Exemption Board Named in Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita parish Exemption Board for the Selective Conscription Act includes Sheriff Grant Clerk of Court Green and Coroner Gray. The piece defends fair draft administration, warns against evasion by rich or influential men, and argues the need to call farmers workers and productive tradesmen first, with volunteers supplementing the draft.
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Ouachita Parish
Grant
Green
Gray
News-Star
Army
Navy
Citiiens
Exemption Board
Monroe
ACTA
France
Drafting 15 Necessary Volunteers for First Louisiana
Col Stuths of the First Louisiana urges The News-Star to use its influence to recruit men for the regiment and boost the force ready for war, appealing to patriotic freemen in Monroe to respond if eligible, noting many potential volunteers in the area.
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Stuths
Louisiana
News-Star
Monroe
Unseen labor drives nation amid fault lines of work
The piece condemns laziness and drink in wartime labor, notes factories and farms call for more help, and laments feeble minded elements and unfit workers. It portrays a harsh view of the modern American workforce and urges vigilance to sustain national ideals while addressing unemployment.
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America
Averton
Dutch Educator Appeals Through Vigilantes to Make America’s War
A noted Dutch publicist urges Vigilantes to view World War I as America’s war not for conquest but to defeat the idea of might over right. He recalls Europe’s traumas, Transvaal and Belgium, and praises America as a beacon against imperial domination. He asks for wide circulation while withholding his name.
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Holland
America
Europe
Moscow
Napoleon
Asia
Africa
Transval
Steyn
Free State
South Africa
France
Belgium
Birthday Hearts and Bold Names Marking Era Leaders
A list of notable birthdays including Herry K. Frazee founder of the Red Sox passball team in Toston born June 29 1880 Peoria Alabama. Also Ahmed Mirza Shah of Persia 19 George Goethal Panama Canal builder 50 William Borah 52 William Howard 12 Percy Lake 62 Dan O Leery 75 John Mortis 51 Edwin Lemb 84 George Randolph first vice president R. Clyne old today.
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Herry K. Frazee
Red Sox
Toston
Peoria
Hugh Ward
Sir Percy Lake
Jerusalem
Dan O'Leery
John H. Mortis
Little Rove
Ark
Edwin T. Lemb
Southern Railway and Navigation
George F. Randolph
First View
Diabtime
Ohio
R. Clyne
Call for American sacrifice to aid war-ravaged Europe
Editorial urges deep, personal sacrifice to fund Red Cross relief for Belgium Serbia Armenia and France. It argues that mere sympathy is insufficient and that cutting personal expenses is essential to save dying women and children, with figures suggesting even ten cents daily or 350 dollars yearly can aid a child.
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France
Belgium
Armenia
Red Cross
Serbia
Germany
Cermany
Europe
This Date in History Highlights 1778 1916 Events
A compact listing of historical notes spanning 1778 Molly Pitcher’s promotion at Monmouth to 1916 events including Japan Diet bribery trials, Pershing’s Mexico retreat, and Somme front bombardment. Notable figures like Henry Clay Elizabeth Barrett Browning William Lloyd Garrison and Sir Roger Casement appear among varied global milestones.
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Molly Pitcher
Washington
Monmouth Court House
N. J
America
Philadelphia
William D. Walker
New York
Buffalo
Table Rock
Niagara
Alls Gave Way
Henry Clay
Hanover County
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Robert Browning
William Lloyd Garrison
London
England
Canada
Low
Karl Lieblmecs
Reichstag
Somme
Roger Casement
America's War: Crusade for the Lasting Ideal
A framed tribute proclaims the conflict as the crusade for a lasting ideal, promising future generations will remember it as America's War and honor its goals. The passage emphasizes national gratitude and enduring values guiding the wartime effort.
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America
Ten Cents a Day Saving Lives Claim
A Baltimore Manufacturers' Record editorial appeals to readers to contribute ten cents daily to aid a cause, stating every small saving can fund another day for a life and echoing a biblical charge to help brethren.
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Manufacturers’ Record
Baltimore
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