Young Veterans Drawn to Merchant Marine Careers
Discharged soldiers and other jobless workers seek broader horizons after war. The United States Shipping Board opens recruiting offices, including Chicago at 85 South Dearborn, to train and recruit young men for the merchant service. Dr. Oliver J. Lee leads a Chicago navigation school offering two months of instruction in Boston before ships. Apprentices earn $380 monthly during training and then $55–$75 monthly at sea with a year’s commitment. After two years, they may qualify for further training and promotion, with stations in major ports nationwide.
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The
Seven Seas
Wnrest S
United States Shipping Board
Shipping Board
Middle West
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Oliver J. Lee
Doctor Lee
Boston
Old
New England
Atlantic
Sinayater B. Shipping Board School
Rane Ie
Ate
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
New Orleans
Seattle
Shipping ‘Board
War Department
Lunatic Turns Robber Arrested in Home Invasion
Joseph Oprans, an escaped inmate from the Dunning asylum, was arrested after attempting to rob the summer home of L. E. Huntley in Waukegan Ti. He wore Huntley apparel and was found in the kitchen enjoying the meals when detained.
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L. E. Huntley
Waukegan
Joseph Oprans
Dunning In- Sanp
Huntleys
Prize Cat Silver Cloud Wins Honors at Cleveland Exhibit
The world’s finest Persian cat Silver Cloud, owned by A. E. Jeffrey of Springfield, claimed top honors at a recent Cleveland exhibit, showcasing the prize pet’s exceptional breed traits.
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Uinole
Springfield
Silver Cloud
A. E. Jeffrey
Clevead
Village Without Doctor Prosperous in West Warren Mass
The village of West Warren Massachusetts has thrived despite lacking a blacksmith, doctor or minister for many years. No physician has served the area in a long time yet the community appears prosperous and self sufficient.
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West Warren
Mass
Olympic Has War Record as Transport
The White Star liner Olympic has transported 800000 people since 1914, mostly soldiers. It carried troops to Gallipoli and France, ferried American soldiers after 1917, and survived seven U boat attacks in spring 1918 aided by Captain Hayes and destroyers. The ship rammed a U boat, bending plates and taking 28 crew prisoners. A six inch shell hit the crippled craft as a destroyer rescued 81 Germans.
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White Star Nner
Olympic
Audations
Gallipoli
France
U. S
Hayes
Curiosity Sparks Ottawa Rail Yard Fire Loss
An employee of Grand Trunk Railway in Ottawa caused a blaze by lighting a pool of coal oil to test ignition. The fire destroyed freight sheds, offices, and 28 cars, totaling 112000 dollars in losses. Freight handler Henry Daoust testified with burns, explaining the sequence after striking the match.
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Grand Trunk Railway Company
Ottawa
Can
Henry Daoust
Inland Revenue Department
Foch Adopts English Pipe Smoking Habit
Marshal Foch learns to smoke and now enjoys a briar pipe bought from an English firm. He observed British generals like Haig smoking pipes and, after initial trials with matches, he mastered the habit and takes pleasure in the English-style briar.
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Marshal Foch
Marshal Och
Field Marshal
Haig
Foch
Woman Sues Terminal Company Over Lost Trunk Mixup
Kansas City woman files suit against the Kansas City Terminal Company for damages alleging a trunk mixup at the depot led to a dainty wardrobe being replaced by 150 pints of liquor bound for an Oklahoma bootlegger. The case centers on the misrouting after checking the trunk for a Charleston to Washington trip.
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Kansas
Terminal Company
Sterling
Kansas City
Charleston
Oklahoma
Salt T
Kansas City Terminal Company
Woman Named Deputy Sheriff in Cumberland County Maine
Mrs. Mary Burnham takes the oath of office and assumes duties as deputy sheriff of Cumberland County Maine. She brings extensive police experience including years as Portland police matron and work with the Society for the Protection of Children.
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Doleéen
Cumberland’ County
Maine
Mary
Burnham
Portland
Banquet Guests Six Canaries In Pittsburgh Hotel
Six canary birds attended a New Year’s Eve banquet at a Pittsburgh hotel hosted by Miss Katie Gullfoyle an elderly hotel employee. The birds fed on crackers offered between her lips as she served the tea and crackers. Gullfoyle has worked at her job for 56 years.
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Pittsburgh
Katie Gullfoyle
Miss Gullfoyle
Inquest Ordered After Death From Patent Medicine
Coroner orders inquest into the death of Hugh McMahon sixty of St Louis who died following a dose of patent cough medicine. The cause of death and circumstances leading to the intake are under investigation.
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Hugh McMahon
St. Louis
Income Tax deadline urged for March 15 payments
The article warns residents to file and pay income tax by March 15 under the 1918 Revenue Law. It details penalties for late or fraudulent returns, gender rules for women filers, and deductions for farmers, overtime, and losses. It lists Illinois collectors and instructions for mail payments and agents.
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Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Illinois
Julius F. Smietanka
Chicago
Edward B. McCabe
Peoria
John L._Pickering
Springfield
John M. Rapp
East St. Louis
Trust
Turkish towels roll off Lewiston mills in high grade supply
Turkish towels now come from Lewiston Maine where mills daily turn out thousands of high grade towels said superior to Atlantic goods. One mill also makes 36 000 bedspreads weekly and tens of thousands of yards of mercerized silk as a side line.
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Lewiston
Atlantic
Canary Funeral Draws Moorestown Crowd For Elder Bird
Scores attend the funeral of a 25 year old canary at the home of Harry Chambers in Moorestown New Jersey. The bird long a family companion was buried in a tiny silver box with many adults recalling it since childhood.
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Harry Chambers
Moorestown
Field notes of a doughboy in France amid farmyard dreams
Dan LeGore with artillery in France writes verses describing soldiers' nights in barns and stables among horses goats and geese. He contrasts rustic bedlam with the war grime of Paris amid dreams of past dances and sunlit streets.
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Dan LeGore
France
King George Portrayed as Indifferent by Critics
The passage describes King George as acting uncaring about his kingship and suggests various thugs aid his grip on power, implying his remaining influence relies on coercion and fear.
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George
Fortunes and Fates in a Crowded Gamble
A street wisdom line on risk and ruin: fortunes come from taking chances while a loser vanishes back into the crowd. The saying frames luck as personal risk and social anonymity.
Dean's Kidney Pills Advert for Marshall Woman
An old Marshall advertisement promotes Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. It claims to relieve kidney related pains and headaches, citing Mrs. Thomas Craig of 814 Locust St as a testimonial. The ad urges readers to buy at 60 cents and to request the same remedy she used.
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Dean
Marshall
Thomas Craig
Locust St
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Castoria
J. R. Burnett
M. Duncan
the Dulaney National Bank
Harry B. Dulaney
Bert Bryan
F. W. Greenough
Edwin Booth
R. J. Reynolds
B'Co
Prince Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem
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Paris
Mars
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Facksia Wea
Benff
Tennessee
B. W. D. Barnes
Warren County
Peruna
Barnes
B. W. D. Bates
Ren Co
Fletcher
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