Mobilization Plans for State Forces Amid War Strain
The department reveals plans to mobilize state troops to support federal service, with a focus on maintaining harvest labor without causing shortages. Officials say equipment, tents, and signals gear will be ready, and contracts show supplies available. About 4 regiments may mobilize for police duties, while other regions report delays and shifting draft timing amid ongoing demands.
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Signal Corps
Cnitheer Aethinen
Contract set for flying school at Belleville Michigan
Government contracts awarded for a new flying field at Belleville Michigan as part of a nine field program. The Belleville site will have two squadrons, capacity for 300 students, 72 aircraft hangars, and required maintenance crews. Construction to begin immediately with Mount Mich and Rantoul Iowa also involved, and plans foresee a jet contract soon.
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Fragmented OCR leads to scattered names and events
Reading shows a mix of names, places, and legal or political notes with broken phrases. The text references conservation, executions, color line topics, a drowning incident near Annapolis, a movie comedian selling pictures, and bank or political mentions, all in disjointed form.
Aliens in United States See Large German, Austrian Numbers
Census figures show 4 662 000 aliens from Germany Austria and allied nations in the United States, about 4 percent of the population. The breakdown lists men, women and children born in these countries with about 964 000 males 21 and over in the group. Many Germans were naturalized before 1914 while Austrians and Hungarians lagged. wartime emigration and reduced German immigration followed.
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Bureau of the Census
United States
Germany
Gepmang
Agbtria Ieee Ee Accssectsenes
Bulgaria
Pean Ee Aealk
German Socialists Offered Unity For Peace Conference
Stockholm dispatch reports the German Socialist party delegation expressing readiness to join the international peace conference proposed by the Petrograd Council of Workmen’s and Soldiers’ delegates. The letter, signed by Philip Scheidemann and others, pledges to oppose imperialist conquest and welcomes the Russian revolution, sharing the aim of peace without annexations or indemnities.
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Petrograd Citizens Pessimistic Yet Hopeful Amid War News
In Petrograd citizens show pessimism about Russia's stability but belief in gradual improvement. Former Senator Root, head of an American mission, warns Germany as the primary danger. The deportation of Swiss socialist Robert Grimm is seen as a failed effort for a separate peace. The Petrograd press hails the fragile democracy momentum in Spain.
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Bsenato Root
Germany
Robert Grimm
Spain
Aid for Hoover Chosen
Baltimore grain exporter George Jackson will become an aid to Herbert C. Hoover the government food commissioner. His services are to be without pay.
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George Jackson
Herbert C. Hoover
Monroe Doctrine Recognized by Brazil in World War I
Washington reports Brazil formally recognizes the Monroe doctrine and the traditional friendship with the United States as it revokes neutrality in the world war. In Springfield the Supreme Court reverses and remands the Munday case for retrial on fraud charges as vice-president of the LuBa Savings Bank.
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Springfield
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Ulin
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Piet to Glet Trains Involves Knoxville Police
In Knoxville Tennessee on May 6 a police-involved incident centered on dynamic troop bearing trains. Authorities say W G Clarior connected with the affair and police participation followed.
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W. G. Cla
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Cocchi Captured in Italy Faces Extradition Fight
Alfredo Cocchi, under arrest in connection with Ruth Cruger’s murder in New York, will resist extradition claiming no valid U S demand. In Bologna police found 24 women and girls' names on his shop slips, suggesting deception of his wife amid alleged affairs. Elsie Goldberg reported being attacked when renting a motorcycle, the sixth known victim of Cocchi.
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Alfredo Cocchi
Ruth Cruger
New York
United States
N. Y
Mary
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Elsie Goldberg
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Warning on War Fund Use at Camp Dodge
Cedar Rapids business leaders warn Gov. Harding against diverting part of Iowa’s 1,000,000 war fund approved by the last legislature. They assert the funds may be used legally for Camp Dodge construction, sewer, road, and bridge improvements, and threaten political fallout if misapplied.
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Iowa
Harding
Camp Dodge
Pooling coal shipments to tidewater ports
Washington reports an agreement among coal interests to pool shipments of bituminous coal during the war at New York Philadelphia Boston and Hampton Roads to reduce car usage and speed water front deliveries. Defense official Patriaz Harrison estimates the plan could enable railroads to haul about 6 6400 tons, roughly 20 percent more coal than last year.
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Hampton Roads
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Plea for a solemn Fourth in wartime democracy
Washington urges solemn observance of Independence Day with no noisy illumination or celebrations. Public information committee calls for thoughtful tribute reflecting a democracy at war, avoiding frivolity. Meanwhile a racially charged killing is reported as Beo Harper, a Houston chauffeur, is lynched in Courtney, Texas after a car strike fatally injures 13 year old May Goodrun.
