14 Inch Naval Guns On Rail Carriages Helped St Mihiel Drive
The 14 inch naval guns mounted on railway carriages were a key factor in reducing the St Mihiel salient. Built in record time, the guns moved on French railroads with crews and support cars, offering unmatched mobility and a 30 mile range.
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St. Mihiel
San Francisco
Cal
Hugh Rodman
New Mexico
Daniels
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Paris
Flanders
Dunkirk
France
War alters British youth manners in postwar chat
London column notes a shift in conversation after the war with phrases like Righto my dear, Hello old thing, and old china. Observers debate whether such familiarity is pleasant ordegenerate, asking if ancestral courtesies survive after Waterloo.
Queen Marie Drives Red Cross Train to Bucharest
Queen Marie of Roumania personally convoyed a trainload of American Red Cross supplies from Paris to Bucharest. She announced urgent medical needs of soldiers and refugees, secured three carloads of medical equipment, and had them attached to the royal train for immediate distribution to military hospitals. Remaining goods were reserved for refugees fleeing Bessarabia.
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Bukharest
Roumania
Marie of
Red Cross
Paris
France
Bessarabia
Bauer Named German Chancellor And Constitutional Promulgation
President Ebert appoints Premier Bauer as imperial chancellor and orders an immediate oath for public officials and defense forces under the new constitution. The national assembly becomes the Reichstag and the Bundesrat replaces the Federal Committee.
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Ebe Tas
Bauer Imperial
National Assembly
Reichstag
Federal Council
Bundesrath
Federal Committee
Returns with Fame San Francisco Youth Makes Good in War
Thomas J. Ford, formerly on probation for grand larceny, returns to Judge Franklin Griffin and reports service as a Canadian Army captain in France. He says he joined the forces after probation and earned bravery distinctions, leading to the erasure of the remaining charges.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Ford
Franklin Griffin
France
Griffin
Ford
James J McCabe American composer of My Country Tis of Thee
James J McCabe of New York is identified as the composer of the American music for My Country Tis of Thee. The piece was created to replace the British tune God Save the King and reflect public sentiment for an American musical setting. He is district superintendent of schools and active in community music.
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James J. McCabe
McCabe
New York
Wilson
Southwest Harvest Ends in Calm Labor Record
Kansas City reports the southwest harvest ended as the sanest in history with 125000 workers moving from Oklahoma through Kansas to Nebraska. They earned about 60 cents an hour while federal officials note around 100 alleged agitators arrested on vagrancy charges but no sabotage complaints. College students and veterans led the workforce, with many townsmen joining twilight harvests.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Boy Scouts
Jersey Man Unveils Red White and Blue Goldfish
Jersey City resident Frank Tedden of the Hudson County Aquarium Society introduces “Miss Liberty” a new goldfish bred from a Chinese Moor-black parent and a red sealed Japanese plus a brown transparent-scaled Japanese. The fish displays a red body white fins and sides with a blue back streak.
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Jersey City
N. J
Miss Liberty
Frank Tedden
Hudson County Aquarium Society
Pulp motor Saves Pigs In Flood Rescue
In Penn Yan New York Jacob Brook overflow swept away two pigs owned by Dr J J McNduzhton. The doctor recalled buying a pulmotor as village fire fighters rushed to his home. Twenty minutes after use the pigs sat up and began eating nourishments.
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Penn Yan
N. Y
Jacob Brook
J. J. McNduzhton
Creel Family Wealth Treasure Found in Mexico City
Creel family of Chihuahua sought information on mining and railway stock worth about 2,000,000 pesos and 2,000,000 pesos in paper money, now held by the national treasury for ownership identification. Boxes with currency and jewels were discovered in a federal district building during a purge of a spare room. The money and shares were placed in trust after authorities could not determine ownership. The theory ties the boxes to Porfirio Diaz era upheavals and Zapatista movements. No trace of the jewels or metallic currency was found.
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Mexico City
Creel
Chihuahua
National Treasury
Federal District
Alfredo Breceda
District Court
Porfirio Diaz
Creels
Zapatistas
Foreign populations and firms rise in China in 1917
The 1917 foreign population in China grew by 10 percent from 1916 while American firms increased from 187 to 216. Japanese residents rose from 104,275 to 144,492 with firms up 960. Russians fell in people by 3,925 but firms rose by 1,492. British numbers fell but firms increased by 11. Overall foreign population up 34,872 and firms up 2,331.
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China
Hard to Save in Bolivia Says U.S. Clerk
Eu gene Lujan of Santa Fe who resigned as clerk of the American legation in La Paz Bolivia notes in a letter to his father that higher wages do not offset steeper living costs. Shoes cost double, board and room run about 80 dollars a month, laundry at least 12, and prices rise with a mixed population including Ayamaras Cholos Bolivians English French and German speakers.
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Santa Fe
N. M
South America
United States
Eugene Lujan
la Paz
Bolivia
Young Lujon
North America
Lujan
Geographer asked to investigate 130 year old Kentucky mountaineer
John Shell of Leslie County Kentucky claims to be 130 years old. Neighbors corroborate the age. he has nine children and about 200 descendants. Shell cites outdoor living, temperate habits, sharp eyesight, and steady nerves as reasons for his longevity. The National Geographic Society has been asked to verify the claim.
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Louisville
Kyv
National Geographic Society
John Shell
Leslie County
Kentucky
Shell
Bomb to Stop Rioting Invention Stirs Debate
New York inventor Frank A. Gilcrest claims a bomb mix of ether alcohol and other ingredients can quell rioting. He notes alcohol’s power and describes the device as a suppression tool.
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New York
Frank A. Gilcrest
Player Remarks Prompt disputed baseball terms
A heated exchange centers on a baseball player described as an ugly mug while another defends him, calling the rival a yiteler and disputing the insult. The remark highlights a clash over sports taunts and player reputation.
Woman's Will Is Unique in Probate Filing
Mrs Helen S Cutting wife of Robert Fulton Cutting of Tuxedo Park has a $200000 estate admitted to probate at Goshen. The will leaves $100000 in personal property and $100000 in real estate to her sons with payments to be made at specified times while daughters receive only income from their shares during their lifetimes. It also states that no benefit shall pass to any husband wife or widow of any child.
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Middletown
Helen S. Cutting
Robert Fulton Cutting
Tuxedo Park
Goshen
Father weeps as son jailed for theft in Ploomsburg
George Gibson of Catawissa brought his sixteen year old son Alfred to the county jail to teach a lesson. Alfred confessed to stealing 85 dollars from J. F. Kearns & Son in Catawiss and was held in default of 3800 dollars bail for court.
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Ploomsburg
George Gibson
Catawissa
Alfred
J. FE. Kearns & Son
Cata- Wiss
Stop Boys Driving Autos
Investigations by the Public Service Commission in the Second District show a need for stricter enforcement of the state highway law to stop underage driving. The law prohibits operating a motor vehicle by anyone under 18 unless accompanied by a licensed chauffeur or vehicle owner.
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Public Service Commission
Second
Rigors of War Dialogue Between Van Jouns and DeSmythe
In a wartime exchange Van Jouns acknowledges his daughter’s military training while DeSmythe confirms it. The dialogue notes two lieutenants a captain a sergeant and a private who call on her frequently.
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