Americans facing death in Cilicia amid Armenian orphans crisis
A report from Beirut notes Americans in Cilicia face death as Turkish forces siege cities like Aintab Urfa and Cilleln. French evacuation, refusals to desert orphans, and potential American relief efforts loom. John J. Royd heads to Constantinople seeking aid while Beirut hosts Loretta Bighey and Blaher Harris.
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Trvone
Meleekaye
Aduna
Beteriadir
Bosanti
Cillela
Amoenwige
Beirut
Milesion
Aintab
Urta
Beig
John J. Royd
Gorstantiople
United States
Hgh
Almah la
Marash
Urfa
Alnub
Cnfida
Carranza urged to quit as interim leader named
Washington dispatches report generals at a conference near the capital urged President Carranza to resign in favor of an interim president chosen by congress. Carranza refused but agreed to drop Yenderio Rouillas from the candidacy and to send a commission to negotiate with the revolutionists. The meeting, attended by nearby generals and Acting War Minister Urquine, followed Sonora secession tensions.
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Washington
Carrang Wie
Tle
Congress
Carranza
Urquine
Ndve
Gare Rr
Sonora
Labor Declared Anti Carranza Movement Starts
Ambiguous OCR text references Mexican labor groups and political figures, noting opposition to Carranza and alignment within a labor movement. Mentions AgHO Pripld and Taber, with unclear actions and dates, reflecting a fragmented report on political realignment in Mexico.
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Agho
Alon
Labor
Tetenes Yer Nlaut -AtRten
Aete Mexican Labor Party
Vast Merger in Canada Targets Major Steel and Transit Firm
A proposed merger in Canada unites Monteval and Gonsilidaian 00 nite steel coal and transportation interests into the Delite Brow Corporation. Public details cite W. Geant Atorden as an announcer, with a capital sum of Ew 000,000. The move positions the merged entity against United Steren Stevl corporation as a leading regional player in the sector.
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Canada
Monteval-Gonsilidaian
Nite Steel, Coal and Transportation
Jonins of
Canna
Delite Brow Corporation
Wae
Rundiy
Ol W. Geant
Cummings Denounces Resolution in Washington Report
Fragmentary dispatch describes Cummings denouncing a party resolution in Washington. The text is garbled, but references a ministerial issue and political tension involving the Tepabtlonn party and a commissioner.
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Cummings
Washington
Didhwior
Chane 8
Choniwitigeetty
Alona
Deadly crash kills several aboard old airliner
A historic newspaper note reports a fatal midair collision as an airplane crashes near Bowie. Passenger casualties are mentioned with limited readable names and locations. Officials from local agencies investigate the incident and the grim outcome is confirmed.
Alter Names to Avoid Ridicule in War Era
A Washington man seeks to change his name to Marry Ward after jokes about his blacksmith trade. Many Germans changed to English equivalents or plain American names like Smith or Johnson during 1917 for business and anti German sentiment. The piece notes broader trends of adopting simpler names and critiques of odd and foreign surnames remaining in use.
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Washington
Soung Main
B. Ware
Alwiys
Pople
James Barry Ware
Marry Ward
Thia
Smith
Carter
Johnson
Kaiser and Hindenburg
Ed Ensum
Ensum
Ike
Changing Names Made Easy In Washington Dc
A Chicago Daily News writer notes how parents alter or abandon names for humor or practicality. In Washington DC a simple petition to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, plus three weeks of newspaper notices, suffices if no objections arise. The piece cites odd names from history and discusses the ease of legally changing one’s name.
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Waalington
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Frederic A. Haskin
Chicago Daily News
Campaign Sparrows Targeted to Save Farmers Money
A statewide campaign in Utah killed about 700 000 English sparrows to save farmers over 181 000 in wheat losses. County agents oversaw 5 243 pounds of bait, mainly poisoned wheat with strychnine, distributed in paper bags with instructions. Farmers reported results to local committees, with counts up to 240 per package and averages around 75 sparrows killed per quarter-pound.
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Washington
Utah
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Income of Fake Cripple Rated at $69,000 a Year
A New York court heard Arthur Harelson describe begging with a bandaged arm. Magistrate Steers estimated the income at 69 000 dollars yearly and sentenced him to eight months in the penitentiary for the fraud.
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Arthur Harelson
Hegear
New York Ely
Steers
Vanishing Ball and Ice Cream at Courtroom Doors
A fragmentary scene shows a man offering vanilla cornucopias and ice cream cones near a courtroom. He reappears at noon and again in the evening before and after a movie, as a ball vanishes behind swinging courtroom doors.
