First County Men Listed For Draft Examinations
The county posts names of men summoned for the selective draft on Friday with letters beginning today. Exemption rules allow three days for filing and appeal, and most locally chosen men are expected ready for mobilization by late August, with final decisions by the district board within five days.
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Stephen Kelly
Usts
Peter Potter
Butte
Silver Bow
Middle West
War Department
Esty
Maliy
Phyatenhy
Dave
Focal Board
Fort Harrison
Lkely
Treacy
City Examination Board
Chicago Heat Toll Records Four Deaths In July Heat
Four deaths were attributed to the record breaking heat in Chicago. Officials reported yesterday's temperature at 8 highest of the year.
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Nor
Chicago
County Treasurer Reports July Funds and Balances
County Treasurer Harrington's July report shows beginning fund totals of 127,248 with 198,446 received and 69,180 paid out, ending balance 99,316. Major funds include poor fund 68,768 starting, general fund 22,025 left, district school fund 192,204, and public administrator 33,956. Receipts total 123,826 led by taxes 82,688 and licenses 17,498. combined funds including county and trust reach 887,536.
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Harrington
Genral
Civil War Echoes Mentioned By Late Major Catlin
The quote recalls how a Civil War began quietly, with newspaper talk and disbelief, until the conflict emerged. Major Catlin, a Montana state pioneer and member of the state constitution, reflects on the onset and perception of war.
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Major Catlin
Tate
The
Montana Constitue
Interview with Major Catlin in Missoula Reflects War Wariness
A student interviews Major Catlin at his daughter Mrs Hershey’s home in Missoula. The veteran recalls wartime rations and enlistment disparities, notes hard times and high prices, and laments how the youth and fallen soldiers shape Montana’s memory. The piece honors Catlin after his death on Monday, marking him as a pioneer and friend of the West.
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Catlin
Hershey
Missoula
Montana
West
United States Steel Reports Large Excess Profits Tax Impact
United States Steel Corp reported second quarter earnings of 90,879,204 after tax deductions, with 63,018,870 tax take and an extra 33,865,000 reserved for war taxes and excess profits. Excluding taxes, quarterly earnings would have surpassed 144,498,078, a record. The six months saw 48,000,000 spent on construction. The company expects about 200,000,000 to be turned over to the government this year. Dividends of 1 percent on preferred and 4 percent on common, plus a 2 percent extra on common, were declared.
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Steel Corporation
Americans in Palestine arrive in Berne amid safe report
A party of 21 Americans including consuls and missionaries from Turkey Asia Minor and Palestine arrives in Berne reporting good treatment by Turkish and Austrian authorities. Consul Glazebrook says foreign residents in Jerusalem are safe and about 500 Jewish American citizens have permission to leave but choose to stay. About 150 other Americans, mainly professors, remain in Turkey.
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Berne
Turkey
Asia Minor
Palestine
Glazebrook Sai
Jerusalem
Hydroplane Strike Ties Up Hall-Scott Workers
In Oakland California July 31 200 workmen at Hall Scott Motor company Berkeley walked out over a union rules dispute a Portuguese helper earning 2.50 a day was discharged cited as the trigger Telegraphs between company leaders and Washington suggest government involvement possible in the dispute and stoppage of hydroplane production for the government.
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Oakland
Cal
Hall-Scott Motor Company
Berkeley
Washington
Canners Strike Ends in Santa Clara Valley
San Jose July 31 the canneries in the Santa Clara valley ended their strike at noon with ratified agreements. Owners granted most demands including increases but did not grant union recognition. Three tanneries remaining closed will reopen Friday morning and all strikers will be put to work.
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San Jose
Cal
Santa Clara Valley
Quebec Floods Cause Extensive Damage Across Region
Heavy rains trigger worst floods in the area with floodwaters rising on the Chaudiere river. Damage runs into hundreds of thousands of dollars, destroying three bridges and washing crops downstream.
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Quebec
Chaudiere River
Bank Robbery At Medical Lake Nets $13000 In Cash
Two masked men entered the First National Bank of Medical Lake sixteen miles west of Spokane just after noon and held two tellers at gunpoint. They scooped about $13000 in coins and currency into sacks before fleeing in a car.
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Spokane, Suly
First National Bank of
Medical Lake
Here
Electric Storm Ravages Montreal After Record Heat
A severe electrical storm hit Montreal following the city’s hottest day in five years, igniting several fires and damaging trees while disrupting telegraph and telephone service across the area.
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Montreal
Emperor William Visits Front After Move to Riga Area
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William II touring near Riga after moving from Minsk 25 miles southwest toward the front. He complimented the troops and affirmed German resolve as World War I coverage notes his presence on the Riga line.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
William Teft
Mita
Russia
Riga
HP'S JAILED Threat maker named Elie Koodinopf arrested
New York July 81. A man who claimed to be Elie Koodinopf, a naturalized Russian born citizen, was arrested today accused of making threats against the lives of J P Morgan John D Rockefeller and John D Rockefeller jr.
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New York
P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Elie Koodinopf
Russia
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