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Health at the Border Shows Sanitation Triumphs
The United States boasts major gains in sanitation from Cuba to the Philippines and now on the Mexican border. Pershing reports a 1.5 percent sickness rate and six deaths in the expedition, with no typhoid cases, reflecting improved sanitary standards and efficiency across field and base hospitals. Comparisons to civilian rates and a Gettysburg reunion emphasize the health advantages gained through modern military sanitation practices.
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United States
Cuba
Philippines
Panama Canal
Pershing
Mexico
North
Gettysburg
Names Change for Dogfish to Grayfish Proposal
The Bureau of Fisheries weighs renaming the dogfish to grayfish detailing the playful debate over names and cultural perceptions. The piece muses on how naming affects appeal across cultures and hints at other potential names like pompano or shad being considered.
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Bureau of Fisheries
Tom Moore
Qinne
Cooper
Pompano
Lana
Bureau urged to rethink dogfish renaming decision
A cautious view calls for a Fisheries Bureau consultation with chefs and poets before renaming the dogfish. The memo argues that changing the name on whim risks unclear, momentous impact beyond the trivial.
Deutschland’s daring blockade voyage sparks new submarine era
The Deutschland’s Bremen return renews belief in German enterprise to pierce the British blockade. Capt Koenig’s crew is praised as naval daring, with talk of iron crosses. Nets off Virginia capes and possible American flag ruses fail to trap the submarine, while Germany eyes larger undersea freighters and new methods for blocking submarines.
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Bremen
Koenig
Virginia Capes
Halifax
United States
Great Britain
The Unknown Lands and the Spirit of Exploration
Ensign Fitshugh Green has returned to Copenhagen from Crockerland, with other expedition members likely safe. The piece defends explorers like Cook and Peary, noting that myths and unproven discoveries do not negate the value of exploration and the contributions of early navigators.
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Fitshugh Green
Copenhagen
Cook
Peary
Crockerland
Manoa
Golden Temple
Cabaiba
Cibola
Estouiland
Isle of Devils
Atlantis
Columbus
New Markets for Lumber and Antitrust Concerns
The lumber industry pressed the Federal Trade Commission for a full inquiry into rumored lumber trusts and sought remedies for market disorganization. They cited seasonal gluts and feared Sherman law violations hindering cooperation for both domestic and potential foreign trade, while eyeing Europe’s postwar rebuilding demand after a Chicago conference with the trade commission and the Department.
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Federal Trade Commission
United States
Europe
Chicago
The
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Preparedness talks on timber use across nations
Officials from fommene and the forestry service discuss timber demands for America and European allies. War strain has depleted France Belgium England Germany and Austria’s timber, while Russia holds vast but largely unavailable stocks. Lumbermen pledge cooperation. full joint agencies await the Webb bill becoming law.
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Forestry Service
Fereresta
Bern
France
Belgium
England
Germany
Austria
Russia
Shipbuilding Quadrupled Amid War Profits Fears
Shipbuilders foresee continued American business as British excess profits tax fuels postwar demand. U S shipbuilding has quadrupled with 385 merchant vessels under or planned versus 76 a year earlier, and American yards face a vast naval program of 157 ships. This promises full yard utilization for years to come.
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House of Commons
Reginald McKenna
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
Bond Issues and Foreign Loans Press Railroads
The piece discusses high interest from foreign war loan bonds hindering American railroads and industries. It notes European debts may be honored, foreign bonds crowding the market, and railroads needing funds for extension and equipment. It also mentions a 13,696,000 fifty-year bonds plan by Burlington Railroad being delayed, plus related market opinions and random satirical notes.
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Bur-ington
United States
German Kin Jerome Bonaparte Heir of Westphalia Dies at 53
The German descendant of King Jerome Bonaparte, great granddaughter of Jerome and Caroline of Westphalia, has died in Berlin at age 53. Her best known novel In the Shadow of the Titans drew on family letters and diaries, shedding light on Jerome’s reign and court life. The lengthy lineage links to Napoleon III era figures, with multiple marriages and offspring across European nobility.
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Westphalia
Jerome
Baltimore
Ming Filizabeth Patterson
That City
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Charles Bonaparte
Washington
Louise Moltke
Caroline
Wurttemberg
Mathilde Bonaparte
Anatole Demidoff
Jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte
Louis Bonaparte
Duchese
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Aosta
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France
Koenig Luade
King Jolly
Pauline von Schoepfeld
Convent Des Oiseaux
Parte
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Carpinaki
Baron David
Napoleon III
Diand Vor Peppenheim
Pappenheim
Maximilian
Mary Wheeler
Philadelphia
Diana Pappenheim
Jennie
Weimar
Gosthe
Augusta
Saxe-Weima
William
Baron von Guntedt
Hans von Kretaghmann
Lily Braun
Lily von Kretschmann
George von Grzycki
University of Berlin
Heinrich Braun
Berlin
Otto
King Jerome
Jennie von Gustedt
Forance
Parle
Thta
Princess Clementine
Belgium
Farnborough
Aldershot
Empress Eugenia, Marquis of
Fish Hosts to Baby Mussels in Great Mississippi Lab
A National Geographic Magazine inspired report details a Mississippi River laboratory where mussel larvae attach to specific fish gills to develop. After detection, infected fish are released to disperse young mussels, supporting button factories by expanding mollusk beds and preventing supply shortages. A second note cites a humorous line from the Obso State Journal about tariff talk failing to keep a wife listening while she stitches.
