Wave of Resignations Tells of Army Pay Crisis
Washington reports two thousand regular army officers have resigned in the year since peace. Captain Howard Canfield Jr. is the latest, citing low pay compared with civilian workers. The War Department notes widespread resignations affecting officer reserves and West Point vacancies strain cadet recruitment.
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Washington
Baker
War Department
Howard Canfield
Coast Artillery Corps
New York State
West Point
Canfield
Military
Adjutant General
Cadet Corps
Open Door Reciprocity Bill Aimed At Interstate Auto Tags
Congress may act on open door registration reciprocity as House and Senate committees review bills. Representative Burton H. Sweet proposes unlimited recognition of US registration numbers and a universal international plate with U S on it for Americans abroad.
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District of Columbia
Congress
Interstate Commerce Committees
House
Burton H. Sweet
Town
American Automobile Association
Europe
Great Britain
France
Death Dance of the Millions in Carranza's Land
Mexican funds show a 161 514 476 89 peso shortage for 1918 with no proper vouchers. Press reports from Mexico City criticize officials and call for reforms including possible suppression of the controller’s office.
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Carranza
Mexico
Mexico City
Thomas R. Lit
Bruere Commission
United States
United States Senate
HL Universal
Excelsior
Old Santa Fe Palace of Governors Revered in Southwest History
In a discussion on funding a new federal building for Santa Fe Representative Charles J. Thompson of Ohio recalls the Palacio, built 1606 818 years ago by Juan de Quate, tracing its long rule under Spain Mexico and the United States. He highlights its roles as seat of government and home to courts offices and archives, noting romance and drama across three centuries.
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Santa Fe
SN. M
Charles J. Thompson
Ohio
Spain
North America
United States
Montana
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Juan de Quate
Montezuma
Mexico
Hernando Cortez
Palacio
Supreme Court
Territorial
Father Time
Travelers From Andorra Visit New York on Peaceful Mission
Fisk Warren and Joseph Alemany, trustees of Sant Jordi, arrived from Andorra aboard the Catalina from Barcelona. They described Andorra as a peaceful 175 square mile republic with a population near 6,000, paying France and Spain tribute, and pursuing a large single tax community in Fairhope Alabama.
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New York
Andorra
Catalina
Barcelona
Spain
France
Charlemagne
Fisk Warren
Joseph Alemany
Sant Jordi
Ansiorra
Fairhope
Ala
Mobile
New Devices to Improve Aerial Mail Service
Otto Praeger outlines new safety gear for mail planes including radio direction indicators and a field marking device. The system aims to guide planes through fog and bad weather from Newark, Bellefonte, and College Park, with a nonmagnetic compass and self cleaning spark plug improvements. He contrasts U.S. and British air mail operations and urges Congress to fund expansion to cut transcontinental mail time.
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New York
Newark
Bellefonte
Otto Praeger
Praeger
Congress
United States
The &4
Great Britain
Post Office Department
Bureau of Standards
Signal Corps of the Army
Davy
College Park
Air Mail Service Compared With Britain in 1919
Miss Maude Younger notes the U.S. air mail service has eight airplanes in the air daily covering 1000 miles and carrying 2100 pounds of mail. An official London report shows Britain using 54 government planes daily with routes to Bristol Birmingham Newcastle Manchester Glasgow and mail involving Brussels and Holland with 2000 pounds returned.
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Nanother
Bristol
Birmingham
Newcastle
Manchester
Glasgow
Brussels
Holland
Norway
Harvard College Conservatory Seeks New Stars
Cambridge Harvard College conservatory aims to identify new stars with a systematic program led by Acting Director 8 I Bailey. Weekly photographic surveys chart Milky Way stars with eighteen new stars found since initiation, plus a joint study on star magnitudes with Prof Kapteyn of Groningen.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College Conservatory
8. I. Bailey
Prof.Bailey
Kapteyn
Groningen
Holland
Baby Daubs on Wall Outshine Masterpiece in Court Ruling
New York City Justice Robitsek dismissed a suit seeking damages for a baby’s wall frieze. He praised the infant’s fingerprints as superior mural art and urged hearts rather than walls to bear such prints.
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New York
Robitoek
Treasure Digger Wins Suit in New Jersey
A Paterson court dismissed the case against Frederick Loehrs, pastor of the Congregation of Enlightenment of Soul and Spirit, who faced a $5,000 demand over a treasure dig. Plaintiff Daniel Balsinger claimed a loan. Loehrs testified about a dream linked tale and an agreement to buy Balsinger farm in Oakland, with digging by Loehrs and congregation officers yielding no treasure.
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Paterson
N. J
Frederick Loehra
Congregation of Enlightenment of Soul and Spirit
Eff
Daniel Balsinger
Loehrs
Balsinger
Oakland
Sophie Snautter
Marie Blumer
Crown Prince Rejoins Morganatic Wife in Roumania
Roumanian court voices distress as Crown Prince Charles defies his parents by resuming marriage to Miss Zyzis Lambrino. He relinquishes throne rights and takes a subordinate army post while the couple wanders the Bucharest boulevards, a source of royal grief. In Philadelphia a comic police call ends with officers rescuing a cat from a sardine can after a chase.
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Crown Prince
Charles
Bukharest
Roumania
Ferdinand
Marie
Zyzis Lambrino
Queen Marie
Sking
Philadelphia
Forty-Second
Spruce
Breitmayer
Man Kills Mother-in-Law Then Surrenders in Maryland
George M. Kauffman of Cleveland shot and killed his mother-in-law Mrs. Nettie Hose at her Hagerstown home after a quarrel over reconciliation with his wife Ella Kauffman. He surrendered to police and confessed. Aged 78-year-old Jasper N. Miller seeks teaching certificate in Oregon after long career. The text notes Miller began teaching at 46 after working as a wagonmaker and studying at McMinnville College.
