French Children Live Near Front
Gladys McIntyre reports UPI on French children near the front lines living under bombardment behind trenches. American volunteers with the Red Cross help measure and clothe twenty children, teach hygiene, and bathe a few, amid war’s toll and poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys McIntyre
Salvation Army
France
United Press
Peont
Xahoo
Sod
Charles Sinkler
Red Cross
Mr Sinkler
Trece
Irene
Meatoes
American Pearls Treated By Fakirs
A case reports a white American pear valued at 14400 treated with chemicals to mimic oriental pearls and sold for 52000. Barbara a pearl broker and Verma were fined and jailed for faking. Verma claimed a method to improve American pearls but was seized by police.
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Thall
Barbara
Verma
Hindoo
Yarisket
Varma
Kelnach
Etcohol
Barbara Woe
Varina
Paris
An Lenn jJowel Housen van
American hospital on Irish estate to Irish port base
A US hospital project is planned on an Irish estate to establish a field hospital on the coast near Irish Port. The complex includes wards and buildings with about 30 nurses expected to be stationed there, while personnel details remain unclear.
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American Hospital
Serenity and Great Aims in Art and Nature
A fragmented, florid critique praises creators who blend nature and art with serene, noble purpose. It extols Macdonald, Linnaeus, Davy, and Cuvier as exemplary figures shaping science and beauty through calm inquiry and enduring appeal.
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Macdonald
Linnaour
Davy
Cuvier
Lil
Yankee Doughboys Aid French Hay Harvest in War Front Field
A World War I dispatch recalls American doughboys helping a French farmer harvest hay. One soldier, bold yet polite, trades misfired French with farm work and wine, finally milking a cow and sharing milk with the old woman. The pair exchange thanks as the hay is collected and plans to return emerge.
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Sree J. Taylor
United Press
France
Shaea
Jbut
Bunkle
America
Hymnists Long Lived and Devout in Faithful Lives
The Minneapolis Tribune notes hymn writers and composers like Julia Ward Howe Cardinal Newman and Sabine Baring-Gould lived long lives praising them for a calm mind and good deeds. It links longevity to faith not worry showing how conscience and trust in the Most High protected them.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Julia Ward Howe
Cardinal Newman
Fanny Granby
Jesus
Crewe
Brooklyn Eagle
Joseph Henry Gimore
Mra
Annle Sherwood Hawks
Sabine Baring-Gould
Lowell Mason
Robert Lowry
Himi
What Women Have Done
Country doctor praises changes in maternal care and child health. He notes fewer infant illnesses, thanks to cleaner homes, better feeding, and wiser childcare, while joking that his medical practice has faded as mothers improve child care and farmers prosper from healthier, well children.
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Waterloo
Tribune
Jim
The Prince of Wales Plans a Worldwide Empire Tour
The London Times reports that after imperial conference work the dominion and Indian members will present an address to the king at Buckingham Palace. The prince will visit overseas after the war to see the empire firsthand and might lead future royal tours to various dominions.
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London Times
Imperial Conference
Imperial War Cabinet
Buckingham Palace
Eo Ae
Wales
Prince of
Walos
Xane
Empire
Verdun as Mecca for postwar tourism proposed by citadel commander
A wartime colonel proposed Verdun as a postwar tourist magnet inviting visitors by train to view history and collect relics. He imagined crowds from around the civilised world touring the citadel and buying memorabilia, while noting the symbolic return of peace.
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Verdun
Frances
Elisabeth Fraser
Citadel
Mecca
Fragmentary Legislation Notes From Regional Clabe
Incomplete text from a regional notice hints at legislation and wire controls. Mentions privileges and a portal system but lacks clear actions or dates. Further readable details are needed to produce a precise summary.
Build Highways Now A National System Of Roads Proposed
An editorial argues for a centralized federal program to create a national highway system to complement railroads. It urges immediate action funded securities and a dedicated agency to oversee postwar road construction, noting trucks need better routes and current surface is inadequate.
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Railroad Administration
Department of Agriculture
Congress
British Airman Uses Clouds to Outmaneuver German Scouts
British air force report describes a single seater engage three old German scouts and one two seater joining mid fight. The lone British pilot dives from clouds and destroys one enemy machine, then presses forward as two faster scouts close in, aided by a second British fighter arriving to assist in the air battle over the front.
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France
Hinchine
Trouble for Entente era economies in wartime Italy
Fragmentary dialogue notes monetary confusion in Italy with references to lire, francs, and pence. Mentions Reneee cue pound and two lire, questions change after spending coined money. No clear event or people fully identifiable.
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Tom Runen
Tommy
Italy
Marco
Reneee
Queen's Gift to Queen of Helgians Before Leaving London
The queen of the Helgians sent a gift to Queen May 1880 before leaving London on Thursday. The note requested it be distributed to charities in which she was especially interested, a decision the queen reportedly would consider.
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London Times
London
Quenthaw
Japs Gain Advantage in Manchuria Trade Controls
Report outlines a China Japan agreement ending specie redemption by the Chinese Provincial Bank of Manchuria and guaranteeing local banknote value with a 3,000,000 yen deposit. It asserts Japanese firms gain over other nationals, threatening American and other business interests in Manchuria while speculating on broader political and cultural implications.
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Peking
Miall
China
Japan
Bank of
Manchuria
Fengtien Bureau of Finance
Chinea
Pen-asi-hu Colliery and Company
Gheemee Mukden
Bank of Erect
Red Cross Home Communication Service Established in London
The American Red Cross opens a London home communication office at 40 Grosvenor Gardens under Capt. Herbert Baanborough. The unit coordinates contact between Britain camps and hospitals and American families, with about 200 weekly reports to Washington and rapid, accurate updates on wounded and sick soldiers.
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London
American Red Cross
United States
American Red
Londn
Grosvenor Gardens
Herbert
Baanborough
Great Britain
Europe
Red Cros
Red Crocs
America
Red Cross
England
Washington
Faimiles
Boenwin
New York
Jie
Edenborough
States
A French Hospital Conuve by Dawson in Good Housekeeping
A conscription report describes traveling through villages filled with troops and ordnance to a caserne converted into a district children's hospital in Seoe. It notes 500 little patients and scenes of orphans and distressed children, with a somber portrayal of mothers unable to explain why their children are alone.
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Conirge
Dawson
Caserne
Tomas
Longest Air Mail Route Revealed in Puebla Lede
The Philadelphia Publo Lede reports a new air mail route spanning Tocu and Cracow with a flight time near 18 hours. The plan lists seven intermediate stops along the path from Pathete to Toa, outlining the canal line and key stations for the journey.
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Philadelphia
Cracow
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