Complex Schleswig-Holstein issue dodges clear Allied plan
The Allies divide German held Danish provinces into zones for a plebiscite but Danish reluctance to annex more Germans and Italian expansionism upend the plan. Denmark fears ceding more German inhabitants, while France eyes Alsace Lorraine and potential Sarre valley claims. Germany seeks to stay within existing borders as allies weigh rewards over penalties.
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Schleswig-Holstein
Supreme Council of
Allies
Germany
Denmark
Italy
Silesia
Montmedy
France
Alsace-Lorraine
League of Nations
Sarre Valley
The Balloons Speak: Dirigible Terms and Airship Lingo
A reflection on balloon jargon such as dirigible nacelle and hop off. The piece traces terms dating back to early airships and notes blimp as a recent addition linked to Navy Curtis engineering. It explores how language shaped the Atlantic flight era and invites renewed interest in the hop off.
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Navy- Curtis
Navy
Curtis
Burleson Telephone Charges Spark Public Debate
Burleson telephone installation fees of three dollars and a half draw public ire as critics urge Congress to act in a special session. Friction over postal service under Burleson and the return of electrical line ownership is noted, with Quincy urged to back privatisation to restore public favor.
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Congress
Burleson
Hitchcock
Post-Office Department
Quincy
Bully the Fighter Stirs Old Orchard Feud
Animal Stories narrates Bully the fighter English Spar Row defending his home against Jenny Wren and Mr. Wren. Mrs. Bully eggs him on as the neighbors fear confrontation. Peter Rabbit notes Bully’s right to stay while urging a stand against quarrels. Conclusion hints at peace ahead.
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Bully
Jenny
Mr. Wren
Jenny Wren
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Qld
Fred Haskin's Daily Quiz Q and A snippets from a 19th century column
A collection of brief Q and A items on citizenship during wartime, societies of Colonial Dames, gypsies origin, broom care, bird's eye maple, U S recognition of Poland, and free blueprints. Answers note enlistment timing affecting citizenship, independence of two Colonial Dame groups, gypsy origins in Northern India, broom maintenance, bird's eye maple caused by bark irritation, U S recognition of Poland in 1919, and how to obtain free government house plans by writing to the Department of Agriculture.
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D. A
Office of Roads and Rural Engineering Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Obscure 1910s Q&A Quiz Reveals Names in Army and Space Facts
A reader inquiry feature lists counts of Smiths in the U S Army exceeding other surnames at about 51 000, with Johnsons Greens and Jonses near 29 000 and other names cited. It covers a non stop New York Chicago air flight of 727 miles in six hours 50 minutes and notes on flags and union jack origin.
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Smith
Johnsons
George Washingtons
Robert E. Lees
Abraham Lincolns
New York City
Chicago
New York
E. F. White
Harbord Arrives at Base to Mixed Allied Welcome
Major General J. G. Harbord and his staff arrived to inspect the base but were met by a delegation of allied officers who did not welcome them. A man will deride the ten cent newspaper but not the nickel one he buys, illustrating mixed opinions.
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United States
F.I.K
Pordeaux
J. G. Harbord
Service of Supply
May Seventeenth Through Ages Mark Storied Names
Historic May seventeenth records unfold across centuries with Abelard and Heloise’s pair joined in death and memory, the removal of their relics, and the later Paris chapel built on Pere Lachaise ruins. Also cited are Vasquez de Gama’s India voyage in 1498, Catherine Alexievna’s rise and liaison, Napoleon’s 1809 decree and Vatican response, and an Ohio girl’s comic gold cure for love.
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Heloise
Paraclete
Abelard
France
Nogent-sur-Seine
Paris
Paracelate
Pere la Chaise
Vasquez de Gama
India
Cape of Good Hope
Catherine Alexievna
Russia
Bauer
Mentschhoff
Peter the Great
Peter
Catherine
Russias
Napoleon
Vienna
Rome
Vatican
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Whig Co
Associated Press
Whig
Franklin P. Ailorn Company
Marbridge Building
Peoples Gas Building
Quincy, Til
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
N.lainois
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Ace
Associated Newspapers
H. Addington Bruce
Fisk
Carroll
By McKee
Nothiaa
Erquist
Fred Haskin
Daily Quiz
Society of “Colonial Dames of America
National Society Colonial Dames of America
Republic of Poland
Hugh Gibson
Poland
St. George
St. Andrew
James VI
Scotland
Greater
Britain
Jack
Jacques
James
Ireland
David C Farragut
David D. Porter
Henry T. Mayo
Atlantic
William FE. Benson
Austin M. Knight
Asiatic
William B. Caperton
Pacific
Albert G. Winterhalter
Thomas B. Howard
George Dewey
The
Naval Observatory
65Th of War Congress
R. W
65Th Congress
CH. S. A
Quincy Whig Infirmation Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
Bordeaux
Ohio
Pathe Wits
Quincy Railway Company
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