Dictator of Ukraine Skoropadski’s Rise and German Ties
Ukraine declared independence but declined German demands. General Pavlo Skoropadskyi was proclaimed dictator, with Kiev walls plastered by proclamations. A veteran, 45, he led a Ukrainian army corps on the Russian front and allied with German support to oust the rada, amid a failed life attempt and heavy German influence in his circle.
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Ukraine
Pavlo Skoropadsk
Kiev
Bkoropadekt
Skoropadaki
Hetrin
Mann
Germany
Rada
Skoropadsk
Bichorn
Skoropadski
Binev
Skoropnyiski
Oxar Nicholas
Langfitt Named Chief Engineer of American Expeditionary Forces
Major General William Langfitt, born August 1890 in Virginia, long served as Washington engineer chief and helped develop the Potomac area and Anacostia reclamation. He led engineers in France early in World War I and rose to Major General in the National Army.
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William ©. Langfitt
Langfitt
Washington
Washington Barracks
Potomac
Anacontia Rivera
Great Falls of the Potomac
Great Production Engineer Sees War Victory Through Peak Industry
H L Gantt, a noted New York production engineer and former ASME VP, leads The New Machine group of engineers, manufacturers, and bankers aiming to reconstruct America’s industrial system for national efficiency. He cites only about 50 percent of machines active and 60 percent output during operation, urging improved utilization.
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America
New York
H. L. Gantt
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Gantt
Oret Rank
Mr. Gantt
Ruler in Siberia Proclaims Provisional government in Vladivostok
Lieutenant General Horvath, anti Bolshevik manager of the Chinese Eastern railroad, proclaims a temporary Siberian government to restore prewar Russian treaties with the Entente, repel Bolsheviks, and pursue religious freedom. He claims to seek agreement with the Czechs and to establish a democratic state at Vladivostok.
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Horvath
Chinese Eastern Railroad
Siberian
Russia
Pokitn
Siberia
Vledivostok
Poultry Clubs Grow Across States From Small Start
The article traces the rise of poultry clubs from a 1912 Virginial start with 11 clubs and 150 members to 12 states, 1,010 clubs, 300 counties, and about 15,000 youths. It notes cooperation with the Bureau of Animal Industry and Smith Lever funds, and outlines goals, supervision, and the learning of business methods through poultry management studies and records.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Virgilia
Smith-Lever Fund
Bec Fure
Adt
Poultry Club Shows Growth and Education Pushs Vast Output
During the year 117, boy and girl club members hatched 8 273 chicks and raised 80 310 mature fowls. Poultry and eggs valued at more than 17 008.25 were sold or eaten, total receipts stock on hand and prizes reached 41 912.42. Exhibits at county fairs totaled 4 and 624 members showed 6 280 birds and 820 dozens of one. Special and cash prizes totaled 3 000.75. New features include short courses at state schools with expenses paid for top members and poultry management contests to advance the nation-wide poultry culture.
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Poultry Club
Encourage Youth to Join Poultry Clubs for Success
The article urges families to support boys and girls in poultry clubs, noting poultry growing as a major national industry with higher profits when combined with general farming. It stresses that success requires study and expert guidance provided by the U S Department of Agriculture through youth club work, and calls communities to organize clubs where none exist.
Catch-All Bag For Sewing Machines And Fashionable Neckwear
A handy catch-all bag designed to sit at the end of a sewing machine to hold ravelings and litter, easily folded away when not in use. Describes a yellow and green card board framed bag with side fastenings and a yellow thong, and notes a plate-edged neckwear trend featuring organdie and rainbow dye colors.
Parrot Mistaken for Campaigner in Wartime Toledo
City Bulletin editor A B Clark reports a Red Cross campaigner and friend knocked on a door in Columbus. A shouting exchange escalated to “Come In” and “It’s locked” until a neighbor peered out a window and revealed they were talking to a parrot.
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A.B. Clark
City Bulletin
Columbus
Red Cross
Troy Times
Fragmented wartime quote on German peace and costs
A fragmented passage discusses the idea that Germany will face a single peace outcome, likened to feint, with a metaphor about feasting before a guest. It notes U S expenditures up to June 20 totaling 13.9 billion dollars to defeat Germany.
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United States
Germany
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United Stems
Juvenile Army of Poultry Growers
Harry
Chester
Chas. H. Fletcher
Castoria
Federal Trade Commission
Aesa Seletn
The
Food Administration
Swift & Company
U.S. A
Canada
United States Employment Service
Wighita
Parsons
Hutchinson
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