Indiana and Petersburg War Aftermath in 1919 News
Petersburg residents plan to restart watermelons and cantaloupes as farmers regroup after the war. Indiana reports Mother War effort down to declines in bonds and influenza outbreaks across counties, with vaccination and recovery efforts underway and reconstruction hospitals planned for returning soldiers.
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Petersburg
New York
Howe
Landers
Indiana State Industrial Board
Hotel Astor
United States
West Baden
Indianapolis
Indiana
State Board of Health
Vigo County
Johnson and Cass County
Laporte
Decatur County
Noble County
Dearborn County
John N. Hurry
Newcastle
Omar Bundy
Clinton County
Greensburg
Union
Edward Short
Hoosier State Automobile Association
Pershing recounts American war role from training to Meuse
Gen. John J. Pershing’s early war chapters detail American training and rapid deployment through major 1918 battles. He praises officers and men, notes key actions at Cantigny, Chateau Thierry, Saint Mihiel, and Meuse Argonne, and reflects on allied coordination with France and Britain.
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George A ‘Read
Lorraine
Vosges
Paris
France
Reims
Twenty-eighth
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Pershing
Marne Salient
United States
General Pershing
Foch
Soissons
Berzy-le-Sec
Beau Repaire Farm
St. Mihiel
Port “Sur Seille
Moselle
Verdun
Forest of
Argonne
Salient
Seventeenth Corps
Plucky Operator Fights Wreckers in Pennsylvania
Miss E M Wensel, a signal tower operator at Gist Pennsylvania, repelled three men suspected of planning to wreck an ammunition train. She barricaded the tower fired a revolver through windows as the gang returned fire until a freight train approached forcing them to flee. Wires to the tower had been cut.
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Metz
Pershing
The
Meuse
Sedan
Meuse Argonne
Hindenburg
St. Quentin Canal
Europe
Murmansk
States
Gist
E. M. Wensel
Miss Weasel
Secretary of War Seeks Army Reorganization Plan
Washington reports deferment of permanent army organization until after the peace conference. Secretary Baker says the U S military needs cannot be judged before international relations are set. for now he will present a temporary plan to Congress to maintain a nucleus of a future force and push for a strong general staff by law.
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Chicago
Flyvie Knight
Purdue University
Wilson &Co
Purdue
Jess C. Andrews
West Point
Andrews
Indiana
Harvey Smith
Boswell
Purdue College
W. T. McCray
Kentland
Indianapolis
Shelby County
R. G. East
Shelby County ‘Better Farming Association
Logansport
Indiana State Militia
Harry
B. Smith
National Guard
Alexandria
Arthur Draper
Marshall Hurst
Oliver Smith
Greenfield
Decatur
Adams County
Jasper
Dubois County
Anderson
W. T. Roland
United States Health ‘Department
Madison County
Anderson Board
Health Is
Roland
Janking
Washington
Baker
Japan
United ‘States
Little Flirtation Cost Chicago Girl a Diamond
Carrie Meyers invited a stranger to talk with her and the man walked her home. An hour later he left with her jewelry a $200 diamond ring missing. The incident highlights dangers of casual flirtations in the city.
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Chicago
Carrie Meyers
Are We Wed After 22 Years
In St Louis Mrs Linnie May Fuller and her ex husband Jackson remarried after 22 years apart. Jackson had five legal marriages during the separation. May, their daughter, acted as bridesmaid as the couple renewed vows before a justice of the peace.
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St. Louis
Linnie May Fuller
Jackson
May
Court Knocks Out Cupid in Cleveland
In Cleveland Louis A. Herbers pleaded to suspend a trespass sentence so he could marry Miss Clara Burckel. Judge Phillips refused and He was jailed for three months. Burckel waited at the church for the ceremony, fainting when she learned the wedding was off.
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Cleveland
O—Cupid
Phillips
Louis A. Herbers
Louis
Clara Bureckel
Miss Burckel
Thieves Steal $30 Worth of Artificial Eyes in Martinsburg
In Martinsburg Virginia a local physician reports theft of artificial eyes valued at $30 from his office. Several articles of greater value remained untouched.
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Martinsburg
Red Cross plans nationwide Christmas membership roll call
Henry P. Davison announces that the American Red Cross will launch a Christmas enrollment drive to build a peacetime program. He says funds campaigns should end, that 50 000 trained workers are active, and that the organization will merge war energy into a broad permanent peace structure with continued local chapters and strong leadership.
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Washington
Henry P. Davison
War Council of the American Red Cross
Red Cross
Red Cross Home Service
Europe
American Red Cross
Permanent Organization of the Red Cross
Wll
Iage
America
Mother of Thousands and the Termite Queen
A termite nest six feet high was found in the tropics with a conical mound one foot below ground. Inside the nest the queen mother dwelt and laid 9 120 eggs in an hour. Her great size confined her to her cell and her sole function was egg laying.
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Tropics
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Germany
Agnedd
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Toul
Chaumont-en -Vexin
Abbeville
Montdidier Salient
Picardy
Vith
Cantigny
Aisne
Bouresches
Belleau Wood
Thiaucourt
Nonsard
Activision
Fifth Corps
Vigneulles
Fourth Corps
Fresnes-en- Woevre
U.S
Secretary OF War’s
Henry VII
Elizabeth
Henry Iv
Sully
Hiead
Cupid
RED Cross Appeal
Glorious
Davison
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