Prescott Businesses to Close for Fund Drive
Prescott firms will close tomorrow from 9 to 12 to donate to a fund supporting floats, parade decorations, and refreshments for registration officers. About $25.25 has been collected. more may be needed. Donations can be made to listed local merchants and officials including Dan Pittman and the Prescott Hardware Co. authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott
Dan Pittman
Prescott Hdw. Co
Ozan Mercantile Co
Hesterly Drug Store
Prescott Mercantile Co
Jake Suckle
W. B. Waller
Imon
Joe Boswell
Guthrie Drug Store
Dr. Reeder
L. A. Murrah & Co
Wallach’s
Sid Cole
Farmer's Union Exchange
Prescott How. Co
Und
Cox
Bank of Prescott
Gentry, Buchanan & Co
J. E. Daniel
W. F. Denman
Rex Furniture Co
J. K. Hamilton
Gem Theater
Buchanan Drug Store
Dr. Rice
Porter's
W. K. Buchanan
Home Guard Called to Meet at Court House
Home Guard members are summoned to meet at the courthouse Monday at 7 PM. President Sam E. Munn urges prompt reporting for important business.
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Home Guard
Court House
Sam E. Munn
Plan New Billion Dollar Bond Issue And Aviation Fields In France
Washington reports authorization for a one billion dollar bond issue may be written into the war tax bill as a financing measure for the first year of the war. A second item notes contracts for a two squadron aviation field in France, with American training and French instructors, aimed at building up U.S. air power and preparing pilots for frontline service.
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Libsj Squadron
Haserly
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
France
Aircraft Production Board
The
National Defense Council
United States
Committee On Public Information
Howard E. Coffin
Atlantic
Great Britain
America
Europe
Detroit odd exchange hints at supposed curse
A Detroit Free Press extract presents a quotable exchange about Mabel refusing a man who believes a curse will kill him. The dialogue plays on fear of fate and living with a doomed belief, reflecting human superstition in everyday talk.
British Launch New Offensive in Arras Front
London reports the British pressed an offensive on the Arras front south of the Souchez river with good progress claimed early. The official tally notes heavy fighting, numerous counterattacks, and 92 prisoners taken, plus 16 more in a Wytschaete raid, while four German planes were shot down and another crashed or was driven down.
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London
Arras
Souchez River
Laventie
Wytschaete
Buy a scholarship in a business college and get a position
An offer promises a business college scholarship and a guaranteed job with Uncle Sam at a bargain price. The message implies a sales pitch for educational funding in exchange for employment placement. It presents a tempting, high-stakes opportunity with discreet terms.
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Uncle Sam
American mission arrives in Russia under Root
The American mission led by Elihu Root reached a Russian port this morning. Secretary Daniels announced the safe passage of the commission. Former Senator Root and colleagues will proceed to Petrograd, while Russia faces disorganization, royalist plots, radical uprisings, and power struggles shaping a potential peace. President Wilson drafted a wartime statement to Russia asserting American aims and support for liberal factions.
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Washington
Russia
Elihu Root
Daniels
Root
Petrograd
Beotheare
United States
State Department
Wilson
America
Navy Fireman Commended for Rescue at Sea
Secretary of the Navy commends Stowe A Studley fireman second class for jumping overboard from the Patapsco on May 5 1917 to rescue a shipmate from drowning. Despite being knocked overboard, a strong tide and choppy sea, Studley fully clothed swam to aid the unconscious sailor.
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Secretary of the Navy
Stowe A.studley
Patapsco
Studley
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Prescott Business Houses
A. Hamilton & Co
Farmers Supply
Telephone Co
Geo. Christopher
City Grocery
Melanie Hdn, Co
W. White
Hooner McCain
R. P. Arnold
Mrs. Moody
First State Bank
W. ¢. Colvin
W. G. Hays
Moore & Martin
E. J. Cox & Co
Lafayette Escadrille
Ameri
Dauy
Gertran
Lafayette
Paris
Adintan
Lufberry
Tenet
Escadrifle
Phaw
J. Stuart Blackton
Albert E. Smith
Irvin Cobb
Wilfrid North
Vitagraph Co. of America
Ena
Lillian Walker
American Bankers Station
Formance
Gem
Mabel
Detroit Free Press
U. S
New York
Indiana
News and Courier
Palm Beach
Qran Mercantile Company
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