Employers Duty in Deferral of Registrants Under War Act
Pro Vost Marshal General Crowder urges employers to actively inform boards about deferment claims for registrants under the selective service act. He warns that reliance on questionnaires alone delays classification and stresses the need to consider national interests, manpower depletion, enlistments, and transfers to war industries when deciding deferments.
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Licor
Selective Service Boards
Navy
Army
New York Population Forecast From 1860 Census
A 1860 Scientific American reprint shows a statistician’s estimate that New York’s population could rise 190 percent, reaching about 5,257,403, aligning closely with the era census. The note highlights the city’s rapid growth and urban expansion during the period.
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New York
Scientific American
Manual of the Common Council
Optimistic Thought Sparks Easier Learning for Others
A succinct note asserts that optimism accelerates learning. when one person shows confidence, others find topics easier to grasp and engage more readily, creating a positive learning environment.
Interallied labor conference backs Wilsons 14 points
A London interallied labor conference votes to subscribe to President Wilsons 14 points. Other items note McAdoo approves higher rates for American Railway Express, a Siberian government war move, record flight altitude claim, and various local and international notes from March 1919.
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London
Wison
Albert Stransa
New York
Way
Wilson
Paul M. Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
McAdoo
American Railway Express Company
Omsk
Russia
Germany
J. W. Schroeder
Chicago
Hha Ina
Canton
Edwin ‘i. Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church
France
Boston
J. B. Thorn
Langing State Journal
Lansing
Mich
James Pierpont Morgan
John Luchsinger
Monroe
Philipp
Wisconsin
Green County
John Becker
United States
Association of American’ Colleges
Washington
Forest D
Sebestian
East ‘St. Louis
Questionnaires to 1936 draftees mailed by Crowder
General Crowder ordered draft boards to mail questionnaires today to men ages nineteen through thirty six who registered last Thursday. Exempt British and Canadian subjects have 30 days to join those armies. About six million men fall in the eligible class.
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Washington
U S Probes Primary Cost In Several States
The Justice Department investigates primary expenditures of congressional candidates in New York Illinois Ohio Michigan West Virginia and other states to determine possible violations of federal limits on election spending. Both Republican and Democratic candidates are involved.
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Washington
Congress
New York
Miinois
Ohio
Michigan
West Virginia
Department of Justice
Market Prices From Wheat To Hogs And Sheep
Market listings show prices for flour various types, oats, corn, and rye, with ranges for hard and soft wheats. Live poultry and eggs priced by type, potatoes listed as Early Ohio, cattle prices span steers to bulls, hogs ranges by weight, and sheep values for Western lambs natives and yearlings.
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United States
Cholea
Forgery over Electric Rays Ties Yucatan Cash to Argumedo Case
In New York the forged signature of Yucatan Governor Argumedo on a 60,000 dollar claim is detailed. Engineers Nichols and Ladner say they aided Argumedo’s escape with Yucatan treasury funds and were sued as they pursued payment. A forged receipt allegedly used electric light to display the signature. Anita Tappan's tale spawns further intrigue as lawyers pursue alleged payoffs.
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New York
Argumedo
Yutatan
Thomas J. Nicholas
Gus Ladner
Supreme Court
Eugene K. MacHneroe
Nichols
Nicholas
Ladner
Yucatan
Arguimedo
Arguinedo
Anita M. Tuppon
Nelson
Spencer
Alan
Inter
Samuel Brand
Broadway
Brand
Mr. Brand
Maclnerve
Argamedo
MacHneroe
Ludner
Band
Grand
Fragmented News Snippet About Germany and Huns
Disjointed lines reference Germany and Austria, nourishment, singing and beauty, marriage on nerves, a wise guy, and a remark about Hun teaching. The text appears as garbled OCR with unlikely claims and no clear event or person to center a story.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsule remedy for kidney issues
For centuries GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil capsules have been a trusted household remedy for kidney bladder and urinary tract troubles. The ad claims the oil detoxifies the blood aids the kidneys and bladder and promises quick relief with a refundable guarantee and three package sizes.
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Haarlem
Holland
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Carary Marine Eve
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