Fiercest fighting of war and peace talks shift
A broad war update covers British French Allied offensives near the Belgian coast, German resistance at various fronts, and Italian and Austrian actions. It also notes Pope Pius proposals, Wilson coal price fixes, and Russian internal turmoil with Moscow councils and Kerensky-era tensions shaping policy.
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Moldavia
Higa
National Council
Moscow
Constitutional Democrats
Busibeen
Prince Troubetskoi
Geowrnls Alexieff
Brutaflom
Kerensky
Beri
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Awe
Lon
Great Britain
Glbenttar
Malta
Amdie Sues
Great Firteaha
Germany
READY TO FIX WHEAT PRICES
The food administration contemplates adjusting the wheat price for the 1918 crop. The aim is to balance producer incentives with wartime conditions and consumer rights while considering government support and private market transactions.
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The
Food Administration
Munst
Congress
Conference of Federal Food Commissioners Hosts Hoever Plan
A recent gathering of newly appointed federal food commissioners discussed cooperation standards with Food Administrator Hoever. Dr Ray Leman Wilber outlined a plan to enlist all women nationwide in supporting food administration policies.
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Com
Hoever
Whit Wie
Ray Leman Wilber
Curious British Aviator Bullet Tale Sparks Mocking Tandem
A London paper’s tale claims a British aviator was hit by a German bullet and pocketed it at 180 mph. The New York World dismisses the story as garbled sensationalism, noting missing proofs and implausible details while highlighting the supposed photograph absence.
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London
New York
Marne
Ohio reports record livestock as wool prices rise
Ohio farms show record numbers of hogs cattle sheep and horses with total stock hitting a historic high. Wool prices reach new peak while horses and cattle numbers lead counties including Darke Licking and Cuyahoga as statewide tax assessments reflect a self taxation plan and war effort shifts.
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Columbus
Ohio
Donahey
Danshey
France
Ohblo
Elty
Darke
Cuyahoga
Montgomery
Wood
Licking
Stark
Wayne
Licking County
Tlat
Ashtabula
Trumbull
Drake
Muskingum
Knox
Harrison
Coshocton
Morfan
Seloto County
Fayette County
Hamilton County
Ohio State University
Joseph T. Dickman
Findlay
Clarence R. Edwards
Cleveland
Charles W. Kennedy
Portsmouth
George K. Hunter
Lancaster
Grote Hutcheson
Newton
Dan D. Devore
William PF
Martin
Xenia
Julius A. Penn
Batavia
James T. Dean
Ironton
Edwin Wittenmeyer
West Union
Adams
Marvelous
Miracle
Stoner
ML C. Kilpatrick
College of Agriculture
Ohio National Guard
Greenfield
London
Marion
Marysville
Circleville
Newark
Chillicothe
Delaware
Washington D. H
Washington D. H.; Machine Gun Company
Yupply Company
Headgurter Company and Sand
Statewide Fatal Wounds and Murders Reported
Sunshot wound proves fatal to Columbus-Charles Donahey son of State Auditor A V Donahey dies after gunshot on fishing trip. Connesut-Joseph Lombard of West Springfield gravely injured by blow with a hoe. Train accident kills wagon driver Edward Cashen as his bakery wagon is struck near Glendale. Reverend Ira Glosser McCormack resigns to join Y M C A work at Camp Sherman. Gang feud ends with fatal barroom shooting in Cleveland. Oxford colleges crowded despite war and rising tuition. Auto truck driver Walter Bonney killed near Portage. Dora Patton and Claude C Walters wed after joyride. Student aviator Eugene W Hayes dies at Woebur Wright school.