Swine Swarm In Detroit Sparks City Worry
Detroit residents report a chaotic scene as a large herd of swine moved through streets causing disruption. Officials urged calm while crews relocated the pigs from crowded areas to safer routes amid ongoing labor tensions.
Five Die In Oklahoma Storm Near Chelsea
A tornado north of Chelsea Oklahoma left at least five dead and eight injured. A brick farm home three miles north of Chelsea was destroyed. occupants, including Otin Ragan and his three children, survived severely harmed. Nearby, Walter Sutherland and eight friends escaped by diving into a ditch as their wagon and horses were swept away.
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Muskogee
Ohio
Chelsea
Otin Ragan
Chelwen
Walter Sutherland
Sutherland
Madden
Lost Americans Still Live or Dead in German Prisoner Camps
A fragile report claims many soldiers listed as dead are actually prisoners in Germany. Francois Modan, a French farmer who escaped from a German camp near Tille, says he traveled via Russia and England and asserts that he personally and numerous Allied and American soldiers officially declared dead remain alive as prisoners.
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Germany
Paris
Francois Modan
Tille
Russia
Baltic
England
Socialist Party Convenes National Convention in New York
The Socialist party of America opens its first national convention of 1920 with 200 delegates from across the country gathering in New York in May. Nomination of presidential and vice presidential candidates and platform construction will be chief business during the weeklong deliberations.
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New York
Socialist Party of America
United States
Tragedy in Roundup Montana As Family Found Dead
Relatives discovered ranch worker Joe West his wife and their two children aged 9 and another child aged any at their Roundup home early Sunday. Authorities indicate West killed the family then took his own life.
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Montana
Mont
Joe
West
Big Wife
Big
Alleged Slayer of Czar Shot by Bolsheviks
An alleged participant named Posredpicke in the group that aided in killing former Emperor Nicholas was removed from jail and handed to the Bolsheviks. He was taken to the Red Front and shot for high treason amid chaotic revolutionary action.
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Czar
WorsaweIt Te
Posredpicke
Nicholas
Holsheviks
Red Front
Jealousy Prompts Double Fatal in Norwalk Shooting
In Norwalk Connecticut Harold Giles, 21, shot Mary Morrill and then turned the pistol on himself. Both were fatally injured, authorities report a jealousy motive as the trigger for the incident.
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Norwalk
Conn
Jeshousy
Harold Giles
Mary Old Morrill
Cordillo Convicted of Manslaughter in Cheyenne
John Cordillo was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for the November 2 killing of Frank Jennings. The jury deliberated for about twenty-one hours. A separate report notes the death of George B Weaver, vice president of Remington Typewriter, in an automobile accident near New York.
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New York
George B Weaver
Remlagton Typewriter Company
Undefined regional alert prompts statewide detective action
Police and investigators led by T. MicWwll pursue multiple leads across several counties after a broad warning appears to prompt rapid public safety actions. The case involves alleged threats and potential coordination, with authorities urging vigilance while tracing individuals connected to the message.
Walkers Beauty Parlors Ad Promises Hair Transformations
Galt Lake City Utah parlor offers hair needs by mail order with price points five dollars and up for switches and ten dollars and up for transformations. Promises to match crown hair with a sample and provide human hair muffs and curls.
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Walkers Beauty
Galt Lake City
Utah
Piffle for Callow Youth and Money Making Myths
The Philadelphia Record questions the value of advice from successful men on wealth. A lumber merchant shares quirky beliefs about initials, hand itching, and shooting stars as money omens. The piece notes such notions are no better or worse than typical advice from business leaders at gatherings.
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Bere
Joan
Philadelphia
Pie mix up leads to comic squash fiasco
A Jeffersonville businessman known for pie lore visited Utica township to sample famed cooks. He asked for lemon pie to take home for his wife, but a mispackaging swap left a cushion for a friend and an accidental ruse of two paper dishes, crusts, and no filling when opened at home.
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Jeffersonville
Business Men's Club
Rotary Lab
Utica
Soul Development and the Quiet Power of Art
A reflective piece argues true artistic impact rests on deep soul development not mere thrill. It cites how ethical growth behind artistry inspires gentleness and unselfish life, while sharing a memory of a social encounter that shows perception can misread identity.
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Morgan Kingston
Concrete Mixer Regulation Tour Gine Principle
A fragment describes a regulator task for a concrete mixer and introduces a tour gine principle tied to an employer. It notes spimer elements and ingredience falling through cunealaped papecclasion and kneaded mele as part of the process.
Local bar scene report with unclear content
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a bar scene and references to drinking and potential patrons. The readable text clusters mention a file and generic actions, but specifics such as names, places, dates, or events are not clear enough to confirm concrete facts.
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