Twin Craters Schemes Draw Two Adventure Seekers
Wade Watley and Nell Wolfson journey into Last Hope Arizona after a relative wills them four hundred acres. A party of capitalists arrives with a water science plan to turn the desert into fertile land, offering a sizable sum for the venture. The pair weigh wealth against risk and romance as they consider leaving civilian life for a bold project.
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Alice Leigh
Wades
Wade
Neil Wolfson
Leigh
Watley
Nell
Alice
Arizona
Fay
Wuile
Haast
Nell Wolfson
Rechoed
Win Abel
Wade Mapas
Civic education drive by National Catholic War Council
Washington reports a nationwide civic education campaign by the National Catholic War Council to teach democracy to immigrants and illiterates. It enlists twenty thousand workers, uses multilingual films and speakers, and aims to explain rights, obligations, and industrial justice to both foreign and English-speaking audiences.
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Washington
National/ Catholic War Council
National ‘Catholic War Council
America
National Catholic ‘War ‘Council
National Catholic War Council
Catholic War Council Aids Nation in War Work
Washington reports on the National Catholic War Council detailing wartime activities from front lines in France to home front services. It highlights 10,000 Catholic men's associations, national women’s clubs, overseas training for Catholic women, reconstruction efforts, hospital clinics for soldiers, and collaboration with federal agencies. The document credits Catholic leadership for significant government-friendly wartime contributions and outlines ongoing plans through Reconstruction and vocational training.
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Washington
Catholic ‘Church
National Catholic War Council
France
Catho Mc War Council
Thas
Ithe
Paris
Denechaud
Stocks Millar
Federal Board of Vocational Training
United States Employment Service
Committee On
Administrative Committee of Bishops
Catholic
Red Cross
National Catholic War Couneil
America
Huns Return Flemish Art Pieces From War Loot
Under the peace terms Belgium and Ghent will recover priceless artworks seized during the war. The Last Supper by Dierick Bouts from St. Pierre church and The Adoration of the Lamb by van Eyck not yet whole will be reunited, with portions in Brussels and Berlin to be returned for final assembly in Ghent.
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Belgium
Ghent
Louvain
Kaiser Friedrichenseumn
Berlin
Louvain Palut
Dlerick Bouts
St. Pierre
Wlanders
Robert van Eyck
Jan van Eyck
St. Buven
Brussels
Germany
Housing schemes and designs emerge in postwar Britain
In the United Kingdom, reconstruction drives housing plans with varied models. The London Daily Mail offers 10,000 dollars in prizes for designs aligned with district architectural traditions. Four regions share 2,500 dollars each amid 3,500 submissions. Furniture for new homes is also in demand, with Shoreditch Technical Institute showcasing cottage furniture crafted by students.
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United Kingdom
London Daily Mail
Midland Counties
We Shoreditch Technical Institute
London
Institute
Beat Huns at Their Own Game in Gas Warfare Defense
The article recalls the first gas attack on April 22, 1915, and five more in a month, noting Allied unpreparedness. It credits Colonel Harrison for developing gas masks, establishing a defense that kept Allies ahead for much of the war and mitigated potential toxic gas destruction.
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Harrison
Pie-Bald Pigeons and a Dime Question Dark Satirical Tale
Brown pesters Jones pigeons and a boy, Willie, with a dime as he jokes over a missing blue bird. The scene shifts to Salt Lake City tourism, where Popular Mechanics touts scenic air trips across the region using five planes for travelers.
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Mr. Jones
Mr. Brown
Willie
Brown
West
Salt Lake City
Allies Push For International Blockade Of Soviet Russia
Berlin reports that allies proposed an international blockade against Bolshevik Russia in a note sent to Germany Italy Austria and neutral nations. Germany wavered between cooperation and opposition noting starvation would harm non Bolshevik as well as Bolshevik elements and suggesting possible international commission under League of Nations.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
Italy
Austria
Baltic
von der Goltz
League of Nations
Voting on strike question pits unions in New York docks
In New York 54 local unions voted on ending or continuing the 11 000 dockers strike that halted shipping for six days. A mass meeting of 3000 strikers voted not to return to work until grievances were adjusted, but John Riley chair of the strike committee said the vote did not reflect overall sentiment.
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New York
International
Long Shoresman
John Riley
Cabinet Discusses Threatened Miners Strike Policy
President Wilson's cabinet met to consider federal action to prevent a coal miners strike. Secretary of Labor Wilson to handle the effort, with policy pronouncement expected. The sugar shortage was referred to Secretary Houston amid the broader labor situation.
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Washington
Wilson
Houston
Pa Ing Department Store Announces Hour Long Telephone Concert
Pa Ing department store plans an hour long concert over the telephone to showcase new music records. Patrons may call the store's music department at the appointed time to listen and enjoy the performances.
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Pa- Ing Department Store
Bshing
Ik Music
Wat Records
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