Treasury letter delays first draft calls until September
Washington May 18 the first 600000 men under the selective draft bill will not be called until September 1 due to shortages of equipment and labor. Secretary Baker explains that training time before deployment is too short to be practicable and that invoking drafts now would interfere with harvest labor and other national needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Baker
Lesides
Senator Jones
Washington
Military Funeral Delayed by Vehicle Dispute
Private Abraham Sache of the 119th and 41st were to be honored in a funeral halted by a dispute over motorized versus horse drawn carriages. After two hours, Sgt Getz mediated a solution directing transport in the undertaker’s horse drawn vehicles, with the procession moving to Harlem Court for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Abraham Sache
Chereesh
Orchard Street
Gutterman
Getz
Chiat
Euet
Harlem
Gullerman
Sacha
Union Field
Long Island City
DUNNING FARM SELLS IN MAJOR SALE NEAR CITY
A large rural real estate transaction transfers the Joseph S Dunodin estate to the Schomacher Company of Reconiva between the city and Taaren for Bay. The cantatus acres include farm implements and permanent fixtures. Stephen July and others plan future moves as the property changes hands in a significant farm sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph S Dunodin
Wawasreada
Taaren
Schomacher Doldany Corporation
Recohiva
Fir Bay
Sclomacher
John Terailieen
Duumne
Venta
Vena
Tieety
Walter A Keer
MM Bruch
New Pests Threaten Apple Orchar ds
Two new pests named the true and false apple redbugs have invaded orchards in Orbage cougly causing fruit damage. Young redbugs suck sap from leaves and fruit, discolors flesh, and can render apples unmarketable. Control relies on calyx and combined lime sulfur tobacco sprays applied during the hatching period and calyx spray timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orbage Cougly
Taylor Son of Archnald Taylor Receives France Tour Prep
Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs Archnald Taylor, travels to New York with Thomas Watts for hospital corps training for a journey to France with the Princeton unit. Papers expected Monday, voyage to begin Wednesday with fellow corps members serving at the front and aiding wounded. Links to Schumann anecdote and Queen Elizabeth dinner pages mix with wartime notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainey
Taylor
Archnald Taylor
New York
Thomas Watts
France
Princeton
Hospital Corps
Watta
Torre Taylor
Corpa
Hopeful Men Enthusiastic Leaders Amid Dark Times
A reflective note quotes Kingley praising hopeful cheerful men who meet life with a smile and seize change and chances, asserting optimism as a path to success in adversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan
Kingeley
Climate Types and People in Ancient Madagascar
The article describes two Maiael climates and two cladses of fara in Madagascar, noting coastal differences and inland cooling. It references the taland ba about the alae of brane along The comet, with malarion winds and native customs. Biblical mentions cite strips of chneel hide used by Arabs in ancient times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madacnecar
Malarion
Taterie
Tabieland
Veler
Trail Hitters in M E Church and Prohibition Meeting
May 18 Ellenville reports two gatherings. The WwW meeting on Warren Street featured patriotic readings on the flag, prohibition themes, and songs led by Mrs Addison Stratton, with Mrs Mahlon Smith and Mrs George A Mericle among readers. In Billenville the Billy Sunday lecture by Al Saunders drew a full church and a donor collection, followed by a reception for the new M E pastor and wife with church leaders praising fraternal ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellenville
W. T. Wright
Warren Street
Mra EA. Dintley
Lake Minnewaska
Addison Stratton
Mra
F. J Potter
Headrox
Beeb
The
Home Guard
the Home Guard
Ira Schoonmaker
Haf
Bedulix
George A. Moricle
America
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
M. E Church
Mm E E
Park Street
Wall
Japan
G. F. Andrown
Billenville
Methodist
Saunders
Scranton
Teev
J. E Appley
BE. E. Count
Ray
Ryppley
H. 2. Hobson
Episcopal Church
Fragmented View of Holy Land and Ancient Inks in Lost Text
The excerpt discusses the Holy Land as a historical theater and mentions Palestine's geography and ancient events. It describes early ink from lampblack and glue and contrasts carbon ink for permanence with ink that damages vellum. It also notes an astronomical observatory at Monae Euna and cites a spoken fragment linked to a bar scene and a nurse’s anecdote.
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Palestine
Holy Land
Kanth
Yazieh
Joarphus
Meort Etna
Monae Euna
Acte
Wekdowrea
Moses Cortright Leaves Big Estate in New York
The estate of Moses W. Cortright, New York police inspector who died May 12, 1916, totals 84,327 with net value 74,673 per appraisers. Widow Mrs Hat G Cortright receives the assets. He owned county land valued at 300, cash and deposits 33,495, personalty 877, stocks and bonds 1 423, pension due 8 %, and threefold police badges valued at 285. Currency 18,422 found in a safe box. widow's claim overruled.
