Will Remodel Defence Board and Council Size
Washington, June 19. A complete reorganization of the advisory board of the council of national defense and a reshaping of its duties are planned within a week or ten days. The seven member board, answerable to the president and cabinet, would later centralize actual war management to a 3–5 person group, mirroring England and France. Some committees would be weeded out and power shifted to stronger individuals while weaker figures are shelved. The reform seeks to align American and allied purchasing work to curb price inflation on food and war supplies.
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Washington
Council of National Defense
England
France
Vermont Red Cross War Fund Hearings Lead To Big Donor Push
Burlington on June 19 reports two Vermont citizens offer to donate 11 000 each if ten more Vermonters give the same. The aim is 100 000 from ten donors and 200 000 statewide. progress noted from Hun's Center 93 88 and Burlington telephone workers 85, with White River Junction at 300. Vermont director H W Slocum says New England campaigns surge, Springfield plans 150 000 to 200 000.
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Burlington
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Red Cross War Fund
Red Cross
Yeaterday
Hun'm Center
White River Junction
Proses
H. W. Slocum
New England
Springfield
Mass
PERSHING BUSY AT WORK ON ARRIVAL
Major General Porsch tours the army headquar ters in Rue Constantin after arrival, making formal and social calls. The report notes preparations of a herbal remedy at Lady Powkam’s Compound, emphasizing cleanliness and sterilization in production. The item highlights medicinal herbs at their peak season and the claimed effectiveness of the traditional medicine for female ailments.
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Porschut
Issasi
Eoasa
Constantin Yester
Seth
Pwkham
Fruit a tives the only fruit juice medicine advertised
Fruit a tives is promoted as a unique remedy made from fresh fruit juices. The copy claims it treats stomach, liver, bowels, kidneys, and skin, calling it the greatest nerve tonic. It lists price as a box six for $2.50 and offers mail order from Fruit atives Limited in Ogdensburg New York.
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Fruitatives Limited
Ogdensburg
N.Y
Central Europeans in United States 1917 demographics
The census bureau estimates 4 662 000 natives of Germany Austria Hungary Turkey and Bulgaria living in the United States in 1917 about 45 of the total population. Germans number 284 910 Austria 1 476 000 Hungary 788 000 Turkey 188 000 Bulgaria 11 000 and male aliens 21 years and over total about 964 000 with varying proportions by country of birth. There is also guidance on corn meal and water as a ferment starter for vegetables noting it is not a preservative and that vinegar can help inhibit harmful bacteria.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
United States
Sam Rogers
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Immigration
Austria
Hungary
Gertbany Eoer
Mulgary
Twker
United States Department of Agriculture
British Demand Air Reprisals for Return Raids
London reports a public demand for reprisals in Germany for aerial attacks. A mass meeting at the London Opera House urged Franco British raids on Berlin or Frankfurt to avenge British women and children. An airman said Britain could bomb fifty German cities daily.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Frankfort
Devel
London Opera House
England
Billing
France
Great Britain
Lansing Demands Cocchi's Extradition
Washington reports the state department sent a cable to the Italian government seeking the arrest of Alfredo Cocchi, accused of murdering Ruth Crager. Additional evidence prompted the extradition request, with a preliminary Italian hearing possible before transfer. Officials express confidence Italy will order Cocchi's extradition.
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Washington
State Department
Alfredo Gocchi
Ruth Crager
New York
Cocchi
Italy
Cocehi
Porter Chariton
Lake Como
Americ
Pershing and a debate on education and deformity
The article reflects on General Pershing and his family origins, then shifts to a controversial address at the American Medical Association. It discusses the dangers of teaching children to be kind and gentle to deformed individuals, arguing such views could fuel harsh bias and overlook the reality of physical injuries in war.
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Pershing
Alago
Ing
American Medical Association
America
Wurgest
Freezone Magic Corn Remedy Promises Instant Relief
An advertisement touts Freezone a miracle solution from Cincinnati for corns and calluses. Small bottles cost a few cents with claims of painless application and easy removal, followed by a flourish about Greek ideals and social progress by New York Evening Sun.
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Cincinnati
Lemon skin softener and beauty lotion recipe
An old advertisement-style recipe promotes lemon juice mixed with white oil to create a skin softener. It claims to fade freckles tan and bring a fresh, rosy complexion by massaging the quarter pint lotion into face neck arms and hands for months of storage.
Negroes Need Farm Training Promotes Rural Education
Washington June 19 A federal study of 50 years of black education in the South, aided by the Phelps Stoken fund, stresses rural schooling for negro children in agriculture and trades. It notes 3 million negroes in farming on vast acreage, but rural education remains neglected and limited to classics in many schools. Hampton Tuskegee and a few institutes push rural life prep amid widespread indifference in colored schools.
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Washington, D. C
South
Federal Bureau of Education
Phelps-Stoken Fund
New York
Thomas Jease Jones
Bureau of Education
Claxton
Virginia
New England
Jones
Hampton Institute
Tuskegee Institute
Printed page wonders spark masterful study
The excerpt laments missed chances to master printing arts and notes educators of the colored race undervalue the Negro's agricultural significance. It argues rural deprivation misleads observers into favoring urban trades.
Washingtons letters on independence and war courage
An editorial notes Washingtons burden during the Revolution and the War of 1812. It cites 195000 men enlisted at times, 305000 Washington could muster, Trenton with 4000, Bladensburg militia retreat, and Bull Run defeats. The piece laments lack of sustained support and long campaigns.
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July Woman's Home Companion
Washington
Mure
Trenton
Bladensburg
Father Abraham
Lincoln
Bull Run
Fragmentary memory of a drawn out battle with an engine
A partial line recalls a conflict that was hoped to end quickly but stretched for years. The speaker reflects on the engine and a struggle that endured longer than anticipated, suggesting fatigue and unresolved effort.
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