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G. Treadwell
Pres
T. Ray
Eos T. Ray
Ecvuves
L. Rentz
Treas
Man
E W. Conway
News Co
New Castle
Cubic potato patches fail to pay off in wartime report
A dated piece notes experiments with a cube shaped potato garden and a Washington science project that yielded far less than seed. It argues against shortcuts and praises traditional farming methods amid U-boats off the American coast boosting wartime spirit.
Concrete ships prove seaworthy as new vessels claim
Captain Connell testifies Faith, the largest concrete ship, acts like a normal vessel in rough Pacific trials. He notes the shell handled helm steady, dispelling beliefs of unwieldiness. Concrete tugs and boats already work, hinting bays and canals filled with concrete craft.
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R. E. Connell
Good Ship Faith
Submarine Off Coast Stirs American Worries
Reports from press wires yesterday described German submarines appearing off the coast of America and attacking unarmed schooners and small coastal vessels. The possibility of such a visit had long been anticipated since the war began and had already occurred before U S entry.
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America
Today in History Anniversaries of 1752 to 1916
Dates notable for military and political events. John E. Howard born in Baltimore County and later honored by Congress. Kentucky legislature meets in 1792. Wolsely born in Ireland 1833. 1861 editors agree to suppress Confederate troop movements. 1893 Duke of Edinburgh named admiral. 1908 Caleb Powers murder trial deadlock. 1914 Arlington National Cemetery Confederate monument unveiled. 1915 British capture Amara. 1916 Brusiloff offensive across a 300 mile front in Galicia Bukowina and Volhynia.
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John E. Howard
Maryland
Congress
Duke of Edinburgh
Queen Victoria
Caleb Powers
Goebel
Kentucky
Arlington National Cemetery
Daughters of the Confederacy
Amara
Asiatic
Turkey
Tigris
Brusiloff
Galicia
Bukowina
Volhynia
When the World Goes Dry and War Echoes
A mixed patriotic verse and humorous clippings warn of wartime shortages and social conditions. It riffs on alcohol, patriotism, espionage, and daily life with quips about Germany, the Kaiser, spies, and home front duties in a period war context. The tone blends verse with scattered newspaper notes and jokes.
War threatens as submarines near American shores
The piece urges Americans to rally for war effort, condemns pacifists, and warns of German submarines approaching the Atlantic coast. It notes a Harrisburg man drafted, married, and undergoing appendectomy within two weeks, framing domestic hardship against looming conflict.
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Atlantic
America
Hell
Harrisburg
Where to Go Tonight Moving Pictures at the Dome
The listing highlights Norman in The Floor Below at the Dome and Nixon in Ola Hartwell's Cab with Star Louise Glaum in An Alien Enemy and Regent Viola Dana in Breakers Ahead. A note mentions a shutter device on car radiators to regulate air for cold weather efficiency.
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Mable Norman
Star
Louise Glaum
Viola Dana
Great War Era Events Open Across the Nation
Today marks the 1404th day of the Great War with the 53rd annual Illinois Grand Army encampment in Peoria. Florida holds General Primaries for federal and state offices. Worcester hosts the American Society of Mechanical Engineers spring meeting. The Litchfield County Choral Union festival opens in Norwich. Indianapolis hosts the Cooperative Millers of America annual convention on mill operations.
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Grand Army Veterans of Illinois
Peoria
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Worcester
Mass
Litchfield County Choral Union
America
Norfolk
Conn
Indianapolis
Co-operative Millers of America
OU holds twenty sixth commencement with Dr. W C Thompson address
The twenty sixth annual commencement at the University of Oklahoma today features a keynote address by Dr. W C Thompson president of Ohio State University and a leading national educator.
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University of Oklahoma
W. C. Thompson
Ohio State University
Federation of Missouri Commercial Clubs Convention Opens in St Louis
The annual meeting of Missouri commercial clubs begins in St Louis for a two day session devoted to war work and a state wide war conference. Massachusetts civic groups allied with immigrant assimilation plan a Boston meeting today to coordinate assimilation efforts.
