Allies united as peace talks rejected by Germany
In the wake of President Wilson's peace reply, Britain and France reject immediate parley with Germany. Both allies emphasize unity and warn Berlin that terms must be stated if peace negotiations proceed while rumors swirl about a renewed London pact to veto peace without allied consent.
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Wilgira Poate
Washington
Rge
Paetang Ec
Bilpat
Germany
London
Thay
The Astor Family Origins and Astoria Trading Post
The Astor family traces to J. Jacob Astor born near Heidelberg. He emigrated to America in 1783 and founded Astoria, the Oregon trading post named after him. The station stood about 100 miles northwest of Portland on the Columbia River.
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Astor
J. Jacob Astor
Heidelberg
Inijéz
New
Astoria
Oregon
Portland
Columba River
First Night Adventure in New York Bridges Innocence and Desire
Claire, a sheltered girl in New York, explores nightlife with Brown after an impulsive invitation. She enchants him with her eager optimism and longing for adventure, while Brown battles temptation and vows to be a good husband. The scene ends with a hopeful kiss and plans for a future together.
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Claire
Armie
Newa
Newa. “Go Back, Home, Child,” He Warned Her, “You. Yron
Liz
New York
Cliffe
Brown
Mss
Broadway
Ciaire
Towant
Shome
Othar Sett
Gilbert Brown
Pig
Ice Formed and Aged Reflections on Wood Screws Usage
A fragmentary passage notes aging and wit about appearances. It cites a statistic estimating 4,708,000,000 wood screws used in the United States each year highlighting industrial scale.
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United States
Insist on Strike Order Discussed by White House
Washington officials acknowledge the danger of a Big Four railroad brotherhood strike as locals demand revived strike orders and higher pay. President and advisers weigh compulsory arbitration and the Adamson Act’s status amid Congress considering further labor measures.
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The
Star
Washington
White House
Congress
Market Reports Show Daily Price Listings Across Commodities
Local buyers offered prices for winter wheat at 7.90 per unit and spring wheat flour at 9.50 retail. Butter, eggs, poultry, hay, oats, potatoes, and meat items are listed with varied prices, including timothy hay at 16.00, No. 1 clover at 14.60, and potatoes retail at 4 per bushel. Prices reflect day before publication figures with dairy, poultry, and livestock categories noted.
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Timothy
Virginia
Golden Rule Bible Class Meeting And Business Session
All members are urged to attend next Sunday at 9 30 a.m. in the class room for the Golden Rule Bible class. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected and a called business meeting of the bas may follow at 2 36 p.m. Sunday afternoon. George Simpson, Secretary.
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Golden Rute Bible Class
Theer
Bas
George Simpson
Bachelors Show In Red Light
Among bachelors 38 per 1000 are criminals while among married men the rate is 18 per 1000. The figures highlight differing criminality levels between single and married men.
Delirious man shoots doctor in Baltimore suburb
George Gantz, a patient, fired four shots at Dr. George H. Hocking of Govans, Baltimore, injuring him in the shoulder and left arm. Gantz barricaded himself at home and defied police. he is described as deranged and connected with an insurance firm. The doctor, treated for some time by Hocking, is reported to be recovering.
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Star
Baltimore
George Gantz
George H. Hocking
Govans
Gants
Mirward
Hocking
Charles Grim and Miss Audrey Russell Wed in Maryland
Announcement of the marriage between Audrey Russell daughter of Florence Virginia Russell and the late Lawrence Russell of this city and Charles Wesley Grim of Boyce Clarke county Virginia. The ceremony was yesterday in Hagerstown Maryland at Washington Square Methodist church parsonage performed by Rev Lind. They will reside at Boyce where Grim is employed.
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Audrey Russell
Florence Virginia Russell
Lawrence Russell
Charlies Wesley Grim
Boyes
Clarke County
Hagerstown
Lind
Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church
Grim
Boyce
Boyce, Where the Former Is Engaged’ In Business. Mr. Grim
Philip Grim
Winchester
The Appoggiatura in Classical Practice
A concise note on the appoggiatura from Italian roots meaning leaning note. It takes half the time value of the following note, two thirds before a dotted note, and can substitute the upper note of a chord before it. Mozart and contemporaries used it, but it fell out of frequent use as composers adopted new practices.
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Mozart
Wise Practice of the Incas
The Incas of Peru are described as early exemplars of eugenics selecting seven year old finest young women to become brides of the sun, wives of the ruler, a practice contrasted with modern royal patrimonial customs.
