Infantile Paralysis Outbreak Warning For Chicago Area
Health officials warn of infantile paralysis patterns with mild cases, weakness, and potential spread in the Upper Mississippi valley. Chicago seen small case rise in July but not a strong outbreak projected. mothers urged to monitor infants for fever, leg weakness, and reluctance to be held, with home exercises for convalescence.
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Chileage Ware
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Army of a Miracle: American Troops Land in France
A vivid World War I scene describes American troops arriving in Paris amid cheers and praise. Reportage notes the grand perspective from the Tuileries to the Arc de Triomphe as soldiers march past, while observers express awe at America's impact on the war effort.
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Andree Viellis
London
Hordeaux
Amertes Musecles
Britain
France
Tuileries
Hotel de ‘Rillon
Place de la Concorde
Champs Elysees
Arc de Triomphe
America
Government's Financial Outlook from the New York Font
Secretary Glass outlines the fiscal year forecast with tentative revenue and expenditure, noting monthly disbursements and potential gaps. He warns that without large peace time appropriations, totals may creep above last year while wheat price guarantees add uncertainty. The piece also comments on new privileges and a call for a vital American spirit to sustain institutions and interests.
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New York
Glass
Ramsary
Scots and Germans in a Review Talk on Indemnity
Professor Cantlie argues the German indemnity will drive a forty year wilderness of hardship in Germany. He envisions discipline through poverty and hard work, predicting a hard generation that could forge capable men, while Scots fear complacency from shorter workdays and ease.
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Prof. McAndrew Cantlie
Egypt
Saint Andrew
The Happy Island of Yap in National Geographic Bulletin
A National Geographic Society Bulletin portrait of Yap in the western Caroline Islands describes a Stone Age yet modern people. It notes population around 7000, bachelor clubs, tree-grown food, and giant stone money valued up to 10000 cocoanuts.
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National Geographic Society Bulletin
Yap
Pacific
United States
Caroline Islands
Guam
Mindanao
Islands
Babelthuap
Boston Would Be State in Union Splitting Proposal
The Brooklyn Eagle reports a four Charlestown man’s plan to secede Boston and Suffolk County from Massachusetts forming a new state. They argue Suffolk’s population and property value justify division while rural Massachusetts and Congress would face tax and representation questions. Similar echoes appear about New York City’s bid to form a state, with locals resisting by consent processes.
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Boston
Brooklyn Eagle
Bay State
Charentown
Massachusetts
Suffolks County
Revere
Chelsea
Winthrop
Congress
Nahant
Essex County
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Senate
Suffolk County
Maine
New Hampshire
Masnachusetta
New York
New York City
Preserving World War I Battle Sites in France Monuments
A French government commission selects about 140 historic WWI sites to preserve in their current state from La Buesee to Upper Alsace. Key locations include Verdun forts, Voragee rock shelters, Meuse entrenchments, and famous landmarks such as Hutte de Warlencourt, Peronne ruins, and the Tower at Loon. The aim is to honor allied heroism while limiting further damage until restoration allows public access.
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Mays Reuters
la Buesee
Upper
Alenace
Verdun
Voragee
Champagne
Nolssone
Noyon
Berithh
Hutte de Warlencourt
Ia Pacume
Peronne
Bnt
Auch
Whateau
Tilepval
Columbus
Churchsard
Poxieres
Givenehy
Ilyenchy
Birkige
Loon
Forgotten inventor Tellier who fed nations and died starving
The article recounts Tellier’s cold storage meat scheme that saved France during war and made Chicago packers wealthy. He attracted praise from France’s Senate and President yet died in poverty and starvation, with few knowing his plight or even his name. His idea was later stolen by moneyed rivals who profited while he suffered.
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Charles Tellier
France
Heo
Lee
Chicago
England
Tellier
Legion of Honor
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
You Should See His Hat Special Correspondence from Paris
A feature review notes William Allen White and the Paris peace congress as inspiration for a new dramatic epic. It includes a mock Intermezzo and reflections on poetry, London life, and the shifting tides of postwar sentiment. The piece blends literary critique with satirical travel impressions from a press writer.
