Congress Drops Seven Hour Clerk Day Rider
J Washington July 1 Congress removed a rider from the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill that would have required government clerks to work seven hours a day instead of eight. President Wilson vetoed the measure over the change and salary increases to twelve dollars a year were not altered. The House failed to override the veto and the bill was repassed without the rider with similar Senate action.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
House
Senate
Woman Named Judge for Washington Juvenile Court
President Wilson sent to the Senate the nomination of Kathryn Sellers a State Department law clerk for the Washington juvenile court judgeship. It marks the first time a woman is named to a DC judgeship.
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Washington
Kathryn Sellers
Department of State
Senate
Wilson
District of Columbia
Rangeley Tavern Recovering From Fire
Fire at Rangeley destroyed the Oakes & Badger store and a large stable near Rangeley Lake House, causing about 40000 in losses. The Rangeley Tavern suffered water and fire damage but can be rebuilt for the summer trade, remaining a favored stop for hotel parties. The blaze affected buildings at the eastern end of Main Street.
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Rangeley, Me
Oakes & Badger
Rangeley Lake House
Rangeley Tavern
Ellis Hotel Company
Main Street
Rangeley
Deserted by His Old Regiment Corpl Daniel Riley
Corporal Daniel E. Riley of Malden and his wife and two children at 124 Emerald Street were deserted after a leave from Headquarters Company U S Infantry Camp Ut on N Y. the regiment broke camp and sailed overseas without notifying him.
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Daniel E. Riley
Malden
Emerald Street
Sam
Riley
United States Infantry
Camp Upton
N. Y
Corporal Riley Seeks Exemption After Draft Inaction
The corporal, known at the camp, was not officially assigned and retained casual status. He appealed to the Division 1 Exemption Board to resolve the issue after being drafted and sent to Camp Devens and then Camp Gordon, where he became a corporal in the 828th Infantry before moving to Camp Upton. He fears his regiment may label him a deserter and seeks government clarification.
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Riley
Malden
Division 1
Camp Devens
Charles M. Bruce
Camp Gordon
Georgia
828Th Infantry
Camp Upton
Tax 收入 hits 3.67 billion in fiscal year end
Internal Revenue receipts for the year ending yesterday reached 3.672 billion dollars, up from 800 million the prior year and above the 3.4 billion projected by the war revenue act. Commissioner Roper said costs totaled 12 million and the bureau, with 4 000 staff, was doubled during the year.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Atowas
Congress
Roper
Parrot Praises Yeowomen at Camp Plunkett Target Range
At Camp Plunkett Wakefield a navy parrot among the mascots joined Yeowomen from the Charlestown navy yard in target practice. Polly the parrot chatted with the women replying to rifle fire with remarks like Good shot Not so bad and Youll do better next time. Miss Elizabeth Carrasco first class yeowoman at Charlestown yard established a bond with the bird and carried it on her right arm.
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Parrot
Navy
Camp Plunkett
Wakefield
Navy Yard
Polly
Fin
Elizabeth C. Carrasco
Charlestown Navy Yard
Pretty Pol
Navy Target Range
Big Fourth for Britain
London plans mark July 4 with bells at St Pauls and a Westminster Central Hall mass meeting to fund an American Washington statue. King to pitch first ball at a baseball game as 500 American soldiers arrive. celebrations extend to American camps and hospitals across Great Britain with Red Cross aid.
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London
England
St. Paul's
Central Hall
Westminster
Washington
Sheffield
Army
Navy
Great Britain
American Red Cross
Wartime Notables and Their Hobby Verses in Brief
A compiled sketch notes European leaders Clemenceau Joffre Poincare and Foch with wit and social habits. It mentions Queen Mary and Mrs. Schwab knitting for soldiers while Mrs Gould organizes entertainments at Ellis Island and navy yard hospitals. Hudson Maxim enjoys kitchen experiments and invents compressed foods.
