World War To Be Help To Humanity
Journalist Walter Wellman argues the World War will yield vast benefits for humanity. He envisions a new era of universal democracy ending militarism and war, with international law and community sovereignty replacing force. The piece also notes U S Liberty Loans, the national honor, and Washington state plans to boost agriculture and mobilize the State Council of Defense to curb unrest and support war efforts.
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Walter Wellman
Germany
America
Mr. Wellman
Washington
BE. F. Benson
Patriotic Service
Liberty Loan Bond Benefit Message Emphasizes Civic Duty
The notice urges every holder and protective purchaser of Liberty Loan Bonds to see bonds as a government and citizen service. It states the purchase helps the United States and its people, acts as a sound private investment, and serves humanity by advancing democracy. The text highlights wide subscriber support and future generations benefiting.
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United States
Washington
America
Fewer Grain Fires Attributed To Defense Councils
Captain Grace of the State Insurance Department credits county Councils of Defense for reducing grain fires in the Inland Empire. Twelve fires were fought in the Dayton district this summer with nine acres burned. Dayton crews assisted at Starbuck while Waitsburg and Walla Walla units aided near Prescott and the state line, yielding nearly no fire destruction to date.
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Captain Grace
State Insurance Department
Walla Walla
Inland Empire
Dayton
Home Defense
Grace
Starbuck
Waitsburg
Prescott
State Line
Beware of Dynamite Alert From Oregon Defense Council
The State Council of Defense for Oregon warns contractors to secure dynamite and powder. Several dynamite cases disappeared from a contracting company’s warehouse. searches by federal and state officials failed to recover it. The advisory urges day and night guards at depots and responsible supervision for all powder usage.
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State Council of Defense of
Oregon
Aliens Prompt Portland Conference Alarm
At a governors conference in Portland Oregon six northwestern states report concern over alien attitude to the war. Officials note many aliens in military age claim exemptions threatening to unbalance the draft as citizens aged 21 to 31 face potential conscription unless exemptions are equalized.
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Portland, Ore
X ray screening of Sixty-ninth regiment tests tuberculosis risk
New York state conducted X ray examinations of 1 030 Sixty-ninth regiment members to show the method’s usefulness for rapid large scale screening. Of 600 plates read, 22 men had definite tuberculosis disqualifying them from service, with 18 more showing lung changes.
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Sixty-ninth
New York
New York State
United States
New York City
Whitman
Council of Defense At
Albany
Hermann M. Biggs
Canada
Government
Lost Watch Recovered Near Stryker in Ohio Field
Bryan Deer Snow of Deer Snow near Stryker finds a lost watch three years after it vanished while plowing with a riding cultivator. The timepiece, not ticking, should start again after minor repairs.
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Bryan
Stryker
Farmer's Patriotic Fence Painted on Wyandotte Farm
Findlay Ohio Henry Hall a Wyandotte county farmer shows clear patriotism by painting every fence post around his large farm in red white or blue suggesting strong civic spirit and national pride.
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Findlay
Henry Hall
Wyandotte County
Alfalfa mill set to open within 30 days
North Yakima reports plans to ship 800 cars of pears as the Toppenish area prepares. The Birmingham Age Herald notes local chatter about a new alfalfa mill slated to open soon, while readers are teased with a collection of humorous exchanges about flowers and cars.
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Yakima
Toppenish
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