Thanksgiving in the American army overseas
Thanksgiving observances described across units of the American Third Army. Doughboys shared turkey, eggs, apples, and pies amid supply delays, with band concerts and YMCA entertainments. Officers and enlisted men celebrated in huts and hospitals, while German unrest and youth guards caused clashes in Cologne as the Kaiser’s fate loomed.
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Occu
Luxemburg
Fellows
Tiger” Foley
Ninth Infantry
Johnson
Cook Foley
Lowney
Foley
American Third Army
Salvation Army
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
26Th Infantry Regiment
Cologne
Hohenzollerns
Jundewehr
Baksa Trial Continued in New York Court
The Elizabeth Baksa murder trial moved forward before Judge Rosal nyt ky as prosecutors insist on proceeding while defense may call James Regan and other witnesses. The defendant may also testify in her own defense amid ongoing bitter press reaction following a German Courier arrest and related charges involving a Greenwich chauffeur.
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Baska
New York
Elizabeth Baksa
Helen Hamel
Rosaltky
James Regan
Swann
Regan
Seniority Rule Battle In Senate Continues
Washington November 29 Senator Norris vows to fight any compromise on senate rules with progressives insisting no deal. Johnson Kenyon and Borah back the bloc as hearings may begin. The clash centers on Penrose and the system, not the man, with potential committee changes shaping 1920 prospects.
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Washington
Norris
Senate
Johnson
California
Kenyon
Iowa
Borah
Idaho
Rules Committee
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Finance Committee
Joe
Bolshevik Move in Chicago Investigated by Federal Agents
Federal authorities will probe an unsigned pamphlet urging Chicago workers to back revolutions in Russia and Germany. The pamphlet claims American troops kill Russians and urges resistance to using sons and brothers in a supposed birth of industrial freedom. Authorities will seize the Arbeiter Zeitung press to trace the pamphlet’s source.
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Chicago
Russia
Germany
United States
Charles F. Clyne
America
Arbeiter Zeitung
Meat Claims Cause of Kidney Trouble Alarming Remedy
An old warning links meat intake to kidney trouble, urging readers to flush kidneys with Jad Salts. The ad claims uric acid from meat paralyzes kidney function, causing back pain and restless nights, and promotes a four ounce dose daily for six days to cleanse and restore health. The text cites lithia water and a noted authority.
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Lithia
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Darker Hair
An old method to restore natural hair color uses Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound sold at drug stores for 50 cents. A downtown druggist claims it darkens gray hair evenly with no telltale application, requiring dampening and brushing through strands. The product is for cosmetic use, not disease treatment.
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Wyeth
Baby revived after near death in New Jersey woods
Eleven day old infant found near Pompton Junction by Pompton Lakes police chief Miller appeared dead. County physician Colfax could not detect heart action but noted chest movement, applied artificial respiration. After an hour a faint heartbeat emerged and within two hours life returned. The baby, abandoned by mother Bessie Connolly of Haskell, is under care at General Hospital Paterson.
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New York
General Hospital
Paterson
N. J
Pompton Junction
Miller
Pompton Lakes
Colfax
Bessie Connolly
Haskell
Butter Problem Solved By Nut Butter Blend
The Nut Butter product uses white coconut meat and pasteurized milk to mirror creamery butter in nutrition and digestibility at lower cost. Sold only at the Direct Importing Co front store 60 Washington St Middletown with Ben efit Brand Teas Coffees and Grocery Specialties at wholesale prices. Look for our store in your town.
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Washington St
Middletown
Liberty fuel named latest wartime gasoline substitute
Washington reports that the War Department credits Captain E C Weisgerber with developing Liberty fuel as a kerosene based gasoline substitute. The odorless, tasteless, non corrosive fuel offers higher thermo efficiency and lower cost than existing gasolines, using readily available raw materials though the production process remains undisclosed.
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Washington
Liberty
General Engineer Depot
War Department
E. C. Weisgerber
Th Department
Raid at Essex Hotel Ends in Fine for Liquor
Lieutenant Bridge Man and Officer Howard Elliott with state police raided St. John's Hotel in Essex, arresting proprietor's wife Catherine Beyer for selling liquor without a license in a no-license town. She was arraigned and fined 75 dollars. This followed a prior raid in 1917 that led to a bartender's arrest. Paris Honors King George with formal attire and evening dining as celebrations resume in the city.
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Essex Hotel
Essex
Bridge Man
Howard Elliott
State
St. John’s Hotel
Catherine Beyer
Niantic Howard House Fire Destroys Popular Inn
The Howard House at Niantic, a popular Middletown stop, burned down yesterday. A gale blew down the new Kennedy house near Stiles' factory. Three boys drowned after breaking through Putnam pond ice on Sunday.
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Howard
Niantic
Middletown Cople
Putman
Thomas P. Bill
Roger Kennedy
Edwards
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London
Europe
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the _Politiken
Copenhagen
Berlin
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R. J. Atwell
Glenwood
New England
DR. 2. Newman
Fifth Avenue
State of
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Lyman D
High Seas
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Greece
Rome
Fr. Brewer Co
Wain and
Court Streets
la France
Brainard & Logan
Middletown, CO
Richter & CO
Hartford
New York Stock Exchange
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Waterbury
50 Shares Bond & Mortgage Guarantee Co
Emery
J, F. O'Connell
Prop
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