Rural towns brace for change as sanitary upgrades spread
New Jersey farmers report that discharged soldiers and borers drive demand for shower baths and improved sanitation in rural communities. The piece also covers wartime politics, labor, and social issues, noting Nansen’s Russia relief effort, Bolshevik tensions, and rail and industry headlines.
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New Jersey
Fridtjof Nansen
Russia
Christianain
Nikolai Nine
Entente
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Paris
United States
Utah
Leland Stanford
Sion
San Francisco
British Labor Party
Socialist
Germany
Europe
Schlepper
H. c
Germans execute band of Russians near Graefelfing
An isolated band of Russian prisoners of war under Spartacan leaders was overwhelmed by Württemberger troops in a Bavarian wood near Graefelfing. Seventy two men and leaders were court martialed and shot in a gravel pit near Lochau.
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Associated Press
Berne
Wurttenders
Graefelfing
Bavaria
Lochaueen
Baker Explains Meat Disposal Move Amid Surplus
Secretary Baker denied that the War Department seeks to keep meat prices by exporting army surplus canned meat. He noted no definite agreement to sell abroad, though bulk sales to institutions in the U S could occur if not re packed. If export fails, sales would be controlled with the packing industry as agent.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
War Department
United States
Baker
Department
Packera
Institutiones
Pac
Anti-Saloon League vows relentless fight on bootleggers
The National Anti-Saloon League headquarters in Westerville says after prohibition becomes effective nationwide the league will pursue bootleggers, moonshiners, and operators of illegal saloons with unremitting effort. It adds that law-abiding citizens need not fear intrusions into private spaces.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
National
Reavis Fights to Enlarge House Steering Committee
Washington Bureau The Tribune reports Rep Heavin Nebraska will push to enlarge the steering committee. He says current members are from great cities and that agricultural and laboring interests deserve representation. Rep Roya C Johnson South Dakota, author of the motion, will lead the push.
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Washington
the Tribune
Washington, D. C
Heavin
Nebraska
House
Roya C. Johnson
Bouuth Dakots
Gillett Rehearses With Too Much Vim in House Session
Spanker Wlect Gillett yesterday urged quick House session with a motion picture companion aid. He rapped for order in the empty chamber using an ivory gav e handle, delivering a vigorous and forceful display.
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Gillett
Washington, LA. C
Spankerwlect Gillett
Llouse
Motion Picture Companion
Dracon
Mt Wa Sire
Six Lives Lost in Sinking of Barge Nepticoke
Portamouth Massachusetts May 1 b ix persons including the rapinue wife and four children and the engineer were drowned when the coal laden barge Nepticoke owned by the Potter Transportation Company of New Yale ran off the sales of Bhoale early route Captain Willem Gray and Allen Metomgell deckhand were picked up by The quest guard who thought they had the token but the crew believed they could be saved.
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Portamouth
N. W
Rapinue
Nepticoke
Potter Transportation Company
New Yale
Willem Gray
Allen Metomgell
Quest Guard
Tn Agate
Orlando tone signals dignity clash over Wilson to Paris
The piece reviews Premier Orlando's Paris stance on Wilson's remarks and Italy's claims, noting his desire to shield national prestige while condemning the idea of breaking peace talks over Italian politics. It argues Wilson aimed to reassure liberalists and remind all allies of shared principles guiding postwar peace.
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New York Post
Orlands
Paris
Wilson
Orlando
Lloyd George
Rome
Pandonor
Italy
America
League of Nations
Germany
Labor Party
The Hard Luck Stripes and Peace Critics
A wartime poem notes a soldier with two silver stripes who stayed behind in camp while others deployed. The piece contrasts his quiet service with calls for peace and comments on postwar leaders and missed chances to end Germany’s war. It cites Jean Russell Patterson and mentions George W Perkins criticizing delay after November 11.
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New York Post
Germany
George W. Perkins
Jermany
Verkina
Europe
Wilton
Conference Should End With Immediate Peace Not Magic Wand
The remarks mock the notion of conjuring world peace from thin air. The speaker argues the conference should end with real, immediate peace rather than rely on an elusive magic wand approach, noting the absence of concrete specifications.
