Family Yellowstone trip advertised with five day plan
An advertisement promotes a five day family tour through Yellowstone National Park starting at Gardiner. The package includes transportation and hotel stays, with all expenses from $52.00 and plus rail options. Contact information for W. Merger, General Agent, 1 0. H&G at Broadway is provided.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
Gardiner
Watomobile
Cody
Jim Sylvan
W. d
H&g
Broadway
Aircraft Supremacy and American War Effort Discussed
A wartime editorial argues air power may decide the war and urges the United States to devote resources to aviation. It stresses Allied air superiority, production capacity, and the need to convert factories and train pilots to support a comprehensive air force program. It also notes the strategic role of air superiority behind the lines and across multiple aircraft roles.
Britain Receives Additional 125 Million Loan From U S
Washington reports a new loan of 125 million dollars to Great Britain, raising the British total to 600 million and Allied loans to 548 million. The action comes as part of ongoing support during the war effort.
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Washington
Great Britain
German Bread Ration To Hold Till Harvest
Berlin reports the food department says spring sowing ended and harvest prospects improve, after talks on Romania imports. Likely bread rations extend until harvest. potatoes are scarce and four sources of bread may replace them.
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London
Berlin
Food Department
Illinois Fills Army Enlistment Quota
Washington reports Illinois completed its regular army quota with yesterday’s enlistment of ninety volunteers. Since April 1 Illinois has a total enlistment of 1,016 men, versus a quota of 11,274, and the state has surpassed its overall enlistment target of more than 10,000 to fulfill its task.
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Washington
Tlinois
Rescue details from Petrolite sinking reported
Washington reports 18 saved from the Petrolite second boat after the tanker was torpedoed by a German sub. The craft carried the first and second officers, three naval gunners, two wireless operators and part of the crew. The other lifeboat held the minister and rest of the crew, reported missing since launch.
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Washington
Petrolite
London Raid Kills 27 Children Under Six
Reports from London detail a daylight air raid causing extensive casualties among children and civilians. Official figures cite 104 killed or wounded, with 120 children among the injured. German claim of hits and strong defense noted.
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London
Pershing Cheered in Paris Chamber of Deputies Welcome
Major General John J Pershing received an extraordinary reception in Paris first in the Chamber of Deputies where deputies and spectators cheered after his entry to the diplomatic box He viewed Napoleon relics at the Invalides and toured the city amid immense popular enthusiasm with flags flowers and unrestrained praise from Parisians.
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Pershing
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Napoleon
Poincare
Fershing
General Pershing
M. Ribot
Wilson
Russia
M. Viviani
United States
Staf
Hotel Des Invalides
Nidx
Historic Monument
Multerre
Crimea
the Invalides
Niax
Itn Walla
Roosevelt
Arillery
Geral Pershing
Jena
Legion of Honor
Place de la Concorde
2D Cavalry
Mme. Poincaré
Premier Ribot
Painlevé
Marshal Joffre
Viviani
Sharp
Liquor Tax Revisions Sharpen War Revenue Bill Proposals
Washington report notes a prohibitory tax hike on materials for bey crazes to $50 per hundred pounds, up from $20 per bushel, plus bans on distillers' severages and altered rates on spirits and malt liquor. House and Senate committees adjust athletic goods, patent medicines, cosmetics, and scalpers' sales taxes with broader revenue implications. The panel aims to present the redrafted bill in the Senate early next week.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Zeppelin Destroyed in North Sea By Naval Forces
London reports Zeppelin L-43 destroyed over the North Sea by naval forces. Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons that no survivors were seen. The airship burst into flames after attack and fell into the sea.
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North Sea
London
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Admiralty
Mames Re and Wit
Britain May Release Irish Rebel Prisoners
In London on June 18 the government considered granting amnesty to Irish prisoners arrested during last year’s rebellion. Chancellor Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons that a decision would be made known immediately.
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London
Bonar Law
House of Commons
American Lieutenant Killed in Ottawa Casualty List
The casualty list for the Canadian contingent includes dead Lieutenant P A Brennan of Elk River and wounded Major A B Boston with Private J 5 King of Petaluma among others. The report notes June 14 as the date of the listed casualties.
