Proclamation Call for Colorado World War I Registration
Governor Julius C. Gunter declares June 5 1917 a national registration day for men aged 21 to 30 in Colorado. He orders employers to permit time off, directs certification for the sick and absent, and urges all citizens to honor the duty to serve in the war effort. The proclamation notes counties cities and registrars are prepared and seals the document in Denver.
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Congress of the
United States
State of
Colorado
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Julius C. Gunter
Foreign News Digest From Across War Fronts and Politics
Reports across Europe and beyond note Queen Ranavalona’s death in Algiers, a London divorce, Joffre and Viviani returning to Paris, regiments heading to the front with banners reading liberty and honor, and German bombings in the Danube region. Other items cover liquor licenses, Japanese submarines, ice movement near Nome, Lloyd George on labor, Austrian prisoner counts, Madrid’s pro Entente assembly, U S army engineers in London, Philippine unity with American policy, Li Ching Hsi as premier choice, and Alaskan spring gardening push to boost food supply.
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London
Anthony J. Drexel
Philadelphia
Marshal Joffre
Viviani
Paris
United States
Petrograd
Danube
Admiralty
South Pacific
Mediterranean Sea
Bering Sea
Nome
Bering Strait
Red Cross Aids Storm Victims
Washington The American Red Cross has rushed relief to tornado stricken Illinois and Kansas cities.
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Red Cross
Washington
American Red Cross
Illinois
Kansas Cities
Wolf hunt de luxe greets mild Kansas winter
In Kansas the season earns a nickname as a milder winter enables a lively wolf hunt. Three national swimming championships are set for June 14 15 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Brooklyn NL club members led by Chief Meyers buy Liberty bonds in sizable sums. Jake Daubert purchases $3500 in bonds.
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Kansas
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Brooklyn National League Club
Meyers
Liberty Loan
Jake Daubert
Taciturn man and pro German line in wartime quips
In a terse exchange a taciturn man draws a sharp jab about silence equating to pro German sentiment. A comic note mentions corks steeped in vaseline for various uses. A banner joke questions patriotism as tools are borrowed. Paper shirts issued to Japanese soldiers protect against cold.
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Ranavalona
Madagascar
Algiers
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Julian Alps
War Office
Madrid
Plaza de Turos
United States Army Engineers
Parsons
American Hospital Corps
Great Britain
The
Philippines
House of Representatives
Peking
Li Ching-Hsi
Finance
Tuan-Chi-Jui
Li Yuan-Hung
SPORT
Lincoln
Aeotues
Rinax Ahgee
Denver Cic
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Joplin
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Joseph
L. Douglas
New York
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas Mame
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W. L. Douglas Shoe Co
Spark St
Brockton, Mass
Saxon Motor Car Corporation
Detroit, Michigan
Carter Motor*Company
Denver, Colo
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