Government plans workmen’s compensation style war pensions
A Washington committee of insurance leaders proposes a universal compensatory pension plan for war casualties. Working with McAdoo and Treasury, War, Navy, and Commerce, the plan aims to avoid old pension evils and tax the whole people to support dependents.
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Isheme
Insurance
Treasury,War, Navy and Commerce Departments
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Congress
War, Navy ,and Commerce Departments
Council of National Defense
Insurance Inen
Uncle Sam
Insurance and Casualty
Lfe
Canada
United States
Hotels planned beefless day menus in wartime conserve pantry
New York City hotel and restaurant groups propose a weekly beef free day plus broader pork butter and fat curtailment under Herbert Hoover. The plan details bread weight rules, war bread, avoidance of toast garnishes, and removal of cheese from free lunches to conserve meat and fats.
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Herbert ©. Hoover
New York City
Hoover
New York
Mr. Hoover
Thomas D. Green
Hotel Association
John McE. Bowman
Patrick Wayne
James Churchill
H. ©. Taylor
Society of Restaurateurs
Broadway
Porto Rico Draft Registrations Under Selective Draft
The provisional Porto Rico draft registers 104 996 total with 74 375 White 24 605 colored 3 076 aliens 80 enemy aliens 9 000 weekly offers to Rud ia government noted in the text.
Draft under way crowds printers at government office
The government printing office handles the largest task yet with the draft. It produced thirty million blanks and forms for local exemption boards and five hundred thousand copies of exemption regulations. Registration figures include twenty seven million registration cards and eighteen million six hundred twenty five thousand certificates. About 175 blank forms support the draft and over twenty one tons of draft mail have been sent out.
Americans Abroad Respond to 104 Marine Corps Enlistments
The United States Marine Corps announced 104 Americans abroad applied for enlistment during the past month. Letters came from 26 foreign countries including New Zealand, China, Japan, Egypt, and several from the Americas and the West Indies, showing deep patriotism.
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United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps Headquarters
New Zealand
China
Jadan
Egypt
South
Central Americas
Moving 1 640 000 Men by Rail and Supporting Supplies
Details the quartermaster corps planning for mass troop movements by rail including timing, routes, loading and unloading procedures, housing and feeding troops and animals, and required car types. It cites mass logistical needs for a force of 1 640 000 men with 55 trains of thirty cars daily and totals of rations, ammunition, forage, and other supplies.
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Quartermaster Corps
War Department
General Quartermasters
Leate's
To the Ladies. If you love a man marry him
A moral verse advises women on marriage focusing on knowing, understanding, and humor in a husband. It warns that mistreating him leads to divorce, and emphasizes study and timing in relationships. The author signs as Lifa.
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Tim
Do Not Make Repeats of Cases to Bank of Minery
A cautionary note warns against submitting duplicate cases to the Bank of Minery. The advisory stresses avoiding redundancy and ensures proper filing. No further actions are specified.
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Bank of Minery
Lieut Vanderbilt Seeks One Day Shore Leave
A New York dispatch reports Lieut William K Van derbilt Jr asks Captain James G Ballinger for a day of shore leave to handle personal matters. Ballinger suggests filing an application while noting the navy takes precedence. Vanderbilt reveals his identity as vice president of the New York Central Railroad.
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New York
Leutenant
James G. Ballinger
Naval Coast Defense Reserve Force
New York Central Railroad
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Herald Offices Feature Refinery Patterns
At the Herald Offices a note describes refinery patterns and related items. The brief mentions patterns and practical details likely tied to ongoing reporting or publishing work.
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Terre Haute Daily Star
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