Ayer Camp Laughs At Jack Frost
Soldiers at Camp Devens enjoy warming steam heat as the cantonment braces for colder weather. Fire chief McAfee issues stove precautions while a brush fire near the depot is quickly tackled after a telephone alarm. Liberty bonds and donations are distributed to the Knights of Columbus Red Cross and Y M C A. Visitors face detours due to road rebuilding. Straw ballot elections and sermons headline the day alongside vaudeville circuit planning for all cantons.
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John F. McAfee
Cantonment
Alice D. Forbes
South Hadley
Knights of Columbus
The
Red Cross
Groton Road
Nashua River Bridge
West Gate
New York
308D Infantry Command
Schenectady
Merrill
Simmons
Cooper
C Company
Bishop Acheson
Connecticut
Chief Issues Fire Don'ts for Soldiers in Brief
A military leader outlines essential fire safety rules for soldiers, emphasizing discipline, readiness, and proper handling of equipment. The guidance highlights avoiding careless acts, maintaining clean living spaces, and reporting hazards promptly.
Sixteen Liberty Theatres to Open Circuits in Camps
Sixteen Liberty Theatres will operate at military camps with complete equipment. Eight companies are organized for the circuit. The aim is to provide Smileage books of tickets aiding access to performances. Monthly plans and locations are being coordinated by wartime authorities.
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Eity
National Army
Camp Lewis
Pacific Coast
Too Fat to End Life in Lake Michigan
Chicago November 4. George W. Favor a broker staying at the Parkway Hotel tried to drown himself in Lake Michigan in a moment of despair after losses. He weighs 210 pounds and could not sink. A passing policeman helped him ashore and he returned home with his wife and her father.
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Chicago
George W. Favor
Parkway
Lake Michigan
Favor
Marry Now Say Pastor in Call for Procreation
The Rev. Jason Noble Pierce urged couples to marry and conceive to replenish the nation’s population, arguing war disrupts sex ratios and harms the future generation. He spoke last night advocating a happier, ideal home as the solution rather than race death or fatherless children.
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Jason Noble Pierce
Nine Teen Bodies Recovered in Paterson Fire
Paterson New Jersey November 4 nine teen bodies were removed from the ruins of the Salvation Army Rescue Mission after a early morning fire. Ten men remained in hospital with likely fatal injuries and many others were injured from leaping from burning windows.
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Paterson
N. J
Salvation Army Rescue Mission
Fire Rages Through Mission Building Killing Dozens
Police fear identifying all victims as mission records were lost in a blaze. Eighty five lodgers slept as flames spread from an adjoining storage wing to an old frame building. Delayed alarms impeded response and the single fire escape failed forcing residents to leap to safety. Many elderly were suffocated or trapped in the crowd at the entrance. about ten lodgers remain missing with the cellar flooded.
Worms Danger to Children Promoted as Health Booster
Advertisement claims worm infestation harms children and promises health gains after removing worms. It cites symptoms such as deranged stomach, swollen lip, pale face, dull eyes, nocturnal itching, coughing, and teeth grinding. Endorsed by Mrs. Nurrat of Houston and promotes Dr True's Elixir with solicitation for further information from Auburn Maine.
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Dr. True
Nurrat
Houston
Texas
Auburn
Maine
Fire Spreads Rapidly Amid Warehouse Kindling Fire
Police state the building complied with fire laws as investigators blame rapid flames on stacked kindling wood in the rear ward near the store room with bundles of old newspapers that burned quickly. They also note that search for additional bodies is ongoing.
Reverend Albert Carman Dies in Toronto at 79
The Rev. Dr. Albert Carman, superintendent emeritus of the Methodist Church in Canada, died in Toronto last night. Born in Belleville, Ontario in 1865, he studied at Albert College and later wrote editorials for the Toronto Globe and the Montreal Star for many years.
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Toronto
Albert Carman
Methodist Church In
Canada
Belleville
Ont
Albert College
Toronto Globe
Montreal Star
Corporal Buckley Not Killed but Prisoner in Germany
French and American members of the Lafayette Flying Corps report Corporal Everett Buckley of Kilbourne Illinois is a prisoner in Germany not killed as tree. He was wounded when captured and had a notable record as a pilot during the Verdun offensive making five trips in one day.
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Buckley
Paris
Lafayette Flying Corps
Everett Buckley
Kilburne
Ill
Germany
Conoral Buckley
Verdun
41 Rescued at Brockton Fire
Forty one persons including thirteen babies were rescued from a burning Montello district apartment building by firemen. The fire began in the basement and climbed to the upper floors before discovery. escape via stairs was blocked by flames. Fire crews saved all occupants, most in night clothing, with property damage around 30000 dollars.
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Brockton
Montello
Explorer Nansen Guests Of Roosevelt At Sagamore Hill
Dr Fridtjof Nansen renowned explorer and Norwegian Commission head visited Colonel Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill for four hours. They discussed exploration and Scandinavian literature in animated conversation during the visit.
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Oyster Bay
Fridtjoft Nansen
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Nansen
Aerial Post Planned for U S Troops in Europe
Washington reports plan for aerial postal service linking American troops in France with British and French allies and extending to Algeria and Morocco. A Lyons municipal commission is studying routes and sailing times after receiving a cablegram.
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France
Algeria
Morocco
Municipz
Lyons
Dealers to report to Hoover by December
Washington November 4 dealers in foodstuffs who were licensed November 1 were advised by the federal administration today to take an immediate inventory of their stock in preparation for a detailed report due in December. Forms for the report are now in the hands of the printer.
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Washington
Foe
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Herbert L. Baldwin
Devens
Boston
Miss Forbes
FE. Fougera & Co., Inc
Beekanan Street
Anna Katharine Green
Leavenworth
Bret Paramount
Kathleen Clifford
H. M. Horkheimer
Joe Gordon
Olympia
Paramount
Boston Sunday Post
Fifth Avenue
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Avotrn Zuxor
Jesse L. Lasky
Ceci B. DaMinte
Liberty Theatres
Jordan Marsh Company
Explorer Nansen
PLAN
U. S
Aeriz
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Hoover
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