President Wilson Urges Nation to Join War Food Effort
The article reports President Wilson's appeal to Americans to join a vast service army to boost food production and distribution. It notes Hershey Pennsylvania meetings forming the local Red Cross branch and launching home farming projects, with calls to farmers, merchants, miners, and manufacturers to act quickly for harvests and supply chains.
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Wilson
Hershey
Red Cross Society
East Hershey
Europe
America
United States
Tila
Gardner Speech Charts Wartime Support in House Debate
In a fiery House debate on a war bill Massachusetts congressman Gardner drew the largest applause. He urged rapid passage of the President’s Army plan, likening Congress to a rubber stamp and urging bipartisan backing to send troops to France. The crowd hissed and cheered as he invoked Roosevelt and past battles.
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House of Representatives
Gardner
Massachusetts
Congress
France
Baltimore
Uncle Sam's Boys
New York
Roosevelt
Nia Rough Riders
Unusual Interest at Dairy Convention on 73 Year Price Trends
Professor E W Benjamin of the New York Agricultural College outlines long term price movements from 1844 to 1916 17 and shows eggs meat and grain trends. He notes eggs rising faster with production, 300 million hens in the United States, and war related price abnormalities.
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E. W. Benjamin
New York Agricultural College
Michigan
Benjamin
Japan
India
China
United States
No clear event headline from fragment
Fragment contains a quotation attributed to Woodrow Wilson urging national unity and action, but lacks a describable event, date, or identifiable entities to form a full news card.
Americans urged to send 20000 regulars for active war work
Joseph H Choate spoke to 1000 Columbia students in their chapel urging the United States to deploy 20000 regular troops immediately for the Hindenburg line. He cited General Wood and former President Roosevelt calling for a stronger American fighting force and praised President Wilson's wartime leadership.
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Joseph H. Choate
Columbia
United States
Hindenburg Line
Wood
Roosevelt
Wilson
Congress
Lincoln
New York City Food Bill Totals Revealed
In New York the daily food bill for the city is 3,000,000 dollars. Canned goods cost New Yorkers 16170,000,000 annually and candy 38,000,000. Annual coffee consumption is 14,000,000 and soda fountain goods 110,000,000.
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New York
Olivets Defend Championship In Close Hershey Finals
The Hershey Olivers defeated Harrisburg based Globe Right Posture 33 32 in overtime to defend the Junior Championship of Dauphin and Lebanon Counties. Clark and Purcell led Hershey with strong scoring while Miller and Holland shone for the visitors in a tightly contested game.
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Dauphin
Cumberland
Lebanon
Hershey Olivers
Harrisburg
Hershey
Olivets
Olivers
Clark
Purcell
Miller
Holland
Women Outshine Men in Intelligence Debated
In a spirited exchange a speaker argues women may be superior in intellect while another quips that a bald man buys a hair restorer, to which the dialogue concedes women invest differently, highlighting gendered perception and humor.
Why Not Insure in the New York Life Insurance Co
An advertisement extols the New York Life Insurance Co offering premium payment during total disability and annual benefits of 600, plus a full face value at death. It claims a $6000 policy could pay a $10,000 benefit to a beneficiary if the insured is killed as a passenger in transit. It promises more features and urges explanation.
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Hershey
Philadelphia
New York
Harrisburg
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New York Life Insurance Co
Harry M. Hartz
Main Street
Palmyra, PA
General Insurance
Reni Batato
Model Homes
Cocoa Avenue
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Hershey Improvement Company
Hershey Trust Company
Hershey, Pennsylvania
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