Fall In Fall Out Morale Song From Great Lakes Station
The Great Lakes naval station carols its official marching song Fall In Fall Out with hundreds of verses and camp sung morale value. Brig. Gen. Monson and Raymond B. Fosdick oversee collecting camp musical works for potential general use. The piece includes World War I era lines praising Marines and critiquing German forces, with other camp songs cited from Fort Niagara and Maryland.
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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
Zip
Fort Niagara
World War Anniversary and Political Milestones
Today marks the first anniversary of the U S declaration of war on Austria Hungary and the second premiership year for David Lloyd George. It is also the 100th birthday of John Burroughs co founder of the University of Chicago. A tribute day is set for Britain and a West Virginia Peace League conference in Charleston features speakers James W Gerard and others.
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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
Education Chief To Address New York Conference
The U.S. commissioner of education and officials are slated to speak at a major conference of the National Child Labor Committee in New York City today.
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National Child Labor Committee
New York City
Count Czernin A Key Figure in War Lead up
Count Czernin, foreign minister under the late Austro Hungarian government, played a significant part in the events preceding the war. He advised the Petrograd embassy during the Balkan wars and later represented Austria Hungary in Bucharest. He belongs to Bohemian aristocracy and was close to Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Emperor Karl.
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Ottokar Zeornin
Vienna
Petrograd
Bucharest
Austria-Hungary
Romania
Czernin
Franz Ferdinand
Carl
Timeline of notable historical events from 1787 to 1916
A compact chronology lists key milestones: Delaware’s ratification of the federal constitution in 1787. Noah H. Swayne born, later Lincoln’s first Supreme Court appointee, died 1884. Germany’s first railway opened 1838. Ney statue unveiled in Paris on the 1815 execution site. engagements and political changes across 1891 to 1916 including Victoria Mary of Teck’s engagement and Lloyd George becoming prime minister.
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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 Declared and Mobilization Moves Across Fronts
United States declared war on Austria Hungary. London reports British forces in Palestine occupied Hebron. Washington issues general order prioritizing shipments of food fuel and government supplies.
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United States
Austria-Hungary
London
Palestine
Hebron
Washington
Distinguished Birthdays Of Notables On This Day
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 today. Hannes Kolehmainen born in Finland 29 years ago today.
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Edwin Holt Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church
Moundsville
W. Va
Edward Wallington
Bruce M. Hamilton
Cale Young Rice
Dixon
Hannes Kolehmainen
Finland
Why Not Health Checks Drive Credit in North Carolina Banks
A North Carolina bank links health and sanitary living conditions to loan risk. Officers ask about sanitation, insect protection, vaccination history, and family welfare to determine credit eligibility amid broader social policy concerns. A separate report notes Italy’s occupation of Cattaro, with Brindisi harbor landings confirming the move after wartime armistice terms.
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North Carolina
Worth Attention Op Women Kidney Tonic Claim
An advertisement by Mia T J Bucknell of Route 1 iardy Nebraska urges women to try Foley Kidney Pills for relief from tiredness backache rheumatic aches and kidney disorders. The note claims the product helped her recovery and suggests it can help others facing similar symptoms.
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T. J. Bucknell
Iardy
Neb
Foley
French Government Sees Value in Scout Training for France
Dr. Charles Macfarland, American Boy Scouts envoy, reports France plans a general system of physical moral training modeled on U S scouting to build officers and soldiers. He cites French officials and Gen. Pershing praising the movement as key to discipline and postwar reconstruction.
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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 in War Effort Proposed
Dr Macfarland reports to the Boy Scouts of America that a federation plan aims to unite allied youth groups and consolidate existing French forces with American guidance. The proposal covers leadership training manuals, propaganda, and standardized methods to advance physical and moral training for boys in France modeled on scout principles.
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France
Y. M. GC
Red Crone
Dr. Macfarland
Boy Scouts of America
Fair Sex Teaches Farmers Of Wheat Belt Canada Lesson
Regina Sask December 6 four village girls showed western Canada farmers thrift by gleaning from stubble fields enough wheat to fetch 646.50 dollars. Gleaning was not common in Canada and the farmers who sometimes clear a crop for payment yet learned the benefit of extra labor.
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Wheat Belt
Canada
Regina
Sask
Gleaning maidens harvest wheat yields profits
Living at Beach asked a farmer for permission to glean a stubble field. The girls worked four days and produced a big wheat stack they threshed and sold for 315 dollars. Two other girls in Bounty achieved 150 bushels from 160 acres and sold grain for 331.50 dollars.
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Beach
Ruth
Boaz
Bounty
Stony Beach
Stubber
Weather Report from 1918 December 6
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau report for December 6 1918 at 6 am and 6 pm shows temperature 40 45 degrees, humidity 47 percent, wind from the west velocity 34 mph at 3:61 pm. Highest 56 lowest 34. Precipitation since January 1 18 66 inches versus normal 13 35 inches.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
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Jack Stern
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