Hawaii Needs Stronger Defense Says Congressmen
Washington July 10. Congress members returning from a mid Pacific possession tour argue Hawaii is a strategic Pacific key and must receive greater defense funding. They warn existing fortifications around Pearl Harbor and Honolulu are insufficient against a major naval force and advocate a larger submarine flotilla and heavier coastal guns to protect the island chain.
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Washington
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Congress
mid-Pacific
Hawaii
Pacific
Pancanas
Ofi
Satdin
Merica
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Ghia
Miembera
Hawaiin
Smoot
Hooolulu
Fort Shafter
Sonofield
Waialna Bay
Oahu
Schofield Barracks
Oshu
Empire of Nippon
Governor Slaton Faces Georgia Mob in Stand for Reform
Governor Slaton confronted a threatening Georgia mob after vowing to pursue tax reform and law enforcement. He spoke to the crowd from his veranda despite warnings, backed by his wife Sally Fanny Grant, and later signed the tax equalization measure that boosted state finances and reduced the tax rate. Slaton, an Atlantan by birth, faced local prejudice but gained support for his aggressive fiscal reforms and modernization efforts.
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Georgia
Biston
Peachtree Road
Fanny Grant
Sally
W. F. Station
Slaton
Govarns
Povenner
Staton
Halled
Sally Fanny Grant
Tom Cobb Jackson
James Jacksson
United States
Thorough Georgien
Jackson
Yazoo
Hia
Dirs
Showbas
Mr. Staton
Not Shared View on Hawaii Islands Protection
The opinion notes many congress members disagree, urging immediate provisions to better protect the Hawaiian Islands and thus safeguard the Pacific coast and the Panama Canal, warning of future trouble if not acted now.
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Congress
United States
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Cupid Bows Weak in June Across Cities
In Cumberland Maryland the June marriage licenses totaled 195, down from 291 the prior year as local sentiment notes a slow mood. Across New York Chicago Washington Philadelphia Boston and Cleveland, war and cool weather hurt June marriages with counts ranging from 127 to 1,037 licenses as officials blame conditions and economic strain.
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Cumberland
Ola Dan Cupid
Daniel
Dope
Lloyd Shaffer
Atus
Court House
West Virginia
Capid Iz
Mr. Shaffer
New York
Cupid
Edward Hart
Chicago
Washington
D.C
Bureau
Philadelphia
Clerkc Ferguson
Philadelphia City Hall
Boston
Garrison
Cleveland
Cleeland
Cuyahoga County
Married after Courtship of Forty Years
In SHAPORD Delaware on July 10 Miss Levinia Rogers married former Lavy Court Commissioner William J. Spicer at Georgetown Methodist Episcopal parsonage by Rev. W. P. Taylor. Spicer, a well known Sussex County farmer, and the bridegroom aged 60 and bride 65, respectively, at license time.
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Shapord
Del
Levinia Rogers
Lavy Court
William J. Spicer
Georgetown Methodist Hpiscopal
W. P. Taylor
Spicer
Sussex County
Mount Yarigataki Eruption Shocks Japan Alps
A sudden eruption of Mount Yarigataki, a renowned peak in the Japanese Alps near Glatsumoto city, produced lava flows and ash showers. The river ran colored and the local mulberry industry suffered due to damaged leaves, as scientists monitor the spring event.
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Gfatsumoto
Rivera
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Detroit chef loves nurse amid war rift and fate
Jacob Offenbacher, a Detroit cafe chef, wooed Anna Wardmein in Brussels four years ago. They separated by war, letters from Belgium describe hardship. A letter from Anna’s sister reveals renewed, cautious hope as Anna serves with the Red Cross while Offenbacher awaits war’s end and a possible reunion.
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Detroit
Jacob Offenbacher
Gratiot Avenue
Cet
Brussels
Anna Wardmein
America
Offen— Bacher
New York
Chicago
Belgium
Jacobs
Anna
Sinin
Tate
Germany
Amy
Jack Jack
Haman
Red Cross
Studenburg
Offenbacher
Martha
London
Anne
Veteran Fatally Stricken While Donning War Tags
POTTSVILLE Pa July 10 Charles Oswald Civil War veteran died suddenly while donning his old blue uniform on Memorial Day. He served during the entire war and held a brilliant county record. Survived by three daughters in Philadelphia.
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Pottsville
Charles Oswald
Philadelphia
Medical toll in Serbia war figures show typhus deaths
Official figures from Serbia report that 25 percent of Serbian doctors have died in nine months, mostly from typhus, with only one killed in battle. Of foreign doctors since last August, 35 have died from typhus or typhoid, including four Americans and six Austrians, among others. The data excludes medical students, nurses, and Red Cross workers.
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Shsgrade
Serbia
Turkey
Red Cross
The
Groundhog Reading Ends in Death at Landis Store
On July 10 John Rhoads pursued a ground hog to Landis Store in this county and ran into neighbor John B. Weller age 73. Weller, who lived alone since his wife’s death two years ago, was found dead on the kitchen floor from natural causes.
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Reading
John Rhoads
John B. Weller
Landis Store
Weller
Cambridge Hospital Experiment Opens Wide Wards for Fresh Air
Cambridge reports the first eastern general hospital experiment since the war began. Wards lack exterior walls on the southern frontage, designed to flood interiors with wind and sun as part of a large air and light treatment initiative for wounded soldiers after the fall.