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Cleveland
George M. Kauffman
Nettie Hose
Hagerstown
Ella Kauffman
Kauffman
Ore
Jasper N. Miller
Oregon
Schoola
E. J. Moore
Miller
Spencer Creek
McMinnville
McMinnville College
Iowa Farmers and Clubs Highlight State Activity
The Cerro Gordo farm bureau aided farmers by placing 450 men on farms, selling hay and corn, spraying orchards, aiding hog cholera work, and more. Iowa produced large shares of hogs and corn, with agriculture employing many and driving capital. Hog prices slid while corn held, and Fertile emerged as a leading northern poultry market. Farmers expanded sweet clover use for pastures and hay, while tractor shows and new poultry houses boosted production. A 700 pound casket was made in Albia for a local funeral.
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Cerro Gordo
Iowa
United States
Chester
H. W. Bolte
Lving
Manning
Bolte
Urbanistead
Jonesco
Monticello
Oxford Junction
Tiles
Wyoming
Anamosa
Webster County
Western County
Ime Creek
Towa
W. W. Glynn
Tabor
Des Moines
Walter Osborne
Decaturco
Burlington
Albia
Monroe County
Republicans to Meet in Chicago for National Convention
Chicago chosen as site for the Republican national convention with June 8 set for the event. Gov Sproul of Pennsylvania delivered the keynote speech urging a Republican platform focused on Mexican policy and national stability.
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Chicago
Mid-West
Gov. Sproul
Pennsylvania
American Built Ships Seized at Tokyo Yards
Two long ocean-going steamers built for the United States were found idle in Japanese yards. The Mast ern Trade, 418,000-ton stemmer, and the Eastern Glade, a steel cargo ship, were lashed in place and await disposition.
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Haps
Tokyo
Dee
United States
Eastern Glade
France Weighs Tax Fund to Tackle Fraud Crisis
Paris on December 12 with Raoul Peret former budget commission head proposing a fund of 5 to 6 billion francs funded by new taxes as the sole remedy for the fraudulent situation. The plan centers on heavy state support to stabilize finances and curb corruption.
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Paris
Raoul Peret
Budget Commission
Chamber
Polish profiteer executed in Cracow
December 12 report from Cracow states M. Brotherin, accused of stealing and hoarding three truckloads of food for the Polish army, was executed by firing squad. The case marks the first Polish profiteer death in the wartime crackdown.
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Poland
Cracow
M. Brotherin
Unny
Peace Delegates Sail Home From Brest Ceremonies
In Brest on December 12 American peace delegates prepared to sail home aboard the United States transport America. City officials held farewell ceremonies at the dock before departure.
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U. S&s
Brest
Trance
Home
United States
America
Illinois Gets Federal Prohibition Director Maw ard
H Th Maw ard of Winnetka named federal prohibition director for Illinois. Harvard graduate and former captain of the 331st Field Artillery, he brings military and administrative experience to the post.
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Ilinois
Washington
H. Th. Maward
Winnetka
Havard
Three Hundred and Thirty-first Field Artillery
Trade union congress backs Soviet peace overtures
In London on December 12 the trade union congress in a special session adopted unanimously a resolution urging the government to consider the Soviet Russian peace overtures.
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London
Trade Union Congress
Russia
Ottawa Magine Log Saw Promises Easy Timber Work
An Ottawa Kansas mailer touts the Improved Ottawa Imagine Log Saw as a one person machine that cuts twenty five to forty cords daily at under two cents per cord. Mounted on wheels, it handles logging tasks with a 4 cycle engine and cross cut saw, requiring little effort and promising fast profits.
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Ottawa
Ade
Ocawa Mee
Wood St
Kansas
Safety First. Manufacturer Voices Private Advice to New York Workmen
A prominent manufacturer urges workers in New York to learn to keep their company confidences and maintain trust in leadership. The message stresses loyalty and discretion as essential for workplace harmony and success.
Influenza Threat Warns City As Death Toll Rises
A Chicago weekly health bulletin reports six influenza deaths last week amid warnings of a potential outbreak. Doctor Brady urges prevention, emphasizes avoiding colds, and recommends Turpo as a preventive nasal rinse though not a cure.
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Chicago
de Wya A. Ivans
Heath Authority
Ohienaga
Oan
Epdemie
Those Girls Kitty Jack At The Station Hard Feelings
The speaker recalls a goodbye at the station with Kitty Jack and Catly reacting with scorn noting the other man’s actions caused misery and no sympathy is shown.
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Kitty
Jack
Catly
Do You Know Any Honest Men in Business Methods
Tonight an old timey health adder extols Cascareta as a gentle night remedy for bowel trouble and stomach upset, claiming it acts without griping and won’t harm with calomel or harsh pills. A second quoted line mocks upright piano makers as the only class of men consistently square in business.
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Andy
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Says Cure for Deafness
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. The cure requires treating the blood and mucous surfaces. Inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes rumbling, muffled hearing, or deafness if untreated. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine claims to cure by systemic action. Circulars free. J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Tongue of Land Location and Creosoted Posts Cost
Inquiries pin the tongue of land at the river mouth. Creosoted pine posts fetch double price yet last four times longer, reflecting durability and value in construction materials.
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