Debate on Fall amendment to extend draft age in Senate
Washington June 27 debate on the Fall amendment to the $11 billion army appropriation bill reached a halt after a fight over a suffrage resolution. Senators urged extending the draft age to 18 to 40, while War department officials warned against delaying manpower needs. Leaders hoped to dispose of the amendment and pass the bill soon with projected votes uncertain.
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Washington
Senate
Fall Eald
Reed
Massachusetts
Combune
Iowa
Baker
Marenebler
War Department
Aternoon
Hase
Hiteal Papre
Eee
Austria
Lodee
Muasenehnaett
Cumming
Jows
Milwaukee wife leaves husband for shore leave claim
Mrs Clara Nitz, 54, says she left her husband Arthur St Nitz, 48, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. The damaged text notes a claim tied to a shave request and indicates an abandonment seeking shore leave.
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Milwalke
Wis
Clara Nitz
Arthur St Nitz
Shoree
Allies Await Another Blow On Western Front
Allied assessments point to a likely German strike between Montdidier and Ypres as a lull continues on the western front. In Italy the Austrians retreat after the Piave repulse, while Lloyd George warns Americans will be brigaded until they replace British troops. Washington reports 56 army casualties and 50 in the Navy, with 24 killed and 7 died of wounds. War stamp drives push communities to buy bonds and stamps, Washoe County aiming at 150000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Montdidier
Ypres
London
Mretier Lloyd George
Auericato
Wilem
France
Washington
War Stamp Committee
District Board
Washoe County
Primary election boards named in August August appointment ruling
Carson City June 27 Officers to conduct the primary election should be appointed by county commissioners at their August meeting. A Humboldt county request led to an attorney general opinion stating 1917 law lacks explicit primary board provisions but directs appointments like general elections. The primary is Sept 3 and boards should be chosen at the August meeting.
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Carson City
Powell
Humboldt County
Willie McKnight
Dinke of
Nevadan Students Head to Arizona For Vocational Training
Nevada men from nearly all counties embark July 1 for a two month course in various trades near Tucson Arizona. The program mirrors the TAS training then underway at the University of Nevada. Counties listed include Churchill Clark Douglas Elko and others with counts from four to nineteen assigned to the Tuscon course.
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University of Arizona
WS Nevada
Ormesby
TAS
University of Nevada
Tuscon
Arizona
Churchill
Clark
Douglas
Elke
Eameralda
Eureka
Humboldt, Lander
Thre
Lyon
Ets Mineral
Ee Nyv
Star
Washoe
White Pine
Ex-Czar Nicholas Romanoff Reported Dead Again
Paris reports a telegram signed Tebiteherin indicating Nicholas Romanoff former Russian emperor was murdered on a train leaving Yekaterinburg. Amsterdam via the Wolff Bureau cites Russian sources and notes the Czech Slovak advance followed by the death of Alexia former crown princess two weeks earlier after a long illness.
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Paris
Associated Press
Marshal Darmatade
Germany
Yekaterin Pure
Acencyalee
Alexia
Rugnen
Whips 4 Pro Germans Court Commends Him
Chico California June 28 A draft selectman Mo Lyons fought two Germans in a street altercation over German marks. Reserves arrived and Lyons fought a fifth. Police arrived as a Breinton Germany man was jailed for ten days. Lyons was commended by the commanding officer for his actions.
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Chico
Cal
France
Mo L. Lyons
Mittens
Taens
Stubborn Father Names Three Daughters After Boys
In San Diego a sheriff traced the Smalley family after a veteran father insisted on naming his daughters John Willie and Mary. He planned John for the first born, William for the second, and after compromise added three more changes before finalizing Marry and Harrie as the girls’ names.
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San Thego
Cal
Aleatt
Drath Ace
John
Willie
Marry
Smalley
John Wilshine
Thorey
Dirk
Daddy
Jobin
Ut William
Bitte
Therrie
Abel
Willian
Harrie
Commission to Russia Advances to Dispatch
Washington reports the American commission to Russia is ready for departure to assess economic and industrial conditions. Officials announce the personnel are now being constituted for the mission.
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Russia
Washiington
Commission
Ship losses for May heavy as war risks mount
London reports May merchant tonnage losses from enemy action and marine risk. British and Allied ships totaled 355,694 tons in May, with April at 311,456 tons and last year at 650,036 tons. Marine risk losses described as unduly heavy. UK port trade shows steamships over 500 gross tons covering and clearing in May total 77,593 tons.
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London
Ottawa
British Admiralty
United Kingdom
Nurse Witness Recalls Last Fight of Major Luftbery
Albany nurse Pepper McNamee recounts the air battle over Albany that killed Major Kent Luftbery, America's top air ace. She describes attending a funeral and witnessing the dramatic moment when Luftbery perished, noting how the event shocked the city and grieving his mother.
