Wilson Signs Draft Law and Orders June Registration
President Wilson signs the conscription bill and issues a proclamation calling all men aged 21 to 31 to register on June 5 1917. The army will send a division to France under Maj Gen John J Pershing with about 28 000 troops. The Roosevelt volunteer plan is rejected and National Guard units are to mobilize by August 5.
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Wilson
France
U. S
Pershing
Roosevelt Volunteer Army
National Guard
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Regular Army
Navy
Naval Militia
District Court of the
Woodrow Wilson
States
Board of Commissioners
District of Columbia
Marine Corps
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
President Wilson
John J. Pershing
Europe
U S to Form Forestry Regiment for France
In addition to engineer and medical units, the United States will join a forestry regiment in France. The unit will include foresters and others skilled in lumbering operations to support the war effort.
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Washington
Corps of Physicians
United States
France
Third of the Men Enlist in Port Orford Drive
In Port Orford Oregon a surge of volunteers has enlisted for military service. Every unmarried man aged twenty one to thirty one has volunteered in either the army or the navy. The town population is about 250 and volunteers amount to one third of adult males.
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Portland
Ore
Port Orford
Curry County
Oregon
Army
Metal prices quoted by Western Union News Service
New York reports lead at 10 percent 10 and a half cents, bar silver at 74 cents, copper casting at 28 dollars 62 cents, St. Louis lists spelter at 9 dollars 7 cents, Boulder shows tungsten concentrates at 60 percent 17 dollars per unit and crude ores 60 percent 15 dollars, 25 percent 9 dollars 40 cents 12 dollars, 10 percent 8 dollars 70 cents 10 dollars per unit.
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New York
St. Louis
Boulder
Copper and oil boom noted in Arizona mines March report
The United Eastern mine at Oatman earned 5200 dollars per day in March while activity increases at all Salome district mines. San Juan mines in Graham county are being actively worked and oil discovery grows near Jerome. Navajo mine development continues with expanding ore piles, Relief properties in Granite Wash set for start, Mossback mine at Chloride to be unwatered and surveyed by a syndicate, and Calumet & Arizona reports 5.9 million pounds blister copper in April.
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Georgetown
Colorado
Lord Byron
Boulder County
Pitkin
Gunnison County
Bowerman
Frank Caley
Jerry Johnson
Cripple Creek
Caley
Ironclad Hill
Wyoming
State Bureau of Mines
United Eastern
Oatman
Salome
San Juan
Graham County
Chin Valley Company
Jerome
Navajo
Granite Wash
Chloride
Calumet & Arizona
Mining actions and incorporations across New Mexico reports
The Midway Copper Company of Tularosa hires eleven workers for the Mailluchet copper properties near Machocafion east of Santa Fe. Jones iron properties near Tecolote ship fifty tons daily. Carlisle Consolidated Mining Company, capitalized at $750,000, chartered for Steepierock district. Kingston Chloride Lake Valley bonanzas revived by high silver and by products prices. Lawrence Mining Company reports a new strike on the Bonney near Lordsburg and ships seventy tons daily at $25 to $100 per ton. Copper Age mill with 150 ton capacity expected to operate by June 1.
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Midway Copper Company
Tularosa
Otero County
Machocafion
Santa Fé
Carlisle Consolidated Mining Company
Steepierock
Sierra County
Kingston
Chloride
Lake Valley
Lawrence Mining Company
Bonney
Lordsburg
End of the War at Appomattox Remembered at McLean House
The article revisits Appomattox Court House and the surrender that ended the Civil War. It notes the village’s decay, the North Carolina monument with its disputed wording, and the Pennsylvania guard who witnessed the surrender and later tolls of taps.
