Polish War Hero Captain Cooper and the Kosciusko Squadron
The article recounts Captain Cooper, praised as perhaps the greatest hero of World War I, who led the Kosciusko squadron in Poland's struggle against Bolshevik forces. It details his daring over Alsace on Sept 28, 1918, his capture after crash landing, time in prison camps, multiple awards including Pilsudski’s decoration, and the relentless belief of his comrades that he would endure and return.
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Merian Cc. Gier
Kosciusko Dron
Poland
Moscow
Warsaw
Aerlcan
Aviation Corps
Cooper
Alsace
E. C. Leonard
Leonard
Fising
Hoover Relief Commission
Kosciusko Squadron
Pilsudski
Lenin
Trotzky
Coop
Inventive Boston chemist Fred A. Howard advances durable leather and fabric treatments
The Boston chemist Fred A. Howard has developed a range of revolutionary formulas including a moth proofing garment treatment that cannot be washed out and a mildew resistant sail coating. His korite neutral fluid penetrates leather to strengthen fibers and extend wear, with potential to greatly lower shoe costs nationwide.
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Fred. A. Howard
Boston
Mr. Howard
Howard
Brockton County Fair
Massachusetts
United States
Escaped Soldier Fled Under Guarded Wire At Night
He bribed a guard and slipped through barbed wire entanglements at night then traveled posing as a German refugee. The group reached Riga and he cabled his father in Jacksonville Florida that he was safe. He then proceeded to War saw to be mustered out of service.
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Riga
Jacksonville
Fla
Warsaw
Theresa Gross Escapes Flirt Then Is Fined for Speeding
In Evanston Illinois on May 10 Theresa Gross tried to flee a persistent admirer driving after her. She was stopped and fined five dollars for speeding during the escape.
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Evanston
Ill
Theresa Gross
Dreco medicine praised by Cumberland reader for mother
A Cumberland man reports his mother in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, improved after using Dreco, a herbal tonic said to aid liver and kidneys. The letter extols better appetite, sleep, and strength, noting Dreco’s claimed effectiveness for gas, constipation, and blood disorders.
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Cumberland
Meyersdale
J. H. Vogtman
Polk Street
Ford to Become Industrially Independent, Ford Plants to Produce All Parts
Detroit May 11 Ford officials say a gigantic program will make Ford independently produce every part and product for its cars trucks tractors and gas rail cars. The plan aims for full operation by August with expanded leather goods celluloid glass steel coal tar products and more. Daily leathered fabric output reaches 22 000 yards and artificial leather will expand. Celluloid production scheduled for large quantities soon. Steel is being produced in Highland Park and gas-making equipment goes into Rockwood plant with chemists added to explore by-products.
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Uy International News
Detroit
Ford Company
Ford
Highland Park
Rockwood
Mich
Dynamiter McNamara Released After Nine Years In Prison
John J. McNamara, released from San Quentin after nine years and five months for the Llewellyn Iron Works bombing in 1910, arrived in San Francisco and avoided interviewers. He is said to be staying with friends. his brother James B. McNamara is serving a life sentence for the Los Angeles Times bombing. The piece notes the 67th Congress with 435 Representatives and 96 Senators.
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San Francisco
John J. McNamara
Toway
San Quentin
Llewellyn Iron Works
Los Angeles
St. Quentin
James B
Los Angeles Times
Americans Commissioned to Rebuild Belgian Library
Famous American architect Mr. Whit Warren has obtained Belgian approval to rebuild the destroyed library in the capital. The plan features Flemish 17th century design and an inscription promising that the library was destroyed by barbarians. Warren will return to the U.S. to raise one million dollars, aiming to lay the first stone by July.
Tailless Calf Born on Crawford Ranch
Mrs Hat tile Crawford of Hazeltine Nebraska reports a tailless male Holstein calf born on her ranch. She notes the tail is absent with the hide smooth over the missing area and fears the calf will suffer from flies in the summer without a tail to swat.
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Hattile Crawford
Crawford Ranch
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