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Woolf
J. E. Gimperling, Jr
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Quartermaster's Department
Adjutant General's
Ohio
Fourth
Federal Reserve District
Council of National Defense
Cleveland
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Toledo
Columbus
Reserve District
Schoo
Cleveland Headquarters Reserve
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Ashtebula
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Cuyahoga
Erie
Geauga
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Jefferson
Knox
Leke
Lorain
Mahoning
Marion
Medina
Morrow
Portage
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Stark
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Trumbull
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Wayne
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Adams
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Brown
Butter
Champagne
Clermont
Clark
Clinton
Darke
Fayette
Gallia
Greene
Hamilton
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Lawrence
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Montgomery
Noble
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Preble
Scioto
Vinton
Warren
Washington
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Shelby
van Wert
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Wood
Wrandot
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Fairfield
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Licking
Madison
Morgen
Muskingum
Perry
Pickaway
Ross
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General Crowder
James M. Cox
Chillicothe
Gen. Crowder
Guv. Cox
Coz
Ohie
Columbua
Charles Donahey
A. V. Donahey
Edward Cashen
Glendale
Cashen
War calls for Polishers as unions report demand
The International Metal Polishers union head W. W. Britton says there is a heavy demand for workers to polish war material including bullets shells and gun parts and the industry is supplying the government in large numbers. In Columbus the Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light Co merges several smaller lines in the Mahoning valley for 21 million dollars, creating a larger system from the Mahoning Valley Railway Co Mahoning Valley Southeastern Poland Street Railway Youngstown Park and Falls Street Railway and the Youngstown and Sharon Street Railway Co.
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Cincinnatii
W. W. Britton
Chicago
Columbus
Mahoning
Food Hidden In Sheds Ohio Fire Marshal Discloses Hoarded Grains
State fire marshal Alfred T. Fleming reports discovery of large food stocks stored in old barns and sheds as part of a statewide probe aimed at reducing fire risk to elevators and flour mills that dominate the state's food supply.
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Columbus
Alfred T. Fleming
Harvesting the 1917 Apple Crop By Local Volunteers
The Food Administration coordinates nationwide apple harvest with volunteer crews organized by state councils, businesses, and clubs. Growers must train pickers, handle fruit carefully, and store apples promptly to preserve quality and aid wartime food goals.
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Andem
United States
Samson tale turns to hair tonic and feet mix ups
A kindly elder retells Samson’s rise and fall and the lads joke about hair restorers. A boy asks about danger and jokes flip to flat feet and acceptance. The piece ends with a garbled exchange about letters from France and odd names, suggesting a humorous column fragment.
Tough Luck editorial misfortune framed as a witticism note
A playful exchange about Editor Jenks and misheard opportunity frames a joke about a poet rejecting entry. Mies Cayenne comments on fame and a loose, ironic observation on social logic in conversation.
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Jenks
Mies Cayenne
Negros Ordered From Texas After Houston Riots
A riot in Houston between Black soldiers of the Twenty fourth Infantry and white residents left multiple dead and wounded. Gen Janes Parker ordered the Twenty fourth battalions to move to Columbus New Mexico. Armies enforce martial law. arson and looting quelled. More than fifty mutineers captured as guards patrol the city.
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Tex
Janes Parker
Southern Department
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N. M
Twenty-fourth United States Infantry
Houston
Waew
Stiri
Twentyfourth United States Infantry
J. W. Mattes
Second
Illnois Field Artillery
Jesus
Skape
Itte
Llinels Field Artillery
Ir D. Rainey
Rute Daniels
Mounted Police
Oficer
Smith
Sutton
BE. J. Meinke
Carl Pendler
A. T
Camp Logan
Crawde
Fisht
Ilinois Guards
Joseph Muttes
Self-styled diplomat Boris de Laskine detained in San Francisco
Boris de Laskine, who claimed to be a Russian diplomat, was arrested on arrival in San Francisco aboard a trans-Pacific steamer. Federal authorities alleged he was a German spy, with a Prussian passport, $2,000 in cash, and 17 trunks.
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San Francisco
Boris de Laskine
Tetera
Saloniki in Flames Second Fire Destroys Thousand Homes
A second major fire in Saloniki adds to Saturday’s devastation, Baron 60,000 homeless and about a thousand houses burned. The blaze follows a prior large conflagration, with authorities bracing for further damage as the city sifts through ruined districts.
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Athens
Saloniki
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