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Ottawa
Pa, Brennan
Elk River
A. B. Boston
King
Petaluma
Storm Kills One as Heavy Rain Floods New York City
A fierce storm drenched New York City with 3.25 inches of rain in under two hours, killing a Brooklyn woman and injuring many. Lightning struck a locomotive, and flooding halted parts of the subway system. Cottages on Blazen Island washed away and basements filled with water as streets and tracks flooded across the city.
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Jersey
New York City
Weather Bureau
Brooklyn
Sophie Fisher
South Sixth Street
Chitford Cross
New York, New Haven & Hartford Electric
Fordham Hospital
Blazen Island
Fouth Avenue
Pacific
Union Streets
Elaborate Honors Await Pershing in France Front
British forces welcomed news of Major General John J. Pershing arriving in France and expect future honors as Allied war councils value his leadership. Field Marshal Haig led the welcome at the port of landing and Pershing’s presence signals closer Allied cooperation on upcoming offensives.
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France
John J. Pershing
Douglas Marg Wnn
Western Front
Pershing
Pershing Arrives in Paris Amid Active U.S. War Role
Secretary Haker announced that General Pershing’s arrival in Paris marks America's active participation in World War I. He noted the reception for Pershing and the destroyer squadron officers in England and France, emphasizing unity among the three nations pursuing peace. The combined American armies will represent a league to enforce peace.
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Washington
Haker
General Pershing
Paris
America
Aald
England
France
Subway Inundation Floods Hoboken Sewer Tunnel Collapse
A new sewer tunnel under Washington Street in Hoboken caved in for over a hundred feet. The disaster left Tragic powerless all night as damaged electric wires plunged parts of the city into darkness.
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Hoboken
Washington Street
Lightning Sets Jersey City Oil Tank Ablaze at Craven Point
Thousands of gallons of crude oil in an Eagle Oil Company tank at Craven Point Jersey City were set on fire by a thunderstorm. The blaze, seen from Manhattan, burned into the night with limited spillover as soldiers secured the waterfront and local fire crews used chemical foam.
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Jersey City
Eagle Oil Company
Craven Point
Genee
Maine
Manhattan
Dwight Street
Vieinas
Seek Villa for Late King in Switzerland
In Lugano Switzerland a secretary to former Greek King Constantine began seeking a large villa for royal personage Prince von Ruelow and German diplomats staying there. Ex King Constantine plans to stay in Switzerland and may move to Harlin after a year, returning later to settle there.
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Lugano
Switzerland
Constantine
Greece
Prince von Ruelow
Stem
Harlin
Navy Reports Progress On U-Boat Chasers
The Navy Department announced that nearly three times the expected number of 110 foot chasers will be delivered by August 1 and that many ordered boats are already under construction. Several hundred vessels are expected to be in service by January next year as testing continues at the New York Navy Yard. Rear Admiral Taylor praised progress and noted engines will be ready when launches occur.
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Hie
Felther Ide
Alrobe
Washington
Navy Department
New York Navy Yard
Taylor
Navy
Hoata
Wife Held in Triple Arsenic Deaths in New Haven
In New Haven police say Annie Monahan is held without bail after arsenic was found in her husband’s body. Coroner Mix denied bail, ordering chemical tests by Yale's Frank Underhill. Monahan faces an inquest tomorrow while investigations continue into two prior deaths and an $2 life insurance policy.
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New Haven
Annie Monahan
Tansy
Scarborough
Mix
Alling
Frank Underhill
Yale Medical School
Neport
Mona=han
Annie McNamee
Rain Breaks Up Bronx Parade Amid Storm
A Bronx Hough Day parade was interrupted by a sudden downpour as marching units reached the Kingsbridge Road armory. Women and children sought shelter while rain drenched military bodies gathered for a salute by the Field Artillery regiment. A prayer followed inside the armory led by Rev. De Witt J. Pelton. Colonel EF. Austin served as grand marshal.
