Lost War Prisoners Found and Transport Bottlenecks
Reports on half a million missing prisoners with a daily train load of 500,000 indicating shipping limits. The Bolsheviks could double service if needed. Asked about treatment, officials note prisoners fare better than expected with ample food. Nansen’s report to the League of Nations highlights shipping and funds as urgent needs.
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Mse
Bolsherviks
Berlin
Nansen
League of Nations
Free prisoners seek escape from Siberia and repatriation
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen reports 130000 to 180000 prisoners still overseas or in Russia and Siberia amid postwar displacement. Many are technically free but blocked by transport, wandering toward Vladivostok or Moscow as Bolsheviks aid returns with trains from Moscow to Narva for exchanges.
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Itidet
Israel
Siberia
Germany
Fridtjof Nansen
M N Alex
Emart
St. James
London
League of Nations
Carter Nansen
Krossin
Ravlet
Doctor Nansen
Russia
Siberian
Qermany
Formerere
Turkestan
Vladivostok
Viladivostok
Irkutsk
Moscow
Red Sea
Petrograd
Narva
Esthenian
Machine to Detect Lying Progress in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio Professor E Burtt of the Ohio State University psychology department reports progress on a device intended to tell when a person lies The apparatus records data as the subject undergoes observation and testing for truth detection aims.
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Columbus
E. Burtt
Ohio State University
Motorist Fined $25 for Racing Against Bird
George Sloan of Glen Ridge New Jersey paid a $25 fine in Stapleton Staten Island after a speed test against a bird flying overhead. He was clocked at 87 miles per hour while attempting to test the car against the bird.
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New York
George Sloan
Glen Ridge
N. J
Grok
Stapleton
Staten Island
Last Town Crier in U S Quits His Jol y
Provincetown Mass town crier Walter Smith ends a 22 year run announcing sales of fish and local events. At seventy he retires with no successor in sight as town marks the Church of the Pilgrims reopening after a year closed.
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Provincetown
Mass
Drov Incetown
N. America
Snd
Walter Smith
Burtt Studies Breathing and Blood Pressure Link
Professor Burtt notes the subject shows faster breathing and blood pressure when lying and prevaricating. He seeks to determine the exertion ratio between inhaling and exhaling during deception.
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Burtt
Professor Burtt
Got liquor for sick baby ad in Lancaster paper
An advertisement by Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Birney sought whisky for a five year old with illness after a theater show left town due to the child’s condition. Lancaster druggists lacked licenses to sell intoxicants and detectives were in the field threatening arrests while some townsfolk backed the couple.
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Lancaster, O
L. J. Birney
Lancaster
Naval Academy Faces 400 Vacancies At Annapolis
Washington reports about 400 vacancies exist on the United States Naval Academy rolls at Annapolis. A new examination in August aims to fill classes that should have opened in June as officials note a temporary dip in applicant enthusiasm amid war’s end and rising civilian salaries.
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Washington
Seven Seas
John Paul Jones
Farragut
Perry
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy
Sam
Navee
America
Republic
Naval Academy
Navy Department
Congress
Senate
House
Interior States
Photographs Highlight Perishable Fruit Handling Flaws
The Bureau of Markets of the U S Department of Agriculture shows photos from railway terminals of celery apples peaches lettuce and other perishables ruined by poor picking packing loading and refrigeration. The piece warns shippers must study product specific handling from harvest through refrigeration noting issues with cantaloupes strawberries lettuce and celery and urges inquiries to the Bureau of Markets Washington D C.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Resson
Zach
Donbolt
Washington, D. C
Sudan Grass Proves High Pasture Value For Cattle
Kansas experiment results show six Holstein cows on a 6.4 acre Sudan grass field from July to October yielded 7.88 tons of hay and $4747 per acre value including butterfat credits. Researchers say Sudan grass is an important summer pasture grass for the central West.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
West
Manhattan
Kan
Sudan
Cream Spel Aims And Farm Practices For Clean Milk
The article discusses improving churnability and flavor in cream through clean cows, stables, utensils, and separators. It notes plant health practices with deep plowing and shallow cultivation. It comments on feeding 30 million dogs in the U S and the value of productive woodlots and farm management.
Explosive TNT Stresses Us Government Stock for Civil Uses
Historical report notes TNT also known as trinitrotoluene, used in late war munitions, and later allocated from war stock for civilian road construction and public works. Bureau of Public Roads issues guidance on replacing dynamite with TNT for blasting tasks and ditching.
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Bureau of Inaace
War Department
Department of the Interior
Reclamation Service
National Parks Service
Inillén Service
Amaakao Engineering Commission
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Johnson praises good roads and highway network
Senator Hiram Johnson of California lauds improved highways as essential to national development and state prosperity. He cites California's paved roads opening inaccessible regions and notes economic and distribution benefits for the country amid transport congestion.
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Hiram Jonson
California
United States
Minnesota Opens Two Road Building Programs
Minnesota has two road building programs calling for the expenditure of 13 127 080 dollars. As illustration of farmers support a Minneapolis bank statement notes trucks used for marketing grains are sold to farmers. Elevators in many areas are being remodeled to handle growing numbers of farm trucks.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
Bonds for Improved Roads
Bonds running high into millions are issued by districts counties and states to fund road improvements. The national government aids with appropriations and the public shows much interest, especially when comparing 1918 totals of 60 million dollars spent on road construction nationwide.
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Unite States
Public Health Service
Reads Are Necessity in Progressive Community
A pastable reads concept gains notice as a needed tool for progress. The community emphasizes improving accessibility for reads used in travels and daily life to ensure informed progress over time.
Paving Costs and Material Testing in State Highway Work
A modern state highway project involves high paving costs and extensive testing of materials. The division of work emphasizes quality control and adherence to specifications to ensure durable road construction.
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U.S
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St. Louis
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Lahaina
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Varous
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Commission
Florida
Ozarks
Hays Leerned
Experd
Carsense
Ana Theodels
Federal Bureau of Make
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Summmer
Kansas Station
Eta
Wd Oper
Eater Agbeue
Public Reale
Shell Road
Texas
Johnson
California Statesman
Hie
Faris
Baye
Sona Weikde
Ana Warvous
Nat Cait
Anna Susyas Haith
Haydaneen
NEW Chemical 2
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Poaky
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Eiteniea
Adlers
Foe aDwl Chemical
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Mach Be “ Ges
Tania
Rad
Hégis
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Bas
Cheng Hay
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