Destroyers Ready To Sail In Three Days
Philadelphia June 21 The destroyers Drayton Henley Mayrant Beale and Downes will be ready to sail within three days from the Philadelphia navy yard for any service. Rear Admiral Helm commander of the Atlantic reserve fleet left for Portsmouth New Hampshire to inspect battleships.
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Philadelphia
Drayton
Henley
Mayrant
Beale
Downes
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Helm
Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Portsmouth
N. H
Army Open to Men of Plattsburg Camp Participants
Information from Governor's Island headquarters, Eastern Department, U S Army, outlines opportunities for Plattsburg attendees from last year who are at this year's camps to qualify for commissions in the volunteer army.
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Governor’s Island
Eastern Department
United States Army
Plattsburg
Volunteer Army
General Wood urges civilian volunteer commission exams
General Wood recommends men with Plattsburg or other training apply to the adjutant general in Washington for permission to take civilians examinations for volunteer commissions. The application should include name age education military training and marital status. Attendance at training camps does not change the obligation to serve.
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Wood
Plattsburg
Adjutant-General
Washington, D. C
Applicants examined by army board for federal volunteer service
The applicants will be examined by a board of regular army officers and if passed will qualify for the designated grade in the federal volunteer army when volunteers are called for by the President.
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Regular Army
Volunteer Army
Six dentists offer dental units for militia at border
Six New Jersey dentists propose to aid U S forces at the Mexican border. The offer includes six dental outfits and six surgeons to accompany the militia, potentially under the Medical Department. Leaders stress mouth and jaw injury care learned in Europe and note the group will donate services and a new demonstration outfit.
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New York
New Jersey State Dental Society
John C. Forsythe
Trenton
Baker
Henry Fowler
Harrison
N. J
Mexicans Called For Military Service in Juarez
Placards posted in Juarez urged all Mexicans to report for possible military service. The notices bore the signature of General Jacinto Trevino and arrived at El Paso on June 21.
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EL Paso
Texas
Juarez
Jacinto Trevino
Mexico making ready for war headline
Civilians flee Agua Prieta Sonora as Mexico mobilizes. Pershing moves cavalry toward Guzman to test Carranza threat. US officials report high border vigilance with civilians leaving and arms dealers agreeing not to sell weapons to Mexicans.
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EL Paso
Tex
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Chihuahua
Mexico
Pershing
Guzman
Carranza
Juarez
Wingfoot Heels Promise Lifetime Wear and Free Replacements
Advertisers claim Wingfoot heels outwear all others with a full replacement guarantee. The copy urges customers to ask cobblers or shoe dealers for Wingfoots and asserts stores will stock them with the Wingfoot guarantee. It argues the ten cent heel will vanish as Wingfoots dominate the market.
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Goodyear
Akron
Planning relief for dependants in wartime wages
A detailed survey compares soldier pay and dependents relief across Canada, the United States, and Massachusetts. It notes Canada’s extensive separation allowances and Patriotic Fund support, while U S privates receive 50 cents daily with no dependents aid, and Massachusetts militia pay differs by duty. Officials in Boston and other cities push coordinated relief through chambers of commerce and municipal actions.
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Canada
Canadian Patriotic Fund
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
National Guard
Wilson
England
France
Four Lexington Young Men Enlist for Volunteer Service
Four Lexington youths enlisted in F Company Fifth Regiment as part of the war call. More residents plan to join the volunteers when the first call is issued.
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Lexington
Factories and Stores Agree to Pay Men In Service
Boston department stores and manufacturers announce wage maintenance and job preservation for employees joining the front. Gillette Safety Razor Company will pay about 140 soldiers on duty and return them to their posts with gifts. Chandler & Co. and others pledge full wages and positions. Plattsburg and Framingham deployments are funded with full salaries, while several firms report multiple employees enlisting and receiving pay during training.
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National Guard
Boston
Cambridge
Somerville
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Gillette Safety Razor Company
Massachusetts Militia
B Company
Gillette
Chandler & Co
Co. F. Hovey Company
Plattsburg
R. H. Stearns & Company
Houghton & Dutton Company
L. P. Hollander Company
Filene Sons Co
Gilchrist Company
A. Shuman & Co
Framingham
Talbot Company
Massachusetts militia enlists six hundred recruits
Six hundred recruits were enlisted in the Massachusetts militia yesterday. Hundreds more applied at armories but faced delays as medical examiners could not keep pace. Many applicants learned that mounted troops were already full. The Ninth Regiment still needs men and recruiting offices remain open daily.
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Massachusetts Militia
Commonwealth Armory
East Armory
Leutenant
Somerville Sends Off Eighth Regiment to Framingham
Mayor Cliff addressed K and M companies on City Hall steps as they prepared to depart for Framingham. Proctor and High Schools paused to bid farewell, with Ned Keating among the recruits. Firefighters sought enlistment but were deferred by Chief Rich to allow training of replacements.
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Somerville
Cliff
Rich
Advertisement for Anti Kamnia Tablets by Dr Robbins
Dr CO P Robbins endorses Anti Kamnia tablets as a reliable pain and headache remedy. He cites rapid relief from malarial headaches and neuralgic pains, noting two tablets provide prompt relief and quick recovery. Available at all druggists under the AK Tablets name.
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CO. P. Robbins
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United States
Chamber
Gordon Abbott
Old Colony Trust Company
Roland W. Boyden
Ropes, Gray, Boyden and Perkins
Howard Coonley
Walworth Manufacturing Company
Walter C. Fish
General Electric Company
Lynn
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Connecticut River Power Company
James A. McKibben
Curley
Slattery
Charles H. Slattery
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
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