Hospital units form advance guard of U S medical force to France
Mary Dewhurst describes 26 base hospital units organized under Col. Jefferson R. Kean and the American Red Cross to join the expeditionary force. Nurses, doctors, orderlies from major hospitals prepare for deployment, with clerical and support staff joining as needed.
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France
Mary Dewhurst
New York Tribune
New York
United States
Europe
America
United States Medical Reserve Corps
Army
Jefferson R. Kean
American Red Cross
Massachusetts General Hospital
San Francisco
Kean
Red Cross
Lakeside Hospital
George W. Crile
Philadelphia
Presbyterian
George E. Brewer
Britling
Washington
Clara Barton
Ooo
Cleveland
Philadephia
Lower
Doctor Hoover
Buckingham Palace
Champs Elysees
AIDS IN RECRUITING FOR FIRST RESERVE ENGINEER REGIMENT
Private Thomas J. Whalen of Hoboken leads a recruiting surge by bringing in new volunteers. He enlisted last Wednesday and repeated the feat with a new recruit on Thursday Friday and Saturday. Tuesday his wife and seven year old daughter visited the recruiting office. the girl wore khaki with a red white and blue ribbon and carried a standard urging others to join the Engineers.
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Thomas J. Whalen
Hoboken
Brough
Returning deserters leniently treated
Boston soldiers who deserted before the war declaration surrendered in large numbers to Northwest department authorities. Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards said such cases would receive leniency if no civil crime was involved and courts would not award dishonorable discharge. local commanders should extend clemency to those showing sincere amends.
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Boston
Mass
Department of the Northwest
Clarence R. Edwards
Suits Turned In Hungary Reflect Patriotism
In Budapest the right side pocket turned outward signals a worn suit saved from replacement. Prominent diners in hotels and restaurants display this practice as tailors refuse new orders, charging about $90 cash in advance for a new suit, while turning old garments costs $10 to $15.
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Budapest
Hungary
River navigation to boom on the Mississippi
Memphis officials report a new company with 2.5 million dollars in capital is being formed to develop Mississippi River navigation. More such corporations are expected within months as river men say railroad congestion makes water transport an evident alternative. Vast tonnage could move from New Orleans to St Paul via the Mississippi and its tributaries including the Ohio and Missouri rivers.
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Memphis, Tenn
Mississippi River
New Orleans
St. Paul
Mississippi
Ohio River
Missouri River
Brown Rot Fungous Disease Threatens Stone Fruits
Fungous brown rot attacks peach, plum, and cherry trees, with severity rising in wet seasons. It starts as circular fruit spots, then moldy red tissues spread, and blossoms can blight, aiding twig infection. Prevention includes removing mummies, thinning peaches, and scheduled lime sulfur sprays for peach prune plum and cherry varieties.
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Leonard R. Hartill
New York State School of Agriculture
Long Island
Farmingdale
N. Y
Europe
America
Identification of Seedling Grasses and Meadow Fescue Traits
The text describes identifying meadow fescue and quack grass from seedling characteristics. It notes meadow fescue is tufted and glabrous with blunt ligule, rough margins, and distinct blade nerves, while quack grass is pale green, creeping by rootstocks, with hairy sheaths and broad nerves.
Alcohol and the Soldier in War Time Debate
Sir Thomas Anderson Stuart argues alcohol undermines military discipline and prudence. He cites rapid brain changes from drinking and links alcohol to sexual immorality and disease, recounting a single day in which 499 soldiers suffered from alcohol related misery.
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Thomas Anderson Stuart
Medical
Sydney
Australia
Outlook for Distillers Promotes Prohibition Diversion
Mida's Criterion argues a prohibition future is not as dark as feared and distillers will not lose money. He forecasts 5 million U.S. motor cars daily in five years with eight miles per gallon, totaling hundreds of millions of gallons of fuel daily and billions yearly, stressing tax implications on denatured alcohol.
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Mida
Mida’s
United States
Alcohol as a poison for brain and nerves
Dr Charles F Hughes editor of the Alienist and Neurologist argues that alcoholized blood harms brain cells and nervous systems. He cites laboratory hospital and family pathology to claim alcohol is unsafe for home social and public use and should be discarded as a beverage.
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Charles F. Hughes
Alienist
Neurologist
Brewers Protest Billy Sunday Meetings Invite Milwaukee Shops
A Milwaukee department store manager printed copies of Sunday meeting invitations with comments on brewers and their stance on liquor. He circulated the letters to show the conflict between Sunday’s sermons and brewer opposition, highlighting business responses to the events.
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Billy Sunday
Milwaukee
Strange Uprising Preacher Quotes On Liquor Fight
A preacher recounts a conversation about a supposed uprising against liquor. The speaker argues the effort should have been done earlier and expresses frustration that past generations failed to act, preventing the speaker from pursuing their father's mission.
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Preacher
Washington brewery plans ice cream plant shift
The National Capital brewery in Washington prepares to convert its beer factory into an ice cream establishment as a dry district anticipation grows.
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National Capital Brewery
Washington
Better Jobs for Saloomen Advocate Prohibition
The argument asserts saloon operation causes more job losses than prohibition. It claims liquor harms workers by removing them from employment, while keeping licenses gives bartenders steady pay as wealth producers. It concludes bartenders losing jobs is preferable to patrons losing work and becoming unfitted for future employment.
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