United States Shines in Wheat and Raw Material Output
The article notes the United States leads global wheat production with 768 million bushels from 208 million people, and exports vast dairy and animal products while ranking high in coal oil copper and steel. It argues peace efforts should secure food and raw materials for manufacture and emphasizes per capita abundance and responsibility.
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Versailles
United States
India
Great Britian
Germany
Canada
Europe
South- United States
Egypt
Russia
China
Free? Message from Victor Berger sparks outcry in New York
A reported speech shows Victor Berger claiming that Americanism and capitalism are the same and predicting unrest if reforms are not adopted. He warns that workers may take the law into their own hands, and notes no interruptions during his remarks in New York.
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Victor Berger
New York
Schwab Advocates Prohibition Stockpiling View
Charles M Schwab endorses a broad prohibition as he asserts the rich have stocked substantial reserves to endure the impending restrictions. He claims the wealthy can endure shortages by maintaining ample cellar supplies.
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Charles M. Schwab
Turbulent War News Sparks Shifting Front Narratives
Disjointed wartime telegrams describe fluctuating fortunes as leaders like Admiral Kolchak and Bolsheviks spark conflicting reports. The chaotic flow hints at reversals and uncertain outcomes, with observers awaiting clearer signals on who will prevail. The fragmentary text reflects a tense information environment amid ongoing conflict.
Foreign dispute ends after ultimatum delivered
A terse note from a regional border crisis states Lietehtenstein issued an ultimatum to Neun Jean At to halt actions described as threatening. The brief claim mentions a board, a five mile width, and a sixteen unit measure, but details remain unclear.
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Lietehtenstein
Ieee
Neun Jean
Iden
Will Germany Sign Premier Wilson Says Outlook Bright
President Wilson expresses confidence Germany will sign while Seitz Austria’s president warns terms to Austria and Siberia were fatal. A French aviator reportedly reaches 31,000 feet, higher than any mountain. The camel story hints of a July company venture, but details are unclear.
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Austria
Seitz
Siberia
Victory Liberty Loan oversubscribed by Treasury figures
Official Treasury figures show subscriptions to the Victory Liberty Loan reached 5.2499 billion dollars, oversubscribing by 749.9 million dollars or about 16.6 percent. The oversubscription reflects strong public support for the war loan drive.
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Victory Liberty Loan
Treasury Department
General Pershing Recalls Volunteer Battalion Rise to Command
General Pershing tells of a rough backwoods volunteer battalion that joined General Grant. He admired their physique yet doubted their crude commander. The colonel orders a swift drill and marching maneuver, which proves brilliantly successful and earns him official commissioning.
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Pershing
Grant
Medals, records, and a Knights of Columbus official
John Holloway, general secretary of the Knights of Columbus at Fort Riley Kansas, has a vast collection of medals and trophies from a 14 year amateur athletic career. He began in Ireland at sixteen, set world pole vault records, and won nine firsts in nine events at Birkenhead Park before moving to the United States.
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John Holloway
Knights of Columbus
Fort Riley
Kan
Holloway
Ireland
England
United States
Birkenhead Park
America
New York
St. Louis
K. of C
Camp Bowle
Taliferto Field
Foch Merges Theory and Tactics in Command
General Foch, once a college professor, blended his military theories with real combat. Howard Wheeler notes in Everybody’s that he taught strategy yet led by applying and adapting those ideas on the battlefield. Staff and division leaders recall being directed to execute well-studied maneuvers in crises.
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Wilson
Foch
Howard Wheeler
Requin
In Bonds of Comradship Hobble Club of WWI Veterans
The piece describes two hobbling men in London swapping a cheer while sharing ash sticks, illustrating the informal Brotherhood of the Hobbie. It argues the strongest veteran camaraderie needs no secretary or offices and exists in the hearts of those who served for freedom and justice, with Sir Douglas Haig praising ongoing peace.
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London
Brotherhood of the Hobbie
Douglas Haig
Punkin Pie Reverie Delights Milwaukee Herald Readers
A Milwaukee Herald essay extols punkin pie over restaurant pumpkin pie, praising its cinnamon ginger spiced filling and crust. The narrator imagines devouring a piece with childlike hunger and nostalgia, declaring love for punkin pie forever.
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Milwaukee Herald
The Vicar's Slip
An amiable widow moves to Little Rudcomb and courts a bachelor vicar who fears her advances. He cures the situation with a fortunate slip when she confronts him about her loneliness and desire for a man in the house. The moment ends with a rustic witticism about the wind tempering the torn sham.
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Rudcomb
London
Dental Parlor Fills Teeth With Gold And Fear
A satirical piece from the Indianapolis Star mocks a dental parlor as a drawing room where patients are filled with fear as the dentist uses a burr and emery wheel. It notes gas anesthesia and credit demands, calling teeth hollow and blurring owner and hollowing.
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Indianapolis Star
Horrrore of Chinese Outlawry at Anlu
On January 2 in Anlu near the Han river a merchant was abducted on the main road to Chidsan by disbanded Chinese soldiers and burned alive after ransom failed. Police and soldiers were dispatched to the scene but the killers escaped.
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Anlu
Han River
China
Chidsan
His Narrow Escapes
A dialogue recounts Brother Shook fleeing his home after his wife Left with a gambler. He wanders endlessly until law enforcement arrests the gambler and his wife remarries the man, returning home to happiness.
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Brother Shook
Kansas City
New Enemy of the Oak Defoliates Western Oregon Oaks
Reports from forest service offices in western Washington Route River valley and Willamette valley describe defoliation of oak caused by the western oak torpera worm. The caterpillar travels from Oregon to British Columbia and has decimated oaks in some areas for years. Bureau of Entomology has developed successful control methods.
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Forest Service
Washington
Route River Valley
Willamette Valley
Cecil
Oregon
British Columbia
Bureau of Entomology
Lettuce in Winter by British Women Gardeners
Early spring lettuce supply assured as British women gardeners use the glass jar method. Large jars inverted over heads shield from frost and keep land in use year round.
Old Forge Site Memorial Marks Hudson River Chain History
Readers recall the Revolutionary War chain across the Hudson to halt the British fleet. Fragments remain including at West Point. a monument marks the forge site where chain links were produced, erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution of Newburgh, N Y for future generations.
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Old Forge
Hudson River
Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Bowlder
Daughters of the American Revolution
Newburgh
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