Americans Turn Tide In World War I Chronicles
General Pershing’s chronicle recalls key 1918 American actions from April 26 in the Picardy line to the November 11 Armistice. Cantigny, Chateau Thierry, Meuse, Sedan and St Mihiel are cited as decisive turning points that earned enduring gratitude for American forces.
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General Pershing
Montdidier Salient
Picardy
Cantigny
Chateau- Thierry
Paris
Foch
Soissons
Marne Salient
St. Mihiel
Meuse
Sedan
Chateau-Thierry
Pershing
Taft as a steady voice for peace and unity at Versailles
The piece lauds former President Taft for his judicial, nonpartisan stance on the peace process and his constructive editorial critique of Wilson’s aims. It argues Taft would have been a fitting member of the Peace Conference delegation, urging fewer partisans and more principled patriots to back the American position at Versailles. It notes Wilson’s English supporters hope for a new world from Europe and daring optimism amid distrust.
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Taft
League of Nations
Wilson
Washington
Versailles
Newspaper Perspective on War Years Reflected
A retrospective look covers the past eighteen months of the United States involvement in the global conflict, noting astonishment at the changes and effects across society. The piece surveys public sentiment, media roles, and the nation's wartime home front.
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United States
New Edison Phonograph Line and Home Goods Catalog
A broad list of home appliances and furnishings appears, highlighting Edison phonographs, wind instruments, book cases, safes, bicycles, sewing cabinets, beds, trunks, rugs, glassware, china, and kitchen fittings. The piece promotes shopping and patriotism, noting wartime measures and praise for the press and publishers. It closes with a roundup of notable birthdays including Sir Patrick McGrath and William Mackenzie King.
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Edison Phonograph
Globe-Wernicke
Hirsch
Tabouretts
Casualties Listed From American Expeditionary Forces
Washington December 17 The commanding general releases names of American Expeditionary Forces casualties with totals by category Killed in action 0 Died of wounds 0 Died of accident and other causes 0 Died of disease 0 Wounded severely 2059 Wounded slightly 1239 Missing in action 0 Died of wounds Lincoln Bordelon Bordelonville La Wounded Severely Edward J Harlan Forest La Eddie LaBauve Westwego La Henry J Webre New Orleans La Paul Anglada Nairn La Richard C Lyons Pickering La Joseph A Brown New Orleans La Cornell C Lewis Jonesboro La Paul H Monson Plaquemine La Frank Cordes New Orleans La Edese Hollier Ville Platte La Mayo Crawford Enterprise La Roseau Lafour Ville Platte La Joseph Thibodeaux La Joseph M Lacaze Neches La Archie Daniel Malone Oak Grove La Lawrence C Oliver Opelousas La Wounded Degree Undetermined McDuffie Hodges Sharp La Elijah Co Mouton Lecompte La Joseph F Young New Orleans La Wounded Slightly Harvey Lee Day Merryville La Ernest J Als Winslow New Orleans La Ray D Wilkinson Baton Rouge La Calvin A Hudson Plain Dealing La William Leonard New Orleans La Missing in Action William McEachern New Verd La Roy Waldo Labor Burresferry La Died of Disease James Stewart Monroe La Joseph A Frandella McDonoughville La Fred Nicolay New Orleans La Adrian W Schwing New Orleans La News-Star want ads bring rents
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SP Oeern
Lincoln Bordelon
Bordelonville
Edward J. Harlan
Forest
Eddie LaBauve
Westwego
Henry J. Webre
New Orleans
Paul Anglada
Nairn
Richard C. Lyons
Pickering
Joseph A. Brown
Cornell C. Lewis
Opelousas
McDuffie Hodges
Sharp
Elijah Co
Mouton
Leke Charles
Joseph F. Young
Harvey Lee Day
Merryville
Ernest J. Als Winslow
Ray D. Wilkinson
Baton Rouge la
Calvin A. Hudson
War Time Pressed Nation to Three Million Army
The speech notes how the nation expanded from about sixty thousand in active service to three million and moved two thirds across 2000 miles of ocean. It credits the press and local papers for voluntary censorship, fighting German propaganda, and maintaining public support for the government during war.
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Uless
Mansfield Journal
Prominent British Leader at Peace Talks
Andrew Bonar Law, Chancellor for the Exchequer and Unionist leader in the Commons, is among Britain's key representatives at the peace table. A Canadian Scotsman with keen financial insight, he entered Parliament in 1900 and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade from 1902 to 1906, likely Lloyd George’s ally on economic matters.
