Allied Air Raids Into Germany Stir Global Debate
A Manitoba Press report surveys Allied daylight raids on German towns, noting civilian casualties and German reactions. It contrasts Allied targets with the broader aim of war, cites Paris bombings and a Bavarian captain's death, and questions the legality and morality of air bombardment against civilians.
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Descea Pee
Bavarien
France
Nur Caide
Jes
Paris
Schobler
Gothas
Gotha
Areshateau Thierry
Paten
Germany
England
Rhine
Manitoba
Fixing Wheat Prices Amid War Time Controls
Government measures aim to keep wheat prices fair to protect farmers and consumers while wartime shipping and government purchase agencies curb speculation. Officials argue price stability prevents market disruption, safeguards wages, and supports national and global food security during and after the conflict.
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United States
War and Religion Flourish in Wartime Thought
The war disrupts routine, driving noncombatants to ponder destiny and seek solace in religion learned in childhood. Roiled by scarcity and fear, people turn to familiar prayers as they confront an unsettled future.
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L'Antoine Rodier
Stefansson Eyes Arctic Return To Lead 1920 Base Mission
Diglno letters from Me Johannsen report Vilhjalmur Stefansson hopeful to return in fall 1918 and resume Arctic work in 1920. He envisages a three to four year expedition with a base on Melville Island or Ringness Island, seeking coal finds and geographic study for scientific progress. He notes internal party troubles but says he can manage.
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Diglno
Leters
Johannsen
Geological Survey
Stefansson
Amy Eas
Melville Island
Ringness Island
Stefanssom
He Always Had The Sporting Son Offered Job by Friend
An unnamed youth with wealthy lineage sought pay from an old friend of his father. The friend replied with a stark question about value, asking what the son was worth. The exchange hints at pressure and expectations within family connections.
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Partis
Dependables in Canada and Britain in World War Work
The article extols Canadian and British women as dependables shaping war effort. It cites Elsie Inglis and a mass munitions workforce, noting women knitters, nurses, and supply handlers sustaining troops. It highlights a land army of female labor and rising female participation in mining and farming, praising dependable duty and impact.
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Navy
France
Germany
Canada
Labrador
Alaska
Red Cross
Atlantic
Elsie Inglis
England
Roumania
Finland
Mada
Unclear OCR Fragment on Aviation Strain and Court Action
Fragmentary text discusses aviation strain and bodily mechanisms, a court case upcoming in weeks. Mentions intense wind blast and reactions to strain, with garbled phrases and unclear subjects or entities.
Ways to Economize in Shoes and Dress of War Time
The Auburn Citizen notes leather is scarce under Britain’s army council rulings. Leather shoes must not exceed seven inches for women, encouraging restraint in fashion. It urges American women to conserve materials and replace silk with practical alternatives like stringies to curb wasteful vanity. It also suggests men avoid bread ends and similar waste.
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Brita Army Council
Auburn Citizen
Heroic British Captain Black in World War I Revenge Tale
A lengthy account praises Captain Black, a British officer scarred by German bombing, for killing eight attackers with a club and leading a brutal street fight near Masnieres and Marcoing on November 29 1918. He rallied Signallers and soldiers to drive Germans from Roque Vertes with fierce hand to hand combat and house to house assault despite heavy fire.
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Masai Marcoing
Captain Black
Black
jEasined
Jin
Masnieres
Marcoing
Les Rues Verts
Houset
The Sultan's Treasures in Constantinople Vaults
Believed hidden in Constantinople vaults are treasures of the Sultan of Turkey including a gold throne adorned with rubies pearls diamonds and emeralds brought from Persia in the 16th century. A second ebony throne is encrusted with mother of pearl gold rubies and emeralds. The two emeralds are massive and unmatched, weighing about two kilograms and slightly smaller. Diamonds turquoises rubies emeralds and pearls fill the storerooms once kept in drawers now bowls.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Selim
Persia
Fate of Nicholas Romanoff in exile at Tobolsk reviewed
A Red Guard source in Tobolsk reports that Nicholas II, former Russian emperor, lives a melancholy exile in Tobolsk Siberia with his family. He longs to return and tend horticulture, while his wife appears resigned amid the emperor’s calm, dignified facade broken by private sorrow.
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holas_Romanoff
Russia
Tobolst
Siberian
Red Guard
Crinaga
Geneva
Rabbits Prove Rapid Growth From Small Pair
A historical note explains one pair of rabbits can rise to 2484 in a year at six young per month, a conservative rate. It mentions large families of thirteen, surplus males eliminated, and that rabbits live on hay and are cheap to raise, providing meat when fully grown.
War badges and Prussia’s moral code clash in Belloc piece
The article outlines war badge classifications for service members and then argues Prussia bears sole responsibility for modern barbarism. It contends Prussia corrupted European morality, warns that surrendering to aggression erodes civilization, and urges decisive action rather than compromise.
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Europe
Prussia
Prasi
England
London
Mihis Island
Halaire Belloc
Wilson's Stubborn Opportunism in Wilsonian Vision
F M Davenport in the New York Outlook argues Woodrow Wilson combines a deep inherited Scotch Irish stubbornness with a controlled opportunism. He asserts this mix fuels a determined belief that the president will see democracy and peace through despite opposition, framing Wilson as a world statesman capable of moral resolve.
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Woodrow
Wilson
Eystan
Poser
Ina
United States
F. M. Davenport
New York
Mistakes By Professions A Humorous Epigram
A humorous quip contrasts errors across professions noting that a plumber charges twice, a lawyer restarts a case, a carpenter expects missteps, a doctor hides errors, a dentist fixes damage, a judge makes it law, a preacher hides it, an electrician blames induction, and a newspaper man ends with good night.
Had Everything Needful London Fun Fragment
A fragment from London Fun describes a tramp forcing entry and a mistress obstinately refusing requests for buttons and laces. The odd dialogue captures a tense, quizzical scene with a rummage over basic needs and a jocular misdirection.
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Rammar
London
Mike's Reasoning Pat-Well Ends in a Hurry
A fragment from a Boston Transcript item shows a dialogue where Mike urges Pat to act quickly to prevent an event. The terse exchange implies urgency and consequence without full context.
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Mike
Boston Transcript
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