Whitlock Describes Belgian Suffering Under German Deportations
The State Department releases a January report by Ambassador Whitlock from Brussels detailing Germany’s deportation of Belgians to labor camps. He pins responsibility on Field Marshal von Hindenburg and criticizes von Bissing for a too mild approach, noting escalating terror and penalties in Belgian cities including Ghent Bruges and Brussels.
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Washington
State Department
Brand Whitlock
Brussels
Belgium
Germany
Europe
Whitelock
Whitlock
Whitjock
von Isdenburg
von Basing
von Blasing
Berlin
von Sinning
Whitlock Renda
Belgino Hef
Commission For Relief In
Comite National
Comite Na Tonal
America
Fo August von Hindenburg
von Bissing
Ghent
Bruges
Hainaut
Cimberol
Brabant
Brunsels
Doctor Ryan Honored for Typhus Relief Work in Serbia
Dr. Edward W. Ryan, holder of the Legion of Honor, returned to Serbia at the Serbian government’s request to organize sanitary and relief efforts. He led care for 2,000 patients during the typhus outbreak, later contracting the disease himself. He received French and Serbian decorations for his service.
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Edward W. Ryan
Legion of Honor
Serbia
Ryan
South to Do Its Part in Raising More Food
South Western farmers push to plant feed crops with higher prices and government prompts for spring wheat. Local efforts focus on increasing food production in Dailies Texas and nearby regions.
Eight Cured Of Broken Back In Remarkable Delaware Case
Robert Baldwin twenty one of Bellevue Delaware was hurled when a car overturned February 2. Dr Harold Springer removed the tenth vertebra and three others dislocated. He recovered enough to walk a city block with crutches and plans exhibition before surgical clinics in several cities.
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Wilmington
Del
Robert Baldwin
Bellevue
Delaware Hospital
Harold Springer
Baldwin
Fish Story Season Opens in Sundance Wyoming
Sundance, Wyoming opens the fishing season with Guidinger landing a 14 pound ten ounce trout, 32 inches long, from Sand Creek. The catch contained a 12 inch horned dace, a three inch wacker, a 1/4 inch horn, and a grasshopper, three flies, and a rusty fishhook in the stomach.
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Sundance
Wyoming
Saxson
Portland Man Invents Marvelous Torpedo
Portland resident Frank Keaney claims to have invented a torpedo capable of traveling through air or water. He says the device received a prior offer from the English government but was declined to be shared with the United States. Tests reportedly occurred at Pacific coast naval stations with the torpedo allegedly flying over five miles before plunging into the sea and striking its target.
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Portland
Ore
Frank &. Keaney
Hela
Pacific Coast
Marblehead Memorial Procession Honors War Heroes at Harbor
A Marblehead May procession honors fallen sea and land heroes with bands, veterans associations, church groups, and fire and police units marching from Front Street to the harbor. Wreaths are laid at graves including General Glover and James Hammond while descendants and children sing America and The Star Spangled Banner.
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Front
Grand Army of the Republic
Marblehead
General Glover
Long Island
Washington
Delaware River
Trenton
James Hammond
Cemeterien
Waterside
Salem Harbor
Columbia
Gem of
Eee
I Ira
Glover
Mariehead Light Infantry
Lincoln
America
Simple Handkerchiefs Preferred Among Season Edgings
Simple scalloped Madeira handkerchiefs with a single initial are among the daintiest of the season. They are simpler and preferred by fastidious women to elaborately embroidered French tape handkerchiefs, admired by many women. Made of sheer linen with a hemmed edge and tapes about an inch from the hem. One of the most interesting of this sort.
Memorial Day Significance and Sacred Week of Remembrance
Memorial day is praised as a potent commemoration of emancipation and sacrifice. The piece honors those who fought for principle and gave themselves to the land they loved, noting the week’s services as sacred amid modern life.
Memorial Day Calls for Education and Charity Support
The text urges people to foster local schools and colleges and to promote science and art. It also highlights supporting charitable institutions as crucial to advancing civilization and upholding national pride.
Loyalty Means Strength and Memorial Day Reflection
A patriotic reflection urges remembrance of loyalty to the nation on Memorial Day. Elders nod as a reminder that reverence for national unity requires steadfast devotion and rejection of any effort to interrupt it.
Memorial Day Duty And Meaning In American Life
The passage reflects on Memorial Day as a special occasion to honor rights and privileges and renew duties to country. It contrasts daily concerns with a focused remembrance of sacrifice and loyalty to America amid the sacred anniversary.
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America
Intricate Gold Thread Embroidery Described on Dark Rocks
The text details decorative work on dark blue rocks featuring sprawling scroll designs. An arrow motif is stitched on hand materials outlined with a single gold thread. Separate shapes like circles and eques are composed with stacked gold embroidery for a striking effect.
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Jenny
Biue
German World Empire Plan Threatens Europe War Moves
The article discusses a German scheme to control the Dardanelles and form a vast imperial bloc from the South Seas to the Mediterranean. It links Kaiser Wilhelm II's plans to Bismarckian methods, notes potential consequences for Europe and a prolonged war, and references Wilson and British warnings about hard fighting and a long conflict ahead.
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Dardanelles
Europe
Washington
Germanny
Alma
South Sea
Meidsterraneit
Europe Permanenty
Chardanelles
Teplini
Germany
United States
Wilson
America
Balfour
Roosevelt Urges Volunteers To Disband For France
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt called on men who volunteered for his proposed division to France to disband immediately. He urged them to reach the front by the best route available or shift effort to supporting the country at home. A sharp reply followed President Wilson's Friday denial of the Roosevelt request for service abroad.
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France
New York
Theodore Rowevelt
Wilson
Hoosevelt
Hoover Chosen to Direct Food Distribution
Washington May 18 President Wilson announced Herbert Hoover as food commissioner for the nation. Hoover accepted and will begin immediate work coordinating voluntary cooperation of distributors and relief groups with aid from the public. He will serve without pay for the present.
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Washington
Wilson
Herbert
Hoover
Lovett to Give Whole Time to War
Washington Henry F Davison, chairman of the War council of the American Red Cross, announced that Judge Robert Lovett, formerly of Texas now of New York, will devote virtually all his efforts during the war to any assignment chosen by the government.
Liberty Hood Demand Urges All to Invest
Readers urged to support the war loan drive with every citizen and household encouraged to purchase bonds. Authorities stress civic duty to fund the conflict and boost national resolve.
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New Yorks
Baroness Murdered on Hungarian Estate
The baroness Geta Duka and her brother Baron Feodor Nikolic were involved as she was murdered on an estate near Ementar Hungary. The brother fled to the United States afterward.
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Geta Duka
You Kader
Ementar
Hungary
Bolr
Feodor Nikolic
United States
Nallane Take Prisoners on Julian Front
An official statement dated May 15 from the Uadem war department reports Hullans captured Hungarian prisoners during operations on the Julian front. Prisoner numbers and details are uneven, with claims of a significant haul described as altrasive.
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Nallane
Vunne
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