Demand for German records in spy activity case
Kentucky Public Elevator seeks $1,000,000 damages for a 1917 fire that destroyed a 500000 bushel grain elevator, claiming German spies planned the destruction. The brief cites Versailles Article 23 and argues Germany's war activities extended to the United States with 21 crimes.
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Louis A. McGowan
C. C. Calhoun
United States
Germany
Kentucky Public Elevator Company
America
Berlin
Increased Trade With Latin America Promoted by Trade Bureau
The Department of Commerce plans a major expansion of promotion work with Latin America. An increased annual appropriation of 200000 dollars will fund new offices, more commercial attaches, and extended operations from Bogota to other capitals as Dr. Julius Klein pushes stronger US export efforts. Eleven existing posts are to be bolstered with minor staff, aiming to boost American trade as Latin American markets recover.
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JTH
Europe
Department of Commerce
Latin America
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Central
South America
South
Central America
Bureau
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Budget Bureau
Congress
Julius Klein
Dr. Klein
Bogota
Colombia
Carlton Jackson
Jackson
Venezuela
Havana
Cuba
Mexico City
Mexico
Santiago
Chile
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Peru
Klein
Reserve Officers Urge Bigger Army and Year-Round Training
The national council of the Reserve Officers Association in Indianapolis urged a larger force, proposing 15 000 officers and 150 000 men to enable year-round civilian component instruction. They asked Congress for 4 million dollars for unit training and endorsed War Department plans for reserve unit efficiency and selective service as emergency staffing.
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Army of the United States
National Council of the Reserve Officers’ Association
Indianapolis
Weeks
War Department Budget Committee
Tiular
Association of Reserve Officers
Army
Congress
Reserve
National Guard
National Council
War Department
Uncle Sam Tests Finished Products at Federal Plant
The United States Bureau of Standards runs a comprehensive composite plant duplicating cement leather rubber paper and textile processes for experimental testing of finished materials. It houses the largest testing machine in the world with 10 000 000 pound crushing capacity and a 2 300 000 pound unit. An advisory committee of industry reps guides studies on stone durability reinforced concrete design cement control lime gypsum Portland cement textile wear leather tanning and tire wear while a textile mill conducts studies from cotton bale to finished yarn cloth or hosiery.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Standards
wnAnraban
Reckoning on the wreck: a powder blast on the reef
Ratcliffe, Jude, and Satan plot to loot a wreck while Cleary and Cark scheme with the Natchez and Juan. A five minute fuse lights the charge as the deck blasts apart, Ratcliffe watches from the shore and wonders if the escape will hold.
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Jude
Satan
Havana
Ratcliffe
Sarah
Juan
Cleary
Cark
Pap
Flinders
Natchez
Mike
Jude- Satan
Demerara Black John
Dark
Sellers
Carquinez
Chapter XI A Bottle of Rum
The Natchez ang Juan lie neglected while ratcliffe assists with swabbing and polishing. The reef crew works busily though most ships are lifeless with few hands aboard the focsle head and the deck deserted.
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Ratcliffe
Natchez Ang Juan
Belgium's agricultural laborers feature in war era farming
The article notes Belgium's many small farms and intensive cultivation. Before the war about 5 million of 7.5 million acres were tilled. Much ground is hoe and spade worked, with at least one sixth of the population classified as agricultural laborers.
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Belgium
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promised Aid
A testimonial from Martia Hooker of St Paul Minnesota details relief from menopausal symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad urges women aged 45 to 55 with hot flashes nervousness or headaches to consider the remedy and requests a free copy of a private text book.
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St. Paul,Minn
Lydia E. Pinkhem
Martiaa Hooker
College Avenue
St. Paul, Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Linoleum’s Global Supply Ties Worlds in One Product
The Detroit News explains linoleum relies on cork from Spain Portugal and North Africa flaxseed oil from Argentina and burlap from India woven in Scotland. The article emphasizes global sourcing and vast distances involved in producing a single floor covering.
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Detroit News
Spain
Portugal
Africa
Argentine Republic
India
Scotland
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertisement for Household Use
An advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as suitable for cleaning and brightening kitchen towels table linen sheets and pillowcases across household uses.
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Department of Housekeeping
Quicken the Day. The Time When All Will Have Autos
A playful utopian note imagines a future where everyone owns a car. It jokes that with speed comes danger, noting a world with no pedestrians to threaten.
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Ward Specialty CO
Garden Place
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New York
Missouri
R. R
L. KR. Benton
Peoria
Ill
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Lydia E. Pickham
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