Nationwide Beer Ban Looms as 1919 Prohibition Starts
Washington reports a Dec 1 1918 prohibition on beer and malt liquors as a war measure. The administration aims to halt beer production with potential six month supplies in Minneapolis firms pending final enforcement, risking 2000 jobs and broad curtailment of fuel and container use for bottlers and soft drink makers.
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Kiddleclure
Congress
Fuel Administration
Food Administration
Wilson
Fuel and Railroad Administration
War Industries Board
Senate
Minneapolis
Federal Food Administration
Lf Breweries
Gluck Brewing Company
Minnesota
Minneapolis Brewing Company
Gluck Company
Hennépin Company
Hunting Season Opens Monday For Prairie Chickens And Ducks
Monday marks opening of hunting season with prairie chickens plentiful and ducks numerous. Bag limits apply five birds per day for prairie chickens and five per day for ducks, geese, woodcock, or their combo. Shooting forbidden from sunset to sunrise. prairie chicken season ends October 17 and ducks on December 2. Anas and pheasants protected at all times. Carry hunting license.
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Ria Gmre
The Greatest Enints Time at Feine
Fragmentary text mentions a phrase about great entities and a period at a place called feine. No clear event, names, or dates readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feine
Col Bruce Who Holds Important Place in British Army
Col Bruce is noted for holding a significant position within the British Army. The article highlights his leadership role and the impact of his service on postwar military affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert A. Bruce
Secretary Baker Heads Overseas War Mission
Secretary Baker travels with an official party to France, including John D. Ryan and Major General Gorgas. The group sails aboard an army transport to review aircraft construction sites and overseas hospital facilities, aiming to clarify the second visit’s purpose and report conditions at embarkation ports for U.S. troops.
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Washington
Baker
John D. Ryan
Gorgas
Geval
War Department
France
United States
Ryan
E ‘Merican Army Hospital
Frank T. Hines
Embarkation Service
Irance
George H. Baird
Mitry
Sec Stary
American Pluejackets Helped Red Forces Capture Oberserskaya
A detachment of American troops fought with the Red forces in Oberserskaya sunken town. Surrounded, they extricated themselves after two days of heavy combat and swam through a deep torrent to escape. The action aided the overall movement toward the town’s capture.
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Archansei
Northern
Rian Pluejackets
Oberserskaya
Othe Orces
Philipr Leads Wilcox by 162 in Wisconsin GOP race
Milwaukee dispatch reports unofficial returns from all precincts showing Governor E L Philipr ahead of Roy Wilcox for the Republican gubernatorial nomination by 162 votes. Official canvass begins September 12 after votes from 42 of 71 counties are tallied.
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Milwaukee
E. L. Philipr
Roy Wilcox
Wilcox
Two More Steel Freighters Launched in New York District
The Emergency Fleet corporation launched two steel freighters in New York. The Piave, a 9,600 ton cargo carrier, was floated at Kearny New Jersey by Federal Shipbuilding. The Osaks, 7,500 tons, entered water at Arlington Staten Island yards of Downey Shipbuilding.
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New York
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Kearney
N. J
Piave
Federal Shipbuilding Corporation
Arlington
Staten Island
Osaks
Downey Shipbuilding Corporation
Sugar Shortage Warns U.S. Fans Ship Conservation
The United States Food Administration urges households to limit sugar to two pounds per person per month to free ships for war needs. With 75 percent of U.S. sugar shipped by sea, domestic use must drop to aid France England and Italy. The Army and Navy issue a Save Our Ships call to transport troops and munitions, as long voyages from Java keep world supply distant.
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United States
Louisiana
Germany
United States Food Administration
France
England
Italy
Army
Navy
Java
Novel Red Cross Fundraiser: Village Dance Raises $65 to $70
In a North Dakota community near Hazelton an farewell dance raised money for the Red Cross. A guitar, hat, chamois, combs, gum, pencil, handkerchief and even a necktie were sold to donors, netting about $65 to $70 for charity. The event showcased local generosity and a creative sale, asking to be put on the map.
