Arbitrate and end profiteering in wartime labor clashes
The article argues that arbitration, not publicity or strikes, is the proper wartime remedy against profiteering. It cites British unions under government pressure, praising compulsory arbitration and noting improved outcomes without strikes. It also laments the dangers of strikes harming American war effort and honors soldiers and workers, including colored troops, in a period of national mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameticn
Peirith
Cataes
Syndicate Service
Rantel Gimpers
American Federation of Labor
William Mosses
Makers’ Union of
Great Britain
Mosses
Labor
San Francisco
Amyut
Inber
Passing of Mr Johnston in an English portrait
The piece recalls the traditional Englishman, once seen as a caricatured figure with eyeglasses and haw haw humor, now viewed as a simple, genial, first class fighting man. It notes shifts in perception over the last four years.
The New Life Intermission Poem Fragment
Fragmented poem reflects on war fatigue and hope as time stalls and children bear heritage. The speaker asks whether after triumphs over fear and injustice, people will rise again with faith, honor, and resolve. The verse clings to memory, death, and the stubborn motto of resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne
Aed
Hermes
Rome
New Fe
Itepheath
Reuters
The Fashion of 1918 on Fifth Avenue
A observer notes a woman in 1918 fashion walking Fifth Avenue among the well dressed. Her old hat, faded gown, and a shabby jacket contrast with diamonds in a shop window. The clue to her pride is a small service bar with three blue stars on her jacket, marking wartime status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenues
Drexes
Citizens urged to help block profiteers during wartime
A reader exhorts citizens to report grocers and butchers charging excess prices, claiming profiteers thwart war efforts. The piece urges appointing oneself as a local food administrator assistant to ferret out the "meanest" criminals benefiting from wartime shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Feeding Refugees on French Train
A Red Cross relief convoy ferried aid to Paris refugees in transit to Achères. Volunteers loaded bread, cheese, fruit, and warm beverages for a thousand evacuees at seven o'clock, then guided them onto a southbound train toward Tulle. The scene conveyed calm amid interruption, with no bitterness or despair among the refugees as aid arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse
Guiseppe
Brisegliero
Mistah Jobosion
Darktown
Sterna
France
Paris
Aintene
Gilbister
Amiens
Peni
Heme
Spowney
Bert
Germans Seize Alsace Plants Amid Government Pressure
Conflicting reports describe German actions to seize Alsatian factories under state supervision. Government officials defend the move, citing protection of national interests, while Alsatian executives resist terms requiring state oversight. The dispute centers on ownership transfers and the role of the Reichsregierung in asset control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dentin
Haron von Mieit
Sessen
Risin
Foichetag
Bietchroster Group
Alsatian Corporation
Alsatians
Mubihausen
Gas Mask Squad Tracks Ammonia Pipe Leak
Fire department responds to explosion at ice plant. Gas mask squad locates a leak in an ammonia pipe, aiding evacuation as fumes overwhelm the building and shoppers flee to open air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lows
Are
Ostrich Industry Taming Spurs South African Progress
A fragment notes the taming or development of ostrich farming as part of new South African industries. It highlights emerging agricultural diversification and economic activity, with emphasis on the ostrich as a key production sector. The readable bits imply industrial growth and national modernization.
Soldier Saves King Remains Guard To Serbian Monarch
Among soldiers recent from European combat zones was Lieut Pavie Yovanovitch chosen to command the guard for King Peter of Serbia as Belgrade faced fall. Wounded during the escort, he fainted at the king’s feet before the monarch awarded him orders. He will return to battlefields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangur
Peter of
Serbia
Belgrade
Pavie Yovanovitch
Timic
Yovanovitch
Peter
Voviloviteh
Guard of Honor
Girls to Do Farm Work in Los Angeles
An army of 1905 Los Angeles high school girls volunteer to harvest crops for the Woman's Land Army of America. They will be ready after June 21 when schools close, and aim to swell their ranks to at least 3000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Woman's Land Army of America
Could Not Speak Khaki, Greensburg Pa
Khaki proved too much for the crack spellers in Smithton School. Forty nine of fifty contestants completed the contest with many ties and a clear winner emerging from the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg Pa
Smithton School
The Making of a Famous Medicine
An article promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a restorative remedy. It claims the medicine extracts essential properties from vegetables and minerals to treat ailments and restore health, describing its preparation and use in folk medical practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Unreadable OCR fragment on civic fee debate
Fragmentary text discusses a local fee or tax matter with unclear terms. No identifiable persons groups places or concrete actions are readable to summarize a specific event.
Pareder cal Teacher serverets Wile ty Jee Biget free ome fot
Unclear readable text shows scattered fragments about a teacher or school item. No coherent event or names to anchor a factual summary.
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Sobel Field
The
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Zoe Adking
I Js
Bowie
Harry V. Martin
American Red Cross
Emer
Liewtenant
Akena
Chamquagne
Trenree
Micardy
Alsace
Offdiain
Amsterdam
Alearets & Greet Bodeetrie
Perecipel Industries i
Tegtmen
Wateopee
Alestian
Mubiheusen
United Alsetian
Berlin
Mayer Zogfet
Rutieserees Comte Ned
Frente
King
Victoria
Vee
Memiek Bart
Sheng
Pareder Cal
Dean
F. Ny Deters
Ama Mars
Awe
Bet
Heteer
Frank Woloverr
Netary
Mable
Buffalo, MY
Daisy Fly Killer
Ford
Tose Feish Peur
Esrtmeni Ff
W. NM. U
ST. Louis
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