War Review: U S Plans Massive Army Build and Labor Program
Edward W. Pickard surveys U S war planning with a projected million troops to France next year and another million the following year. The administration seeks a $10 billion annual supply machine run by a commission. Registration for ages 21 to 30 looms as agitation and conscription battles spread, with crackdowns on antiwar actions and German influence alleged.
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United States
America
France
England
Italy
Trieste
Trentino
Wilson
Bernard Baruch
Great Britain
National Army
Texas
West Virginia
Secret Service
Chicago
New York
Roosevelt
Navy to probe scarlet fever and measles at recruiting stations
Surgeon General Braisted to investigate conditions amid outbreaks of scarlet fever and measles at shore and sea recruiting stations. A Solace hospital ship round robin has reached Admiral Mayo for action while Secretary Daniels, Admiral Palmer, and Braisted inspected the fleet. Norfolk hospital expands with 400 extra beds as 40 000 sailors live within 50 miles of the fleet.
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Department of Agriculture
Senate
House
Conference Committee
Braisted
Washington
Solace
Navy
Admiral Mayo
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Admiral Palmer
Norfolk
Hospital Units Advance Guard of U S Medical Force to France
New York reports that 26 base hospital units of the U S Medical Reserve Corps will sail to France as the first expeditionary units. Doctors, nurses, and civilian staff from hospitals nationwide mobilize under Col. Jefferson R. Kean, with Presbyterian and Lakeside units leading the way.
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France
Mary Dewhurst
New York Tribune
New York
United States
Europe
America
United States Medical Reserve Corps
Army
Jefferson R. Kean
American Red Cross
Massachusetts General Hospital
Seaboard
San Francisco
Kean
Red Cross
Medical Reserve Corps
Presbyterian Hospital
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Lakeside Hospital
George W. Crile
Presbyterian
Philippines
Sydney Burnap
George H. Brewer
Britling
Washington
Clara Barton
Inter
Lower
Doctor Hoover
Buckingham Palace
Champs Elysees
Recruits Rally as Whalen Leads Engineers Drive
Private Thomas J. Whalen of Hoboken proves the era's pull in enlistment, bringing in a new recruit each day from Wednesday through Saturday. On Tuesday his wife and seven year old daughter arrived in uniform, parading a khakied child with a ribbon, carrying a banner urging others to join the Engineers.
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Mexico
Canada
Cuba
United States
Wilson
Russia
Thomas J. Whalen
Hoboken
Spring Is Like a Geyser Near Afron Wyoming
A. C. McCain reports a geyserlike spring seven miles from Afron in Wyoming. The clear cold water erupts for 20 minutes then rests 20 minutes, supplying about half the Swift Creek flow and having impacted a past saw mill venture.
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Laramie
Wyo
Wyoming
A. C. McCain
Afron
Swift Creek
McCain
Returning deserters treated leniently by courts
Boston mass report states that deserters surrendering to military authorities will receive leniency if no civil crime occurred. Maj Gen Clarence R Edwards said courts will not dishonorably discharge those showing sincere intent to atone. Local commanders urged to grant clemency in such cases.
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Boston
Mass
Department of the Northwest
Clarence R. Edwards
Suits Turned In Hungary Reflect Patriotism And Hard Times
In Budapest a growing patriotism wears coats with the right pocket side outward to show the suit has been turned rather than replaced. Wealthy patrons frequent fashionable venues while tailors balk at new orders, charging about $90 cash in advance for a suit, versus $20 in peacetime. Tailors offer to turn old garments for $10 to $15 to look nearly new.
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Budapest
Hungary
River Navigation to Boom on Mississippi River
Memphis businessmen plan a $2,500,000 capital company to develop Mississippi river navigation and expect several similar firms formed soon. River men say rail congestion will push water transport to handle vast tonnage from New Orleans to St Paul and along tributaries including the Ohio and Missouri rivers.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
St. Paul
Memphis, Tenn
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Afissouri River
Unrelated Men Involved in Flint Wedding Present Shooting
Flint resident says his namesake Bogo Sharne fled with his wife leading Fred Sharne of South Bend Indiana to shoot him with a revolver the victim had given as a wedding present. The men are not related.
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Flint
Mich
Bogo Sharne
Fred Sharne
South Bend
Ind
Hiccoughs Drive Him to Death by Own Action
Despondent over spasms of hiccoughs Ray E. Garvey a Milwaukee traveling man shot and killed himself in an undertaking establishment in Sioux City Iowa Authorities reported Garvey died from a self inflicted pistol wound in the shop late today Resulting investigation is ongoing and the motive is listed as despondency over illness
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Sioux City
Hiccoughs
Ray E. Garvey
Milwaukee
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Endorsed by Druggist in 1916 Ad
A testimonial letter from Richardson, a Marine Illinois druggist, touts Swamp Root kidney remedy with a case of liver and kidney trouble improving after three months. The ad invites readers to send ten cents for a sample and booklet, noting bottles available in stores.
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St. Louis
Swamp Root
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Adyv
Precocious Child Describes Antifat Incident in Street
A five year old girl recalls a boy in a discarded hat being described as taking antifat. The child notes the hat was too large and tightened at the band, while her family discussion references a member using a flesh reducer.
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Johnny
Indianapolis News
Freezone promises instant corn relief and removal
An advertisement claims Freezone, applied to corns or calluses, instantly relieves pain and removes the entire corn with root. It dries quickly and does not irritate surrounding skin, sold in small bottles at drug stores.
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Cincinnati
Individual dietary needs for digestion advice
The article argues digestion depends on personal food suitability and proper portion size. It warns against imposing one family's or host's diet on others, noting diverse demands among laborers, financiers, teachers, and mentally active women, and stresses gradual adjustment to avoid digestive grief.
Rastus and the Supreme Warmth of a Bath
A fragmentary remark evokes a slave era scene as a servant confirms a warm bath for a master. The line captures tactile comfort and power dynamics in a single exchange.
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Rastus
Yassuh
Evah
Sensible Hearts and Foolish Lovers Adage
A reflective saying notes that love can expose folly in the prudent and redeem a fool with a steady heart. The quip contrasts misjudgment fueled by passion with wisdom found in affection.
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Root
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