Western Canada Seen as Fertile Fifth for Horse Breeding
Western Canada offers climate water and feed for strong draft horses especially Percherons. Alberta breeder E. A. Davenport argues environment shapes horses as much as heredity and touts bran as vital for bone and muscle. Canada’s livestock demand grows as farm power shifts from tractors to draft horses to meet overseas supply needs.
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Western
Canada
America
Western Canada
E. A. Davenport
Alberta
Davenport
Campaign to Save 100000 Infant Lives Aims Across States
Washington Feb 28 The children's bureaus of the Labor Department announce state quotas for saving 100000 babies and young children during Children's Year beginning April 6. Quotas based on population under five from the 1910 census, with gaps due to incomplete birth and death registration, aim to mobilize local committees to reach every community and save lives.
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Washington, D.C
Children's
Department of Labor
Pirpere
Children's Bureau
Child Welfare Department
Wonkin
United States
Mi Bal
Comsul
Children’s Bureauu
Woman's Committee
Council of National Defense
Woman’s Committee
Voce
Maine
New Hamy Tire
Vermont
Acatt
Rhode Island
Delaware
Maryland
Dist. of
Cal
Virginia
West
N. Carolina
Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Arkona Owen
Utah
Nevada
Washington
Wee
Los
Oregon
California
Examination for Cheyenne Postoffice P Sits Open
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a third grade or sub-clerical examination at Cheyenne on March 23 to fill a watchman-laborer role in the Cheyenne post office custodian service with a $60 annual salary plus 10 percent raise through June 30 1918. Applications may be obtained from James W. Mason local secretary at Cheyenne Post Office or from the Eleventh United States Civil Service District Office Seattle WA.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Cheyenne
James W. Mason
Board of Civil Service Examiners
United States Civil Service District
JAG
Seattle
Wash
Civil Service Commission
Ryei
Fo Bwlk
Mengineer
Iran
Niear Fronte
Pastor Russell Foundation HQ Raided by Army Agents
U S army intelligence officers raided the Brooklyn headquarters of the Pastor Russell foundation late today. They seized books and papers which were sent to the federal district attorney to determine if they contain sedithoun material.
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New York
U. S. Army Intelligence Service
Brooklyn
Pastor Russell Foundation
Government Exhibitions to Be Shown Across England
London February 28 government standard goods exhibitions will be held in principal towns nationwide. Prices range from 18 to 26 shillings for men, 1% shillings for women, and children priced per scale. Details unclear due to damaged text.
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London
William Showalter Describes U S Cantonment Building Drive
Washington D C February 28 The United States government built thirty two military cantonments for the national army and mobilization of the national guard in four months William Joseph Showalter reports the remarkable task and the vast scale of hospitals mess halls and housing for troops and horses as the nation mobilizes for France with massive payrolls and lumber and rail traffic shaping the effort
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Washington
D. C
United States
National Army
National Guard
Wiliam Joseph Showalter
National Geographic Society
Uncle Sam
Arizona
New Mexico
Oregon
Mississippi River
France
Palm Beach
Bagdad
Bering Strait
Arctic Circle
Portland
Ore
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Minneapolis
Spokane
Social lines drawn closely among Alaskans
NOME Alaska Feb 28 native divisions persist Between Tutekor inska Indians and Kekimos of coastal regions tensions remain high. A letter from W B Van Valie at Point Barrow reports uneasy attitudes toward outsiders, while an Eskimo named John Tookloons recounts a blood pledge tale and warns of mistrust among tribes.
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Nome
Alaska
Kuk River
Point Barrow
W. B. van Valie
Polot
National Defense Notes Reflect War Effort And Seed Programs
State council notes strong citizen interest in 1918 crop expansion and seed guidance. Wheat price expectations favor farmer margins while home gardens and urban planting rise in value. A bronze Shipyard WW S Volunteer button is issued to volunteers, with calls for inspectors and county chairmen. War savings, small savers, and bond choices are urged, plus a push for 6000 more lumberjacks for the forest service regiment to aid the war effort.
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State Council of National Defense
Food Administration
Bern
Shipping Bureau
Vv. S
Enjo
National Defense
Cheyenne
Henry G. Kaniel
Knight
Oklahoma Agricultural College
Wyoming
State Council of National
Ile Fenge
Renure E
United States
Villans
Europe
America
Tloth Engineer (Forest) Regiment
Forest Service
War Department
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George W. Daiber
Carey
Cheyenne, Wyo
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Child Welfare Bureau
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Cheyenne Postoffice
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Roussel
Graiing
The
Sherman Paint Co
William Showalter
U. S. . Cantonments
Panama
Panama Canal
Ers
Jofate
Des Moines
National Council of Defense
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