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Peru
Historic Boston church reclaims weathered exterior
The church in Boston, built in 1810, has removed its long worn yellow and gray paint. Workers scraped the exterior to reveal the masonry beneath, restoring the building’s appearance after years of repainting.
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Boston
Brought a Sample With Her at the tobacconist
A woman lingered outside a tobacconist shop for about half an hour before entering. She presented a small packet and revealed a remnant of her husband’s special cigar, prompting the shopkeeper to look for details.
Height of Elephants Unearthed in Medway Trench
British museum naturalist cites bones from Upmor Medway trench as proof of a straight tusked elephant at least 15 feet tall with tusks up to 16 feet long. Compare with Mammoth at 18 and a half feet, Indian elephant about one foot taller than that, and African elephant around 14 feet.
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British Museum
Upmor
Medway
Fighting Tree Borers With Digging and Mounding
The article reviews methods to control round and flat headed borers in orchards. It advises digging around the base of mature trees in late August to October, locating larval burrows, and severing larvae with a sharpened wire or knife. For older trees, mound soil to raise eggs higher, and for younger trees wrap trunks with wood veneers and mound minimal soil to hinder egg deposition.
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Agtenkarel
Tahe
Pruning Time in Orchards
Orchard pruning should occur before buds swell with careful staged cuts. Do not remove large amounts at once to avoid decay. If a wand or cut exceeds three quarters inch paint the wound, grafting wax recommended. Open the center for better color on the shady side, headbacks optional, but delay heavy removal if possible.
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W. G
Fall Spraying Favored to Reduce Next Year’s Fungus
Fall spraying with a strong fungicide after leaf fall is urged to destroy wintering fungus spores and lessen next year’s damage to trees and fruit. The practice also targets scale insects seen as a secondary benefit, aiding growers against multiple orchard troubles.
Small orchard layouts offer best investment
A concise note argues a 20-tree setup on each arm, well tended, yields greater value than a sprawling, neglected farm orchard. It champions careful cultivation as the basis of national effort and prosperity, stressing optimistic work as foundational.
Fierce Attack on Danube Front Amid Romanian Defense
Reported brutal fighting along the Danube as German and Turkish forces press two Romanian strongholds near Braila and Galati. Soviet and allied lines reportedly hold amid heavy artillery, with observers noting growing prisoner counts and possible impacts on an anticipated invasion toward Odessa. In Atlantic waters, fears of a German raider grow as five ships go missing and Lapland arrives with Kursk crew and sunk vessel details. Two French cruisers continue patrols from Halifax in search of raiders with no results yet.
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Danube
Braita
Galate
Dahubs
Roumanié
Roumania
Sesstrabiay
von Mackénégen
Odesan
Sivore
India
Metchin
Warrashia
Rimnik
Sarrat
Sereth
New York
Ciroles
mid-Atlantic
Elief
Lamport
Voltaire
Atlantic
Lapland
Russia
Kursk
Halfax
Baltimore Wholesale Markets Report Close Prices
At the close this afternoon in Baltimore wholesale markets wheat quoted at 181 14 and corn at 1.08 dollars per bushel.
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Baltimore
Be polite to some men, says Uncle Bhen in dialect
A comic dialect snippet features Uncle Bhen advising that politeness may spur overly confident men to boast. The lines emphasize cautious courtesy and social pressure within a rural speech pattern.
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Uncle Bhen
Courage and honor define the mind says James L. Alien
Daily Thought extols courage as essential to any achievement for both men and women, placing it beside honor as the mind's greatest quality. The quote credits James L. Alien as its source and imparts a stoic, motivational message.
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James L. Alien
Miss Panikner Weds in Leesburg Local Ceremony
The May wedding of Miss Panikner and a groom from Leesburg Virginia is described with details of attire including a pearl brooch and silver lace overskirt. Guests from Virginia and nearby towns attended at the Faulkner home before a reception at Hotel Jack.
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Utd
George
Leesburg
William College
University of and
Columbia University
Gate Univers
Faulkner
Jack
University of Virginia
Perguson
Wile Ree
Hamilton
Aimeong
Cary
Hill
Champlin
Legabt
Lester
Charlotte
William Tyler
WU. S. Naval Academy
Chester Brent
City Point
Teshnica Ge ge 1 Supers and the Property Master
An OCR fragment shows a scene with a group hiding and kneeling before a figure called the supers. The chief super displays a thoughtful expression and remarks about not having the property master, suggesting a conflict or power dynamic. The text is fragmented and lacks clear setting.
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Annie
Wang
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