War News Roundup from Amsterdam to the Front
Reports from Amsterdam say English air forces bombarded Zeebrugge and Bruges causing explosions and fires. Russian units fall back around Tarnopol while Germans cross the Sereth near Mikulice. Petain regains ground on the Aisne as Allied and Russian struggles unfold across East Galicia and Pripet regions.
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Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Zeebrugge
Bruges
Belgium
Galicia
Pripet Marshes
Smorgon
Kreyno
Vilna
New War Budget Forecasts 10 Billion Dollar Reach
Washington July 27 The new war budget may exceed eight billion and reach ten billion to fund the Allies. War Department requests total about 5.28 billion for the agency with another billion anticipated from other departments. McAdoo backs higher taxes, others favor bonds. a seven billion immediate budget is planned with two billion more for loans abroad.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
McAdoo
Appropriations Committees
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Department
Bemidji Deportation Quietly Removes I W W Members
In Bemidji Minnesota on July 27, Mayor Vandersluis and the police led 150 citizens to round up 40 I W W members and ship them to Ebro. Some reached Crookston or Grand Forks, while others vanished into the woods at Ebro. A dispute ensued between Mayor Vandersluis and Socialist attorney W M Weber ending in a fist fight.
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Bemidji
Minn
Vandersluis
Ebro
Crookston
Grand Forks
W. M. Weber
Soldier too inquisitive loses hand in French bomb incident
The first American field casualty in France occurred when a soldier removed a safety pin from a live French bomb in camp. A loud explosion followed. he escaped with his right hand lost, and no full battle charge was present.
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France
Steel for 20 Ships Ready for Emergency Fleet Program
The first shipment of steel for twenty vessels to be built by the Terry Shipbuilding Company for the United States Emergency Fleet Corporation has departed Pittsburgh for the company’s new plants, officials announced today.
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United States
Wilson
America
General Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
J. B. White
Shipping Board
Denman
The
New York
Terry Shipbuilding Company
United States Emergency Fleet Corporation
Pittsburgh
Missouri to Use Convict Labor for State Highways
Ed L. Sanford announces plan by the Missouri State Highway Commission and the state prison board to employ convicts from the penitentiary to build roads. Camps will hold up to 200 prisoners, with costs shared by the highway commission and the prison board. Profits go to the state as work begins on federally funded road projects.
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Missouri
Ed L. Sanford
Missouri State Highway Commission
Springfield
Sanford
Jefferson City
State Highway Commission
State Prison Board
Highway Commission
Prison Board
Highways Commission
First Roads Building Project
Federal Road Fund
Nation Calls for Engineers to Support War Effort
Dean EB McCausland of the University of Missouri Engineering School says government and military leaders urge expanding engineering training. He returned from a Washington convention where officials urged teachers to prepare more engineers for war service. Missouri University will assist by educating workers for national needs and urging high school graduates to pursue higher education for service.
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University of Missouri
EB. J. McCausland
Engineering School
Washington
Dean McCaustland
Missouri University
College Education Boosts Wages and Happiness
The article notes that college education adds a significant, though unspecified, percentage to a man's wage-earning power. Dean J. Jones of the University of Missouri academic faculty argues no arithmetic can precisely measure its impact on manliness and happiness. He says war-time adversities do not justify delaying college training for men below military age.
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J. ©. Jones
University of Missouri
Dean Jones
Civil Officer Alonzo Stone Plans Army Enlistment
On the honor list for privates in the army is Alonzo E. Stone, circuit clerk of Platte county. Stone states he will report immediately to the ranks and will not claim his exemption as a civil officer.
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Alonzo E. Stone
Platte County
Miles Ruined by Neglect on Missouri Roads
E J McCaustland of Missouri University argues roads lose value when maintenance is neglected. He notes hundreds of miles in Missouri cost four to twelve thousand dollars per mile yet receive no upkeep, urging annual minor spending to protect surface quality and avoid costly reconstructions.
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E J. McCaustland
Missouri University
Missouri
Facts About State University Missouri oldest west of Mississippi
Missouri's state university, founded in 1839, began with 54 students, five faculty, one building on a 16 acre campus. By 1917 it had granted 6,927 degrees to 20,000 other attendees, with 4,349 students last year, two colleges, eight schools, extension school, 43 buildings, and 800 acres at Columbia. Women admitted in 1869 and first commencements in 1843.
