New England Men Awarded War Cross for Leichprey Bravery
General Pershing awarded distinguished service crosses to officers and enlisted men for gallantry on April 10 to 18, 1918. Recipients include Private William R. Davis Brockton. Private Joseph J. Cannon Brighton. Second Lieutenant Allan Sk. Bester. and posthumous honors for Joseph H. Blair and Russell A. Hoyt, among others, with widespread listing of names and towns such as Waltham, Cambridge, Springfield, Northampton, and Boston.
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Washington
Pershing
William R. Davis
Infantry
Joseph J. Cannon
Elmer Lane
John J. Courtney
Lee P. T. Jacques
Trivata
Alfred P. Lee
Charles Marino
Kenneth B
Allan Sk. Bester
Infantes
Joseph H. Blair
Russell A. Hoyt
Howard P. Fitzgerald
Pershine
War Department
Allen K. Dexter
Boston
Mass
Lee P. T
Jacoues
Greenfield
Waltham
Cambridge
Joseph R. Blair
North Adams
Brighton
William RR. Davis
Brockton
Charles M. Dodge
Springfield
Talmer L. Lane
Alfred ,Fp. Lee
Northampton
Walter J. McCann
Charles Merino
Chicago
Kenneth G. Page
American Hardware Stores Fairfield Age, and Middle St eel a yan eat
American Hardware Stores Fairfield Age and Middle Street appear in this fragmentary OCR item. The readable text suggests a listing or notice involving the hardware business and street names, but the full details and context are unclear.
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Fairfield Age
Middle Steel
Food in Vienna Law 7 Ounces Daily Ration Described
A Berlin Tageblatt Vienna despatch notes the daily food ration per person fixed at seven and three quarter ounces: three ounces of potatoes, three quarters of an ounce of jam, and a quarter ounce of war coffee. The message reflects the wartime scarcity and rationing in Vienna.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
Berlin Tageblatt
Appyoni
Public Inspects Modern Devices as Engineers Arrive
Public and engineers gather at the State Armory for the New England Association of Stationary Engineers exhibition. About 115 exhibits cover mills and power plants from coal dust to heat and gas recording instruments with many live demonstrations. Delegates from New England register, and officials like Charles M. Dowd and Walter N. Richardson assist the credentials process. The program includes remarks by Mayor Wilson and leaders from the NBE, with sessions starting at 10 am and a noon conference. A special smoker at the Stratfield follows the afternoon business and officer elections.
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New Eland
New England
Charles M. Dowd
Bridgeport
Walter N. Richardson
Portland
Willian H. Sennett
Boston
Mass
Booth
Bridgeport Association
Anderson
Patrick J. Grace
Frank
Quinlan
Warren JT
Goodrich
Andrew Anderson
Oscar J. Richmond
Frank D. Anderson
Wille
Wilson
Joseph Eccleston
NL A. S. EL
Bradford D. Pierce, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Engineers
Theodore W. Kelsey
John H. Waterman
Electrical and Power Section
War Industrial Board
Fuel Administration
John I. Guciin
N. BE
S. A
Judson Pratt
Eccleston
New England Association of Commercial Engineers
John A. Morehouse
Stratfield
New York
John Purroy Mitchel
Solder
Woodlawn
Roosevelt
Joseph J. Timulty
War and Navy
Frances
Goverenor's Island
Gage Hall
State
Hells
Red Cross
Mitchel
Government to seize beet sugar factories to stabilize prices
Government actions move to take over beet sugar factories to equalize consumer sugar prices amid possible shortages. President Wilson, on Hoover's recommendation, plans to form a stabilization board with a $5,099,000 capital from a war fund to acquire factories and align beet sugar with stabilized pricing for public distribution.
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Jingyon
Wilson
Sugar Cerolination Board
Hoover
Bet
Breweries to Fight Garfield's Coal Restriction Order
Breweries challenge Garfield's order restricting coal usage for brewing. Industry leaders argue the ruling harms production and jobs. DOWATI reports brewers plan legal action to overturn or modify the measure.
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Breweries
Garfield
Bridgeport Battery I Soldiers in France Share Photo
A Bridgeport family receives a photo from Private Karl Robinson in France. He has served with American forces since March and is pictured holding the local newspaper. Robinson, formerly employed at Locomobile, describes his Battery I unit as eager for action and notes they have seen much of France yet hope to advance into Germany.
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Bridgeport
Ath Artillery
France
Evi A. Robinson
Washington Avenue
Karl Robinson
Locomobile
Germany
United States
Senate Adopts Wire Control Today
Washington July 11 Congress debates a Senate plan to empower the President to seize telegraph, telephone, cable and radio systems as war needs, while delaying prohibition measures and aiming for a August 12 recess. Leaders expect a vote soon and discuss adjournment terms.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Vice Central
Wisen
Smid
Nileodoof Alhebainn
Smith
Michigan
Slep
Relloms
Minniesolir
Ueeloredd Cong Bsin
Wiha Ang Tharding
Olio
Neceshey mehthAentis
Senor Watson
Indiana
Ree Publicin
Busch Family Bought German War Bonds in Probe
New York report says the Busch family of St Louis bought at least 1 million dollars of German war bonds sold in the United States for propaganda and press buying. Alfred L Becker says total sales may exceed 100 million, notes funds linked to German press influence and Liberty bond era confusion. Becker says more arrests and grand jury action expected in ongoing inquiries.
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New York
Busch Family
St. Louis
New York Evening Mail
Alfred L. Becker
Becker
Adolphus Wuseh
A. G. Busch
Lille Busch
Buseh
Evening Mail
Eleinrich
Albert
S. Bosh
Adolphus R Buseh
Alfred TL. Becker
Germany
O Leary Defends Brother In Conspiracy Trial
Jeremiah O Leary testified in the retrial of John J O Leary charged with aiding his brother Jeremiah in a conspiracy case. The Sinn Fein leader Jeremiah A O Leary denied planning to flee and said no flight suggestion was made to John. His account differed from that of clerk Arthur Livons who accompanied him.
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New York
dJeremah A. O'Leary
Sinn
Drescher
John J. O'Leary
Newburg
Glen Falls
Jeremiah
John
Arthur ‘Livons
Lyons
West
Harkness Wills Dispose Of Millions In Cleveland
In Cleveland probate filings Charles W. Harkness and wife Mary Warden Harkness leave estates worth millions. The Standard Oil magnate's will gives Yale $500000. Mary Warden Harkness bequeaths a $100000 endowment to the Cleveland Museum of Art and other gifts. Each made generous bequests to relatives and institutions. The filing notes additional commentary on homegrown watermelons and a personal bond purchase.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Charles W. Harkness
Standard Oil
Mary Warden Harkness
New York
Warkness
Yale
Aviators Prepare Fencing Training For Fourth Infantry
State Guard officers in the Fourth Infantry may soon study fencing at a school in progress at M C A to handle rioters with blades rather than pistols. Colonel Clifford B. Wilson favors adding the course, noting a sword can match several soldiers and that Italian systems extend to guns and sticks in crowd control. The training aims to boost efficiency in next year’s drills as troops master signaling and field tasks while groundwork for moves across points increases.
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Fourth Infantry
Clifford B. Wilson
Bath
Extra Tax for Profits of Natural Resources
Washington July 11 Senator Lemont of Wisconsin introduced a bill proposing an additional five percent excise tax on the net profits of mines quarries canneries and factories employing children under four years of age.
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Washington
Lemont
Wisconsin
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