Burleson Orders Wire Companies Back to Private Owners
The Postmaster General, applying swift logic to Congress, orders the wire firms returned to owners, claiming freedom to set policies without government control. Yet strings attach, barring rate cuts, wage drops, unionist discrimination, or altering government deals, framing a private operation still bound by public obligations and a $1 million taxpayer impact. Burleson, long a government ownership advocate, exits the experiment amid criticism of impractical zeal and unintended consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleson
Congress
Portal
Ratin
American Forces Break German Advance Near Chateau Thierry
In late May and early June, American units including the 2d Division and elements of the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments moved from Picardy to aid the French line near the Ourcq and around Bouresches Bussiller en Torcy. A counterattack on June 6 recovered several positions reaching the eastern edge of Belleau Wood amid heavy fighting and significant casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Thierry
Cantigny
Picardy
Cannnons
Qureq
Ludendorff
Chemin Des Dames
Marne
Soissons
Ourcq
Meaux
Pari
3D Division
28Th National Army Division
Pennsylvania National Guard
Dormans
Oureq
Villers-Cotterets
Paris
Aine
Bouresches
Bussiares
Veuilly-la-Poterie
Busslaren
Torcy
First World War Battle Report Marks U S Victory Northwest of Chateau Thierry
A historical wartime account notes the American 2d Division's hard fighting at Belleau Wood Bouresches and Vaux, ending a German thrust and proving U S Army readiness for Allied counteroffensive. Pershing lauds the division for advancing two kilometers on an eight kilometer front and taking 1400 prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
Belleau Wood
Chateau Thierry
Pershing
Marne
Bouresches
Vaux
Ludendorff
Foch
Paris
Compiégne
Lassigny
Torey
Germany
France
Great Britain
Kansas Health Funds Spark Scientific Debate
A Kansas ledger shows 25 000 for hog health 8 000 for bees and 7 000 for babies prompting critic Lydia De Vilbiss to resign citing unmet needs for field physicians and a larger office staff. The Kansas State Health Department stands accused of neglect while New York papers weigh in on science and public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iast
Kansas
Lydia de Vilbiss
Kansas Department of Ild Hygiene
Commonwealth
New York
Atlantic City conference debates dance halls and virtue
The National Conference of Social Work sessions in Atlantic City hear testimonies from policewomen about the dangers to youth. A Louisville delegate cites dance halls as a problematic venue, arguing that jazz music and dancing entice youths. The reformer, described with vivid rhetoric, urges banning these elements to protect virtue.
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Atlantic City
Louisville
Jeanne d’Arc
Jazz and dancing blamed as moral plague at Atlantic City
In a skeptical column the writer notes reformers denounce jazz and modern dancing as roots of vice. A Chicago reverend warns it is set for hell while critics claim urban vice and crime panic spread by entertainments like jazz at Atlantic City, challenginguplift campaigns to fix moral decay.
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Chicago
Hell
Atlantic City
Origo Malis
Jeanne d’Arc
The Small Investor and the Bank
The Tribune argues that small investors misinterpret Liberty bonds as mere gifts to the government rather than investments. It urges bank expansion to reach ordinary savers, stressing banking education to curb sharp practices and protect deposits, noting banks already serve households and tradespeople and can grow access.
Roosevelt's Greatest Victory by a Roosevelts relative
A sister recalls Theodore Roosevelt in childhood, detailing his asthma and him keeping strong through discipline. She notes his early outdoor life, gymnastic porch, and the creed he later preached work hard study hard play hard and hit the line hard as his defining triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodora
Colonel Roosevelt
Maud Muller Mutator and Gossip in 1919 Shop Catalog
Fragmentary OCR recounts a 1919 department store catalog with toilet goods and cosmetics. It also references a satirical poem about Maud Muller, local commentary on banks and newspapers, and notes on songs, theater acts, and public figures. The piece blends retail copy with cultural riffs and editorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Muller
Deenlat Toilet Goode
Bon Suchet
No Turkish Mandate for the Ottoman Empire in Europe
A reader urges against a Turkish mandate, arguing Europe should remove the Ottoman government from Constantinople. The piece condemns the Sultan and German influence, backs a U S mandate over Armenia, and calls for Christian powers to supervise postwar clean up and safeguards along the Dardanelles and Asia Minor.
