State to send 4794 men to camps in September
Adjutant General Gipson announced a September mobilization of 4,794 men for national service. Of these, 4,000 white registrants will entrain to Camp Logan in Texas and 234 colored men to Camp Dodge in Iowa, with 4,000 more white men and limited service groups to Camp Bowie. The move exhausts most class one registrants from 1917 and 1918, leaving 1,117 colored men still eligible in those classes.
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Crowder
Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
Camp Dodge
Dex Moines
Camp Bowie
Ft. Worth
Adjutant General
Hom
Git Gon
Three Die in Boiler Blast Near Muskogee
Three men died and three were seriously injured when a threshing engine boiler exploded at dusk on Noel Willis’s farm three miles southwest of Pegs in Cherokee County Oklahoma. The deceased were Noel Willis a farmer his young daughter and Robert Wade a workman. Also injured were M S York D W Hardness and Luke Osborne. Details were unavailable.
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Muskogee
Okla
Noel Willis
Pegs
Cherokee County
Willis
Robert Wade
M.S. York
D. W. Hardness
Luke Osborne
Unclear fragmentary report from Washington morning break
Readable parts mention a morning break and a train party, with names Nihal a mm and Wilton, as well as immediate action toward the White House. The fragment is sparse on concrete events or dates.
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Wilton
White House
England to reap record grain crops this year
England expects its grain harvest to reach a record level, with government reports indicating a large yield across major grain types. Early forecasts suggest strong yields despite weather fluctuations, signaling a peak crop season for farmers and traders nationwide.
Civilian Clothes to Wave No Wool for Fighters
An Francisco dispatch reports the army and Red forces demand 900 million poucle wool with provincial supply, depleting civilian garments. Earl Lewis Penwell United States administrator arrived from Oregon four days ago amid shortages and priority orders for defense needs.
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Francisco
Earl Lewis Penwell
United States
Oregon
Hundreds die in food riots in Petrograd capital
An Amsterdam dispatch reports hundreds killed and wounded as workers protest food shortages in Petrograd. The unrest follows two days without bread, with clashes near the Smolny Institute and martial law proclaimed that evening. Polish capital unrest includes arrests as German patrols sweep Lomza and Plock for suspected secret army members.
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Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Petrograd
Berlin
Kremlin
Lettish Guards
Smolny Institute
Washington
Rem
Poherai
Lomza
Plonk
Gas Rate Increase Hearing Set for August 26
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission announced a final hearing on Oklahoma Natural Gas Companys request for higher rates. The hearing will be held in Oklahoma City and other towns, and the public is urged to submit data for the commission to consider.
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Oklahoma Natural Gas Company
Oklama City
Corporation Commission
Shoe Makers Begin Conferences on Essential Styles
Washington meetings with Baruch and Industry Board officials aim to cut shoe production to essential styles. Discussions include plans to stamp retail prices on site and coordinate nationwide reductions across New England Chicago St Louis and other regions.
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Washington
New Naland
Chicago
St Louis
Aucgions
Baruch
Industries Board
Allies' Guns Drive Hun Retreat Amid War Ruins
Allied artillery pounded retreating German forces as French and American troops pushed forward, leaving roads scarred by shellfire and ruined villages. A relief officer shields a fellow soldier while leading an advance through the devastated landscape, which now stands as a monument to allied bravery and persistence.
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Mary
Frances
Shel Fragimente
Eti
American ship rams submarine near Virginia coast
The Navy reported an American steamer rammed and probably sank a submarine near Winter Harbor Shoals off the Virginia coast on August 17. The captain said the submarine hailed in German accents as friends while he kept his course, leaving the steamer with a badly damaged bow and water in the hold. officials weigh the captain’s circumstantial report against limited corroborating evidence.
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Washington
Navy Department
Virginia
Bringa
Ras
Department
British Tanker Sinks Giant U-Boat
An Atlantic port report says a 40-foot enemy submarine was sunk off the Atlantic coast by the gun crew of a British tanker. The account, given by Betsy John Crosby chief mate, came from his hospital bed where he is treated for shock after the firefight.
