America 1918 draft lottery draws numbers for selective service
Washington June 27 1918 the draft lottery assigned master numbers for 1 200 youths from the 744 600 in the class of 1918 The ceremony in the Senate office building featured Secretary Baker and high officials The drawing followed a formal process with gelatin capsules from a glass bowl and boards recording the numbers as drawn indicating the order youths will be called into military service.
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Washington
America
Baker
Senate and
Home Military Committees
Senate
Gen Semenoff’s forces push deeper into Siberia
London reports General Semenoff, the anti Bolshevik leader in eastern Siberia, advancing from the Manchurian border as Bolshevik troops oppose. Counsel Pemenof is said to have ordered troops to return to Texas, while Western Siberia remains threatened.
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London
Semenef
Siberia
Manchurian
Timea
Forcoes
Gonsieel Pemenof
Texas
Elberia
Fepola
Artillery Duels Reported South of Aisne and British Gains
Paris reports lively artillery duels south of the Aisne in the official War Office statement. In another note, London says British troops last night captured a German strong point west of Vieux Berquin near Hazelbrouck, taking prisoners and machine guns. German artillery has been active on Lys.
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Paris
Vela
Aisne
London
Vieux Berquin
Hazelbrouck
Saya
Lys Mallent
Alexandrovitch Named Leader of Serbian Forces
A Russian dispatch from Moscow via Berlin reports Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, brother of former Emperor Nicholas, placed as head of a new Siberian government in Serbia. Details are unclear due to fragmented text.
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Amsterdam
Michael Alexandrovitch
Nicholas
Moscow
Berlin
Hater
New Siberian
Montana Primaries and Initiatives in 1900s Context
Report notes Montana primaries set 90 days before November general election on August 27 with nominations due by August 7 and July 24 data submissions for voters. Initiatives include a mortgage tax exemption amendment and a chiropractor legalization proposal. Also mentions extradition case affecting prohibition campaign and a French citizen case in Washington.
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Helena
Montana
Secretary of State
Washington
Frank J. Jong
Mine Disaster Near Virginia Believed To Bury 15 Men
Virginia Minn June reports indicate 16 and 20 men may have died in a dynamite blast at a nearby mine. Rescue lines are working to confirm casualties and salvage efforts continue.
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Virginia
Minn
Austrians Desert En Route to Italy in World War I
Report from Camp near Dalmatia describes a private of the 144th California field artillery and his Dalmatian-born nephew being conscripted into the Italian front. The uncle, American by birth, chose to fight for freedom despite siding with a relative against the war.
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Caer Eo Pe
Aic 144Th Field Artillery
California
Gidenfest
2Ne
Deinto
Eendeh
Dalmatia
Slay-Tralland
Par- Solage
Tareas
Ameri
Loss of American Ship Reported in Rio Janeiro
Rio Janeiro reports the loss of the American ship James Paulets just outside the Foot Here Gating 4) henry. Eale, with jlo weperetti Yarra tains Bushee bene scone ben hoee miming ra of the ye manibare be rea aul of them Maritime records fall to the name of a reel called a amen pede There is & ach: , named'the James W. mul te Dee 'wan at mulnes. ASrea ca eeree ae End was reported en route to and 6 United States Atlantic
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Rio Janeiro
Rio
James W. Mul
Mulnes
United States Atlantic
Planing Celebrati Of Fourth In Paris
Paris June 27 committees of foreign affairs of the chamber of deputies will introduce in the chamber on Friday a resolution proposing to appoint the French nation and the soldiers of the allied armies in celebration of the Fourth of July. Deputy Bokanowski, with several others, takes the initiative in proposing the action.
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Paris
Montana G A R Annual Escampment at Helena
The Grand Army of the Republic annual convention convened in Helena with delegates welcomed at the Marlow theater by Mayor John Dryburgh of Melens. General Charles & Warren of Butta presided while Hon. Sam Sewart, governor of Mobiana, delivered the formal patriotism address. Executive sessions and division meetings followed.
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Gance Will
Italians Repel Austrian Attack at Col Del Rosso
Italian forces repulsed an Austrian assault at Col Del Rosso situated between the Brenta and Asiago yesterday. Troops attempted to storm the Col Del Rosso but were driven back with losses while Italian defenders held the position under pressure.
