World War I News and Global Updates From 1919 Era
A mixture of war reports and political notes spanning the Argonne wedding in Tennessee to U.S. Senate investigations into the peace treaty. Includes figures on wheat production, demobilization, immigration bills, and Allied peace talks with Germany and Austria, plus regional acts in Hungary and Bavaria and executions in Munich.
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Germany
New York
United States Senate
Red Army
Hungary
Oedenburg
Vienna
Kohnhof
Austria
Tragedy in Berwyn: Six Die in Burlington Train Crash
Six persons were killed when a Burlington passenger train collided with a loaded automobile at Berwyn Illinois. Victims include Mrs William C Wigan and her children Mildred Willard Raymond, plus W F Steinberg W A Eick. The incident prompts safety concerns and investigations.
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Burlington
Berwyn
Ill
William C. Wigan
Mildred
Willard
Raymond
W. F. Steinberg
Gary
Ind
W. A. Eick
Hadley
Mich
Coca Cola to Christen Nashville Fire Engine
The Waverly Belmont fire hall engine to be christened on Wednesday at 2 PM with speeches by Mayor William Gupton Commissioner Tompkins and Chief A A Rosetta. Mrs Guilford Dudley and Mrs Miles Williams lead arrangements, with Judith Folk as sponsor and Coca Cola opened instead of champagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tennessean
Ann Dallas Dudley
Waverly-Belmont
Guilford Dudley
Tennessee
Miles Williams
Twenty-First Ward
William Gupton
Tompkins
A. A. Rosetta
Dudley
National Suffrage Organization
Beau Folk
Adv
Freckle Removal Promise From Othine Double Strength
An old advertisement touts Othine double strength to fade freckles with nightly and morning use. It claims most cases need under one ounce to clear skin and guarantees money back if ineffective. The copy urges readers not to resist progress and to purchase locally.
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Ady
Cuticura Talcum Powder advertised as multifaceted
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic scented powder for face skin baby and dusting use and claims it renders other perfumes superfluous. It is sold as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
The Singing Milkman on His Early Route
A milkman travels his route in the early hours singing softly to himself. He works long days delivering and collecting bills in all weather, yet his pleasant mood and tune bring a touch of cheer to his workday. A proverb offers hopeful contrast: a silver lining may have a copper cloud.
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Fentresscoun
Tomnesseo
Serat
Alvin
Vyarkanto
Acoso
Stes Hero
Argonne Drive
Gracie Williams
Pall Mal
Tenn. Gov
Albert H. Roberts
Washington
Cabell
Southern Department
War Department
Robert Alexander
General Alexander
Chicago
American Bar Association
Borah
Department of Agriculture
National Guard
National Army
Triver
France
Marche
March
Senate
Burleson
Cummins
The
Department of Labor
Department
Kenyon
Senate Labor Committee
House Military Committee
Paris
Edward de Valera
Thisd Republic
Clemenceau
Geneva
Switzerland
la Colorada
Sonora
Mexico
Nogales
Ariz
Berlin
Dr. Dernberg
Seitz
National Assembly
Wilson
Mathias Erzberger
Balkan
Herr Levine
Red Flag
Munich
Bavaria
Abendzeitung
Augsburg
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Atlantice City
N. J
Harry J. Spannell
Col
M. C. Buler
Alpine
Tex
Brownwood
Frank J. Godsel
United States Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Detroit
Arthur L. Barkey
Bureau
United States Grand Jury
Seaboard
Railroad Administration
Jackson
Detroit Trust Company
Cleveland
Coca-Cola
Progress
Royal Bower
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