American Doughboys Praise Army in Germany on Rhine
Report from New York traces the first intimate tale of life with the American army of occupation in Germany aboard the transport Cantigny. Officers and soldiers praise the U S Army as best trained and most fit, noting esprit de corps and tempered behavior despite wartime strains.
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New York
Rhine
Cantigny
Army of Occupation
Germany
A “ Treut
KC. Cody
Coblenz
A.lb. F
Brent
Cody
Club 3
Cobienz
Amicans
P. ‘Y. Kane
Fiitlers
America
Lieut. Cody
Auction of Exservice Lad Draws Boston Tears at Common
On Boston common a fleeing exservice lad Edward Dixon collapsed during a sale to raise aid for starving jobless men. Women wept and donated coins and meals as Mr. Ledour and an auction crowd sought to fund shelter and sustenance for the veterans back from World War I.
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Boston
Mass
Edward
Dixon
Philadelphia
Boston Common
Zero
Mr. Ledour
Mater
The
Republic
San Antonio Flood Toll and Aftermath Report
Rescue workers estimated about 250 dead or missing in the San Antonio flood with police figures around 200, while property losses ranged in the millions. Bodies recovered along the Alazan creek and San Antonio river. power and street car service were out. Red Cross aid aided hundreds of homeless residents. Building damage near 700000 and street paving about 250000. cleanup underway as crews remove water and debris.
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San Antonio
Tex
Phil Wright
Alazan
Red Cross
J. L. Richter
Bandits Raid Mail Station in Los Angeles
Four men held up five mail clerks at a Los Angeles post office substation and escaped in an automobile with two pouches of registered mail, authorities said.
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Los Angeles
Owners summoned by grand jury over unremoved tags in Summit
Chicago owners of twenty one automobiles found in the city’s graveyard at Summit Illinois have been summoned to appear before the grand jury. Three insurance companies are the complainants. Owners will be questioned on charges related to the undisclosed matter.
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Chicago
Summit
Ill
Two Die After Crowded Street Car Shooting
In Dedham Massachusetts Elena Anna Wells and attorney Louis Altmeyer were fatally shot on a street car. The gunman identified as her husband Charles A. Wells fired from the crowd striking Wells and Altmeyer, who died at the hospital.
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Dedham
Masa
Elena Anna Wells
Louis Altmeyer
Charles A. Wells
Autumn storm hits Montana and Helena area with cold rain and snow
Snow and rain sweep across Montana and Helena with unusually low temperatures signaling the first autumn storm of the year. In Chicago a handcuffed body with a severed neck was recovered from the Des Plaines River near River Forest, suspected to be linked to recent Toledo jailbreakers.
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Montana
Helens
Mont
River
Chicago
Desplaines River
River Forest
Toledo
Ohio
Coto Ig Occupied by Unknown Forces In Costa Rica
A fragmentary note reports an occupation at Coto Ig in Costa Rica with unclear group affiliation and no stated authority or dates. The terse line offers minimal context and no direct casualties or outcomes.
Firefront Moves in Minnesota Forests Raze White Pine Area
Major E A Walsh ordered Stillwater howitzer and headquarters troops to Equeiver and Two Harbors as fires raged with high winds. More than seventy refugees from Solana and White Pine seek shelter in service tents while state troops and forest rangers seal fire lines. White Pine village almost wiped out with only one dwelling left. investigation into possible incendiary origin to follow.
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St. Paul
Howitzer
Stillwater
E. A Walsh
Equeiver
ST Eifes
McGrath
Minn
Solana
White Pine
National Guard
Forest Rangers
Adj
W. EF. Rhison
Arthydea
WLS
Iowa City girl killed in auto crash and other state items
Iowa news items report Pauline Cook 11 killed when an auto driven by EA Switch Her skull crushed. Muriel Blaine 18 Cedar Rapids killed when the car overturned. A man fell 000 feet to his death during a nose dive. Infantile paralysis case reported at Orlwein. Several local incidents include seizures of cars, a typhoid scare, a new Cascade creamery, and a farm sale near Walnut at 310 an acre. A row in Cedar Rapids court ended with a fines and a child placement.
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Pauline Cook
Iowa City
William Pale
Ocheredan
McMean
Davenwort
Muriel Blaine
Cedar Rapids
Orlwein
Aur
J.R. Downing
Ralph Owens
Paul E. Clapp
Cal. W. N. Heskell
Russia
Paul
S. B. Clapp
Perry
Johanna. Brody
Benton County
Urbana
Kitty
Rockwell City
EH. B. Miller
Winer
Butte
Mont
Waterloo
A. TD. Brenneman
Lewis
Milo Fteuo
State Farmers Union
Fairbanks
State Board of Health
Granger
State Board
Cascade Creamery
Walnut
Thilis
Jowar
Fred Aranisen
Andrew Arsenisen
Wal Dute
Change of venue sought in embezzlement case
Springfield moves for two changes of venue in the embezzlement case against the state treasurer Judge EB 8 Smith. The petitions are supported by Senator J A Wheeler and G N Jenkins head of public welfare, appointed by Gov Len Smail in January.
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Springfield
Tdavits
J. A. Wheeler
G. N. Jenkins
State Department of Public Welfare
Len Smail
Smith
Wheeler
State Senate
Jenkins
Public Welfare Department
Smail
Forest Fires threaten Milford area in Maine disaster
In Maine, backfires and trenches are being built by hundreds to defend Milford and Penobscot settlements as a forest fire scorches 15000 acres. Water shortages hinder firefighting efforts amid advancing flames and unprotected terrain. In Washington, Brig. Gen Bandholtz recommends withdrawing the 26th Infantry from West Virginia, with President Harding approving the move.
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Maine
Bangor
DE Milford
Penobscot River
Washington
26Th Infantry
West Virginia
Hh, Bandholtz
Harding
Camp Dis
N.J
White House
Army Recruiting Resumed After War Department Order
Washington announces war department orders resuming army recruiting. Secretary Weeks confirms the move and states recruitment will restart.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Weeks
Five Mysteriously Wounded on Lover's Lane in Evanston
Five people were wounded in a mysterious shotgun attack on Lover's Lane in Evanston. Two women and three men were injured when a car drove by and occupants fired. Police seek leads and describe the incident as random and unsettled.
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Chicago
Lover's Lane
Evanston
Icebergs drift unseen by ships in bright skies at sea
The article explains how icebergs can blend with the sky on clear starry nights, making them nearly invisible to lookouts. It cites huge fields in the southern hemisphere, examples from 1854 and 1914, and notes bears and ships tied to bergs, with perilous consequences and occasional rescues.
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North Atlantic
British Isles
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Totar
2Berg
Isle of Mull
Newfoundlan
Franklin
Iteberg
Race and warning mix with rough talk at county fair races
An ambiguous scene at Bartholomew County fair grounds blends a racialized exchange and a warning about sowing oats with a local crowd. The Birmingham Age-Herald references a race and crowd responses as time nears four o clock at the amphitheater.
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Birmingham
Pleasing the People Debate Sparks Offbeat Exchange
A fragmented exchange shows a satirical or garbled quote about yielding to public demands. The hysterical tone hints at political theater and potential misinterpretation in a legislative setting.
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