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New York
Moses W. Cortright
Lot Am Natate
Kopp
Hat
He G. Coruight
Inspector Cortright
Sullinn County
Warm Weather Promises Arrival as Summer Type Forecast
The Rawr bureau predicts warmer conditions signaling the end of a cold spring. They warn of a coming summer type presenmre distribution and advise readers to ready sun hats and straw hats. Postal boxes will be modified to accommodate increased mail, with two mailbox styles announced for letters and parcels.
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Rawr
Potatoca
Washington
Asimmmer
AUPAL
Warleeon
Provision of Administrations War Measure
The bill, supported by the Administration, covers selective draft for ages 24 to 40, registration and exemptions, expansion of regular army, drafting National Guard units, initial force of 660 000 with potential 60 000 more, four divisions of volunteer infantry if President deems fit, pay increases for enlistees, and prohibition of liquor sales near training camps.
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Washington
Senate
House
Federal Service of National Guard
Ban on Canning Beans Shuts Off For 60 Days
U S citizens must forgo canned beans and soups as a war can committee cuts tin supplies to all but essential foods. The 60 day order targets packs for troops and essential goods while bean and soup packers protest. Canners of fruit vegetables and Canadian suppliers will supply the limited can stock.
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Washington
France
Evan
Hoover to Head Food Control for United States
Washington says Herbert C Hoover will lead a new two man department likely named the Department of Food Administration. He will regulate domestic food distribution and curb waste, overseeing every phase from pricing to preventing waste, with the aim of securing supplies for the country.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
American Relief Commission
Belgiumia
United States
Heo
Hit
Department of Food Administration
Hoover
Forget Them and Seek a Better Life
A reflective note urges abandoning weighty faults and slanders to focus on a kinder, healthier path. It emphasizes letting go of grudges and considering constructive motives behind past actions. The tone invites personal improvement and resilience.
Ambiguous historical note on war and insanity theory
Fragmentary text discusses war as a palliative for insanity and attempting to meet certain ideals. It mentions Onwald of Gheegot and references poverty and mental states as factors in shaping behavior. The passage appears as a ruined opinion fragment with unclear subjects and context.
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Sudan
No Cause Found In Note Action In Newburgh Case
A Newburgh jury returned a verdict of no cause of action in the Gordon Lumber Co. of Middletown versus U Isabel Jiriuk case over a $1,100 note. The note, dated Feb 10, was allegedly obtained under threats after the contractor Stever’s bankruptcy, with Miss Brink denying notice of protest and claiming the note lacked consideration.
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Newburgh
Supreme Court
Gordon Lumber Co
Middletown
U. Isabel
Joby Bright
Watts, Oakes& Bright
Percy V. D. Gort
William L. Myerly
Charles L. Boyd
Middletown Bank Englave
D. L. Stever
Miss Brink
Miss. Book
Stever
Misa Brink
Registration Day A Legal Holiday Observed Nationally
Washington May 13 President Wilson will issue a proclamation designating a national holiday named registration day. Young men will register for active service under the Selective Draft law. War Secretary Baker chairs the defense council urging local councils to help make the day memorable with committees nationwide and parades honoring registrants.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Baker
Council of National Defence
State Councils of Defence
Eolter
Chapman Heads Presbyterians in General Assembly
Dr J Wilbur Chapman of Jamaica S I was elected Moderator of the General Assembly to the United States of America, edging out Marion G Mendenhall and John D Rendall. Delegates saw Chapman as potentially guiding a reunion of the North and South branches, with actions on unification possible during the nine day session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delief
Tex
J. Wilbur Chapman
Jamaica
Presbyterian General
United States of America
Dr. Chapman
Marion G. Mendenhall
New York
John D. Rendall
Lincsim
Chapman
General Assembly
Mamr
le. Chapman
Shen
Rennion
Advice to would be migrants from the small town to big cities
A writer from the American Magazine counsels aspiring urban seekers to weigh the downsides of New York and Chicago. He recalls a Indiana man who left home for $1,000 to $1,200 jobs, only to find loneliness and crowded tenements. He urges definite aims, home work, and invitations before leaving, noting many offers hover in print and trains head to Broadway.
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4 Writer
New York
Indiana
Chicago
Frees
Unite States
Maassachusetts
Broadway
Geoles
Ae Gentus
Grand Central Station
Polts and Phrases From a Wandering Broadway Moment
A quirky, garbled reminiscence captures Robert Paton Gitte meeting a wary acquaintance on Broadway. Jumbled dialogue hints at urban chatter, windward riders, and a fragmentary tale of travel and literature across eras.
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Dunning
Seld
Brooklyn Corporation
Alten
Milton
Times
Atrer
Farm Bureau Specialist
N. Y
Bohumann
Schumann
Chares II
Dioner
Pepys
Vorace Walpole
Col
Roosevelt
Kaiser
Kaleer
M. E. Church
al’ Saunders
W. C. T. Union
Moses Cortright
BIG Estate
U. S
Food Control
Gorden Co
E. Isabel Brink
Pres. Wilson
Presbyterians
Coleman
Metropolia
Walt
Very Poltts
Robert Paton
Gitte
Mr. Gitte
Jean de Balmec
Orventeras
Louis XIV
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