Americans Fall on European Battlefields During World War I
The article lists American volunteers and officers who died or were wounded serving with French Foreign Legion, Canadian corps, and British forces in World War I, naming individuals such as H. R. Deighton Simpson, Paul Pavelka, Edmund Genet, and Alfred Tucien Pierre Fery, among others, and notes extensive losses in early battles like Ypres and Champagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Deighton Simpson
Henry W. Simpson
New York
England
France
Foreign Legion
Champagne
Sweeney
West Point
Frederick Capdeville
Edmund C. C. Genet
Royal Worse Guards
Florence J. Price
Brown University
Price
Alfred Tucien Pierre Fery
Columbia College
Austin CG. Kyle
Brooklyn
Jack” Austin
Somme
Ifred Stone
Second Regiment of the
United States
Buenos Aires
Fic
Woman serves as Linn County circuit court bailiff
For the first time in Linn County and perhaps the state a woman acts as circuit court bailiff in Albany Oregon. Judge Bing ham appointed Miss Lelia Mitchell of Albany to bailiff of his department at the start of his term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Ore
Linn County
Bingham
Lelia Mitchell
War Casualties in Allied Forces Mention American Natives
The report lists numerous Americans killed or wounded in World War I service with various Allied units. It notes individuals such as Wiffen Rockwell of Atlanta who died in an Alsace air battle, Jack Moyet of Mobile who carried Paris news, and others like Russell Kelly New York Herman Hall Chicago and John Fiske Wooster Ohio among the fallen. It also mentions civilians and soldiers who joined corps in France and Britain, with details of their units and origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Wheeler
Wiffen “Rockwell
Atlanta
Alsace
Tie
Jack Moyet
Mobile
Foreign Legion
Paris
Frank Clair
Columbus
Kenneth Weeks
Henry Farnsworth
Boston
Weeks
Flo
Beaux Arts
D. K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Farnsworth
Europe
Kelly
New York
William Lawrence Breese
Bois Sabot
Trenry Earnsworth
Henry Walker
New Orleans
Frank Surrey
Sergi
IE. Duval
Norman Prince
Dennis Dowd
Brooklyn
Bue
W. M. Nichols
Spartanburg
S. C
Royal Field Artillery
George W. Nichols
Julian A. Lathrop
Harvard
American Ambulance Corps
France
Richard J. Howard
St. Louis
King Edward's Norse
Frank D. Byrne
New York Sun
Royal Dublin Tusileers
Henry Augustus Coit
Princess Pat's Regiment
Joseph Howland Coit
American Defense Society
Albert G. Spalding, Jr
Tenth Royal Inniskilling Fusileers
W. Ed. Hedger
Royal Flying Corps
Florold Chapin
Jacek Janz
John Prentice Poe, Jr
Eugene SE. Moise
Paul Nelson
Germans Create Synthetic Rubber From Pitch
German experimenters report success in making a synthetic rubber substitute from pitch imported in large quantities from Sweden. Swedish scientists have tried similar methods without conclusive results but believe the concept is feasible and that Germans may have achieved a breakthrough with limited immediate practical impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Sixty Years Chasing Solons in Columbus
Col. Fred Blankner aged eighty, a Civil War veteran, has spent six decades keeping obstreperous legislators in Columbus within reasonable bounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Col
Fred Blankner
Colonel Blankner as Third Assistant Sergeant at Arms for Life
The Ohio House may honor Colonel Blankner who served six decades as third assistant sergeant-at-arms. He joined the House in 1856 and served at the front during the Civil War with leaves of absence during sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio House of Representatives
Blankner
Promises That May Be Broken By Laura Jean Libbey
A 1917 column discusses how promises influence love and marriage. It recounts cases where men bind themselves to marriage or to a vow not to wed, and how such pledges affect future relationships and happiness. The piece urges careful consideration before making commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Jean Libbey
Poultry Pointers for a Productive Flock
Advice on outdoor exercise many birds benefit from good housing and careful flock management. Sort and select hens, avoid overcrowding, and feed by age. Alfalfa meal boosts protein for winter eggs while green food is less used by older birds. Have a ready system and convenient setups to save labor.