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Bronx
Sth Coast Defence
Kingsbridge Road
Jerome Avenue
Field Artillery Regiment
National Colone
de Witt J. Pelton
St. James? Protestant Episcopal Church
EF. Austin
Grand Mar
People Not Awakened To War Says Whitman
Governor Charles W. Whitman told Buffalo officials that the nation is not yet awake to the bitter necessities of the recent war situation. He warned against hysteria and noted administration efforts to keep purer motives free from unworthy hatreds.
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Whitman
Buffalo
State Center
Charles & Whitman
United States
Allegiance to U S Pledged by Detroit Salesmen Congress
More than 9 000 sales managers and salesmen at the World's Salesmanship Congress in Detroit pledged allegiance to the national administration during the crisis and adopted a resolution to aid the next Liberty Bond issue. Edward N Hurley of Chicago spoke urging stronger support for democracy. Norval A Hawking of Ford Motor Co chaired the congress with Winslow Russell as vice president. The executive committee includes W E Billehimer F S Gold and Jake M Wiles. PD M Barrett of Detroit was elected treasurer and secretary for five years, continuing the Ealeamanship official work.
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Detroit
World’s Salesmanship Congress
Edward N. Hurley
Chitago
American Ite
Aslies
Norval A. Hawking
Ford Motor Company
Conegrees
Winslow Russell
Hartford
Conn
W. E. Bilheimer
St. Canis
F. S. Gold
Minneapos
Jake M. Wiles
Daniels Recommends Navy Pay Increases
Secretary Daniels urges revisions to Navy pay and rations after wartime experience. He proposes new ratings Enginemen first and second class with monthly pay of 45 and 40 dollars, plus pattern and moulders classes, coppersmiths and blacksmiths raises, and higher chief mechanician pay. Water tenders would rise from 40 to 45 dollars monthly.
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Washington
Daniels
Clark
Department i
Smiths
Refusal to Aid Loan Triggers Tampa Strike
In Tampa the Tampa Engineering and Shipbuilding Company halted ship construction after general manager Ernest Kreber refused to buy a Liberty Bond. A loan subscription committee approached him, he declined citing personal ties to Germany, prompting a work stoppage today.
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Tampa
Fincate
Ernest Kreber
Tampa Engineering and Shipbuilding Company
Liberty Hiond
Jary Club
Krehor
Germany
Met
Panama Canal Employes Subscribe to Liberty Loan
Panama Canal employes have subscribed 354 000 to the Liberty Loan. The average subscription is 80 dollars per capita. For the most part the bonds are to be paid for in payroll deductions.
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Panama Canal
Liberty Loan
Naval Reserve Lads Take 41 050 Liberty Bonds
Newport News June 9. Some boys of the Coast Defence Naval Reserve force in the Second Naval District today subscribed for 41 050 Liberty Bonds. The total for the city was 12102 100, about 100000 below the allotment. Committee members said the shortfall came as many wealthy summer residents subscribed at their winter homes.
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Newport
Coast Defence Naval Reserve Force
Second Naval District
Marine Recruiting Slump Hits Marines Hard
Bad weather slowed recruitment across all services with Marines most affected as the quota of 250 needed during Marine Week remains unmet. Major Frank K. Evans of the 24 East Twentythird Street recruiting station announced a return to active duty for Sergeant Chester Allen Weller, who had left service months ago and worked for J. P. Morgan & Co. The story notes Weller was featured in a model for marine posters.
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Marine
Frank K. Evans
East Twentyethird Street
Chester Allen Weller
Leavin
J. P. Morgan & Co
Press Urges Silence on Armed Merchant Ships Names
Washington reports the Committee on Public Information asks newspapers to withhold names of armed merchant ships and captains that engage submarines to avoid aiding German war aims. The move follows a breach by some New York papers and aims to prevent endangering crews and vessels in future encounters.
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Washington
Committee On Public Information
United States
Fryatt
France
New York
New York City
Hoother
Navy Department of the United States
Cor
Fragmented OCR Note on Military Movements and Suppression
The text reports on government actions and public faith in maintaining control. It mentions the president pledging aid, dangers of suppression news, and concerns over troop movements and deployment abroad. It references military assembly and the potential for service abroad, with emphasis on information control.
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