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National Geographia Magazine
Mississippi River
Congress Condensed Report on Amendments to the Revenue Act
Congress condensed the Copfe-ecny report on amendments to the Peteratas revenue act. Senators Penrosa and Bhermap attack the measure while Senator Surnwave notes he would take up the corrupt practices bill. Mr Owen argues in favor as the chamber recessed at 28 p m until 11 o'clock this morning.
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Peteratas
Penrosa
House Not in Session Meets Today at Noon
Unclear text indicates a House meeting scheduled today at noon though a portion of the note is garbled. No further details on location or agenda are legible.
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Periscope on Chicago Elevated Railroad Towerman
Chicago elevated railroad workers build a 12 foot high periscope atop the Clark Street signal tower to view the tracks southward after new buildings blocked the usual sightlines. The device lets the towerman see around the curve and around obstructions for safer switching.
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Periacone
Clark Street
Roof Garden entrant eyes first prize at Boston show
Bills Gertrude Entner, 16, a Boston High School student, grows a roof garden at home and seeks first prize at the horticultural show. She won second prize last year with sinnias, African marigold, phlox, calendula, and aims for top honors this year aided by asters, dahlias, sweet peas, and sweet williams.
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Boston Post
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Mien Entner
Firat
The New Way. Edgar 4, Guest, in the Detroit Free Press
A nostalgic verse contrasts old time fatherly teaching with modern mother led swimming instruction. The piece recalls father guiding children to the swimming hole by tossing them in, while today mother trains kids on shore with formal breathing and stroke guidance. The poem playfuly notes father’s skeptical push from the dock.
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Detroit Free Press
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Mother
A Poet's Peculiar Eyes From the Baltimore Sun
A note on Robert Browning describing his distinctive vision habits. The writer claims Browning could close either eye without squinting and write with one eye, revealing a microscopic focus in daily work and long distance view when walking.
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Baltimore Sun
Robert Browning
Payment Woes Highlight Men in Corner Shop Verse
From the Courter Journal a humorous verse lampoons men’s contrasts between courting and paying bills. The light satire notes men are ardent in wooing and coy about money, while calling for practical costs and shared duties.
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Loulreills Courter—Journal
Battle of Zorndorf Fought 158 Years Ago Revisited
The article recounts Frederick the Great’s 1758 Zorndorf clash with Russians during the Seven Years War. It notes heavy Prussian losses, Russian advances, and Frederick’s bold moves including a provocative room encounter with Austrian officers. It mentions Saxony’s burdens, levied taxes, and Daun’s warning to Fermor with Frederick’s sharp retort.
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Saxony
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East Prussia
Konigsberg
Frankfort-on-Oter
Fermor
Daun
Australians in Flanders and a Birdwood quip
A collection of anecdotes on Australian troops in Flanders highlighting independent spirit and universal conscription, plus a Birdwood quip about a soldier ducking a salute. Also notes Alaska salmon yield of 400 million pounds in 1915 and a city girl’s remark on keeping a small cow.
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Chicago
Flanders
Martinet
Birdwood
Birdie
England
Alf
British Empire
Alaska
Mational Geographic Magazine
Calder Bacon race looms in New York Senate contest
EFP Frye of Albany predicts a split in the Republican party if rivals Calder and Bacon fail to agree before next month’s primaries. Bacon’s delay and alliance with Barnes stir up New York upstate factions while Calder builds broad support. Also notes saloon profits hurt by movies and discusses Prohibition era censorship, state and municipal limits, and liquor interests seeking federal action. Herbert Ryder reports strong southeastern New York agriculture with good rains boosting crops and profits, noting Middletown’s farming and local industries, and comments on election expectations.
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Bacon
Job Hedges
Joseph Choate
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Powhatan
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New York
Herbert 5. Ryder
Middletown
N. Y
Harrington
New York City
Newburg
Hudson
Washington Life reveals city rules curb cellar ventilation
World traveler A Devlin notes Washingtons many complexities in police and public health rules. He cites a case where a cellar ventilating door led to a $6 fine and threats of court action, with officials denying a permit for a grate. The anecdote underscores bureaucratic rigidity affecting ordinary freedoms.
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Mr. A. Devlin
the Willard
Health Department
Building Department
Why Japan Sends No Troops
Tokyo has not sent troops to northern France due to Britain blocking Japan’s demand to seize French Indo China and other French territories beyond China as a condition for alliance, editor Boong Taung-Fang of the Geneva Tribune and Paris Temps reports.
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Boong Taung-Fang
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Paris Temps
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