Militarism Ends French Hail United States In War Role
Paris reports that militarism is mortally wounded by war and that the entry of the United States has given allied strength a surge. Finance Minister Joseph Thierry notes France preserved finances and mobilization while repelling invasion, asserting three years of war have strengthened France and weakened Germany.
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America
Marne
France
Joseph Thierry
Paris
Paul Painleve
United States
Germany
Buried Coins Unearthed After Sixty Five Years in Salem
John Carpenter now a farmer near Salem recalls burying 1.85 as a five year old. He recently unearthed a half dollar from 1774 and a coin from 1830 along with a worn third piece, found while plowing his farm, and shows the long hidden treasure. The finder is Salem resident John Carpenter.
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Salem
Ore
John Carpenter
Man walks from Miami to enlist in the regular Army
Grover C. Weems twenty one, of Company M Second Florida regiment, reached San Antonio on foot from Miami to gain his final discharge and join the regular army. He was arrested four times on the road for desertion or failure to register but released after proving his guard membership. He was muster out March 17 and held in reserve. Locals treated him well and he received rides and meals along the way.
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San Antonio
Tex
Grover C. Weems
Florida Regiment
National Guard
Miami
Fla
Monroe
Jewett
Gulfport
Miss
Pascagoula
Soldier Hero Marries Nurse After Burns Rescue
Leo Heck of Company H Seventy-first regiment saved a burning house occupant and was injured. Nurse Helen Maud Lymer from Toronto cared for him in hospital. They married in Hamilton Ontario and plan for his X ray evaluation at Bellevue hospital.
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New York
Leo Heck
Seventy-first Regiment
National Guard
Bellevue Hospital
Helen Maud Lymer
Toronto
Hamilton
Ontario
Heck
W. B. Figle
Hamilton Baptist Church
Cowbells Save Cherry Crop for Igo Orchard
W A Bull of Igo California saved his cherry crop by a water powered churn dasher attached to cowbells in the treetops. After birds ate ripening fruit, he used jangling bells to deter them, then tied the strings to a rotating churn dasher so the bells rang continuously.
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Redding
Cal
W. A. Bull
Igo
Bull
South Fork Creek
Bulli
Coal Mine in Back Yard in Roanoke Area
Roanoke Virginia report notes P H Rover of Bluefield discovered a four foot thick coal seam in his mountainside back yard after a ridge crossview. With winter coal around ten dollars a ton the find promises low-cost fuel for Rover and neighbors.
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Roanoke
P. H. Rover
Bluefield
Old Man Climbs Windmill to Repair It
Henry Adams of Hiawatha Kansas at eighty two climbed a forty foot windmill to perform needed repairs himself without outside help.
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Hiawatha
Kan
Henry Adams
Navy yard to expand capacity with 7.5 million plan
Secretary Daniels recommends a 7.5 million appropriation to enlarge the Washington navy yard gun factory. Buildings and machinery would cost five million with two and a half million for equipment. The expansion would add 1,000 to 1,500 machinist experts and support a larger output of guns mounts torpedoes and ordnance.
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Daniels
Washington
Congress
Washington Navy Yard
United States
Germany
Naval Gun Factory
Clock Dog Trapped In 600 Foot Tower
In Rome Go the city clock on College Hill stood still for two days after a dog followed Time Keeper Williamson into the winding stair and was accidentally locked inside the 600 foot tower. The dog survived a two day waterless fast and was rescued unharmed.
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Rome
College Bilt
Williamson
Earth
Numbers from draft drawings sold for Red Cross fund
The original draft numbers used in the new national army drawing have been turned over to the Red Cross for sale as souvenirs. Proceeds go to the Red Cross fund. The first eight numbers and the last will be displayed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia beside the Liberty Bell, with the bow donated by Charles R. Morris, a veteran war department clerk.
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Washington
National Army
Red Cross
General Crowder
Red Cross Fund
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Liberty Bell
Charles R. Morris
War Department
Family in Schoolhouse Overcrowds Northwest Kansas Town
Smith Center Kansas reports a housing crunch with overcrowded homes. A newly arrived family was allowed to use one of the schoolhouse rooms for living after appeals to the school board. Others seek the same privilege as the board weighs a policy change.
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Smith Center
Kan
Kansas
Relics of Old Indian Camp Found Near Pierre
C B Deland reports excavating four to eight feet underground where preserved pumpkin seeds and rind evidence an Indian camp at least a century old. Windblown soil and decades of burial helped preserve the relics. The period people were farmers rather than warriors like later Sioux.
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Pierre
C. B. Deland
Otis Orchards-Earl Fruit Co to Build Large Warehouse Here
A local plan outlines construction of a sizable new warehouse for Otis Orchards-Earl Fruit Co. The project signals economic activity and facility expansion in the area. A separate social exchange references a conversation about favorable impressions and cigars between a daughter and her father.
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Otis Orchards
Earl Fruit Co
Grain Elevators Nearing Completion in Walla Walla
A reminiscence from a local citizen recalls school copybook ideals about honesty while a dialogue with Senator Sorghum highlights party loyalty. The note frames regional progress with two grain elevators nearing completion in Walla Walla.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
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Mass
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Pioneer
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Henry Weinman
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Dr. Hoxsey
City Dray Line
Auto For Hire
L. J. Howerton
Seattle
Third Ave
Cherry ST
Swift & CO
D. Swift & CO
Seventh St
Washington, D. C
Painleve
American Press Association
Oregon
Lorain
John Katonak
Johnny
Cavalry
National
Navy Yard
Mutual Merc. Co
Great Northern Lumber Co
Leavenworth, Wash
Wenatchee Milling Co
Wenatchee Best
Wenatchee, Wash
Harrington
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Leavenworth
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