Great Interest in November Election
Washington discusses the looming November congressional elections as primaries and nominating conventions wrap up in September. The battle lines are forming with Democrats holding 52 Senate seats to Republicans 44 and House seats at 216 to 209. Several incumbents face defeat or retirement as women run for Senate in Montana and Nevada, with third parties maintaining minor roles.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Senate
House
California
Congress
Vardaman
Mississippi
Hardwick
Georgia
McLemore
Slayden
Garrett
Texas
Shackleford
Borland
Missouri
Woods
Iowa
Smith
Michigan
Hollis
New Hampshire
McCormick and Foss
Ilinois
Howard
Church Oflifornia
Galeb Powers
Kentucky
Stefansson ship Polar Bear returns to Nome after Arctic voyage
The Canadian Geographical Survey ship Polar Bear from Vilhjalmur Stefansson's expedition arrives at Nome from Kear Island with all crew well. One native, Pipsuk, drowns in Bat er Island river. The vessel suffered heavy ice damage on May 31, was raised, keel repaired, and all records and specimens are in good condition for shipment aboard the Victoria.
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Stefansson
New York Times
Nome
Alaska
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Robert Hadley
Kear Island
Pipsuk
Bater Island
Allele
Victoria
Storkelson
Bankisian
Castell
Es Bater Island
Hans
Stefansoon
Kills Big Bear in Minnesota Calf Pasture Incident
Fred Morita declared his land a bear pasture after shooting a bear that fed on his calf. He was fined ten dollars for killing a bear out of season. A second bear attacked a 1,100 pound cow. Deputy Game Warden A. P. Cardle, with George Johnson, set a lookout and after two hours the bear approached the dead cow. Cardle and Johnson fired, wounding the bear in the shoulder and then killing it with a second shot to the neck, the windpipe severed. The bear measured six feet.
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Minneapolis Journal
Brainerd, Minn
Fred Morita
A. P. Cardle
George Johns
Cardle
Johnson
Brain
Soldiers Play Baseball in Gas Masks Behind the Lines
The article notes American soldiers 40 percent accustomed to wearing gas masks during routine tasks and even sports. It highlights a photo of soldiers playing baseball while masked and quotes a correspondent thanking readers. It also praises teachers for food saving efforts and promises letters of thanks to correspondents, hoping for lasting friendships.
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U. S
America
Clothing stockpiles for American troops in France
Tours, Central France, reports immense clothing stocks for American soldiers in France. Monthly needs include 3,000,000 items across coats trousers caps puttees socks and shoes with large reserve stocks held at hospitals to replace bloodied or muddy garments. The system tracks exact supply levels daily to prevent shortages and maintain three months of reserves.
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Tours
France
Quartermaster’s Department
Bearden
England
Spain
Swizerland
America
Grand Dukes Exiled From Petrograd By Revolution
New York report states all Romanoff family members have fled Petrograd. Grand Dukes Paul Alexandrovitch Nicolai Michailovitch Serge Michailovitch and others departed with only essentials and books. Luxuries and precious objects were left behind as they moved toward exile. Nicolai Michailovitch, a noted historian, left his writings in care of a prominent writer and exiled political figure.
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Joseph Shaplen
New York
Petrograd
Paul Alexandrovitch
Nicolai Michailovitch
Serge Michailovitch
Paul Alexandroviteh
Paul Alexandroviteh Patel
Russia
Nico Michailovitch
Romanasty
Nicola Michailovitch
Europe
Catec
Nicolas Tehal
Perm
Vologda
Grand Dukes' Valuables Stolen and Hidden Across Europe
The article recounts how grand dukes lost rare paintings and treasures during the Bolshevik period, with items like a diamond-studded horseshoe valued at 3,000,000 roubles selling for 3,000 roubles and later 450,000 roubles. It notes recoveries, sales in Petrograd, and the emigration/exile of several dukes. Grand Duke Nicolai Michailovitch works in Vologda on memoirs about court intrigues and clandestine correspondence with Germany, while an English publisher’s offer is declined.
