Medals of Honor Prized Changes May Be Made in Law
Washington reports that changes to U S army medals and certificates of merit may be enacted as new National Army troops deploy to France. The piece outlines how enlisted men have won the nation’s highest honor, citing cases from 1876 to 1881 and stressing gallantry over rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Washington
National Army
France
Congress
New
Custer
Reno
Hanley
Philippines
Louis Gedeon
Bears halt log train on Cahoga & Highland line
A log train near Highland, Pennsylvania, halted for about 30 minutes when two 300 pound black bears stood on the track. Engineer Johnson tried bells and whistle to scare them, but the bears stayed, then wandered off into the forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnsonburg
Cahoga & Highland
Highland
Johnson
Whole families enlist for war in Savannah patriotism
Savannah men and women demonstrate wartime sacrifice with four McDonald brothers in Battery A, Chatham Artillery and four Cook sons in the First Georgia infantry and Chatham artillery, while Mrs. Cook offers Red Cross service and Mrs. Gaddis prepares to sew for Uncle Sam as the US mobilizes.
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Army
Red Cross
Savannah
United States
Bernard L. McDonald
City Health Department
Battery A
Chatham Artillery
Bill
Bob
Alex
Bee- Bee McDonald
A. W. Cook
Wallace Cook
Cook
American Red Cross
Georgia
Esther Gaddis
Atlanta
Colors
Charleston
S. C.) Navy Yard
Uncle Sam
Caddis
Princess Murat Joins Friends of France Board in Paris
Princess Murat formerly Helen Stalle of New York joins the directing board of the Friends of France, a society to promote closer social and intellectual ties between the United States and France. Marshal Joffre is an honorary president. She offers her salon for receptions of visiting Americans and New York society circles know her well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Murat
Helena Stalle
New York
Friends of France
New International Society
France
Paris
Marshal Joffre
United States
Vega Barnes Reunites with Brother After Twelve Years
In Hopkinsville Kentucky Vega E Barnes returns from Buffalo and meets a man on the street who exclaims the face is familiar. Barnes explains he is merely his brother, marking their first meeting in twelve years. The encounter happened as Barnes sought a certain man during a visit to Buffalo.
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Nineteenth Infantry
Mount Amia
Cebu
Philippine Islands
Louis Gedeon
Gedeon
Congress
George M. Shelton
I Company
Twenty-third Infantry
Hopkinsville
Kky
Vega E. Barnes
Buffalo
Orville
Mr. Barnes
Vega
Farm dog saves owner but dies after gunfight with intruder
In Logan Iowa at Sidney Pitt Jr's home a farmer fought off a stranger dog that attacked Mr Pitt after he opened the garage door. The farm dog intervened but sustained fatal injuries from infection and was euthanized.
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Logan, Ia
Sidney Pitt, Jr
Mr. Pitt
Mining Boom Expands in Gunnison and Nearby Areas
Graphite valued at 250 to 650 dollars per ton, mostly from Madagascar, now sits in Gunnison county. A ton of oil shale from Debeque deposits owned by Imperial Oil and Shale Refining is being shipped to England. The Doctor mine in Taylor Park near Tin Cup has 100 workers and ships high grade ore. Grey Eagle property on Carbonate Hill grows busier with a team extracting steady tonnage from newly opened 500-foot level.
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England
Imperial Oil and Shale Refining Corporation
Debeque
Doctor
Taylor Park
Tin Cup
Leadville
Grey Eagle
Carbonate Hill
Anaconda Copper August Output Compared With Earlier Months
Anaconda Copper Company's August 1916 production reached 28,800,000 pounds, down from 28,400,000 in May, 20,400,000 in June, 12,400,000 in July, and 11,175,000 pounds in August, with August totals reflecting a continued year over year decline from prior months.
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Anaconda Copper Company
Grubneau and Bryant smelter to process Socorro ore
In Waldo the new Grubneau and Bryant smelter will handle ores from Socorro county mines. Empire Copper Co of Santa Rita dissolves voluntarily per State Corporation Commission. August production nears 12 000 tons in Mogollon district. Mines and mills work to capacity. Toltec Oil & Gas starts new site with promising easy drilling. New Mexico Mining and Milling Co at Hanover develops large zinc sulphide bodies. United States Copper Co ships high grade ore. Water Canyon area near Socorro Magdalen shows heavy activity with about 75 men employed and a manganese mine shipping a carload every other day.
