Dark Days After War End Amid American Rebuilding
A reflective piece recalls the Civil War’s closure with Lee’s surrender on April 3, 1865, and Grant's victory, noting harsher recollections in the South during Reconstruction. It contrasts Northern resilience with Southern lingering doubt, and warns a European calamity could provoke renewed armament and restoration of a strong national defense.
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America
Americana
Lee
Grant
Anoomaliez
Europe
France
Engiand
Leib
American flag on the Madeira Islands report
Six months ago the government announced a US naval base in Madeira, with later reports of a submarine attack on Funthal harbor. Washington now confirms a base is being established to protect the southern sea route to Europe, as Madeira lies under 800 miles from the Moroccan coast.
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Geran
United States
Madeira
Funthal
Washington
Burone
Morge
Invasion Tactics Recalled From Barbary Coast History
The article recalls historic naval maneuvers with Iprophictts eye noting US moves through strategic straits. It compares modern steps to Commodore Decatur’s 19th century landings on the Barbary coast to counter pirates and project force on foreign soil.
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Strait of Gibralter
United States
Unis
Gonc
Decatur
Barbary
Africa
The Dollar and the Drop of Blood Poem
A Syracuse poet answers with a wartime verse linking three billion dollars to a single blood drop. The speaker recalls a fallen son, the cost of war, and questions whether material wealth can weigh against such sacrifice. The rhetoric centers on mothers, death, and the moral weighing of gold versus human blood.
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Joan
Joseph Ranny
Syracuse
Balefield
Death
Darling
Failure of Our Airplanes Path to Victory
A Spokane era wartime item recounts dismay over airplane production failures. An Ogden youth in the air service headed to New York to join a brother in naval service, after working on Liberty motors with a foreman then described as pro German. The foreman and worker allegedly turned off the machines after hours.
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Ogden
War Service
New York
Liberty Motors
America
Fortman
Ogden Boy
Ogdenita
Nolsing
Ogdenlie
Secret Service
Labor unrest sparks push for plant inspections and harsh punishment
An unnamed Ogdenita warns authorities amid delays in airplane part production. Officials question plant executives, urging investigations into leadership and financial backers. The writer calls for imprisoning or even shooting those who block construction to ensure a wartime wiring program proceeds promptly.
War debate in Commons on French campaign casualties
In the House of Commons Andrew Bonar Law and Lloyd George are cited arguing about the unexpected French war effort, allied balance, and why Britain and France failed to mass forces on the Arras La Fere front. They discuss casualty figures, manpower shortages, and strategic decisions affecting early May and June battle outcomes.
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House of Commons
Andrew Donar Law
France
Lhe
Paultary
Yanka
Lloyd George
London
America
West Front
Lonton
Bomar Law
Kuleyd George
Wilson
Hindenburg
Arras
la Fere
Germany
Trent
Sonbing
George
Honor Law
Dorothy Dalton in Unfaithful and Desmond in The Marriage Bubble at the Cozy
Dorothy Dalton appears in Unfaithful and William Desmond stars in The Marriage Bubble, a Keystone comedy, shown at the Cozy tonight. The program also includes the silent serial Maud. A fragmented text notes a loss test and mentions labor and earth imagery during the reel sequence.
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Dorothy Dalton
William Desmond
Border Guards Reinforced as Mexican Border Attacks Continue
El Paso April 13 United States troops bolster patrols after two Mexican raids eight miles southeast of El Paso and at Fort Hancock. Cavalry killed two Mexicans and seized one or two pack mules in the first attack while in the Fort Hancock engagement another cavalry unit killed three Mexicans with a machine gun. Federal troops massed in Big Bend and along the Rio Grande southern bank, suspected to oppose further incursions as Governor Hobby plans to formalize a cowboy constabulary in the Big Bend region to aid military patrols. No further clashes reported.
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EL Paso
Tex
United States
Fort Hancock
Scouls
Fort Hascock
Big Bend
Rio Grande
Austin
W. P. Hobby
DESMOND in The Marriage Bubble at the Cozy
Desmond performs in The Marriage Bubble a Keystone comedy and Mud at the Cozy, billed as the last show today. The production mixes farce and light comedy, featuring Desmond in a string of humorous misunderstandings and social scrapes at the local theater.
Bolo Continues Revelations as Treason Trial Urges Delay
Paris reports that Bele Pasha condemned for treason has been granted an indefinite reprieve on his plea for revelations to be disclosed to military authorities. He expects execution at Vincennes but claims further executions will follow. Hearings are to continue today, with La Victoire noting no imminent death.
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Paris
L—Bele Pasha
Vincennes
Bolo
la Victoire
Butn
Matinee Prices at Alhambra and Lest We Forget
Matinee prices prevail at the Alhambra cinema and a film titled Lest We Forget is shown. The piece also notes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s early career as a doctor before fame with Sherlock Holmes, mentions London’s vast telegraph and teleplane network, and records misc. anecdotes about a boy named Sylvester and a stranger in a speak-easy.
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Alhambra
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Molmes
Southsea
Tiell Hospital
Fragmented text on a literary figure and a mother’s tale
The readable segments describe a character sketch of a balding figure linked to a famous author and a failed physician in a Prussian context. A mothers tale about a daughter and her inheritance is also hinted, suggesting a narrative fragment about lineage and legacy.
Studious Young Man Admitted To The Bar
A Washington hotel lobby conversation recalls a joke about a studious young man burning midnight oil over heavy books. He will soon be admitted to the bar and then have little to do. In Utah Congressman James M. Udys anecdote, a passenger pays the fare with the smallest money he has, prompting the conductor to explain that tax money, not a streetcar ride, is needed.
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Kalser
Gentral Ladenvarf
Maye Thia
Ludendorff
Willie
Gamia
Pruskla
Kaiser
Henry
England
Kansay City
Washington
James M. Udys
Utah
Reemily
May
Bia
Philadelphia Telegraph
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A. J. Glu
R. G Glasmann
Evelyn Glasmann
R. OG. Glasmann
Ethel G. Clark
AL. Glasmann
Ogdex
Wm. Glasmann
Blaine Glasmann
Tah
A. L. Glasmann
T. R. O'Connolly
Addrees
Eopess
Dish
Postaitice
Ubgencd
Wember
Uae
Adl Newa
Madeira Islands
Sylvester
Waters
Lenrze
Jen
WSS
Teoava
Mme
Kansas City
McDuffs
Go Waren
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