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State University
Missouri
Mississippi River
Columbia
Draft discussion draws crowds at Centralia as locals seek names
The army draft top topic at Centralia drawing hundreds from the countryside. Among the sought names is Prof. F. G. Hale, superintendent of Centralia public schools, listed as a judge in the Kentucky state fair of fine horses.
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Centralia
F. G. Hale
Centralia Public
Kansas Gets Teachers From Springfield Normal
Kansas schools will receive a number of the 200 graduates from the state normal school at Springfield to serve as teachers for next winter. Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa schools also selected graduates from the list, with Kansas receiving the most among nearby states.
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Kansas
Springfield
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Farmer Arrested for Sunday Plowing Near Danville
William Keith a farmer near Danville was arrested and brought to New Florence on a charge of plowing his corn on Sunday. Squire Burgess, an 18 year veteran justice of the peace, says this is his first such case.
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William Keith
Danville
New Florence
Squire Burgess
Baptist Clergyman Accepts Call to Newton Kan
The Rev. Alpha Ingle, pastor of the First Baptist church, resigns to accept a call from the Baptist church at Newton Kansas. He will begin work there on August 1. His successor has not been named.
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Alpha Ingle
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Newton
Kan
Wheat Yields Hit Record High in Bates County
Bates County reports its best wheat crop this year with threshing ongoing for ten days. Most fields average around thirty bushels per acre, while river bottom areas along the Marais des Cygnes show yields up to forty bushels per acre.
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Bates County
Marais Des Cygnes
Flash Kills Cement Worker at Warrensburg Plant
James O. Herrington a cement worker died when electricity from a light wire above struck him as he took a bucket of water at the Warrensburg electric light plant. The wire carried 13 000 volts and a break in insulation is suspected.
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James O. Herrington
Warrensburg
Farmer Dies in Hay Wagon Accident Near Rich Hill
Milton T. Tourney, 65, a Foster farmer ten miles northwest of Rich Hill, fell from a hay wagon when the load passed over his head and neck, dying almost instantly in the mishap.
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Milton T. Tourney
Foster
Rich Hill
New Telegrapher Course Announced at St. Louis U
St Louis University will institute a special course to train military telegraphy. The program will cover both wire and wireless telegraphy, with the aim of preparing students for military communication duties.
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St. Louis
St. Louis University
Sedalia Mayor to Call Special Wet or Dry Election
The dry faction in Sedalia petitions Mayor J L Babcock to order a special election within forty days to decide the wet and dry question.
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Sedalia
J. L. Babcock
Porter Black Dead at Sedalia Station
Porter Black 71, of Slater Missouri, died in Sedalia and was buried in Marshall. His wife survives.
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Porter Black
Sedalia
Slater
Marshall
Farewell Dinner for Yeater Before Philippine Assignment
The Pettis County Bar Association held a farewell dinner for ex Senator Charles E Yeater who will soon leave to assume duties as vice governor of the Philippine Islands.
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Charles E. Yeater
Pettis County Bar Association
Charlies E. Yeater
Philippine Islands
W Bryan Dies in Sedalia at 74
James W. Bryan aged 74 died last night in Sedalia after living there since 188. He is survived by four daughters.
Stephens College to Erect Dormitory for 75 Girls
A $60,000 dormitory will be built on Stephens College campus in Columbia. Plans are completed and the dormitory should be finished early this fall, housing about seventy five girl students.
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Stephens College
Baptist School For Girls At
Columbia
Boy Declares German Flag Sale Request Ends in Tear Up
Four year old Charles Morris of Cannelton Indiana asked for a German flag in a local store that sold Allied standards. When questioned the child explained he wanted to tear it up, revealing a poignant wartime sentiment from a young boy.
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Charles Morris
Jesse B. Morris
Cannelton
Ind
Indianapolis News
Charles
Flesh Colored Borders Prompt Clerk and Customer Talk
In a drug store a portly colored man asks for flesh colored letter paper and envelopes with flesh colored borders. The clerk recognizes the request as mourning paper and confirms the name. He asks the man to choose a box.
Golfing Domestic Dispute Sparks Remark in Wedding News
A quip about a husband named Lovecote beating his wife after a golf game causes gossip in a newlywed couple's circle. The exchange notes the brief marriage and the humorous yet sharp jab reflecting social gossip of the time.
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