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Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Mr. Law
Great Britain
Glasgow
Board of Trade
Lloyd George
One Year Ago Today In The War F-1 Sunk In American Waters
U S submarine F-1 rammed and sunk by F-3 in American waters with the loss of 19 lives. Sir Eric Geddes announced eleven vessels were lost in a British convoy in the North Sea.
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U. S
Eric Geddes
British Admiralty
North Sea
Huns Chafe At New Martial Law Rules In Cologne
Cologne under rigid martial law as British troops occupy the city. Residents must greet officers, remove hats for the anthem, and display occupancy lists. Restrictions include curfew from 7 p m to 6 a m, ID cards for all over 12, limited travel, and bans on weapons, printing, protests, and many forms of communication.
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Cologne
Associated Press
Germany
This Date in History Highlights 1822 1868 1908 1915 1916
A compact chronology notes events from 1822 birth of explorer Frederick W. Lander to 1916 Wilson sending peace notes. It lists dates of Roman Catholic Toronto founding 1841, Usher Parsons death 1868, Gladstone Irish Home Rule era 1885, Port Said sinking 1915, and Wilson’s 1916 peace note transmission.
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Frederick W. Lander
Salem
Mass
Paw Paw
Toronto
Usher Parsons
Commodore Perry
Providence
R. J
Alfred
England
Gladstone
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Berlin
Warsaw
Said
Wilson
Austria
Riots of events mark a day of anniversaries and meetings
The Spokane diocese marks its fifth anniversary while the Wright brothers’ first power flight is noted from fifteen years ago. Maine Grange holds its annual meeting in Portland. the American Hardwood Manufacturers hold a postwar issues session in Louisville. University of Chicago awards 83 degrees at convocation. Major General Clarence R Edwards addresses the Four Minute Men in Bridgeport. Palestine liberation is celebrated in New York with a joint Jewish Catholic Protestant service at the Metropolitan Opera House led by Henry Morgenthau Jr.
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Spokane
Wright Brothers
Maine State Grange
Portland
American Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association
Louis- Ville
University of Chicago
Clarence R. Edwards
Department of Northeast
France
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Palestine
Metropolitan Opera House
New York City
Henry Morpenthau
Turkey
Winter racing meets at Jefferson Park and Havana
The report notes a winter racing meeting at Jefferson Park in New Orleans and another winter meeting hosted by the Cuba American Jockey Club in Havana.
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Jefferson Park
New Orleans
Cuba-American Jockey Club
Havana
Governor Comments on Misuse of Uniform
Governor Stephens condemns unauthorized use of military dress, suggesting jail for offenders. He recalls a tramp in uniform who asked a housewife for a meal and claimed misdeeds at the Battle of the Marne, then refused to discuss details citing military honor rules.
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Stephens
The
Marne
Missed Chance in Ard War Aid
A locally known Oklahoma Indian, new in Ard, refuses a Red Cross request asking what for and what war, then learns of America’s war with the Germans.
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Ardmore
Red Cross
America
Unclear Dialogue on Threats and a Croup Remedy Ad
An obscured dialogue fragment mentions Indians and Germans with vague threats. The text shifts to an advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a remedy for croup in a child, attributed to merchants in Bearsville West Virginia describing a late night case.
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Croup
M. T. Davis
Bearsville
W. Va
Foley
Chas Collens Co., Ltd
Musterole Relief Replaces Mustard Plaster Burns
An old fashioned mustard plaster causes burning and blistering, but Musterole provides relief without blistering. The white oil-based ointment is rubbed in gently to ease sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia and other pains. Available in 30c 60c and hospital size $2.50.
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Monroe News-Star
News-Star Publishing Co., Ltd
A. W. Smith
G. A. Fawk
Monroe
Louisiana
News-Star
Social News
MR. Tapt
the Peters Furniture
Hear
Edison
Our
Patrick T.mcgrath
Legislative Council of Newfoundland
St. John’s
William W Lyon Mackenzie King
Labor of
Canada
Kitchener
Ont
Joachim Hohenzollern
Potsdam
Walter VV. Graves
Missouri Supreme Court
Lafayette County
Clinton Rogers Woodruff
Philadelphia
American Expeditionary Forces
Vie Ree
Duncan
Chase & Collens Co
Owl Drug Co
Decatur
Alabama
National Bank
Nually
Ouachita National Bank
A National Bank For Savings
Edison Piamond
Everybody’s Magazine
Len
Central Savings Bank
RED Cross Warehouse
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