Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Jr recounts Y M C A play zones for soldiers
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Jr. describes how American Red Cross and Y M C A workers transformed dull military leave areas in France into lively playgrounds. From Aix les Bains to lakeside trips, theatres, libraries, and organized games, troops, once mud-streaked from front lines, soon played like youngsters.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
France
Juater
Cames
Jerusalem
Roosevelt in France and Army officer's progress noted
Mrs Roosevelt plans to return to France as Lieut. Col. Roosevelt leads the 26th Infantry in Germany after healing from his wounds. The report mentions his steady progress and her wish to be with him during his recovery and duties abroad.
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Paris
Sollier
Aix
France
Infantres
Germany
City Hikes Gas Price Cut Plan After Sixty Days
The city council adopted a resolution to lower gas rates within sixty days, asserting current gas price is excessive. Citizens Gas & Electric Co will be notified. new rates not specified. Present price is 1.24 per 1000 cubic feet, after wartime 25 percent increase. target is around 1.10 per 1000.
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Coalneil
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Last Night's News in Brief from Washington dispatch
Washington reports sweeping relaxation of export restrictions on femistalls fodors and feed to Pan American republics Canada Cuba and the West Indies announced by the War Trade Board. Victoria BC Chimi’s delegation reached Versailles palace conference. Paris: airplane piloted by a British officer carrying American Major General Rhodes capsized near Paris. pilot killed and General Rhodes badly injured.
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Canada
Cuba
West Indies
War Trade Board
Victoria
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Chimi
Paris
Rhode
Rand
Rhodes
Bolshevik governance questioned by Russian peasants in exile
A tracer reports peasants in Russia reject Bolshevik doctrine despite famine pressure. Bolshevik rule relied on brutal traveling commissars and grain seizures. Peasants resist in villages, with food as the central issue and fear of relatives opposing Bolshevik ideas.
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London
Russia
Moscow
Tyohim Bolshenvik
Republic
Smiolny Institute
Thay Te
Suit Filed Over Ewes Slain by Dogs in County Battle
A. D. Harrington sues Mack Hawk county for 875 dollars claiming 18 ewes three years old were killed on September 27. The board’s damage award of 105 dollars is deemed inadequate and the suit challenges this amount.
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A. D. Harrington
Mack Hawk County
December Plowing Tales From Northeast Iowa Chronicle
In a December report from Waterloo township and Clarksville area residents, farmers recount years of plowing with notes on conditions. Dierdorf, a lifelong Black Hawk County farmer, recalls tilling land in 1874 and recent decades while Swick mentions plowing on December 21 amid good ground, reflecting on winter farming and future potato planting plans.
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California
Iowa
Hawkeye
Middlewest
San
Waterloo Township
D. M. Dierdorff
Waterlow Township
Nus Singe
Grant Avenue
Clarksville
la. C
Swick
War history of every county in Indiana planned
Indianapolis announces a state wide project to produce a comprehensive war history. Gov. James P. Goodrich outlined plans to work with Harlow Lindley to organize county by county records, urging agencies to preserve documents and avoid unofficial collectors. The Indiana Historical Commission may seek funding from the General Assembly to carry out the compilation.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
James P. Goodrich
Harlow Lindley
Richmond
Indiana State Historical Commission
General Assembly
Indiana Historical Commission
R. J. Mate
Dun
Gasoline explodes on land farm in Cedar Falls
Fire started when a small can of gasoline toppled from a lantern light on a Cedar Falls farm. A large vehicle gas can upset, lighting the granary and surrounding area. Grain and implements valued at $4,000 burned. Thirteen bushels of corn, 1000 of oats, a buggy and other items destroyed. Loss partly insured.
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Cedar Falls
Dee
Ite
Hol
Sranars
Hand
Priest makes 12 mile handcar trip to attend dying man
Cedar Falls records a remarkable Christmas Eve journey as Rev. J C Wieneke of St Patrick's Catholic Church used a handcar to reach parishioner I H Everett in New Hartford, after failed attempts by foot and auto. Everett died Monday and was buried locally.
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Priest
Cedar Falls
J. C.wieneke
St. Patrick's ‘Catholic Church
Wieneke
New Hartford
Iit
I. H. Everett
Midnight Christmas Day Episcopal Services Begin
The first Christmas day services will be at Episcopal churches with choral celebrations as midnight arrives. Christ and St. Mark's choirs prepared elaborate music and rectors will preach brief sermons on Christ's birthday. Members from other churches often attend at Christmas dawn. services start at 11 31 tonight.
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Christ
St. Mark's
Chief Medical Officer Dies After Week Illness
Fort Des Moines reports the death of chief medical officer L. Manivel after a week's illness. Home listed as Omaha Nebraska. The Dec 24 Des Moines dispatch notes influenza and a Christmas dinner reference, with an unrelated advertisement about hospital meals.
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Fort Des Moines
Fuenza
Omal Dles
Des Moines
L. Manivel
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