Aliens warned to stay out of Washington District
The United States attorney doors warn aliens to avoid the District of Columbia and its border as a strong action is taken. Two cases are cited: Frederick Xander who left December 15 and returned, and Joseph Obrecht, an Alsatian chef who visited New York and Washington before being sent toward Baltimore. Both violate the exclusion act and face immediate detention.
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United States Attorney’s Office
United States
Arth
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Xander
Conduit Road
Washington
Baltimore
Joseph Obrecht
Marshal Splain
Obrecht
New York City
Bootlegger Sadie Arrested as Whisky Sold to Officer
Detective Harry Evans confronted Sadie Patterson near his home and bought one quart of whisky from her suitcase. She was taken to police headquarters on a Sheppard act charge as Washington remains notably dry amid wartime changes.
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Sadie
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Washington
John Barleycorn
William Jennings Bryan
District of Columbia
Baltimore
Women Baggage Masters Cap Union Station In Capitals News
A new feature at Union Station in Washington highlights a group of 12 women baggage masters. They handle up to 160 pieces daily and as many as 200 during rush, wearing dark blue messenger uniforms and caps while describing their work as thrilling and empowering. Grace Withy and Mary and Ethel Simpson speak for the team.
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Union Station
Grace Withy
Mary L
Ethel Simpson
Miss Withy
Mary Simpson
Humor and Frustration in the Expanded Government
A column notes the civil service drive for more workers and offices during wartime. It cites an Texas applicant refused a Washington exam, a valued expert blocked by missing materials and cold offices, delaying essential government testing and hiring.
Western Mining and Oil Market Values Update
Lead trades at 7.12 to 7.25 dollars per unit and copper at 23.17 dollars per unit. Bar silver quoted at 85.0 cents. Boulder tungsten concentrates valued at 20.00 to 22.50 per unit with crude ores at 22.00 to 25.00. 25 percent at 12.00 to 12.50. 15 percent at 7.40 to 12.20 per unit.
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New York
Boulder
Colorado Adds Two Billions in Mineral Wealth
Colorado has contributed nearly two billion dollars to world wealth from mineral resources. With current production, the two-billion mark will be surpassed in two years. Howard Sullivan, statistician for the Colorado Bureau of Immigration, presents a table tracing metal production from Russell Gulch’s gold discovery sixty years ago using figures from the U S government and state bureaus.
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Colorado
Russell Gulch
Howard Sullivan
Colorado Bureau of Immigration
United States
Copper dividend paid and ore shipments planned in Arizona
United Verde Copper Company has paid a dividend of seven dollars per share. Adams and Townsend ship tungsten concentrates from the Williams mines in the Aquarius mountains. J. W. Prisk, operating the Home Pastime mine at Mineral Park, has a carload of rich ore ready for shipment to the smelter.
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United Verde Copper Company
Adams and Townsend
Williams Mines
Aquarius Mountains
J. W. Prisk
Mineral Park
Molybdenum Mining Spurs Interest in Pitkin County
In Gunnison county near Pitkin the molybdenum prospecting stirs activity as El Paso Consolidated Gold Mining Company reports January output close to 500 tons from its Beacon Hill estate. Colorado School of Mines chemist M F Coalbough plans potash tests amid wartime demand. Black Prince Mining Company near Nederland yields one of the district’s richest strikes funded by small shareholders.
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el Paso Consolidated Gold Mining Company
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Colorado
Black Prince Mining Company
Caribou
Nederland
Butte & Superior Reports Favorable 1917 Quarter and Year
Butte and Superior reports for the quarter ended December 31 1917 show profits of 1.94 dollars a share. Full year 1917 earnings equal 9.38 dollars a share. A New York dispatch says copper is scarce to meet dealer demand. January copper exports total 108 991 680 pounds, near the yearly high with January 1917 at 113 861 280 pounds.
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Butte & Superior
New York Dispatch
Oil prospects spark activity at Mogollon and Roy developments
Work has begun on the Gold Dust group at Mogollon while geologists report favorable conditions around Taiban for oil. A larger oil hoist is set at Deadwood mine to back electric hoisting, and a crusher house plus engine hoist room go in at the Socorro plant.
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Socorro
Oil Interests Expand in Wyoming with New Leases and Drilling
St. Marys home joins Wyoming oil boom as Bethlehem Oil and Gas leases about 5000 acres in Albany county. Drilling resumes at Shiloh Oil and Refining in section 16 41 81 Tisdale. Several rigs rise in Lost Creek field west of Lost Soldier in Sweetwater county.
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Wyoming
Bethlehem Oil and Gas Company
Albany County
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Tisdale
Lost Creek
Lost Soldier Field
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United States Shipyard Volunteers Formed to Speed War Shipbuilding
The Public Service Reserve creates the United States Shipyard Volunteers to enroll 250000 skilled workers for rapid completion of an expanded merchant fleet. Volunteers sign enrollments, receive certificates, and are assigned trades to meet wartime shipbuilding needs.
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United States Shipyard Volunteers
Public Service Reserve
Department of Labor
Council of National Defense
Shipping Board
State Council of Defense
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Washington
U. S
Hurley
United States Shipyard Volunteers of Public Service Reserve
United States
Prominent Friend Repays Debt Prompting Amnesia Claim
An Ohio State Journal quips that when a well known friend finally settles a debt the response often is I had forgotten about it. The line illustrates national habit of excuse and belated repayment.
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Ohio State Journal
Worth While Quotation From The Past
A reflective statement notes some individuals absorb past sorrows and present burdens, then project many future trials, seeming to overstate upcoming hardship. The quote suggests caution against dwelling on trouble and forecasting excessive adversity.
Clean milk practices and fly control for livestock
The text urges strict cleanliness in milking in well lit stables, washing udders and hands, using clean pails and stools, and quick milking to prevent contamination. It also covers fly control by arsenic treatment of large animal carcasses, urging proper disposal after poisoning.
Small-top milk pails reduce dairy germs
Modern dairies rely on small-top milk pails to limit dust and dirt entering milk. Studies show these pails dramatically cut bacteria counts. Many pails exist, and a hood added to ordinary pails can convert them into small-top pails.
Milkers Urged to Follow Strict Sanitary Milking Rules
Communicable disease should be allowed to handle or even enter the stable or dairy house. Clean clothes for milker. After cows are prepared for milking, each milker should wash hands and wear clean overalls and a jumper or white suit kept clean and occasionally sterilized. Use sanitary small top milk pails. Milkers should be allowed to milk.
GIVe PIG PLACE IN THE SUN
A guide urges piggery readiness for spring litters with emphasis on direct sunlight, ample air, dryness, warmth, and open-air exercise. It states six requirements must be met in building design and cannot be neglected to ensure healthy pigs.
Ideal Site for Dairy Barns and Drainage
Advice on locating a dairy stable on high ground with good drainage and separating poultry and hog areas to avoid polluting the air. A tight feed-room connection, silage odor control, and thorough airing after feeding are recommended. A south-sloped, well-drained barnyard with gravel or cinders prevents mud and keeps cows cleaner.
Ventilation for Cow Stables Aids Milk Quality
Pure Air for Pure Milk urges proper stable ventilation to keep air fresh and cows comfortable. It recommends at least 500 cubic feet of air space per cow and advises farmers to contact the dairy division of the U S Department of Agriculture for information.
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Dairy Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Loss From Lightning in Rural Areas Highlighted
A farm fire prevention bulletin from the United States Department of Agriculture notes that the greater part of the nation’s $8,000,000 annual lightning loss occurs in rural districts.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
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