Welcome to Lake as British Labor visit sparks civic rally
March 6 report describes a large welcome planned for British labor leaders visiting an American city. Officials outline a program including speeches, concerts, and a civic reception. The piece highlights prominent organizers and expresses strong support for allied war aims and broader labor unity.
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Witty
Chas
Erense
Utul
Gomaurney
Bn Thy Laon
Wwe
Charles Duhjaan
Madoe Pane Jament
Seneral Ceocertory
Uhrea
Phorty
Perry
Phat
Roverboy
Yachy
Susie
Fury
Sum Musicians' Union
American Federation of Vsibori
Lonar Ramieqtluwy
Utah
Germany
Masses
Comte
Dancai
America
Wealthy grandfather leaves Ruth Johnson fortune in stocks
In Kansas City a young woman named Ruth Johnson, formerly Gibbs, learns her grandfather, a wealthy Danville resident, has left her about 559,500. She plans to sell stockings to fund her life while considering a name change, with a tale of family shifting names amid a theatre listing and local entertainment notices.
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Kansas City
Ruth John
Ruth
Danville
Gates
Stocklake
Jibbbs
Johnson
Senator Marconi Declines U S Visit Over Scandals
Rome reports Senator Marconi will not travel to the United States. He states he will not shoulder certain scandals spreading from Italy and urges decisive action to address irregularities in purchases by the Italian mission in the United States.
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Rome
Guellerme Marconi
Alder Ebner
Siyy
Uae
Hoatian
United States
Twongind
Lome
Marell
Marconi
Ittalian Nove
New Decorations for Americans Ordered by War Department
Washington March 6 new decorations and insignia for American soldiers were ordered by the War Department. The list includes the Distinguished Service Medal the War Service Chevrons and wound chevrons. Eligibility for both the Bronze Star crosses and ribbons is noted along with the Medal of Honor criteria under discipline.
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Washington
Warman
United States
Cooperation in hog raising to meet pork shortages
The article discusses a plan for cooperative hog raising where neighbors loan sows, let them farrow, and share half the increase with the owner. It suggests bartering labor and animal care without cash, enabling any landholder to produce pork for civilian needs and wartime armies.
Farmers urged to keep accounts for income tax
Prof 4.0. ofauhy of University of Ut a agricultural education dept urges farmers to maintain simple business records. He notes the tax system requires yearly income knowledge and suggests using reliable bank deposits and check payments, plus a yearly inventory every March to assess profit or loss and avoid overtaxation.
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Ofauhy Ows
Department of Agricultural Education
University of Uta
Alatlew
Bec
Antual Incanes
Mathewa
Gloucester Booms As War Starts In Newport News Style
Gloucester shifts from shad netting to rivet work as two base shipyards rise under American control. Norwegian builders provide yards now turning out ships for the merchant fleet with 25 percent of Delaware shipyard output. Housing shortages push sailors to rent rooms. taverns revive as the town prospers amid wartime activity and German officers stationed nearby observe the shipyards.
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Glougesten
Fen
Delaware River
Suma
Gloucester
Sam
Ahad
Silver Channel
United States
Delaware
Hunodreda
Warlemoen
War alters American image as dollar worshipper says oil head
Alfred G. Bedford of Standard Oil argues in a recent address that wartime strains blot the United States image as a dollar worshipper. He contends the nation is losing its badge of being a champion of equality liberty and freedom as the war continues.
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Alfred G. Bedford
Standard Oil Sore van
Thousands of Invalid Soldiers Interned In Switzerland
A 1918 report on 4746 wounded soldiers interned in Switzerland details their confinement, repatriation delays, and efforts to assign postwar occupations. It covers negotiations among Switzerland France Germany England and Belgium, the role of the Red Cross, and challenges in discipline and administration.
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Switzerland
Agsouai
Uresed
Warting Walions
Renort Fishe & Teac Counall
Ofhea
Heielans
Cordange
Edward Ry
Ina
M. Millerand
Gunlave Ador
International Red Cross Committee
Prapowdete MS Wotan
Foreign Office
France
Germany
England
Belgium
New Records at Flying Fields Wake Washington
Washington March 6 reports claim new records at Flying Fields as American students train for aviation with large day totals. Officials note rapid progress and a push to qualify flyers before solo flights while aviation recruitment pauses due to wartime constraints. The Cozy screens Broncho Billy, Big Bill Hart, and a Boy Scout film The Boy Who Cried Wolf with 5 and 18 cent admissions plus war tax.
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Washington
Officisia
Flere
Fielda
Pork Worth
Tex
Niles
Uami
Lemiparirily
Bocusa
Big Bill Hart
Wolf
Bill Hart
Germans Deny U S Troops In France
German officials deny the presence of American troops in France amid wartime reports. The correspondent notes possible pretense or deception, while asserting Americans are not nearby, with terse replies from authorities. Also includes a sports brief from Manbas City about a wrestling bout and local vaudeville notes mentioning entertainers and a theater advertisement.
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Patus
Getmans Peraint
France
Akon
Rumania Accepts German Terms In World War I Peace Talks
Amsterdam dispatch reports Romanian Finance Minister Tonchoft returning from Dachau with news that Romania accepts Central Powers terms. A preliminary treaty would be signed before March 6 to outline cession of Dobrudja, frontier readjustments with Hungary, and economic concessions, paving the path to an armistice and final peace.
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Ansterdam
M. Tonchetf
Hulraanan
Piace Delegatian
Haw
Regart
Hix
Dentinge
Uutgortin
Thasy
Une
Hungary
Rumania
M. Tonchoft
Lericul Tering
Tamania
Bulgaria
Soni Ulric
Silk Trade Graft Scandals Shake Rail Car Deals
March report notes arrests tied to a scandal over silk shipments sold to an enemy. Fourteen railroad cars of silk allegedly moved from Chinawa on the Italian frontier, reaching Germany via Switzerland, amid official scrutiny and accusations of improper handling by the company.
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Taesday
He al
Chins Au
Chinawa
Switzerland
Germany
Diplomat Arrives to Aid Reading Port Mission
Sir Tleary Badington Smyth landed at an Atlantic port aboard an Americas steamship from England to assist Lord Neading, the British special ambassador to the United States. Smyth, once president of the Bank of Turkey, joins the Anglo French commission in Washington and helped arrange a proposed 500 million dollar loan. Local notes mention a war garden project near Watertown, New York, tied to child education.
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Atlantic
Tleary Badington Smyth
Americas
England
Ass Lord Neading
Great Britain
United States
Sir Henry Wa
Bank of Turkey
Anandal Commission
Lols
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