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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
1
Fragmented OCR reports fresh American troops training along the line of advance. References to artillery activity on the Flanders salient and Americans downing enemy planes as air and tank actions intensify.
Fragmented OCR reveals a study or notice claiming more men aged 30 than 21 in Nevada. Text is garbled with multiple names and places, listing individuals, institutions, and incomplete data as part of a regional reference.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions several names and places with unclear roles. The legible items include Mayer, Welty, Westie North Fick, and Walton among scattered words and partial phrases. No coherent event or action can be established from the fragment.
A distorted diary style message claims an employee believes the war could end if a figure named Hun is eliminated. The note mentions a workplace, a boss, and a desire for immediate action to stop fighting, referencing a dramatic pursuit.
CATTLEMEN MEET TODAY AT MANHATTAN KAN May 1 The event at the Agricultural and Mechanical College will feature winter feed experiments by Kansas and Iowa researchers. Prominent speakers including Metter Hintons Pteard Alexander and other officials from Chicago are listed to attend.
In Dallas May 13, high school girls shared fantasies on desirable husbands. Responses praised earnings, kindness, and looks while many dismissed traditional roles. Several favor a capable provider who can dance and be protective, reflecting contemporary views.
A letter from Camp Lewis dated May 4 1918 discusses news interests for readers at home. The writer Joe McNamara aka McNamara messages Charles about health obituaries and daily wartime life. The tone shows wartime censorship and civil sentiment from American servicemen.
A joint steel committee will investigate the entire steel industry with authority to review government wartime requirements. The panel follows a conference between the Steel Committee of the American Iron and Steel Institute and the War Industries Board.
New York on May 17 Captain Sil slo Hesnath of the Royal Hahn Big ing Corps was instantly killed here today while piloting an American built aircraft. The crash occurred during a bending spe flight.
One hundred six are today’s casualties with five killed in action three dying of wounds, two due to disease, one due to poisoning, twenty severely wounded and sixty slightly wounded, eight missing in action reported from Wallington May 17.
Residents in Oregon and Washington breeders associations plan to distribute free egg settings to assist households during wartime. The effort aims to raise chickens to boost meat and egg supplies and support local food security amid military demands.
A local club event at Camp Lewis featured a dance and reception attended by Tacoma teachers and guests from Fort Lewis. The gathering raised funds with a donated bond from Faconya and included rooms, billiard halls, a dressing pavilion, and a generous supper. J. McNamara of the Mine Department at QM.C. American Lake, Washington, signed the letter.
Nevada opens its first statewide war conference in Reno with 400 delegates and leaders from government war activities and county defense councils. Key speakers include Brinton Chandler and Guy Staunton Ford at the Rialto theatre, with Gov. Gov. Toyn welcoming attendees and noting Liberty Loan support signals.
President Wilson authorized Secretary Tumulty to deny a report that he opposed the aircraft investigation and to say he objects only to covert aims of the Chamberlain resolution. Wilson’s firm stance against the Chamberlain measure prevails as Senate leaders agree to postpone action until Monday, with a likely compromise in play.
Mrs Belle Stihl a 38 year old Ohio woman is the state's only female trolley conductor She describes men as mushy and notes awkward attempts at marriage by some male passengers in Chricksville May 17 unnamed source reports this remark from the conductor reflecting her views on passenger behavior
May 17 William McKinley former Chester county coroner sold the village of McKinleyville near Phoenixville to four local buyers. The property includes a store dwelling three snail houses a blacksmith shop a grist mill barns and other farm buildings. McKinley bought the place about twenty five years ago.
A proclamation extols Nevada's devotion to the country as victory nears and extends best wishes to convention attendees and the people of the state. The message reflects postwar reconciliation and statewide support for the gathering.
George Creel, head of the committee on public information, says he did not refer to Congress in a quoted second New York speech and plans an apologetic letter. Rep. Rodenberg contends Creel may resign, while Campbell of Kansas calls Creel's usefulness finished.
A fragment reports Mrs Wilk Wim removing and burning German books from a valuable library, piling volumes in a suitcase and expressing a desire for the Kaiser to place them atop the stack. The damaged text references a struggle over the library and a desire for Kaiser’s intervention.
May 17 report from Virginia IH notes a housing panic as residents raise pigs to meet a firehit for democracy. The text indicates exhausted supplies and back yards turned into pig pens amid high demand.
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