New Army Camps Take Railways Toward Nationwide Cantonments
Washington Aug 4 The Railroads War Board assigns C J Denney to the Quartermaster's Department to coordinate cantonment material movement. Sixteen cantonments and sixteen guard camps require about 104 000 carloads. daily reports will track arrivals and unloads. Early deliveries show rapid progress with lumber and building supplies reaching the sites. five cantons report substantial totals through July 31. Extra track is laid to connect sites and support local transport at railroads' expense.
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Washington, D. C
Railroads’ War Board
C. J. Denney
Nickel Plate Railroad
Quartermaster’s Department
Washington
National Army
Canronment
Louisville
Convicted Hugger Banned From All Mixed Gatherings
Joseph V. Judels was sentenced in New York to one year away from all women and avoid all mixed gatherings after being convicted of hugging a feminine spectator in a theater. The court ordered 12 months of no association with women and staying clear of female crowds.
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Hugger
New York
Joseph V. Judels
Judels
Lover of draft age, girl kills herself in Cleveland
Margaret Mezaros feared her draft age lover would be taken by the lottery and refused marriage. She had supported herself since the draft began, then poisoned herself. An envelope to her sweetheart contained only a fresh rosebud.
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Cleveland, O
Margaret Mezaros
TASTY TOWN TATTLINGS OF A social week
The wedding of Margaret Crook and Lieutenant Almond tops last week's social calendar. Margaret gains a double anniversary by birthday marriage. Mary Henry returns from Talladega with social attention while Eva Powers hosts friends after visits in North Carolina and Georgia. Annie Farley Bellinger leads Red Cross work in Macon. Social plans for soldiers draw matron of honor and tea room leadership.
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Margaret Crook
Lieutenant Almond
Margaret
Mary Henry
Talladega
Eva Powers
North Carolina
Georgia
Eva
Mildred Goodrich
Annie Farley Bellinger
New York
Elbert Hubbard Car Draws Local Attention In Anniston
A long low racing machine once owned by Elbert Hubbard the Sage of Fast Aurora has been in Anniston for days. The car known for rapid trips around the country was traded back to manufacturers before his Lusitania voyage. An agent has been in town several days promoting the model.
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Elbert Hubbard
Fast Aurora
The
Phillistine
Era
Anniston
Lusitania
Gas explosion traps many miners at Kentucky coal mine
In Clay Kentucky a gas blast at Western Kentucky Coal Co mine No 7 at 730 this morning left many miners entombed. Two hundred workers were inside the south end where smoke issued from the shaft. Three men had been rescued and Debris blocked the north passageway where 40 white workers remained.
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Clay, Ky
Western Kentucky Coal Company
Debr’s
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