Trotsky Speech and War News Shaped by Wartime Reports
Soviet and Allied figures dominate a scattered dispatch set. Trotsky reportedly delivered a keynote to prisoners who were released, while reports describe Siberian forces, military shortages, and escape attempts. Other items note food costs, currency shifts, and political moves across cities in the United States and Europe.
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Colehak
Wileehevint
M. O. Willams
Evangeliet
Chicago Thre Company
Offtcinis
Cvlumerm
The Horse Still Fares Well Despite War Drain
Amid war strain the U S horse population in 1918 and 1919 rose by over half a million from any two prior years The average value per horse ranks among the highest since 1867 The horse is hailed as essential in farms and cities with work for horses seen alongside growing highway needs and diverse supporting industries including breeders merchants and humane societies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Frank Banckes
V. P. American Steel & Wire Company
Friends of the Horse
Grass as Immortal King in Inglis Tribute
A fragment from Kanaus Maguzine extols grass as a universal beneficence and life’s emblem. It lauds grass for healing scarred landscapes, sustaining earth, shaping climates, and its enduring vigor beyond war and winter. Blue grass is crowned king among grasses.
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Aes
John J. Inglis
Timothy
Nature’s Singing Reveals Old War Echoes and Language
The passage recalls birds and nature sounds with refrain Take ’em off and notes how American troops in the Philippines used gangway and caneway as shouts during occupation and insurrection. It contrasts Filipino and American terms and cites Col Fred Funston’s era.
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Phllippine Islands
Fraser
Aminalilo
Col Fred Funston
Kanes Doughors
Dogs Craze for Speed in Early Car Racing Tales
In a historical account from Motor Life, dogs choose driving partners over pedestrians, attracted to speed and motion. A trainer notes dogs rush ahead on carriages, eager to ride, with tales of fearless pursuit and early canine stunt driving.
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Perringes
Houwhoakd
Betaupete
Halloniye
Todd
Fragmented OCR note hints at wartime phrases and names
The readable text appears as garbled OCR from a historical piece. It includes partial words and phrases like Twe Wars and Engle, with possible references to Marten of Che and American contexts, suggesting an unstable transcription of a wartime or national language segment.
Kipling Treatise On Empire Verse From A Faded Era
A fragmented review lauds Rudyard Kipling’s verse for patriotic themes and colonial perspective. The piece critiques modern poetry while contrasting Kipling to classical ideals, noting his muses and the era’s public reception.
Taxes Make Prices Rise Under War Tax Burden
The Kansas City Star notes heavy wartime taxes on large incomes raise living costs for all. A $100000 earner would pay about $31000 in taxes, prompting price hikes to protect profits, with jobbers and retailers following suit, moving prices up for consumers.
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Kansas City Star
Sam
Beds for Consumptives and Tuberculosis Care in Chicago
The piece explains a rule of thumb for beds: equal to annual TB deaths, with adjustments for recording accuracy and public education. In Chicago 1919 TB deaths were 3,262, suggesting similar bed counts, plus factors for early vs late cases and average patient stays.
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Chicago
Health Department
Cook County
Illinois
Prices Headed Down Amid War Time Economic Drift
A garbled clipping from the Boston Globe notes price declines and unemployment concerns. It references consumer goods, imports, and economic instability, with hints of protected markets and cautious lending as the dollar fluctuates. Entwined are mentions of Kell and other misread terms, but the overall tone signals deflationary pressure and consumer hardship.
Fragmentary Note From Dallas Nowa Appears Personal
An unreadable snippet from a Dallas Nowa page mentions a personal conflict and a preventive action. Vague references to a relationship and hesitation imply a domestic or emotional matter without clear names or dates. The text lacks concrete facts to identify people or events.
Princess Pat's Baby Christened at St James Palace
The baby son of Captain Ramsay and Lady Ramsay known as Princess Pat was christened at Chapel Royal St James Palace London in the presence of King George and Queen Mary. Canon Edgar Shepherd officiated using Jordan River water brought by the Duke of Connaught. The child was named Alexander Arthur Alphonse Maule.
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Lady Ramsay
Chapel Royal
St. James P
Edgar Shepherd
Chapel
Ramsay
Pat
St. James Palace
London
King George
Queen Mary of England
Jordan
Duke of Connaught
Alexander Arthur Alphonse Maule
Britain Faces World Leadership Through European Credit
From Le Temps Paris the piece argues Europe must restore German credit and European prosperity as inseparable goals. It notes the dollar and pound sterling competition and looming naval rivalry with the United States shaping credit, trade, and postwar finance.
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le Temps
Paris
Germany
Supreme Council
Great Britain
United States
Vrance
England
America
London
World Exchange
Europe
Russia
Spiritualistic Help Ventures in Oil Land Case
A Texas woman claimed spirits through a medium revealed oil beneath her land and formed an oil company. A buyer sued for money paid for stock, alleging fraudulent representations about oil existence. the Texas Court of Civil Appeals discussed limits of spiritual communications and evidence in such claims.
