Public mood cautious on air craft profit risk
The country doubts official probes after Baruch era and expects limited findings from a double barreled investigation into the air department. Critics note large spending with little measurable production while senators Chamberlain and the House seek to expose profiteering and push for accountability amid ongoing war efforts.
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Barney” Baruch
Washington
Mr. Baruch
Aircraft Department
Air Department
Senate
Senator Chamberlain
Military Committee
Chamberlain
Borglum
Washington's political drift ends as chiefs seek plants away
The piece argues major executives like Schwab and Ryan want to move shipbuilding and aircraft production out of Washington to centers in Philadelphia or the Midwest. It laments the Washington atmosphere of officialdom and red tape, noting better communication tools exist. It predicts Washington's boom may peak and governance will settle to Congress and clerks.
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Charles M. Schwab
Fleet Corporation
Washington
Philadelphia
John D. Ryan
Middle West
Congress
Chicago Tribune
Death penalty spared for two young soldiers under sleep duty
The article notes President Wilson remitted the death sentences of two American soldiers who, like Lincoln, faced execution for sleep deprivation during sentry duty. It argues the war department should handle such cases individually, not create broad death penalty rules, and cites youth and inexperience as mitigating factors.
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War Department
Wilson
Lincoln
Forming Opinions In War Time
A wartime reflection urging reliance on common sense and general truths. It argues the Allies will win due to manpower and supplies, condemns German brutality, praises gradual government reform despite flaws, and stresses restraint in criticism. It cautions against pessimism and fear, urging patience and faith during conflict.
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Jael
Germany
Aircraft program under scrutiny and calls for probe
The Air Program faces harsh scrutiny as editors warn that optimistic claims mislead the public and risk lives. The Indianapolis News questions government handling, urging a full accounting and justice. The Keokuk Gate City reports the Aeronautical Society of America finds graft and malfeasance, says facilities used are under five percent and a 1919 fleet is unlikely.
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Keokuk Gate City
Aeronautical Society of America
California Woman Heads Federation
JIOT SPRINGS Ark May 9 The results of Tuesday s election of officers of the General Federation of Women s Clubs for the ensuing biennial term were as follows President Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles California first vice president Miss Georgia Bacon Massachusetts second vice president Mrs Thomas G Winter Minnesota recording secretary Mrs Adam Weiss Colorado corresponding secretary Mrs Mary I Wood New Hampshire treasurer Mrs Benjamin Clark Town auditor Mrs William P Harper Washington
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Jiot Springs
Ark
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Josiah Evans Cowles
California
Georgia Bacon
Massachusetts
Thomas G. Winter
Minnesota
Adam Weiss
Colorado
Mary I. Wood
New Hampshire
Benjamin Clark
Town
William P. Harper
Washington
Planes Collide. Cadet Killed at Central Park
John N. Ervin of Muldrow, Mississippi, an American aviator cadet, died in a mid air collision above Central Park on Long Island Wednesday afternoon. Involved were R. E. Jeremy of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and Julian R. Vidner of Washington, D. C., both injured.
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Mineola
L. I
John N. Ervin
Muldrow
Miss
Vna
Central Park
R. E. Jeremy
Wilkes Barre
Julian R. Vidner
Washington, D. C
Kaiser Returns to Potsdam Amid Prussian Reform Crisis
BERNE May 9 Emperor William has gone back to Potsdam as the political crisis unfolds after the Prussian diet rejects suffrage reform. Count Von Hertling, the initial chancellor, has been summoned to Potsdam to report on the situation.
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Kaiser
Potsdam
Berne
Emperor William
Count von Hertling
Scout Training and a Comradeship Defining Sandys Rise
In a wartime company gathering Lieutenant Jerome announces a scouting school and assigns Private Sandy Splits and three others to cross No Man's Land for a mission. Sandy leads the group, suffers a dramatic crash into a trench, feigns injuries, and is sent to hospital while proving the peril and rough humor of frontier scouting.
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Esterday
Lutenant Jerrome
Sandy
Pete Peters
No Man's Land
Lutenant
Jerome
Count Von Luxburg Sails for Home From Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires on May 9 Count Von Luxburg the former German minister to Argentina dismissed last fall for the spurlos verses acts sails home under allied safe conduct on the Swedish steamer Suecia. Also sailing are Dr Perleformer German minister to Peru and the German charge d affaires at Montevideo as part of the exodus of German diplomats from South America.
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Buenos Aires
Count von Luxburg
Argentina
Sweden
Perleformer
Peru
Germany
Montevideo
South American
Berlin
War Garden Thinning and Weeding Remain Essential
Early thinning of parsnips carrots onions sal sify and similar crops is crucial to prevent spindly growth. Hand weeding in hard to reach row areas accompanies thinning, as root crops demand labor. The passage ends with a Kipling reference and a line about Adam as a gardener, noting much work is done on one's knees.
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Kipling
Mr Blacksnake Inquires For Piper in Animal Tales
In a Thornton Burgess style fable Peter Rabbit and Piper the Hyla outwit Mr Blacksnake who seeks Piper at the Smiling Pool. The snake boasts a hunger as Peter recalls danger past and warns of its empty mouth before Piper vanished, leaving a hint of the next tale.
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Mr. Blacksnake
Piper
Thornton W. Burgess
Iper the Hyls
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Déss
Piper the Hyla
In Our School and War Talk in a Small Town
In Our School by Paul West and notes on a windy Wednesday reveal children imagining vacations in a long war, with Andy Anderson joking about combat and Torp Stebbins detailing new arrivals, a noisy household, rabbits, chicken coops, and a baby. The tone mixes classroom chatter with home life and light humor.
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Titis
Torp Stebbins
Number 16
Torp
Dock Wilgus
Alex
George W
Cicero
Miss Palmer
Holter & Skwall
Dr Burkhart Vegetable Compound Ad Warns Procrastination
Proclaiming procrastination as time thief, the ad touts Dr Burkhart's Vegetable Compound as a reliable remedy for rheumatism kidney and liver trouble sick headache constipation catarrh and other ailments. It urges readers to buy 30 day 25 cent 70 day 50 cent or six months $1.00 treatments at drug stores.
Drink More Water If Kidneys Bother
An old health note explains that uric acid from meat strains kidneys causing backache cloudy urine and nighttime urges. It recommends drinking water and taking four ounces of Jad Salts daily for a few days to flush and normalize kidney function and urine acidity.
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Gray Hair Restored
A grandmother’s hair revived with Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound. The old time formula darkens gray hair naturally and evenly, with simple application by comb or brush, promising glossy, natural color after a few uses. No disease cure implied.
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Wyeth
Ady
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