Uncle Sam’s Espionage Rise After War’s Start
The piece surveys the U S secret service growth after entry into World War I noting new authorities and large funding under Attorney General Thomas D. Gregory and A Bruce Bielaski. It describes arrests of hundreds of suspected German agents and reports on the harsh measures used to quiet espionage activity.
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Russia
United States
Europe
Hangran
Great Britain
Purklind Asquith
Cenlalsnors
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
American Secret Service
Thomas D. Gregory
A. Bruce Bielaski
Secret Service
Letters From France Detail Ambulance Service And Allied Unity
Former Tribune staffer James H. Baker writes from Paris and Sandricourt about American ambulance volunteers, French admiration for Americans, and the high morale of Allied forces. He recalls seeing wounded soldiers, YMC A schooling, and the strong bond between Americans and French as they prepare for active service. He warns that some German atrocities are too grim to recount and notes the courage of Canadian and Virginian veterans.
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Paris
Sandricourt
Y.M.C.A
America
Republic
France
Minneapolis Tribune
Coal’s Hidden Wealth Drives Modern Life Across Eras
A fragment discusses coal as a source of dyes, lighting gas, and chemicals like benzine and toluene. It notes coal’s role in paving tar, roofing, and dye production, highlighting its overlooked yet essential contributions to civilization. The text hints at vast fossil-fuel wealth from ancient plant matter.
Fragmented notice hints at legal action or inquiry
Fragmentary OCR text mentions lenses and a possible inquiry to a named party. Details are unclear, but the fragment points to a personal or legal matter involving eyewear.
Straw Gas Could Boost Farm Power and Profits
Dr. R D McLaurin of the University of Saskatchewan urged carbonizing straw to produce gas for power heat and light. He outlined a 500 outfit viability from one ton of straw yielding about 7000 cubic feet of gas and compared straw power to Niagara Falls output. He criticized the federal council's structure and urged a funded business like council with royalties for inventors and provincial scientific groups to exploit resources. He emphasized Saskatchewans potential in straw and lignite for rural and urban energy.
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R. D. McLaurin
Chemistry Department
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Engineering Society
Niagara Falls
Saskatchewan
Canada
Toronto
McLaurin
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Bankers’ Association
Grain Growers Association
Chambers of Commerce
Saskabara
Saskatoon Sample Market Suggested to Stabilize Wheat
A provincial discussion urges a sample market in Saskatoon to ease loaf color disputes and wheat prices. Proposals call for state supervision of water systems and investigation of clay resources in the area.
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Saskatoon
Saskatoor
Police Across Lands Reflect National Character in City Streets
Hendrik Willem Van Loon argues that police color the image of a nation. He contrasts Stockholm’s stern enforcers with Copenhagen’s balanced guardians and Christiana’s amiable patrols, noting driving manners and social calm differ by country.
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Christ Hania
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Mysterious Ice Mines in American Caves
Popular Science Monthly reports on underground ice caves in the United States such as those near Coudersport Pennsylvania and Decorah Iowa. Balch of Philadelphia explains a theory where winter cold air locks into caverns until spring thaw waters meet it, creating a subterranean summer. Residents fear to explore these caves due to superstition.
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United States
Coudersport
Decorah
Iowa
Edwin S. Balch
Philadelphia
Popular Science Monthly
Paris Cubist Wife Returns with Mock Iron Portrait
A famed cubist artist's wife returns from Spain to France. A customs officer opens her baggage and finds a canvas that looks like ironwork but is proclaimed a portrait by the wife. The examiner insists the piece is a plan of a submarine.
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Paris
Spain
France
Fractured Verse in a Stated Dilemma
A fragmentary note describes concerns about a medical or personal dilemma. The speaker contemplates treatment options and expresses doubt about pain or cost. The language hints at a strained, erratic dialogue with implied receipts or transcripts.
Conserving Food Supply in War Time
The United States and Canada face a wheat deficit of about 400 million bushels for allied and neutral needs, with war-related shortfalls in France Italy the UK and Belgium. To meet normal consumption, rationing waste reduction and substitution are urged alongside careful administration of existing stocks.
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United States Food Administration
United States
Canada
North America
Europe
France
Italy
United Kingdom
Belgium
Brian
Roumanian
Central
Res
Australia
India
North Atlantic
Relief Commission
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Uncle Sam
Huw
Pat
Council On Scientific Research
Trdecen
United States Report
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