Bonehead in Command Scatters Troops to Camp Grant
A youth recalls a detachment from Portland Missouri to Camp Grant under a top sergeant who had faced a disciplinary board. The journey involved lost rations chaotic Boston transfer, miscommunications in Albany, and delayed trains. The sergeant improperly assumed authority, leaving men to fend for themselves and arrive late, with the unit finally assembled tired and hungry at Camp Grant. The piece laments incompetent leadership amid wartime duties and references the Argonne drive and Atlantic marathon.
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Illinois
Portland
Camp Grant
Chicago
Albany
Boston
Rockford
Argonne
The Ghost Walks In Peoria And In Illinois
A curt note to Peoria officials says the city’s treasury is bare and salaries and current expenses cannot be funded through July. Revenue will arrive around August 15, but the municipal ghost will walk for a month. Illinois cities face mounting debt as costs rise and legislative relief hinges on Chicago’s politics.
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Peoria
Ilinois
Quincy
Chicago
Springfield
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fremont
Ohio
Urbana
Haan
Mrs. Frankenron
South
Orchade Street
Ill
Longest geographic Indian name Lake Charogagogm aunchaugagogchebunggurgamaug
The longest geographic Indian name is Lake Charogagogm aunchaugagogchebunggurgamaug in Massachusetts now Lake Webster. The Algonquin origin meaning is said to describe a large water area where many blackbirds chatter.
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Massachusetts
Lake Webster
Druids and Bible Translations Inquiries In The Whig
The Quincy Whig Information Bureau in Washington D C provides answers to diverse questions. It outlines applicable mileage payments to the zone finance office Lemon Building Washington D C and mentions affidavit forms. It identifies the Druids as priests of ancient Britons serving as physicians educators astrologers magicians and lawgivers. It lists translations of seven great Bibles and explains reporting disloyal remarks to the justice department. It offers poison ivy treatment with salt water boric acid baths and puncturing blisters and invites readers to submit questions with a 3 cent stamp for return postage.
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Lemon Building
Washington, D. C
Quincy Whig Information Bureau
Frederick Haskin
Washington, D
May twenty third in history highlighted events
On May 23 historical notes include Savonarola’s execution in Florence in 1498, Cranmer’s divorce precedent in 1538, Hood’s birth in 1748, Napoleon crowning himself king of Italy in 1805, the iron crown lore, early wage riots in 1518, and the 1872 Union party nomination of U S Grant in New York.
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Geronimo Savonarola
Florence
Alexander VI
Savonarola
Cranmer
Canterbury
Thomas Hood
Hood
Napoleon
Italy
Milan
Lombardy
Agilufus
Normandy
New York
U.S Grant
Grant
Peter Rabbit and Chippy Build a Nest in Old Orchard
Peter Rabbit visits Johnny Chuck to learn why Sparrow Bully dominates in the Old Orchard. Chippy the Chipping Sparrow explains nest making with horsehair lining and shows the future blue eggs. The tale ends with the two sparrows finishing their nest in an apple tree.
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Peter Rabbit
Enny Wren
Johnny Chuck
Peter
Johnny
Chip
Chippy
Bully
Mrs. Chippy
Reddy Pix
Old Man Coyete
Lightfoot
Farmer Brown
Ex-Emperor Charles and Ex-Empress Zita Arrive at Nyon
Ex-emperor Charles and ex-empress Zita with Austrian archdukes and a large suite arrived at Nyon near Lake Geneva from St Paul. They were hissed by the crowd as they alighted and moved by automobile to Chateau Pranzins, their future home. The ex-emperor looked ill while the ex-empress wore a Parisian gown. Swiss gendarmes will guard the chateau temporarily.
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Geneva
Charles
Zita
Nyon
Lake Geneva
St. Paul
Chateau Pranzins
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte
Nations unite to seek explanation from Italy
Associated Press reports from Paris on May 22 that the United States Great Britain and France have jointly sent a note to Italy requesting an explanation of Italian forces landing in Turkey. The move reflects coordinated Allied concern over Italian actions in the region.
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Italy
Associated Press
Paris
United States
Great Britain
France
Turkey
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Ouinry Whig
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Franklin P. Alcorn Company
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Marquette Building
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Winged Man
Little Old New York
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Frag Crane
York
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Daily Quiz
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London
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Department of Justice
Washington, D.C
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