A Hint to the Berlin Police on the Luxemburg Lynching
The piece mocks German reactions to Rosa Luxemburgs death and notes American press framing. It recounts a Texan lynching, where a jailed Black prisoner was burned publicly, and jokes about police searches for weapons while lampooning class and political divisions.
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Ermans
Rosa Luxemburg
Vorwaerts
Nillboro
Tex
Belgium
Berlin
Red Rosa
Eden Hotel
Bertin
East and West State Road Route Unity Considered
A call for a mass meeting in Quincy to unite eastern and central Illinois counties on the cross state east west road. Advocates argue for one prioritized route to gain early construction, while suggesting concessions among route supporters to avoid division and secure leverage with the state highway board.
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State Highway Board
Ilinois
State Board
Chicago
St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce
Springfield
Beardstown
Brown
Cass
State Highway Commission
Adams County
Illinois
Revolt and Reading: The Case for Heresy in Literature
An abstract defense of rebellion and free speech, arguing that science and the press thrive on protest literature. The speaker praises revolutionaries and rebels as essential to preventing societal rot and upholding freedom of expression.
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America
Transports Return Troops From France In January Drawn Home
Washington dispatch reports the Martha Washington sailings from France with 2400 troops including 250 sick and wounded, due Newport News January 28, along with the Connecticut due February 1 and Gallory due January 31. The 27th Division, about 25,000 men, is ordered assembled for early convoy home as the first combatant division to return as a unit.
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Washington
Martha Washington
France
Newport News
Connecticut
Gallory
New York
327Th Field Artilery
Num
War Department
30Th Infantry
83Rd Division
Ohio
West Virginia
339Th Artillery
88Th Division
Camp Dodge
Missouri
162Nd
490Th
Air Service
Camp Meade
New York National Guard
Embarkation Looms for 27th 30th and 37th Divisions
New York dispatch reports orders for the 27th 30th and 37th divisions to prepare for embarkation. Unofficial estimates suggest five to six weeks before departure for the first unit, with at least 200000 troops ahead on General Pershing's list. Oriziba Bruies units note 2568 troops returned to American soil, including 380 sick or wounded, as the Mercy hospital ship and other vessels bring troops and supplies to the United States coast.
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New York
Oriziba
Ne Sigma
Corps
Chemical Warfare Service
Army
Iiest
Mercy
France
Paoerner
Suriname
Louisiana
Sandy Hook
New Hampshire
Missouri House Denounces Employers Over Vets Promises
Jefferson City Mo Jan 24 A Missouri House resolution introduced by Rep Frank H Farris of Phelps County and passed unanimously decries employers for failing to rehire soldiers who left their jobs to serve in the war It urges employers to honor promises and restore veterans to positions of trust and profit asserting noble sacrifice for democracy and liberty.
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Jefferson City
Frank H. Farris
Phelps County
House of Representatives
United States
Missouri
Reddy Fox Investigates Bowser's Absence
In Thornton W. Burgess animal tale Reddy Fox quietly observes Bowser the Hound’s absence from Farmer Brown's dooryard. Watching from the Black Shadows, he tests the air and ears for Bowser as Farmer Brown's Boy calls, but Bowser does not appear, signaling Bowser is not home.
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Reddy Fox
Bowser
Farmer Brown
Reddy
Parmer Brown
Palmer Brown
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Franklin P. Alcorn. Company
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Iowa
Ting
Frank Crane
Caesar
Anny Man
Mark
Tom
Hamiot
Steve Baye
Douglas
Huck Finn
By Webster
Rines
South Carolina
el Sol
Bremerton
South Dakota
814Th Pioneer Infantry
England
Italy
HT. Webster
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Thornton W. Burgess
Dirk
Amer
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Co
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