Young World War I Hero Too Young to Serve
St Joseph Missouri reports Raymond Burleigh a fourteen year old veteran of World War I who enlisted as a seventeen year old in 1917 and served in France Germany and occupation duty. His parents seek discharge while Pershing and officials consider his case. he is known as Fred DeReaux and is still in service at Philadelphia.
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ST. Joseph
Mmost
France
Germany
Raymond Burleigh
iMr
J. R. Burleigh
St.Joseph
Sam
Ughters
Philadelphia
Fred DeBeats
Army
Burleigh
Navy
Transportation Department
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Kelly Field
Fred de Reaux
Fred
Lincoln
Ned
Raymond
University of Nebraska
Lo Fred DeReaux
Alice Howell
Red Cross
War Department
Pershing
Secretary of War
Adj
Robert C. Dayiz
Fred DeReaux
United States
American Expeditionary Force
Rhine
Army of Occupation
Burlaugh
The Amazon Basin and its Peoples in Rich Detail
An 19th century travelogue surveys the Amazon basin from the Andes to the Atlantic, describing naked tribes, river networks, and vast forests. It details Jivarai ceremonies, head trophies, Munduracu cultivation, arboreal Paranates, and wildlife including crocodiles, electric eels, and giant beetles as it portrays a land of immense unexplored wealth and danger.
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Robert Tighe
Basin
Congo
Central Africa
Oceania
South America
Amazon
Great Basin
Ealing
Andes
Peru
Heuddor
Brazil
United States
Munduracus
Brasil
Tapajo River
Banks
Vatican confirms no cardinals to be created at consistory
Rome May 3 confirmation from a Vatican official that the upcoming consistory will not create any cardinals. The meeting will focus solely on church business and related duties within the Holy See.
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Rome
Vatican
Dalure
Norse Explorer Karlsefni to Be Honored with Monument
In Philadelphia Fairmount Park a bronze statue of Icelandic explorer Karlsefni, credited with founding Vinland, is planned as the first in a series funded by a half million dollar bequest from Mrs. J. Bunterd Samuel. Sculptor Einari Jonsson designed the statue and base after a Nova Scotia inscribed stone linked to the Norse colony.
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New York
Thorfian KarlsetsUi
New World
Philadelphia
Fairmount ‘Park
Park Art Association
America
J. Bunterd Samuel
East River
Mr. Samuel
History Mayonder
the Red
Greenland
Leif Ericsson
Norsa
Unon Karlsefn
Nova Scatia
Arrat
Founda
Vinland
Ita
Karlsefni
Rhode Island
B. N. ‘Horsford
Boston
Labrador
Nova
Nova Scotia
Schalare
Treaty Phillips, Jr
Hilosophical Society
Samuel
Harkugsen
Hako
Maki
Kar‘igefut
Bat Hak
M. Phillips
Philosophical Society
Signa
Aki
Samual
Jeelanderi
Einari Jonsson
Germany Facing Imminent Financial Collapse says Wirth
Berlin April 28 Germany's financial collapse is near according to a statement by Dr. Wirth minister of the treasury before the national assembly He attacked war profits and warned of the burden of defense costs noting the army and navy budgets as examples He advocated an internal loan and demanded a rapid settlement of Versailles obligations while outlining deficits in postal and railway finances.
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Berlin
Germany
Nnational Assembly
Wirth
Treasury
Steers
Doris Laird’s Quiet Path to Ted Manning’s Court
In a Vermont town Doris Laird, a shy schoolteacher, becomes Nina Hazen’s maid of honor at a wedding. She and Ted Manning, a charming best man, forge a connection over calls and shared moments, culminating in a quiet marriage and plans for a home with telephones in every room. The tale follows social circles, romance, and a subtle shift from anonymity to union.
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Doris Laird
Vermont
Nina Hazen
Nina
Doris
Phil Crosby
Phil
The
Hazens
Alsten
Ted Manning
Comwon
Canedy Doris
Lavalliere
Ted
Mrs. Hazen
Xiva
Crosby-Hazen
Artists Mistakes Make Paintings Out of Date
A humorous collection notes how artists misread history and reality in old masterworks. Examples include a rainbow painted inside out at the Royal Academy, a crescent moon opposite the setting sun, and Leonardo da Vinci misjudging tableware in The Last Supper.
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Royal Academy
Leonardo da Vinci
da Vinci
Edinburgh
Phar‘aoh
National Gallery
Paolo Veronese
Darius
Alexander
Abraham
Kiss Incident Triggers Norfolk Line Strike
In Norfolk, Brady a railroad employee kissed a girl clerk for fun. Timekeeper Divers mocked the act and Brady resented the jest. After a second girl claimed Divers wronged her work Brady led associates to demand Divers' discharge. The company refused and a strike followed causing disruption.
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New York
Norfolk
Brady
Norfolk & Western Railways
Norfolk and Western Strike Settled After Walkout Ends
A 14 000 strong clerks shopmen and brakemen walkout threatened to halt the Norfolk and Western Railroad. The plan to add firemen and engineers to the layup was stopped as the strike was settled and workers returned to duty.
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Norfolk & Western
Sculptor Seeks Quiet to Complete Lafayette Statue
New York sculptor Paul W Bartlett of Bartlett New York works on the Knights of Columbus statue of the Marquis de Lafayette for Metz. He complained the telephone service interrupted his modeling and ordered the operator to remove the line. The statue nears completion despite the disruption.
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New York
Steenth
Paul W
Bartlett
Washington
A Bartlett
Marquis de Lafayette
Metz
Tie
Greetwich Village
Filaria Loa Worm Found In Missionary’s Eye
A Congo missionary doctor, Dr. R. M. Johnston, believed to have carried the African worm filaria loa for 12 years, finally had it seized from his eye by a physician using tweezers. The worm measured an inch and a half in length with a hairpin like diameter.
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Upper
Sandusky
R. M. Johnston
Congo
Taboo Buzzover Avoirdupois in Duluth Café Ad
A Duluth café owner seeks discreet waitresses described as slender and nimble to move quietly between tables. He rejects buxom, firm-steps images and insists on thin, fairy like staff who can pass unnoticed. The ad emphasizes quick feet and avoids flat feet.
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Duluth
Jess
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