Roosevelt Endorses British Recruiting for Patriots
President Roosevelt backs British recruitment in the United States to aid Britain and Canada. Enlistees' families will be cared for, and no expense falls on soldiers abroad. Recruits can be sent to England at government expense after fit screening and training.
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Congress
United States Army
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Atlantic
France
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En- Wetmeet
America
Roosevelt
Government calls for student fliers in training camps
The government plans to graduate about 200 flying students weekly after August 25. By September 8 the active flying total is set at 1408, with 800 already in ground schools. Six camps will expand to twenty four by year end to recruit volunteers for the flying branch.
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New York Times
Washington
Lone
Mineola
Essington
Fortington
Antonio
North Brothers Island
Cal
Government aviation plan rumors clarified by War Department
The War Department issued an exhaustive statement from Chicago and Fort Omaha to correct popular fallacies about the government's aviation plans. It notes rumors of chaotic enlistment and diversion of resources to other services, while Republicans say youths aged 19 to 25 joined the so called mosquito fleet. The navy idea included targeting German submarines near Sandy Hook and Boston Harbor.
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Chicago
Fort Omaha
Omaha
Committee On Public Information
War Department
Sandy
Boston Harbor
Married couple found dead in Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
In Philadelphia on June 24 a man about 90 and a woman about 90 were found dead in a hotel room. The man died of heart failure and the woman shot herself with an army revolver. They registered as Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Alexander and had planned marriage reported to be from New York City and Norfolk Virginia.
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New York Times
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A. J. Schultz
West 123d Street
New York City
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U. S
Jeers Feeney
Norfolk
Tate
Reichstag Committees to Resume July 3
Berlin reports the Reichstag committees will resume deliberations on July 3. The midsummer session’s first plenary sitting is set for July 5 and is expected to run eight to ten days.
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Reichstag
Berlin
London
Tageblatt
Trial to Open in Conspiracy Case In Atlantic City
The June 25 start marks the conspiracy trial of Mrs Helen W Knittel heiress to 750000 and seven others in May's Landing New Jersey The indictments stem from Mrs Knittels divorce suit against Charles A Knittel The defendants include William I Garrison Dr C Berenda Weinberg George Herbert Miss Gertrude McGowan Policeman Edmund Shaw Mrs Mae Abrams and her daughter Kitty plus co counsel and others The case centers on obtaining a decree for Mrs Knittel The judge rejected divorce recommendations and the decision was upheld on appeal
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Atlantic City
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Louis T. Brown
Andrew, Carnegie
May’s Landing
Knittel
Charles A. Knittel
William I. Garrison
George A. Bourgeois
C. Berenda Weinberg
George Herbert
Gertrude McGowan
Edmund Shaw
Mae Abrams
Philadelphia
Kitty
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