Uncle Sam to Launch Airmail Route From New York to San Francisco
Washington reports Congress approved a 1919 aerial mail appropriation boosting funding to 7415.4 for the transcontinental network. The plan would deliver letters from New York to San Francisco in about 38 hours, with speed and cost details noted along existing routes through Philadelphia Cleveland Omaha and Chicago St Louis. The first leg Chicago to St Louis will begin once planes and factories deliver, with potential future links to Denver Reno and Sacramento.
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New York
San Francisco
Washington
Sam
Mae Dintori
Congress
San Inco
S A. m
S&s A
Pkely
Uncle Sam
Philagephia
Cleveland
Bellefo
Air mail expands routes with new planes and moose aided delivery
Mail service grows rapidly as 650 and 400 pound moose carriers and 1500 pound capacity Martin and Thomas Morse planes take on New York Cleveland and Cleveland Chicago routes. Postmaster General Burleson foresees all first class mail flown by air. An aerial mail division aide notes airplanes replace bulky distributing coaches from Washington to New York.
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Martin
Thomas Morse
New York-Cleveland
Cleveland-Chicagno
Burleson
Irkutsk Described as Proud City with Rich Customs
The piece notes Irkutsk as an imposing Siberian city famed for churches hospitals schools and museums. It recalls Greely praise and chronicles population scale historic beginnings 1652 fur tax station and local customs including unique horse sacrifice beliefs and strict railway ticket practices before WWI.
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Irkutsk
Petrograd
San
Omaha
National Geographic Society
Baikal
Moscow
Vladivostok
Canal Opening by Explosive Dig Opens Sea Link
Prince Cavtaunn U, also known as the duke of Sermoneta, directed a massive blast using fifty tons of explosives and 1,200 bombs to create a canal from Lake Caproface through a volcanic region to the Mediterranean. The action, aimed at uniting lakes and boosting fish yield, opened a sea channel after years of reclamation effort.
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Reone
Gelssina Cretani
Princetuni
Enmeineri
Meduntum
Col di Lanna
Caproface
Mediterranean Sea
Sermoneta
Campeena
Terracina
Evers
Forltune
Mediterranean
Cavtaunn U
Concrete bird tree planned for Dr Warren’s West Chester lawn
Philadelphia district doctor T Warren plans a concrete tree on his West Chester lawn. A wire frame supports varied sized Flores to attract birds. A large concrete bath at the base will provide running water. Imitation limbs offer perches for birds.
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Philadelphia
Portsmoh commencement holds stream of names
Portsmoh has begun a commencement event at the Grove street school where five and three participants will answer to the names listed as Tres. Fintre Pavel Reeberc John Fated and Miuurwaret.
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Tres
Air Mail Progress and Costs in Early 20th Century Service
New York to Chicago mail travels in nine hours with 6:30 am departures reaching Cleveland by noon and Chicago by 3 15 pm. Air service to Washington reaches 11 86 am with rail to capital by 3 pm. Five Muariha planes delivered, four large Morse planes planned for a Chicago St Louis route. Post Office Department operates 45 planes and 25 flyers, later 80 with coast expansion. Since May 15 1918 six pilots killed. mail rates and profits outlined for rapid delivery.
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New York
Fran
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Capital
Thomas Morse
Chicago-St. Louis
Post Office Department
Martin
Uncle Sam
Thieves Stripped Distillery in Maryland Warehouse
Thieves on their sixteenth visit to the Fair Chance distillery warehouse in Glausville Maryland removed 45 barrels of liquor as wartime prohibition began. The distillery, a likely top target for whisky theft, valued at between 30000 and 340000 dollars and located in a lonely area.
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Glausville
United States
It Was a Stradivar i Violin Found in Tenn Garret
Parrottsville resident H C Blazer discovered a 1710 Stradivari violin in his attic after dust hid its label for decades. The owner is uncertain how the instrument came to his family, but the age and maker are confirmed.
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Parrottsville
Tenn
H. C. Blazer
Maine
Blazer
Crocodile Eggs Spark Peppermint Rush in Newcastle
Practical jokers spread a hoax about crocodile eggs from Denmark sold in Newcastle stores for 5 cents each. The fake claim that the eggs poisoned, with peppermint as the cure, led a crowd of mostly women to mob city drugstores, seeking antidotes and eggs.
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London
Newcastle
Egypt
Denmark
England Opens Derby Area Artificial Silk Factory
England inaugurates its first factory for artificial silk near Derby, marking a milestone in domestic textile technology. The facility aims to boost local industry and employment, signaling growth in synthetic fiber production in the region.
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England
Derby
Giant seaplane planned by Caproni for Atlantic crossing
Italian aviation pioneer Gianni Caproni develops a huge 100 passenger seaplane in New York, to be powered by eight Liberty engines totaling about 3000 horsepower. Finishing touches remain before Caproni returns to Italy for trials on Lake Maggiore near Milan.
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New York
Gianni Caproni
Capron
Lake Maggiore
Milan
Mine In His Back Yard Leaves Webb City Exciting Find
In Webb City Missouri backyard mining unfolds as Joseph Lewis sinks an 80 foot shaft behind Liberty Street finding lead and zinc. The lead ore pays expenses and a carload of zinc ore was shipped in the past week.
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Webb City
Joseph Lewis
Liberty Street
Lewis
Parrots Talk May Be Cheap Yet Good Talk Costs High
A playful saying notes that talking is easy but keeping parrots well trained or suited for performance costs more. It suggests value in skilled care for birds used in talks or shows.
