Fraudulent shell shock claims threaten war hero narratives
A historical analysis denounces shell shock frauds by men faking wounds or neurosis to exploit wartime sentiment. It notes many so called cases lack wounds or military ties, while officials discourage the term shell shock as misleading and emphasizes courage rather than hysteria or fear as the underlying issue.
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Fru
Frederick W. Pursone
the Atlantic Monthly
Our Guileless Workingmen and Bankers’ Emigration Claim
A New York World piece critiques the American Bankers Association estimate that 1,200,000 to 1,300,000 aliens will emigrate, dismissing the figures as hysteria and bolshevist propaganda. It questions how many carry large sums and mocks the notion of a four-year exodus to move troops home, labeling the bankers' theory as a deep laid scheme.
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New York World
American Bankers’ Association
United States
Atlantic
War Department
Europe
Bankers’ Association
Dinner Phone Prank Stuns Guest In Utah Senator Tale
Senator William B King of Utah recounted a dinner story about Perkins who installed a private business line. A visiting friend entered and Perkins pretends to call his wife to invite the guest for dinner. The guest mishears the exchange thinking he is being told they run a hotel.
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Smith
Philadelphia Telegraph
Wiliam B King
Utah
Perking
Perkins
Mary
Hyten
Biotth
French Exchange and France's War Debt Outlook
The article argues that fluctuations in the French franc reflect deeper war debt strains. It says even with German fidelity France remains heavily in debt, affecting multiple generations, and notes no imminent rationing or severe economic upheaval.
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France
He Was a Private
A Columbus Dispatch account recalls a soldier’s letter home from the war, describing a farm family in Ohio. The father urges pride in rank and notes a bank president once called a soldier “private” for a day.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bern
Elory
Addy
April's Quiet Wood and the Night of Franco Loss
A reflective poem fragment recalls an April woodland scene with light, jokes, and Mayflowers. It ponders how war and death alter memory and questions whether love remains power and spirit real, as the speaker contemplates Turner Curtis.
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Turner Curtis
Penrose Would Marry The Bosses Seek A Wife For Penrose
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Boise Penrose expects to run for the next Senate but has never married. Friends propose selecting a wife to keep him “bossed” and under party control. The piece jokes about a primary style choice and the risks of matrimony for a bachelor politician.
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Penrose
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Boise
Senate
Senate Bors
Penrosian
Fanrose
Boas
Reduce Expenses and Reform Appropriations
Representative Good predicts a $3.5 billion fiscal year bill as the House debates the first appropriation committee. Critics argue inherited high taxes and new loans mask deeper waste. The piece urges cutting excess and curbing deficits to avoid financial collapse.
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Chicano Tribune
House
Prac
Congress
Republic
Siam Helped Wall Street Journal War Effort
In a discussion, a college professor and former war board member explained how Siam declared war on Germany during World War I after U.S. and British pressure. Siam seized ships from four vessels in its ports and sent them to bolster allied shipping, illustrating how small actions fed a larger war machine.
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Siam
Wall Street Journal
Washington
Germany
Shipping Board
Idoyd George
Wilson
State Department
Stam
Elam
Barons Find Welcome as Russian Aristocrat Seeks U.S. Home
The Boston Post notes Baron Rosen, former Russian ambassador and Russo-Japan War peace conference member, seeking asylum in America. It portrays him as able and charming, a fitting addition to American society, while remarking on the country as a shelter for refugees from autocracy and radicalism.
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America
Boston Post
Rosen
Russia
United States
Portamouth
Americ
Tteelf
Artful Dodger of Birninghaw Age-Merald Tale
Fragmentary dialogue recalls a young writer in France and a teller describing a 16 page letter. The speaker mentions a girl who dictates to her grandmother and a long correspondence. The text hints at wartime or billeting with a family.
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Birninghaw
Merald
Henry
France
League of Separations Nods to Party Shifts in 19th Century Press
The Charleaten News ad Courier discusses editors and political alignments, noting Henry's shift from active editor to editor emeritus, Col. George Harvey’s extreme Anglo mania, and attempts to detachSenators and party figures from both major parties. It lists various prominent trendsetters whose affiliations stretched across Republicans and Democrats.
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Charleaten News
Butgyhot & Geatroyer
Ld Aeatelas
Metions
Laree Henry
Auguet
George Arvey
Henator Shonah
Republican Party
Renato Reed
Democratic Party
Partien
Mth
Morning After Rain Poem Reflects a Hawk in Quiet Landscape
A reflective piece describes morning scents and light on hills and willows. A distant hawk circles slowly above a meadow with lupine, its wary gaze alert as small birds watch from the thickets. The scene conveys solitude and the hawk’s patient hunt.
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John Breck
Cooper
Daddy Longlegs Aged From the New York Herald
A fragment from the New York Herald discusses the ancient origins of the daddy longlegs insect. It traces its lineage to Colorado in prehistoric times and notes evolution shaping its modern form and behavior for contemporary life.
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Daddy Longlegs
New York Herald
Amora
America
Colorado
Tonopah Strike Yields Rich Ryolite Deposit
Cal Broughner and Geo Wingfield drill Tonopah property finding a ryolite vein with extraordinary values. Ore reported up to 100 dollars a ton with 305 to 470 dollars in silver and the rest gold, triggering quick local buzz and a revival of old mining excitement in Tonopah.
