Who Is Paying for This War
A historical essay argues the nation funds World War I by higher wages, tax changes, and price controls. It asserts soldiers receive $1 daily plus allowances, families get dependent support, and life insurance is available. It contrasts tax burdens, excess profits taxes, and wage growth with living costs, noting wage gains outpace price rises in some sectors while food costs rise sharply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representatives of Labor
American Federation of Labor
United States
United States Steel Corporation
New York
United States Department of Labor
Labor Struggle Shapes Pay Gaps As Costs Rise
The piece notes that many have fallen behind the cost of living while some, especially common laborers and organized workers, see gains. It highlights divergent experiences across wage groups and the continuing pressure on households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Kepe
Irv Cobb of Kentucky Made Colonel Amidst Parody Headlines
The piece humorously notes Irvin 5S. Codd’s misrendered title as Colonel Irving Cobb of Kentucky, SAH, a playful appointment that provokes local chatter. Friends recall Cobb’s wartime front notes, while Old Judge Priest jokes about past statements as locals cry out with a noisy roving drum call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cal
Irvin
New
Neighbors
Gov. Stanley
Kentucck
Irva
Ming
Kentucky
Shell
Lambs Club
Cal. Cobb
Mr. Cobb
Gol. Cobb
Frank
Priest
Irv
France
Gan
Pershing
Jersey City Struggles With Reappearing Bandit
Jersey City faces fear after a wave of nighttime holdups blamed on a elusive bandit. Police, led by Mayor Hague and Public Safety Director O'Brien, deploy 100 plainclothes officers to capture him alive. Citizens report panic and distrust in after dark shopping. Mrs. H. J. Parke of Delgrade Lakes Maine has knitted 37 pairs of socks, 24 hats, and three wristlets since Sep 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Frank Hague
Charles F. X. O'Brien
Public Safety
H.J. Parke
Delgrade Lakes
Wandering Naturalist Beck Sails Into New South Seas
Seattle based naturalist Rhoames Remote Cormers Beck, renowned for amassing South American bird specimens for the American Museum of Natural History, plans a two week rest before another voyage to Australia. His life blends perilous sea roaming with scientific study of albatrosses and petrels, aided by wife and a string of vessels from Cape Horn to Juan Fernandez and the Falklands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Beck
Nat
Cape Horn
Magellan
Juan Mernandes Island
Alexander Selkirk
Be Foe
Robinson Crusoe
Rho
Cormers
R. Hf. Beck
Western Hemisphere
South American
Beringsa
Alaska
Great North
Bering Sea
Lows I. Lene
Jansson
Explorer
Seatile
American Museum of Natural History
Ife
Juan Fernandez
Pacific Northwest
Aleutian Islands
Cape Horm
Anite
Louis Lane
Tierra del Funge
Chile
American Museum of Natral iWystory
Cape Warn
Leguri
Falkland Islands
High Seas
Juan Fernandez Island
Falklands
Aleutians
Tle
Nome
Lane
St. Matthew Island
Alaska Peninsula
Seward
Navy Recruiter Names Amnesiac Applicant John Puddy
In Dallas a young man with perfect physique but no memory of his name or home asked to enlist in the Navy. He only knew the name Puddy. Captain Walter Ball declared him John Puddy, age eighteen, and assigned Fort Worth as his home. He was accepted and enlisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
Dallas
Fox
Naval
Puddy
Walter Ball
Ball
John Puddy
Fort Worth
Old Choctaw offers $1000 for Kaiser's scalp in Oklahoma
Fort Worth reports a Choctaw Indian from Ardmore pledging $1000 to a Camp Bowie unit for the scalp of Kaiser Wilhelm. The memo asks Choctaw privates of Company E to participate, with secrecy and a pledge to spare no measure. The letter blends patriotism with tribal pride and a call to arms.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Atlantic
Pacific
Sandry
Kiiser
Snedian
Oklahom
Company E
Camp Bowia
Company Ki
Norris Veach
Miah-Mich
Ardmore
Okla
Single Handed Soldier Slays Three Captures Nine
A British or Commonwealth patrol report describes a lone private killing three enemies and taking nine prisoners near a race course in Palygon ward. The action occurred after a deadly ambush and a night spent at forward positions before a final assault with comrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derek
Pune
Sani
Daing Patrel
Jnooche
Fran
Geehtent Gly
Palygon
Curious Man Given Ninety Days In Workhouse
William Halder, found in the Ancraly alley near Summers pool hall in Minneapolis, admitted attempting to pry open a cash register after claiming he was locked inside by mistake. A detective noted a prying tool had been used. Halder said he was just curious how the cash register worked, and he received ninety days in the workhouse for vagrancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
William Halder
WW Bardwell
Halder
George Hanseler
Tholder
Holder
Tudgie Bardwell
Orrine drink habit cure ad sells secret treatment
An old advertisement urges readers to stop a drink habit by giving Orrine to their husband, son, or father. It promises quick results with a money back guarantee and mentions Orrine No 1 and No 2 as treatments, costing $1 per box, with a booklet available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrine
Orvine
Wansler
East Fourth
Memorial rites and funeral for Margaret Layrath and others
Fragmentary report from Parkerburg details funeral arrangements, tributes, and mourners. It notes Margaret Layrath and others in ceremonies held at homes and local cemeteries, with mentions of relatives, community members, and a period of illness preceding the services.