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of Nations
Perkins
Fragmented Scotsman text on insults and humiliation
A garbled Edinburgh Scotsman snippet shows a dialogue about insults and mockery. One speaker asks when the other deceived him and the reply hints at anger when others called them brainless and unattractive. The fragment lacks coherent context or identifiable events.
Riverside Drive Bench Holds Exile and Wealth Beside Limousine
A despondent woman on Riverside Drive sits on a bench amid a crowd by a passing luxurious limousine. Two well-dressed men ride front seats while the rear is filled with children, evoking a contrast between gloom, expat feeling, and opulent displacement.
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New York Post
Riverside Drive
Justice in League of Nations case by Mr Root
The Springfield Republican outlines Mr Root's five word summary of the case for the League of Nations. He argues the United States cannot quit, saying order must be restored, civilization upheld, and the world require justice.
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Springfield Republican
Root
League of Nations
United States
Natal Planes Start Flight Across Ocean
Trepassey Newfoundland May 16 American navy seaplane NC 1 left for Azores at 5 44 p m NC 2 followed by NC 3 at 5 52 p m NC 4 en route from Halifax to Trepassey will join as soon as possible and all three plan es will jump off for the coast of Portugal The plan calls for the Azores rendezvous at Punta Del Gad weather conditions pending British pilots wait for suitable weather to cross in single motor planes with winds described as boisterous and unsettled reports say clouds and rain squalls may delay the navy flight to the Azores.
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N. F
Azores
New Foundland
B. A. Ek. Johnson
United Press
Atlantic
Commander Towers
Halifax
Towers
Punta del Gad
Portugal
Aroostook
Prairie
Aesonente
Hawker
Raynham
Washington
Dd, C
Navy
Axoren
Navy Department
St. Julins
Montauk Point
Long Island
Br. Johns
Coll
Gomes Crule
England
Ecourne
Avores
Bigawel Bil
Bourg
New York
JV. Rence
Concessions to Be Granted to Koreans
The privy council in Tokio under the emperor's presidency approved a partial revision of Korea's government system. The supreme council of supply and defense discussed German food shipments, while a separate account describes a Pacific naval flight with Rear Admiral Wood and C-8 personnel arriving at the Chicago for breakfast before a Washington decision on a balloon flight to England.
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Associated Press
Privy Council
Topantis
St. Johns
Spencer 8. Wood
Filers
Chicago
Washington
England
Palmer Announces Decision On Beer
Washington May 16 Attorney General Palmer advised Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper that brewing beer with 2 percent alcohol is illegal though the ruling does not halt production until a New York federal district court decision. The ruling also affects sale of revenue stamps for beer containing 1 percent or more alcohol. The situation intertwines revenue laws and food control measures.
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Ty Associated Pres
Washington, D. C
Gereral Palmer
Internal Revenue
Roper
Federal District Court of New York
Internal Revenue Bureau
Revei
Atatl
Fosdick Named for League of Nations Post
In Washington a New York lawyer, Raymond B. Fosdick, former chairman of the wartime training camp activities commission, is expected to take a prominent American role in the League of Nations when organized. The exact post is not yet known.
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League OF Nations
Fosdick
New York
Washington, D. C
Riymond B
Fonedick
League of National
Washington
Agreement Reached on Lands for Soldiers
Washington D C May 11 a bill to reclaim Western arid lands to employ ex soldiers at four dollars a day and allot farm lands for their use is agreed by Congress members and Interior Secretary Lane. The plan calls for public works on farms with government aid and civic center funding for homesteaders.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Lane
Mondell
Wyoming
Emoot
Utau
Hungarian forces advance north of Budapest in war update
Delayed Soviet dispatch reports heavy fighting as Hungarian units push toward Galgu gerien, about 48 miles northeast of Budapest, with crews indicating German and Austrian regimes protest annexation moves.
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United Press
Hudepest
Creche
Galgu Gerien
Budapest
Hungary
Auatela
Call Off Flour Purchases for Europe Reported
The article from New York May 14 reports the United States suspending flour purchases for Europe amid wartime needs. It discusses altering supply decisions and potential impacts on relief efforts and markets.
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Europe
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