Selective Army Numbers Published for Local Draft List
A Miami county exemption board awaits Washington orders to finish drafting the available men. A six-stenographer team will process the numbers once received, and the long list of subjects to report under draft regulations is printed here with hundreds of names, towns, and draft codes.
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Miami County
Washington
Columbus
D. J. Hennessey
Troy
B. EB. Emsweiler
Tippecamoe City
C. R. Stoltz
Earl Blackburne
West Mill
Richard Ote Died Today
Richard Schell, aged 55, died at his home at the corner of Mound and North Main streets at 11:30 a.m. He leaves a wife, one sister and three brothers. A resident of Piqua off and on for 13 years, he worked at the Meoter company plant until six months ago. Funeral services are Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the residence conducted by Rev. John Montgomery. Burial will be in Forest Hill.
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Richard
Schell
Mound and
North Main Streets
Piqua
Meteor Company
John Montgomery
Forest Hill
European War Could Last Until 1919 Says Nine Observers
Washington July 26 Nine American general staff officers report to War College that neither Entente nor Central Powers have weakened and predict a lengthy war. They warn German advances are deterred only by strong enemy lines and massed manpower, with 2,000,000 German reservists set for March. Submarine threat remains grave and decisive for US aid. Russian collapse could shift German pressure to the western front.
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Washington
General Staff
War College of the General Staff
United States
America
Polster
Dynamite Found at Piqua Transfer Co Barns
A large quantity of high explosive dynamite was discovered under a wagon at the Piqua Transfer Co on High Street. Chief Geh te investigated but cannot determine the owner. Local quarry firms report no missing supply and the source remains uncertain.
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Piqua Transfer Co
High Street
Gehte
Ttheir
Kingdom of Heaven lecture by A M Saphore at high school
A. M. Saphore of Philadelphia spoke on The Kingdom of Heaven at the high school auditorium despite bad weather. He argued the end times are near, cited Daniel and Revelation, and described a future earthly kingdom with resurrection, righteous rule, and ultimate destruction of evil, emphasizing personal responsibility and eternal consequences.
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A. M. Saphore
Philadelphia
Jehovah
Love
Jesus
Adam
Calvary
Kingdom of Heaven
Dan
Thoes
Ebuchadnezzar
Europe
Satan
Gospel Church
Zion
Jerusalem
Palestine
Abraham
Christ
God
Kee
Conferees Tackle War Costs and Wheat Price in Food Bill
Washington July 26 House and senate conferees take up the administration food control bill amid disputes over war expenditures committee, a three member food board, a 2 minimum price for wheat, and continuance of using foodstuffs in light wines and beer. Senate prohibitions may strengthen. bone dry aim favored by five of seven conferees. President Hoover stance and redistillation plans shape compromise discussions.
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Senate
Food Control Board
Washington
House
War Expenditures Congressional Committee
Wilson
War Expenditures Committee
Herbert Hoover
Lever
Prohibition
Senators Seek Close Scrutiny of War Expenditures
Washington July 26 Republican senators including Ohio valley members said they are stupefied by wartime costs and amazed the outlay climbs so high as the U S enters the war. They pledged to insist on detailed use of appropriations before voting and to keep joint war expenditures oversight in the food central bill. Senator New of Indiana urged public disclosure and warned against voting 17 billion dollars in the dark. The move signals extended sessions to scrutinize spending.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
United States
Joint
Congressional Committee On
Food Central
New
Indiana
Water bill attacked in Senate critiques of waterways lobby
In Washington on July 26, senators attacked the $27 million rivers and harbors bill as they criticized the national rivers and harbors congress. Senators Kenyon Iowa Jones Washington and King Utah charged the group with propaganda and backfires in home states. Ransdell Louisiana defended the organization saying its efforts are legitimate open and public and that none connected with it lobby Congress.
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Rivers and Harbors Congress
Senate
Washington
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Kenyon
Iowa
Janes
King
Utah
Ransdell
Louisiana
The
Waterways Congress
Jones
Ransdeil
Congress
Read The Press Want Ad Find What You Need Today
A compact want ad note invites readers to browse The Press Want Ads for locating needed goods services or opportunities. It emphasizes quick results and accessible listings across categories.
