War News Briefs From The Front And Home Fronts
Reports from the British war office describe 400 yard advances and 600 pin depths along the Yser front with a 24 hour bombardment and bridge detours. Russians claim Halicz near Lemberg fell and German assaults on the Aisne front suffered heavy losses. New York surpasses Chicago by about 3 million in a government census estimate. Wilson urges business aid for war and warns against profiteering while food control moves advance in Congress.
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Brit. War Office
Yser
Aisne
Chemin-Des-Dames
West’s I W W Disruption Sparks National Disorder Fears
Reports from July 13 describe the detainment of over a thousand Industrial Workers of the World in Bisbee Arizona as part of a nationwide agitation. Strikes hit Arizona copper mines and Montana, with threats to Colorado Utah Nevada Oregon wheat and lumber districts, amid alleged German influence and organized funding.
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San Francisco
Bisbee
Ariz
Mexico
I. W.W
Arizona
Montana
Colorado
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Will Fix Price of Steel
Secretary Baker announces an agreement with American steel leaders to supply the nation’s war needs at a price set by a Federal Trade Commission cost of production inquiry. The steel industry pledges full production and faster delivery while discussions continue on exact terms and scope of supplies for wartime use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baker
American Steel Industry
Federal Trade Commission
Committee of American Iron and Steel Institute
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Shipping Board
Baruch
Would Fix Price of Labor
Washington reports big business reacting to President Wilson’s patriotism and profits speech by arguing that labor’s large share of earnings necessitates higher profits to cover other costs. They contend a maximum price for labor is needed if prices for commodities are to be fixed, with some Congress members supporting this stance.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Editors to Little Rock Next Year
Herbert C. Hotaling of Mapleton Minnesota was elected president of the National Editorial Association and Little Rock Arkansas chosen as the 1918 convention city at the closing session of the annual meeting in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin B. Herbert
Chicago
National Editorial Association
St. Paul
Colonel Herbert
Minneapolis
Little Rock
Indianapolis
Herbert C. Hotaling
Mapleton
Minn
Ark
Fifty Student Aviators to Graduate in Garden City Ceremony
New York reports that at least fifty student aviators will graduate from the aviation school at Garden City on July 15, prepared for European service.
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New York
Garden City
Missouri County Fairs 1917 Listings and Cancellations
Six cousins from near Pattonsburg apply at St Joseph naval recruiting station seeking enlistment in the United States Navy as part of a Missouri fairs roundup. The Missouri State Board of Agriculture lists fairs across counties with dates, locations, and cancellations including Audrain Barton Boone Franklin Green Greene Grundy Harrison Jackson Jasper Knox Lincoln Macon Marion Moniteau Newton Oregon Osage Phelps Pike Platte Polk Pulaski Ralls Randolph Saline Scotland Sullivan Vernon Wright and the Missouri State Fair at Sedalia with respective secretaries and dates. Also noted are discontinued fairs in Audrain Bates Franklin and others.
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Missouri
Jewell Mayes
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Andrew County
Savannah
S. R. Murphy
Audrain
Mexico
Barton
Lamar
P. N. Finks
Bates
Butler
Grover Gilbert
Boone
Columbia
Chariton
Prairie Will
J. A
Bh Clark
Kahoka
P. I. Wilsey
Cooper
Bunceton
A. J. Nelson
B. W. Morris
Prairie Home
H. F. Fricke
Crawford
Cuba
Jos
Steelville
Dade
Lockwood
R. A. Frye
Daviess
Pattonsburg
R. E. Maupin
Dunklin
Kennett
L. R. Jones
Franklin
Sullivan
J. T. Williams
Washington
Henry H. Thias
Green
Springfield
Jesse M. Cain
Grundy
Trenton
John W. Schooler
Harrison
Bethany
W. T. Lingle
Ridgeway
C. A. Stoner
Howard
Fayette
Jasper Thompson
Jackson
Independence
W. H. Johnson
Macon
Callao
E. G. Jones
New Cambria
G. A. Goodson, Jr
Marion
Palmyra
G. B. Thompson
Montgomery
Montgomery City
Jas. L. McQuie
Pike
Bowling Green
H. M. Strother
Platte
Platte City
J. F. Sexton
Polk
Bolivar
F. L. Templeton
Pulaski
Richland
E. A. Steckel
Ralls
New London
J. P. Menefee
Randolph
Clark
W. B. Hamilton
Jacksonville
David Owens
Saline
Marshall
W. Brown
Scott
Sikeston
T. A. Wilson
Scotland
Memphis
J. R. Hudgon
Lannon
Bina Whitlock
Green City
A. E. Jones
Sedalia
E. G. Bylander
Convention Hall
Kansas City
W. H. Weeks
Chicago Stock Yards
B. H. Heide
Fulton Bond Issue Loses Again in Callaway Vote
The McCredie consolidated district in Callaway County failed to reach the two thirds needed for a $7,200 bond issue to build two new structures. This marked the fourth vote in which the measure fell short and another election will be scheduled.