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Col del Rosso
Col del
Brenta and
Asi
Amendment agreed upon on prohibition in emergency bill
Washington June 27 The Senate Agricultural committee approved an amendment to the $11 000 000 emergency agricultural appropriation bill to ban the manufacture and sale of whiskey and wine after June 30 1819 and beer crafts three months after final presidential approval The Norris compromise substitutes for the Jones plan and passes 8 to 2 with reports to the Senate expected tomorrow The House action on prohibition yielded a 4 to 112 vote urging the President to disclose rulings affecting supplies to manufacturers
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Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee
House
Hous
War Industries Board
War Trade, Board
Equor
Norris
Nebraska
Jones
Gore
Senate
Oil cloth and linoleum placed on restricted imports list
Washington June 27 Oil cloth and linoleum were placed on the list of restricted imports today by the war trade board. Licenses have been voted as to import matters and broad action is expected to follow. The report notes the restricted status will affect trade and licensing procedures going forward.
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Washington
War Trade Board
Ietanding
Health Conditions In Home Camps Reported Excellent
Army physicians report health conditions in home camps as continuing excellent. The weekly health report by the Surgeon General notes conditions remain favorable and well managed across camps, with no emergent concerns.
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Washington
Emmy
Uruguayan Chamber Declares 20 Million Peso Credit to US
In Montevideo the chamber of deputies approved opening a credit to the United States worth 20 million Uruguayan pesos. The arrangement mirrors the Argentina US accord, aiming to strengthen financial ties and stabilize trade.
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Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies
America
Montevideo
Uruguyan
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Argentina
Austrian Advance Post In Mountains Wiped Out
Rome June 27 The war office reports an Austrian advance post in the mountain region was surprised and wiped out yesterday by Italian troops. Elsewhere on the front activity was not of marked intensity.
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Rome
War Office
Italian sailors greeted by President at White House
Washington June 27 President Wilson today received Italian sailors in the capital. They were presented by the Italian Ambassador and were accompanied by a naval mission. The ceremony highlighted cordial relations between the United States and Italy.
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Washington
Wilson
Counai Cellers
Basadsaes
Soldiers Learn Snake Craft at Camp Kearny West
Camp Kearny near San Diego reports a field exercise by the 115th ammunition train turning into a snake education ordeal. Soldiers hunted rattlers near Cuyama Lake, with Reed dubbed train snake charmer after handling king snakes. A lieutenant misidentified a rattler and nearly sparked a panic during the field maneuvers.
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Kearny
San Diego
Cal
Boldiere
Cuyama Lake
Reed
Jone
Hs Hegren
Siadeeace
French Minister to Japan in United States on Way East
Marcel Delaney newly appointed ambassador from France to Japan stopped in Washington to learn Arab and American views on the war and its relation to the Far East. He conferred with the president and secretary of state and continued to his post with a clear sense of how the United States regards Japanese intervention in Siberia.
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Marcel Delaney
France
Japan
Washington
Orient
Amer
United States
Siberia
Telegraphic briefs outline wartime and political notices
Pharia The A Trocadero renamed to Avenue President Wilson signage to be installed July 4. Washington expands naval training stations to accommodate 34,000 more personnel. The first American steamer on the New York to Valparaiso route has arrived in Chile. The food admin announces sugar distribution for six months at three pounds per person monthly. Allan B Benson resigns from the Socialist party amid a foreign-born leadership dispute and anti-foreign sentiment claims.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
New York
Valparia
In & World Service
Washi
Food Administratien
Allan B. Benson
Kerensky Sought as Voice for Russian Democracy in America
London June 27 Alexander Kerensky the brief Russian premier seeks to speak for his country in America after appearing in London at the British labor conference He hopes to be received as the spokesman for the new democracy and to plead Russia's cause to the great republic overseas. The morning papers note his arrival with mixed editorial views. Seattle June 27 Four hundred men have been put to work closing a twelve mile gap on the Alaska railroad between Seward and Anchorage as the US government advances the project Alaska Engineering Commission head William C Edes reports progress and hopes to complete the line northward toward Fairbanks.
