Kierchant Ships to Carry Cadets Study for Higher Places
Washington plans large vessel cadet programs under the United States Shipping Board to train American youths from apprentice to shipmaster or merchant trade representative. The program extends wartime on ship training, aiming to create able seamen, petty officers, and officers for domestic and foreign operations. John H. Rosseter leads the initiative, drawing on Pacific Mail experience to elevate seafaring to match naval standards and attract college-bound youths with strong homes and sports backgrounds.
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Washington
United States Shipping Board
Salem
Boston
Henry Howard
The
Shipping Board
John H. Rosseter
San Francisco
Rosseter
Vic
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
West
Orient
South Seas
South America
Mercantile Marine
United States
Natick Father Fought with Pershing in Indian Campaigns
Martin Neary of Natick Mass recalls service under General Pershing during Indian campaigns in Arizona where Pershing led as a lieutenant and Neary served as a sergeant. His three sons later served in Pershing's forces in France.
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Natick
Mass
Martin Neary
Pershing
France
Plains of
Arizona
Leutenant
Neary
Themed Theft Charge in Medford Larceny Case
Clarence McLean a building wrecker is charged with larceny of a dwelling in Medford after complaint by owner Mrs Mary J Gilleland The case moved to court with the owner pursuing action for theft of the residence engaging local authorities and prosecutors.
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Medford
Mass
Clarence McLean
Mary J. Gilleland
McLean Held Over as House Dismantling Dispute Pauses
Elizabeth Walker reports McLean negotiated with Mrs. Gilleland to dismantle a condemned house after a building inspector’s ruling. Gilleland denies any deal and accuses theft. The court continued the case to allow settlement between the parties.
British Girls Are Trained for Commercial Careers
Hundreds of girls aged sixteen to eighteen employed at the ministry of food registration clearing house receive daily instruction from London county council. They study bookkeeping French and shorthand with one and a quarter hours of class time each weekday and have optional recreation classes in elocution and singing.
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London
Ministry of Food Registration Clearing House
London County Council
Shell shock recovery outlook for U S soldiers outlined
Col Peace Bailey of the surgeon general office tells the Senate military committee that shell shock victims will mostly recover within a year. He cites fewer than 1,000 current cases, rapid field treatment, and a Pittsburg hospital network aiding early discharge and mustering out near home.
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Surgeon General's Office
Washington
Peace Bailey
Surgeon General
Senate Military Committee
Bailey
Cally
United States Army
France
Germany
Ireland
United States
Plittsburg
N. Y
Plattsburg
England
Chateau Thierry
Lipton Again Challenges for the America's Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton and Shamrock IV renew their bid as the Lipton legend spans 19 years of pursuit. The New York Yacht Club contemplates waiting until 1920, while Lipton vows to lift the cup from the Americans in a spirit praised as sport and milestone for national pride and postwar shipping пер.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Brooklyn
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas
Great Britain
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Lipton
Distinguished Service Medal to U S Army Officer Maus
Cpl L Mervin Maus medical corps department surgeon of the western military district receives the first U S Distinguished Service Medal. He earned it for meritorious service on the Belle Fourche river North Dakota November 5 1877 when surrounded by Sioux, as he charged the Indians to avert bloodshed. A few days later a Sioux raid required a regiment to subdue them.
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Cpl. L. Mervin Maus
Western Military Department
United States
France
Belle Fourche River
North Dakota
United States Army
Maus
First American Jewish Congress Convened in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia congress, described as a momentous epoch, gathered 400 delegates representing 3,000,000 Jews. Judge Julian W. Mack led the effort and declared unity across all classes to seek rights and welfare, endorse a Jewish homeland under Britain, and form a bill of rights for future states.
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Philadelphia
America
Julian W. Mack
Chicago
Congress
Palestine
Great Britain
League of Nations
Mack
National Parks face higher attendance after peace says Mather
Stephen T. Mather, head of the national park service, expects rising park crowds next season now that conflict has ended. 1918 attendance dropped from 490 705 to 404 841 due to rail fare rises and travel discouragement. Private auto trips remain dominant with 11 parks recording 55 296 in 1917 and 54 596 in 1918. Rocky Mountain leads with 101 497 visitors, Yosemite 33 527, Hot Springs 140 000. Congress considers new parks including Grand Canyon and Lafayette. The system spans 6 254 405 acres with a current appropriation of 1 012 205.
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Stephen T. Mather
National Park Service
National Parks
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
Mount Rainier
Washington
Yosemite
California
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Yellowstone
Wyoming
Casa Grande
Arizona
Congress
Grand Canyon
Lafayette National Park
Mount Desert
Maine
Mather
Sequoia
Danderine Promises Rapid Dandruff and Hair Growth
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as removing dandruff and hair loss within ten minutes of use. It claims scalp relief, new fine hair after weeks, and immediate improvements in hair texture and shine with simple application.
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Knowlton
Ady
Witty quips and marketing tips cross London social chatter
A collection of short quotes and ads. Mr Jones comments on happiness tied to digestion while Miss Brown quips about ostrich stomachs and feathers. An ad promotes Cuticura Talcum as part of a fragrant beauty trio priced at 25 cents. Keir Hardie opposition quote closes the snippet.
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Mr. Jones
Miss Brown
London
Best Medicine for Women Promoted by Portsmouth Woman
Portsmouth Ohio resident Mrs Sara Shaw reports relief from irregularities and pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women to try the root herb remedy and seeks advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Lydia Pinkham
Sara Shaw
R. No. 1
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Tomight
Dad
Gen. Pershing
Elizabeth Walker
Food Ministry
Yankees
Belgium
Newark
N. J
First American Jewish Congress
Keir Hardie
Lydia E. Pinkham
P. O
O. M Brott
Muir
Mich
Virginia Land
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