American aviation drive to train 560 pilots by August
The United States prepares a vast air program with $600 million requested by Congress. Six training fields are under construction or planned while cadets study at six engineering schools. A duplicate American field will train flyers in France under French supervision, with 1,700 pilots to graduate at Dayton and other sites. The effort aims to outpace German air power and establish a formidable American aerial force.
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Great Britain
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Dayton
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Heltia
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Physicians Draft Urged for War Duty in Nation
Washington reports that the Defense Council's General Medical Board heard a plea to apply selective draft to physicians and surgeons for the war armies. Major Karl Connell, leading New Yorkers, argued out of 140,000 doctors fewer than half are suitable for service and volunteerism risks confusion and waste. The medical standardization committee announced progress in increasing surgical supply output and standardizing instruments to unify production across manufacturers.
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Defense Council
General Medical Board
New York National Defense Committee
Karl Connell
United States
Committee On Standardization
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Germany
U-Boat Cut In Half By British Warship
Crew of a British steamer at an Atlantic port recounts sinking a German submarine after the U-boat fired on the opposite vessel. The British ship hit with shells, splitting the submarine midship while the British vessel remained unharmed. The gunner describes precise range and rapid fire, noting the sub disappeared after a direct hit.
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Half Million In 3 Months Fanning U S Forces
The fighting forces of the United States have grown to between seven hundred thousand and eight hundred thousand in a span of about three months, reflecting rapid expansion and mobilization efforts shaping the war machinery.
Army and Navy Strength Surge As War Expands
Washington reports rapid growth of U S armed forces since war declaration with total volunteers exceeding 700 000 to 800 000 across Army Navy National Guard and Marines over three months Regulars near 250 000 and National Guard about 260 000 roles expanded to guard against saboteurs and train for expeditionary service Marine Corps raised toward 30 000 with Navy bluejackets up to 120 000 Rail and coast defense units forming for France and Atlantic convoy duty as Pershing commands prepare to deploy first American units to France
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German General Praises British Armored Cars in Berlin Tageblatt
Amsterdam reports Lieut. Gen. Baron Van Ardenne of the German army acknowledges the British use of tanks and armored cars, calling them the most remarkable weapon modern land warfare has produced, though notes some German reservations about their effectiveness.
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Amsterdam
Baron van Ardenne
Berlin
Dr Bell’s Vine Tar Honey Cough Syrup Ad
An old ad promotes Dr Bell’s Vine Tar Honey as a child friendly cough syrup. It claims the pine tar and honey soothe deep hacking coughs loosen phlegm and heal irritated tissues. The copy urges readers to get a bottle at their druggist and start treatment immediately.
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Dr. Bell
Notice of Bankruptcy Discharge Hearing in Kentucky District
In the Western District of Kentucky a bankruptcy case for James Alexander Nelson is set for a discharge hearing on September 15, 1917 at 10 a.m. in Louisville. Creditors and interested parties are to appear and show cause why the petition should not be granted. Signed by Judge Walter Evans, Owensboro, June 22, 1917.
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James Alexander Nelson
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Waiter Evans
Judee
Owensboro
Destroy German Navy by Torpedo Planes
Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, retired, argues that air torpedo planes could cripple the German navy by establishing airborne bases off Heligoland to strike Kiel and Wilhelmshaven. He says Allied air power would overwhelm German fleets, block submarine movement, and allow swift sinking of ships with dawn attacks.
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Ite Base
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Aero Club of America
Fiske
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North Sea
Avro Club
Adair Fiske
Berlin
London
Wivant
Kiel
Wilhelmahaven
Heligoland
Wilhelmehaven
Fehting
United States
Whooping Cough Remedy Endorsed by Peruvian Resident
A Peru resident reports Chamberlain's Cough Remedy eased his two daughters whooping cough symptoms and helped loosen mucus. The assertion comes from Mra P J Martin of Peru Ltd. and cites personal experience with the remedy working like charm.
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Chamberlain
Mra, P. J. Martin, Peru, Ltd
Giant mirror hauled up peak in Pasadena
Pasadena Calif June 26 probably the most delicate moving task ever undertaken will begin here this week when a 100 inch mirror will be transported by air to track up the peak.
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Padadena
Cal
Patriotic Plowing Drives Saint Paul Garden Plan Forward
The St Paul Garden Bureau distributes an 11 acre tract donated by a local real estate firm for 30 families to plant vegetables. Children cleared rubbish as land prepared by Staude Tractor near Saint Paul Minnesota. Plots include message urging honor the nation’s food supply amid a year with many gardens planned in Saint Paul.
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Staude
F. G. Staude
Saint Paul
Minnesota
Intel
Baint Pad Gardening Bureau
Reading
Mount Wilson Mirror Project and Tenth-year Transit Fate
The article details the Mount Wilson Observatory project funded by the Carnegie Fund, including the large mirror and telescope apparatus destined for the Linae desert site. It notes a twelve year delay and uncertain transit conditions affecting completion. Cast at St. Gothai's Prince in 1905 and transported to London, the mirror serves as a landmark of early astronomical engineering.
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Carnegie Fund
Mont Wilson Observatory
St. Gothai’s Prince
Lhad
Hulls Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure with Constitutional Treatment
A broad claim offers a $100 reward for a catarrh cure. The advertisement asserts catarrh is constitutional and requires constitutional treatment. Hull Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and claimed to heal by affecting the mucous surfaces, strengthening the patient and destroying the disease's foundation. The firm J Cheney & Co backs the cure with the reward and urges readers to buy the medicine from local agents.
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Hull
J. Cheney & CO
Ail Dugas
Trousers blown forty five miles return to owner
Hickman Kentucky June 6 a pair of trousers with pliers pocket books keys and five cents were blown forty five miles by a cyclone recent in western Kentucky. All items were recovered with the trousers and returned to the owner.
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Hickman
Kentucky
Absent Minded Hostess Complains Of Forgotten Wife
A light exchange in a Hoston Trans cript fragment shows a Professor noting he forgot his wife. The Hostess teases him about absentmindedness as the conversation turns on social proprieties and memory.
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