Ideal Farm Lands for a Family in Western Canada
A Minnesota family, the Marcys, seeking a better home for six boys, toured the U S and Canada. They finally bought a farm in Alberta after visiting Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The father recalls a snowbound Colorado trip and notes Western Canada offers grass shelter and high wheat yields.
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Windom
Minnesota
Marcy
Arizona
Colorado
California
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Marey
Mr. Marcy
Western
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
North
Western Canada
Edmonton
Thirty Million Dollar Munition Swindle Exposed
Detroit officials say secret indictments target a conspiracy to defraud the government of thirty to forty million dollars in munition supplies. Capt S n Nicolson Grant Browne Fred Colline and a US Army major are held for trial at Fort Wayne. Bids were rigged to favor Browne and resell to German agents in Mexico City for profit.
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Detroit
Greece
Merchants’ Realty Company
United States Army
France
Fort Wayne
Harris
Collins
Browne
Texas Governor Presses for Texas Cavalry on Border
Governor Hobby urged Secretary Baker to call into federal service the First and Second Texas cavalry brigades to mobilize them at a convenient point. The appeal aims to protect citizens and property as clashes between Villista and Carranza forces heighten threats along the border.
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Washington
Hobby
Texas
Baker
Texas Cavalry
Ral
Villista
Carranza
Mexico
Taft Calls for Ratification of League Covenant
Former President William H Taft urged the United States Senate to ratify the League of Nations covenant after touring fifteen states in support of the covenant He said Americans show a deep determination to secure ratification and establish the league upon the treaty's sanction and perpetuity.
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New York
United States Senate
William H. Taft
League
United States
League of Nations
Mr. Taft
Argonne Hero Alvin C York Weds Gracie Williams
Sergeant Alvin C. York, famed hero of the Argonne drive, married Gracie Williams of Pall Mall Tennessee on a hillside in Fentress County beside the York spring. Governor Albert H Roberts officiated as locals traveled from surrounding mountains to attend the ceremony and share a plentiful wedding feast of chicken ham pies and cakes.
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Nashville
Fentress County
Tennessee
Yorks
Alvin C. York
Mies Gracie Williams
Pall Mall Tonn
Albert H. Roberts
Massive Reach of U S Employment Service In 191%
The United States employment service directed nearly 6,000,000 people to work from January 1919 to May 24, with many reporting back that they had been placed. A Sioux City bank robbers haul details follow.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
Sioux City
Leeds Bank
Leeds
St Noion
M. R. Cashiers
J. A. Pope
Bliss
Winnipeg Proclaims Ban on Parades as City Girds for Strife
Mayor Charles F. Gray issues a proclamation forbidding parades and street crowds in Winnipeg to prevent bloodshed amid a general strike. Returned soldiers bolster a 3000-man constabulary as tensions rise between strikers and troops, while local workers face uncertainty about resuming jobs.
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Gray
Winnipeg
Charles F. Gray
Winnie
Citizens’ Committee
Japanese Disappointed Over Equality Clause at League Covenant
The Japanese delegates failed to secure an equality clause in the League Covenant stirring deep disappointment among Japanese leaders. Officials note Japan’s standing hinges on civilization and culture not naval strength, contrasting with smaller nations viewed as equal to the US France and England. Reports say July 4 is eyed for a red circle demonstration with red threat measures increasing. Congress prepares anti red legislation.
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Sie
Japan
Holland
Belgium
United States
France
England
Washington
Congress
Schwab urges prohibition to hit hoarded wine stocks
Charles M. Schwab, chairman of Bethlehem Steel, told the second Pan-American Commercial Congress that national prohibition should be enforced so wine cellars of the rich would disgorge their hoarded stocks of good cheer, in Washington.
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Washington
Charles M. Schwab
Bethleéhem Steel Corporation
Mr. Schwab
Witson Defends Treaty Paria
President Wilson is quoted by the Mafin as saying the German counter proposals to the peace treaty violate none of his principles. He asserts the treaty as drawn conforms with his fourteen points and would correct errors if his view differed.
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Paria
Wilson
Prohibition Reform Urged in House Liquor Hearings
Representatives of organized labor urged modification of wartime prohibition to allow light wines and beer. The House Judiciary Committee opened hearings on liquor measures to address working men’s access to beverages.
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Washington
Organized Labor
House
Judiciary Committee
General German Strike Begins in American Occupied Zone
A general strike started by Germans in the American occupied area disrupted daily life and challenged Allied administration during the postwar period. Workers halted production and rallied for political demand and economic relief amid occupation authorities.
Recognition for Western Women Washington
Major Chas. P. Gilchrist, commanding officer of the United States Marines in England, has received recognition for Western Women Washington.
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Washington
Chas. P. Gilchrist
United States Marines
England
Nebraskan Notes on Executions, Loans, and Local Projects
A collage of Nebraska items spans capital and counties. Gov McKelvie signals legislative action on suffrage. a Hastings murder case draws renewed court attention. paving and road upgrades widen in Lincoln, Geneva, York, and nearby towns. Aerial and rail incidents, court cases, and civic plans fill the docket with public works, elections, and governance details.
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Allen Vincent Grammer
State Penitentiary
Lincoln
Idaw
Waterio Afimaha
Ab Santen
Denver
Nebraska
Lyon x. T. Cindd
Hroken
Coster
Qeenetafen Girend
Linco
Dae
Aftortheys
Morrie — Katelman
Oniehe
District Court
Pavglas
Supreme Court
Oedar Lapis
Plete
Akrea
Pear
Perle Richardson
Tony
Ames-Fremont
Crosby
Minnie Qwens
Hastings
New York
Pacific Coast
North Platte
Samuel EB. Taft
M. E
Tatite Rock
Methodist
Spokane
West Point
Sehereby
Gell
Noldrege
Geneva
Whistling Protest Warps to Murder in New York
The New York Evening Telegraph denounces loud whistling in public spaces after a motion theater killing of Moses Cohen. It urges law enforcement to pursue the killer while admonishing public decibels in theaters tram cars streets shops and offices.
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Moses Cohen
Etreeta
New York Evening Telegraph
Bacchus and Roerhne Folower Clash Recalled by Preacher
A preacher recalls a past incident involving Bacchus and Roerhne. The exchange reveals a tense moment as a follower confronts an old foe. The dialogue hints at lingering feuds and the dangers of heated rhetoric in public discourse.
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Bacchus Alec
Roerhne
Esid
Gotres
Gotrox
Bacchus
How Mrs Boyd Avoided An Operation
A school physician examined a first grade pupil and asked standard questions about illness. The child answered with a startling misstatement that she had been sick in hell, reflecting a moment of fear and confusion in the examination.
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Hell
Fragmentary legal musings on landlord rent and fairness
Disjointed phrases mention a landlord, rent, and court action with scattered references to law and fairness. The text hints at housing rights but lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable names to anchor a full report.
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Avedioraid
Swamp Root Ad and Humorous Exchange Highlight Women’s Health
Advertising copy urges women to consider kidney and bladder health with Dr Kilmer Swamp Root sample bottles offered for ten cents. The piece notes back pain headaches and low ambition as symptoms and claims the remedy restores health. A separate joke about a Don’t Worry club and a “Don’t Harry club” follows a quick human interest moment with a brief theatrical line.
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Kilmer
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Frank Green
Order of Elke
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Aon Cressman
Nebrakka
Songrese
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Methodist Church
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A.C. Andrews
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McCook
Wee: Point. Military Academy
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Congressman Jeffries
Gage County
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Red Cloud Oil Company
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SCE
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E. Pinkham Medicine Co
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Mass
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Omaba
Neb
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Los Angeles
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