Express Men to Receive a Wage Increase
Announcement that express company employees nationwide will gain higher wages dating from July 1 was made by George Taylor president of the American Railway and Express company after it took over the express business on all U S railways. Recommendations of the railroad wage board on railroad workers and shopmen pay and conditions have been completed and sent to Director General McAdoo with no final decision disclosed.
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New York
George Taylor
American Railway and Express Company
United States
Washington
Railroad Wage Board
McAdoo
Railroad Administration
Revolutionists Reported Responsible for Turkish Sultan’s Death
London reports from Dutch sources say Sultan Mohammed V of Turkey died Wednesday night not from natural causes but likely due to revolutionary action within the Ottoman Empire.
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London
Turkey
Mohammed V
Ottoman Empire
Columbia Plans Mandatory Military Training for Undergraduates
Columbia University announces fall plan to enroll all eligible Columbia College students in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. The program blends military, academic, and athletic training, keeping civil education intact while expanding physical education and compulsory two hour weekly workouts. Students passing a fitness test choose from football, soccer, track, boxing, wrestling, or other sports for athletic credit.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University Today
Columbia College
Columbia Nex
Herbert E. Mankesa
Columbia
Dean Hawkes
John P. Finley
George L. Meylan
France
Hawkes
Currieulaim
Department of Physical Education
Baker
Butler
Army of the United Mable
Junior Platteburg Volunteers Under Col Finley
Col Finley leads the Junior Platteburg unit offering students immediate military status. For service in the Philippines he has been commended by General Wood and officers Wiles Best Parker and Adwarsts.
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Col. Finley
Platteburg
Philippines
Ceneral Wood
Wiles, Best, Parker
Adwarsts
Sec Lane Proposes Farm Return Plan for Veterans
Secretary Lane proposes that every returning American soldier receive a farm carved from unused national land or a farm allotment, with the government funding 2 million dollars. Soldiers would repay over 40 years, enabling a return to civilian life with farm labor.
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Pittsburg
France
Lane
Chamber of Commerce
One Style of Bed Everywhere Behind Lines
Paris July 6 behind the allied lines in France soldiers favor a crude yet popular bed. Measuring about six feet by two and a half, it uses available materials with wire netting or sandbags as support and a loge about eighteen inches high. In trenches no beds, a waterproof sheet and blanket suffice. Officers in dugouts have straw for comfort while on leave, and soldiers note difficulty sleeping on hard sheets initially.
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Paris
France
Pantages at Atlas Presents Heir for a Night
Atlas hosts the Mega kos and a starry cast in An Heir for a Night at Pantages. Dave Seed delivers comedy and song while Marigold Gang Princess Jue Quon Ta is hailed as Chinese Nightingale. The Meyakos and De Ross sisters supply acrobatics and dances with Boris Chainer.
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Megakos
Joe Quon Tal
Fred la France
Joe
Kennedy
Atlas
Dave Seed
Seed
Joe Kennedy
Meyakos
Boris Chainer
de Ross
Soldiers Train For Frontier Day Bucking Contests
Soldiers at Fort Russell train for the military maneuvers and Frontier Day activities this year. Some are expected to enter bucking contests as part of a program described as better than ordinary.
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Fort Russell
Daniels Asks Papers Help Against U Boats
Secretary Daniels urged newspapers to avoid publishing any news that could aid the German U boat menace citing recent submarine activity and the need to withhold potentially sensitive information from enemies.
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Daniels
Washington
Hun Tank Resemble a Turtle on Big Turret
July 5 report says fighting tanks built and used in Germany resemble a turtle with a turret. They are large, with strong armor possibly double, offering protection against infantry but not gun proof. In battles British tanks with machine guns were powerless against gun armed German tanks. German tanks move slowly in broken country.
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France
Germany
Senators of Wheat State Press for Higher Government Wheat Price
Senators from wheat growing states pressed for a $2.50 minimum wheat price and blocked an emergency appropriation resolution until the regular bill is considered. Norris Nebraska and Gore Oklahoma pushed to delay the vote on the price amendment, while McCumber North Dakota and Stirling South Dakota supported the increase. A vote on amendments was planned for tomorrow with the House urged to reject the proposal.
