Pershing’s AEF chapter on Cantigny and Chateau Thierry
General Pershing recounts the Twenty-eighth Infantry’s assault at Cantigny backed by French artillery and engineers, the First division’s reinforcement, and the Second and Third divisions’ rapid deployment toward Chateau Thierry. He notes French relief, German counterattacks, and U.S. troops stabilizing the line while aiding French efforts and resisting German pressure near Paris.
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Twenty-eighth Infantry
Hanson B. Ely
Cantigny
A. BE. F
U. S
Chateau Thierry
Petain
Dickman
Chaumont
Marne
Dormans
Paris
Bundy
Chaumont-en-Vixen
Ninth Infantry
Lucy-le-Bocage
Montreuil-aux-Lions
Twenty-third Infantry
All Marines
Sixth Marines
Pollu
Meaux
M. Andre Tardieu
M. Tardieu
Supreme War Council
Lloyd George
Foch
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
Lord Milner
Weygand
Washington
American Expeditionary Forces
United States
France
Milner
Pershing
Wilson
Montmirail
Stage Coach Tales and the Van Buren Spill
A historical periscope into stagecoach era in America from 1800 to 1850. Drivers ruled their communities and even the president could be upended by a muddy Plainfield road incident involving Martin Van Buren. The tale ends with a reminder to repair the national road.
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Macauley
United States
Concord
America
Martin van Buren
White House
Indiana
Allegheny Mountains
van Buren
Washington, D. C
Mississippi Valley
Plainfield
United States of America
Western Newspaper Union
Mighty Mites Termites Threaten Illinois Buildings
A bulletin by the American Institute of Architects notes termites cause about 1,000,000 dollars in yearly damage in Illinois. Once woodland creatures, they now invade cities, boring into fireproof steel and masonry vaults and consuming wood sills until structures weaken or collapse.
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Illinois
American Institute of Architects
Sleep Timing Should Not Affect Benefits Says Doctors
Medical authorities claim equal undisturbed sleep duration yields the same benefits whether daytime or nighttime. They emphasize obtaining the required amount and pairing it with sufficient outdoor exercise.
Russian divorce law sparks list of wives tale
Maurice Hindus speaks on Russia where unrestricted divorce prompts multiple marriages. He recalls dining with a Moscow commissar with 14 wives at age 29 who claims wives fuel his success and ends with the quip that born leaders of men are women.
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Maurice Hindus
Russia
Moscow
Salt statistics show Michigan leads national output
Salt statistics from last year report 8,000,000 tons produced with a total value near 25 million dollars. Based on a 200-pound man, this equals about 30 cents per person. Michigan led production, with New York, Kansas and Louisiana together accounting for 98 percent of U S output.
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Michigan
New York
Kansas
Louisiana
Poison in Imperial Rome Fueled Power Struggles
The Rome of the emperors saw poisoning as a common tool for murder and vengeance. Political intrigue and factional rivalries often relied on covert arsenals of toxic plots, leaving rivals felled by unseen hands.
Million Air Letters Daily Impact Fact
Daily air mail moves about 1,000,000 letters and packages in the United States. The line hints at the daring feats of those who work by wit and skill, noting admiration for the accomplishments of air mail workers.
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United States
Barracuda Seen as More Dangerous to Humans Than Sharks
A historical note argues that barracudas, large tropical sea fish with a vicious bite, are more apt to attack people than sharks. It describes a barracuda roughly as big as a twelve year old and capable of causing permanent injury with a bite.
Lawyers Praise Prisoners In Court Plea Session
Court clerk notes the pleas as lawyers urge mercy for prisoners. The remarks hint at reflections on lives led, while the judge hears the proceedings with weary patience.
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Gen
John J. Pershing
Graeme Thompson
Henry Wilson
Baker
M. C.u
Abbeville
M. Clemenceau
Conner
Boyd
Alliance
Scandinavian. R
E. C. Taylor
St.Joseph's
East Third
Lewistown
Ft. Wayne
Chase City Land Co
Chase City
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