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Albany
Knew
Anit Neo
Pranen
Kent Kutherry
America
Puteri
Luftberg
Latbery
Leannet
Nelth
Device to save torpedoed ships described in Chattanooga article
Stewart Henstee claims a navy proposal uses coned rubberized canvas buckets attached by a chain to seal hull breaches. The buckets deploy by suction to pull against the hole, then the closing disc locks the seal with water pressure, aiming to stop rapid flooding.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Stewart Henstee
Navy Department
Wager $10,000 On Moore Plant to Beat Huns
San Francisco report states Tynon of Union Iron Works wired acceptance to a Moore Shipbuilding challenge offering $10,000 that any Moore plant workmen can outproduce any other building concern in turning out work to beat the foe. Details for the contest are under way.
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San Francisco
Tynon
Union Iron Works
Colorado
George Armen
Moore Shipbulding Company
Moore
Tynan
Milkmen Fear Beer and Milk Shortage Warning
A San Diego Milkmen’s representative warns that stopping beer production would deprive cows of malt by products used as feed, risking milk supplies. The statement suggests beer byproducts support dairy output and questions the broader impact on farming and consumer goods.
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San Diego
Cal
Jane
Bosste
German Foreign Secretary Offers Resignation
Paris June 25 The German foreign secretary has offered his resignation amid reports of a cabinet reshuffle. Unclear whether Chancellor will accept the move as officials assess the situation in Berlin and possible personnel changes.
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Paris
Ilivas
von Kian Laoni
Ty Resieme
Hon de Fareiet
Cerretars
Wedtescias
Teon Zurich
Chepiten
Vie Caperor Wall
Eleven Killed in Air Raid on Paris
A Paris air raid killed eleven people and wounded four teens amid explosions from a German Gotha bomb. The fierce barrage aimed to damage the city and hinder its defense, with ongoing efforts to regain the base and evacuate damaged areas.
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Paris
Pass
Tives
Vod Perpute
Faye
Gotha
Vigorus Barrie
Fee
Buinby
Huns and Russians Agree in Crushing Poland
A leaked ciphered dispatch reports Germany and Soviet Russia secretly agreeing to cooperate in crushing Polish nationalist resistance. The Milan Milan dispatch cites Vienna and Cracow sources as confirming the agreement and hints at German recognition of a potential Polish issue.
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Poland
London
Associated Perse
Geatmuany
Vorland
Aye
Coop
Cracow
Milan
Holstievikit
Teell
Boland
Sheep as Lawn Mowers Reported in Suringfield Area
Local account describes sheep kept to weed lawns as an unconventional mowing method. Governor Lowden cited in remark, with daily grazing noted among crowds.
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Suringfield
Dune
Governor Lowden
Forty Three Colonels Advanced to Brigadiers
A list shows forty three colonels promoted to brigadier general officers. Generals Patrick Lewis Snow Harth Trak Graves Marbord and Simmerat named among those advanced. The nominations were sent to the Senate by the president.
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Wearereas
Vatrick
Lewis, Snow
Harth
Trak Graves
Marbord
Simmerat
Senate
Import Mexicans for Farm Labor in California
Sacramento June 28. The Farm Labor Bureau of the state council of defense authorized importing about 1000 Mexican workers to alleviate a farm labor shortage. Under the plan, laborers will be sent in batches of fifty to camps across interior and northern California, with officials coordinating via Labor Commissioner Boyce.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
State Council of Defense
Boyce
Farm Labor Bureau
Mie Bureau
Woman Suffrage Vote Is Blocked By Senate Leaders
Washington June 28 The senate postponed the suffrage vote as leaders delayed the plan to shelve the issue until after the recess. The indefinite postponement followed a blocked resolution and signals a near defeat for supporters of women's voting rights.
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Waliington
Senate
Abaniton Ulelr
Thrift Stamp Drive Closes as War Savings Stamps Sell Out
Washington reports that a nationwide thrift stamp campaign ended today on national thrift day. The drive encouraged every true patriot to join the savers army and purchase War savings stamps and thrift stamps.
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Washington
Associated Press
Army of Savers
Bolsheviks Overthrown Reported in Moscow
June 28 dispatches from Copenhagen claim the Bolsheviki government in Moscow has fallen with General Korniloff and German troops. Grand Duke Nicholas is said proclaimed emperor while Lenine and Trotsky reportedly flee toward the Murman coast. Copenhagen papers flag Kerensky as likely future leader. Conflicting reports circulate about the upheaval and authority in Russia.
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Moscow
Korniloff
Grand Duke
Micholas
London
Associated Press
Exchange
Copenhagen
Nicholas
Lenine
Trotsky
Ned
Murman
Tages Zetuing
Kerensky
Strange Medical Anomaly Reports From Army Doctors
Army doctors in Sacramento on June 28 could not hear Cree Calloway’s heartbeat. A search found his liver, heart, and stomach misplaced with the appendix on the left side, indicating organs shifted from their normal positions.
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Sacramento
Cal
Army
Cree Calloway
Chicago to Replace German with French in Schools
Chicago voters consider substitution of French for German in public schools. A resolution by the American Revolution chapter is sent to Mayor Thompson, asking discontinuation of all German language publications in the city.
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Chicago
Thompson
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