Thanksgiving Day Proclamation Declares Novem ber 29 as Day of Prayer
President Wilson proclaims November 29 1917 as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer urging national unity and devotion during wartime. He invites all citizens to observe the day by worship and reflection, acknowledging blessings amid global turmoil and promising continued resolve for liberty and justice.
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Washington
Wilson
United States of America
Woodrow Wilson
United States
District of Columbia
Robert Lansing
Eight U S Officials Reach England Ahead of War Conference
An American mission arrived in England on the eve of a major war conference with the United States set to participate. Colonel Edward M. House, President Wilson's adviser, leads a staff from every war agency including Admiral Benson and General Bliss.
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England
Washington
United States
Edward M. House
Wilson
Admiral Bennon
Naval Operations
General Bliss
Army
France
McIntyre
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Union
United States Army
Henry P. McCain
Gorgas
Sibert
McCain
Panama
War Industries Board Seeks Auto Plant War Output
The War Industries Board met with automobile and accessory manufacturers to pledge cooperation for wartime production. The plan calls for diverting a portion of each plant to making war material to meet army needs.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Appointed Adjutant of State Rangers in Texas
Adjutant General Jas A Barley Moriday names Harry M Bohnston of Houston a newspaper man as adjutant and quartermaster of state ranger forces with the rank of captain. The appointment takes effect immediately.
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Austin
Tex
Jas A Barley Moriday
Harry M Bohnston
Houston
Cotton Plant Fire Ignores Tempe Center Loss 100000
A fire at the Southwestern Cotton Company plant in Tempe Arizona caused estimated cotton losses of 100000 dollars on Monday. The blaze damaged the facility and disrupted production. Authorities investigated the cause and the extent of the damage.
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Jteenix
Ariz
Southwestern Cotton Company
Tempe
Diplomatic Presence in Washington Reflects War Solidarity
Washington hosts a dense flotilla of diplomats and military attaches as World War I mobilizes. The article notes Jusserand and Spring Rice, the growing Russian embassy, and a shift to simple wartime dress among foreign representatives. It highlights American bravery, Southern and Northern unity, and Maj. Gen. William C. Gorgas’s vast health oversight for 2,060,000 troops.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Europe
J. J. Jusserand
Republic of France
Jusserand
Ambassador Jusserand
Cecil Arthur Spring Rice
Great Britain
Lmited
France
England
Trig
J. D. McLachlan
Murrough O'Brien
McLachlan
A. GC. Murray
British Foreign Office
Bakhmeteff
Uncle Sam
Osmond K. Ingram
Alabama
United States Army
William CC. Gorgas
William L. Sibert
Frank McIntyre
Ilef
George B. Duncan
William P. Screws
Rainbow Division
Long Island
Congress
Gorgas
Washinton
William ©. Gorgas
The Cause of It. Needle Baths and Pinhead Remarks
A clipped exchange mocks a man’s ignorance calling him a pinhead for not knowing needle baths. The dialogue-heavy fragment highlights derisive humor and insults in a contemporary social exchange.
Cattle Carges Move Texas Drouth Cattle to Ranges
Washington reports sufficient cars to transport 160000 head of cattle from drought districts in Texas and Southern New Mexico to Louisiana Mississippi and other pastured areas. About 3226 cars are requisitioned with 1000 already in or en route. embargoes curb shipments from feed rich points. Hoover pledges immediate price review of feed especially cottonseed to aid Southwestern cattlemen and save thousands of cattle.
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Washington
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Mississippi
The
Food Administration
Commission On Car Service
Mississsppi
Southeastern
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
Herbert C. Hoover
el Paso
Southwestern Cattlemen
Rules Regulating Cotton Seed and Rice Trade Issued
Washington U S food administrator Herbert Hoover announced licensing order rules affecting dealers handling cotton seed and related products and rice millers. Exemptions apply to small handlers. detailed rules limit stock on hand, contract terms, price markups, and timing for rice sales with several exclusions for government and seed use.
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Washington
Wilson
United States Food
Herbert H. Hoover
Miss Wilson to Sing in Houston Benefit Concert
Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of President Wilson will sing in Houston on November 28 under the Treble Clef Club auspices. Proceeds go to war relief societies in which she is interested.
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Houston
Tex
Margaret Wilson
Wilson
Treble Clef Club
Nineteen Die As Paterson Rescue Mission Burns
Nineteen bodies were found from the Salvation Army Rescue Mission ruins in Paterson New Jersey after a deadly fire on Sunday.
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Paterson
N.J
Salvation Army Rescue Mission
Housekeepers Can Save 200 Million on Food Costs
In hard times, preventing food waste is crucial as rats cause massive losses. A single rat can ruin hundreds of dollars of food overnight, with annual destruction totaling millions. Stearns' Paste offers an affordable solution to exterminate rats mice and other pests.
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Stearns
Family Echoes Across the Sea in Conversation
An exchange contrasts two generations as ancestors cross the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower and two sons depart on a new transport, reflecting migration and inheritance across time.
Wife Wins Reno Divorce Over Mental Cruelty Ridicule
A Reno New divorce depicts a wife obtaining dissolution on grounds of mental cruelty. She alleges her husband mocked her, avoided public appearances with her, and flaunted a book titled Foolish Things My Wife Has Said to his friends.
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Reno
New
Wrist Watch Earns Recipe Favor in Aged Master’s Echo
Snippet shows a maid showing a wrist watch as a recommendation from a late master. She explains the watch belonged to a poor gentleman who previously lived there and trusted her to cook eggs his way. The exchange hints at memory and tool as proof of service.
Kind-Hearted Woman Reproves Boy Chasing Cat
A kind hearted woman stops a boy from chasing a cat up a tree. She asks if the cat would want to be chased, and the boy jokingly concedes he could climb like that, grinning at the remark.
With the Kings
A brief note on punctuality titled with a royal phrase. The line emphasizes timeliness as a mark of courtesy for monarchs and their realms.
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