War Labor Board policies and lumber depot in Virginia
War Labor Board policies defend workers right to organize and seek better pay and conditions while urging cooperation with employers. A Defense era lumber depot opened at Glimerton Virginia aims to conserve materials, reduce costs, and support wartime production with local suppliers and increased efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glimerton
Cutional War Labor Board
Heath
Felts Prunkfurter
Hater
FINE Mrs Hoover astonished by potato bug tally
Mrs Herbert C Hoover hosts many Washington girl scouts at the country home and notes astonishment and admiration as a diminutive guest scout helps capture a large number of potato bugs while in a girl scout uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Hoover
Federal
Hoover
Brief Bits sweep of global notes and local odds
A collage of dated notes reports Abington Maxi’s centennial, England approving nearly a thousand female clerks, British North Borneo investigations, Greek wireless rules for ships, anti theft device patents, and various world updates. Navy enlistment tallies highlight Wisconsin and major universities.
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Abington
Maxi
England
British North Borneo
United States
Hamburgers Ly
Tunis
New York
No Net Form for Declaration of War in History
A writer notes no universal requirement for a formal declaration of war and argues hostility itself signals intent. He cites that many wars in 1700 IST era began without prior declarations, with fewer than ten of 118 wars showing such declarations before hostilities.
Decker's Protest Ad Claims Fresh Goods Origin Story
An advertisement in the Watden columns touts Decker's Fresh Ages chicks as guaranteed fresh with no sideline poultry. It notes a chick hatched after purchase and cared for by Mrs. Decker, implying the store’s long standing quality and refund stance for poultry.
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Decker
Watden
Filmes
Kansas City Star
Ohio and national headlines mix with river tragedies
In a busy Ohio news roundup Ernest Butler resigns as county treasurer while state and federal authorities plan wartime measures. Drownings in Van Wert and Columbus echo the era’s hazards. a horse hearing against Eugene Debs is postponed in Cleveland. police arrest an escaped prisoner from Ohio Penitentiary in Xenia. and Governor Cox issues fresh energy and wartime directives amid social unrest and labor strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Butler
Notty County
Ohio
Fresary
Enurinl
Bueyrus
A. G Stole Lanker
Owen Roberts, Jr
van Wert
Ware Water
Hollansborc
Eugene
Debs
Cleveland
Fred Bauermeister
Olentansy
Columbus
Fayette County
Dayton
Alfred Green
Xenia
Ohls
Payton
H. J. Lackhart
Jameson
Samuel Hubman
Cincinnati
Toledo
Camp Sherman
M. J. Kirschner
Monroeville
Helen Levan
Marion Wetherald
Findlay
State Defense Counci
Cox
Ghia
J. E
Guy Mason
Continental
Ottawa
Frank Wiliams
Loy
Monroe County
Colimins
Charleston
Athens
W. H. Jotres
Roty
Ralph, Christman
Zenesvale
Virginia
Colwmus
Barser
State Board of Administration
Oho Defense Council
TL. Maylilich
M. Edith Campbell
Settie Womens and Shils
AP. Moyer
Columbas
Thomas D. Phillipe
E. A Messle
James O'Brien
Ashtabula
G Yearis
Ino
J. Herrmann Dierkes
Insuranci
Anl
Cinelima
M. Wanagaler
Ohio Supreme Court
McCain
Washington
Walter B. Wanamaker
Meading Bank
Reading
Institution
Srn
Ohio prison thrift stamps and wartime turnouts
Prisoners at the Ohio penitentiary purchased thrift stamps above three dollars. Bell Telephone and Verdent companies at St Oliversville avenue merged. Federal plans a housing corps in Cleveland to curb profiteering. Warren of Ottawa aided recruits with a dollar per man. Floods hit Norwood Oakley Hyde Park and Cincinnati outskirts after a cloudburst. Crawford County teachers hold a six day session August 19 to 22. Henry Churchill King of Oberlin College will sail soon for six months of special war service in France.
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Ohio Penlt
Bell Telephone Company
Verdent Company
St Olvirsville
Cleveland
Erre Warren
Ottawa
Norwood
Oakley
Hyderk
Eset
Cincinnnatilere
Crawford County Teachers’ Institute
Buryrus Ave
Henry Churchill King
Gverlin College
Wit
Sonthy
France
Harry &. Hinderling
Martine Ferry
Ottawa County
Samy Jackson
A. M. Hininer
Seventh Shreat Christian Church of
Coshocton
Fifth Avenue Christian Church of
Columbus
Toledo
Herman Veneske
Peneske
Deine
George H. Wood
Ohie
Abner A. Graber
Jefferson
Edward Pranowitz
Haubden
Gena 2A
James F. Pillon
le Cartender
Arthur E. Drake
Sis Howe
Leopold Fae
Anya Fao
Carlton Richey
Bellefontaine
Stetchers
Otic Collieries Company
Athens
London Grave Vault Company
London
Germans Use Prisoner Tours To Foist False Victories
The article recounts Canadian soldier Twat S. Rossiter describing German deception: prisoners are paraded at stations as “new” captives to mislead crowds while claiming ongoing victories. He cites nine German camps in a year and brutal treatment without anesthetic. The piece condemns Kaiser’s doctrine of controlling public perception.
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Twat S. Rossiter
Rossiter
Whitte
Germany
Glies
Evens Station
Roseiter
Tossiter
Elsaiatck
Tris
Toha M. Skidell
Canoe Not Foolproof Warns Times Union
A Rochester Times Union piece notes crowds at an Intercollegiate event on the Transntonic river in Connecticut witnessed a young man and woman overturn a canoe. The article extols the canoe as a premier American invention yet warns it cannot be made foolproof amid dangers of deep water and large dugouts weighing over a thousand pounds.
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Ann
Transntonic River
Connecticut
South America
Roosevelt
Rochester Times+ Union
Atmospheric Pressure Affects High Altitude Experience
J J Wilson notes in a Southern paper that at 17 000 feet the atmosphere is about one third as dense as sea level, with noticeable effects beginning around 14 000 feet including raised blood pressure and exertion during activity. The piece links altitude to individual responses and mentions aviation and mountain climbing as methods to reach high elevations. Also cited is a separate note about a night sentry recognizing the officer of the day and a stray line about political politeness, followed by a report on malaria as Venezuela's rural scourge, detailing 1 454 malaria deaths in Cairi bobo last year from a population of 194240.
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Netherlands
Cain
Theomlurten
Ind
Barmore
Mad
Japan
Reese
Minnesota
Yale
Michigan
Wisconsin
Army
Navy
J. J. Wilson
Ohé
Venezuela
Cairibobo
A Parlor Match In A Dim Electric Light
A fragmentary parlor scene shows Warmis praising his partner while the couple jokes about keeping electric bills down. A misheard farewell line hints at domestic humor and a stray circus remark ending the excerpt with playful confusion.
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Warmis
George
Father Issip
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Harry Koppel
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Austin Poss
Food Administration
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Aisne
Red Cross
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Mrs. Hoover
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Mr. Young
Slater
Ible
Henry Meyers
Pickaway County
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Peerhouse
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Springfield
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Colmbus
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James Campbell
Pomerene
Crawford
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Senerz
Wood
Tater
Aaron Gibson Washington
Clarence Conover
Avtna Paper Company
State Highway Department
Charles Ash
Vaplizisenes Committee
Gleveland
O. K. Marion
Daisy Elliott
Tayteh
Ward Elliot
Quentin Roosevelt
Jenings Metzger
Wellsville
Auto
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