Desertion arrest leads to escape from Missouri campus alert
A man named Harvey J Conn was arrested in Bates County Missouri on a desertion charge but escaped custody Saturday night after requesting a room change to retrieve his hat. He was last seen east of town near dumps around five oclock Sunday, with a government reward offered for capture.
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Fort Smith Strike Ends in Arkansas Transit Settlement
Fort Smith strikers in Arkansas returned to posts this afternoon after agreements with D C Green manager of the traction company and federal labor representatives R B Keating and Mark J Crawford and street car union vice president Shea. All strikers and other crafts resumed work under the pre strike conditions pending settlement of the telephone strike that caused the walkout last Saturday.
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Fort Smith
Ark. Deer
D. C. Green
Traction Company
R. B. Keating
Mark J. Crawford
Federal Labor Department
Shea
Street Car Men's Union
Whisky used as car anti freeze by police chief
Springfield Missouri December 13 two gallons of whisky seized in a raid were poured into the radiator of Police Chief Barney Rathbone's car to prevent freezing. By morning the radiator was empty and several long straws lay nearby as the alcohol was drawn off in ice cream soda fashion. Chief Rathbone walked to work.
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Springfield
Barney Rathbone
Rathbone
Red Cross Notes Aid for Halifax Disaster Victims
The American Red Cross sent 100 doctors 150 nurses hospital equipment blankets and supplies to Halifax relief. No fund appeal is planned. remittances to H. Maxey in Bates County receive accounting and direct shipment to Red Cross HQ in St Louis. Local chapters report weekly deliveries and a countywide Red Cross membership drive aims to involve every Bates family by Christmas.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
H. ©. Maxey
St. Louis
Bates County
Mt. Pleasant Township
St. Laws
Rachel Tingle
Topeka Ladies Censor Books For Soldiers
A Topeka Kansas committee of ladies appointed to supply cantonment soldiers with reading material has censored out works by Dertha M. Clay Ella Wheeler Wohlcox Laura Jane Libby and Mary J. Holmes. Thrillers such as Ray's Arithmetic McGuffey's Reader and an Encyclopaedia Britannica volume were sent back to the soldiers.
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Topeka
Kas
Uncle Sam
Dertha M. Clay
Ella Wheeler Wohlcox
Laura Jane Libby
Mary J. Holmes
Ray
MecGuffy
Army Gets 11 000 in One Day
Washington reports nearly eleven thousand men listed as accepted for the regular army in one day with another two thousand added too late for tabulation. State totals include Pennsylvania 1 441 New York 836 Illinois 804 California 495. National war volunteer total reaches 313 852.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
New York
Illinois
Calfornia
Butler Reader Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills in Privately-Written Testimony
Butler resident T. J. Stubblefield of 204 E Chestnut Street testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved kidney trouble quickly and consistently when old symptoms return. He notes he always tells others about the pills and praises their effect, citing earlier statements.
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Doan
T. J. Stubblefield
E. Chestnutt
Stubblefield
Wilson reports on war expense through December
President Wilson has allowed 31.5 million of the war emergency fund of 100 million, with 21.05 million disbursed. The House Appropriations Committee favors extending the fund to June 30. Readouts show allocations to Public Information, secret-service, ship repairs, food and fuel education, War Trade Board, War Risk Insurance, War Department, Navy, Labor, FTC, and other items, with itemized expenditures largely unreported for some bodies.
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Thelma List
Roy Sirlpatrick
Corbin
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Klpatrick
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Wuther
Columbia Higa
Tiss Stite University
Tts
Whinois
Wieconsty
Michigan
Minnesota
Ant
School of Earation
le Ieee
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University
University of Missouri
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Congress
Germany
Hoase
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Exemption Board Ousted in Fulton County Georgia
Atlanta December 13 President Wilson ordered the entire Fulton county exemption board dismissed for unwarranted exemptions and discharges and the case turned over to the justice department Major J D Mallet in charge of Georgia selective draft operation announced the board members were Judge R F Thompson chairman J Mitchell and Dr C M Curtis 818 white applicants listed 26 exempted 44 percent on physical grounds ten examined negroes six exempted Atlaria is in Fulton county
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Atlanta
Fulton County
Major Mallet
Atlaria
Austro German Drive in Italy Costs 150,000 Men
Italian headquarters report a loss of 150000 Teutons in the Italy campaign as Austro German forces press toward Alpine passes and key stations amid advancing winter weather. Generals Hoetzendorf and Von Below lead the effort to break through before snows halt operations.
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Italy
Hoctzendorf
von Below
Alps
Single Tax Petition Prompts Local Scrutiny
A visitor circulated a petition in Adrian and Butler claiming to urge a three percent state loan for homesteaders but revealing itself as an old single tax tactic aimed at taxing land values. Residents questioned the proposal to avoid signing on without full understanding.
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Ile
Adrian
Butler
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