces on the Rhine the army of occupation. Allen led the 101st division made up of Texas and Oklahoma national army troops and has Kentucky West Point ties.
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90Th Division
Hunter
Paris
T. N. Allen
Hunter Liggett
Rhine
Army of Occupation
Allen
National Army
Texas
Oklahoma
General Allen
Kentucky
West Point
Labor profit sharing in ancient Babylon and modern trials
The article notes Senator Lodge citing a 4000 year old Babylon tablet showing profit sharing, compares ancient and modern methods, and discusses labor divisions. It describes Willys-Overland’s early profit share leading to a damaging strike, and argues for two class rewards: brains for managers with shared gains and muscle workers receiving bonuses tied to overall factory performance.
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Bache Review
Lodge
Marvard
Babylon
Willys-Overland Company
Bugler's Call to Return Home From Europe
In a poem from The Barrage, Bugler L E Wilson of Battery A urges leaving wartime Europe. He longs to return to the United States and seek a peaceful life at home after years abroad.
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L. E. Wilson
Battery A
The Art of Possession in a New World
In a Collier's essay fragment, the author argues that after the League of Nations forms there will be a school of manners focusing on possession. He critiques possessive language in offices, homes, and streets and suggests humanity is defined by what we possess or love. The piece urges choosing possessions and possessors as a central art of living.
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Collier's
New World
League of Nations
Texas
Rascal
Regular Habits Doomed to Rest on Army Gains
A veteran recounts how returnees lose weight after the army discipline ends. Scales show nine to twelve pounds shed since discharge as former soldiers abandon strict rising times, daily drills, and army meals for irregular rest and meals. The piece argues regular habits and diet benefited brain and brawn, suggesting others adopt exercise and routine.
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Indianapolis
Too Many Doctors Opinionated Postwar Shortage Surplus Spark Debate
The piece argues that postwar emigration from Germany and Australia leads to a surplus of physicians in America while demand wanes. It claims the ideal is a balance where every doctor remains busy, noting surgeons faced war fatigue and malnutrition raises new needs. It contrasts living doctors with those idle, urging prudent workforce management.
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Commerce
Germany
Aus
Hin
America
So Many Nice People. Milwaukee Journal reflection
A Milwaukee Journal piece extols the trait of bringing out the best in others. It lauds friendly, uplifting conduct that puts people at ease and inspires confidence, noting such acts are done for goodwill, not praise, and can remain unseen yet meaningful.
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The
Milwaukee Journal
Nes
A Tra for a Tree From the Boston Globe
America faces a forest crisis as 200 million acres of forest land have been wiped out. The essay urges reforestation and planting a tree for every tree cut to restore Europe’s wood supply and preserve national resources.
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Boston Globe
America
Europe
Atlantic
France
Greece
United States
Invention Not Wanted Says Reporter Wary Of Voice Magnifier
The Christian Science Monitor notes a reported American invention that could magnify voice sound for four miles without a telephone. It cites worries that such device would worsen noise pollution and threaten public sanity if commercial ads shouted through loud waves.
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Christian Science Monitor
America
Grand Rapids
Commonwealth
Economy in Matrimony in Japan Amid War Memories
The Manila Times notes Japan limits marriage agency fees to 25 pesos per match, with 1 for Introduction 5 for seeking a life partner and 25 for binding two. The piece argues the plan cuts wedding frills and expenses while reflecting postwar demobilization as men feel reborn. It contrasts times of rigid drills with new personal autonomy and everyday comforts returning to civilians.
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Manila Times
Japan
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