Embargo on Lumber Shipments East of Mississippi
The railroad administration announced an embargo on almost all lumber shipments from the United States or Canada to destinations east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio, with exceptions for war and some commercial shipments by permit. The order, effective last Monday, allows in transit shipments to be accepted and requires evidence to grant permits.
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Canada
Mississippi River
The
Railroad Administration
Consignees
Army contracts to mirror public payment discounts
Washington reports the general staff ordered all supply bureaus to require contractors to grant discounts to the Army for prompt payment of bills, matching discounts already given to the public. The directive applies to all dealings with Army contracts.
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Washington
Army
General Staff
War flour law suspended for 20 percent mixed flour rule
Food Administrator Hoover asked Congress to suspend the mixed flour law for the coming year to permit 20 percent oat or other cereal flour in wheat flour. The move aims to allow the United States and its co-belligerents to meet obligations.
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Washington
America
Hoover
Congress
Hoover argues flour mixing controls aid war effort
In a letter to Representative Rainey Hoover claims tax rules on mixed flour mils will be prohibitive to enforce without costly measures and says standardizing flour blends prevents adulteration. He cites a food conference with allies and urges Americans to share in war sacrifices by eating a common loaf, criticizing home mixing as burdensome and enabling wheat waste.
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Hoover
Wilson
Germany
Davis Named Ambassador to Great Britain
President Wilson selects John W. Davis of West Virginia to succeed Walter Hines Page as Ambassador to Great Britain. Davis has arrived in Switzerland to lead the American delegation at the Berne conference on prisoner of war treatment and exchange. He has served in Congress from West Virginia and is 45 years old.
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John W. Davis
West Virginia
United States
Wilson
Walter Hines Page
Great Britain
Davis
G&election
Switzerland
Congress
Perm Taken by Czech Forces
A Vladivostok despatch reports Czecho Slovak forces have captured Perm, an important industrial town on the Kama River and a key transport hub toward Siberia. The fall marks a notable advance in the campaign with Perm serving as capital of its province.
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Vladivostok
Perm
Kama River
Siberia
Moscow
Boston Doctor Commissioned as Medical Corps Lieutenant
Dr. John H. Gooding a respected Boston physician and former clerk of Draft Board 6 has been commissioned as a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps and assigned to Fort Oglethorpe Georgia. He will depart for his post tomorrow and has long served with the state militia. His home is in Brighton.
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Boston
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Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
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Fort Oglethorpe
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Brighton
Gun Accidental Death In City Home
Stephen Sullivan 24 of 614 Columbus Ave was fatally wounded when a .38 revolver in the hands of his friend Dennis Cumberbatch 535 Shawmut Ave was accidentally discharged at Sullivan’s home. Sullivan died at City Hospital within two hours.
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Columbus Avenue
Dennis Cumberbatch
Shawmut Avenue
Sullivan
City Hospital
Cumberbatch
Dirigible from Ohio lands in Bay State
Gunner W. J. Medusky and Chief Machinist's Mate J. L. Nichols landed the airship on Stevens Farm two miles west of the city after 4 am flights. Fog and cloud cover forced altitude of 3050 to 5000 feet during the voyage.
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C. G
J. L. Nichols
Stevens Farm
Balloon Flight Ends Near Weston Field in Williamstown
A balloon ascended from an Ohio city with a stated destination. Clear skies gave way to clouds as the craft rose high to determine bearings. An attempt to land at Weston Field in Williamstown occurred before dark with the anchor deployed but no bystanders to assist.
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Weston Field
Williamstown
Balloon Flight Over Stevens Farm Ends Safely After Turbulent Voyage
The balloon crew escaped German raid fears as the craft rose and drifted over Stevens Farm then descended under Crompton’s control. A collision with high tension wires sparked fireworks while police and State Guard secured the scene. Crompton called the flight hard to navigate and not long, with no major damage expected.
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Crompton
Williamstown
State Guard
Boston
Fall River Trust Company Petition Opposed
Edward A. Thurston, counsel for Massachusetts banks, opposed a petition for a Fall River trust company charter before the Board of Bank Incorporation. He argued the venture was unnecessary and part of a Boston interests chain aiming to expand statewide. Petitioners were Senator Walter B. McLane and Frederick T. McLane of Fall River.
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NEW Trust CO
Fall River
Edward A. Thurston
Massachusetts
Board of Bank Incorporation
Walter Bf. McLane
Frederick T. McLane
Boston
Cadum Ointment Offers Quick Soothing Skin Relief
This advertisement promotes Cadum Ointment as a remedy for eczema pimples blotches itch tetter and various skin irritations. It claims immediate itch relief and healing effects and notes three million boxes sold annually in France.
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