U S Troops Sing Before Battle in France
A Chicago Post style tribute notes American soldiers in France before the big push. Y M C A song leaders, amid songs like Keep the Home Fires Burning, show discipline and courage as men face possible death. Letters home surge while colonels praise the soldiers as pure gold beneath rough exteriors. Also reports on aircraft losses and a Bristol machine crash in Arras.
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France
America
C. Lyon
Chicago Post
Mee
Clémentine
Though Blind He Seeks Chance to Get Kaiser
Albany youth Joseph Carroll who is blind spoke to a local draft board and was rejected. He told physicians he could capture the Kaiser and urged a chance to do something for Uncle Sam despite his blindness.
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Albany
N. Y
Joseph Carroll
Carroll
Uncle Sam
Tear Out Kaiser's Picture In Class Incident
In Leavenworth Kansas a fourth grade class disrupted geography by tearing out a page with Kaiser Wilhelm's picture. Boys removed the offending image while girls covered it with paper as the teacher smiled and allowed it. Kansas law forbids destroying public school books.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Kaiser Wilhelm
Kansas
Man Gives $450 to Liberty Loan Booth Before Death
In Philadelphia a dying man, stating he will die in weeks, dropped 450 dollars on a Liberty loan counter and declared the money a gift to Uncle Sam rather than bonds. He left without giving his name.
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U. S
Philadelphia
Liberty Loan
Sam
Two-Hour Flight Ends With Dead Pilots In Bristol Bomber
A Bristol two-seater fighter flew about two hours with both occupants dead before crashing west of Arras as petrol ran out. The aircraft fought off an Albatros after engaging German planes over No Man's Land, then went down nearly twenty miles west of its last sighting.
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Bristol
Earth
London
Arras
No Man’s Land
Cannot Speak English but Buys Liberty Bond in Altoona
Mrs. Mary Hazenstaub, 100 next January, born in Bavaria, Germany, cannot speak English but purchased a $100 Liberty bond and wants Kaiser stopped.
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Liberty Bond
Altoona
Mary Hazenstaub
Bavaria
Germany
Flag Ceremony Delights Shoppers in San Francisco Store
In a downtown San Francisco department store a large American flag is unfurled from a high balcony. The store band of 30 and a 60-voice chorus perform The Star-Spangled Banner as patrons join in. No sales occur during the noon ceremony, which was moved from nine to noon to maximize participation.
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San Francisco
Cal
Cavalry Triumph at Amiens Earns Enduring Fame
Ottawa reports Canadian cavalry actions on the western front saved Amiens and turned the tide around Moreuil wood and Rifle Wood. General Rawlinson praised their courage, noting the woods' capture a decisive factor in defending Amiens and sent a cable to Prime Minister Borden.
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Ottawa
Ont
Roland Hill
Moreuil
Rades
Balaklava
Canada
Amiens
Sir Henry Rawlinson
Bois de Moreuil
Robert Borden
New York Abolishes 83 Gary Schools in Cost Cutback
New York officials announced the closure of 83 Gary schools as a cost saving move. The action targets district facilities and staffing reductions amid budget constraints facing the state system.
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New York
Padded Cell Maker Exempt From Service
London reports military tribunals granted exemption to William Fuller described as a specialist in constructing padded cells. His company is the sole maker in England for lunatic asylums police institutions and hospitals. The tribunal found no one in Great Britain who can replace him. A model of the padded cell and urgent orders were shown to the tribunal.
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London
William Fuller
England
Great Britain
Inventor argues three legged ladder safer on uneven ground
An inventor defends a three legged ladder design claiming better stability on uneven surfaces compared with ladders having fewer legs. The claim centers on balance distribution and height safety during use.
War Spirit Is Stimulated by Yankee Triumph at the Marne
Edward W. Pickard discusses American counteroffensive near Chateau Thierry and Neuilly wood, noting U S troops helped hold bridgeheads, dynamited crossings, and repulsed German attacks while virtually starving Germany of victory. He cites Allied confidence and warns of renewed drives as U boats threaten Atlantic coast.
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Chateau Thierry
Neuilly
Luneville
United States
Registrations Rise as 21st Birthday Eligible Voters Grow
The week saw about a million young Americans turning twenty one since last spring, with repeated registration likely every three months. Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered mobilization of 200,000 more registrants between June 24 and 28 to governors in all states except Arizona, plus 40,000 Black registrants drawn from twenty states.
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Crowder
Arizona
Founding of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in America
The first Odd Fellows lodge in the United States began April 26 1819 with English founder Thomas Wildey in Baltimore Maryland. A preliminary meeting occurred April 13 1819 with five men, leading to Washington lodge No 1 and rapid growth. By 1833 Wildey had organized four Maryland lodges and the grand lodge and patriarchal order. The American order now claims the largest global membership when including 726000 Daughters of Rebekah, with the male branch as the second largest in numbers.
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Society of Odd Fellows
United States
Thomas Wittley
Baltimore
England
Odd Fellows
Wildey
Washington Lodge
Order of Odd Fellows
Maryland
Num
Ber
Daughters of Rebekah
German Gothic Type Favored Over Roman for Eye Comfort
European oculists report after extensive testing that German Gothic type is less tiring to the eyes than Roman letters. Researchers note improved readability and reduced strain for prolonged reading sessions with Gothic type.
Woman avoids operation with Pinkham remedy in Canton
Mrs Boyd of Canton Ohio credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving her female trouble and avoiding surgery after doctors advised an operation. She urges other women to try the root and herb remedy before any operation and offers to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Boyd
6Th St
N. E
Lydia FE
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Birds Save Food By Eating Insects And Weeds
Scientists cite astonishing bird meals such as a scarlet tanager consuming 630 gypsy moth caterpillars in 18 minutes and a tree sparrow in Iowa estimated to eat 875 tons of weed seeds yearly. The report urges patriotism in protecting birds that shelter the nation’s food supply.
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Beale
Iowa
The
People’s Home Journal
Jersey City's Revenue Chief Alleges Baby Bias by Landlords
James F. Gannon Jr., commissioner of revenue, says landlords who refuse to rent to families with babies face maximum tax assessments. He warns they will lose in public opinion and vows city action to defend babies.
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James F. Gannon, Jr
Jersey City
Commissioner of Revenue
Short reply from your son prompts quiet joke
The exchange, noted as a letter from a son, ends up delivering a dry humor about brevity. The quick quip implies the son wrote concisely, prompting a wry, fatherly remark about his own brief note.
Virtue Found in Necessity as a Last Resort
A compact meditation notes that some people make virtue from necessity, treating scarcity as a catalyst for prudent choices and moral steadiness. It argues that constraint can drive ingenuity and character.
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