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Cripple Creek
Portland Gold Mining and Milling Company
Victor
Independence
Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Company
Grubneau and Bryant
Waldo
Socorro County
Empire Copper Company of
Water Cafton
Socorro
Magdalena
Oil firms plan drilling and refinery in Big Muddy region
The Big Bear Company drills in the southwest Big Muddy. Riverton Wyoming Refining Company plans a Riverton refinery. Griffith Oil Company prepares to sink wells in sections 10 and 11-39-80 West Salt Creek field. The Denver Oil and Refining Company resumes drilling on section 16 southeast of Glenrock in the Big Muddy field.
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Big Bear Company
Big Muddy
Riverton-Wyoming Refining Company
Riverton
Griffith Oil Company
West Salt Creek
Denver Oil and Refining Company
Glenrock
The Broker's Son and the Draft Notice
A joke about a broker's son and a market drop centering on a slippers tale shows a boy's blue mood from leather price decline. A Marion county draft inquiry asks if a wife's signature is needed for exemption and the board replies to be ready to go.
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Draft Selection Board
Marion County
Indianapolis
the Inquirer
Cuticura Remedies Promoted For Everyday Use
An advertisement urges constant use of Cuticura Ointment and Soap to soothe itchy scalps. It recommends rubbing irritated spots, then shampooing next morning with hot water and abundant soap. A free sample plus book is offered by mail from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co
Paxton Toilet Company
Mass
Sharks to Serve Mankind Recipe for World Hunger Cure
Russell J. Coles of Danville Virginia claims a method to prevent global starvation using certain dark shark and ray species. He tested in Morehead City sampled sharks, sent findings to Herbert Hoover, and proposes tan leather from large fish sides. He shares a cooking recipe for shark steak with steps and heavy seasoning.
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Russell J. Coles
Danville
Roosevelt
Ray
Mr. Coles
Morehead City
N. C
Herbert Hoover
Coles
Brute. Engagement Broken and Why
A terse report notes a violent incident on a city avenue where a person named Fido is harmed. The aggressor is described as a boss-wretch who inflicted harm after an engagement ended. Details are sparse and the account reads as a brief notice of the event.
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Fido
Man Reflects on Ice Mitt Giver After Years
A man recalls the woman who handed him an icy mitt years ago, realizing her small gesture shaped his memory and perhaps his gratitude.
The World Makes Way for the Determined Man
Quote attributed to O S Martin extols firm resolve and progress through steady leadership.
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Oo. S. Martin
Good for the Liver Remedy Trial
A short health note claims daily use of spinach and dandelions in small amounts for 21 days can correct liver complaints. It presents no medical endorsement and lacks clinical proof.
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Edward
Clark
la Paz
Luzon
Shelton
Augustus Walley
Tenth Cavalry
Tenth
Cuchillo Negro Mountains
New Mexico
Walley
Cook Valley
Pennsylvania Woods
Bruins
Has Scare
Bee-Bee
Dewey
Paris Island
US. C
Elmer Perkins
Western Newspaper Union News Service
St. Louis
A.V. G. Val
Golden Cycle M. & R
Col
G. M. Co
Denv
Pueblo
Portland G. M. Co
Victor Mill
C.C
Port
D Ind. Mill
Arizona
Duquesne
Patagonia
New Cornelia
Ajo
Arizona Binghampton
Ruby Copper Company
Pinal
Colorado
Madagascar
Gunnison County
Montana
Wyoming
Carters
PILLS
Arter
Flanders
America
Department of the Interior
Canada
Departments of Labor and Agriculture
Oklahoma
Kansas
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
International Boundary Line
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
Bee Bidg
Omaha
Nebr
Dean
Dasie Brumee
Greeley
Colo
Doan
Siter
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
A.wey
Avai
R. Schiffmann Co
St. Paul, Minn
Western Typewriter Sales Co
Champa St
Denver, Colo
Denver
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