Review of War Congress six months in session war measures
A review of the sixty seventh congress six months into World War I detailing near unanimous passage of war funding measures. It notes a $21.9 billion current year package including $7 billion in loans to allies, a $2.535 billion war revenue bill, and a historic array of defense and financing acts. Major items include drafts, food control, shipping funds, and extensive credits to foreign governments, with 188 days in session and confirmations of over 10,000 military nominations.
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Washington
Eleas
Germany
Congress
Reichstag
Alliea
United States
Amy
Navy
Marine Corps
Senate
Pershing
France
Bliss
Carl Reichmann
Navy and
Military Academy
Lumbia
Aar
Army
Armay and Navy
Interstate, Commerce Commission
Most Important War Measures Passed by Congress
Special war season yields swift action with a declaration of war on Germany set for April 6. Congress approves war bonds totaling 15.54 billion and war appropriations and contract authorizations totaling 14.39 billion. Other measures include a 10 million man draft, espionage and food control acts, trading with the enemy law, and veterans insurance provisions.
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Congress
Germany
Capital Crowded as Congress Ends War Session
Washington faces lodging crunch as 400000 residents crowd the capital. Hotels raise prices and deny rooms to travelers and wartime officials, with New Willard and other hotels delaying availability while Chicago reports similar costs.
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Jess
Stone
Wiilard
Congress
Sunleigh
Shoreknam
Taft Weds Miss Chase at Rose Hill Home
Eleanor Chase daughter of Irving H. Chase married Sergt. Maj. Charley Phelps Taft I son of William H. Taft. The ceremony took place at Rose Hill the Chase family home with flags in decor. Rev. Robert H. Brown officiated as her father Irving H. Chase gave her away.
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Waterbury
Conn
Misa Eleanor
Irving H. Chase
Charley Phelps Taft I
William H. Taft
Mrs. Taft
New Haven
Rose Hill
Chase
Robert H. Brown
Belgium civilians and housing losses stated in gray book
Havre reports Belgium government issues a gray book rebutting the 1915 German white book. It asserts 40,000 to 50,000 Belgian houses were destroyed by German forces during the early days of the war and denies claims of civilian savagery.
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Havre
Oct
Belgium
Learn Lessons of Economy From Food Pledge Week
Washington urges American families to join the food pledge week campaign to conserve food for the army and allies. The Food Administration says savings now will pay for the war and help America compete after peace. Citizens are asked to display a membership card and place instructional cards in homes to explain the policy.
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Washington
America
United States Food Administration
Abelated
Food Administration
United States
Herbert Hoover Fins
Cho
Whole Family Under Fire in Vergeze Letter
A Paris correspondent reports a land owner in Vergeze received a letter from his son, a state captain, describing a wife and a sixteen year old boy found among unmounted chausseurs in the battalion. The pair reportedly served five months in trenches with the men before discovery, a secret kept by the unit. The letter notes a father, mother, and son once held together under fire in the same battalion.
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Vergeze
Paris
When Success Is Sweetest a Long Delayed Victory
A reflection on success won through repeated struggles and defeats, highlighting perseverance and eventual attainment. The sentiment echoes classic quotes about effort shaping achievement and the sweetness of triumph after hardship.
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Alcott
Hay Fever Pollens and Seasonal Attacks
Doctor Scheppegrell describes hay fever development as a battle between atmospheric pollens and patient resistance. He notes most spring and summer cases stem from grass pollen, while other plants like yellow duck and junaranth may trigger or worsen attacks.
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Scheppegrell
Suwannee River Land Belt opens to settlers banner
An advertisement extols the Suwannee River Land Belt offering land for settlers with farming poultry dairying fruits vegetables pecans and rail access. It promises copious rainfall excellent water cool sea breezes warm sunshine and good markets inviting readers to apply to B Clark Live Oak Perry & Gulf Railroad Box 1 Live Oak. A second fragment recalls a weary traveler seeking rest at a roadside inn.
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Suwannee River
B. Clark
Live Oak
Perry & Gulf Railroad Co
Merida
Red Faces And Red Hands Treatment Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement describes Cuticura products for facial irritation and hand care including ointment and soap with mail sample offers. It also recounts a brief anecdote about Tom Moore visiting Campbell, discussing a poem titled The Battle of Hohenlinden and a pun on rolling rapidly.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Andy
Tom Moore
Campbell
Moore
Hohenlinden
Iser
Prison visitor spots newcomer in old cell
A prison visitor finds a new inmate using a long empty cell and jokes that both entered for privacy rather than prying, noting the man entered through the basement window as a common habit.
Three River Falls Businessmen Farm as Wives Run Stores
In River Falls Wisconsin three local businessmen plan to farm while their wives operate the retail shops. The arrangement highlights households balancing work as couples pursue diversified ventures.
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Three River Falls
Wis
Proposal Revealed In Urban Heiress Tale
Miss Gadder recounts Reginald Grabeomn proposing with a blunt line about his father's estate. He stated he is the sole heir to a ten million dollar fortune, sparking disbelief at the eloquence of the moment.
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Reginald Grabeomn
Miss Gadder
Uou
Steady young man sought to tend garden and cow
An odd Connecticut advertisement seeks a reliable, respectable youth to look after a garden and care for one cow with a good voice. The notice notes the cow sings in the choir and adds that the applicant should be accustomed to community life in New England.
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Connecticut
New England
Jennie Seller Succeeds Brother as Greenwich Mall Carrier
In Greenwich Connecticut Jennie Seller takes over the role of mall carrier succeeding her drafted brother. Some men can stay on the job indefinitely but still accomplish little, reflecting a local opinion sprinkled through the note.
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Jennie Seller
Greenwich
Conn
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Atlantic
Commierce
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Chicago
C. P. Taft
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Waterbury, Conn
Florida
Mall
Brocka
Thouganda
Amall
Osage Ofl 4 Refining CO
Oklahoma City
Okla
Carter
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EK. Pinkham
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