21 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1917
Page
1
The drawing process continued into Saturday morning with all numbers listed in order. Interest waned as the count passed the first 1000, revealing the sequence and leaving observers noting the length of the procedure.
Washington reports the first quota for the national army drawn in a lottery. About 1,370,000 men registered. 687,000 to be selected for the initial 500,000 soldier force and to fill vacancies. The first 750 numbers are listed, signaling priority for calls and potential exemptions in war industries.
Postmasters for Indiana have been named Edward B. Spohr in J town B F Hofferth in Keats and Frank M. Hillman in Milan. The Washington postmaster appointments are also noted for July 21.
Mrs. Caroline Hughes aged sixty six, despondent over ill health, committed suicide by hanging in Hartford Indiana on July 21. The death toll follows months of suffering and a note found at the scene. Local authorities and family are investigating the circumstances.
July 21 Copenhagen dispatch reports Reichstag approval of a majority peace resolution 215 to 116 with 17 abstentions. Centrist Renbach vows German unity and a peace that guarantees free development while Michaelis pledges no prolongation of the war without honor. The plan calls for mutual understanding, no territorial aggrandizement, and international judicial cooperation.
Lake County State's Attorney Welch urges a curfew for girls under eighteen in Waukegan and nearby towns. The proposal, aimed at naval station recruits, would require youth off the streets by 9 PM unless with a relative and allow arrests for violators.
Julius Rosenwald chairman of the defense council supplies committee says shoe and leather committee members had nothing to do with army shoe contracts. He notes contracts for millions of pairs were awarded by the army quartermaster department to lowest bidders after sealed bids were opened publicly.
Dr Alexis Carrel to train physicians for wartime medical service under a program expanding surgical and critical care capacity. The plan, announced by the University of Chicago Medical School, involves selected doctors receiving instruction in trauma management and field hospital operations.
Gary Ind Indictments list includes Carl Trick secretary of Wacker & Birk Brewing Chicago for unlawful property use Charles J Nelson Hammond for ux oreide Frank Ferry Frank Bkccadero Michael Potson and George Gage Gary for operating vice resorts Frank P McNey Gary for perjury in sewer contracts Edward Gross a Gary justice of the peace not indicted arrested for disobedience of the circuit court
Chicago and Kansas City live stock and grain prices with hog receipts and bid ranges. Cattle, hog, and sheep quotations across cities include packers, feeders, and dealers along with cash grain numbers for wheat corn and oats. East Buffalo figures cover cattle hogs and sheep with multiple price bands and car counts.
Treachery and mutiny by republic’s units undermine Russian positions as German forces push through eastern Galicia and along the Stokhod and Zlota Lipa rivers. An official war update cites extremist meetings hindering orders, while Petrograd reports quiet and cabinet reconstruction underway.
In Oklahoma City seven men named Clare Isenhouer David Isenhouer Walter Phillips Tobe Isenhouer John Shirley Daddy Henry and John Schneider are jailed on conspiracy counts tied to armed resistance to the selective draft law. United States Attorney John Fain says they belong to the Jones family and vow to resist arrest by force.
Scores show Boston defeated Chicago 5 to 0 in Boston. Philadelphia beat St Louis 4 to 3. Brooklyn topped Cincinnati 4 to 2. New York edged Pittsburgh 4 to 0 in New York.
A series of incomplete results lists six point games with teams from Cleveland Detroit St. Louis Chicago and others. The fragment notes scores like six to two and five to two but lacks full context or team names for a clear outcome.
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