Pershing on Allied Command and American Role in World War I
General Pershing details meetings with Clemenceau Lloyd George and Foch at Beauvais and Doullens as he argues for a unified allied command. He warns on mixing American units into British formations and stresses building a distinct U S army with trained officers amid French and British pressure.
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Clemenceau
Beauvais
Supreme War Council
Boyd
Hotel de Ville
M. Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Marshal Haig
Foch
Petain
Henry Wilson
Bliss
Weygand
General Foch
Doullens
Supreme Command
Haig
Nivelle
General Bliss
General Pershing
France
Wilson
Whigham
Hutchinson
British War Office
Pershing
Toul
Chaumont-en-Vexin
Paris
Micheler
Fifth Army
Machines That Are Almost Human
A 1931 Western Newspaper Union piece on the bean sorting "eye" explains a photo electric device that replaces human graders for beans oranges tobacco and textiles. The article highlights its speed accuracy and potential to aid shoppers by matching colors with near perfect precision.
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California
Florida
Sally
Western Newspaper Union
Surprise for Auntie Bible Inscription Choice
An eight year old boy gives his aunt a Bible for her birthday and searches shelf inscriptions to write a note. He settles on a line from the pages: With the author's compliments. The anecdote is shared by the London Evening News.
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London Evening News
Saving His Skin in Mexican Duel Crisis
An Excelsior Mexico City item shows a man fleeing to avoid a duel between two married men, explaining he wishes to prevent the clash. He identifies himself as the second participant, underscoring a motive of humanitarian concern.
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Excelsior
Mexico City
Stub born people behave in good natured tone
A fragmentary remark about waiting for something to turn up, suggesting forbearance with difficult individuals and noting a stance that being orderly is not their business. The piece conveys a sarcastic, conversational mood without concrete details.
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