All Candidates Strong For Good Roads
The piece surveys presidential contenders across parties agreeing on a national good roads program. It cites Lowden Hoover McAdoo Bryan Palmer Johnson Harding and others endorsing extensive highway construction tied to economic development, production, and defense.
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Ashington
National Good Roads Movement
White House
Uncle Sam
Frank
Lowden
Leonard Wood
Herbert Hoover
W. G. McAdoo
America
Bryan
A. Mitchell Palmer
California
Hiram Johnson
Warren G. Harding
Miles Pointdexter
Overall publicity stunt dazzles Wall Street and Paris
Report from Paris claims the American overall craze is a grand publicity scheme. Johnny Sorenson of New York, the first overall millionaire, notes a rapid stock surge in the leading overall firm after a New York reporter conceived the idea.
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Washington
Paris
Jim” Brady
Johnny Soren- Sen
New York
Newark
N. J
Schenectady
N. Y
Buffalo
Claridge’s
America
Sorenson
Allied Racing Bodies Move Against German Thoroughbreds
The English and Belgian jockey clubs bar alien enemy horses and refuse registration in English stud books, with potential actions by the French and American clubs. The United States sees little German-bred racing risk, while sportsmen condemn the German stance as damaging to horse breeding across Germany Austro Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey.
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Meriqa
Jockey Clubs
Jockey Club
Jockey Club of America
United States
England
Belgium
Germany
Austro-Eungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Austro-Hungary
Ard Patrick
Galtee Moore
Plan to simplify war insurance premiums at post offices
Congress may approve a bill letting all veterans pay premiums for government insurance at local post offices. The House committee on interstate and foreign commerce backed the measure to cut red tape, with support from the Treasury and War Risk Insurance Bureau. The plan seeks 14 regional offices and coordinated services by three agencies for veterans, with temporary premium relief for hospital patients, vocational trainees, and those temporarily disabled.
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Congress
House Committee On
Sweet
Iowa
Treasury Department
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
United States
Bureau of Public Health Service
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Bureau Defends Income Tax Costs and Returns
The Bureau of Internal Revenue rebutted rumors about collection costs, stating for fiscal year 1919 every 53 cents spent administered revenue and $100 collected, with total receipts of $8,850,150,078 and expenditures of $20,578,711. It notes $2.6 billion came from income and excess profit taxes and explains the 58 cent per $100 ratio covers all revenue activities plus non revenue duties.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Illinois
Bureau
New War Risk Policies Ready for Reinstatement Before July
Washington says six permanent forms of United States government life insurance will replace wartime policies. Reinstatement allowed before July 1, 1920 on two monthly premiums with health statement. Policies include ordinary life to endowment options and feature total permanent disability, dividends, and flexible settlements.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Nheral
Secretary of the Treasury
D. I. Houston
R. G. Cholmeley-Jones
Hfe
Bureau of War-Risk Insurance
United States of America
District of Columbia
Curfew Enforced in Falmouth Over Night Hours for Dogs
Falmouth Kentucky imposes a night curfew requiring residents to confine their dogs after dark. Officials warn that any dogs found roaming will be impounded, a measure aimed at keeping streets clear and safe for residents and visitors.
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Falmouth
Discarded X Ray Plates to Serve as Windows in City Project
Detroit officials plan to reuse discarded X ray plates as window panes for a tuberculosis sanatorium near Northville. Health Commissioner Henry F. Vaughn says the plates, cleaned of chemicals, will save about 40 000 dollars compared with new glass. Plumbing fixtures from the Pontehartrain hotel and mahogany door frames from the dismantled hotel also promise big savings.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Municipal
Northville
Henry F. Vaughn
Pontehartrain
Mr Vaughn
Big Wheat Planting Urged by Washington Reports
Washington reports from spring wheat regions urge reduced acreage this year. The Agriculture Department notes normal consumption and export require about 800 million bushels, with only 483,617,000 bushels projected from winter wheat. Factors include a poor Australian year, Hessian fly, winter-killed fields, and locust and grasshopper pressures in the plains.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Australia
Rassid
Great Plains Belt
Sleuths Use Plane for Capture in Berlin Chase
Detectives pursued and captured three money traffickers in Berlin aboard an airplane. The trio carried 11,000,000 silver rubles en route to Frankfort by train.
