Marines Grow From 3,100 to 75,101 in World War I
A new History of the United States Marine Corps in the World War details the corps rising from 3,100 in 1917 to 75,101 by December 1918, with 63,714 enlisted and 2,671 deaths. It covers mobilization in five weeks, battles in France, and French fourragere citations for the Fifth and Sixth regiments.
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New York
United States Marine Corps
United States
Edwin N. McClellan
Marine Corps
McClellan
France
Henderson
de Kalb
Hancock
Chateau- Thierry
War Department
Hill 142
Bouresches
Alle Wood
Vaux
Azores
Philadelphia
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Haiti
Guarda Nacionale Dominicana
Virgin Islands
Guantanamo Bay
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Guam
Cavite
Olongapo
Philippine Islands
Managua
Nicaragua
Peking
China
San Juan
Porto Rico
London
Cardiff
Paris
Marine Aviation
Medical Corps of
Navy
Italy Eyes Orient Trade With Japan and East Asia
Italy seeks new trade fields in the Orient and closer ties with Japan. Italian money is in demand in the Far East and manufacturers report stronger demand there than in the West. Imports from the East are pursued with favorable financial terms. Demonstrations pro Japan occurred in several cities, notably Naples during a Japanese squadron visit. The council of ministers expects to restore free commerce soon, likely by June, with state monopolies on cereals and sugar likely exempted.
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Rome
Italy
Orient
Japan
Far East
Naples
Council of Ministers
Wild Man on Owyhee Desert Kills Ranchers Cattle
Ranchers in eastern Nevada report a wild man living on the Owyhee desert near the Nevada Oregon line. They say he has been seen for years and last fall riders cornered him and he spoke. Now ranchers accuse him of killing cattle and sheep and urge Oregon authorities to seize him.
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Winnemucca
Nev
Owyhee
Nevada
Oregon
Disabled men find work under national employment plan
Since the program began, 9,500 firms have agreed to hire about 5 percent of disabled staff and 97,000 places are guaranteed. Yet 40,000 disabled men remain jobless as hospitals discharge patients. Some amputees work as clerks, cabinet makers, weavers, and other roles. those with one arm act as messengers, postmen, inspectors, and teachers.
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London
Calf with Seven Legs Born Near Sturgeon Bay
A calf born on a Door County farm near Sturgeon Bay, Wis has seven legs. Six legs are fully developed while the seventh is shorter and undeveloped. The peculiar birth occurred in the center of Door County’s dairying region.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Door County
Not True Genius In Most Cases They Are Retentive
An article argues that so called wonder children with extraordinary memories or early talents such as chess prodigies and child evangelists often live normal lifespans. It cites historical cases of precocious learners who mastered languages and religious history, concluding genius does not predict early death and warns against forcing broader specialization.
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Samuel Reschevski
Berlin
United States
North Carolina
Great Britain
Porthcawl
Lubeck
Reading market reports to predict potato prices
A veteran reader shows how to use daily market reports from Chicago and other cities to gauge potato supply and price trends. By comparing car lots, arrivals, and shipping activity, he concludes Chicago prices fall first and advises holding potatoes when markets seem to weaken.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Michigan
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Waupaca
Wis
Moorehead
Minn
Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Junction
Colo
Rado
Haskins
Pedestrians and a Lantern Lantern Light Near Tracks
A night on a country road near a railroad crossing ends with caution and fear as two travelers mistake a lantern bearer for a moving train. After delaying five minutes, they realize the approaching light is just a man with a lantern on the track.
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Chicago Tribune
Lion D Arras War Newspaper Disappears From Paris Dispatch
Paris reports the loss of the Lion D Arras, one of the last war newspapers. The sheet cheered inhabitants of struck towns and remained active for 172 weeks under founder Abbe Guerrin who edited it until its end as enemy neared the city.
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Paris
Lion 4
Leap Year Proposal Custom Mentioned by A Mother
A fragment notes a leap year custom in which a woman may propose to a man, described by a mother as avoiding the trouble of making the approach. The terse dialogue hints at social tradition and humor in courting rituals.
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Ethel
Opening Silo for Feeding Instructions
Guidance on opening silos advises removing the cover, feeding from the full surface, and avoiding mold by not cutting silage into sections. Do not feed moldy food to cows and prevent spoilage by handling the silage carefully.
Weaning and finishing calves for spring pasture
Spring grazing calves should be weaned after turnout and fed gradually increasing grain with hay and silage later. Baby beef should go into dry rot for finishing at end of pasture season and be market ready in December or January.
Practical farm advice for hogs and poultry
Inexpensive hog shelter, poultry husbandry, and manure notes. Tuberculous cows threaten cattle. avoid risky animals. Breeds for rapid market weights. keep chicken houses separate. Soy bean as forage, science of feeding, corn silage protein balance, rabbits as meat producers.
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Reichstag
Freak Calff
Arras
Turkeys
Guinea
Andrew Ross
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