Congress Eyes Food Control Bill and War Air Drive
The article reports on push to pass the administration food control bill with Hoover support, battles in Senate and House, and threats of extortionate prices by food pirates. It notes a massive aviation program, 24 training camps, 2,000 planes monthly, and 70 000 volunteers called for by Wilson. It covers submarine warfare, Allied naval actions, and Russian upheavals with Grimm Hoffmann and the provisional government’s stance.
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Edward W. Pickard
Uncle Sam
Congress
Administration
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover
Vardaman
Gore
Reed
House
Madden
Cannon
Ilinois
Haugen
Iowa
Senate
Sherman
America
Peary
Squier
Europe
Regular Army
Wilson
War Department
National Army
Council of National Defense
Council
National Guard
Germany
Robert Grimm
Russia
Grimm
Arthur Hoffman
Federal Council
Geneva
Switzerland
Elihu Root
Brussiloff
Robertson
Boris Bakhmetieff
Petrograd
Congress of Workmen and Soldiers
Military Union of Woman Volunteers
Protopopoff
Rennenkampf
Shell Holes Define Frontline Tactics In British Truthful War Report
British headquarters describe trench lines abandoned east of Monchy le Preux and west of Warneton as shell holes. Forces fight in these cratered zones with two score men per hole using machine guns and hand grenades, while Germans retreat to fixed lines.
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France
Monchy le Preux
Arras
Warneton
Messines
Finland Reforms Proposed to Aid Jews and Court Reform
Finnish social democrats work on reforms to grant landtdag control over senate and establish an independent supreme court to ensure justice. Proposals include real interpellations, liquor prohibition acceleration, and stricter oversight of malfeasance. Riots in Abo disrupt harbor activity as strikers seize council seats and police quell demonstrations.
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Social Democrats
Landtdag
Senate
Finland
Sweden
Helsingfors Huvudstadsbladet
Abo
Raumo
Norway in Flames and Burglars Mark Turbulent Norway News
The Kristiansand nickel factory burned amid tension over Norwegian exports to Germany and torpedo production. Burglars thanked in a Mosso log cabin, while Norwegians nationwide protested food prices and upheld neutrality with 50,000 demonstrators in Christiania. A 7500-ton ship Storviken was launched in Seattle for Bergen interests.
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Kristiansand
Christianian Tidens Tegn
Tidens Tegn
Germany
Norway
Christiania
Stormhing
Storviken
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company
Haakon Wallen Company
Bergen
Seattle
Road Building Hints From British American Military Mission
British and French engineers report success of asphalt pavements for temporary artillery and supply movement in France and Belgium. Experiments show motor trucks and gun carriages suffer fewer breakdowns on these surfaces. Mission toured Paris area pavements including Versailles road used for heavy traffic since the war began.
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United States
Balfour
New York
France
Great Britain
Belgium
England
Paris
Versailles
Swedish Socialists Clash Over Constitutional Reform
In the riksdag on June 5 Hjalmar Branting and M Wennerstroem pressed for constitutional revision including municipal franchise changes and wider riksdag suffrage. Premier Swartz signaled a negative, urging focus on foreign affairs amid a domestic crisis. A new forestry school opened in Stockholm attended by the king and crown prince. News notes graphite deposits found in Jemtland and an inventor's fuel substitute using spirit of sulphite. J A Meisner donated 27000 dollars to aid local distress.
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Hjalmar Branting
Riksdag
M. Wennerstroem
Swartz
Stockholm
North
Brunnviken
Denmark faces fuel squeeze and land boom mood
In a speech Minister Rode warns of strict fuel economy and notes hope for relief from American sources. Reports from Grindsted show land prices climbing as rail access boosts real estate values. A Danish sea captain's potato theft ends in a fine. Lignite discovery at Herning sparks hype and skyhigh land offers, though extraction risks overwhelm transport capacity.
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Denmark
Interior
Rode
Herning
Burroughs Celebrates Eightieth Birthday
John Burroughs marks his eightieth birthday noting a record year of literary output. He credits writing as it comes, avoids overwork, chops wood and gardens to stay well, and spends mornings from nine to noon at work with the rest outdoors.
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Burroughs
John Burroughs
Plan of Main Trunk Lines and Federal Aid
John A. Wilson of the American Automobile Association notes the federal good roads law has spurred 34 states to outline main trunk line systems. California leads with plans to spend 18 million on two highways from the Oregon line to the Mexican boundary and stresses that highway projects must be requested through the state highway department, not the federal government.
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California
Oregon
Mexico
John A. Wilson
American Automobile Association
Mexican Line
Highway Department
State Highway Department
Building Good Earth Roads
Earth roads can be built at low cost but need constant maintenance. Well built and maintained earth roads serve heavy travel areas comparable to costly hard surfaces, and funding for them will be seen as prudent rather than wasteful.
Hellebore guidance for killing insects on harvest fruit
Directions advise using white hellebore as a dust by mixing 1 ounce with 5 ounces of flour to protect fruits and flowers like roses and currants that will be picked soon. For liquid use, mix 1 ounce of white hellebore in 1 gallon of water.
Engine Troubles Versus Balky Horse Mind
A gasoline engine may balk just as a horse does. The piece notes you can diagnose engine faults, but the mind of a balky horse remains mysterious and unsolved.
Mistake With Twine Hurts Trade and Time Costs
A warning on choosing loose binder twine that saves a little money but risks breakage. One failure can waste time and labor, offsetting any savings from the cheaper twine compared with a higher quality alternative.
Haul Drag at Angle Impacts Draft and Work
A note explains hauling at a sharp angle reduces draft and increases efficiency. It emphasizes lighter draft and more effective work when the line is pulled at an angle.
Individual Requirements for Balanced Stock Rations
Good rations for any class of live stock must be well balanced as to variety and palatability. The guidance emphasizes tailoring feed to meet nutritional needs while ensuring appeal to livestock.
Nine year old spins tale of a bottomless well creature
In Indianapolis the tale centers on Tommy and a visitor as a boy spins a myth about a sulphur well in the woods. The story notes Tommy’s restrictions on lake outings and the imagined creature said to dwell underground. The elder relative confirms the well’s existence and its strong odor.
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Hour Lake
Texas
Sour Lake Texas Oil Company
United States
Sour Lake Texas
Sour Laked
Texas Oil CO
Ann Ave
St. Louis
Tommy
Nine
Indianapolis
China
Father
Indianapolis News
Bill's Support and German Viewpoint Provokes Banter
Booth Tarkington in Indianapolis reads a newspaper account of the Kaiser praying to the old German God for more U boat attacks. The scene shifts to a tavern where a bartender compliments Bill's hard working wife and Bill replies with a boastful toast about needing more like her.
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Bill
Booth Tarkington
Indianapolis
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