War News From The Front Reported In Numerous Sectors
A heavy bombardment between the Ailette river and Moulin de Laffaux preceded a violent German attack penetrating a trench east of Vauxaillon. Canadian troops seized German trenches at Reservoir Hill foot and British gains on the Arras front. France reports reaching Fruka Pass on Othrys and Thessaly flags arms surrendered by locals. British notes indicate possible big Macedonian actions as Serb positions are pressured. Infantry Hill and Messines area see small ground gains amid widespread artillery actions.
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Ailette River
Moulin de Laffaux
Vauxaillon
Reservoir Hill
Fruka Pass
Othrys Mountain
Thessaly
Sarrail
Struma
Serbia
Messines
Warneton
Hoover Pushes Food Administration Plan To Enlist Housewives
Washington reports cite Herbert C. Hoover outlining plans to enlist housewives as members of the food administration. Registration runs July 1 to July 15 under national and state defense councils as part of conservation measures amid wartime strain.
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Herbert C. Hoover
The
Food Administration
Neil of National Defense
Men urged to enlist in all branches under draft law
The selective draft law does not bar enlistment. Men aged eighteen to forty may volunteer for the regular army navy marine corps national guard or naval militia. Immediate recruitment is needed to fill ranks across all services.
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Regular Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Naval Militia
War News From The Front And Home Front
President Wilson proclaims June 23 to 30 as recruiting week for the regular army and urges unmarried men with no dependents to enroll. British Red Cross note, German air raids, and the death of Elish Lampkin tied to a Ky murder case are among scattered items in this wartime roundup.
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Wilson
Draft roll complete as war census estimates near 10 million
Washington reports 9,649,938 men aged 21 to 30 enrolled for national service. Wyoming totals show 22,848 with breakdowns by race and exemptions. 6,001 Indians registered separately. Officials say the 10,275,604 eligibles estimate is about correct and draft regulations will fill a large book with over 100 exemption types.
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Washington
Wyoming
Kentucky
Provost Marshal General's
Census Bureau
Russians Endorse War Move as Delegates Rally in Petrograd
Dispatches report a nationwide congress of Soldiers and Workmen delegates voting confidence in the provisional government. They call for immediate resumption of the offensive and army reorganization. A war cabinet was formed with army and navy leaders and technical aides.
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London
Petrograd
Exchange Telegraph Company
Congress of Soldiers
Workmen's
Russia
Martial law in Tomsk as pardoned criminals join militants
Martial law declared in Tomsk West Siberia after crimes by amnesty pardoned criminals who allied with anarchists. Over 1500 pardoned offenders arrested and about 800 more detained. Twenty people killed and many wounded.
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Petrograd
Tomsk
Siberia
Arrest of Alfredo Cocchi in Italy
Alfredo Cocchi, sought by New York authorities for the murder of Ruth Cruger a 17 year old girl, was captured by Italian police in Bologna this afternoon. The arrest comes after an international request for extradition and follows Cocchi being named a suspect in the high profile case.
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Cocchi
Italy
Rome
Alfredo Cocchi
New York
Ruth Cruger
Bologna
Three Million Backed Loan Surpasses Liberty Bond Subscriptions
Washington reports about three million subscribers to the Liberty Loan with an average per person gift of $1,000. Figures released at loan headquarters show broad public participation and substantial financial support for the war effort.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
University of Missouri Commencement Grants 626 Diplomas
The University of Missouri awarded 626 diplomas to the 1917 graduates the largest in its history. The College of Agriculture conferred 119 degrees including ninety-eight bachelors and twenty-one advanced degrees with two doctorates. The summer session enrollment remained strong, despite wartime pressures, with Prof. Elliff noting totals exceed expectations and compare well to other universities.
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University of Missouri
America
China
Japan
Hawaii
Chile
Brazil
Russia
India
Europe
College of Agriculture
J. D. Elliff
Time to Swat the Fly
Dr M P Ravenel warns that the domestic house fly spreads disease and thrives in filth. He urges preventing breeding by treating horse manure with powdered hellebore and using household fly poisons such as formaldehyde or salicylate of soda in a 1 percent solution.
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M. P. Ravenel
Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Missouri
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Farmer Killed When Team Runs Away in Cornfield
Jesse Miller, 70, was instantly killed when his team ran away on a farm southwest of Lamonte where he was working. The incident occurred recently and authorities are investigating the accident on the rural property.
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Jesse Miller
Lamonte Reently
Legislator Says He Rejected Chiropractor License Bribe
Dr. Guy B. Mitchell a Taney County legislator told a St. Louis paper he was approached by a Jefferson City lawyer at the last session with a $1000 offer to drop opposition to a Missouri chiropractors licensing bill. He refused and kept opposing the measure which the State Medical Society opposed. the bill failed to be engrossed in the House.
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Guy B. Mitchell
Taney County
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Missouri
Doctor Mitchell
State Medical Society
Wabash Train Wreck near Montgomery injures several
The last Wabash train from Kansas City to St. Louis derailed near Montgomery due to a broken rail. Six coaches left the track and several passengers were injured.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Montgomery
Stabbed Woman Among Strikes at Moberly Brown Shoe
Disorder erupted at the Brown shoe factory in Moberly when strikers tried to bar non-union workers from entry. A woman striker was stabbed as tensions flared and more trouble was anticipated.