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Tonopah
San Francisco
Cal Broughner
Geo Wingfield
Tonopah, Cal
Broughner
Goldfeld
Olah Witield Janek" Davie
Palm
State aid bill for veterans education faces voters
A New York and Oregon lawmaker analysis shows a bill granting state financial aid to returning soldiers, including four years of support totaling 26 a month for high school completion. The measure, debated amid education options and parity for private or public institutions, may be submitted to the people.
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New York
Oregon
Bowie Vivinity School
Berkeley
Spring Dope and the Apothecary’s Seasonal Cure
Verse describes a blithe spring urging purchase of sassafras and tonics from a solitary druggist. It depicts potions for liver, blood, and ailments while lampooning the pharmacist’s toil, warning of fevers and ills if medicine is not bought. The speaker contrasts springtime cheer with medical needs and commerce.
French Attitude Noted by Bartholomew Students
Samuel Sharp, long time Bartholomew county schools superintendent, received leave to go to France with the Y M C A to aid French education efforts. He wrote an open letter to local students describing French sacrifices, American aid, and a French family’s gratitude to the United States and its military.
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Indianapolis News
Samuel Sharp
Bartholomew County
France
Hveband
Sharp
America
A Good Cook to the Last
A fragment from the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph presents a macabre joke about a housekeeper being eaten by cannibals. The quoted exchanges mix humor with peril as a mother in law is described as immortalized in household lore before a cannibal scene escalates humorously toward cooking and a final plea about salt and pepper.
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Pittsburg
Armed Truce Dialogue Captured in Pittsburgh Chronicle
A fragment from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph presents a tense family scene around a table. A frail woman at the head questions who should go while a large man at the opposite end responds with a firm inquiry, hinting at a fragile peace amid implied conflict.
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Vroom
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Marital Talk Sparks Family Debate in Washington Star
In a home circle exchange a father laments meddling in marriage plans while considering national debates. The dialogue shows Mr. Came rox dismissing personal objections, insisting the wedding be postponed due to crowded implications.
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The
Washington Star
Prominence and Sale of Midgar Alley Doe’s Tamerline
The text notes a Pecent auction where the original of Midgar Alley Doe's Tamerline sold to a wealthy collector for about $1,500 plus extra for i iobile Lifetime. It argues that great writers should hide their works after death, citing 94 percent of the enline population and Ned Crows in the Wet.
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Los Angeles
Doe
Unanswerable Argument Why You Should Buy Government Notes
Victory Reveille text urges purchase of Victory Liberty Loan with ten reasons. It claims safety of investment, liberal interest, inflation of buying power, tax advantages, and government need to reduce floating debt. It emphasizes funding war efforts, keeping markets and employment active, and sustaining national defense.
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Victory Loan
Victory Liberty Loan
Victory Libery
Army
Victory Liberty
What Farmers Need
Chester T. Crowell argues in the New York Independent for farmer prosperity and rural reforms. He urges better rural schools, government supervision of packing and shipping, grain and cotton grading education, storage warehouses with lending on receipts, and laws against nonpayment, noting recurring price dumps threaten farm income.
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Chester T. Crowell
New York Independent
Commission House Row
Mem
Congress
Germany Faces Massive Indemnity Postwar Plan
The article discusses a proposed 100,000,000,000 gold marks indemnity on Germany, noting it vastly exceeds the 1871 French payment but argues it reflects actual wartime damages. It outlines a staged payment plan, potential blockade relief, and the need for Germany to resume work to rebuild industry and support victims, all within a League of Nations framework.
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Germany
France
Clerman
Conomise
League of Nations
Jain
Cermany
League
Political Capital and the Archangel Expedition Debates
The article discusses how sensational reporting fuels political capital over the Archangel expedition. It notes the strategic purpose of protecting suppliers and maintaining a port, with public opinion swayed by demagogues and press sensationalism.
Doctor Koo Speech Presented in Asia Magazine
Facts are unclear due to incomplete OCR. A speech by Doctor Koo is mentioned alongside Patrick Gallagher and Asia Magazine with dates and names partially garbled. No clear event, location, or outcome can be confirmed from readable text.
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Koo
Patrick Gallagher
Asia Magazine
Doctor Wang Agi Dogter Koo
Chima
Unclear Dialogue Marked By Diplomatic Tensions
Fragmentary report describes a chaotic scene with Koh’s wart speech drawing praise while Li clashes with the president and Salfour, and Lloyd George and Borden receive attention. A minister’s remarks and a manager’s hand gesture hint at strained diplomacy and undefined outcomes.
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Koo
Hila Engdah
Philonopler
Arthur James Salfour
Lloyd George
Robert Borden
Tremler Hughes
Am Jol
Uinta
Ching
Army of the Complaining and the Unseen City
Fragmented archaic text describes a blue wartime army formed to work under a king-like figure. Mentions Jo Bakunw and Chidanl bok with aid from CY, notes a larger army and an exception involving a woman who will not reveal details, though the passage is garbled.
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Colucathus
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