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Fulton
McCredie
Callaway County
Missouri June Crop Report Foresees Strong Wheat and Oats Yields
The July crop report from Missouri state board of agriculture notes ideal harvest conditions and better yields for wheat and oats than expected. Corn is late but well cultivated, oats may set a record, and overall state condition around 100.6 percent for oats. Some central and southwest counties face critical conditions and rain is needed in southern and northern counties.
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W. L. Nelson
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Missouri
University of Missouri to Teach French to Guardsmen Officers
The University of Missouri plans to help guardsmen heading to France by teaching French to officers in training. President A Ross Hill emphasized that equipping command officers with French would aid training camps at Fort Riley and other locations.
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University of Missouris
Missouri
A. Ross Hill
Hill
Fort Riley
Farmer George Grissom Found Dead in Creek
George Grissom, a well known Cooper County farmer, was found dead in a creek south of Boonville. He had started home and it is believed he stopped to water his horse and died from a heart attack.
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George Grissom
Cooper County
Boonville
Lexington Ferry Boat Destroyed by Fire
The Lexington ferry boat, owned and operated by the Lafayette County Ferry Company, was totally destroyed by a recent fire. Insurance coverage partially mitigates the loss for the company.
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Lexington
Lafayette County Ferry Company
Geology Students Begin Field Trip Across Three States
Geology students in the university summer session begin a field trip through Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri guided by E. B. Branson, professor in geology.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
E. B. Branson
Columbia Daily Times Quits After Auction Notices
The Columbia Daily Times, a long running morning paper in Boone county, ceases publication. Debts trigger sale of the newspaper at auction as notes against the property mount.
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Columbia Daily Times
Columbia
Boone County
Gold discovered as youth workers find 360 dollars
On a site formerly the pastor's residence of a Catholic church two youths named Will Steinkamp and Leo Schilling who were hired to mow grass recovered 360 in twenty dollar gold pieces from the ground.
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Will Steinkamp
Leo Schilling
Farmer killed in car wreck near Gra ham
Boone Linville aged 45 a farmer who lived four miles north of Gra ham was killed when the motor car he rode in turned over and plunged down an embankment five miles from the road to Mound City.
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Boone Linville
Graham
Mound City
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Encourages Clean White Clothes
An advertisement touts Ball Blue laundry product for women seeking pristine white garments. It promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a trustworthy stain remover and highlights availability at grocers, with Ady cited.
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Red Cross
Ady
Early Adam Eve quip on apple crop and middleman
A playful exchange has Eve blaming a snake for disrupting the apple crop while Adam notes the classic tale of the ultimate consumer being harmed by the middleman. The dialogue twists the Genesis story into a commentary on commerce and balance of power.
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Eve
Adam
Enemies Come With Success
The Labor Chronicle notes that real success requires facing opposition and public misjudgment. It argues that strong progress brings greater penalties, more battles against slander, envy, and malice, and that duty to one's vision creates inevitable conflict.
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The
Labor Chronicle
Deceptive but Effective Insurance Agent Plot
Tobias Knowal pretends illness to deter life insurance calls. He fakes a limp, a sling, and bandaged neck then questions a caller who leaves, remarking the ruse will stop further agents. He reveals the trick to himself, claiming it was quickest way to avoid agents.
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Tobias Knowal
Mr. Knowal
Knowal
A Good Argument on Conserving Food
A brief dialogue presents a quarrel over conserving food with one speaker arguing in favor citing expense and the other pressing for thrift, highlighting a concern about food costs. The exchange uses irony to critique waste and affordability.
No time to sigh, make the best of what is
A concise message urges action and resilience, focusing on making the most of present circumstances rather than dwelling on past opportunities. It emphasizes practical momentum and a proactive mindset.
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Goeben
Alicz
Lem
Gaugia
Reuter
Petrograd
Halicz
Lemberg
Dniester
Prenuh-war Office
Froidmont
Moronvilliers
le Mort Mme
Orthwest
Stanislau
Galicia
Headquar
Berg
New York City
Senate
House
Rt Hoover
Wrecko
Mare Island Yard
Justice Ritment
Federal Commission
Bebos
University of Nebraska
Lutheran Church
Germany
Buénnor
James
Cato Bie
France
Canada shipes,Company
Eer
Lage
Des Molines
Army of the
United States
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Crowder
Otis Harris
Waldron
Florine Hopkins
Clyde H. Gardner
Lynn, Mass
Martin L. Dietz
Staten Island
N. Y
Rio Grande River
el Paso
Tex
Industrial Workers of the World
Pacific Coast
Missouri and
Kansas National Guard
Deming
N. M
Fort Sill
New Mexico
Francisco Villa
Ojiniga
Presidio
Texas
Rio Grande
Healdton
Edward de Valera
Dublin University
East Clare
Patrick Lynch
de Valera
Prince of Undine
France de Bordeaux
Massapequa
Sein
Brest
Rotterdam
Berlin
William
A. H. Muhr
Philadelphia
Pierre Bischoff
Paris
John J. Pershing
IL W. W
West
Western States
Northwest
State Council of Defense of
Secretary of State Board of Agriculture
St. Joseph
United States Navy
Missouri University
MY. Sonators
Ayant Studio
Fort Worth, Texas
Geeme
Beet Vvices
Sveper
Mazer
Fifth St
Kilmer
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Dyckman Street
Fletcher
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