Gunners Sweep German Patrols Near Marne Front
American machine gunners halted several German patrols in the Marne sector and captured two prisoners who had fled far behind American lines. Second Lieutenant John T. Bissel of Pittsburg earns French Legion of Honor for gallant action at Chateau Thierry, directing a machine gun unit under heavy fire to cover a risky bridge crossing and save most of his men.
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Marne
John T. Bissel
Pittsburg
Legion of Honor
Chateau Thierry
Lieut. Bissel
Bissel
Woman Gets Penalty in Lusk Murder Trial
Grace Lusk, convicted of killing Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts, wife of former state veterinarian, receives 19 years at hard labor in Wisconsin State Penitentiary at Waupun. Judge Martin Lueck notes Lusk sane after alienist exam and condemns both Lusk and Dr. David Roberts for attacking the home.
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Waukesha
Wis
Grace Lusk
Mary Newman Roberts
Wisconsin
Martin Lueck
Wisconsin State
Waupun
Miss Lusk
David Roberts
Dr. Roberts
Mrs. Roberts
Waupm
Plan Army of 4,000,000 by 1940 Demands Calls
Washington four million men will be in the U S army by January 1 next, with Maj. Gen E B Crowder outlining monthly draft calls to that date and noting an estimated 3,000,000 in khaki by August 1. He expects heavy calls for the remaining months.
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Washington
United States Army
EB. H. Crowder
Tarzan's Africa saga ends with reunion and royal embrace
In the jungle Korak and Meriem unite with Bwana and Akut as Tarzan returns to claim leaders. Meriem discovers love with Korak while Jack Clayton is revealed as Meriem’s father in a heartfelt moment. General Jacot reunites with his daughter Jeanne Jacot, a royal claim acknowledged at last.
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Merfent
Korak
Tantor
Meriem
Jack
Father
Mertem
Bwana
Tarzan
Akut
Mavirn
John
Lady Greystoke
Jane
Merlem
Merse m
Lord Greystoke
General Jacot
Pugilsiarce
Jeanne Jacot
Mellem
Jacob
Jack Clayton
Mangan
Armand Jacot
A Family Reunion in the Plain District
Two days after fleeing, the trio drop from trees at the edge of the plain and glimpse smoke rising from a bungalow, signaling a tense reunion with past events and danger nearby.
Bessemer's Patent Milestone in Iron and Steel History
Henry Bessemer, inventor of the process that bears his name, received a British patent on October 17, 1855, for improvements in iron and steel manufacture. His work, sparked by cannon research and the Crimean War, led to “Bessemer steel” and earned him fame, fortune, and knighthood.
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Henry Bessemer
Bessemer
Sir Henry Bessemer
England
Americans Have Brains Says German Captive
Col T H Goodwin of the Royal Army Medical Corps told physicians at Ft Benjamin Harrison Indiana that Germans fear U S entry into World War I A German captain captured by Allied forces praised German aviation and shell fire and conceded Americans now have brains to fight.
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T. H. Goodwin
Royal Army Medicine Corps of
England
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
America
Goodwin
Phet
Tobacco and Food Crope Decline Shifts New England Farms
The Connecticut River valley tobacco cultivation is said to have reduced neighboring fields by half and forced western New England farmers to pay high prices for grain from far away. The shift away from tobacco this year frees land for more useful crops, likely easing milk costs and diversifying crops.
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Connecticut River
New England
One Ton Walrus Killed by Whalers Near Point Barrow
A walrus near Point Barrow was killed by whalers. Its head weighed 80 pounds and skin with flippers weighed 500 pounds. The animal measured 14 feet in girth with thick blubber weighing 500 pounds.
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Alaska
Point Barrow
Value of Happiness Keeps People Happy
A reflective note counsels that happiness should be pursued fully to avoid partial quarrels and moral wickedness, asserting that complete joy outweighs half measures and discord.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Frank A. W
Arnot
Greystoke
Jacot
Prince de Cadrenet
Foreign Legion of France
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Sahara
French Republic
Jenssen
Malbihn
Central
Paria
Abdul Kamak
D’arnot
Central Africa
Bessemer Iron and Steel
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