Bravery in Depth Charge Rescue by Navy Foretopman
John Mackenzie, chief boatswain's mate, is praised for heroism aboard the Remick during a December 1917 depth charge incident. He leaped multiple times to shield the weapon, finally gripping and neutralizing the charge to prevent catastrophic damage and loss of the ship and crew. The Remick's commander cites Mackenzie's life risking action as preventing disaster.
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Commilttes
Washington
United States Army
Navy
John Mackenzie
Swain
Naval Reserve Force
Navy Department
United States
U. S
Manley
Mackenzie
Aris
Rem- Nk
Ncting
Yankee Prisoner Abuse Report Sparks Outrage Across Lines
The New York Times cites sworn evidence alleging cruel treatment of American and Allied prisoners in German camps. Details cite withheld parcels, delayed medical care, and forced separation, with examples from Giessen and Bonn camps. Reports warn of possible reprisals against Americans and foreign-born residents.
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New York Times
Germany
Cts Ae Daal
Giessen
Berne
Seure
Somme
Bonn
Minden
America
Bear Terrorizes Md. Farm Area Frightens Local Farmers
In Puckom near Big Bear sightings terrorize farmers between here and Seaford. The intruder evades capture, with reports of missing cattle and fowl. Residents armed themselves and searched swampy areas, but traps failed to trap the beast.
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Fredersberg
Puckom
Seaford
Mayors Bar Germans from Business in Cleveland and Akron
Cleveland and Akron mayors ordered that only American citizens or those with first papers may obtain business licenses. Aliens are barred from licensing to operate in the two Ohio cities, as officials curb German commerce.
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Signal Corps
United States
Air Division
Washington, D. C
Ohio
Cleveland
H. L. Davis
I. S. Myers
Akron
Somerville Man Rejected By Recruiting Mission
Albert Logan applied at a British-Canadian recruiting mission claiming he was a professional well eater and circus performer. A bodily exam revealed his diet prevented him from enduring military training, since biting tacks and cutting glass would not be feasible in service.
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Boston
Albert Logan
Somerville
Logan
Naval insurance unit proves great success
A naval insurance drive shows the unit as one of the greatest of its kind, with 25,000 men insured and $242,500,000 in average resources. The drive closed in February but continued to April 12, with figures expected to rise when final totals are released.
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Ing
Garioen Pseel
Inter
Poet Rejected as Soldier in Marine Recruiting Office
Burt Gibbs of nowhere in particular burst into the Buffalo recruiting office with poetic lines about fighting for democracy. An officer determined Gibbs was physically unfit for service, despite his grand verse and chivalrous bow.
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Buffalo
United States Marine Corps
Burt Gibbs
Gibbs
Yanks Dont Scare by Time-Keeper to Gun Fire
Albert Ogden reports from New York that American soldiers in Paris clocked long range shells from 15 minutes apart as German bombardment hit the Grand boulevard area near the pavillion and hotels. Soldiers watched the intervals, disregarded alerts, and the French initially mistook bombardment for an air raid.
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New York
Paris
Albert Ogden
Columbia County
National War (Works Council
Grand Boulevard
Will Grow Potatoes Through Woodcraft Club Drive
New York home gardeners urged to grow a bushel of potatoes to ease freight congestion and support wartime efforts. Woodcraft Potato clubs offer medals and gold prizes for crops, with no dues. headquarters at 13 West Twenty Ninth Street. Members may donate proceeds to war funds, and older members can win a gold medal for crops of one bushel or more. Planting guidance notes May and early schedules.
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New York
Woodcraft Potato Clubs
Taxi
Indice Home
Woodcraft Potato Club
West Twenty Ninth Street
Seton
Not Guilty In Slaying Of Negro Tax Objector
In Montgomery Alabama a black tobacco tax objector was killed after an altercation over a five cent per package duty. The cigar shop owner Hubert Owen was acquitted by the jury, which found him not guilty.
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Montgomery
Aln
Hubert Owen
Meeting features debated with ayes and noes
Fragmentary text notes a spring suggestion and a reference to pills for liver and bone. It asks what were the chief features of that meeting, implying the main outcome was the ayes and noes. Names, dates, or places are not provided.
Health and humor ads and a Newark man’s window fall
A health ad for Cuticura promotes daily use to prevent pimples and rashes, with Boston address for samples and prices for Soap Ointment. The piece also recounts Jack Reilly a Newark football player who overexercised at a open second story window and fell out, highlighting unintended consequences of daily exercise.
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Dept
Boston
Jack Reilly
Newark
Sounded Like That Is A Gossipy Portiere Moment
A nurse from a wealthy family overhears a boy telling his sister how he hid behind the portiere to spy on his sister and her beau. He recounts the scene with the Me chump comic line where a character pleads for relief from an expense, creating a humorous domestic vignette.
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Big Sister
Little Sister
Clara
Boston Transcript
Not So Mere in a Child's Claim to Merit
A boy named John places second to a girl in an examination. His father, Indignant, expresses surprise at being bested by a mere girl. John responds that girls are not so very mere after all, asserting his respect for the rival’s achievement.
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John
Tree That Wouldn't Die In Mendocino Redwood
A towering redwood in Mendocino County California withstood fierce wind and forest fire. After the top broke in a storm and the trunk was scarred, a young tree sprouted from the roots within the old trunk, promising a sizable successor once the stump finally yields.
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Mendocino County
California
St. Nicholas
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Remlik
Bureau of Prisoners’ Relief
Washington, D.C
Berlin
War Department
Heart
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Ttme
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Brees
War Industries Boat
Berghuim
Railroad Administration
National Implement and Vehicle Association
Council of National Defense
Commercial Economy Board
Shenghai
Mexico City
Sweden
Overseas Service
Dows T
Big Bear
Maryland
Naval Insurance Unit
Gibbs of
Nowhere
Trieste
Uncle Sam
Tao
Dr. Sri
Jetter
Ketter
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