Mobilization orders issue to Kansas National Guard forces
Aug 5 1917 mobilization orders require Kansas National Guard units to report to their home stations then proceed directly to Fort Sill Oklahoma for training. Deser tion is a federal offense with severe penalties under regular army rules. Commanders are to notify all members immediately and enforce reporting deadlines.
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Topeka
Kansas
National Guard
Fort Riley
Fort Sill
R. Neill Rahn
Kansas Guard
Shipping Board to Build Wooden Ships Also
Washington August 2 conferences here between shipping board officials and southern pine producers showed the administration in charge of the ship program plans to build large numbers of wooden ships as well as steel. The new officials, in reviewing the row that led to Goethals and Denman leaving, found merit on both sides of the controversy.
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Shipping Board
Washington
Shipping ‘Board
Southern Pine
Goethals
Denman
Bernier II Returns From Arctic Rescue Quest
Captain Joseph E. Bernier, veteran Arctic explorer, began a rescue expedition in July last year to locate Vilhjalmur Stefansson. He returns aboard the Guide, as reported from the north shore of the St Lawrence.
Britons Praise America as Ally in War Effort
A letter from Leonard S Irvine of England expresses Britons’ pride in America joining the war after two and a half years. He notes sympathy for Britain, calls the conflict a world struggle for democracy, and praises U S troops in France. The piece reflects local reader interest in Anglo-American support and wartime costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
U. S
Irvine
Journal- World
Plank
Castlewood Road
Stamford Hill
Lawrence
America
Germany
Lusitania
London
Britain
Boston
Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure Across Stages
In a 19th century ad style, the paper promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It pledges to cure catarrh in all stages, offers 100 dollars for failures, and invites testimonials. The notice ends with a sales pitch for Cheseyt Co. and Druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hat
Hall
Fox
F. J. Cheseyt & CO
Toledo
All Druceiste
Conatipat
No Band Concert Tonight at South Park
An unrelated notice states the First Regiment will not perform a band concert tonight as musicians are busy with mobilization duties. A local ad promotes Wiedemann's cherry ice from the Trust. In Fairfield Iowa on August 2 a man named James M. Lewis, described as insane, was killed by a citizens posse after he shot and killed Batavia town marshal W. R. Hanshaw who attempted to arrest him.
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Thirteen Colonies
United States
America
Woodland Park
South Park
Fairfield
Iowa
James M. Lewis
W. R. Hanshaw
Batavia
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W. 5. Ball Confectionary
R. S. Robertson
St. Lawrence
Kan
Oakland
Conte St
J. J. Smith
Wall Bell
Frantz Arraiy
Bell
WM. Schultz
Mass
Brother
Royal Scots
Isle
Longueval
Somme
Great Britain
France
Leonard S. Irvine
Wwiedemitnn’s
Kaious
Weather Bureau
Woodland Tarkept
John Proper
Wiedemann’s
Women’s Relief Corps
Fost. Hall
Court House
Ruth Rule
Annabelle ‘Crawford
Kansas City
Derby Grain Company
The
Derby Grain Co
Lothes
Uncle Sam
Concord
Klein
Trust
Evans Auto Supply CO
Kelly Springfield
K. S
FORD
Palm Beach
New Spring
H. L. Winey & Sons
Shoninger Piano
NEW Merriman
Bell Bros
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