Nationwide registration of German alien women begins
United States marshals postmasters and police chiefs in every city will register German alien women from June 17 to 24. Each registrant must provide fingerprints photographs and an identification card to be carried during the war. American women married to German aliens face registration unless citizenship status is restored. The process includes four unfurnished photographs and a personal history, with possible internment deportation for noncompliance.
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Washington
D. C
United
United States
Gregory
Corman
Alsace-Lorraine
Schieswig-Holsteim
Germany
Rego
Searet
Sigmed
Scch
Hawaii
Philippines
May I Have a Light Is a Question Now Common in London
Londoners face a severe match shortage as wartime disruption limits Swedish and English supplies. Smokers ask strangers for a light, hotels and clubs reuse old lamps, and Americans bring limited matches ashore. Trade hopes for resumed shipments only when U S cargo frees space.
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London
Universal
Sweden
United States
Americas
America
Pity Poor Military Police on Service in France
A World War I era vignette describes American military police in France facing mockery and danger. MPs endure scorn from doughboys yet perform duties under shelling, with several stories of MPs confronted by insults and a near miss from a six inch shell. Correspondents also clash with MPs over mistaken identity and protocol. The piece dwells on the MPs fragile morale and harsh working conditions.
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France
Fraice
Army
M. P
Sheila
Associated Pros
Fritz
Four Tellers On Duty At Noon Pay Day Bank
Special arrangements at The Stock Growers National Bank to have all four tellers on duty during the noon hour pay day to serve customers quickly. Cash four pay checks at The Stock Growers National Bank.
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Stock Growers National Bank
Westphalia Reputation and Juvenile Crime Rise
Amsterdam dispatch reports Westphalia seen as Germany’s worst for juvenile crime during wartime. Prosecutions of minors rose from 4832 in 1977 to 96000 in 1917, about fivefold, while national average growth was threefold. A reform school director cited overcrowded facilities and officials at a loss for how to manage rising cases.
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Amsterdam
Westphalia
Germany
Hamm
Personal crisis reports decline as war goes on
The British Medical Journal reports a marked drop in personal crisis reports per population during the war. Among males the rate per million living fell from 157 in ten years ending 910 to 151 in 1014 and 205 in 1015 to 1016, with a slight rise. Among women death by own action fell from 47 in 1901-10 to 45 in 1914 and 1916, then 38 in 1916. The biggest male reduction was ages 46 to 65, while later middle aged women did not fall as much due to open wartime employment and new outlooks.
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Lontion
British Medical Journal
Population of Tokio Rises by Sixty Eight Thousand
Tokio reports a population of 349620 at year end, up 68000 from the previous year. The two year average growth stands around 74000, reflecting steady urban expansion amid ongoing development.
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Tokio
Trench Mouth Bothering British and French Doctors
London reports trench mouth, a war disease troubling British and French armies as cases are observed and treated by frontline doctors. Swiss frontier decree bars foreign defectors, expels violators, and tightens controls though some Germans and Mallanes reside in Switzerland awaiting policy impacts.
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London
Germany
Notice of Sale of Bonds for School District Five
Public notice announces bids for four thousand dollars in negotiable district bonds of School District No Five in Uinta County Wyoming. Bonds dated August 1 1918 pay six percent interest and mature August 1 1925 with optional redemption after August 1 1925. Bids due July 25 1918 at 8 PM, Lone Tree office.
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Wyoming
Bonda
Board of Trustees
Uinta
Dellara
A. D
Towit
County of
State of
Herbert J. Gregory
Lone Tree
Clarbert J. Gregory
Uinta County
School
Distriet Nuteher Pires
Sugar Prospects In Germany Bleak For Coming Season
Amsterdam dispatch reports German sugar prospects for the next season are discouraging. Production estimated at 150 000 tons versus 2.6 million in peacetime, with labor shortages from Poland and military demands reducing civilian supplies. A much smaller sugar card distribution is expected unless Ukraine supplies improve. Also notes poor tellers and old papers for sale at a bank in Lead.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Poland
Ukraine
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Cheyanne
Cadillac
Conway
Alta Vista
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FL & Williama
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Wyo
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Boward
Snyder St
Berne
Goraramnot
Switzerland
Switserland
Mallanes
Sherman
John W. Griffin
Donrelmann & Piggott
Carey Block
Carey Avenue
171 Street
Cheyenne
Joseph Henry Griffin
John Albert Griffin
Department of the Interior
U. 6
Gerhard M. Mason
Little Bear
U. & Land Office
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1918
Pames Ane Witinensen
Harry Wright
Ode Shelton
Charles Wright
Howard Wright
Meadow
Will Reid
Uiota
State of Wyoming
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Clark
Lead
Florine Soapino Telephone
Bidewalks
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Deertist
Citizens National Bank
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Carey Ave
St. Wroming
Merepatrick
Garey Ave
John Chas
Thompson, SR
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Ptatie
Naochos Netary Public
Capito
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Shang Hai
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