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Cambridge
England
Eastern General Hospital
Fragmentary report from military camps mentions injuries
Fragmented readout notes medical concerns at Bugient camps with reference to wounds and illnesses such as tetanus pneumonia and other conditions among patients. The text is garbled but indicates a harsh view of care and a grim medical tally.
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Bugient
Child Rides Wild Auto in South Bethlehem Incident
Five year old Michael Gregora released a parked auto on Hillside Avenue causing it to lurch forward. The car sped to the foot of the incline and struck a porch, injuring Mrs. Andrew Hudek who watched the scene. Gregora escaped unhurt though the vehicle damaged the porch and knocked her down. her injuries are mainly leg-related.
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Bethlehem
Michael Gregora
Andrew Hudek
Borough Enginser R. BE. Neumeyer
Inchine
Cattle calves buried after Paoli unloads herd
At Paoli freight station two stray cows were found near the pens. They were the mothers of two calves that were trampled dead when a car bearing a herd, signed to cattle dealer F. H. Bernheisel of Newton Square, was unloaded. The calves were buried. the herd was driven to a nearby farm. The two cows escaped their pasture overnight and traced seven miles to their calves.
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Philadelphia
Paoli
Sorhar
F. H. Sernheisel
Newton Square
Bernheisel
Fanhi
Tragic Timber Accident In Southwest Virginia
In Southwest Virginia two timber cutters Fleming and Walter Mulline dream prophecy precedes a fatal accident. After finishing a day’s work they resume next day and a tree collapses on Walter, killing him instantly, while Clinton survives the event.
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Haddonfield
Virginia
Richard Mallins
Fleming
Malain
Clinton
Walter
Mulline
Mullins
War Experiences Negotiated by Berlin Officials
Residents of German imperial territories are invited to submit sketches of their war experiences since last August. Submissions must be 360 to 1500 words for prizes totaling 150 marks for first place, 160 for second, 75 for third, and two fourths at 50 marks. Entries should cover colonists officials troops and native born, with options for accompanying sketches or pictorial renderings.
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Berlin
Jay
Deen
Pension claim filed for Seton Coe inquiry in Kentucky
In Franst frontier notes, Bates of Alvar Miss files a pension application with Adjutant Constakithe. The fragmentary OCR details indicate a pension claim or benefit inquiry tied to Seton Coe, with figures and offices unclear due to transcription errors.
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Frankfort
Alexshder Bates
Alfvar
Miss
Seton Coe
Dentist Pales for Old Gold Brick Swindle
Dr Michael Shapiro, a dentist of 1804 Westmeter, fell victim to a brass disk swindle after paying $500 to two men who posing as sellers claimed they held 32 disks of pure gold. Tests on disks proved brass not gold, and the scammers arranged one evening meeting to seal a second deal before police planned arrest.
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Michael Shapiro
Westmeter Plans
Fannie
Hia
Ghapiro
Piro
Shapiro
Wash Street
Wade
Dr. Shapiro
Hin
Huabang
Meno
Mercantile Tre ‘Company
Arms makers attack munitions supply for Europe
Pittsburg July 10 Representative Stephen G Porter of the house foreign affairs committee said men who manufacture munitions for Europe are accessories to murder. He charged they aid the bloodshed and increase deadly destruction by supplying arms to the warring lands.
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Pittsburg
Europe
Erop
Stephen G. Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Thane
Battlefeld
Inseparable Cedar and Spruce Exhibit Fascinates visitors
A forestry building display in Portland showcases a cedar log entwined by a spruce seedling, now 1731 years old at Lewis and Clark ex position site. The peculiar growing bond draws attention as an enduring testament to Oregon's wood resources. In Shenandoah Indiana a two headed calf, born a fortnight ago, draws crowds at a country home, kept alive with rubber tubing and care.
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Portland
Ore
Forestry
Oregon
Port Orford
Shenandoah
Tom
Beer card system expands in Munich amid malt shortage
Munich implements beer cards similar to bread rationing due to malt shortage. Authorities limit beer distribution, citing daily demand in large beer gardens could be 2700 to 200 gallons but has been reduced to 1100 gallons. Railways adopt mechanical loading and unloading to ease supply pressures.
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Munich
Do Birds Steal Songs From Humans Music?
A writer in the Indianapolis News weighs whether birds copy human tunes or create their own. The piece ponders how birds decide what to sing amid summer street noise, neighborly music, and the temptation to imitate popular airs, noting risks of choosing the wrong melodies and disturbing others.
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Indianapolis News
Gagnon
Monkey Parka Trappers Form Colorado River Monkey Company
Local citizens in Arizona organize the Colorado River Monkey Company to trap and market monkeys in Cunningham Pass northeast of the area. A rush to the gold fields in 1382 drew many, including an Italian grinder whose two monkeys escaped and have multiplied amid coyote predation and other dangers.
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Parka
Arizona
Colorado River Monkey Company
Cunningham Pass
Italien
Snakes slain as quarry work halts near city
In a disrupted scene near the lime quarry, workers halted activity after a surge of venomous snakes were found. The incident prompted safety checks and temporary suspension of blasting as officials assess the site. Local residents reported the area had become a hotspot for reptile sightings.
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