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Houston
Tex
Beo Harper
Courtney
Miners Win Wage Increase in Kanawha Coal Field
In Charleston West Virginia operators grant miners in the Kanawha coal field a 10 cent per ton raise on mining scale and zero additional daily wage demands. The agreement ends tensions over wage scales and secures higher pay for tonnage mined.
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W. Va
Kanawha
Five Die In Wreck At Terre Haute Train Collision
Timothy J. Ryan and four children, all under five, were killed instantly when their automobile was struck by a Big Four train traveling at 35 miles per hour in Terre Haute Indiana. The tragedy leaves a single survivor and prompts inquiries into the crash dynamics and safety at the crossing.
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Timothy J. Ryan
Unpatriotic Pastor Ousted in California Congregation
In Los Angeles California Rev Dr Francis Wairy pastor of the Long Beach An tersin church was ousted by a vote of the congregation for alleged unpatriotic utterances.
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Cal
Francis Wairy
Long Beach
House passes new food law with wartime broad powers
The House approved the Lever food control bill 365 to 6 at 10:30 p.m. June 23, barring most grain use in alcohol and granting the president authority to direct food, feed and fuel for war. An amendment limiting liquor manufacture passed 122 to 114, and the bill assigns civil service rules to food administration staff, with annual presidential reports required. The measure moves to the Senate for potential substitution.
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FINAL FIGURES ON CRAFT AND REGISTRATION FIGURES
The war department releases official registration by states showing New York over 1,000,000 men and Nevada about 11,000 with Washington, D.C. figures also listed. Nearly half of the 449,938 registrants claim exemptions for various causes. Springfield reports Gov. Lowden signs the Meenie good road bill authorizing a $66,000,000 bond issue for Illinois road construction, to go to referendum.
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Street Car Men Granted Wage Increases After Talks
Chicago employers of surface and elevated street car lines won wage increases after two weeks of conferences with system officials. North Dakota plans a gift of 850000 to national guardsmen who served on the Mexican border. The funds will be available to about 760 guardsmen around July 1 for pensions.
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Missouri Happenings Of A Notable Week
A long list of local news items from Marshall and surrounding counties describes accidents near Orient and St Joseph, a priest attacked but recovering, a flag day parade, and legal actions. Notable officials include Judge Fred Lamb fining the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line for quarantine violations, and Arch A Johnson urging a larger reward for the Baby Lloyd Koet murder case. Additional notes cover university students departing for New York, a hotel fire in Lathrop, and a Springfield strike settlement. The piece also mentions perjury indictments, and Rockefeller funding a medical university program.
Power of Navy Feeds Nation's War Readiness
A New York correspondent watches Navy recruits at a yard and a parade ground as bluejackets train for imminent war. Fireman Jack Dempsey explains his enlistment trade, while heavy machinery and battleship turrets symbolize the power of the Navy to uphold national traditions. The scene emphasizes duty, discipline, and the looming global conflict.
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Bli
Wile Oval
New York
Dempsey
Navy Recruitry Office
Sam
Phas
Fagi
Diphthongs in English Spelling and Pronunciation Changes
The text discusses how diphthongs have shifted usage and spelling, noting ongoing but uneven changes in pronunciation and the persistence of older forms. It mentions examples like "proper Mphtheng" and hints at alterations such as "maneuver" and the frequent spelling "thru" among writers.
Deep Sea Diving Breakthrough Reported by British
A Popular Science Monthly summary notes British experiments show deep sea diving is feasible and safer when divers descend quickly to reduce nitrogen absorption. Improvements include a sturdy gear setup with a long tether and a stabilizing harness to permit an upright ascent and lessen risks of entanglement or explosive pressure.
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United States Navy
Specializing at One's Job
Study to master one job yields real value, from humble beginnings to success. The Chicago American stresses repeated focus and effort, noting that broad dabbling brings less return than deep, sustained specialization and growth.
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Chicago American
Met the Jewels Expected in Birthday Omen
Fragmentary OCR shows unclear dialogue about a strong bond and a misleading gesture to obtain a necklace for a birthday. Names and context are obscured, making precise reporting difficult. The readable bits suggest a domestic dispute or wedding related moment with an unclear speaker.
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Mra Fish
Besbond
Curious Fears Of Soldiers In Trench War Times
A wartime report describes soldiers haunted by unusual fears at the front. Dread of gas and bayonet wounds coexists with worries about tangled boot laces, fear of passing through narrow paths, collapsing trees, and losing identity after death. Some carry scraps of pottery to identify their remains.
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