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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
2
A Geneva dispatch relays Mathias Treeherrer’s memorandum detailing German postwar aims including sovereignty over Belgium and the French coast, Congo annexations, and vast indemnities. The piece also notes U S Army engineers making field maps, Ireland port concerns, and Liberty Loan funds for demobilization and veterans support.
A reflective piece from State and Stripes, France, considers homeward longing after months of mud and marching. It notes restlessness roiling soldiers, the alarmist and reformer responses, and argues time is the remedy for adjustment after combat and travel.
Frank Baackes of American Steel and Wire argues farmers should maximize output per acre using full cost knowledge and profits. He contends that small crops can yield higher aggregate income and urges avoiding cotton at a loss while pursuing profitable alternatives.
The article argues farmers should feed their families first and avoid overproducing items like potatoes. It warns that distribution, not production, causes most trouble and urges standardizing products, knowing costs, and avoiding single-crop dependence to secure fair prices.
Maine prospective mothers are urged to follow a Health Board issued guide "Added to Prospective Mothers" with late information. It advises delaying confinement by counting from a prior date, avoiding overeating, eating extra milk and eggs, and maintaining moderate exercise and simple maternity wear.
Fragmentary text mentions using lime water and a remedy for tooth issues. It is unclear and lacks complete context or identifiable persons or organizations. The fragment reads as a stray health tip with no verifiable action, date, or location.
London based report states corset steel making has moved from Germany to Britain. Investor Mr Watrux spent two years to Leicester establishing the plant enabling scale of production. Hats valued at 90,000 are pledged to support trade expansion.
A Western boy in the vith Division asks his captain if failing to mug the gold would lead to punishment. The captain replies nothing would happen and suggests letting it go, leaving the matter unresolved.
The fragmentary text references the Des Are Weekly printed in October, notes J. C. Morrill of Te Are as publisher, and mentions a yellow fever outbreak with New Orleans reporting no deaths in one week. It includes scattered prices and quotations such as crickets.
Chicago public schools enroll 284 904 children with 120 402 in the normally graded group. About 6 percent of backwardness is due to physical defects and 10 percent to health. other causes include foreign status delay in entering school and irregular attendance. Retardation raises costs and contributes to dropouts, with private schools and tutors absorbing some cases.
Commerce data show postwar export trends with 3,500 miles of chewing gum amounting to 735,000,000 chews exported since the armistice. One million dollars worth of plug tobacco has also crossed the Atlantic. Bathtubs shipped totaled 1,183, about two miles. Prunes totaling 4,136,776 pounds were sent to Europe since the armistice.
A World War II tale from the 27th division recounts officers and men of the 108th battalion declaring Catholic faith to prevent Father Francis A. Kelley from being reassigned. The ruse prompted by fear of losing their chaplain shows unity across faiths as Protestants and Jews joined the act.
A reflective piece blames Kaiser Wilhelm II for the flu’s return and the deaths it may cause. The verse laments war’s toll and laments the recurring sickness while railing at the Kaiser and the era that spawned the malady. The narrator vows to curse Kaleer Till and muses on doom and the specter of death.
Lincoln dispatch reports Jose Foley of Omaha shot and killed Dan Headley of Waverly then shot Mrs Headley and killed himself after attending the couple’s wedding. Mrs Headley is expected to recover. Foley was a former suitor who trailed the couple to Waverly.
Paris May 9 report: United States likely to be asked to take Armenia mandate. Wilson to Congress. The council of three assigns former German colonies: New Zealand gets German Samoa, Australia takes southern possessions, Japan governs islands north of the equator. Britain and France propose League guidance on Togoland and Cameroon. Britain to mandate East Africa and Zanzibar. Japan to control German Pacific islands north of the equator.
The American Legion opened a three day session in St Louis with over 1900 delegates from nearly every state. Tension emerged between national guardsmen and regular army members while debates over membership and creed indicate a contentious gathering.
United Press reports President Wilson will cable his first message to the next Congress for reading before a joint session. The message will include the state of the union and call for early passage of the appropriation, with recommendations on telegraph and telephone company numeration taken over during the wartime emergency. He will consult with Secretaries and Treasury officials and is already in touch with Treasury head. The peace treaty message will follow later and be delivered to a joint session. Senate discussions focus on an Anglo American alliance to aid France in case of unprovoked German attack, with debate centered on the league and peace program. The alliance proposal draws mixed reactions and potential Democratic opposition.
The article reports that President Wilson will not endorse the proposed defense alliance among France Great Britain and the United States until Congress ratifies it. It notes discussions between Premier Lloyd George and Wilson and mentions the alliance as a response to German aggression with terms described as generous.
Farmers in Clay Union and Turner counties support the state highway law and two petitions for paving a paved highway connect Vermilion to Centerville via the state university area. Nearly 200 signers endorsed the project as county officials coordinated backing across three counties.
In Paris May, Korensky, former Besean envoy, did not appear in peace conference circles though his presence was anticipated. Other delegates proceed with discussions as officials address key terms and outcomes.
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