War time rice polishing questioned by Arkansas council
The Arkansas State Council of Defense unanimously endorsed Dr. C. W. Garrison’s campaign to promote unpolished rice, argue that polishing reduces nitrogen and nutrition. Council member J S Speed heads to Washington for a cotton storage conference as Hamp Williams reports progress on the food program and county fairs face war-related cuts.
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Washington
Little Rock
State Council of Defense
Moos Puncheon
C. W. Garrison
Garrison
Herbert Hoover
J. S& Speed
James B. Dickinson
Hoover
Hamp Williams
Williams
Delayed Contracts Hold Cotton Annex Project Back
A fragmented report notes delays in building contracts for a state charity annex at Herts Correder, with 42 rooms planned and only July completion noted. Cotton officials from Dallas urged a price target of 30 cents per pound, prompting consideration to place cotton under food administration control.
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Balldire
Correder
Herts
Ontunes, Manufactures and Agriculture
Dallas Meeting
Food Administration
Appointment to Lowernor Brouch by State View Group
Named on vice commission, N R Sterling Tond and Tir AC Shipp appointed to Lowernor Brouch as members of the State View panel. The action elevates the committee lineup amid organizational changes and signals emphasis on state level oversight and展示 the new appointees.
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Nr Sterling T. Tond
Tir AC Shipp
Lowernor Brouch
State View
Examiner Commissioned by Superintendent in Interstate Board
An examiner was commissioned by the superintendent of the interstate board to oversee county matters. The report details short name of the board and the commission's purpose in enforcing county standards and reviewing governance practices.
Local Fair Plans and Rural Projects Highlight Arkansas Notices
Hempstead County Union Fair leader Alfrey of Hope outlines turnout for October 22 to 27 while Monticello hosts the Southeast Arkansas Fair October 1 to 19. A new Fort Smith and Subiaco rail station opens October 10 from Scranton to Dardanelle. The Hot Springs Red Cross plans a Halloween carnival. About 18000 federal state funds aid Ashley County for highway work under Alexander road law. Searcy Canning Club promotes low price or free cabbage tomato kraut canned goods.
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Hod Alfrey
Hope
Hempstead
Ashley County
Liberty Loan Campaign Opens With Nationwide Rush
The Liberty Loan drive began across the United States with widespread enthusiasm and large first-day subscriptions toward the $3.1 billion minimum. Demonstrations occurred in cities from New England to California as workers, post offices, banks, and Public spaces advertised posters and banners. Officials hope for sustained daily totals near $25 million to reach the campaign target within four weeks.
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Treasury
Caump
New England
California
Liberty
Capital
Floet Force
Reston
Mitell
York
Me Ades
Ofeweland
Tra
Etae
Reet
Pityiek Efenure
Atlanta
Georesa Federation of Womens’ Clubs
Tdherty Laan
Aminimaeia
Phe
Withi Hallie
Buenos Aires Bridge Wreck Delays Troop Trains
Disorderly acts in Argentina cause a ten vard long bridge to be wrecked blocking troop train movements. Heavy national troop reinforcements have been dispatched to Rosario to restore order and reopen lines.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Rosario
Government Loans to Allies Reach New High Totals
Washington reports the government has extended fifty million dollars in loans to Great Britain and twenty million to France. These advances increase the total provided to the allies to two billion four hundred ninety one million four hundred thousand dollars.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Cripplen Must Fight In German Recalled Troops Plan
Maastricht paper Lee Nouvelles reports 26 percent of German garrison troops in Belgium called back to form new front line units. Authorities plan to use blinded maimed and halt soldiers in ongoing combat efforts.
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Cripplen
Amsterdam
Lee Nouvelles
Maastricht
Belgium
Sweden on brink of fourth ministerial crisis
London dispatches report Sweden facing a looming government upheaval as advisories suggest a fourth cabinet crisis may be imminent. The notes indicate instability within the Swedish administration and potential ministerial resignations.
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Sweden
London
Details of Second Liberty Loan and World Affairs
The article outlines Secretary McAdoo's announcement of the second Liberty loan offering from October 1, with bonds at 50 dollar denominations, 25 year maturity, 4 percent interest payable semiannually. Payment schedule begins with 2 percent on application, then 18 percent November 15, 40 percent December 15, and 40 percent January 15. It notes possible bond conversion to higher rate options and discusses international tensions including a predicted shift in Mexico-Germany relations and Peru’s demand on Germany related to a Peruvian bark incident.
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Wasington
McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Wis
Illinois Women Push for Constitutional Convention
Illinois suffragists led by Grace Wilbur Trout press for a 1918 ballot on a constitutional convention to revise the 1870 Basic Law. Catherine Waugh McCulloch supports a suffrage amendment, while other advocates rally to ensure equal franchise goals are written into the new Constitution.