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Atlantic
Betsy
John Crosby
Coal Miners Told To Stay at Work Until Conference
In Indianapolis Indiana August 2 a coal mine conference in Washington was to begin next Thursday morning involving international and union leaders. A circular urged miners to remain at work pending the outcome of talks, with details from the United Mine Workers and other parties unclear.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Washington
International
Wands Eke
United Mine
HA Ae Fetegal Tosh Paperineeager
Porte Arcs
Coal Minera
Labor secretary protests as enemy works seized for Liberty Fund
German and Austrian operettas grand operas plays and songs taken over by the Alien Property Custodian A Mitchell Palmer says royalties from these works will fund Liberty bands and war efforts. The list includes Miss Springtime Madame X The Dollar Princess and Salome as well as Strauss and Wolf Ferrari operas and more. Morrison AFL secretary argues work-or-fight bill weakens American labor and harms international standing by labeling workers as slackers and inviting strikes.
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New York
United States
A. Mitchell Palmer
Milwaukee
Talking Machine
Maye Emmy Destinn
Frits Kreister
Chocolate Soltier
Richard Strauss
Salome
Wolf Ferrari
Stgapne
Mottion
Colorado Fuel Company
Great Steel Trust
Germany
Morrison
Tayes
Senator Ollie M. James Hospitalized in Baltimore
United States Senator Ollie M. James of Kentucky remains gravely ill at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore after about three months of hospitalization for Brig tliscane. The condition was described as grave today.
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Baltimore
United States
Ollie M. James
Kentucky
Johns Hopkins Hospital
James
London bus strikers reach fourteen thousand
The London omnibus and street car strike was reinforced this morning as additional workers joined, bringing the number of strikers to about fourteen thousand. The expansion notably included more women workers, reflecting broader participation in the labor action across London.
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London
London Omnibus and Street Car
Ord Pround Saftware
Darecon
Barber price proposal Heralds Price Cut Plan
In Chicago on August 20 the suggested standard is one dollar for a haircut and fifty cents for a shave as barbers weigh the Be Deal. The note reflects a push for reduced personal grooming costs amid economic strain.
New French Front Advances Across 12 Mile Sector
BULLETIN London reports the French attacked along a ten to twelve mile front between the Oise and Aisne. They reached up to two miles depth, threatening Soissons and possibly forcing German withdrawals toward Chemin des Dames. By evening, gains included Bracquemont and Fendu woods north of Roye and segments toward Beuvraignes, with further movement up the Oise valley and positions five to six miles from Noyon.
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London
Plessy-le-Val
le Four-a-Verre
Belfontaine
Blerancourt
Morsain
Osly-Courtil
Aisne
Courtil
Soissons
Oise
Soissona
Chemin Des Dames
Roye
Bracquemont
Fendu
Beuvraignes
Lansigny Massif
Noyon
Tax Ferrets Lose Pay in Supreme Court Ruling
The state high court, in an Isinger authored opinion, upheld a district court ruling denying pay to tax ferrets who contract with Woodward County officials to uncover delinquent property. The court found no law authorizing such employment and that county officials lack authority without express legal allowance.
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Thi
Aireme Court
Justice Isinger
District Court of Woodwaunty
Woodward Missioners
Whitelinghill
Woodward County
District Court
Supreme Cena
July aerial activity: French down 64 German planes
Official dispatch reports July air combat tallying 45 German planes shot down inside Allied lines and 19 behind enemy lines by French aviators. The month also noted patrols and observation balloons as part of ongoing operations.
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Washington
Ave
France
French Break German Line At Soissons In North War Front
Allied reports say French forces punched two miles into German positions and forced retreat along a ten mile front between the Aisne and Oise rivers near Soissons. Lassigny and Rove area fights continue as British and French seek to envelop key German holds. Civilian casualties and strikes on the French home front were noted in Paris dispatches.
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Alvn
Oise
Rove
Lassigns
Rove Allée
Chilly
Rye
Merville
Locon
Nancy
Paris
Huns Turn Eyes From Ty to Ports PRANCE, their tone he
The fragmentless text shifts focus from Ty to ports as the article hints at a broader strategic move. It mentions tense aims and shifting attention, with no clear names or dates readable. Further readable details are insufficient to identify persons, places, or organizations.
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Ports
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