News Of A Week In Condensed Form
Compiled digest from multiple sources covers wartime events in the United States and Europe. Reports mention William Rednett addressing a Salt Lake Commercial Club, Miss Rankin barred from speaking in Deer Lodge, Montana, and local oversubscriptions to Liberty Bonds. War news includes Germany's Western Front developments, a new Portland spruce plant for aircraft, and a large powder facility in New Mexico, alongside civil defense and wage updates.
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Intermountain
Americas
William ©. Rednett
Commercial Club
Balt Lake
Conseiensions
Wild West
Camp Lewis
Ward
Jeanette Rankin
Missoula
Montana
Congress
Deer Lodge
Mont
Citizens’ Committee
Miss Rankin
Jenderant Butte
North Dakota
Benjamin Kahn
Red ‘Lodge
Slgnal Corps
Vortland
Bryce P. Disque
Vancouver
Wash
Clarence Rogers
M Mule Sinehet
John Wellard
United States
Ilinola
State Elgit Service Commission
College
Plattsburg
Vasaur College
Church of the Living God
Enoyas Tabernacle
Berkeley
Cal
Hogs Leewimsey
Joseph Sykes
Italy
West Front
Bridges
Atlante
American Red Cross
Santa Fe
N. M
John Am. Birkner
Campy Cody
Deming
Chunt Singleton
Hedy Mounds
Poplarville
Mies
Atlantic Coast Navy Yards
Navy Yard
New Jersy
Scout Hendricks
Foch'a
the Ayre
Neuter
France
Andre Tardieu
Germany
Bulgaria
Eindhoven
Beverloo
Amsterdan
Courtrai
Bruges
Ghent
Luis Caballero
Tamanilpas
Mexico
Rioliane P. Naturrete
Vietorid
Abtlay Chapelle
Horses in War Hospitals Aid Frontline Units
Dr. W C Stillman reports that about 80 percent of wounded horses treated in Red Star hospitals are returned to duty. The alliance warns that large numbers of horses are needed to pull artillery and supply fronts, with millions shipped from America, and extensive field hospitals staffed by specialized veterinarians to save and restore thousands of animals.
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Red Star
New York
France
Watts
W. C. Stillman
Red Star Animal Relef
Society
Verdun
America
Lomes
Europe
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Sign from Johnson Tavern Unearthed in Lisbon Connecticut
A carved elm sign once hung at the Johnson Tavern in Lisbon bearing the date 1763 was dug up in A. F. Bear’s attic. The tavern had sheltered Lafayette during his postwar travels, marking a historic link to the Revolutionary era.
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Lisbon
Conn
Johnson
A. F. Bear
Lafayette
Dances Jig At Age Of 102 In Wisconsin County
Tom Edwards of Viola Crawford county aged 102 surprises by jigging and hurdling a chair with ease. He credits longevity to a life of no worries no alcohol beyond sweet cider and no tobacco. He admits a weakness for candy.
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la Crosse
Wis
Tom Edwards
Viola
Crawford County
Dover
German Postal Service Orders Nine Minute Army Front Talks
German postal authorities organize a telephone service linking major cities with army fronts. Conversations are limited to nine minutes each, restricting duration to expedite wartime communication.
Praise of thrift by Katherine Lew Sates of The Vigilantes
Fragmented text praises thrift and virtue as guiding wealth and virtue. The poem references patrons and saints and urges modest living. Readable fragments hint at didactic sentiment about tempering prodigality and embracing prudent habits.
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Katherine Lew
Tragolten
Gra
Esther
Pearl Worth 2500 Found in Black River Shell
A pearl weighing 150 grains, found in a shell in the Black River near here, is valued at up to 2500 dollars. Mr Fry was shown the gem by a man who found it and a buyer offered 2000 dollars for a rough sale or 2500 dollars if perfect. Fry refused to sell.
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Pininn
Peart
Black River
Fry
Inter Penti
Mr. Fry
Buffalo Herd Thrives Well at Yellowstone Park Preserve
In Cody Wyoming a government buffalo herd in Yellowstone park shows no self harm deaths. Twenty five years after conservation began a herd of seven percent? is maintained. Keeper T G Frater reports 820 dead and fifty six calves born in the past six months.
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Cody, Wyre
United States
Yellowstone Park
Sam
T. G. Frater
Richest Town in Country in Ohio Includes 3.2 Million Cash Deposits
St Clairsville, Ohio, a town of about 1,000 residents mainly farmers and coal miners, proclaims itself among the richest of its size in the United States. Local banks reportedly hold cash deposits totaling 3.2 million dollars, yielding a per capita wealth estimate of 2182 dollars per person.
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St. Clairsville
United States
Governor Dorsey Orders Statewide Vagrants to Work Plan
Governor Dorsey calls for immediate action to mobilize sheriffs and judges to arrest and convict vagrants and offer a choice between chain gang labor or farm work under supervision. The drive aims to fix labor shortages by forcing idle men to work, with strict prosecutions to ensure compliance across Georgia.
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Dorsey
Georgia Vagrancy Law Used to Send Convicts to Work
A writer argues that Georgia's vagrancy statute is effective, aligning with current needs by allowing judges to sentence convicted residents to farm labor under probationary terms, highlighting the state’s approach to public order and labor.
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Georgia
Seat Spongers Ban Sought by Denver Society
Denver society seeks ban on seat spangers among women led by Marie Jeanne Silvestre Thorpe. The group aims to counter unfair treatment of women in love, noting men are employed long hours and modern motor and bicycle fashion trends are popular.
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Denver
Cola
Mra
Marie Jeanne Silvestre Thorpe
Aocial Loafer
Naval bill authorizes largest destroyer program in history
The House approved a nine hour naval appropriation bill totaling about 51.5 billion dollars to build a vast destroyer force. The measure funds torpedo boat destroyers, naval aviation, hospital networks, and major yard expansions while increasing enlisted and Marine Corps strength. A 100 million dollar fund under the president’s direction and a marine base at San Diego are included.
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Henry Ford
Navy
Marine Corps
France
General Pershing
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
United States
San Diego
Cal
Hamptons Ronde Iy
Utah goes over the top in loan campaign surge
Salt Lake City Utah shows a dramatic oversubscription in the Third Eoberry Loan drive with Utah funds nearly topping one million dollars beyond the state quota. Central committee slogans rally support as subscriptions total 11 200 000 and exceed the quota by about fifty cents per dollar.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Central Committee
Utan
Zeppelin Factory Burns in Switzerland Amid War Attacks
Geneva reports say a German air plant at Friedrichshafen near Lake Constance was set ablaze by aerial attacks. Fire destroyed the Zeppelin manufactory at Manzell with substantial casualties among about 180 workers. Pack of damage estimated as enormous as raiders were seen approaching from the lake.
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Geneva
Switzerlaod
AtMiien
Mancell
Zeppelin Manus
Friedrichahaton
Lake Constance
Murders Doctor in San Francisco Office
A prominent San Francisco physician was shot and killed in his office Saturday by a patient. The killer shot himself in the knee and died en route to a hospital. No motive is known. A Japanese ambassador to the United States and other officials are noted in the surrounding report.
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San Francisco
Martin Crotomyver
Preanan
Sortor
Thee
Noramnon
Nebraska Lande In Stamp Salon War Savings Rally
Faded text shows Nebraska leaders urging nationwide support for war savings drives. The fragmented line hints at a Sunday confab and April events tied to a 140200 target or tally amid wartime fundraising efforts.
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Nebraska
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