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Springfeld
Friends
Illinois
Fifteth General Assembly
Grace Wilbur Trout
Chicago
Minois Equal Suffrage Association
Catherine Waugh Mcculloch
Evanston
Suffrage Association
Mcnford
Dave
Wage Deadlock Stalls Talks Across Regions
Local wage talks face deadlock as officials in Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania fail to break demands from workers. The Special Committee on Out Sperators and Diners convenes to seek compromise amid rising living costs and labor pressure.
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Washington
Iiligate
Indiana
Ohio
Pau
Trata
Dancer Mata Hari Death Sentence Upheld
Paris court rejects Mata Hari appeal and upholds death sentence pronounced by court martial for the Hutch dancer convicted of espionage and treason.
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Paris
Puprete
Mata Hari
Russia Arrests 17 German Agents in Petrograd
Disjointed report claims 17 German espionage agents were arrested in Petrograd with references to mixed names and places. A mob in Arkansas reportedly whipped and tarred several individuals after freeing and attacking alleged agents. Rabbi Barnett Wolinsky dies at 113 after a long life of smoking and abstinence from alcohol.
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Russia
Petrograd
New York
Barnett Wolinsky
Peace and Pact Talks Amid World War I Stalemate
In Leeds the war task force reports the German reply to a papal note as nebulous and obvious matters. The report discusses whether lasting peace requires a ceasefire, territorial guarantees, and binding protocels, while parties resist arrangements that defy historical treaties and affect affected peoples.
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Fistore
Vroutier Asquith
Leeds
House Fights Provisions on Slacker Bill and Rail News
Washington officials indicate a Senate fight over provisions of the draft bill and allied government relations as the House Military Committee weighs responses. Miller predicts cheaper flour amid a Minnesota price inquiry while Chicago rail offices recruit young women as assistant passenger agents, starting with Miss Kate Courtney at the Grand Trunk.
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Wauhington
Senate
United States
Govermnie
Lansing
House
Sory
Naltopala
Chicago
Grand Trunk
Kateile Courtney
Western roads merge under new management plans
Reports from Denver indicate Missouri Pacific Western Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande will merge October 16 with debt transfers and asset reorganization. Officials declined comment but sources say consolidation is drawn up and pending formal union at the Rio Grande stockholders meeting.
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Missouri Pacific
Western Pacific
Denver & Rio Grande
St. Louis
West
Denver
Seize 200 Enemy Aliens in New York Roundup
A New York City roundup by police and navy officers seized more than 200 German men detained for violating terms of confinement. Cars and hundreds of detectives fanned the five boroughs, with nearly 100 of the arrestees held at the Manhattan drill hall as officers recovered satchels and bags believed to contain important documents.
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New York
Five Boroughs
Manhattan
Negro Purchases $36,000 Farm in Pine Bluff area
J A Clement of unity law sold to Joe Oss, a black man, a tract of land on the Pine Bluff Pike in Pine Bluff. The sale price was around 24,000 dollars though the text is garbled.
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Pine Mull
Ark
J. A. Clement
Uaity Law
Joe Oss
Educator Dr Gallauvet Dies Former College President
Educator Dr Gallauvet and former president of Gallaudes College in Washington is remembered as a longtime educator and authority on maternal national law. The obituary notes his 64 years of teaching and influence in education and law.
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Dr. Gallauvet
Thurtiard
Coun
Edward Gale Syidet
Gallaudes College
Washington
Mussulman Women Win Jobs in Constantinople
In Constantinople recent examinations saw 60 to 70 Muslim women succeed and about 60 have been employed by the Turkish government. The tests show a notable entry of women into public service.
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Mussulman
Joba
Constantinople
Turkiale
French Vote More Money for War
Paris deputies approve the appropriation bill for the last quarter of the year by 480 to 4. The measure allocates 12 160 000 000 francs for war expenses.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputing
Two Dallas Theatres Burn in Large Fire
Fire gutted the Queen theater the Newport theater and Hunt Grocery stores on Kim Street in Dallas causing damage estimated over 100000 dollars. A separate Bolivia Plana Copper Tax note from La Paz proposes a proportional tax on non concentrated copper ores and concentrated sub phides.
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Dallas
Tex
Queen
Newport
Hunt Grocery Co
Kim
Bolivia
Plana
la Paz
la Pas
Yale Students Rally War Effort in New Haven
Yale University reopened for the outuam semester revealing 1,000 undergraduates and 40 professors sent to war. Two thousand are registered including 900 freshmen in the wartime mobilization.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
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