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Texas
Texas Court of Civil Appeals of the Second District
Bureailt
Bureailt V. Hermemover
Southwestern
Conner
Etd
Fragmented OCR Note Describes Obscure Speech With Unclear Meaning
The readable parts show garbled dialogue or OCR errors about a man speaking to a crowd. Names, places, and concrete facts are missing or unreadable, yielding no clear event or outcome.
Clothes as Badges in Working Classes Across Europe
The article notes that the term black coats may describe salaried workers, an innovation in language. It recalls how blouse or smock badges marked different labor groups in France, Germany, and elsewhere, with historic shifts in social distinctions and attire signaling class.
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France
Germany
Beau
Queengberry
Bath
Lave
Fragmented London desk tale of jammed ideas
Jumbled OCR style notes depict a chaotic scene in an office with garbled dialogue and stray phrases. The fragment appears to describe lateness, a confrontation, and a tense exchange with unclear names or events.
Fragmentary reminiscence from a shipyard incident
The text presents a garbled recount of a crew member missing an arm and questions about how the injury occurred. It hints at a naval or port setting with references to a captain, a wounded sailor, and a port camp position, but details are obscured.
Historical OCR Fragments From Unknown Text
A garbled fragment appears to reference travel or place names such as Bicester and Pigentine Wali with unclear meaning. The text is incomplete and lacks coherent events or identifiable persons, organizations, or dates.
Typhoid Perils Banished in Major U S Cities
A 1910s public health survey credits water and milk protection, chlorination, excreta disposal, pasteurization, and vaccination for dramatic drops in typhoid deaths across large cities. The Journal of the American Medical Association notes Spokane and Hartford with zero deaths in 1919 and highlights reduced rates in Chicago and Cambridge.
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United States
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Spokane
Hartford
Cambridge
American Medical Assdociation
Scranton
Tacoma
New Bedford
New York
Newark
Boston
Jersey City
Seattle
Cleveland
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Portland
Richmond
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Gram Rapids
Detroit
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Memphis
America
Ross
Os Health Commissioner
American Medical Association
Ple
Sumer
Americanism campaign and Newberry crime debate headline
The Springfield Republican rails against Senator Truman H. Newberry of Michigan charging he bought his Senate seat with vast expenditures. It questions which American is better Ford or Newberry and accuses Newberry of corrupting the commonwealth, while noting party leaders and foreign relations chairmanship rely on his crime. The piece ends by praising the conviction of a millionaire who buys state offices.
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Kipling
Rudyard Kiplig
Apollo
Regileinen
Kivens
coMedett
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
United States Senate
God Save
America
Ford
Newberry
Benate
Henator Lodac
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Newbery
Millonaire
Walla Walla Man Fights Rail Crew After Rabbit Hunting Incident
John Burnett of Walla Walla files complaint against a gang of railroad section hands accused of firing while rabbit hunting. The incident damaged a family home and injured members, prompting local authorities to review safety and accountability.
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John Burnett
Walla Walla
Ward
John
Fragmentary voice notes amid wartime radio chatter
The text presents garbled dialogue likely from a wartime or radio drama scene. It references a pup, Wael cen, and a cautioned mother figure, with warnings about a razor and radiator actions. The meaning is unclear and may be transcription garble.
Fragmented OCR Letter Clashes With Election Remnants
The readable fragment hints at a discussion of unified effort and secret organizations influencing a U S presidential outcome. Mentions include lawyers and a concealed intelligence system referenced by the writer, with repeated claims of annual congregation and election intrigue.
Fragmentary Mural of Speech in Washington Star
Incomplete Washington Star text shows garbled phrases and stray words about talking to someone, head, and a pew valve. The readable fragments hint at a misprinted quote or transcription error rather than a coherent event. Further context is needed to identify the source or full meaning.
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Walsh
Indianapolis
Sheffield
National Hotel Institute
American Hotel Association
Bell Hops
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Association of American Dairy, Food and Drug Officials
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Leeland
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Iiemee
Youngstown
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Owler
Siny
Baker Ie
Montreal
Witte
Herbert Hoover
Vernaive
Pion
Tae Hevlunder
Midi
Walter Boott
Francis Seeond
Sia
Arthur Howie Corleman
Kansas City
Blwr
New Orleans
Far Orient
Cour
Bettner
Dudley
Boston Globe
Dallas
Britain
West
The
Manchester Guardian
Alwayd
Joleen
Springfield
Republican
Pol Gera
Mother
Honey
Kangow Choy
Lt Tn
Hoy
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Twa
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Siert Organization
Man Wet Peiner
Washington
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