Spotted Fever Campaign Aids War Effort in Britain
British army medical service reports on preventing cerebro spinal fever during wartime. A central London laboratory network and flying force labs coordinate bacteriological work and rapid case identification. An intelligence service tracks carriers and serum treatment aids contain spread while civil health authorities cooperate to disinfect contacts and ensure ventilation and cleanliness in troops and housing.
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London
Wim
British Army Medical Service
Mann
Royal Army
Lee
Wietrich
Eit
Secur
United States
France
Taly
Denmark
Algiers
Prevent Tomato Blight Appears in Government Memo
A U S department of agriculture statement outlines preventive measures against tomato blight in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific states. Recommendations include using disease-free or sterilized soil, pruning seedlings, rotating crops, and selecting blight-resistant varieties while avoiding repeated planting on the same land for four years.
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Washington
United States Department of
Fener
Shipyard workers recruited despite no ship experience
Albuquerque March 24 shipyard workers many of whom have never seen a ship or ocean were recruited for government ship yards on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. The workers are skilled mechanics though inexperienced in shipyard tasks.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Pacific
Atlantic
Parity Campaign Hits Honolulu
Honolulu authorities announce strict enforcement of the draft act section banning disorderly houses within five miles of any army post. The move, ordered from Washington, targets commercialized vice in Honolulu and surrounding island areas with posts across the region.
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Honolulu
T. A
Washington
Oaha
Paris Women Give Drafted Men A Heroic Sendoff
Paris reports of conscripts being celebrated as their mothers and sweethearts adorn them with tri color ribbons rosettes and flowers. American troops awaiting orders observe a festive city scene while recalling stricter treatment back home amid vivid affectionate tribute.
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Paris
London
France
Fragmentary wartime quip from an uncertain editor
A distorted OCR passage shows a fragmentary dialogue about heroism and war service. Phrases reference France and pride in soldiers, but the garbled text leaves unclear speakers or a coherent event. The reader cannot determine a specific incident or date.
Hindenburg Replies To Riga Ladies On Guards
Amsterdam report says Field Marshal von Hindenburg answered the Riga ladies who asked for permanent Prussian guards in Riga. He thanks them but declines, saying the guard’s duty is where danger is greatest, leaving Riga as a potential risk but the Fatherland elsewhere.
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Amsterdam
von Hindenburg
Riga
Prince Eitel Frederick
Exchange Telegraph Company
Her Ideal From Dolly and Daisy in St Louis Times
Dolly proclaims meeting her ideal man, praising him as kind-hearted modest and patient though he is married. Daisy dismisses the notion, remarking no woman will live long with such a freak and suggesting Dolly will have another chance at him.
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Dolly
Daisy
St. Louis
British air raid delight in Mannheim prisoners camp
Exchanged prisoner Corp. Edward Martin, reaching England, said British planes bombed Mannheim on December 24. He described guards fleeing, prisoners cheering as low flying bombers passed, shrapnel bursts, and bombs in the factory area causing chaos and casualties among German workers and local transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mannheim
Corp
Edward Martin
Tritcker
England
Martin
Women to Convene Capitol Conference on War Industry Roles
A national conference of wartime women, including Agnes Newtor and Mrs. James A. Wield, will meet March 26 at 1814 North Street to align on plots and policy, strengthen ties with the War Labor Administration, and outline a living labor program for American women in industry. The morning reports cover local chairmen findings. the afternoon will present brief talks on federal steps for women in industry.
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Codneh
National Defence
Washington
War Labor Administration
Agnes Newtor
Conmnitieas Wome Nin Industry Department
Wilson
James A. Wield
Coufure
Field
Woman In Industry
Departments of Women i Industry
Woman's Committee
Commitee
North Street
Names for ships to be built at the Emergency Fleet plant
The article reports Edith Holling Wilson, wife of the president, will oversee shipyard naming by selecting 1400 ship names of Indian origin for ships to be built nationwide. Rear Admiral Powles heads the plant and will reveal the list when appropriate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togikhland
Dietware
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Righteos
Lomat
Mra
Edith Holling Wilson
Powles
Thie
Meas
Wilton
Dog Mascot Claims Late Arrivals at Camp Lewis
At Camp Lewis Washington the dog mascot Happy of Pvt Edward Bartlett’s unit polices late returns. The pup alerts the company to taps lapses and disrupts daily inspections. Happy wakes for reveille and guides the way out the barracks door, keeping duties strict.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
S22nd Field Signal Battalion
Happy
Alredate
Edward Bartlett
Signal Corps
B Company
Rveveille
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