Wilson rejects Austria Hungary terms over national self rule
President Wilson replies to Austria Hungary stressing that peoples of Austria Hungary must have autonomous development and freedom to decide their own rights and destinies. He notes U S recognition of Czecho Slovak and Yugoslav national aspirations and rejects mere autonomy as peace basis. Robert Lansing signs the note to the Swedish minister.
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Washington
Wilson
Austria- Hungary
Austria-Hungary
United States
Czecho-Slovak National Council
Charles
Austria
Congress of the
Robert Lansing
Germans Convict Themselves by Wireless Recall Claim
The Yorkshire Post comments on a Handelsblad report that German submarines were ordered by wireless to return to base. It argues the government could have prevented the Leinster outrage by wireless recall and would have mitigated German ferocity without waiting for President Wilson.
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London
Handelsblad
Amaterdam
Yorkshire Post
Handelblad
Germany
Wilson
Last Resort for New Trial in Mooney Case
Thomas J Moon is in San Quentin awaiting execution after a murder conviction tied to a preparedness day bombing. Maxwell McNutt, his counsel of record, has traveled to Washington to seek a writ of certiorari from the U S Supreme Court for a new trial after the state supreme court refused.
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Francisco
Maxwell _ McNutt
Thomas J. Mooney
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Mooney
San Quentin Penitentiary
State Supreme Court
Genius in retreat signals a strategic German withdrawal
Washington reports a well ordered German withdrawal across Belgium and fronts near Lille and Laon. Army officials note no final line established, while Allied pressure under Marshal Foch forces a return to shorter, defensible positions with rapid pursuit leaving limited reserves. The movement aims to avoid encirclement and prepare new lines.
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Washington
Belgium
Lille
Laon
Marshall Foch
Rew
Peace Talk Barred Until German Surrender Proposal
Senator Poindexter offers a joint resolution to forbid further German peace negotiations until unconditional surrender. The measure urges vigorous war effort and occupation of German territory until peace talks begin, prohibiting official responses to any German peace communications until surrender. It states permanent peace talks are separate from ceasefire terms under allied command.
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Washington
Poindexter
Congress
Germany
Alaska mill eyed to grind Siberian wheat for Fairbanks
Governor Thomas Riggs Jr and Alaska officials discuss establishing a local flour mill to process Siberian wheat. A test run sent 250 bushels from Fairbanks to the U S agricultural experiment station will determine feasibility. Siberian wheat matures in about four months, fitting Alaska's short summer.
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Fairbanks
Thomas Riggs, Jr
Alaska
United States Agricultural Experiment Station
Terms of German Surrender Outlined by Allies
The terms require complete disarmament and banding of Germany's army. Germany must surrender its fleet and allow occupation of Metz Mainz and other towns. Allies may occupy Heligoland and meet for a peace conference in Brussels.
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London
Germany
Metz
Mains
Heligoland
Brussels
Forest Fire Under Control Duluth
Fires across six northern Minnesota counties are well under control as patrols scour the burning districts. Home guards and soldiers are patrolling the region to quench each blaze before it grows beyond backfires to containment.
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Duluth
Minnesota
Public Health Guidance for Influenza Home Care
Surgeon General Blue urges home care for influenza to reduce unnecessary physician calls. Advice covers bed rest, ventilation, simple diet, hygiene, mask use for attendants, clothing changes, coughing hygiene, and when to call a doctor.
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Washington
Blue
United States
Public Health Service
Combating Rat Plague Through Better Buildings And Cooperation
David E. Lantz of the U S Department of Agriculture argues that rats, far more numerous than people, cause greater losses than all big predators. He advocates building to exclude shelter and food and cooperative destruction efforts as the key to wiping out the pest within years, despite concerns over cost.
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David E. Lantz
United States Department of Agriculture
Lantz
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Advertisement
An old time remedy claim promotes May Apple Aloe and Jalap to cure pimples headaches and bad breath in a tiny sugar pill called Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The ad presents a simple over the counter cure with promotional language.
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Doctor Pierce
Bore Calls On Busy Day Mottoes In Office
A chronic bore interrupts a busy office day as a caller is invited to sit at the graphophone and record a message. The exchange suggests time and money mottoes hang on the walls while the caller is told to ring for more cylinders when needed.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
O. M. Franklin
Sreaken
Alliance, Neb
the Co
Live Stock Exchange
Denver
Colo
Red Dregs Ball Blue Delights Local Grocers
A brief note notes Red Dregs Ball Blue made in a quality batch pleasing area grocers. The product is described as satisfactory and reliably popular with shoppers seeking a trusted dye for washing.
Why Visitor Left Hurriedly Willie to Talkative Caller
A light exchange reveals Willie plans to fetch a doctor because the caller frequently makes his father ill at ease. The caller presses and Willie hints at needing medical advice.
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Willie
Woman saved from operation praised Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound
Black River Falls Wisconsin resident Mrs A W Brvzer credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with avoiding surgery. The letter touts the remedy for inflammation ulcers and irregularities and urges other women to seek advice from the Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Lydi E. Piskleon
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. W. Brvzer
Nie
Mec
E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Masa
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