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Tribune
Ottoman Empire
France
Allenby
Palestine
Mehemet V
Theultan
Paris
Egypt
Britain
Greece
Smyrna
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Meccs
Kingdom of the Hedras
Armenia
Mesopotamia
Syria
Italy
Romania
Serbia
R Pacha
Caucasian
Turkey
Thie Worthy
Bosporus
Talaat
Djemal
Germany
Sheikh-ul-Islam
Berlin
Sam RO
Anatolia
America
Austria
Balkans
Straus
Near East
United States
League of Nations
Western Hemisphere
Atlantic
Uncle Sam
Black Sea
Asia Minor
Europe
Robert College
Beirut
Bruzsa
Wilhelm II
Diplomatic Scent Opposes Turkish Governance in 1919
Frederic Courtland Penfield of New York argues against U S control of Constantinople and Armenia. He claims Turkish reform would fail without capable native administration and predicts a long, reforming process under foreign influence, warning against a U S mandate or policing role in the ancient capital.
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Turkey
Wilhelm
Europe
Wilson
Uncle Sam
Constantinople
Senate
America
Bosporus
Armenia
Frederid Courtland Penfield
New York
Plain Words Quotations From Anarchist Fighters After Bomb Explosion
Excerpts from Plain Words attributed to The Anarchistic Fighters near A Mitchell Palmer's home and Victor Berger describe bloodshed, destruction, and revenge against capitalist institutions. The text denounces capital legislation, praises retaliation, and predicts communists will eventually prevail, warning of a plutocratic alliance against Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mitchell Palmer
League of Nations
Europe
Bolshy Disorder Grows in Low Russian Communities
A Washington Evening story reports Bolshyistic disorder concentrating in Low Russian communities despite Lenine’s push for world revolution. The piece notes rising tensions and ethnic frictions within mapped locales.
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Washington Evening Story
Lenine
Geography Class of 1934 Assignment Update
A fragment notes that the Geography Class of 1934 will be discussed or spoken about next, with a review or vetting planned at a future time. It mentions orthography and a person or group named Sarre, with a fifteen yen period referenced.
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St Paul Prancer
Snar Valley
Sarre
Raphy
Buried Alive By Olaf in Army of Occupation
Olaf, a New York city veteran with the 51st Pioneer Regiment, claims he is alive while official records declare him dead. He describes administrative delays, insurance payouts, and his plan to return to Tuxedo Park to refuse a $19,900 Uncle Sam payment while awaiting orders from Coblenz along the Moselle.
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Noblenz
New York
Dalghren
Wagoner
51St Pioneer Regiment
Tuxedo Park
Olaf
Army of Occupation
War Department
Washington
Europe
Sun Pioneers
Old
Yew National Guard
Remient
Uttle
Guls
Moselle
Cobtene
Vastal Army
Guy
Jon
Wad
Etiam
New Yor
Buria
New Yorke
Novemeber
Tam
Tnele Sam
Flanders
Uncle Serm
York
Midnight Frolic Girls Oppose Night Work Ban
A letter from New York dated June 1 1919 protests a proposed law prohibiting women from working after 10 p m arguing it harms actresses and entertainers. The writers defend the Midnight Frolic and criticize press portrayals of glamorous lifestyles, urging more balanced coverage of working women.
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the Tribune
Feookisn
Hingfeld Milnicht Freie
Amesterdam Theatre Bank
New York
Abe
RB. R. T. WL
EB. C
B. BT W. L
Anessis
Sylvia Dat
Proposals on Use of Warships and Scholarships
C. B. Danielson of Stephenia New York writes June 3 1919 proposing sale of enemy warships to 40 smaller nations for about 150 million dollars. He suggests placing four percent interest income in trustees to fund traveling scholarships for French Belgian and American youths to study abroad.
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the Tribune
United States
France
England
Danielson
Ephenbia
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Dugan-McCarthy
Thomas Q. Sanbrooke
Mariam
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Smeed
Bob
Henderson
Rarsna
Old Maida
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Ehullry
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Sam
Charce
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
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Gondin Ik
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Battleship Scholars
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