World War I era alien property custodianship described
Article explains the alien property custodian under A Mitchell Palmer as the nations largest trust like agency seizing German owned assets across the United States. It details how property of enemy owners is administered or sold to support the war effort, with profits funneled into Liberty bonds and the U.S. treasury. It notes the scope of operations, headquarters, and the call for citizen reports on enemy owned property while highlighting a Marine letter from Yakima.
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United States
Washington
Bam
Congress
Allen
Doing & Trust Company
Uncle Sam
United States of America
Bureau of Investigation
Francis P. Gar- Yan
Jerome
New York
Germany
A. Mitchell Palmer
Meese Trust Company
Treasury
Uncle Sem
Palmer
America
William Penn
New Jersey
Connecticut
Chicago
Florida
Mexico
Aited States
United ‘States
U. S.A
Novel Description of Ince in Greece King Bed Visit
A vivid scene centers on sleeping in a bed once used by a Greek king during a visit to France. A valet in velvet and gold attends, framing a lavish literary image surrounding the famous figure Ince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Greece
France
Bond Subscript Warning in Liberty Joan Campaign
A Bartlesville businessman gave a solicitor a $5 check as first payment on a $100 bond during the Liberty Joan campaign in China. The bank refused it, the man was repeatedly unavailable, and a federal agent later cleared the check after government receipt showed it as paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlesville
China
American Gas Masks Best in Fight Says Auld
Maj J J Auld chief advisor of the British mission declares American gas masks superior claiming they are gas proof, fool proof and can be donned in about six seconds. He notes German rewards for defeating Americans with gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. J. Auld
Major Auld
Bravest Woman in War Beaton Returns to Denver Service
Denver's Miss Eunice Beaton known as the bravest woman of the war returns home after two years as a Red Cross ambulance driver on the western front. She will train women as ambulance drivers. An outdoor enthusiast, Beaton excelled in swimming tennis golf trap shooting motoring and horsemanship and was under fire many times while aiding wounded and driving an empty ambulance torn by a shell in No Man's Land.
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Denver
Colo
Eunice H. Beaton
France
Red Cross
Miss Beaton
No Man's Land
German language bans spread in the South
In Birmingham and across the South German language use declines as Rev. Hans Reuter of Zion Lutheran church plans to stop sermons in German. Schools drop German instruction and businesses switch to English names affecting hundreds of communities.
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Birmingham
Aln
Hans Reuter
Zion Lutheran Church
Mail for French War Prisoners at Berne Post Office
The city cumin... Berne Switzerland has been converted into a post office for French prisoners interned for the war. Here all mail for prisoners is received and sorted for distribution among the various prison camps.
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Cummasium
Berne
Bwiteerland
Pipeless furnace explained with heat savings claim
The article traces the pipeless furnace idea from fifty to sixty years ago, noting a jacketed stove and a cooling air outlet that created circulation. It explains how a cold air register removed cold air while heated air filled rooms, reducing basement heat loss and promising fuel savings for homes and small stores.
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William A. Radford
Stong
Whch
Rory
Frugal Housewife Cooks Hearty Tea and Soup Dishes
A collection of kitchen instructions covers making tea in an earthen pot, chicken and veal soups with carrots onions and herbs, and practical dressings. Includes rabbit stews, spinach based dishes, and fruit and vegetable desserts, all framed in early 20th century domestic guidance.
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Bence
Ridge Sly
Yakima
United States Marine
Cope
Pershing
Sis
A. Mitchell Mer
Paris
U. S
Sehople
William A Radford
Prairie Avenue
Til
Pipstess
Sc Teten
Jenry Thoreau
Yost
Thean
Senate
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