Dumont Tragedy Claims Local Woman In Theater Fire
In Dumont last Thursday evening a local resident, Mrs. Tallow Keefe, died in a theater fire. Police believe she tried to hasten the blaze by throwing kerosene on a stove, causing a flash that enveloped her clothing in flames. She was found by her son Joe around 6 pm.
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Trumont
Ren
Tallow Keefe
Joe
Fragmented OCR leads to scattered names and events
Readable fragments show mentions of people, places, dates, and activities across a dense OCR page. Key names appear with local events and wards, but the full story is incomplete, leaving a mosaic of individuals, locations, and tentative notes without a clear single sequence.
Janesville News Briefs Include Weather and Events
A garbled Janesville field notes weather trends, theater plans, coal shipments, and local visits. Mentions Mea Kate and Chaylin Bat, theatre at Tabor, Aegis per acre, and a December to May timeframe. reports flower blooming in gardens and War Savings Stamps drive progress with $5,000 target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fostearina
Tlikbert Lerekind
Tabor
Fiat
Jon
Mathren
Satem
Cie
Thompson
Maynard
Minn
Maine
Stampa
Janesville
A. W. Decker
Ea Mtteen
A W. Ben- Meth
Mount Vernon Township Brief Employment Note
Fragmentary report notes individuals Derk te Mir ane Mrs Nerman Matthhat Pharsday Melchansen, employed at Iowa Falls. Weekend plans indicate involvement with parents and a departure from Lharsday, but details are incomplete and unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Nerman
Matthhat Pharsday
Melchansen
Iowa Falls
Epon
M Debla Jeenb
Lharsday
Deranged winter notes reveal limited details and names
Fragments describe events around a winter period with mentions of individuals Joby Miller Eline Chapin and Wedemeics, household moves and a market report. The text includes scattered place names and financial figures while several phrases remain obscure or garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leverace Gilsone
Joby Miller
Site
Osiwria
Eline Chapin
Ot Muga
Mr Wedemeics
Tanaly
Studi
Canthrax Based Shampoo Brings Clean Hair Relief
The article extols male hair care emphasizing careful washing and aCanthrax shampoo. By dissolving a teaspoonful in hot water to make a full cup of shampoo, impurities vanish and a soothing lather appears. Scalp feels clean soft and pliant while hair gains natural color and fullness.
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Everican Vahor
John BR. Commons
University of Wisconsin
Irving Cobb
Kaintucky, Sah
Jersey City
N. J
Tinpan Alley
Corydon
Harry
The
Jersey Journal
Ahl Beck
Callen
Naturalists
Kaiser
Kaiser Wilhelm
Washington
Imind
Earch
Minh-Mich
Choetsow
Balsui
Hindenburg
Arabes Kaiser
Kyiaw
Kaleer Hell-Ehleken
Eltef
Oklahoma
Hell
Hye Jong
Wampum
Camp Bowie
Parkersburg
Areereiteg
Fei
Walle
Siebdessky
Ariel Marebiel
Steschdy
Messabe
Mies
Margaret Layrath
Murphy
Pareek
Thsaghter
Thos
McDowell
J. C Kilder
Plaurlay
Altvea Cripns
Dumont
Walt
Fabio
Saey Dyer Bey
Pau
Ates
Evnineas
Wyk Mossi
Aeccot
Rosie
Hsia
Allteah
Tyre
Vera Elise
Teron Palas
Teddy Dove
Volterwon
Staagys
Pele
Miia Sean
Tng Wits
Mbs
Ethel Gina
Gear Ogie
Raeburn
Revert
Ll. Caples
Tatler
Audson
Thelen
Pet
Belive
Cehevediti
McDawell
Peania
MT. Vernon Township
Carter
Carter Little Tyee
Cos Ae
Ray
Waterloo
Canada
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