Precautions for Gravel Road Subgrade and Surface Work
United States Department of Agriculture outlines careful steps for gravel road construction detailing subgrade preparation and two main work classes. It covers crown levels, thickness ranges, layering in multiple courses, harrowing and rolling, sprinkling, drainage, backfilling culverts, removing vegetation, and ongoing maintenance to prevent uneven settlement and ensure a firm durable surface.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ross
Destroy Sheep Sorrel With Timely Mowing
Sheep sorrel cannot be entirely eradicated by mowing but can be greatly weakened. Mow the weed as soon as the flowering stalks reach full size but before they begin to turn red.
How Bill Dearden landed army job in France
Washington story traces Bill Dearden from secretary to Representative Samuel B. Winslow to Pershing's secretary. He helped Massachusetts men enter the army, then sought a field clerk niche. He joined the army on merit, entering service despite age and weight concerns, earning recognition as a capable field clerk.
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Pershing
Bill
Massachusetts
Army
War Department
Winslow
Bill Dearden
House
General Pershing
Destiny and the Plain Soul in a Stormy Night
A plain soul wanders in a rainy evening seeking peaches for breakfast and helps an old woman with laundry. She reflects on whether she was sent to help and who sent her, in a vignette about modest needs and unseen guidance. The piece centers on coincidence, kindness, and fate.
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Heaven
Women Workers in Big Demand at Washington HERE'S
Washington reports a surge in female clerks, typewriters, and stenographers as civil service exams bring a flood of applicants. With men leaving for war and private work, vacancies rise and entrances now offer around 1000 dollars, down from prior higher standards, as bureaus broaden eligibility to meet the labor boom.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Army
Navy
Goats Graze Quietly on Washington Street Plot
Goats of the Capra genus wander and browse along a vacant plot on upper Sixteenth Street in the capital. They attract attention but remain unconcerned as they graze near embassies and prominent buildings, recalling past eras of more goats in the city.
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Washington
Upper
Sixteenth Street
Harlem
Polter Street
Columbia Street
Balfour
United States
Mre
Marshall Field
Frank A Scott heads new war industries board readied for war
A Washington story notes Frank A Scott rose from a freight office job to become an expert on freight rates with the Cleveland chamber of commerce. He was summoned to lead the General Munitions Board and Munitions Standard Board, which were soon replaced by the newly created War Industries Board with broader powers and reduced staff.
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Washington
Frank A. Scott
New War Industries Board
Scott
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of War
General Munitions Board
Munitions Standard Board
Council of Defense
War Work of the WCTU Highlighted at National Meeting
Miss Anna Gordon, national president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, briefed presidents of national women’s organizations on WCTU war service. She said the nearly half a million members are rendering strong war work across 80 to 40 departments, organized under preventive, educational, evangelistic, social, legal, and other efforts. The union pledged support to President Wilson and the nation in defense of Christian civilization.
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Women's Committee
Council of National Defense
Anna A. Gordon
Women's Christian Temperance Union
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Miss Gordon
Wilson
Chosen to Command Artillery in France
General Peyton is named by the War Secretary to command the artillery units that will join the first forces sent to France. A former border artillery commander, he led American forces at Tilad Pass, Luzon, and participated in the Spanish American era military actions.
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Peyton
March
Pershing
France
Tilad Pass
Luzon
P. L
del Pilar
Venancio Concepsion
Aguinaldo
General Staff Corps
Noted Cool-Head Newton Serves As Acting Secretary
In hot weather Washington, Newton, assistant secretary of the treasury, says he keeps his cool by staying near McAdoo and the treasury. Former New York Herald reporter, Newton acts in McAdoo’s absence and will oversee war tax collection and auditing as Congress imposes new levies.
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Washington
Byron Newton
Treasury Building
Mr. Newton
United States Treasury
Newton
New York Herald
McAdoo
Hudson River
Congress
New York
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Washingtonian
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