Million Missing Men Sought in Allied War Casualties
London reports about 1 000 000 missing from the Great War, officers and enlisted men whose fate is unknown. They are neither dead nor prisoners, simply vanish without trace. Relatives endure ongoing sorrow, keeping dining room seats and post schedules posthumously in hope of news.
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London
Ol Roikea
Mindy
England
France
Blin
Mets
Oman
Fed Crom
Pape's Diapepsin Offers Quick Stomach Relief
Advert reads for Pape's Diapepsin claiming instant relief from indigestion gases and stomach distress after meals. It touts low cost and easy access at drug stores as the world’s nicest quickest stomach reliever.
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Pape
War weary families clutch at any news
Relatives of missing soldiers face grim suspense as gratitude for the war's end is tempered by hopeful uncertainty. A Hed Croan headquarters father says relief would come from news declaring his son dead, while his mother clings to any sign he might still live, despite the slim odds.
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Saveso
Beartian
Maiko
France Converts Arsenals to Rail Plant and Dye Works
France plans to repurpose Roanne and other arsenals into rail road material plants and a major dyeing works at Toulose after wartime needs. Palmbout will host chemical and powder production, while Paris centralizes armament to industrial instruction. American car parts had been shipped for temporary assembly in the war era.
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Paris
France
Herniaif
Palmboout
Germans and Austrians Camouflaged for Plot
Roma reports that in Italian provinces formerly controlled by Austria Hungary many so called Jugo Slavs are actually Germans or Austrians. They disguise identity to fuel disorder and oppose Italian dominion. Fiume Italians doubt German efforts will disrupt order. Italian forces remain ready to maintain peace.
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Roma
Hammenewabaperv
Italy
Fiume
Italione
Should Women Be Whipped Question Puzzled Forefathers
London dispatch recounts a historical debate on if women should be whipped. It notes 19th century shifts toward women’s rights, including the Whipping Act prohibiting corporal punishment and the Married Woman's Property Act, framing evolving legal status and gender language in statutes.
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London
Mall
Jorda
Many apartment houses to spring up in New York
New York expects over $200 million in new dwellings to start as war workers are released. Builders plan apartment towers and ground for 100000 more units within a year after armistice. Thousands of returning workers will be put to work, and government materials will be absorbed into the rapid construction surge.
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New York
Ray
Flow Tree Road Railway Co Restricts Riders After War
The Flow Treet Railway Co imposes limits on disabled veterans and one officer per car at any time. The policy states no more than a fixed number of veterans and one officer may ride together, with enforcement amid ongoing restrictions following the war.
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Treét’ Railway Co
Lne
Oré¢nun Cain
Small Can of Whale May Be Daily Order
United Prev reports whale industry growth in Casidda with a small can of whale meat packed for winter consumption. Coastal whale yield brings 8 to 12 tons of prime meat. prices not specified. Also notes trial delays in two federal cases including Henry A Albers and John J Kenney on related charges.
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United Prev
Vancouver
Albers
Por
Henry A
Jedst
John J. Kenney
Evansville Pilot Returns After Battle Flight
Lieutenant A C Lillicrap of Evansville Indiana flew with the 196th Aerial Squadron after serving with the 12ard French Feendrille. In a clash of twenty eight American planes and sixty German flyers his craft was riddled by bullets. He landed safely despite his landing gear being shot away by shrapnel.
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A. C. Lillicrap
Evansville
Ind
Age Does Not Stop Sailor From Volunteering Again
DALLAB Ore January 14 Frank F Morrison of this city has re enlisted in the marine service and will sail soon from Portland to New York via the Panama Canal He volunteered for the emergency fleet soard at the war outbreak but was not assigned due to his age He is an old sea man with years in Uncle Sams navy in his youth
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Ore
Frank F. Morrison
Marine Service
Portland
New York City
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San Francisco
Mr. Morrison
Uncle Sam
Navy
Solomon in Ali His Glory Would Go Broke
London dispatch notes economy in wartime Britain with high prices and scarce goods. The article cites inflated costs for wine and apples and describes how luxury spending is curtailed as war pressures rise.
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Solomon
Ali
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