First American casualties in World War memory debate
A long recount of disputes over who was the first American killed in the World War and when the war officially ended. It cites Edward Mandell Stone, James Bethel Gresham, Oscar C. Tugo and others, with notes on armistice dates and commemorations in Boston and Paris.
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Elmo Scott Watson
United States
Wilson
Court of Claims
Washington
Germany
Austria
Nannie Lee King
Washington Star
Marshal Foch
Forest of
Compiegne
Paris
Sir Rosslyn Wemyss
Mathias Erzberger
von Winterfeld
Count von Obernoff
von Salon
Secretary of War
America
Congress
Army
General March
War Department
France
Department
United States of America
Coolidge
George W. Woodruff
Buffalo
N. Y
Woodruff
Flanders Field
George
General Pershing
Louis J. Ganella
New Orleans
Associated Press
Louis J. Genella
Doctor Genella
Second Northumbrian Field Artillery
Tulane University
Cuba
Shiloh
Waterloo
American Legion
Legion
Edward Mandell Stone
Chicago
Stone
Romilly-sur-Seine
James Bethel Gresham
Evansville
Ind
A. Be.f
Massachusetts
Gresham
Sixteenth Infantry
Artois
Lorraine
Luneville
J. B. Gresham
M. D. Hay
Thomas En
Thomas E. Enright
Pittsburg
Merle D. Hay
Glidden
Oscar C. Tugo
Carl E. Clifford
Newton Upper Falls
Mass
Boston Herald
Clifford
Harvard Medical Unit
Base Hospital 5
Harding
Pasteur and
Longwood Aves
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Ireland
Wainwright
Major Peters
Edwards
William Lawrence
Brookline
God of Fellowship and the Labor Problem
The Churchman argues that weathered faith and modern industry meet in unemployment. It calls for social worship and a gospel of cooperation, urging churches to unite heart and mind toward solving the labor crisis and aiding the many affected by economic need.
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Nfe
Elijah
Permaloy Material Aids Ocean Cable Speed
Permaloy developed by Western Electric with nickel and iron enhances cable speed. The material’s use has been entirely successful.
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Western Electric Company
Egyptian Narcotic Slaves Colonel Russell Estimates large drug use in Egypt
British head of Cairo drug control bureau Colonel Russell reports that about 500000 Egyptians out of a population of 15000000 use narcotics in some form and spend 25000000 dollars yearly to satisfy their craving.
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Russell
Cairo
Drug Control Bureau
Comfort for Many Bodies and Natural Strength
The American Magazine notes that some people are born with large muscles just as others have big feet or noses and do not need exercise to keep those muscles large.
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American Magazine
Juan Fernandez Island Crusoe lore and lobster trade
National Geographic recounts Juan Fernandez Island off Chile famed as Crusoe's isle. It details Mas a Tierra and nearby isles, the lobster industry with live car transport, conservation practices, and tales of pirates, explorers, ships, and wrecks. The 287 residents rely on fishing, goats, and exotic flora as terraces, ferns, and a lone lobster factory echo a quiet island past.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Juan Fernandez
Robinson Crusoe
Crusoe
Mas-a-Tierra
Alexander Selkirk
Defoe
Santa Clara
Goatsland
Mas-a-Fuera
Hugh
Largo
Wise
Scotland
H. M. S. Weymouth
Selkirk’s
Powell
H. M
Florida
Juan Fernandes
Cumberland Bay
Dresden
Anson
Pacific
Shelvocke
Complicated Family Ties Reported in Zwolle Hulland
A Dutch article describes a chain of marriages where a man weds his grandmother in Zwolle Hulland. In a second marriage he marries a 20 year old whose mother is 45. His son from the first marriage marries his father's second wife’s mother. The son becomes husband of his step grandmother and stepfather to his own father.
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Zwolle
Hulland
Gold discoveries and early mining in the Philippines
The article notes gold has been found across the Philippines since European contact and even before Magellan. Natives mined gold before Spanish settlements, and gold artifacts worn by locals attracted explorers. After colonization, gold was regularly exported to Spain.
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Philippines
Magellan
Islands
Spain
Girl at the Top in Health Test
A tested health claim for California in Syrup of Figs praising its vegetable laxative qualities for children. A Topeka mother credits the product with her daughter Bonnie B achieving a rosy, strong health and top health-test performance after consistent use since infancy.
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West
California
Kansas
Dana Allgire
Monroe St
Topeka
Bonnie B
Winston-Salem Man Reports Third Set Of Teeth
Marler R. Dinkins of Winston-Salem North Carolina claims a third set of teeth is developing a year after his second set was removed at age twenty eight. He previously had a first set as a boy and wore braces for years. The third eruption is imminent though doctors say such cases are rare.
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Winston-Satem
N. C
Marler R. Dinkins
Castle Under Water Sparks Ayrshire Debate
The Loch Door level rise to power the Galloway district would submerge an old fortress. An ancient charter says the castle must be preserved for all on the site, but Ayrshire officials dispute how to handle the submerged landmark.
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Ayrshire
Galloway
Scotland
Would Attend to It Nerve Case Doctor Response
A patient tells a doctor a frequent urge to kill themselves and the physician reassures and offers help. The exchange highlights immediate support steps and the doctor’s plan to manage the crisis.
Increases Household Funds Quote in Wichita Star
A Wichita Star snippet quotes a humorous line about saving money by leaving a few coins in an easy chair for the husband. The remark reflects light domestic wit on fund-raising habits.
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Wichita Star
No amount of culture will stop a man’s snoring
Light quip notes that culture cannot silence sleep snoring. The line playfully contrasts intellectual polish with a common domestic annoyance.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Endorsed for Upset Stomachs
An advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick remedy for sour stomach caused by overeating or smoking. It claims the product alkalinizes acid and sweetens the system, noting physicians endorse it and warning against substitutes.
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Phillips
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Lincoln
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