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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
1
Jerusalem Captured by British Forces at Last
The entry of British troops into Jerusalem marks the grand climax of the Syria campaign led by General Allenby. The fall of Baghdad and Jerusalem shatters Ottoman prestige and ends centuries of Muslim rule in the Holy City. The Kaiser’s ambitions and Abdul Hamid’s Caliphate are dethroned as British forces secure the sacred streets, signaling a new era for the Near East.
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Syria
Allenby
Jerusalem
Turkey
Bagdad
Abdul Hamid
Mussulman
Abdul
Constantinople
Near East
Bethlehem
Christendom
Germany
France
Damascus
Peter the Hermit
Godfrey of Bouillon
Mecca
Joshua
Promised Land
Holy Land
Dreams of Crusaders and Flag of the Cross
The text proclaims replacing the infidel flag with the Cross and asserts victory by arms other than the Sultan and Kaiser will secure liberty justice and equal rights for all creeds against a broad-stained Turkish Caliphate.
Piqua Officials Urged to Boost Fire Police Chiefs Pay
Editorial argues for raises across city fire and police departments in Piqua. It contends officers give full time to service, face life risk daily, and urges the council to pass an ordinance raising wages for chiefs, patrolmen, and firefighters, even via special meetings.
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Piqua
Council
Courage of His Convictions In Wartime Ohio Critique
A compact collection of editorial observations praising Gov. Cox for speaking his mind to Dr. Garfield and addressing President Wilson about Ohio coal hardships. The piece notes Congress should investigate fuel administration, cites wartime spending estimates, and ends with diverse mentions from weather and local events to a Chicago mayoral bid and a baseball battery price.
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Ohio
Gov. Cox
Garfield
Wilson
Washington
Prominent Trojan Buries Long Public Service in Troy
Jacob Clisman Burkett, a respected Troy figure with wartime Navy service and long civic tenure, died after a two week illness at his South Walnut home. Born 1840 near Tippecanoe City, he wed Agnes Templeton in 1896. survived by daughter Nellie and sisters Belle Bruce and Mary S K Chidester. He served on Concord township board, city council, and educational boards, led Coleman Post G A R as commander, and was a Mason. Funeral at 10 AM Saturday at his residence with simple services by Dr J C Roberts, Riverside Cemetery burial.
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Jacob Clisman Burkett
South Walnut Street
Troy Telephone Company
South Market Street
Mr. Burkett
Tippecanoe City
Agnes Templeton
Nellie Burkett
Belle Bruce
Mary SK. Chidester
Evanston
Burkett
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Navy
Admiral Porter
Vicksburg
Troy
Troy Buggy Company
Concord Township
Board of Education
Board of Public Service
Coleman Post, G. A. R
Franklin Lodge
Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
J. C. Roberts
Fitts Methodist Church
Riverside Cemetery
Masons
Coleman Post
Knitting at Washington slows war work in offices
In Washington DC the knitting craze among government girls draws concern from military and naval officials. Although widespread in the capital, excessive knitting disrupts clerical tasks, prompting Secretary Baker to caution against public knitting while urgent government work continues.
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Washington
America
Baker
Knitting for the War Effort Faces Focus Shift
A wartime column questions the distribution of knitted items to soldiers and warns against knitting becoming a fad. It urges knitters, many in Washington, to prioritize practical war work such as reducing food use or making bandages at Red Cross HQ rather than fashioning garments.
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Washington
Red Cross
Seven Turned Down for Enlistment
Otto N. Fulker of Covington enlisted in the signal corps and left for Columbus for final examination. Sergt. Maynor rejected seven registered men who sought enlistment yesterday due to orders to stop recruiting registered men at noon December 12. Unregistered draftees may still enlist as before. the order applies only to registered men.
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Otto N. Fulker
Covington
Signal Corps
National Army
Columbus
Sergt
Maynor
Fire crews repair frozen water mains in January cold
Firefighters and Water Works Superintendent Zimmerman battled frozen hydrants on Wood Street and the service line to the Woolen Mills building after a severe cold snap. They worked through yesterday and last night to restore the water supply and keep fire plugs operational despite the deep freeze.
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Fire Department
Water Works
Zimmerman
Wood Street
Woolen Mills
Members Meet Secretary J T Nielsen Dayton Event
A Dayton association gathers members and families at the Rike Kumler dining room Monday evening December 17 at 6 15 after a 75 cent dinner. The meeting aims to introduce the new executive secretary John T Nielsen and colleagues J B Gilbert and F M Robinson. No formal program planned. Plate reservations due by Friday.
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Greater Dayton Association
Rike-Kumler
John T. Nielsen
J. B. Gilbert
Ft. M. Robinson
Dayton Journal
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