First American Soldiers Killed In Action In World War
War department records name Corporal James B. Gresham Thomas MRight and Merle Hay as the first American troops killed in battle on November 8 1917 in Lorraine. They died while German forces attempted to identify American positions, the inscription on the Rathlemont monument states they fell on enemy soil.
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Corp
James B. Gresham
Eyansville
Ind
Thomas I?. Mnright
Pittsburgh
Prigate Merle D. Hay
Glidden
Sixteenth Infantry
Company V
War Department
Rathlemont
Lorraine
Department of Mourthe-et-Moselle
Stummerall
Tere
James V3
Gresham
Dvansville
Thomas FL Mnright
Freon
Merle Pdp
Tay
I Company
Sixteenth Infantry Regiment
Public Lobby Group Formed To Represent General Citizens
A new organization named the People's Legislative Service forms a national council of 70 senators representatives judges editors and others. It aims to aid Congress with public interest information and operates through member subscriptions, representing the general public rather than any single group.
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Congress
People’s Legislative Service
Congressimgn
National Council of the People's Legislative Service
Particntar
Brotherhood of Boilermakers and
Tron Strtp Builders
Farmers' National Council
National Consumers’ League
Alabama State Federation of Labor
Order of Tramway Telegraphers
Bear Cat players spill into major leagues from Texas and California
Listing multiple players tied to major league teams from Texas and California, the note highlights infielders, outfielders, and pitchers with affiliations to clubs such as the Cards, Cubs, White Sox, Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, Tigers, and Braves. It emphasizes regional talent pools and notable names attached to various cities.
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Texas
California
First Polo Matches in the United States When English Team Visited
A letter from a Plantinghan member recounts the 1886 English polo tour to the United States to begin the international polo cup era. It notes American riders and ponies, backhander issues, and English tactics learned in India, with Captain Watson criticized for a fall during practice. The Newport ground is praised yet regarded as small for ponies then used.
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John Watson
United States
Plantinghan
USSG
India
Turlighian
Mrr. Watson
Bahmeed
Ten Norwegian Fellers Bane in Congress
A list of Republican congressmen from the Midwest profiles Nordic origins and careers. Knute Nelson of Minnesota, veteran Union senator born near Bergen, with multiple terms in house and governorship, serves until 1925. South Dakota’s Norbeck, Iowa’s Haugen, Minnesota’s Knutson, Christopherson, Nelson, Steenerson, and Volstead, plus Chicago’s Michaelson, all have immigrant roots from Norway and Telemark, with varied backgrounds in farming law education and publishing.
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Congress
Middle West
Nestor
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Voss
Bergen
House
Senate
South Dakota
Teter Norbeck
Trondhjem
Travold Knutson
Charles A. Christopherson
Meo O
John M. Nelson
Wisconsin
Latvor Steenerson
Telemarken
M. A. Michaelson
Chicago
Kristiansand
Hays Befriends Ambitious Greek Boy
Hays hires Andrew Louchiou from Crete as a progress hopeful to run his apartment and assist in the post office. The Greek youth, twenty, speaks five languages and is learning French while receiving $80 a month and working varied hours. He pays for lessons and has taken driver training as he eyes an American future under Hays guidance.
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Ostmaster
Hays
Andrew Louchiou
Crete
Andrew
Touchion
Jimmie Regan
New Jer
Sven
When Mails Faced Babe Ruth in Caliber Baseball Tale
Walter Mails recalls facing Babe Ruth after joining Moveland Tadhuns last fall. He explains Ruth batted five times and struck out three, with Mails recording two easy outs and one tougher at bat in California after the WI season ended.
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Walter Mails
Babe Ruth
Moveland Tadhuns
Mails
Chalifornia
Ruth
Babe
Ile
Baseball Musings and Player Notes Highlight 1910s Era
The piece surveys baseball habits and opinions from players and managers. It notes Babe Ruth’s era, Connie Mack’s coaching philosophy, and managers like Dawn Evers. It also mentions Tommy Taylor of Birmingham and college coach Winkle joining the Indianapolis club.
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Winkle
Butler College
Indianapolis A. A
Long list of players and notes from early 20th century sports
A broad collection of sports notes mentions George Kelly and Ruth, new signings like Clyde McCarty from Okmulgee, and various trades. It cites pitchers Jim Reynolds and Clyde Williams to Joplin, John Huber returning to Greenville, and other player movements across leagues. It notes coaching changes at Lehigh and Vermont, Red Sox prospects, and circus of amateur and professional events.
Scouts Loyalty and Citizenship in Boy Scout Oath
A National Council piece extols boy scouts as models of loyalty to patrol troop scoutmaster and country. It notes their role in forest protection, cleanups, traffic direction, and police aid, framing scouting as citizenship training and a safeguard against youth lawlessness.