Cotton discovery sparks thoughts on invention and fortune
The report of cotton growing wild in a desert region prompts reflections on El Dorado era inventors. Arkwright stands out for reward after merit, whileHargraves died poor. Modern machinery lowers costs, once cutting a fine cotton from $100 to $4 for a dress, illustrating the impact of ingenuity.
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Lancashire
Arkwright
Hargraves
Britain
Desirable Rock Residency Highlights Gibraltar Economy
The article lauds Gibraltar as a tax light colony with no public debt and a strong savings culture. It notes customs and port dues fund the balance, 16 000 British civilians resident, and a 1917 census showing nearly 17 000 plus Maltese and aliens diminishing. It mentions tax on alcohol and tobacco and room for growth on the Rock.
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Gibraltar
Tots
Coal of Africa and its Growing Importance in Global Fuel
The piece notes the global rush to coal and Africa’s relatively small share. In 1913 geologists estimated Africa’s coal reserves at 57,839,000 tons, with the Union of South Africa holding 97 percent of that total among British colonies.
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China
Africa
Union of South Africa
Meanest thing in court insults sparks Irish slander suit
In a Kinsale courtroom a lawyer called another “a workhouse brat” and accused family origins. The exchange escalated, and rather than resolve it then, the aggrieved party filed a damages suit for slander in the Irish fashion.
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Kinsale
Bison herd grows at Montana range to 296
Over ten years the Montana national bison range has grown from 37 buffaloes to 296. The range also holds 125 elk, 33 antelope and 13 mule deer, and is believed capable of supporting 800 bison, 400 antelope, 500 deer, and 800 elk.
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Montana National Bison Range
Weathering Wits as Summer Lightning Darts In
A quip about lightning in summer frames a humorous exchange on weather and luck. One speaker questions if storms will be dramatic, the other jokes that fate must strike someone this season. The banter underscores lighthearted seasonal chatter.
Illinois' oldest woman ready to die at 108 in Jacksonville
Antoinette Smith aged 108 resides in Jacksonville Illinois. Born in Madeira in 1812 she endured exile and a move to New York before settling in Jacksonville. Her Portuguese family is noted for longevity with many descendants and a long family history.
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Illinois
Facksonville
Ill
Antoinette Smith
Queen Victoria
England
Victoria
Donna Maria
Portugal
Jacksonville
Alves
John Alves
Salt Lake City
Can This Penitent Soldier Be Pardoned
Veterans and prominent men urge a pardon for Walter A Dress ex Yank and ex prisoner who fled Rockview then served in the army under the name Walter O Dorn. The wife in Norwich appeals to the pardon board arguing his repentance and good conduct warrant release after his March 30 surrender to the Western penitentiary.
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Ittsburgh
Walter A. Dress
Dress
Tolt
Ele
Rockview
Walter O. Dorn
Norfolk
England
Norwich
Western Penitentiary
Pardon Board
Orphaned Mavis Finds Love Then Loses Five Children
Mavis, a Tennessee schoolgirl turned Chicago companion to Dick Ballou, faces a life split as she seeks marriage and independence. Dick agrees to support, but seeks to adopt the five illegitimate children, sparking a court clash. Jack Carlin, recently discharged, refiles to adopt with his wife, and the children move away with new guardians.
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Hicago
Mavi
Crandall
Dick Ballou
Knoxville
Tenn
Mavis
Chicago
Jack Carlin
Jack
Tennessee
South
Carlin
What Will I Do With All That Money
In Maryland on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal near Hagerstown, Margaret Catherine Arella Shipley explains how she would spend a large legacy awarded on William Shipley’s forty sixth wedding anniversary. She would first aid the poor then buy a house at Halfway while noting the family’s history from California gold luck to heirs in Maryland.
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Hoes
William Shipley
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Billy
Margaret
Catherine Arella Shipley
Canal
Potomac
Hagerstown
Halfway
Thomas McCoy
West
Maryland
Shipley
Chioce Davis
Landings
McCoy
California
Williamsport
Sallie Grone
Washington
Shipleys
Snowbound train bears six pound baby in transit
In a Burlington line nightmare sprouting from heavy spring snows, Mr and Mrs W L McPherson of Osage Wyoming welcomed a six pound son born in the drawing room of train No 42 stalled near Girard Nebraska. Conductor C W Sherrill aided the family and a 27.50 bank starter was raised among passengers. The couple’s first child was a girl three years earlier.
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Emver
McPherson
W. L. McPherson
Osage
Wyo
Pullman Deptford
Burlington Railroad
Alliance
Neb
Sherill
McPhersons
Denver
Girard
Pullman
C. W. Sherrill
The Plagiarists and the Thousand Dollar Secret
Ruth discovers a school prize controversy between Lucy and Claire over a thesis. Claire confesses she swapped Lucy's ink to fake a perfect submission, stealing Lucy's success. An inheritance note reveals the truth, ending in forgiveness and a $1,000 reward shared by Lucy and Dick.
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Ruth Dinton
Dick Lade
Lucy Drews
Ruth
Lucy
Mary
Ruby
Claire
Banish Selfishness Says Orison Swett Marden
An excerpt from Orison Swett Marden in the Chicago Daily News argues happiness is tied to selflessness. The text warns selfishness robs joy, destroys noble traits, and makes life dry and blighted.
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Orison Swett Marden
Chicago Daily News
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Coal of Africa
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Peary
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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