Morale Camp Songs From Great Lakes Naval Station
Army and Navy morale officials study camp songs like Fall In Fall Out from Great Lakes naval station. Hundreds of verses exist, with writers from multiple camps and corps shaping a sprawling morale tradition for service members.
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Great Lakes
Washington
D. C
Dee
Scribe
General Staff
Army
War Department Commission
Raymond B. Fosdick
Monson
Lee F. Hanmer
Commission On Training Camp Activities
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Station
Today Marks War Anniversary and Political Milestones
The article notes the first anniversary of the U S declaration of war on Austria Hungary, David Lloyd George completing two years as prime minister, and the 100th birthday of John Burroughs founder of the University of Chicago. It mentions a tribute day for Britain and a West Virginia League to Enforce Peace conference in Charleston with speakers including James W. Gerard.
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David Lloyd George
Britain
John C. Burroughs
University of Chicago
United States
Great Britain
West Virginia
League
Charlestan
James W. Gerard
Sransor Loran
Winetmsn
de Pellx Adler
Dr. P. PB
Germany
America
National Child Labor Conference Address Planned in New York
The United States commissioner of education and other officials are set to address the National Child Labor Committee conference in New York City today, highlighting policy discussions on child labor.
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National Child Labor Committee
New York City
Count Czernin in Austro-Hungarian War Role
Count Ottokar Czernin, likely to be brought to trial by Vienna, served as foreign minister under the Austro-Hungarian government. He acted as first adviser to the Petrograd embassy during the Balkan wars and directed its business in the ambassador’s absence. He later represented Austria-Hungary in Bucharest and then Bucharest era Romania, a key figure in events leading to the war.
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Ottokar Zeornin
Vienna
Petrograd
Bucharest
Austria-Hungary
Romania
Czernin
Franz Ferdinand
Carl
Brief timeline of 18th to 20th century events
A compact chronology lists key dates and events including Delaware's ratification of the U S Constitution in 1787, Noah Swayne's birth in 1804, the opening of the Nuremberg to Furth railway in 1838, Ney statue in Paris 1853, engagements and battles in 1895 1914 1915, and Lloyd George becoming British prime minister in 1916.
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Noah H. Swayne
Lincoln
Supreme Court of the United States
Culpepper County
Virginia
New York City
Germany
Nuremberg
Furth
Marshal Ney
Paris
Victoria Mary of Teck
Duke of Clarence
Ambalagi
Adrianople
Constantinople
David Lloyd George
Treasury
War Declaration and Allied Moves Reported
The United States declared war on Austria-Hungary and British forces in Palestine seized Hebron. Washington issued a general order prioritizing shipments of food fuel and government supplies.
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United States
Austria-Hungary
London
Palestine
Hebron
Washington
Notable Birth Anniversaries on This Day Across Figures
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes born in Moundsville West Virginia 52 years ago today. Sir Edward Wallington born 64 years ago today. Gen Bruce M Hamilton born 61 years ago today. Cale Young Rice born in Dixon Kentucky 46 years ago. Hannes Kolehmainen born in Finland 29 years ago today.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Moundsville
W. Va
Edward Wallington
Bruce M. Hamilton
Cale Young Rice
Dixon
Hannes Kolehmainen
Finland
Why Not Schools A Bank Uses Sanitation as Credit Basis
North Carolina bank ties loan eligibility to home sanitation measures and vaccination history. Officers judge homes with poor privies, un screened houses, and unhealthy surroundings as high risk. The item highlights social credit criteria linked to public health practices.
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North Carolina
Worth Attention Op Women Kidney Health Claim
An advertisement letter from Mia T. J. Bucknell of Route 1, Oardy, Nebraska, urges women to trust Foley Kidney to ease fatigue backache rheumatic pains and kidney disorders claiming personal recovery from lumbago after using the product.
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T. J. Bucknell
Iardy
Neb
Foley
French Government Embraces Scout Education Reform
The French government plans a general physical and moral training system based on the American Boy Scouts program. Dr. Charles Macfarland reported strong evidence of scouting value in wartime, noting many U.S. officers and soldiers trained as scouts now serve as officers in French forces. General Pershing praised the movement for shaping disciplined national service.
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Boy Scouts of America
Boy’ Scouts
Charles &. Macfarland
Macfarland
Federation of French Boy Scouts
France
de Berckheim
French Federation of Boy Scouts
M.pichon
General Pershing
Paris
Boy Scouts
Red Cross
Federation of Boy Scouts proposed during wartime aims
Dr. Macfarland reports to the Boy Scouts of America that France seeks to model youth training on scout principles. He outlines a federation of boy scouts allied with American leaders to consolidate troops in France and develop training manuals, leadership courses, and propaganda methods for mobilization and moral discipline.
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France
Y. M. GC
Red Crone
Dr. Macfarland
Boy Scouts of America
Fair Sex Teaches Wheat Farmers Thrift in Canada
Four village girls in western Canada showed thrift by gleaning wheat lost in harvest. From abandoned stubble farms they gathered with rakes enough grain to sell for 646 dollars 50 cents, a practice previously unused in Canada as farmers seek to cut waste during harvest.
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Wheat Belt
Canada
Regina
Sask
Gleaning Maidens Earn From Stubble Fields
A group of girls at Stony Beach asked a farmer for permission to glean his stubble field. They worked four days and gathered a large wheat stack, selling the harvest for $315. Nearby, two girls from Bounty also gleaned 150 bushels from abandoned fields, selling grain for $331.50.
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Beach
Ruth
Boaz
Bounty
Stony Beach
Stubber
Weather summary from December 6, 1918
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau notes 6 am and 6 pm readings with temperature 40 and 45, humidity 47 percent, wind west 34 mph, highest 56 and lowest 34 degrees, mean 45, change minus 3 in 24 hours, total precipitation since January 1 at 18.66 inches vs normal 13.35 inches.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
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