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Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Gore
Oklahoma
House
McCumber
North Dakota
Stirling
South Dakota
Lloyd George greetings Anglo-Italian unity in wartime review
Premier Lloyd George praises Italian soldiers fighting alongside British troops in the Anglo American Review. He links their fight to Italy’s unification era and foresees a postwar exchange of goods, calling for moral unity and economic collaboration.
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Anglo-American Review of London
Lloyd George
Disorgimento
Maxxin
Italy
David Lloyd. George
Victor Emmanuel JI
Cavour
Maxxii
Garibaldi
Pracdw
Iterhar
American Telephone Girls Well Cared For in France
A letter from an officer connected with the American women’s telephone unit in France reports that the first and second units have proven excellent and are performing well at multiple posts. The signal corps notes continued deployment as a fourth unit sails, with operators now stationed in seven locations.
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Signal Corps
France
Governor Warns Minneapolis Officials Over Newsboy Riot
Gov Burnquist warned Mayor Thomas Lear and Police Chief Harthill that he would remove them from office if rioting and disturbances connected to a newsboy strike were not stopped.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Burnquist
Thomas Lear
Harthill
Minneapolis
American war vessels launched on Independence Day
Washington reports that seven teen American war vessels were launched on Independence Day and the keels of eight others were laid. The event marks a significant wartime shipbuilding milestone as the nation mobilizes its naval capacity.
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Washington
A Glose Observer Sees Fun With Boy's In Britain
A wartime British camp theater hosts Tommies and Yanks in a nightly show. The crowd watches Chaplin and Italian war reels, while a U S Army buddy shares Arras battle memories. The Y M C A secretary prays with the audience as British entertainments visit periodically.
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Britain
London
America
England
Shicago
Pittaburg
Pueblo
Charles Chaplin
Tommies
Tommy
Charley Chaplin
Yank
Arras
Mercatel
Loos
Lens
Bodie
Y. M. C. A. Entertainment
Battle of
France
Work of Women's War Organization
A uniform corps of the American Red Cross volunteers has formed within the War Relief Association of the Department of Agriculture. Forty four companies of 23 members each, led by Mrs. David Houston, are funded by department employees and supported by generous monthly contributions. Since December 1917 the association has produced thousands of surgical dressings and garments for soldiers and children, supported one hundred war orphans with more cared for by outsiders, and maintained three workrooms for dressings and distribution of wool for hospital garments.
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Woman's Volunteer Aid of
the American Red Cross
War Relief Association
Department of Agriculture
David Houston
Washington
New Zealand Now Popular With American Tourists
Commerce reports show more Americans visited New Zealand in 1917 than before. The government runs two top tourist stations at Rotorua in the North Island and near Mount Cook in the South Island. The article notes widespread appeal to New Zealanders Australians and Americans and links rural development and better highways to tourism growth. The highway campaign will begin fully after returning soldiers end the war.
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New Zealand
United States
Dominion
Commerce Reports
Rotorua
North Island
Mount Cook
South Island
New
Carnival in China on Coney Island Links Peking
Peking chapter of the American Red Cross held a carnival on Coney Island on May 16 that raised about $5000 for the Red Cross fund. Four bands performed including the China naval band and an Italian organization of released war prisoners from Hue. Attractions included a Kaiser booth with effigies of the German emperor and von Hindenburg and acts featuring a seven foot giant and Tibetan goats.
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China
Coney Island
Peking
Red Crous
Chiaoe
Huewla
Marabal von Hindenburg
Ansisteta
One Cent Rate Sought for Farmworkers by Labor Dept
Washington July 5 special railroad rates of 1 cent per mile for farm workers were asked today of the railroad administration by the department of labor.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Department of Labor
Finland to Declare War on the Allies Rumor
Reports from Stockholm on July 6 indicate Finland is expected to declare war on the Entente. German pressure over Allied landings at Kola is cited, with troops moving north to seize stores shipped before Russia’s collapse.
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Stockholm
Finland
Kola
South Africa
Carter Wins Bucking Championship at Ogallala Event
Frank Carter a Cheyenne cowboy and noted broncho buster wired R B Davidson that he won the bucking championship at Ogallala Nebraska yesterday. The three day roundup marked the first time a rider from outside Nebraska took the prize and Carter was the sole Cheyenne entrant.
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Frank Carter
R. B. Davidson
Ogallala
Neb
Nebraska
Carter
Cheyenne
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