Training at Great Lakes Navy Camp Forges 20000 Man Corps
About 8 200 men train at the Great Lakes naval training station in Michigan in a boot camp style program under Chief petty officers. The station aims to house up to 20 000 men with Camp Paul Jones providing shelter for 5 000 including naval militia from Michigan and Missouri.
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Great Lakes
Til
United States Naval Training Station
John Philip Sousa
Cr. G. Smith
University of Michigan
W. A. Moffett
Navy Department
Moffett
Congress
Paul Jones
Michigan
Missouri
Middle West
Napis
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Kentucky
Lake Michigan
United States Navy
Vse
Germans Desert Army in Droves Despair Growth Peace Hopes
Special correspondent reports large scale German desertions along the Dutch border as famine and mood shift sap morale. Deserters recount brutal camps and hunger, while a Russian general claims Germans would starve rather than surrender, fueling desire for peace. The piece notes neutral border social mingling and class attitudes among German officers and troops.
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W. J. L. Kiehl
Chicago Daily News
Hague
Holland
Cadsand
Bruges
Belgium
Germany
Maastricht
Leutenants
Privateers of the fleet seek to prove themselves
In a naval training scene, recruits at the station receive gifts and personal guidance from a supervising figure. Each man, soon to join the American battle fleet, concentrates on proving his own worth and making good in battle readiness.
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Marine Corps
Heiress Seeks Quiet Life After Elopement Wedding
Greenwich heiress Mary Augustine Woodcock, widow of William J. Smith, marries Clifford R. Wilmot a clerk earning eighteen dollars weekly at Westchester lighting. The affair followed a May elopement and a costly settlement from her late father’s estate of five hundred thousand dollars. The former husband, chauffeur for J. B. Converse, was divorced on desertion grounds.
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Port Chester
Mary Augustine Woodcock
Greenwich
Conn
Arthur Woodcock
Clifford R. Wilmot
Westchester Lighting Company
Wil
Lam J. Smith
J. B. Converse
Cleveland Youth Writes Home On Marine Meals And Pie Value
Art Lippert of Cleveland joins the Marine Corps and reports the cooking in the service is good but the home pies would fetch about 20 to 25 dollars in the market. He says the pies taste like a million dollars to him.
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Germany
Berlin
Cleveland
Ohio
Marine Corps
Art Lippert
Service
Toghether
Fuss Case Highlights Hair Pulling Allegation
Elyria resident Katie Fuss alleges in a divorce petition that Steve Fuss mussed her hair and showed a clump of it to friends to prove he won their dispute.
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Elyria
Katie Fuss
Steve Fuss
Unexpected Union Draws Attention to Widely Watched Marriage
The marriage of Cock to Wilmot surprised many as several prominent men showed interest. One admirer claimed the title of count, while another was a renowned Manhattan attorney.
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Wilmot
Count
Manhattan
Paris Cuts Off Gas For Thirteen Hours
Paris authorities order a thirteen hour gas suspension across France. Hotels and private homes are forbidden from using hot water except on Saturday and Sunday.
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Paris
France
War prep discussed by council. inspectors named
Des Moines report notes Governor Harding will not call a special legislative session for defense funds and power. A plan with the National Board of Fire Underwriters to survey and inspect elevators and coal yards is approved, with 125 inspectors appointed as deputies. Other items include troop mobilizations, drug plant cultivation, and exemptions boards.
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Des Moines
Harding
State Council of Defense
Council of Defense
Logan
Davenport
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Defense Council
Col. Dows
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Sage
Western Conservation Committee
National Board
State Defense Council
Ole O. Roe
State House
Draft boards named as Wilson expands war service role
The White House says local boards picked by governors will hear exemptions for the first WWI draft. About 650000 men are to be selected for the army with broad exemptions cut and more draftees assigned to other war work. States with complete committees are listed.
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White House
Washington
Wilson
New York City
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Utah
Georgina
Kentucky
Mississippi
Minnesota
Nevada
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Colorado
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Tennessee
Connecticut
Alinois
New York
Pennsylvania
Pravost
Growder
Red Cross Reaches Goal With Large Nationwide Subscriptions
Washington reports the Red Cross has reached its 100 million humanity dollar goal. In 24 hours subscriptions surpassed 18 million across nearly 1,000 cities. New York reports 37 million of 40 million allotted with chances to reach 45 million. Regional totals show New England eight million Atlantic ten million Southern four million Central twenty two million Western ten million.
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Washington
Ted Cross
Red Cross
New York
New York City
New England
Atlantic States
Southern States
Central States
Western States
U S Cruiser Olympia Grounds Off Block Island
The United States cruiser Olympia, Dewey’s flagship at Manila, ran aground in fog off Block Island Tuesday. The ship was listed in a bad position with water in the hold and Chief Machinist’s Mate William M. Babb was killed by a falling hatch.
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Block Island
United States
Olympia
Dewey
Manila
Wiliam M. Babb
J Boat Split In Two After Submarine Hit
Report from an Atlantic port states a British steamer sank a German U boat by a shell strike to its magazine. The explosion split the submarine amidships with both ends sinking. the British vessel remained unharmed.
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Atlantic
Magagine
Appointment of Maj It W Young Utah Colonel in France
Salt Lake City June 29 Governor Daunburger appoints Maj It W Young grandson of Brigham Young to command Utah troops in France. The decision was made Wednesday granting Young a key leadership role in the overseas unit.
Pass Daylight Saving Bill in Senate Action
Washington June 20 The daylight saving bill intended to take effect next year faced Senate passage. The measure would advance clocks one hour from April to September, applying across regions involved in the program.
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Washington
Senate
Sinn Fein Riots Spread in Dublin and Cork
London reports Sinn Fein rioting in Dublin and Cork stirring fears that the Irish question remains unsettled despite the Irish conversion plan.
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London
Dublin
Cork
Sinn
Flood Damages Put Price River Dam Break At Gooseberry Creek
Smit Lake City reports damage from the Price river irrigation dam break at Gooseberry creek. Property damage to railroad trackage depots and crops is estimated at more than $1,500,000 with losses spreading across the area.
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Smit Lake City
Price River
Gooseberry Creek
The Shame of the Gospel and Its Power to Save
A sermon arguing Christians should not be ashamed of the gospel, noting its power to save all who believe. It cites missionaries and conversions, contrasts worldly scorn with gospel boldness, and urges trust in the Savior. It ends by defining faith as trust in a person, not mere creed.
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University of Iowa
Iowa
Congress
Paul
Tome
Rome
Workingtan
Frances Ridley Havergal
Jesus
Pol
Satan
Nest
John Lawrence
India
Carey
Macauley
Edgerton R. Young
North
Egerton BR. Young
David Brainerd
Doctor Young
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