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Paris
Big Thirteen
Big Ten
Big Five
Cuill
William Allen White
Mimporisa Gazette
Boyville
Vorse
London
Stripped to the Soul and Holy Processions in Village Life
A London News At OUF piece describes a village gathering after a war era mood, with choral singing and a ministerial sermon. The author reflects on communal feeling, likening it to a mass movement toward authority figures, and recalls a murder trial where guilty verdicts led to a shared, somber exit.
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M. Hewlett
London
Teun
Ahmed
Aurplice
Atole
Formintia
Lannon
Buckingham Palace
Cummins Plan Aims Public Control of Railroads
The New York World reports Senator Albert Cummins' plan to reform railroads through public representation on boards and regional consolidation. It favors public protection for workers and aims for broader oversight without overhauling ownership, signaling a shift toward closer government influence on railroads.
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Albert H. Cummins
Senate Committee On Interstate Com Merce
Senator Cumming
Cummins
Sovintiem
Noncompetitive Dealers in Indianapolis Market
The Indianapolis Newn argues high prices arise from too many market standholders and grocers and from lack of competition. Dealers raise prices instead of undercutting, creating a market that bears the cost. It may be a restraint of trade or tacit understanding, with public sentiment possibly curbing it via "pitiless publicity" suggested by an attorney general.
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Kmneral
Owning a Home and the Socialist Dragon
A fragmented poem about home ownership and pride contrasts with a chaotic New York anecdote involving a socialist named Bing Lee Ming Lee and a street incident. Firecrackers ignite confusion as delivery wagons flee, prompting police attention and a disorderly conduct note.
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New York City
Bing Lee
Ming Lee Hase
Animll
Horace
Bing
Training Little Children in Kind and Playful Ways
A mother urges practical home education for young children with busy schedules. She suggests telling stories during chores, crafting with simple materials for holidays, and including fathers in child training. Activities include baking stories, drawing valentines, making matchholders, sandpaper scratchers, penn y calendars, paper chains, and watercolor crafts. The piece cites Perry Pictures and Kipling verses, emphasizing family collaboration and nurturing nature and faith.
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Perry Pictures
Perry Mieture Co
Madden
Mauss
Mothe
Father
Real Surprise Ice Cream Soda Prank From Kanvasity Journal
A series of quirky quotes and comic dialogue opens with a Kanvasity Journal gag about ice cream soda prices as a surprise. A Washington Star aside questions winter wear and ears, while Edinburg notes a local personal tale. A column extols repetition as memory aid and cites Latin phrases and language learning.
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Kanvasity Journal
The
Washington Star
He Had One Better From the Hangar News
A farmer confronts a sewing machine salesman in his home, boasting he sewed up a slick pitch by stitching across a thick shingle. The anecdote ends with the farmer humorously inviting his wife to supper after outsmarting the agent.
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Walls & House
Rita
Repetition as Key to Learning in Language Study
A discussion on memory through attention and connection, stressing repetition as essential. It cites the Meisterachatt system motto Repetitio mater studiorum and urges students to record, recall, and recheck proofs or arguments rather than force recall, promoting iterative practice.
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Emeler
France
Meisterachatt
Ancient Love Letter Found On 3600-Year Tablet
Los Angeles Times reports a clay tablet dating to about 3600 years ago, a love letter from Sinmagic to Kowa. The fragment shows a beleaguered lover lamenting a yearlong absence and hints that romantic gestures are a deep hereditary urge rather than a modern defect.
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Los Angeles Times
Abraham
Kowa
Kokm Juul
Siomagir
Army Officers Well Paid
A New York Post analysis debunks talks of underpaid soldiers, detailing officers’ pay, allowances, and benefits. It argues captains receive modest base pay plus housing, heat, and meals at reduced civilian prices, with transport and luxuries like chauffeurs, but notes risks and promotions varied by service era.
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New York Post
Lord
War Department
Apple physiology and a presidential Senate tour note
Fragmented text mixes a basic science note about why a cut finger hurts and the apple’s oxidation with a political passage on a presidential speaking tour. The science portion mentions oxygen in air and protective skin, while the political portion discusses timing for a tour and Senate reporting from the foreign relations committee.
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Ana
Jing
Washington, D C
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Mes
Princess Browbridge
Sara Cone Bryant
Uncle Sam
Rudyard Kipling
Family Secret
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Wien
Benate
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