Veterans prove vigor beyond youth in wars and letters
The Spokane Spokesman Review notes that aging leaders Clemenceau Joffre Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson show enduring energy. It cites Cato Chaucer Goethe Sophocles and Theophrastus as examples of late life achievements, arguing age does not halt wisdom or creativity.
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Clemenceau
France
Joffre
The
Marne
Lloyd George
Woodrow Wilson
Spokane Spokesman Review
Cato
Chaucer
Goethe
Faust
Simonides
Sophocles
Oedipus
Theophrastus
Origin of spy systems traced to Marquis D Argenson
The article notes that municipal police detective bureaus and secret services originated with Marquis D Argenson of Venice who moved to France in 1637 and led Paris police reform. It credits him with creating a Paris secret agency and launching espionage abroad, influencing the Prussian system under Carl Stieber.
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D’argenson
Venice
France
Paris
Carl Stieber
Austria
Witty Exchange in Howells Miami Reception
A young author asks Howells about Asterbilt. Howells laments that lunching with millionaires often means you pay. The quip echoes on why people are impressed by wealth as the author jokes about becoming millionaires through lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dean Howells
Miami
Asterbilt
Mr. Howells
Dragon fly on lily pad inspires enduring beauty
Robert M. Gay recalls a golden mail dragon fly by a pool and the solace of recurring beauty. He argues fleeting nature and constant change teach resilience, noting after wars and revolutions people return to brooks that keep dancing and singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Gay
The
Atlantic Monthly
Origin of Turks Traced to Noah in Osmanli History
Osmanli historians claim the original Turk descended from Noah and a nine person ark landed at Mount Arrat. Turk, eldest son of Japhet, born during the flood, is named as the missing ninth. Alindje Khan’s twins Tartar-Khan and Mogul-Khan link Turks to Mongols, with Turks often triumphing in early conflicts. The ethnological name appears in history only as Christian eras advance.
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Noah
Mount Arrat
Japhet
Turk
Alindje Khan
Tartar-Khan
Mogul-Khan
Tartar
Mogul
Birmingham conference on waste utilization at Midlands
A Birmingham led conference with municipal and local authorities under the national war salvage council discussed waste utilization. Birmingham collects 600 tons of old tins annually, sells recovered tin at 1500 dollars per ton, and 35000 dollars from recovered waste paper. Poultry and pig feed is produced from corporation slaughter house material. Condemned fish and meat are converted into manures and fat used for soapmaking.
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Midlands
Birmingham
National War Salvage Council
Corporation
Less Sinkable Ship Coming From French Plans
The French government contracts with the Foundation company to produce five cargo vessels of 4200 tons dead weight. The hull features two parallel cylindrical shells with braced diaphragms and isolated compartments for watertightness and a separate buoyant air space. Officials say it will stay afloat if torpedoed and that cargo capacity remains unaffected.
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Foundation Company
Emergency Fleet Corporation
New York Sun
Mr. Boere
Paris
Warn Against Wasting Air in Southern Pacific Shops
The Southern Pacific adds an air conservation program warning workers in Los Angeles Sacramento and Oakland to curb compressed air use. An estimated half inch leak can erase a T75 horsepower engine’s output, with costs per hour ranging from less than a cent to 30 cents, making free air a memory in these shops.
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Southern Pacific
Financial America
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Oakland
G. W. Bear
Building the City After the War
A writer argues the postwar world requires time struggle and sacrifice to realize a better world. Mere talk and dreams are insufficient. God offers a great opportunity that demands heroic effort and self sacrifice to advance righteousness and brotherhood on earth.
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Ypres
Louvain
Cement From Beet Sugar By-Product Cement From Beet Sugar
French factories convert beet sugar by producing cement from lime carbonate in scum. Four thousand tons of carbonate are recovered from seventy thousand tons of beets with eleven hundred tons of clay added to form cement. The scum is evaporated then mixed and stirred before feeding into rotary ovens like Portland cement.
The Sailor's Widow Fund Subscriptions Highlight Losses
The piece notes the heavy mourning toll when ships sink and that many sailors return as widows at home. It mentions funds aiding sea widows, especially those with babies, funded largely by voluntary crew subscriptions to charitable drives.
Premature Obelisk at Kut el Amara Stirs War Reflections
Eleanor Franklin Egan notes the obelisk near Kut el Amara on the Tigris, raised by Turks to celebrate a Turkish victory over a beleaguered British garrison. The column, seen at sunset among palm trees and river, exposes the paradox of triumph and ruin in Mesopotamia.
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Kut-el-Amara
Tigris
Eleanor Franklin Egan
Saturday Evening Post
Townsend
Mesopotamia
Brave Sons of Far West
Maj. E. Alexander Powell in Scribner's Magazine lauds the Western volunteers marching to war. He notes their serious, determined look and their vow to “cap the kaiser” while linking their frontier spirit to past American expansion and a broader war aim.
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Far West
Maj
E. Alexander Powell
Scribner’s Magazine
Mississippi
Rhine
Uniforms Tightness Sparks International Panel Debate
The London Chronicle reports army leaders debated how uniforms should fit with wounded officers favoring Australian styles over the U S A design. Observers praised the Australian shirtlike tunic and Norfolk jacket waistband for trimness and practicality while condemning the U S A model as skin tight and poorly suited to carrying items. A child’s banter about candy and thrift stamps concludes the piece with wartime morale notes.
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Army Council
London Chronicle
Bagdad
Ypres
Guard Duty at Camp Dodge Ends with Odd Command
A Swede sentry on night guard at Camp Dodge mishears and asks who the officer with relief is. The relief officer replies with a proper title, prompting the guard to finally issue a confused order to dismiss and reconcall, breaking the tense night air with an odd closing line.
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Camp Dodge
Toxie Ba
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