New Mexico Our Greatest Warship Shows Majesty at Launch
The New Mexico, largest US battleship, slides into the water at New York Navy Yard with 624 foot length and 32,000 ton displacement. Armed with twelve fourteen inch guns, twenty-two five inch rifles, electric drive on a sister to the Mississippi and Idaho, it will require 1,141 sailors and 56 officers.
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New Mexico
New York Navy Yard
United States Navy
Navy Yard
Arizona
Navy Department
Bertint
Dieslip
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Idaho
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Tennessee
Buile
Queen Elizabeth
C. T. Rook
Nathaniel FR. Usher
Nation W males Great Day to Arm for War
The piece recalls the call to arms as millions register for the draft in a pivotal moment of world war. It highlights expected conscription, the vast first army, and the goal of defeating Germany to secure democracy, with emphasis on national unity and mobilization. Nurses aboard the Mongolia report a perilous voyage amid submarine dangers.
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United States
Germany
Mongolia
Red Cross
Chicago
Florence Edna Baker
Britteh
Sarymour
United States Navy
Oldest citizen John Rector of Marshall dies at 91
John Lewis Rector born January 26 1826 in eastern Tennessee son of George Washington Rector and Nancy Kirkpatrick grew up with the region and later ran a bus and dray line between Palestine Marshall. He served in the Mexican War, married twice and is survived by four children. He died May 29 after a period of declining health at 91 years 4 months 3 days.
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Marshall
John Lewis
George Washington
Nancy Kirkpatrick
Tennessee
Tianor
Dras
Palestine
Dame
William
Rector
Kathrine McAdams
Sarah Purcell
George
Terre Haute
Christine Schmidt
Muncie
Ind
Emma Buttz
Indianapolis
Charles
Springfield
Ft Leavenworth
Oklahoma
United Brethren Church Sunday Services and Children’s Day Program
Marshall Rev John Craig will preach Sunday night at 7 30. Sunday school at 9 30 am. Grace. The Sunday school will present a Children's Day program next Sunday at 3836pm ignary Gunday. Teaching at 19 20a am. TBodasvear at N E Royer, Pastor.
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Marshall
John Craig
Endeavoral
Grace
Jersey coast to see battalion of girls patrol
Miss Ethel A Grosscup will lead a 200 girl coast patrol battalion in Seaside Park New Jersey for the summer. The unit will patrol the coast train in Red Cross work and receive camp and garrison equipment from Governor Edge and Adjutant General Barber. The camp sits on Miss Grosscups land and is approved by state officials.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Ethel A. Grosscup
Edward E. Grosscup
Seaside Park
Red Cross
Miss Grosscup
Hollins College
Hollins
Moss
Governor Edge
Barber
Scientific Research to Beat Germany Is Urged
Washington calls for international mobilization of scientific facilities to aid defeat of Germany. Dr. George E. Hale, chairman of the National Research Council, appeals to Royal Society England Acad mie des Sciences Paris Petrovgrad Rome for united effort. National Academy of Sciences and Council of National Defense mobilize U S research in military and industrial problems. Textile experts offer services to mobilize resources. inquiries sent to department stores for adviser buyers.
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Washington
Germany
England
France
Italy
Russia
George E. Hale
National Research Council
Defense Council
Hale
National Academy of Sciences
Royal Society of England
Academie Des Sciences
Paris
Petrograd
Academia Dei Lincei
Rome
United States
Wilson
Council of Naonal Defense
Council of National Defense
Alexander Ti Meser
New York
Ilon
GUO Department Stores
Baby Beverly Doolittle Born En Route Home in Basket
Congressman Imde Doolittle and wife traveled from Washington with two month old Beverly who slept through the journey in a market basket bed of pillows and quilts. A separate item notes a teen highwayman in Danville was spanked after attempting a hold up of Theo Gore Swindall.
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Imde
Doolittle
Washington
Beverly
Danville
Theo
Gore Swindall
South Side
Swindali
Find $50 000 Hidden In Home Of Recluse
Hilverstraw, NY. Relatives who searched the home of recluse Frank Grimes found 25,000 in money and securities and deeds worth more. Seven dust covered bank books were uncovered as investigators plan to continue the search for additional treasure.
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Hilverstraw
Frank Grimes
Grassy Point
Elaterstraw
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Baby IN A Basket
Congressman Doolittle
Black & Hutchinson’s
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