Pugilist Cahill arraigned. fined and jailed
News from Western Okio Lima reports that Jack Cahill 23 a member of Company G Ada was arraigned for beating a board bill against M S Ingleright proprietor of a restaurant Cahill pled guilty was fined 1 and costs and sentenced to 20 days in jail with the jail term suspended if he pays the fine costs and Inglerig 65 95 Greenfield Teegarden appointed as assistant paymaster in the navy after university of Michigan degree Urbana shows wheat crop yield 36 bushels per acre from ten acres Big Four rail wrecks near Lippincott and Springfield Sidney reports lightning striking the Griep home Lima man Bowersock dies after fall from hayload and fork injury to throat
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Lima
Qhigo
Jack Cahill
Ada
Justice Morris
M. S. Ingleright
Cahill
Inglerig
Greenville
Altrolkd
B. Teegarden
WW. Yeegarden
Navy
Teegarden
University of Michigan
Tee
Leonard Stops Kilbane In Third Round Title Bout
Benny Leonard, lightweight champion, stopped featherweight title holder Johnny Kilbane in the third round of a six round bout in Philadelphia. Kilbane’s manager Jimmy Bunn threw in the towel at 2 minutes 59 seconds of the third. Leonard outboxed and outhit Kilbane throughout, earning a $20,000 purse split evenly.
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Leonard
Philadelphia
Benny Leonard
Johnny Kilbane
Jimmy Bunn
Kilbane
Benny
Spirit of Progress and the call for new methods
The era described as progressive urges adoption of new methods to keep pace with advancing times and the spirit that dominates modern life. It emphasizes updating approaches and embracing innovation to stay current.
LENINE SEIZED Pacifist Agitator of Russian Revolt Found in Finland
Nicholi Lenine, a pacifist agitator and alleged German spy, was arrested in Ozarki Finland after fugitive status in Petrograd since July 22. His lieutenant Stellov also captured in Finland. If detained, they may face court martial and the death penalty. Lenine had returned from Switzerland weeks after the revolution toppled the monarchy.
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Finland
Petrograd
Nicholi Lenine
Lenine
Ozarki
All Russia
Whit
Leutenant
Stellov
Russia
Switzerland
Mutiny Rumors Grip Russian Baltic Fleet Leader
London reports a mutinous spirit within the Baltic sea fleet as Admiral Razvozoff, famed for strict discipline, is placed in command to restore order in July.
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London
Razvozoff
Antidote for Uric Acid Poison
A physician explains uric acid buildup and its link to kidney disease gout and rheumatism. He advises flushing kidneys with hot water, taking Anuric three times daily, and maintaining a simple routine to dissolve the toxin. The piece emphasizes brain and muscle work impacts on uric acid symptoms.
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A. CG. Bord
Union Township
Willis Smith
West Milton
F. L. Lavy
Cortner
R. H. Staup
Phoneton
Robert Shanesy
Howard L. Shhearer
Laura
J. L. Wroten
Frank L. van Dine
Walter C. Falkner
Covington
Jas. R. Batson
Felice Kenza
Conover
Guy T. Parsons
Phaneton
C. F. Etherington
Tippecanoe City
Chas
R. Johnson
Hamilton
Clifford Leese
Alexander Ellerman Jr
Piawa
Carroll E. Hunter
Harry Dpd
Hess
Hary GC. Stone
Casstown
R. H. Knop
H. B. Ewing
J. H. Grown
H. McK. Sherman
J. HR. Paisgrave
Covert Kessler
C. C. Hobert
Tror
Bor Boze
C. MW. Yenney
C W. Taegel
O. A. Moore
A J. Wammes
KH. D. Jay
Pleasant Hill
See
TJ. W. Hoover
H EH. Berchtold
M. M. Sentman
E. Kh. Evans
J. Pohnabeth
Piqna
I. R. Drone
Albany
R. C. Emmet
T. W. Wack
C. HB. Elicker
R. W. Minnick Co
W. M. Strohmas
John Curtis
C. M. Wilson, Jr
H. L. Anderson
J. R Wolfe
J. B. Barnhart
Carl Covault
Fletcher
F. R. Sing
Raymond Holfinger
R. W. Hersey
Ludlow Falls
J. B. Weaver
C. W. Crew
W. F. Kruse
A. W. Worley
L. J. Shroyer
Tipp City
Herbert Bose
AL Osterbend
J. CL Nesbitt
S. R. Smith
Mendenhall
Chas, Swank
Brookville
Guston
Piqa
Turpen
G. A. Heuker
RE. M. McAlpin
Robert Berkatt
B. A. Saltz
Crassle
Clyde Montague
Gautt
Springfield
C. L. Decter
J. P. Bell
W. Titock
Brandt
A. L. Showalter
West Mil
L. Rieghtad
O. W. Slifer
J. JT. Cathcart
E. C. Folker
Tierman Bayer
C. C. Alen
J. F. Leethy
Richard Ote
Peoples Forum
Adv
Okio
Urbana
Charles North
Gable
Lippincott
Sidney
Harry Griep
Piper Street
Bowersock
Shawnee Township
Allen County
Saidoen
Kilbane Stopped
G. Babgock
J. Ar Hays & Son Wholesale and Retail
Wayne and
Water Sts
Wood Sts
Neuro Pharmacal Company
Wapakoneta, Ohio
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