Western Canada Fertile Fifth for Horse Breeding
Western Canada offers climate water and feed ideal for draft horses especially Percherons. Alberta breeder E A Davenport argues environment shapes quality and that bran boosts bone and muscle in Canadian horses. He touts Western Canada as a prime source to increase supply amid war drawn demand.
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Western
Canada
America
Western Canada
E. A. Davenport
Alberta
Davenport
Campaign to save 100000 babies launched nationwide
The Children's Bureau and the Child Welfare Department outline quotas by state for saving 100000 infant lives during Children's Year starting April 6. The plan assigns targets based on population under five from the 1910 census, noting incomplete birth and death registration in many states.
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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
Examination to be Held for Cheyenne Postoffice P
The United States civil service Commission announces a third grade or sub-clerical examination to fill the watchman-laborer role at the Cheyenne post office with a salary of 60 dollars per year plus 10 percent raise. Applications available via James W. Mason at Cheyenne Post Office or the Eleventh United States civil service district in Seattle.
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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 in Brooklyn
U S army intelligence agents raided the Pastor Russell foundation headquarters in Brooklyn and seized books and papers. The seized material was sent to the federal district attorney to determine if it contained sedition or related material.
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New York
U. S. Army Intelligence Service
Brooklyn
Pastor Russell Foundation
Government Exhibitions To Be Shown In Ragland Towns
London dated report says government standard shows will visit all principal towns. Exhibition prices for men range about 18 to 26 shillings with pence, women at 1% shillings, and children priced accordingly. The notice cites The Sherman Paint Co.
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London
William Showalter Describes U S Cantonments Building Boom
Washington Feb 28 The government’s massive effort to erect thirty two national army cantonments for mobilizing National Guard troops is detailed by William Joseph Showalter in a National Geographic communication. He describes rapid construction of sixteen military cities, hospitals, mess halls, and the two large concentration camps, with unprecedented expenditures and a four month deadline.
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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 groups Tutekor inska Indians and Kekimos of the coast regions do not mix due to long standing racial beliefs. Nine Indians on the Kuk river near Point Barrow stirred local fears as a university investigator reports. Eskimo John Tookloons warned of potential mercy or lack thereof if captivity occurred.
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Nome
Alaska
Kuk River
Point Barrow
W. B. van Valie
Polot
National Defense Notes Emphasize Farm Growth and War Savings
The state council urges larger crop areas for 1918 and notes food prices will stay steady. It highlights home gardens, soldier shipyard programs, and messages from Cheyenne about saving, war bonds, and the need for more recruits for the forest service regiment.
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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
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United States
Villans
Europe
America
Tloth Engineer (Forest) Regiment
Forest Service
War Department
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Utah
Nevada
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Cheyenne Postoffice
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Sherman Paint Co
William Showalter
U. S. . Cantonments
Panama
Panama Canal
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Jofate
Des Moines
National Council of Defense
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