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Amercans
West Virginia
Heroic Boy Scouts Rescue in Pueblo Flood
Two boy scouts piloted a lifeboat through rising floodwaters to rescue a man and his son trapped in a burning building amid explosions from lime storage. They later saved three more employees before the plant collapsed into the water.
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Pueblo
McAlpine Refuses Record Fee and Quits Amateur Role
D McAlpine quits as amateur for Queens Park Soccer Club in the Scottish League after refusing a record 50000 dollar offer to sign a provisional form. He resigns from his old club for next season.
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D. McAlpine
Queens Park Soccer Chuir
Disarmament Accord Kept A Century Later
A discussion in the Congressional Record cites the 1818 United States Great Britain disarmament treaty as evidence nations can honor such pacts. President Monroe proclaims Senate confirmation and outlines limits on naval forces on the Great Lakes and Champlain with dismantling provisions and notice terms.
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Great Lakes
United States-Great Britain
James Monroe
Senate
American Lakes
Esty
United States
Lake Ontario
Lake Champlain
Very Clever Fielding Highlighted by Menze’s Five-Runner Throw
Ted Menze, Peoria center fielder, saved three baserunners with four outs at the plate and one at third in a May 9 game against Rockford. He also collected three hits in four plate appearances and drew a walk. Gratey Berrhtt named bachelor of ugliness at Vanderbilt by student body.
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Ted Menze
Peoria
Rockford
Gratey Berrhtt
Vanderbilt
Lody
Collegiate Golf Course Planned at Yacknell University
A report indicates Yacknell University may soon construct a golf course for its students. Officials have yet to announce a firm timeline or location, but the project aims to expand campus recreation and attract student participation.
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Yacknell University
Brown to Lead Dartmouth Track Team Captain
Lt. Brown, class of 1928 from New York, has been elected captain of the Dartmouth track team, confirming leadership for the upcoming season.
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Clarence W. Sanders
Dartmouth
Clr
Sweeney
University of Iowa
John M. Clark
Columbia
Merle Sweitzer
St. Paul
Star Tailor
University of Minnesota
Sidney W. Milne
Philadelphia
Princeton
Viger Shell
Brown
New York
No Man o' Wars in Louis I Feustel Stable
Louis I Feustel states he has no Man o' War runners in his string of colts this spring and denies possessing any as part of Sammel D. Rid die plans.
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Bill Donk
St. Louis Cardinals
Louis Ifeustel
Sammel D. Riddie
Mother Deserves Good Turn, Scoutmaster Says
In Washington DC a Scoutmaster extols mothers as the core of service. He notes mothers sacrifice parties, clothes, and nights awake to care and mend, urging scouts to honor mothers daily to live up to Troop 33 standards.
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Washington, D. C
Do Practical Map Work For First Class Scout
The requirement urges a scout to read a map and, from on the spot field notes, draft a rough intelligible map. It must show landmarks, roads, lines, elevations and important buildings with proper markings, reflecting practical skill and field work.
Yerges Heads to Rice in Collegiate Move
Former Ohio State quarterback Howard Yerges, who played football and basketball at T tce Institute, transfers to Rice for next fall, with plans to join the team.
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Howard Yerges
Ohio State
Ttce Institute
JY Honston
Will Visit England The Philadelphia cricket tenny
The Philadelphia cricket team plans a visit to England and then to Puglia to play matches. Local clubs and organizers expect a busy international schedule with potential series in May and June.
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England
Philadelphia Cricket Tenny
Puglia
New Medal for Scout Heroes Debuts at Honor Court
The National Court of Honor introduces a single solid gold life saving medal replacing prior gold, silver, and bronze awards. It honors rescuers facing real risk of death with the new medal designed by Belmore Brown. Lesser life saving efforts receive commendations.
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National Court of Honor
Court of Honor
Belmore Brown
Flower thefts threaten Colorado Springs flora
Boy scouts in Colorado Springs will curb hikers who strip mountainsides of blooms. The article notes 25 flower species have vanished in recent years due to thoughtless depredations by flower lovers and vandals.
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Colorado Springs
Charm in Old Graveyards
Essay contrasts old graveyards as lieux of memory and art with modern sites. It recalls Walter Pater and Thomas Gray and warns against wandering near fresh graves. The piece urges choosing aged, overgrown plots where epitaphs fade and time softens grief.
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Saya
Springfield Republican
Walter Pater
Thomas Gray
Probably Fastest Running Animal
The cheetah, one of the fastest and most interesting animals, is tamed by Indians to hunt antelopes. A hunt ends with the cheetah drinking the blood and tearing a portion of the carcass, then resting in a cage until the next hunt.