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Berlin
Inoan
Frankfort
Deaf couple calmly eat breakfast as their home burns
Firemen battle a stubborn blaze on the Nash home roof in Pueblo Colorado as Mr. and Mrs. J C Nash deaf mutes finish breakfast. Nash notices water from the roof thinks it is rain and only then steps outside to see firefighters dousing the flames.
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Pueblo
Colo
J. C. Nash
Nash
Brain Bequest by NY Doctor Linked to Darwin Legacy
Dr. Joseph Simms died at eighty six and left his brain to science. Dr. Edward Spitzka, who studied famous brains, removed it for preservation and study. Simms, connected with New York University medical department, was a friend of Darwin and Huxley and urged anatomists to accept brain donations. A 17 year old notice prompted his will directing Spitzka be informed of his death.
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New York
Joseph Simms
Edward Anthony Spitzka
Doctor Simms
New York University
Darwin
Huxley
Spitzka
Telegraph Office Cipher Plot in Confederate Capture
A Confederate telegraph office is infiltrated after a spy lounge conceals an electric key. Dispatches are sent in cipher to mislead Union forces, leading to a Union assault and the major’s surrender. A hidden girl reveals the espionage setup and the improvised wire link.
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Ghenerat
Phemer
Renin
Tilin
Chiene
Pettt Jor
Cominien
Hin
Stumtet
Inouye Tony
Taafjor
Conleen
Fragmented OCR excerpt from wartime column
An unclear narrator references distant places and people with garbled names. The text mentions Tripoli and Connecticut and a promise kept after a war, with many misspellings and partial phrases suggesting a personal or political reminiscence.
Our Nation's Heroes Memorial Day Remembrance
Citizens observe Memorial Day by honoring fallen soldiers. Crowds gather at parades and cemeteries, while orators, children, and veterans place flowers beside the flag as reverent ceremonies unfold nationwide.
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Witel Kleop
Lyme
Athens
Diay
Kinds of Courage in Military Manners
A reflective piece contrasts different fibers of courage among soldiers and citizens. It argues that restraint and discipline under insult or provocation show true strength, beyond brash posturing or hotheaded displays.
Memorial Day Origin and Confederate Remembrance
The article traces Memorial Day origins to southern women who honored fallen soldiers after the Civil War. It notes General Logan's 1868 proclamation for a national day of flowers on May 30. It mentions Southern Confederate Memorial Day celebrations and Louisiana’s observance tied to Jefferson Davis's birthday.
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Columbus
Miss
Tno
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Union
South
Fetterson Davis
Confederacy
America Surges After Nation's Great Test
The article lauds America for enduring a period of trial and emerging stronger and more militant for justice. It credits the patriotic stamina of the country’s youth for the nation’s resilience and triumph on the world stage.
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America
Uganda and Protectorate Boundaries and Growth Details
The document outlines Uganda as a British protectorate in East Africa covering 109 119 square miles with a population around 1 361 117 in 1918 including 570 Europeans. It notes Entebbe as administrative seat and Mengo as native capital, describes diverse geography and rising cotton production, and mentions the Baganda as a large educated Christian group under missionary education.
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Uganda
Veganda
East Africa
Sudan
British East Africa
The Usual Result Essay Cited In Dallas News
A Dallas News opinion notes that progress stalls when people overreach by overthinking. It argues deep thinking leads to paralysis and lack of practical action, urging a more disciplined, action oriented mindset.
Coughing and weakness after flu improve with Milks Winulalon
A reader recalls a severe bout with the flu last October and failing medicine. After trying Milks Winulalon, she reports rapid relief, restored appetite, and regained strength with digestion improved. The ad promotes Milks Winulalon as a solid emulsion sold by the Millie Winulston Co. Terre Haute at 60 cents and $1.20 per bottle, with a money back guarantee.
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Charlotte
N. C
Jemma Withers
Belmont
Millie Winulston
Thong
Hia Guarantes
Milla Wmul- Alon Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Drugeginta
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Art Howe
Tripoli
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Baganda
Dallas News
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Hunt
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Texas
Activa
Brooklyn
Herbert M. Gessner
N. YU
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Rama
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Charokee Specialty Co
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