Marine Aviators Pay Raise and Duty Premium for Flying Corps
The flying corps raises enlisted Marine pay by 50 percent and adds 50 cents daily for extra duty. Civilians may join as acting ensigns and second lieutenants. Marines join without full pilots training may advance. aviation mechanics receive extra pay and strong promotion prospects, with strict physical and mental qualifications for pilots.
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Flying Corps
Washington
Navy Flying Corps
Navy
Marine Corps
War of 1917 designation adopted for pension cases
Washington announces the pension bureau will label the current conflict as the war of 1917 in official records. Applications note Ruth Thomas widow of Lt Clarence C. Thomas killed on the Vacuum and Hannah Hallberg of Jamestown whose son Frankie Hallberg died guarding a bridge with the National Guard.
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Washington
Pension Bureau
America
Ruth Thomas
Annapolis
Clarence C. Thomas
Hannah Hallberg
Jamestown
N. Y
Frankie Hallberg
National Guard
Day Coaches for Troops Sleepers Not Used War Time
The secretary of war announces standard Pullman and tourist sleepers will not be used for troop transport under ordinary wartime conditions. Day coaches will carry one officer per double seat and three men per two double seats. Exceptions apply to journeys lasting more than one day and one night.
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Washington
Secretary of War
De Potestad Seeks U S Officer Commission
R E L de Potestad son of the late Marquis de Potestad and former Spanish diplomat in the United States has applied for a commission in the officers reserve corps from Maryland and has nearly been accepted by the army examining board at Johns Hopkins University. Lieutenant Elliott called him the finest specimen of manhood metals and said his physique rivals that of a man thirty. The father represented Spain during Cuban settlement after the Spanish American War and died in Switzerland recently. the son holds American citizenship and owns a large estate near Baltimore.
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United States
Baltimore
R. E. L. de Potestad
Marquis de Potestad-Fornari
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Maryland
Army Examining Board
Johns Hopkins University
Elliott
de Potestad
Switzerland
Pomeroy Accepts Labor Duties After Long Objection
Boston report says Jesse Pomeroy, once a notorious life prisoner, consented to revised sentence terms and began working with inmates. He previously resisted labor after Governor McCall commuted solitary confinement provisions, facing punishment but holding firm until now.
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Boston
Jesse Pomeroy
McCall
Pomeroy
Cured by Lightning in Indiana Pa
Walter Loring of Rayne township credits a lightning strike during a severe storm with a permanent cure for his fifteen year rheumatism. He and his wife were knocked unconscious but revived, and Loring reports he has felt no rheumatic pain since the incident.
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Indiana
Walter Loring
Rayne Township
Rogers bill shields enlisted men from uniform discrimination
Washington Representative John Jacob Rogers of Lowell Massachusetts introduced a house bill to bar discrimination against enlisted men in uniforms in public entertainment venues. A 1906 law already protects the District of Columbia and territories, and this proposal would extend protections to all states with administration support.
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United States
Washington
John Jacob Rogers
Lowell
Mass
District of Columbia
Rogers
Warning on flag desecration by aliens issued
Washington report states the Department of Justice warns aliens that tearing down mutilating or desecrating the United States flag will be treated as a danger to public peace under the 1917 proclamation. Federal attorneys and marshals were advised.
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Washington
Department of Justice
United States
Hinsdale aviator gains weight to join U S aero service
McMillan Weddell of Hinsdale after being refused enlistment finally joins the government aero service. He previously weighed 142 pounds but increased to 148 by eating four heavy meals and drinking large amounts of water.
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Chicago
McMillan Weddell
Hinsdale
Government Aero Service
Weddell
Heiress Reforms Guardianship in Colorado Mine Tale
A Colorado staged tale follows a girl who, after her father’s death, inherits a mine fortune. Henry Ashurst serves as guardian, facing financial losses and a planned marriage to secure control of the estate for the she heiress. The guardian and mother react with mixed relief as the couple wed.
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Colorado
Denver
Georgetown
Henry Ashurst
Henry
Thad
The Wrong Number That Led to a Romance
Ralph Emerson browsed the telephone directory and pursued Frances Emerson by mistake. A friendly call with Helen Busby sparked a courtship that led to theater, flowers, and marriage, celebrated as a romantic episode admired by friends.
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Frank
Ralph
Frank Emerson
Francis Emergon
Frances
Francis
Papa
Meriwethers
Ostranders
Busbys
Charles Busby
Helen Busby
Goodby
Miss Emerson
Ralph Emerson
Mr. Emerson
Miss Busby
Mrs. Emerson
Emerson
Around the Farm Fertilize Wisely for Winter Crops
Farm Journal urges careful winter soil care. Avoid overspending on small timber cuts, sow oats early to prevent rust, and apply manure to thin winter seeding where snow melts. Balanced strategy aims for stronger crops and better yields.
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Farm Journal
Dairy Cow Rations and Roughage Feeding Rules
The Pennsylvania State College dairy expert F B Putney outlines roughage feeding for dairy cows. Guidelines cover silage amounts per 100 pounds live weight, hay portions, grain mix effects, and adjustments for roughage quality, with cost as the key profitability factor.
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Putney
Dairy Husbandry Department
Pennsylvania State College
RATIONS FOR HOGS KEEP LIVESTOCK BONES STRONG
Breeders seek hogs with dense bones to reduce losses and extend breeding usefulness. Ohio Experiment Station studies show cereals alone slow bone growth. Corn with tankage or skim milk yields the best bone. alfalfa and clover hay aid mature breeding hogs. Lime, corncob charcoal, bone flour, and wood ashes are recommended with grains, fed in self feeders with salt.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Ohio Station
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W. W. Elmer
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Leavenworth Hospital
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Wenatchee
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Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
Wenatchee Wash
Burt J. Williams
Central Building
Chelan Co
Wenatchee, Wash
Reeves & Reeves
O. B. Hughes
J. A. Adams
Fred Kemp
Halbert Block
Crollard & Crollard Lawyers
Lewis J. Nelson
John E. Porter
Attorney At Law Notary Public
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Undertakers
Leavenworth Undertaking Co
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Cascade Undertaking Co
Leavenworth
John Kuelbs
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