Baker Returns From Front as War Effort Unified
Secretary Baker returns to Washington reporting strong confidence in unifying Allied and American resources under Gen Pershing and Gen Foch. He visited England France and Italy and witnessed frontline hospitals and the evacuation network. Baker urged centralized information from expeditionary forces and praised Franco American camaraderie amid the war effort.
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Hot Water for Sick Headaches
Advertisement explains a home remedy for headaches from toxin buildup. It recommends a daily glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to wash toxins from the stomach liver and bowels. Claims relief from headaches and improves general digestion with inexpensive, harmless use.
Fire destroys airplane works at Friedrichshafen
Enormous blaze at Mazel near Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance destroyed vast quantities of aircraft and plant. Reports say two large hangars and forty airplanes were destroyed with several houses set on fire. Explosions from gasoline and hydrogen cylinders caused panic. casualties unknown. A delegation of American labor will visit Egypt and France to promote democracy and labor causes.
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British Charged With War Waste
London March 31 By Mull The British ministry of munitions has been charged by a committee of the house of commons with wasting public funds through failure to adopt elementary precautions in awarding contracts for war supplies. The report notes lack of cost estimation and price control, no proper profit limits, and misallocation of labor and material. It cites £100,000,000 spent on national factories grants and equipment, but also shows savings from price reductions and contract adjustments. The committee warns of persistent waste and profits amid battlefield demand.
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Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Breath Aid Ad Dial Tone
Olive Tablets from Dr Edwards offer a gentle bowel and liver action to cleanse the system and improve breath. The vegetable formula, sugar coated, aims for natural relief without griping or pain, with a recommendation to take one or two nightly.
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F. M. Edwards
Holland Accepts Plan to Send Ships to Holland
Amsterdam April 7 The Dutch government said in the second chamber it would accept an Anglo French offer to send three ships loaded with troops to Holland if the Belgian government agrees to dispatch three ships of similar force to America. The minister noted Holland must remain neutral but ships will reach America. Germany’s intentions were asked but not answered. The Anglo American powers warned that Dutch ships entering British or American ports after April 20 would not be saved.
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Private Alkle Killed by Mexican Snipers in Patrol
Private Thoma F. Alk le of the Thirteen infantry was killed by Mexican snipers during patrol duty near a Mexican spot. His home is listed as Portland, Oregon. Aviator Ian Jenes Rect was killed and Gridsol Christofferson injured seriously in a separate crash near Long Beach.
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Son of Christoferson conducts training school
A brother of Silas Christoferson, killed in an airplane crash last year, runs a training school. Meel was a mupll. The plane fell about a hundred feet from shore as Tierla attempted a too sharp turn. The wreck occurred when it struck the sandy bottom in shallow water.
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Silas Christoferson
Meel
Aviators Fall Into Ocean In April Calamity
In Long Beach on April 16 Jenee Teel was killed and Christofferson seriously injured when an airplane crashed into shallow water off shore. Christofferson is noted as brother to Silas Christofferson who died in a previous air accident. The craft reportedly attempted a short turn before contact, wrecking the machine in the sandy bay.
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Portugal Praised For Part In War
WISBON April 16 British government praises Portugal for bravery of troops on the western front. Officers from the expeditionary and British garrisons offer to go to France to reinforce allies as sentiments in Portugal rise.
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Concrete Ship Bill Introduced In Washington
April 6, a bill allocating 5 million dollars for constructing concrete ships was introduced by Senator McCumber of North Dakota. The measure is reported to have presidential support and was prepared by Chairman Smitley of the shipping board. Paris notes baseball interest as the city sees event hype.
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Park Diamonds Granted for American Expeditionary Force in Paris
Authorities allow three baseball diamonds in Paris parks for the American Expeditionary Force. An additional field will be provided by the Hacing elu at Columbes.
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Great Parks
American Expeditionary Forestengue
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Hair Color Restorer Ad Promises Youthful Look
A vintage advert promotes Q-ban Hair Color Restorer as not a dye but a toilet preparation that returns color and gloss gradually. It claims no scalp staining, no washing or waving interference, and a money back guarantee. Priced 75 cents and sold by all good druggists.
Socialist Leader Sentenced to Prison in Norway
Christiana April E m Tran mel leader of the Socialists of the Left received a sixty day prison term at Trondhjem for provocative speeches. He was charged with inciting workers to follow Bolshevik cosmotheology in Rusela and form Workmen's and Soldiers' unions. The sentence may bias labor relations across Norway.
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Christiana
Kidney Toxins Persists When Excretory System Delayed
A fragment warns that poisons remain in the body if excretion is not promptly and naturally carried out. Readers are told they may feel headaches backache fever and skin issues with urinary difficulty and rheumatic pains as signs of toxin buildup.
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Jane Chiles
Health Road to Wellness Sold By Druggists Ad
Fragmentary advertising copy urges relief of various ailments with a quick road to health. Mentions relief products sold by druggists and uses period language. No clear dates or named entities identified.
New Zealand War Loan Scheme Announced
Ottawa dispatch reports Wellington government launching a war loan scheme to support wartime financing. The plan aims to mobilize public funds and present details through official channels, with ministers and officials outlining the program's scope and expected impact.
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New Zealand
War Loan Subscription Rules and Penalties
The government plans another war loan of £20,040,000 ($100,000,000). Subscribers who fail to assist will be fined twice their income tax. Those with surplus funds must later invest in war bonds, earning only 2 percent interest.
Germans Capture Finnish Town Helsingfors
Vasa Finland April 16 Several thousand prisoners and a large amount of booty were taken by German troops who captured Helsingfais Helsingfors after storming the city. The report, issued from General von der Goltz headquarters, notes desperate street and forest fighting around the town.
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Vinol promotional claim and ad and Jewish protest report
An advertisement touts Vinol as a blood enriching remedy with a money back guarantee, listing ingredients and asserting health benefits. In a separate item from Washington, Louis Marshall of New York files a complaint with Secretary Baker alleging continuous unfair discriminatory treatment of Jews in the army.
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Louis Marshall
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American Jewish Committee
Wheat crop damage feared as rain aids North Dakota fields
WHEAT CAGP AIDED, FARGO, N.D. April 16. A light rising rain fell steadily for 24 hours across nearly every part of the state, threatening the wheat crop. About 73 percent of the crop in North Dakota is already seeded. the rye acreage is said to be the largest ever planted. Crop experts say the rain, after a dry spell and blown seed, will benefit the young crop, though conditions were fragile. Unions at Aurora, IL publish a labor paper.
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