Hit and Miss in Poetic Times and Habits
A reflective piece notes how people pay for doctors to hear there is nothing wrong with them, while poetry fades in the automotive era. It laments the cold bath of a heaterless bathroom, the dulling effect of speed on verse, and the stubborn persistence of habit over advice.
More Good Dishes From Mothers Cook Book
A compact home cooking note offers macaroni and ham bake and white sauce recipes. It describes a two layer macaroni dish with ham and buttered crumbs and a cream sauce with cheese, plus a peppery egg yolk cheese mixture fried as balls. Also included are lemon wafer cookies and an olive sandwich filling with mayonnaise. It ends with a salmon preparation in seasoned liquid ready to steep.
Facts in Figures
Yale University has 19 316 living graduates. Congressional Library Washington contains 2 451 974 volumes. Pennsylvania has 1 504 794 pupils and 42 827 teachers in public schools. Minnesota mines employ 15 000 persons and pay in wages 12 000 000 yearly. White pine valued at 260 000 000 is being destroyed in the United States by rust. American manufacturers since outbreak of European war have built 50 branch plants in Canada at a cost of 15 000 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale University
Congressional
Washington
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
United States
Canada
Luncheon Case Marks an English Invention
Mr Flatbush notes a luncheon case of English origin can double as a car foot rest. Mrs Flatbush warns to avoid placing feet in the custard pie as the novelty device is tested in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Flatbush
The Typical American Portrait and Wealth Trends
The passage describes a prosperous, optimistic man with a strong face and sharp mental alertness. It notes a 540 percent wealth increase over two generations, savings and life insurance totaling 101.60, and yearly expenditures on liquor, tobacco, jewelry, and autos totaling 46.87. It warns that wealth and progress bring risks to health and self restraint.
Ten Year Old Girl Becomes Face of Indian Head Penny
In 1885 James Barton Longacre designed the cent after his daughter Sarah, aged ten, wore a chief’s feathered helmet during a visit by Northwest Indians to the Philadelphia mint. The winning image, adopted for nearly a century, circulated nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Philadelphia
Mint
James Barton Longacre
Sarah
Mr. Long
Acre
Sarah Longacre
Pussy Handicapped Cat Conversation
A short dialogue features Laura Belle claiming her cat is as pretty as her cousin's. The boy counters that his cat has killed two mice, while Laura Belle explains her mother belongs to a Peace society and forbids killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Belle
Peace Society
Division Caused by Jesus Christ in Public Life
A sermon notes that Jesus divides humanity not by teaching alone but by his very person. It argues the decisive question is whether Jesus is the Son of God with true deity. Division among people, families, and churches will continue, and choosing sides determines eternal outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus of Nazareth
Roosevelt
Bryan
Wilson
Hughes
Jesus Christ
Christ
Earth
Jesus
God
Lazarus
Abraham
Hell
Jerusalem
Pilate
Barabbas
Satan
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Germany
Yale
Karl Lewellyn
Belgium
Ypres
Ueinrich von Heinrichshafen
St Louis
Missouri
French Foreign Legion
de Witt Clnton
Paul Pavelka
Madison
Hero
Oregon County
Verna Davis
Ida Maxwell Cummings
Frange
General Lynutey
Moroccoa
Rome
Italy
Grey Ie
RAO
E. E. Rittenhouse
Commissioner Public Service and Conservation
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Around the
Switzerland
Oaxaca
New York City
Turkey
China
Akron
United States Coast Guard
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Renfrew
Canada) Board of Education
Algeria
Sahara Desert
United States Bureau of Lighthouses
Gatun Lake
Canal Zone
Connecticut
Indiana
John
J. H. Ralston
D.D
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
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