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George J. Gould
New York
Hudson Maxim
Convalescent Americans to Visit Camp for Holiday Meals
The report notes flags and package cigarettes and tobacco sent along with personal greeting letters to each patient. Special holiday meals will be served, and convalescent Americans will be taken to the nearest American camp to witness the celebration.
Stricken Destroyer Cassin Returns to Duty
The destroyer Cassin, torpedoed in European waters on October 16, has been repaired at a British yard and returned to station with U S destroyer forces. British officers praised its crew and they were commended by Secretary Daniels.
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Washington
Cassin
Daniels
United States Guards replace Provost Guard in Boston
The military Provost Guard in Boston gives way to the United States Guards under Captain George B. Carter. The Provost Guard returns to active duty likely overseas, while the new unit takes charge on patrol duties.
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Boston
United States Guards
George B. Carter
Senate Holds Ground on Wheat Price At Two Fifty
Washington July 1 The Senate with an overwhelming majority refused to yield to House opposition and maintain a $2.50 per bushel minimum guarantee for wheat A motion to instruct conferees to abandon the price increase was defeated 46 to 19 in the agricultural bill vote
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Washington
Senate
House
Martin
Senate Deadlock Delays 28 Million Agriculture Bill
The Senate failed to pass the 28 million dollar appropriation as the new fiscal year began. An emergency resolution to fund the Agriculture Department while wheat dispute is settled is under review. Conferences between Senate and House are to report disagreement on the wheat amendment, risking an increase above the current $2 minimum.
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Senate
Department of Agriculture
House
Congress
Mills to repay excess profits in flour to government
Flour millers who earned excess profits during the last fiscal year must return the amount to the government as milled flour under Hoover administered rules. The Federal Trade Commission charged 45 cents a barrel profit while limits set 25 cents. Excess profits will be liquidated by flour sold to military and government grain programs at one dollar per barrel.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Hoover
The
Trade Commission
Food Administration
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Grain Corporation
New York
Pitman Dies in Marion Leader of L. P. Hollander & Co
Benjamin F. Pitman of L. P. Hollander & Co. died Sunday at his Marion summer home. Funeral to be held tomorrow at 2 PM from 131 Carlton Street Brookline. Born 1852 in Hilo Hawaii he was son of Benjamin Pitman and Kenoli and descendant of Hawaiian chiefs. Survived by widow Almira Hollander and two sons, both serving as lieutenants in France.
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L. P. Hollander & Co
Marion
Carlton Street
Brookline
Mr. Pitman
Hilo
Hawaii
Benjamin Pitman
Boston
Kenoli
Keola-O-Ka-Lani
Heaven
Somerville
Harvard
Stuttgart
Germany
America
Almira Hollander
J. L. Hollander
Henry Pitman
Theodore B. Pitman
France
Germany Alarmed by Greed of Her Allies
Berlin alerted by aggressive territorial aims of allies as summarized by the Munich Post from June 19 reported to the State Department. Describes Germany’s concern over allied expansionist rhetoric affecting future security and European balance.
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Germany
Washington
State Department
Berne
Muenschner
Turkeys expansion and Bulgaria policy in Pan German view
The Turkish expansion policy is described as voracious and dangerous. A German paper criticizes Pan German support for Turkish ambitions while noting Russia's rapid disintegration and Bulgaria as a key eastern pathway, urging Bulgarian alignment with Germany to expand politically and economically.
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Russia
Bulgaria
Post
Germany
Two Austrian Generals Killed at Piave Battle
Amsterdam dispatch reports a Berlin Pageblatt description of Piave fighting in which AustrianLieutenant-General von Ardenne states generals Bolgano and Schinnerer were killed during an offensive aimed at drawing Italian troops away from the river.
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Piave
Amsterdam
Italy
von Ardenne
Berlin
Woman credits Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for successful pregnancy
Mrs. Ernest Beebe of Watertown New York says severe fatigue and weakness during pregnancy were eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports the remedy restored her health and aided a smooth delivery praised in letters from women nationwide.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Watertown
N. Y
Lydia E
Pinkam
Ernest Beebe
Wyoming Ave
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