War Labor Board grants wage hikes for twenty five street car cases
The National War Labor Board approved wage increases for twenty five street car cases in major cities including Chicago Newark Albany Cleveland Detroit and many others nationwide. Exact amounts will be announced tomorrow. no general national minimum wage was set. Jointly reviewed by W H Taft and Frank P Walsh, the board released this preliminary finding.
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Washington, D. C
National War Labor Board
Chicago
Newark
N. J
Albany
N. Y
Cleveland
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
Atlantic
Pacific
W. H. Taft
Frank P. Walsh
More American Troops Reach Italian Front
American troops continue to arrive in Northern Italy and are described in excellent condition and high spirits. The greeting from Italian forces and civilians is warm, with the commanding general and staff welcoming the newcomers as planes dropped colored papers reading Viva Wilson. The American Red Cross has established a small hospital at the base.
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Associated Press
Italy
Viva Wilson
American Red Cross
Corporal Schwarz Transfers to Supply Sergeant Role
Corporal Chas Schwarz moved from 32nd Company to A Company 165th D B at Camp Travers and is now serving as Supply Sergeant.
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Chas. Schwarz
32Nd Co
165Th D. B
Camp Tras
Old Sacks Wanted for Good Prices
Buy old sacks offered by the public. Henry Maier seeks any surplus sacks and promises competitive payment. No other details provided.
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Henry Maier
German forces swell to near thirty eight thousand men in battle
Unofficial reports say seventy one German divisions are engaged near Soissons and Rheims. Each division holds about 13,500 men, suggesting nearly 38,000 Germans fight to halt the Allied line north of the Marne. Crown Prince Rupprecht’s army supplies ten divisions amidst the larger thrust.
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Soissons
Rheims
Marne
Rupprecht
Rheines
Chateau Thierry
Rainbow's End Continued Violence and Enslavement
In a brutal scene at the quinta, Sebastian is whipped and chained as Don Pablo and Esteban sanction the punishment. Blood, wounds, and flies mark his back while Evangelina’s betrayal and Esteban’s rage drive the cruelty. Sebastian endures while Esteban parties and ignores him.
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Sebastian
Don Pablo
Esteban
Pancho Cueto
Cueto
Quinta
Donna Sembel
Evangelina
Don Esteban
Dog Esteban
Letters from Camp Travis and local news from Cherry Mountain
In Cherry Mountain Texas on August 1 1918 residents report on letters from Camp Travis and army life. Mrs Arthur Fischer and her three sons from San Antonio visit relatives. A baby boy is born to Mr and Mrs Edwin Wendel. Drouth disrupts wells and drives residents to San Antonio or the cotton fields. Willie Sehneh drills a well for Otto Ketron whose two wells fail. Many settle to seek work as drought continues.
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Standard
Camp Travis
Arthur Fischer
San Antonio
Cherry Mountain
Stork
Edwin Wendel
Willie Sehneh
Otto Ketron
Ketron
One Ton of Garbage Contains Munition Making Materials
The document lists quantities: glycerine for an explosive charge equal to fourteen T5 millimeter shells. Fatty acid for making 100 twelve ounce cakes of soap. Fertilizer elements to grow eight bushels of wheat. A score of other materials valuable in munition making.
Watchful Waste for War Effort Advices Housewives
The United States Food Administration urges housewives to separate certain waste for hog feed or munition production. Do not put broken glass crockery needles or foreign objects in the garbage pail to ensure usable materials are recovered for the war effort.
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United States Food Administration
British Munitions Men Return To Work
At a mass meeting the strikers in British ammunition plants decided to resume work immediately. Thousands returned to work today with at least one large factory reporting a full early shift staff.
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Associated Press
Coventry
England
Marines Fight in Santo Domingo
A U S Marines dispatch reports skirmishes near Vincentilla Province Santo Domingo with bandits led by Ramon Quiara. Over twenty bandits killed or wounded. one corporal one Dominican Guardia officer and another enlisted man slightly wounded. Bandits split into small groups among Dominicans and Haitians.
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S. A. Express
Washington, D. C
France
Santo Domingo
Daniels
Charles E. Merkel
Ramon Quiara
Vincentilla
Dominican Guardia
Government Call For Volunteers To Join Marine Corps
Government seeks 30 000 volunteers for the United States Marine Corps. Eligible applicants are ages 18 to 35 and may enlist whether drafted or not.
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United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps
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Llano
Louis Kott & CO
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Cuba
Weyler
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Rainbow
By Rex Beach
Koenig
War Board
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The
Rainbow’s End
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Beach
L. Werblun
Fredericksburg
Werblun
Nimitz Hotel
Barrier-Maier Co
U. S
Food Administration
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R. S. Klett
Tex
Wm. Bierschwale
Citizens Bank
Angora
A. D. Fuchs
Cypress Mill
Albert Nauwalda
Bertha Nauwal
Fredericksburg, T Mw
Gates Sotire
Roderick Hardware CO
Dallas
Koenig’s
FreDeRicksburg, Texas
Joe Schaetter & Son
Red Cross
Concordia
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