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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
1
Reports from Manilla Des Moines Waterloo and Camp Dodge detail wartime actions. German-descended crowds condemn Senator La Follette, Red Cross drives expand statewide, and draft and training updates unfold. Incidents include arrests for intoxication thefts and criminal prosecutions linked to loyalty claims.
The 34th Division at Deming New Mexico reassigns regiments including the Second Iowa Infantry and Sixth Nebraska. Troop A gains a division HQ post, machine gun units form battalions, and engineers and ammunition trains are reorganized. Nebraska and Iowa signal units join the 109th train. Orders move camps and tents as rail and war needs strain resources nationwide.
Byron R Newton assistant secretary of the treasury faces two choices after losing $50 of his family's money. He recovers the garter box key to the blazing ashes and gives up a vacation to avoid cutting public building funds. His household loss mirrors the fiscal strain amid plans for new taxes.
A sensational tale claims a self-styled president arrived in Washington to seize the White House alleging Wilson’s fraud. Secret service and police thwart him, while the asylum hosts a parade of quirky visitors from Canada, Mexico, and beyond, all illustrating a city stirred by oddball claims.
The capital faces an unprecedented wartime influx with over 15,000 clerks arrived. Government offices overflow, vacant buildings are rented, and rents rise as the city strains to accommodate war boomers.
The article outlines President Wilson's daily routine showing how recreation supports his heavy workload. It notes his morning golf, quick board briefings, brief lunch, and afternoon calls, with evenings spent in drives, theater, vaudeville, or musical comedies.
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