New National Defense Act Defines Regiment Structure
The National Defense Act sets infantry regiments at 651 commissioned officers and 1,064 enlisted men. It specifies a regiment with a colonel, lieutenant colonel, three majors, 15 captains, 10 first lieutenants, 15 second lieutenants and detailed headquarters, machine gun, supply components, plus 12 infantry companies in three battalions. Each battalion adds a major and four companies. The detailed company and headquarters compositions follow with exact ranks and roles.
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New York
United States Army
National Guard
United States
Setting Up Exercises In Army Organization
The text outlines infantry machine gun and supply company structures with captains lieutenants sergeants corporals cooks and privates specified for mounted and unmouned units. It notes wagon trains for regiments and Army division organization including nine infantry regiments and various support corps totaling about 25 000 officers and men at war strength under a major general.
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United States Army
Railroads and government seal wartime transport plan
Fairfax Harrison announces a nationwide co operation plan between railroads and the government for military mobilization. American Railway Association reps will serve with Quartermaster corps at mobilization concentration and strategic points to aid troop and supply movements. Assignments are permanent or replaced as needed.
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Washington
Fairfax Harrison
Special Committee On National Defense
American Railway Association
Chauncey B. Baker
Quartermaster Corps
Quartermaster General
Committee On National Defense
The
American Hallway Association
Spokane
New England Raises Its Biggest Flag Over Boston
The largest Old Glory ever flown by New Englanders rose above Boston Common as Congress assembled. A woman's narration of The Star Spangled Banner opened a ceremony with six bands playing and a chorus of about 100,000 people filling the public grounds and crowding Tremont and Boylston streets.
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Boston
Congress
New
Tremont
Boylston
Buck Buy
Honey and Soy Bean Recipes From a Historic Kitchen Note
A compilation of honey based dishes and soy bean ideas with preparation steps for cakes sauces soups and beans. Recipes include Honey Jumbles Coffee Cake Cambridge Gingerbread and Soft Honey Cake plus Black Bean Soup and Kidney Bean Salad with notes on serving and etiquette.
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Cambridge
Courage Through Tempers, Some Men Show More Resolve
A concise reflection notes that certain men reveal true courage only after they shed their temper. The line contrasts steadfast bravery with rash anger, implying measured conduct yields steadier deeds than impulsive outbursts.
Swamp-Root touted for backache and kidney issues
Swamp-Root promotes relief for backache and bladder trouble as a physician’s prescription from Dr. Kilmer’s. The ad urges purchase at drug stores and offers samples by mail from Binghamton New York. A jokey note about two Zion City snakes swallowing each other ends with a question about which remained outside.
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Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Zion City
Lake Front
Indianapolis News
Last word in automobiles teased in humorous exchange
Kidd declares purchase of the last word in automobiles. Kidder asks for specifications and learns a twelve cylinder motor seven passenger accommodation and one man too. The quip notes that often derided, everyone’s friend is nobody’s enemy.
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Kidd
Kidder
Dialogic Bittersweet Exchange With Advertised Goods
A fragmented dialogue features Minnie and Joseph debating life and fate, interspersed with suggestions about Dr Pierce as well as an advertisement for a “Golden Symantel” in tablet or liquid form. The text also shifts to a social question about marriage to Mathilde, noting her “past” and its length as the perceived fault. An ad for Cross Blue laundry product appears amid the snippets.
Oldest siblings resist aged home in snowbound tale
Kitty Goetz aged 100 and her brother Igny Karisch at 98 refuse to leave their shack near Rosedale L1 to go to an institution. With winter wind and hunger pressing, a police sergeant arrives in a sleek car to take them to Kings County hospital, Kitty marveling at the automobile and speed. The piece also notes a New York Tribune clock dial and tungsten ore deposits found in Corea with mines opening.
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Kitty Goetz
Igny Karisch
Rosedale
L. 1
Kitty
Kings County
New York Tribune
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