Ladies Legion plans household service section
INTER MOUNTAIN GLOBE reports Lady Londonderry promoting a household service section for the Women’s Legion of Great Britain. proposed terms cover hours and leave: daily two hours, weekly half day, yearly leave with wages. exceptions possible with wage increases.
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Chicago arrest after Henry Johnson boasts in crowd
Albert Parker of Mobile Alabama was arrested in Chicago when he appeared at the col lecum to tell 12 000 negroes his experiences under fire. Detectives read an Associated Press dispatch from New York reporting Henry Johnson had just arrived from overseas.
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Chicago
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Scorpion crew members wed Turkish wives in Constantinople
Eighteen of 66 crewmen from the US gunboat Scorpion, interned in Constantinople from April 1917 to last November, married Turkish women and remained there. One seaman aged 66 sought permission to stay to wed a young Turkish girl.
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United States
Scorpion
Constantinople
Benedicts
Joseph Darley
Tal
Price to the Consumer From the New York World
The piece argues that retail food prices should fall as wholesale prices drop, noting cattle pork and lamb price declines and echoing concerns from packers and retailers about sticking to higher prices. It warns that cheap food like 25 years ago is unlikely again, while war-time price levels may decline overall.
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Washington
Why Peace Conference Is Held In France
Why Paris and France were chosen for the peace conference is discussed, arguing Versailles and Paris symbolize liberation from autocracy. It recalls Bismarck and Alsace Lorraine, cites France as a great sufferer, and lauds Paris as a cultural and aesthetic beacon for liberty and self government.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
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War proves city boys tougher than country boys in draft data
Historical analysis shows examining surgeons reported higher disability rejections among country boys. Surgeon General 1917 data and Professor Glaser findings indicate city born soldiers tended to be healthier and better prepared for training, with malaria and hookworm cited among southern youths. Immigrant status and generations in the U S also appear linked to health patterns across regions.
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Welch
New England
New Orleans Builds Vast Harbor Complex Along Mississippi
The Mississippi port city pursues a $12,000,000 harbor project adding an industrial canal through New Orleans, creating more than 5 miles of water frontage for docks and factories. Two shipyards rise on the banks as plates for hulls are prepared, signaling early launch readiness as slips extend from the main trunk.
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Cohort of the Damned: French airmen in WWI lore
Popular Mechanics recounts the French air service unit dubbed the Cohort of the Damned a corps of untrustworthy, thrill driven pilots. Isolated near the front they fought freely with top equipment and are projected to be redeployed to Algeria for desert policing after the war.
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Popular Mechanics
The
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Cohort of the Damned
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Marketing and Money Making in New England
The piece argues for intelligent marketing to reduce price distortions in New England. It notes a long standing practice of shipping produce out of region and buying imports, calling this a costly system. It cites New Hampshire's 200 appropriation for a bureau of markets and praises early results, emphasizing farming as a business and quoting H. G. Wells on inefficiency.
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Christian Science Monitor
New England
Chicago
Oregon
New Hampshire
Bureau of Markets
H. G. Wells
Colonel Wounded Returns to Army as Private in Secret Reenlistment
London reports Colonel Charles Melville Macnaghten, wounded at Gallipoli, disguised as a private to rejoin Australian forces in France. He led at Longueval, later served in Egypt, and rejoined in England after concealment. His courage earns high praise from officers and men.
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Australia
France
Charles Melville Macnaghten
Melville Macnaghten
Criminal Investigation Department of
Scotland Yard
Queensland
Charles Melville
England
Baliabury Plain
Melville
Messines Ridge
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Voting Solemn Rite In Minneapolis Polling Place
A frail old woman wearing a shawl votes at a Minneapolis polling place before an American flag. A bystander taps his forehead and points, while a man remarks the voting act is a sacred duty to her and notes her Bohemian heritage.
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Minneapolis Journal
Bohemia
Move to replace dollar motto sparks debate
Representative Schall of Minnesota has introduced a bill to replace EK Pluribus Unum with Liberty Equality and Prosperity on the U S dollar. Critics argue the longer motto is unwieldy and dilutes American meaning while France would see no direct benefit in such a change.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Schall
Minnesota
France
Ammar
Ameria
Carillons as Memorials Across Belgium and Beyond
The Christian Science Monitor praises carillons as peaceful memorials and notes Belgium’s lost and surviving bells. It highlights Iseghem bells seized by Germans and returned by the British, and a Marines carillon tower hit seven times where a bellmaster rang Belgium’s national anthem to rally defenders.
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Christian Science Monitor
United States
Belgium
Iseghem
Josef Benyn
Prohibition Savings Plan Proposed by Lincoln Journal
A letter argues Americans spend about 8.6 million dollars yearly on liquor. If saved during prohibition, the amount could fund 80 new houses, each 30 feet wide with land, followed by purchasing gadgets and even a car within three years, framed as a humane shift away from vice.
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Lincoln Journal
United States
ana bu _ automobilee saat
Land rush for Western Canada farms in 1910
In early 1910 demand for Western Canada farm land rose to record levels as prices climbed yet profits for crops and livestock remained strong. The era shows corn potential ahead while soil remains open for development, with sales from 100 to 1,200 acre tracts and several listings surpassing prior wartime values.
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France
Belgium
Great Britain
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B. C
John Logan
Hunting Rules and Unclear Notes Spread Across Regions
The text lists various hunting restrictions by region and day, mentioning states and provinces east of a meridian with exceptions for certain areas. It also includes fragmented notes about waterfowl seasons, personal issues in Turkey, and unrelated phrases about cleaning and blacksmithing.
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