French Keep Americans Graves Green as Tribute
Don Martin in the New York Herald recounts Palm Sunday visits by French families to American graves in a battlefield cemetery. A parlor of Bouquets and buis decorates 24 American crosses, mostly from one division, as Therese and other daughters honor fallen comrades. Musicians from a distant trigger peace with a rifle volley and taps.
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General Pershing
France
Don Martin
New York Herald
Albert
New England
Mr. Duphand
Monsieur Duphand
Monsieur
Madame Duphand
Mesdemoiselies
Therese
Madeleine
Madame Reveillon
Madame Tollot
Buis
Christ
Mecca
Widh
Mademoiselle Therese
Milo
Maademaiselle
Mademoiselle
Arthur R. Peterson
Mme. Reveillon
America
Tere
Drafted Man Leaves Plow in Sioux City
W Wearen Mulhall, son of John Mulhall of 2115 Douglas street, listed by the West side draft board for entrainment April 26 in the first call of the second draft. He was plowing in Minnesota when word of induction reached him and rushed back to prepare for departure. His request for a deferred creation was denied as board members felt circumstances did not warrant it.
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Sioux City
Israel Putnam
W. Wearen Mulhall
John Mulhall
Douglas Street
Mulhall
West Side Board
Minnesota
Ball
Hi Board
Shortage of fish delays Alaska mail service
A 1918 report explains Alaska mail disruption due to dog teams requiring fish. The Anchorage to Seward route singer notes dogs fed on fish. unable to obtain fish, deliveries slowed with rests needed. He states efforts to continue on set times despite dietary change. The situation improves as dogs adapt to cooked food.
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Alaska
Post Office Department
Anchorage
Seward-Anchorage
Girl Has Cousin Interned For Reporting Enemy Action
Miss Mary Burkman of Bismarck North Dakota reported her cousin Frank Peters alias Peter Hansen as he prepared to join a U boat crew and depart for Germany. Peters was arrested before boarding a Northern Pacific train and sent to Fort McPherson Georgia for internment in a federal prison camp. Peters boasted of serving the Kaiser but Miss Burkman refused to let him leave the country, choosing duty over family.
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Bismarck
N. Co
Frank Peters
Peter Hansen
Fort McPherson
Kaiser
Mary Burkman
Peters
Northern Pacific
Germany
Miss Burkman
America
War Mothers in Bedford Tear Kaiser Picture
War Mothers met in the Bedford library assembly room and found a Kaiser portrait displayed on a table. They ripped the picture into small pieces and stamped on the fragments. Their remarks were not for publication but would surely make the Kaiser and the joker burn.
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Bedford
Ind
Kaiser
Club Bans Evening Dress At Spokane Country Club
The Spokane Country Club announces a wartime rule barring evening dress for both men and women until after the war. The decision by the entertainment committee aligns with broader war economy measures and curbs formal attire.
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Spokane Country Club
Entertainment Committee
Christmas Gift Reaches Miss Perkins in West Virginia
A Christmas present mailed to Miss Jessie Perkins in Princeton West Virginia, while she studied art in New York, arrived and prompted a telephoned thank you to Mrs. Titey Sanders and Mrs. T. M. John, her sisters, expressing gratitude for the aird.
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New York
Jessie Perkins
Princeton
W. Va
Paris Puts Ban on War Rumors
Paris authorities crack down on gossip and defeatist talk amid war. Police arrest and detain rumormongers including editor Charles Leon Rappoport and defeatist teacher Mile. Helen Brion. Premier Clemenceau vows no one is above the law during wartime.
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Paris
Police
Gothas
Marne
France
Charles Leon Rappoport
la Verite
le Journal du Peuple
Unified
Socialist Party
Rappoport
Socliuual
Sante
Bolo
Caillaux
Humbert
Mile
Helen Brion
Clemenceau
Brutal German mistreatment of naval prisoners exposed
A veteran correspondent recounts horrific reports of German guards torturing British and Allied naval prisoners. The piece details forced labor in coal and munition plants, inhumane punishments, and the torture device called the tree, including prisoners tied to trees and exposed to mosquitoes while guards prodded them with bayonets.
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New York Herald
England
Union Leader Proposes Speedy Labor Dispute Boards
John Hill, a trade union leader, backs a U S plan to speed progress by posting yard speed scores to spur competition. He urges parliamentary consideration and district committees of three workers and three employers to settle disputes within 24 hours of trouble arising.
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London
John Hill
Sim
French electrician notes lamp filament nears 2000 degrees
A French electrician states that the temperature of a carbon filament as an incandescent lamp glows reaches about 2000 degrees. This assertion highlights the extreme heat produced by early lamp technology and reflects ongoing discussions about lamp performance and safety.
Red Cross Bans Use of Funds for Medical Research
The Red Cross war council in Washington declares no future Red Cross funds will be used for medical research including vivisection. Past research expenditures will be refunded, and private donors may cover ongoing costs. The decision reflects widespread member objections, while not taking a side on vivisection itself.
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Red Cross
Red Cross War Council
Washington
War Council
Walter Allen Files Damages Suit Over Abduction
Walter Allen a 55 year old Hickory township farmer in Nety Castle Pennsylvania said he was abducted from his home on April 29 taken to New Castle and tarred and feathered by 59 men who call themselves bend brigands He plans to sue four men he alleges were involved for injuries he suffered in the incident.
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Nety Castle
Walter Allen
Hickory Township
New Castle
Tarre
Starts Swimming Eighteen Miles Is in Hospital
Seattle news reports sailor Jack Watts twenty four aboard a torpedo boat dove from a pier and began an 18 mile swim to the training ship Philadelphia. He was rescued alive but suffered saltwater intake and was taken to the city hospital for treatment.
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Seattle
Wash
Jack Watts
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
Jack
City
German Language Banned in Kirksville Schools
In Kirksville Missouri the German language was discontinued in the ward and high schools. Principal Charles Banks stated the German textbooks were filled with German propaganda and the policy reflects a shift in curriculum.
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Kirksville
Charles Banks
Goethals and Johnson Named to War Priorities Board
Secretary Baker designates Major General Goethals and Brigadier General Hugh S. Johnson as the war department representatives on the priorities board. Goethals succeeds Lieutenant Colonel F S Young and Johnson replaces Brigadier General Pierce. Baker says the new roles will not interfere with their other duties.
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Washington
Goethals
Hugh S. Johnson
Baker
War Department
F. S. Young
Johnson
Pierce
Stand Pipe to Store Grain in Norwalk
Norwalk Ohio paving over a sig stand pipe dismantling it to convert into a grain elevator. The 100 foot high stack is 6 feet in diameter.
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Norwalk, O
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Imademoiselle
Mme. Tollet
Avandons
Fonck
U. S
Great Britain
General Goethals
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