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Moberly
Brown Shoe
Fined for Violating Quarantine by Rail Firm
Judge Fred Lamb sitting as special judge in Livingston County circuit court fined the Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail for violating quarantine rules. The case centers on regulatory breaches amid public health concerns and the judgment reflects strict enforcement by local judiciary.
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Fred Lamb
Salisbury
Livingston County
Or Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
Dick Carter Denies Springfield Kidnapping Link to Hutchinson
Dick Carter, wanted in Springfield on charges linked to the kidnapped baby Lloyd Keet and murder, was arrested in Hutchinson Kansas. He told officers he left Springfield March 21 for Wellington and has been there since, working for Kaw Paving Company, and that he can prove he was not in Springfield at the time. He acknowledged knowing local Swift & Co. staff and said he came to Hutchinson with his wife recently.
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Dick Carter
Springfield
Lloyd Keet
Hutchinson
Kans
Walter. Reynolds
Swift & Co
Carter
Reynolds
Keet
Guy Olmstead
Swift’s
Wellington
Kan
Kaw Paving Company
Doc’ Piersal
Foreman West
Ford
East Fourth Street
Springfield judge urges large reward in Baby Keet murder case
Arch A. Johnson a criminal judge calls for a substantial reward to capture and convict Baby Lloyd Keet’s killer. A Kansas citizen offered a $100 check to start a fund. Friends of J Holland Keet discuss a $5,000 to $15,000 pool with a $5,000 reward and immunity for non killers who testify against the gang.
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Arch A. Johnson
Springfield
Lloyd Keet
Kansas
J. Holland Keet
Peach
Braymer Civil War veteran John Mount dies at 77
John Mount aged 77 died suddenly at his Braymer home from heart disease. A widely known citizen, he served three years in the Civil War and was an Andersonville prisoner.
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Henry Slade Goff
Northwest
Minneapolis
Mr. Goff
Braymer
John Mount
Andersonville
Missouri Christian Missionary Society State Convention Leaders Named
The Missouri Christian Missionary Society held its 1918 state convention in St. Joseph. Rev A W Kokendorffer of Sedalia was elected president for 1918. Other officers include Vice President E F Leake Independence recording secretary H A Browning La Plata and W Gibbs Columbia railroad secretary Ernest F Elliott Kansas City corresponding secretary R B Briney Kansas City.
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Christian Society
St. Joseph
Missouri Christian Missionary Society
A. W. Kokendorffer
Sedalia
E. F. Leake
Independence
H. A. Browning
la Plata
W. ©. Gibbs
Columbia
Ernest F. Elliott
Kansas City
R. B. Briney
Marshall Observes Flag Day Parade and Addresses
Marshall observed Flag Day with a parade and speeches. Businesses and homes were decorated to mark the event.
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Marshall
Lathrop's Only Hotel Damaged by Fire
The Lathrop House, Lathrop's only hotel, a two story brick building, burned recently. The cost of the blaze is estimated at about $11,000.
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Lathrop
Educator Shot by Highwayman in St Louis
Professor Martin W Schmidt of the Saint Louis University faculty was shot three times in the head by a highwayman the other night. His condition is critical.
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Martin W. Schmidt
St. Louis University
Springfield Strike Ends With Settlement Pronounced
E. H. Sanderson president of the Springfield Traction Company says a settlement in the motor men and conductors strike, ongoing since October 3, 1916, has been reached after mutual concessions. Details of the terms were not released.
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Springfield
Springfield Traction Company
E. H. Sanderson
Fulton club ends fair plans and buys Liberty Bonds
The Fulton commercial club voted unanimously not to hold a fall street fair and homecoming. It used the remaining $150 in the fair fund to purchase Liberty Bonds.
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Fulton Commercial Club
Liberty
Two Indicted in Slush Fund Perjury Cases
Two indictments for perjury were voted by the grand jury. One targets Oliver Abel, the other Herman Frohoff, both St. Louis optometrists, in a probe into a slush fund. The panel continues its inquiry into alleged irregularities.
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Oliver Abel
Herman Frohoff
St. Louis
Gazing at a Hero at the Beach Show Prize
A Browning quotation notes the crowd admiring a man who owns the bowlegged bull pup that won a prize at the beach show. The joke contrasts imagination of a governor with the actual owner of the winning dog.
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Browning
Cuticura Ad Promotes Ointment and Soap
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment for facial care followed by Cuticura Soap with hot water. It promotes daily use and offers a free sample by mail with a booklet, mailing address in Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Dept. L
Boston
Still Suffering Voice Therapy Questioned Improvement
A dialogue reflects ongoing concern over a woman's voice treatment as remarks compare perceived improvement and remaining symptoms. The exchange suggests doubts about full recovery and the effectiveness of therapy.
He Declares He Will Never Marry
Mr Eaton stated he would never marry in a decisively expressed remark. Dora confirms the declaration.
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Mr. Eaton
Dora
May
What Could He Do The Monon Car Passenger Incident
A Monon passenger car crowded for a stop at a Way station saw a man and woman board. Mr S offered a seat to the woman who chose to sit with her husband, prompting Mr S to say he could only comply.
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Monon
Mr. S
Tomb of Mohammed Looted by Turkish Government
Indignation sweeps the Mussulman world as the Turkish government seizes jewels and money placed at Mohammeds tomb over centuries. Among the treasures is the Shining Star diamond valued at more than one and a half million dollars.
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Mohammed
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