First Day of Battle of the Marne Recalled Frontline Strain
A wartime diary recounts a harrowing retreat through Suippes to Chalons sur Marne. Soldiers describe scorched homes, looted stores, and civilians displaced as German shelling and heat stifle movement. They camp openly, share scarce tobacco, and await orders as the Marne fighting begins.
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Schiller
Trousseau
Nottany
Staridus
Chalons
Suippes
Chalons-sur-Marne
Chal ‘Ons
Castoria Ad Promises Relief for Children
Twenty years ago Ben Johnson improved the St James Hotel in a report. Henry Klemm letters from Cuba place him near Santiago. Admiral Cervera's fleet engaged by the American fleet near Santiago. Republican convention in Casey nominates W W Jacobs. July Fourth school celebration draws six to ten thousand spectators with speakers Hthelbert Callahan and O W Stewart.
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Ben Johnson
St. James
Henry Klemm
Darwin
Cuba
Santiago
Jane Bartlett
Marshall
Lewis Kerr
Chicago
Cervera
Casey
W. W. Jacobs
Edgar County
Hthelbert Callahan
Robinson
O. W. Stewart
Illinois to Record Sugar Sales Under New Food Admin Rules
Beginning Monday retailers statewide must record every sugar sale. Consumers may buy without certificate, starting July 1 only if they are domestic. Retailers must limit to three pounds per person per month and records will be checked to prevent hoarding. Certificates required for manufacturers and stores with many outlets. About 50 000 certificate holders expected across Illinois due to beet sugar losses and wartime shipping needs.
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Illinois
Food Administration
Robert Stevenson Jr
Eltys
United States Food Administration
Europe
West- “Indies
Bell Defends Loyalty in War Debate and Protests German Atrocities
In a Washington DC letter dated June 27, E. C. Bell staunchly defends anti-German sentiment and patriotism, criticizes pro-German officials, and recounts reporting alleged abuses to the Department of Justice. He cites cases involving John P. Nason and Mrs Story and predicts Allied victory with General Foch leading a decisive German defeat.
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Bell
Hans
John P. Nason
House of Representatives
Daniels
Champ Clark
Washington
Newport
R.K
Massachusetts
Pension Bureau
Story
Berlin
William
War Department
Department of Justice
Allen
U. S. Court of New York
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Ireland
Sinn
France
Italy
Russia
Erope
Marne
Thomases
Foch
Diaz
Belgium
E. C. Bell
Chicago Hero Captures Three Germans At Belleau Wood
Henry P Lenert, hailed as a unique Chicago hero, describes trapping three German soldiers during a fierce Belleau Wood battle. He reveals hiding in a shell hole after spotting a machine gun, surrendering the gunner, and escorting the prisoners to American lines with surprising calm amid chaos.
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Henry P Lenert
Chicago
Belleau Wood
Baker Fined Heavily for Substituting Wheat Flour
Jeremiah Fitzgerald a Terre Haute baker was fined 1371 by Indiana food inspectors for violating federal food rules. He admitted using ten percent less substitutes in bread than required.
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Jeremiah ‘Fitzgerald
Terre Haute
Indiana Food Inspector
Embroider Patterns on Large Carbon Paper Sheets
Classified note from the Herald Office promoting large carbon paper sheets for transferring embroidery and other patterns. Includes promotional lines and a fragmented advertisement text.
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The
Herald
German Woman Surrenders Revenge Fails to Save Husband
A German woman disguises herself as a soldier to avenge her husband killed in east Prussia. She rises to corporal and sergeant and leads prisoners toward a fortress. A peasant woman recognizes the husband in the marching line and pleads, saving him. The disguise is exposed, and the sergeant returns home, her revenge cooled.
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East Prussia
Karona
Ministers in Bed Debate Wakens Historic Cabinet
The piece notes how rulers seek odd remedies in tight spots citing Pitt and Newcastle sharing a bed to discuss whether Admiral Hawke should sail and how observers remark on such cabinet antics as masks for political maneuvering.
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Christian Science Monitor
Pitt
England
Duke of Newcastle
Admiral Hawke
Why Soldiers Are Fataliats
A veteran rapport describes a fatalistic mindset among soldiers across armies. A Frenchman recalls surviving a Marne shrapnel burst when a fragment bore his initial, convinced it was his fate to live and that no other wound would reach him despite many battles since.
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Marne
How Women May Become Stronger at Stamford University
Drs Cella D Mosher and E G Martin at Stamford university studied college women and found no inherent sex difference in muscular strength. They attribute strength variation to activity limits and dress rather than biology, and note that strong muscles do not reduce racial efficiency though weak pectoral muscles may be a racial disability.
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Stamford University
Cella D. Mosher
E. G. Martin
Mosher and Martin
Where King Albert Lives In Wartime Belgium
Article describes the Belgian monarch’s location inside German lines near Dunkirk. It notes a 25 square mile remaining area known as Les Moers and recalls a white two story country mansion with a garden, likened to Mount Vernon from the west.
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Albert
Belgium
Les Moers
Dunkirk
Mount Vérnon
How Wild Animals Become Tame
The state and federal agencies safeguard deer elk antelope and mountain sheep in Colorado forests. Their protection has led to large herds grazing near towns and even entering village streets as they become more accustomed to humans.
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Commission
United States Forest Service
Colorado
Dany
Dean's Kidney Pills Prove Worth Across Nation
A nationwide chorus of praise from 50 000 users cites Dean's Kidney Pills for quick relief and lasting results. Marshall residents like Mrs Fred Wallis credit one box with ending backache and no recurring symptoms. Price 60 cents at dealers. now promoted as Dean's Kidney Plus from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Marshall
Dean
Fred Wallis
Math St. Marshall
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