Senate Debates Smith Bill on Paper Control and War Aims
The senate votes late today on the Smith bill to place production and distribution of print paper under government control as peace talks continue. Senators draft sympathy resolutions for Ireland Greece Poland Lithuania Russia Serbia and other nations.
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Senate
America
Ireland
Greece
Poland
Lithuania
Russia
Serbia
Knox
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Illinois
Lodge
Massachusetts
Calder
Wadsworth
New York
Wilson
Congress
A Successful Year for The Cambridge Loan & Building Co
The Cambridge Loan and Building Co reports a successful year just completed, nearing the million dollar mark. War Savings Stamps are for sale, with books open to new accounts and Liberty Loan Bonds aiding savers. secretary R Deselm signs, noting local business and visits by L B Warrick of Barnesville on Tuesday.
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Cambridge Loan & Building Co
St. Wheeling Ave
Cambridge
C. T. R. Deselm
Peace move ends pan German rally in Jena
Four thousand attendees at a Fatherland party meeting in Jena stormed the platform and ousted pan German speakers. The gathering adopted resolutions calling for peace negotiations, per the Leipzig Volkszeitung.
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Amsterdam
Fatherland
Junkerite
Jena
Leipzig Volkszeitung
Army Trucks Pass Through Cambridge to Baltimore
United States army trucks, about 16 000 in total, will move from northern Ohio to Baltimore via the national pike. The first convoy is due to pass Cambridge this week, carrying two soldiers and supplies for foreign service. Changes may follow after a Columbus meeting.
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United States Army
Cambridge
Ohio
Baltimore
State Highways Department
Columbus
National Pike
A. R. McCulloch
North Seventh Street
State Highway Department
Toledo
Cleveland
Detroit
Guernsey County Draft Board Sends Out 200 Cards Daily
The Guernsey county draft board mailed 200 classification cards for registrants each day until 5512 are notified of their class, with most questionnaires returned and classification proceeding swiftly. About three weeks remain before all notices go out, after which appeals may be made to the district board.
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Guernsey County
Cambridge Hosts Woodsfield and New Lexington In Busy Week
Cambridge high school basketball players prep for two big games at McMahon gym this weekend. Woodsfield, an unknown scoring threat, visits Friday while New Lexington, a strong opponent, arrives Saturday for a fast contest. The school band will perform before each game.
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Cambridge
Woodsfield
New Lexington Five
McMahon
Brown
New Lexington
Appointment of Dr Henry L Wells to Cambridge board of health
Mayor Longsworth announced Tuesday morning the appointment of Dr Henry L Wells as a member of the Cambridge board of health for a five year term. Dr Wells has served on the board for several years and proven an efficient official. He succeeds himself.
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Longsworth
Henry L. Wells
Cambridge Board of Health
Dr. Wells
Spy hunter presses in on Walter Sporemann case
Baltimore reports rapid progress in the hunt for Walter Sporemann accomplices in a German spy ring. Sporemann, tied to Boy-Ed and Kaiser's funds, was arrested in Norfolk after attempting to blow a magazine at Hampton Roads and disguising as a U S army officer. Nine suspects, including a Baltimore music teacher, are detained or investigated.
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Baltimore
America
Walter Sporemann
Germany
Sporemann
Naval Intelligence
Norfolk
Naval Zone
Hampton Roads
Camp Meade
United States Army
Newport News
Frederick
Walter
Bremen
Marius Asch
Department of Justice
Asch
United States Marshal's Office
Mrs Forsythe Returns From Visit With Porter Forsythe
Mrs H J Forsythe of North Eighth street has returned after an extended visit with her son Porter Forsythe who serves in the motor truck train stationed at Montgomery Alabama.
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H. J. Forsythe
North Eighth Street
Porter Forsythe
Motor Truck Train
Montgomery
Ala
Farm Sale Near Hopewell Nets $2500 For Sampson Estate
Real estate agent H H Masters reports the sale of a 10 acre farm near Hopewell owned by Walter Sampson to Aaron W Riginer of Johnstown Pa for 2500 dollars including some personal property. Sampson plans to move to West Virginia soon.
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H. H. Masters
Hopewell
Walter Sampson
Aaron W. Riginer
Johnstown
Mr. Sampson
West Virginia
Remote snowstorm cripples Midwest steel and rail network
In Gary Indiana 25000 steel and minion plants workers were idled by shutdowns. Illinois Steel with 8000 plus workers idle since Saturday. Inland Steel Indiana Harbor freed 3400 to shovel snow. Western Steel Car and Foundry laid off 5500 until coal, Wisconsin Steel closed since Jan 1. Rail traffic largely normal except in storms in the south.
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Gary
Indiana
Illinois Steel Company
Inland Steel Company
Indiana Harbor
Western Steel Car and Foundry Company
Wisconsin Steel Company
Middlewest
Kaiser Worried by Short Baby Crop
A wartime article notes concerns over a reduced birth rate with a policy of doubled food rations during the early honeymoon period and cites a Bonn rule requiring soldiers wives to report for labor duties, illustrating a broader empire policy using registered lists for pensions and rations.
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Kaiser
Bonn
Senator Hitchcock Proposes Readmission of Peace-Time Deserters
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska introduced a bill to strike deserters from army and navy rolls and restore citizenship. The measure targets those confined in military prisons and aims to boost naval and military forces by allowing enlistment based on class standings and questionnaire answers.
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Hitchcock
Grover Borton Returns from Chicago and Grand Rapids Trip
Grover Borton of J. G. Bair Furniture Co. has returned from a business trip to Chicago and Grand Rapids Michigan.
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Grover
Borton
The
J. G. Bair Furniture Co
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Mich
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