War Reporter Recalls Allied Valor and Strange Keys
Baker describes American doughboys as modest and courageous amid occupation and bombardment. He recounts a Winchester hall key incident, German looting of a villa, and a vivid tour of occupied towns. The narrative highlights communications, supply lines, and the resilience of soldiers, with references to Lieutenant Colonel De Chambron and General Petain.
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Baker
Ameri
LaFayette
Jon
England
France
Winchester
Secany
Venerable Hall of
John Ryan
Frederick L
Wal- Fi
Council Defense
James Hostetler
R. E
Fragments of Paris Relics Shown in Fourth Liberty Drive
Fragments of Paris from St Gobain seventy miles away will be exhibited here during the remainder of the fourth liberty loan drive. Relics of Teutonic barbarism are on display today, having been forwarded by the French government.
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York
Paris
Forest fires sweep Midwest killing and displacing thousands
Duluth reports 400 deaths in Moose Lake district as fires raze 14 towns across northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. More than 1,000 dead and 40,000 homeless, with 15,000 destitute. Refugees flood Duluth. wind dies down and relief efforts order coffins and body searches.
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Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Moose Lake District
Cloquet
Brookston
Brevator
Corina
Adolph
Thompson
Arnold
Moose Lake
Kettle River
Twig
Rice Lake
W. F. Rhinow
St. Paul
Superior
Germany Facing Cabinet Crisis
Rotterdam dispatch reports Prince Max of Baden ready to resign as German chancellor with potential successors Scheidemann or Solf, signaling a shift toward democracy. Kaiser rumored to suffer depression and contemplate abdication in favor of his grandson Prince William. Also notes crisis developments and a U.S. reply to Max’s armistice note. Influenza deaths surge in New Britain. Lena Andrezik and two family members die in days, while railway executives discuss canceling equipment orders with McAdoo.
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London
Holland
Max
Baden
Rotterdam
Philip Scheidemann
Solf
Kaiser
Prince Maximilian
Count von Hertling
Reichstag
United States
Wilson
Prussia
Washington
Scheidemann
Germany
Socialist Party
Wiliam
New Britain
Lena Andrezik
New Britain General Hospital
Broad Street
McAdoo
Railway Administration
England demands strong guarantees for armistice
London reports that Britain will not consider any armistice unless Germany is guaranteed to end the struggle, with mill and naval guarantees to prevent renewed conflict. Prime figures, including Chancellor Max and expected successor Scheidemann, are noted. Balfour and Lloyd George weigh peace developments as German responses are awaited. Public opinion remains skeptical about German willingness to concede.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Prince Max
Max
Philip Scheidemann
A. J. Balfour Cona
Lloyd George Jony
A. Bonar Law
Pall Mall Gazette
Manchester Guardian
Wilson
Atlantic
The
Evening News
the Star
Dead Three Days No Undertaker
Meriden reports soaring influenza deaths with twenty or more daily as health official Dr. J A Cooke orders funeral processions limited to two carriages to free undertakers for other duties. One case notes a body left unattended for three days before burial could be arranged.
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Meriden
J. A. Cooke
Cooke
Call For Colored Selectives Net 1000 Recruits
Washington October 14 1000 colored selective service men for limited military service were issued by Provost Marshal General Crow der. They will join the navy and be sent to Norfolk Virginia and Charleston South Carolina from October 18 to 24. Twenty five states and the District of Columbia will furnish men under this call.
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Washington
Crowder
Navy
Norfolk
Charleston
S. C
District of Columbia
California Syrup of Figs promotes safe child cleansing
A historical ad notes that a teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs can safely ease constipation in children, preventing feverish illness. It claims a prompt internal cleansing restores a well, playful child, warns against paregoric and fig area and urges mothers to use the remedy as first treatment in sickness.
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California
Stamford Schools Closed by Health Board Edict
Stamford health board orders public and private schools closed and all public assemblies banned including church services lodge meetings and boy scout gatherings. Theatres are shut to prevent spread of Spanish influenza and protect residents.
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Stamford
City Health Board
Sub Treasury Report Summary From New York
The Sub Treasury report notes a loss to banks on Friday with finances extending into October. The report details unsettled balances and potential impacts on liquidity, signaling a shift in financial flows during the period.
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Treasury
New Y
Metal Prices Quiet Across Markets in New York Trade
Lead remains unchanged while spelter shows dull activity in New York on October 14. East St. Louis spot price holds at 8.65 with October at 8.60 and November 8.35 for December delivery.
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New York
East St. Louis
Middletown Hears Local News From 1898 Items
Readable items note river travel by barge, a Portland cattle trip, a sick neighbor on Main Street, and a Middletown Business Men meeting aiming to attract a manufacturing plant. An old-fashioned corn-husking, a complimentary library recital, a wagon accident injuring a South Street boy, and real estate sale complete the week. Also DAR meeting at Mrs. Northrop’s, and East Haddam’s Columbia lodge to mark its 100th anniversary next Tuesday.
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Connecticut River
C. K. Hale
Portland
Massachusetts
George N. Ward
Main Street
Middletown
Norman Gilbert
Newfield Street
Wesleyan
Herbert L. Flansburg
Russell Library Hall
Murray
South Street
Roger Kennedy
E. R. White
Nichols Place
Washington Street
Daughters of the American Revolution
D. W. Northrop
Liberty Loan Drive Lags in New England Aid
Boston October 14 a pitiful showing of only 7,044,000 was reported today for the thirteenth day of the fighting Fourth Liberty Loan from the New England federal reserve bank. The total was more than two and a half million dollars less than yesterday’s 19,695,000 and New England has raised only 286,000 of its 500,000,000 quota with six days left to October 19 for completion.
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Boston
New Egland Federal Reserve Bank
New England
Second District Liberty Loan Subscriptions Rise
New York Oct 14 the second federal reserve district including greater New York moved into the last week of the fourth Liberty loan campaign with subscriptions totaling 649 220 450 00 up to 10 am today. This shows a gain of 86 945 300 over Saturday's final figures announced at Liberty loan headquarters.
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New York
Federal Reserve
Greater
Liberty Loan
Glass of Hot Water Before Breakfast A Splendid Habit
An old health column extols drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels washing out toxins and sour bile. It claims improved digestion appetite and internal sanitation for biliousness constipation stomach trouble and rheumatism.
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Joweler
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Foch
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Belgium
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America
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Wain and Court Stretc
Ube
John F. Miller
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Meriden, Ct
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George Redford
Oliver Harriman
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