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Federation of Missouri Commercial Clubs
St. Louis
Massachusetts
Boston
Conventions Opening Today Across U S Associations
Chicago International Association of Fire Engineers Worcester American Society of Mechanical Engineers St Louis National Association of Master Plumbers New York National Municipal League Burlington Iowa Iowa State Undertakers Association Des Moines Iowa Iowa Seed Dealers Association Savannah Georgia Hardware Men's Association Grand Forks North Dakota Sunday School Association Boston Massachusetts Federation of Women's Clubs New Castle State F O E Convention
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Chicago
International Association of Fire Engineers
Worcester
Yass
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
St. Louis
National Association of Master Plumbers
New York
National Municipal League
Burlington
Iowa State Undertakers’ Association
Des Moines
Iowa Seed Dealers’ Association
Savannah
Georgia
Hardware Men's Association
Grand Forks
N. D
North Dakota Sunday School Association
Boston
Massachusetts
Federation of Women’s Clubs
New Castle—State
Thompson to Deliver Oklahoma Commencement Oration
Dr. William O. Thompson president of Ohio State University will give the commencement address at the University of Oklahoma today. Born in Cambridge Ohio in 1855 he trained at Muskingum College and Western Theological Seminary before serving as a Presbyterian minister and missionary. He later led Longmont College in Colorado and Miami University before becoming Ohio State president in 1899.
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William O. Thompson
University of Oklahoma
Ohio State University
Thompson
Cambridge
Ohio
Muskingum College
Western Theological Seminary
Iowa
Longmont College
Colorado
Miami University
Lufbery Remembered as Heroic Rolling Stone of Flight
Editorial extols the life of captain Eddie Lufbery the famed American aviator born on a Connecticut farm. It traces his perilous career across Germany France Algiers South America Japan and China and his death leaping from a burning aircraft. The piece notes his bravery praises his matches against a new German armored giant plane and suggests a detachable gas tank could have saved him.
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Lufbery
Connecticut
Germany
France
Algiers
South America
Japan
China
India
Earth
Civil War Echoes and Revolutionary Generals Remembrance
The piece recalls Gen Thomas Mifflin as quartermaster general at Boston siege and his early leadership at Fort Washington. It notes Mexican War US victories, large prisoner captures, and territorial gains. Washington’s stance on discipline and morale, forbidding gambling while allowing religious services and sanctioned exercise, is highlighted.
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Thomas Mifflin
Boston
Fort Washington
Kingsbridge
Telegraph Instrument Reaches 6000 Words Per Minute
The newest telegraph device is claimed to handle up to six thousand words each minute, a rate that would rival several columns of typical newspapers in a single minute of transmission.
Brusiloff Succeeds Alexeeff as Russian Commander
Final instructions to local boards for registration of men of military age under the selective draft act issued. General Brusiloff takes command after General Al exieff.
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Brusiloff
Gen. Alexieff
Small Town Sleuth Is Shocked At Lad's Act
Charles Sr reports in Chicago that a boy he trusted with a $5 ticket task vanished for a moment at Northwestern depot. The lad returned with only a nickel change, leaving the sleuth puzzled by the boy’s honesty amid the errand. The sergeant contacted the station for guidance.
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Lad
Charles, Sr
Chicago
Northwestern
Stein
Detective Headquarters
Pupils to Grow Beet Crops to avert sugar famine
Washington State College reports that boys and girls in juvenile clubs will grow sugar beets to store for 1919 and seed for 1920. The program aims to prevent a sugar shortage by engaging youth in wartime agricultural effort under patriotic motive.
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Washington State College
Pullman
Wash
Washington
Paint Removal Method on Hands
Paint and varnish can be removed from hands by rubbing grease or lard into the skin then washing with warm water and soap.
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