Congressmen observe fighting on Aisne-Marne front
Six U S congressmen led by Lt Freeman Light visited Sergy near Fere en Tardenois on the Aisne Marne front. They watched American infantry engage, heard enemy shells and big guns. They lunched on a Chateau Thierry hillside amid ruins as a Paris woman visited the occupied site.
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Associated Press
Paris
Sergy
Fere-en-Tardenois
Soissons-Rheims
Gersmans
Freeman Light
South Norwalk
Conn
Thomas A. Chandler
Oklahoma
M. Clyde Kelly
Pennsylvania
Louis C. Cramton
Michigan
Thaddeus H. Caraway
Arkansas
John A. Elston
California
Joseph Thompson
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Congressmen Visit Chateau Thierry Battlefield Souvenir Hunt
U S congressmen toured shattered Chateau Thierry houses and German dugouts gathering souvenirs. They found bonds including 5 percent gold $100 bonds from St Louis Oklahoma and Gulf railroad. They also collected helmets rifties and other items near Fere en Tardenois and visited a field hospital before adjourning.
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St. Louis
Fere-en-Tardenois
Chateau Thierry
Fere
U S Steel Raises Wages
United States Steel Corporation will grant wage increases of about 10 percent to laborers at its manufacturing plants effective Aug 1. Coal mining workers are excluded. This marks the seventh raise since January 1916, totaling about 75 percent and boosting payroll by roughly $3,000,000 monthly, benefiting about 200,000 men.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
United States Steel
Tobacco Stocks Rise Over 1917 Levels In July Census
Washington reports from the Census Bureau show tobacco on hand July 1 totaling 1,386,493,368 pounds, about 220,000 pounds more than the same date in 1917. The rise indicates an increased stockpile as of midyear.
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Washington
Census Bureau
One Foot Pea Vines Grow 11 Feet High in Ayer Garden
AYER July 30 Peas towering 11 feet high cover a garden where Charles E. Craig displays his remarkable Lincoln Honey Pea. He isolated a vine yielding 82 pods and has since cultivated a sweet, heavy crop on light sandy loam.
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Lincoln
Charles E. Craig
Ayer
Body Found Floating Under Broadway Extension Bridge
A body was found floating under the Broadway Extension Bridge on Monday. Authorities investigated the scene and identified the deceased as a local resident. Further details were not immediately released.
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Broadway Extension
Body identified as Ronato Salvato in South Boston
A body identified as Ronato Salvato of 72 Dorchester Avenue South Boston was identified yesterday afternoon by his brother at the North Grove Street morgue. The report notes the identification followed the discovery and delivery of the body to the morgue.
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Ternoon
Ronato Salvato
Dorchester Avenue
South
Boston
North Grove Street
Italians Greet U S Troops With Warm Welcome
American combat troops arriving in northern Italy were met with enthusiastic Italian reception. Generals and staff greeted them as planes dropped Viva Wilson papers and the Red Cross set up a small hospital at the base. In Turin and Milan civil and military authorities joined Princess Laetitia in ovations and street parades marking the arrival.
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Italy
Associated Press
Viva Wilson
American Red Cross
Washington
General March
Turin
Milan
Laetitia
Rome
United States
Labor leaders urge federal review of Mooney case
A delegation led by W. Bourke Cochran visited the White House to request transferring Thomas J. Mooney’s death sentence case from California state courts to federal courts. The group included Fremont Older, Frank P. Morrison, and Edward F. McGrady, who planned to submit the request in writing after the cabinet meeting.
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Washington
W. Bourke Cochran
New York
White House
California
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Mr. Cochran
Fremont Older
The
San Francisco Bulletin
Frank P. Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Edward F. McGrady
Boston
New England
Department of Labor
Employment Service
Dr True Elixir Worm Remedy For Children Ad
Advertises Dr True's Elixir as effective for worm infestations in children with symptoms like upset stomach and pale faces. Claims 60 years on the market and praise from Mrs H W Roberts of Flint Michigan. Compares to laxative and bowel tonic and notes children like the taste. Advertising copy urging writing to J F True & Co Auburn Maine.
Poor Woman Sacrifices for Mayr Remedy Claim
A longtime sufferer with indigestion bloating and gas credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with curing her problems after years of ineffective doctors. The ad claims the preparation removes catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and calms inflammation linked to stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. Available at Liggett Riker Jaynes drug stores and other druggists.
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Mayr
Liggett-Riker- Jaynes
Kaiser Says Atrocities By Belgians Provoke German Wrath
The Kaiser discusses Allied and Belgian actions and German retaliation as he defends Germany’s conduct in World War I. He claims German troops faced alleged Belgian and French brutality and portrays British captains and looted supplies, while contrasting allied behavior with German measures.
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Kaiser
Germany
Franc-Tireurs
Belgium
Japan
China
Kiao-Chau
England
Brussels
Berlin
Fryatt
Rubber Production Allotment Meeting in New York
About 300 rubber manufacturers from across the United States will meet War Trade Board representatives in New York to discuss rubber production allocations for the coming year and possible curtailment of automobile tire output.
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New York
United States
War Trade Board
Regulations curb fuel use at City Hall
City Hall posts new fuel conservation rules to take effect tomorrow. Lights and elevator service shut down at 7:00 with Saturday easing to 1:30 pm, and no elevator on Sundays or holidays. Annex elevators mostly express to the third floor, windows kept closed in cold weather. Mayor approves, committee led by Thomas F. public works commissioner, Fred Kneeland, and Patrick A. Sheehan issued the order.
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City Hall
Annex
Board of Health
Old City Halls
Thomas F. Oe
Fred Kneeland
Patrick A. Sheehan
Fight this menace with Sylpho Nathol disinfectant
The text urges cleaning kitchen sinks and garbage cans to stop houseflies. It promotes Sylpho Nathol as a germ killer stronger than public health standards, safe for use on waste pipes and cans, offered in four sizes with prepaid shipping and a booklet with directions.
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Public Health Service
New England
The
Sulpho-Napthal Co
Medford Street
Boston
Mass
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