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India
Zoological
Great Hotel Left as Wartime Skeleton on Piccadilly
A seven story steel frame near Park Lane, intended as a luxury hotel, sits unfinished since 1914. Wartime and postwar finance halted work in 1921 with no buyers in sight and high costs deterring new construction.
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London
Piccadilly
Park Lane
England
Grow Old Along With Me Interruption Sparks Laughter
A forties bachelor courts a young woman, serenading her at the piano with the song Grow old along with me. She interrupts firmly, declaring she will not marry for twenty five years, turning the moment into a humorous scene.
Acetylene Used To Singe Chickens Efficiently
Acetylene flame is used to singe chickens rapidly and cleanly removing feathers without damaging skin or flesh, a method likened to acetylene paint removal on canvas and noted by Popular Science Monthly.
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Popular Science Monthly
Ferris Wheel of Bagdad Described in Odd Art Review
The article details a fantastical Ferris wheel built from long poles and a heavy crosspiece. Rude wooden chairs hold riders who are strapped in as the device is turned by hand for a tabloid thrill. This vivid, eccentric description reads like a shockingly surreal carnival scene.
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Bagdad
Opinion Quotes Stir Fuss Over Groundless Pisses
A curious exchange features an assertive citizen asserting every man is entitled to his opinion. Miss Cayenne counters that no objection exists to others opinions except when one repeats them too loudly. The dialogue centers on private belief and public decorum.
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Miss Cayenne
Extremist Prohibitionist Echoes Frugal Mindset
An extremist declares rigid views on prohibition and money, insisting no funds should be spent even when assets are tight. The exchange exposes strong anti monetary stance and strict moral posture.
Testimonial boosts Tan Jac as a life changing tonic
A. J. Livingston of near Ashland City Tennessee reports stomach and kidney relief from Tan Jac after one bottle. He praises renewed strength and appetite, says he can sleep well and eat anything, and urges others to try the medicine as a grand tonic and energizer. Sold by leading druggists everywhere. A well begun is better than overdone.
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Tan Jac
A. J. Livingston
Ashland City
Tenn
Nashville
Ike
Canada Seeks Desirable Settlers For Farm Lands
Hon. J A Calder outlines Canada’s immigration policy stressing automatic selection of fit settlers. Desirable applicants gain access to free or affordable farm land, healthful living, free public education, equal opportunity, and networks of railways, roads, towns, and schools across Western Canada.
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Canada
J. A. Calder
Immigration and Colonization
Jess
Dominion
Cuticura Talcum Promoted in Requisites Ad
An advertisement highlights Cuticura Talcum as part of the Cuticura trio with Soap and Ointment. The finely scented powder is pitched for face skin babies and dusting, priced at 25 cents each and sold everywhere.
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George Gibson
Mighty Sweet
Outlook
Pirates
Tom Hot
Thong
Bear Cats
Hornsby
Terry
Cubs
Denison
Falk
White Sox
Austin
If. Speaker
Indlang
Iubbard
McDonald
Braves
Touston
Alpsindth
Tigers
Yorktown
Baningartner, Phil
Idouston
Hurlingham Club
Fellers Bane
Cleveland
Connie Mack
Dawn Evers
Rogers Mornshy
Babe Stuth
Tommy Taylor
Birmingham
George Kelly
The
Robins
Clyde McCarty
Okmulgee Club
Western Association
Dodgers
Stanishwas Zbyszko
Tie
Charley Paddock J
Boyrd Comstock
Callifornian
Jim Reynolds
Clyde Wilams
Joplin
Kansas City
Jack Schenberg
John Huber
Detroit
Greenville
Benny Leonard
J.thomas Keady
Lehigh University
University of Vermont
Mexico City
South Chirolind
Morida
Georgia
Ennessee
Yurt
Mississippi
Galveston
Bil Buscha
Shreveport
National Association
Jule BE. Mee
University of Hainois
Detroit Americans
Portland Club
Baltimore Orioles
Brooklyn
Danny McNichols
University of Pennsylvania
Hart Neale
Loris Feustel
Belmont Track
Mile
Susanne Lenglen
Coney Island
Hot Dogs
Joe Lynch
Tom Dooley
Georgetown University
Boston University
Boston Nationals
Norfolk
Joanny Sages
Memphis
South
University of Alabama
Sewells, Stephensons
Horace W. McCurdy
Seattle
Wash
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
No. T
Ingland
Lee Willard
Denver
University of Colorado
Chicago White Sox
Fred Tross
Brantford
Rochester
Arthur Irwin
Tit Mason
Sedalla Alheties
Omaha
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Scouting and Loyalty
Geween LS
Yerges
Tennessee Farmer
Western
Allion
Allen
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