Americans Face Overseas Plans And War Production
The War Department reports record rifle and ammunition output as American industry scales up for extended overseas service. Six-month ahead scheduling anticipates 2,000,000 mobilized personnel and shipyards to launch dead weight tonnage of shipping, with June records broken for Enfield and Springfield cartridges despite ongoing fighting in Europe. Lord Rhondda, veteran politician, dies after a lengthy illness.
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War Department
Enfield
Springfield
Ned
Death Toll In American Expeditionary Forces Reported
War Department releases list of casualties from World War I U S forces with 18 killed in action and three missing. Names include Lieuts Boyd S Crawford and John V Curry and Sgt Edward H Foley. Also listed are Private Rossell and others from Pennsylvania with several wounded and disease losses.
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Shington
War Department Today
Nnsylvanians
Boyd S Crawford
Mand
John V. Curry
Edward H. Foley
Explosion devastates Split Rock plant killing sixty
At Racush New York July 3 sixty are dead seven dying and many injured in a massive explosion at the Seme Company plant near Split Rock west of Racush. The blast wrecked six buildings and damaged the city, with losses estimated in the millions.
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Split Rock
Here
Licenses and notices from Nant-y-Glo and Purchase Line
Fragmentary item lists licenses and names including Nant-y-Glo and Purchase Line with unspecified details. Reading reads as a brief public notice style entry with limited context and several unreadable words.
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Kosthan Ichol
Electric Power Policy Aims at Better Community Service
A company explains the need for adopting a policy to extend power service to meet rising demand. Factors include war strain, labor and rail congestion, and lack of market for public utility securities. Additional generating capacity is under construction but financing depends on surplus earnings. The firm seeks to avoid overloading and notes plans to install more equipment this fall if payment arrangements can be secured.
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Des
Liberty
War Finance Corporation
Publc
Senator Tillman Dead in Washington at 4:30
Benjamin Tillman senior Senator from South Carolina and head of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee died at his Washington home at 4 30 O'clock following a stroke of paralysis sustained late last week.
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Washington
Benjamin KR. Tillman
South Carolina
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Scarred Heroes Will Find Women Willing and Anxious to Marry
London report notes Winifred Graham foresees wife queues as women gain independence. She urges pairing blinded or maimed soldiers with women of equal station, saying war heroes may become prized husbands and fathers. She sees newfound appeal in scarred men and postwar marriages.
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London
England
Winifred Graham
Miss Graham
Graham
France
Cupid
Ciill
Patriotic Rally Showcases Ilo In Scottish Costume
Continued from page one silver trophies line Ilo's New Jersey home as he dons a true Scottish outfit. He will perform bagpipe numbers including Yankee Doodle Red White and Blue The Marsellaise Rule Britannia and Keep the Home Fires Burning.
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New Jersey
Ilo
Dirk
Brittania
School Directors of Center Township to Meet for Teacher Election
Knowledge is Power Read Gazette announces Center Township School Directors will convene at Risinger School House on Saturday July 13 at 1 p.m. to elect teachers for sid township. Secretary Floyd Philippi notes July 8-10 as related dates.
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Risinger ‘Chool
Sid Township
Floyd Phillippi Secy
Notice to Contractors Painting Indiana County Court House
Indiana County invites sealed bids for painting the Court House from the tower top to the main cornice. Proposals due July 6 1918. must include a $100 certified check forfeitable if bidder fails to sign contract and provide bond within 10 days of award. Specifications at County Commissioners office or from County Engineer. Bid right to reject any bids reserved. Commissioners A P Lowry J M Marshall W B Wagner Clerk A R Wiley Thomas Pealor Engineer.
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Commissioners
Indiana County
Court House
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