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Red Cross
Hazelton
North Dakota
Rec Cross
Tobacco Raising In Scotland
During the American Civil War tobacco cultivation was attempted in Scotland. The main effort centered near Kelen where the crop grew with success. Sixteen and a half acres yielded five hundred twenty dollars.
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Scotland
Kelen
War effort in North Dakota secured by thrift and stamps
North Dakota residents praise soldiers serving overseas and urge full participation in the war bond drive. With a $13,000,000 goal for war savings stamps, the state has pledged $10,000,000 so far and four months remain to reach the balance. Citizens are urged to act promptly, support stamp sales, and help provide funds for food clothing and fighting tools for victory.
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North Dakota
Jim
Joe
John
North
Northern Produce Co. Buys Cream in Bismarck ND
Northern Produce Co of Bismarck will buy all your cream at the highest market price. Write them for tags. May 23.
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Northern Produce Co
Bismarck N.D
Bismarck, N. D
British Press Near Cambrai and St Quentin Battles
British and French forces push along the Arras Cambrai line and south toward St Quentin as German defenses along the Crozat canal near La Fere show strain. American troops advance east of Revillon and bombard Le Petit Montagne, a key fortified height on the Aisne front as German positions crumble under heavy shelling.
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St. Quentin
Crozat Canal
la Fere
St. Gobain Massif
Liez
Petain
Crozat
Canal
Flanders
Lys
Aisne
Revillon
Rheims
Muscourt
France
le Petit Montagne
Little Mountain
Debs Put On Trial In Espionage Case In Cleveland
Eugene V Debs, four time Socialist presidential candidate, appears in United States district court in Cleveland charged with violation of the espionage act. He was indicted June 29 for remarks alleged to have been made at the Ohio Socialist Party convention in Canton on June 16.
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Cleveland
Eugene Vv. Debs
Socialist Party
United States District Court
Debs
Ohio Socialist Party
Canton
Spain and Germany Reported to Resolve Submarine War Rift
Madrid reports a satisfactory solution to the Spanish German controversy over submarine warfare. The cabinet plans to meet in a few days to discuss the accord and next steps.
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Spain
Germany
Madrid
Local draft expects large call for class one men
About 100 county class one men are expected to be in service by October first and some new registrants may be called by next month. War plans aim for four million overseas by June. The local draft board will be ready to supply the men and re classification noted 56 questionnaires sent to Bismarck with 53 placed in class one, yielding a high county class one percentage.
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Uncle Sam
Bismarck
War letters from France reveal daily life and repairs abroad
A fibered wartime letter from Fred Took of the 13 D. Inf. Co. at a Rest Camp No. 2 describes health, longing for news, watch repair in a French shop for four francs, and thanks a friend John Heyerman. He asks about crops, the war’s progress, Gerrit Dornbush, and sends regards to Martin Rypkema.
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John
States
Gerrit Dornbush
Martin Rypkema
Fred Took
Over the Top at Electric Theatre Saturday
Manager Adam Thomas of the Electric Theatre announces the Vitagraph special Over the Top starring Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey author of the famous book. The film will be shown Saturday Sept 21. Trench scenes used over 7500 U S soldiers filmed at Camp Wheeler near Macon Ga with War Department permission.
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Adam Thomas
The
Electric Theatre
Vitagraph
Arthur Guy Empey
Thomas
U. S
Camp Wheeler
Macon Ga
War Department
Optimistic Thought Teaches Saving Arts to Lift Poor
An educator urges readers to master saving techniques now to end poverty in the near future. The message highlights disciplined budgeting and prudent spending as pathways to financial resilience and communal uplift.
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Transfori
Baker Ha
John D. Ryar
Cate
Hilipp
Wisconsin
Cambrai
London
Canal du Nord
Sir Douglas Haig
Arras-Cambrai
E. V. Debs
John Heyerman
D. Inf. Co
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