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London
Alexander Re Kerensky
Russia
America
Kerenaky
France
United States
Qeerenakcy
Daily Express
Graphic
Kerensky
Seattle
Waah
Seward
Anchorage
Alaska
Boeward
Fairbanks
William, C. Edes
Alaska Engineering Commission
Ani
Fee
Moruward
Primary fights in North Dakota oerge by 3,168 as Frazier leads Steen
Returns from 912 of 1,978 precincts show Governor Lynn J. Frazier ahead of Independent candidate John Steen by 3,168 in the North Dakota governor race with Townley propoganda stirring German counties. In the First district, H G Vick defeats John M Baer for the Republican nomination. Pershing selects infantry for Italy but secrecy on unit name persists.
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Lynn J. Frazier
John Steen
Rugby
Frazier Steen
Frazier
H. G. Vick
Cavalier
John M. Baer
League
Vick Vee
Baer
Oc Ccece
North Dakota
Townley
Political race tight in Second and Third districts under league banner
In the Second district Geo M Young appears nominated while P D Norton and Sinclair lead in the Third with Norton slightly ahead. League counties shrink Norton's margin as Frasier seems set for the nomination and returns show the Independent ticket gaining steam. Governor results show league leads with McDonald trailing. candidates for supreme court justice and railroad commissioner also align with league, while scattered districts indicate several league nominees for house and senate.
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Geo. M. Young
P. D. Norton
Sinclair
League Choles
Norton
Frasier
Brillant
Steen
Chuck Gait
Balanes
League
N. C. McDonald
Fisk
Hia Bronson
Supreme Court
M. P. Johnson
House
Senate
Fragmented note on community food program and legal prep
A fragmented OCR item references Jewish community food aid and a legal prep related to a state or county program. It mentions planning and proceedings, with incomplete phrases about preparing permits or papers and a nonfereate process. Named entities are unclear due to damaged text.
Report claims murder of former Emperor Nicholas II
Kiev dispatch dated June 21 reports former Emperor Nicholas of Russia has been killed by Bolshevik troops during their retreat toward Younte sinkure. Moscow papers cite a dispatch with unclear date, saying Nicholas was murdered in Moscow after recent movements.
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Paria
Kiev
Nicholas
Russia
YouNtesinkure
Amaterium
Moscow
Tom Dus
More Prisoners With the Americans on the Marne
The Associated Press reports on June 27 that American forces in the Belleau Wood sector increased prisoner captures to 311 from Tuesday night. They seized eleven machine guns ten automatic rifles and quantities of small arms ammunition and other material. The Germans did not counter attack last night and the front remained quiet as the Americans consolidated positions. Most new captives were stragglers found hiding under rocks or in shrubbery and appeared unkempt and hungry.
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Marne
Associated Prem
Belleau-Wood
Fourth of July to gain new significance this year
Telegrams and letters from across the country indicate the Independence Day celebration following the Council of National Defense plan will be numbered by the thousands. Women’s committees spark enthusiasm, urging large program prints and supplies. Citizens of foreign extraction seek equality in expressing loyalty, and many say war has given the Fourth new meaning akin to the Revolutionary era.
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Woman Committee
Council of National Fense
Council of National Defense
Woman's
United
America
Dischzerd
Anne
Soldier Killed During Horseback Race in Camp Kearny
A member of the 143rd California Field Artillery, Private H. C. Camille, was killed during a horseback race in San Diego. Castillo and three other soldiers were riding in formation for a regiment program when a mishap caused horses to crash, leading to fatal injuries to Castillo as comrades struggled to free him. The incident occurred near Camp Kearny after a long march from Los Angeles.
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Camp Kearny
San Diego
Cal
American troops seize hill position near Belleau Wood
Allied forces on the western battle line and the Italian front report intensified activity with limited infantry actions. American troops reportedly seized a commanding hill near Belleau Wood northwest of Chateau-Thierry, took Mill, and captured 264 prisoners including seven officers, gaining dominance toward Torcy. German command allegedly preparing another push while air battles see 36 German machines shot down and Berlin claiming 12 Allied planes destroyed.
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Piave Pectora
Ypres
Rheims
Belleal “Wood
hateau-Thierry
Torcy
Berlin
Paria
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