Reform urged for US court martial system after war
Secretary Baker faces criticism for delaying proposal to revise military court martial methods as public discontent grows over harsh sentences and lack of due process. Critics note the system mirrors pre Revolutionary England and calls rise for civilian oversight. Meanwhile a New York radical club demo ends with soldiers wrecking the propaganda office to protest Bolshevism outreach.
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Baker
Congress
United States Army
Crowder
American Bar Association
England
Russia
Germany
Col
Ansell
Army of the
United States
America
New York
Industrial shift clues reveal westward move of centers
The article argues the industrial heart moves toward the Mississippi valley and Great Lakes, as New England plants relocate to cheaper grounds. It notes eastern costs, wheat limits, and stock-raising prospects while warning of inadequate dog menace protections and urging farmers to adapt. Eastern producers acknowledge these patterns.
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New England
Mississippi Valley
Seaboard
Lake Region
Middle West
East
Raise pay to improve school teaching quality
A historical survey two themes: most American teachers are young and lightly prepared, leading to doubts about public school effectiveness. Authors urge higher teacher pay and fuller community investment in education to stabilize staffing and raise schooling quality nationwide. The report also notes military transport movements, including ships Port arrivals in New York and Boston during April and early May.
The Writer Alone Endures Beyond Death
A dramatic soliloquy proclaims the writer as the sole source of lasting fame and immortality. It claims the pen confers power, influence, and memory beyond rulers, priests, and institutions, promising that all flesh is grass while the writer survives as the confidant of the multitude.
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Tam
Mr. Hyde
Homeward Troop Sailings by German Liners Announced
The war department announced sailings of Kaiserin Auguste Victoria and Graf Waldersee, two of 12 German liners allocated to repatriate U S troops. Graf Waldersee left Brest April 7 and will reach New York April 22 with base hospitals Nos 5, 14, 21, 44, 50, 72, 97 and 202, field hospital No 42, and six casual companies. The other ship will bring 2,200 officers and men to New York, departure date not reported.
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Washington
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Graf Waldersee
U.S
War Department
Brest
New York
Miller's Antiseptic Oil Offers Quick Pain Relief
Advertises Miller's Antiseptic Oil as a universal remedy for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sore joints and head back and limb pain with rapid relief after one application. Claims internal and external use for coughs colds croup influenza sore throat diphtheria and tonsillitis. Promises deep penetration demonstration on leather and guarantees bottles 30c 60c or 1.00.
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Herb Juice Medicine Co
Why Buster Bear Gave Up In The Green Forest
In Fingland a crowd of animals gathers as Buster Bear paces around a tall tree where Prickly Porky hides. Chatterer the Red Squirrel taunts him, while crows and Sammy Jay shout. Buster fears a hunter, then realizes he cannot force Porky down and leaves. A closing superstition note follows about Christmas day church entry for boys and hearses for girls.
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Buster Bear
Porky the
Black
Crow
Sammy Jay
Sammy
Chatterer
Red Squirrel
Granny
Reddy Fox
Old Man Coyote
Billy Mink
Laughing Brook
Bobby Coon
Mistress Spring
Whitefoot
Wood Mouse
Chatterer the
Buster
Porky
Green Forest
Fingland
April 11 in history marks sovereigns, wars, and exile events
On April 11 many years bring notable events. In 1689 William of Orange and Mary become joint English rulers, sparking Protestant celebration. 1718 saw the Utrecht treaty ending Queen Anne's War and yielding Nova Scotia, Hudson Bay claims, and Newfoundland to England. 1789 Poland’s Stanislaus Poniatowski, crowned in 1764, dies amid partitions. 1814 Napoleon abdicates after Leipzig, retains Elba. Wellington flags Toulouse. 1816–18 Britain legalizes Napoleon’s detention at St Helena after Napoleon’s escape and defeat at Waterloo.
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William of Orange
Mary
England
Nova Scotia
Arcadia
Hudson Bay
Newfoundland
Stanislas Poniatowski
Poland
Poniatowski
Stanislaus
Russia
Prussia
Austria
Petrograd
Napoleon
Leipsic
Elba
Paris
Duke of Wellington
Toulouse
Waterloo
St. Helena
Order Bank To Meet Debts To Last Cent
Chicago April 10 Stockholders of the Ashland Twelfth State bank, one of severalSmall banks that collapsed with the LaSalle Street Trust and Savings bank closure, have been ordered to pay dollar for dollar to depositors. The bank owed about 375000 dollars, of which forty percent has been paid. Mr Lorimer was not interested in the bank.
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Chicago
Ashland-Twelfth State Bank
LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank
William Lorimer
Lorimer
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