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Europe
Andreiadimirovitch
Alexander II
Alexandrinski
Catherine II
Czarina
Petrograd
Catherinei
Pii
Peter the Great
Bolshevists
Vologda
Perm
Dmitri Pavlovitch
Rasputin
Paul Alexandrovitch
Dmitri
Teheran
Finland
Crimea
Nicolai Michaitovitch
Germany
Ad Duke
English Children Thank Americans
English schoolchildren send thanks to American youths for conserving food during World War I. Herbert Hoover plans to distribute letters from British children to every public school in the United States, creating a global bonds moment. Hoover notes the letters express heartfelt gratitude and hope to strengthen US UK ties.
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New York
Jenny Jones
Sioux City
Alice Brown
Sheffield
United States
Herbert C. Hoover
America
Hoover
London
Mr. Hoover
Heerer
California Union of Producers and Consumers Forms in Labor Circles
The California Union of Producers and Consumers aims to unite farmers and workers to back public ownership of utilities, cooperative irrigation, and joint operation of power facilities. It seeks state reconstruction planning for postwar demobilization and promotion of cooperative movements to curb high living costs.
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San Francisco
Cal
Paul Scharrenberg
California State Federation of Labor
Christian Science Monitor
Terview
California Union of Producers and Consumers
Farmers Educational and Te Union
Pacific Coopera
Scharrenberg
Union of Producers and Consumers
Pacific Cooperative League of California
Why Doughboys From the Washington Times
The article explains the origin of the term doughboy as a nickname for American infantrymen. It traces usage back to 1846 Mexican War era slang and describes how soldiers in deserted fortifications were dubbed by calvarymen and others.
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Washington Times
United States
New Mexico
Obstacle to German Peace Denied by Mother's Sacrifice
The Gold Star column cites a Washington story told by a congressman about an American mother who lost her 18 year old son. She rejects any compromise peace with Germany and pledges to mobilize if Washington even considers such terms. Her powerful defense of national resolve underscores enduring American resolve.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Kaiser
France
Germany
Robert T. Small
Washington
Mid
Europe
United States
Philadelphia Ships Build Record Pace as War Demand Grows
Amid German submarine threats Philadelphia becomes a major shipbuilding hub. The district employs over 100,000 shipworkers, with 4 vessels completed or under way and 27 ready for service. New towns and housing projects spread along the Delaware and nearby New Jersey sites to accommodate workers. Hog Island and Camden yards set world records, while companies expand to meet vast orders for cargo carriers and steel freighters.
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Philadelphia
Liberty
Delaware River
Hog Island
Pennsylvania
United States
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Bristol
Chester
Cornwella
Camden
Gloucester
New Jersey
Wilmington
Delaware
Cramps
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Sone
John B. Roger
Tuckahoe
Yorkship
Camen
Jersey
Wiletaatha
Semana
Shipbuilding Corporation
Aluated
Emd
Harriman
Isrenane
Sunguipuatia ‘Ing Company
Geldting Corporation
Cornwells Corporation
Cornwells
Trayee Company
Naa
Harlan & Holingeworth
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Pusey & Jones Coa
Mas
American Car & Foundry Co.’ Co
Drunkenness Declines in England Under Compulsory Temperance
London reports that compulsory temperance has reduced drunkenness by about 2 percent since the war began. The plan limits liquor sales to certain hours and quantities, bans treating, and imposes liquor board controls. Critics warn of potential shifts to soft drinks and social consequences while praising tighter regulation of drinking.
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London
England
Lord D'Algrnon
Board of
Liquor
Contro
Liquor Board
Menus for Prisoners in Austrian Camps
Fragmented OCR text discusses prisoner meals in Austrian camps. It notes menus are often lacking and meager. Mentions water rations, sawdust, and variable quality across camps. References the United Nations or annual attendances in a distorted phrasing.
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Mall
Undaberg
Saanes
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Exil
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