Yank Jazz Sets Rotterdam Crazy Cabaret Night
American soldiers in Rotterdam base port enjoy cabarets with Ragtime hits like Everybody’s Doing It and Alexander’s Ragtime Band. Dutch audiences cheer as impromptu concerts erupt in cafes and even police join the singalong, sparking a lively revival of classic American tunes.
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Alexander
Rotterdam
Jaz
al Jolsons
Raymond Hitchcocks
Arrah Wanna
Chayenne
Cogp
David Ramseur
Chicago Post
Amerlund
Hell Cabaret
Darktown Strutters
Peter Davids
Flo Ziegfeld
Guardians of the Peace
Mystery cleared at Hancock infirmary wall knife find
George Bailey discovered a razor edged butcher knife wedged between two studs in a wall at the Hancock county infirmary. A former inmate died thirty years ago by suicide using a knife. The knife’s placement suggests it fell into the wall during building decay. U S Army Police pursue joy riders in Paris targeting military car use and tracking numbers at venues.
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Hancock County
George Bailey
Bailey
U. S. Army
Paris
Real estate group cites 1 million home shortage
William H Arland, president of the Nations Association of Real Estate Boards, said the United States faces a shortage of 1,000,000 homes. He urged cooperation with the government to supply enough housing to meet demand.
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United States
William H.arland
Nations Association of Real Re Late Boards
National thrift drive launched with Dr J Stanley Brown in charge
The Treasury Division appoints Dr J Stanley Brown of Joliet to lead a national thrift campaign in schools. Do-Without clubs in Chicago distribute free membership buttons to join nationwide, promoting saving before spending, sound investments, and careful purchases for welfare and community support.
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Treasury Department
J. Stanley Brown
Joliet
Inl
Brown
Chicago
South Michigan Avenue
Roy Dickey
Woman's Committee
Council of National Defense
Beach scarf latest fad at Atlantic City
A photograph from Atlantic City shows the new beach scarf trend worn by a charming young lady. The scarf features a bright rubber cape in yellow with black markings and comes in pink blue red and other colors.
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Atlantic City
New Jersey
Verdict awards 6500 to Nichola in suit over lost voice
In Chicago superior court Judge Joseph B. David awarded Miss Dell D. Nichola six thousand five hundred dollars against Dr. D A K Steele after an 1897 operation cost her voice. Nichola, once a singer, testified she was sick for months and her voice ruined. War toll shows 58 percent of French youth aged twenty to thirty one killed in the conflict per Captain Turdie.
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Gamages
Joseph B. David
Chicago
Dell D. Nichola
D. A. K. Steele
Andre Turdieu
France
Terror Rules In Petrograd Terror Rules In Petrograd
Petrograd endures mass terror with guards at doors and families of officers held in camps. executions at the Peter and Paul fortress rise to mass roundups, with informers and fear everywhere. Allies appear powerless as civilians starve and bands rove, while German communists and Hungarian officers may join the Letts and Chinese fronts.
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Petrograd
Red Army
John Pollock
New York Sun
Commissariat
Peter and Paul
Neva
Mullitias
Peters
Extraordinary Commission
Thetif
Holater
Garret
House Committee
Henke
Jakovelya
Moscow
Bear
Communist Party
Krasnavagora
Bolshevists
Mos Moscow
Volga
Robin Hood
Green Army
Guidemake
Admiral Kolchak
Europe
Legless Milgram Drives to Altoona to Thank Hospital Helpers
Nat L. Milgram of Philadelphia, crippled in a wartime accident, traveled to Altoona to thank hospital staff who aided him after an injury in Somerset county. Despite artificial limbs and a car wreck en route to Rabbi Abels, he escaped unharmed and plans to study law upon returning home.
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Nat L. Milgram
Philadelphia
Altoona
Milgram
Col
George Kemp
United States
Farhope
Somerset County
Cumberland
Built Homes for Victims in England War Cripples
Specially constructed apartments are being built in London for disabled soldiers. Elevators serve wheeled chairs and rooms and balconies are designed for chair access. Communal washing and drying rooms, an entertainment room and a recreative workshop are provided. Many men already live with their wives.
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England
London
Immigrant Holds Knees as Citizenship Paper Granted
A foreign-born resident wins naturalization papers in Elyria Ohio. Clerk Williams oversees the ceremony as the applicant kneels, removes his hat, and prays for the United States. The county has issued hundreds of papers, but this is a notable moment of devotion accompanying the grant.
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United States
Cronty
Williams
Elyria
Volcome
Inside-nature remedies for skin by Hollister’s tea promo
Advertisement notes that pimples and blotches stem from improper bowels and promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea to regulate bowels and clean the stomach for a clear complexion. Pioneer Pharmacy and Oren J. Lamb are listed, with house wiring and repair services, and 27-30 old papers for sale at 10 cents per bundle.
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Hollister
Oren J. Lamb
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