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Grant
Lee
Appomattox Court House
McLean House
Virginia
Courthouse Square
North Carolina Monument
South
Appomattox
North Carolina
W. R. Cox
Grimes
North Carolina Appomattox
H. A. London
E. J. Holt
W. T. Jenkins
Cyrus S. Watson
A. D. McGill
Bethel
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
One Hundred and Ninety-ninth
Pennsylvania
Charles E. Sickles
Richmond
Camp Cadwallader
R. A. McAusten
Manheim
Strator
Mothers and the Armies Memorial Poem
A wartime poem by Minna Irving honors mothers who wait at home as sons go to battle. The verse laments lost sons and celebrates mothers who sacrificed their sons for country, urging a garlanded Memorial Day tribute to their courage and grief.
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Minna Irving
Almost Up the Hill A Soldier's Last Regret
A dying soldier recalls his aim to reach the summit as he carried the flag wounded on Lookout Mountain. Asked where hurt, he whispers almost up, revealing his final thought of achievement amid the Civil War battle scene. Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard notes the moment in Grant at Chattanooga.
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Lookout Mountain
O. O. Howard
Grant
Chattanooga
Remembering a divided nation as one American people
The passage reflects on the Civil War era, praising bravery on both sides and calling for unity as Americans first, dismissing old North versus South animosities. It lists famous generals and describes the conflict as a brutal, divine struggle, ultimately advocating national unity.
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South
North
Hooker
Burnside
McClellan
Sherman
Sheridan
Grant
Longstreet
Hampton
Hill
Stonewall Jackson
Lee
Oil Locations Filed in Lander County Clerk Office
A large number of oil locations were filed for record in Lander county clerk’s office. Republic Oil Company workers struck gas at 150 feet and expect to reach oil soon. State production estimates place Wyoming oil fields at 31,000 barrels daily, about 11,315,000 per year.
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Lander
Republic Oil Company
Wyoming
Veterans Swiftly Passing
A reflection on the fading generation of Civil War veterans with forebodings of no more parades Memorial Day speeches or Grand Army posts remaining as they pass from living memory to history.
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Sons of Veterans
Memorial Day Tribute And Civil War Veterans Honored
A reflection on enduring liberty and unity as the memory of Civil War soldiers remains honored. The speaker notes that as long as Americans value liberty and the motto E pluribus unum, Memorial Day will continue to be celebrated.
Memorial Day Thought on Soldiers and Sacrifice
A reflection on Memorial Day marking the tragedy of soldiers dying for a principle rather than enmity. The piece emphasizes honoring those who gave their lives for ideals, urging remembrance of their sacrifice.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidneys Ad Praised by Druggist
A 1916 Plymouth Massachusetts druggist notes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the market’s best kidney liver and bladder remedy. He reports eight years of experience with no complaints and strong customer praise. The ad invites readers to send ten cents for a sample and booklet, with bottles sold nationwide.
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Plymouth
Mass
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Adv
Costly War Prompted Wardrobe Economy
A domestic scene shows a couple discussing wartime restraint in spending and reuse of clothing. The wife notes repurposing last year’s hat for the upcoming season, reflecting broader morale.
Cuticura Ad Praises Soap Ointment For Skin Care
An advertisement urges daily facial cleansing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It suggests applying Cuticura Ointment for pimples or dandruff and promotes free samples by mail with a book from Boston.
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Dept. L. Boston
Makes Laundress Happy Red Cross Bag Blue Ad
Laundry additive claim highlights Red Cross Bag Blue cleaning power and clear white clothes. Mentions grocers selling the product and advertises its effectiveness for household washing.
Alley gaiters joke catches London couple
Brown and Johnson exchange a pun about gaiters and crocodiles in a street tale. Johnson buys gaiters from a mystery shop and laughs, then tells his wife a version that she fails to grasp, prompting further remarks on women and jokes from the narrator.
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Brown
Johnson
London
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Roosevelt
Western Front
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Ouray
Telluride
Tom Bay
Mountain Top
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Mining and Oil News
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Arizona
New Mexico
Jones Iron Properties
Tecolote
Gallinas Mountains
Mothers & the Armies
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