Cecile Jones Fourth of July Firework Tale
The tale follows Cecil Jones and his mother as they navigate a Fourth of July filled with fireworks and misadventure. Cecil pushes limits with rockets, roman candles, and a pistol stash, while his mother frets and his father offers mixed guidance. The night ends with a few injuries but no catastrophe.
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Cecie Jones
Cecile
Mee Oatire
Wig
Cecil
Cecie
Cecle
Cecilie
Mr. Ines
Ed Jones
Howfer
Jones
H Jones
Pa ‘Ther
Bill Sims
Cecl
Fourth of July call to unite against German threat
A speaker urges citizens to protect Independence Day amid fears of German influence and espionage in the United States. He warns that complacency could endanger the holiday and urges greater support for the army and navy, insisting liberty requires public sacrifice and vigilance.
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Prussia
Germany
Brother American
United States
Europe
George
Army
Kultur
Witness Accounts of Declaration Event at State House Yard
A fragment recalls July 4 1776 in the state house yard with the Declaration’s supporters present and a witness describing the scene. The brief reads as a memory of the historic event and the crowd gathered.
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State House Yard
Old State House Yard
Gray
Baker signals amend to extend work or fight draft age limits
Secretary Baker says he would recommend an amendment to broaden the draft age limit if submitted by Congress. He notes the move would extend the work or fight policy to a larger class, pulling able bodied men from non essential work into military orders for essential war production. He stresses the aim is to raise an army while minimizing industrial disruption.
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Ning
Baker
Senate
House
Kaiser extols unity of people and army in war salute
The emperor denounces greed as idolatory of mammon, praises Hindenburg and Ludendorff as counsellors, and declares the German people and army as one. He asserts the enemy concedes and predicts victory for the German stance and its leaders.
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Mammon
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Nebraska Fair to Host Government War Exhibit Display
Nebraska state fair will feature the national war exhibit on its circuit of state fairs. A telegram to all delegation members asks for intervention to grant the Nebraska display and ensure the exhibit is included in the fair calendar.
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Washington
Nebraska
Russian Soviet expels members from Social Revolutionists and Mensheviki
London report notes the central executive committee of the Russian Soviet ousted members representing the social revolutionists the right the center and the Mensheviki as a drastic step in intra party disputes.
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London
Russian Soviet
Social Revolutionists
Right
Center
American Food Administrator Visits England as Nation’s Guest
The American Food Administrator will travel to England as a guest of the nation, signaling close ties between the two countries. The visit aims to discuss agricultural policy and food administration cooperation amid wartime shortages.
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England
Stomach Remedy A Great Success
Commissioner of Mediation and Conciliation Rowdee Eatoric reports a stomach remedy trial as a great success, noting practical outcomes and community interest. The brief item highlights official support and public health optimism.
Humor of Rent Collecting Letter Highlights Iron Yet Wry Tone
A dated humorous note from a rent collector to a tenant named Bill depicts inexorable demand for coal payments. The missive, written in January, mixes stern constitutional duty with a playful jab at Lemuel and the furnace’s warmth. The narrator relays both sides to let them argue while stressing rent must be paid.
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Bill
Lemuel
Pennsylvania Women in Business Register Reveals Female Ownership
Over 100 firms partnerships and individuals in Pennsylvania registered under assumed names reveal that women were owners and managers of stores factories and related industries.
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Pennsylvania
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Mery
Moe
Cese
Jumper Robinson
Hapsburg
Kaiser
Wee Oba Taee
Landford
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