War Measure Prompts Erie Lines to Hire Women Clerks
News from Binghampton New York reports the Erie railroad will immediately replace all male clerks on the New York to Chicago route with women as a war measure. The article also notes recruiting figures show the East lagging behind the West in supplying volunteers since April 1. A Liberian severance with Germany is confirmed by Washington, an American steamer reports firing six shots at a German submarine off Ireland, with no verified hit.
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Binghampton
WN. Y
Erie Railroad
New York
Chicago
Washington
War Department
Union
American Line
Ireland
England
France
Belgium
Egypt
Balkans
Mesopotamia
Baker
Germany
William L. Keller
Daniel P. Card
George M. Edwards
Ris Orangis
West Point
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Dirs
George Bass
Antoinette Funk
Kelloge Fairbanks
Gilford Dudley
Tennessee
Pierce
Kansas City
Guernsey
John Oo. Miller
Pittsburgh
McAdoo
Basel City
Lausanne
New York Herald
Canton
Basel-Ville
European War Developments Reach Far Across Fronts
Reports from Amsterdam detail a seven hour fire at Wilhelmshaven damaging the submarine building sector. Britain claims a major naval blow at Zeebrugge with 63 killed. Italian forces may push toward Trieste while Austrian submarines fall to Italian actions in the Med. British shipping losses show a drop as Fresnoy area fronts see limited German gains.
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Wilhelmshaven
Amsterdam
Widespread arrests and disasters reported in early war era notices
Reports detail 42 arrests in Des Moines for blue law violations, a fatal rock Island train crash near Chicago injuring multiple, and mine explosions in Harrisburg Illinois with several dead. Other items note grain price controls urged by Victor Lewein and a $125,000 Liberty loan allocation for Wisconsin bank, plus Chicago Board of Trade actions halting May wheat futures.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Peace Conference Call Circulated by Petrograd Council
A dispatch from Winnipeg reports fires sweeping timber country behind Peace River settlements. The council of soldiers and workers' delegates at Petrograd adopts a resolution calling on world peoples to publish immediately an appeal for a peace conference in a neutral country.
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Peace River
Winnipeg
Council of Soldiers and Workmen's
Petrograd
Washington Debates Draft Bill and Prohibition Provisions
The House and Senate clash over the selective draft and arm y build up with a 215 to 178 vote to send the conscription bill to conference to include an amendment allowing Roosevelt to lead a division to France. The Senate approves an 88 to 32 amendment restricting cereal use for liquor and votes to drop press censorship. The administration's food control and revenue measures move forward as officers prepare Ris Orangis duty and West Point advances.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Roosevelt
France
Wilson
United States
Senate
House
Gore
Plans to raise United States Army to two million men
A historic wartime plan outlines universal service from ages thirteen to thirty, with volunteers age eighteen to seventy and a two-draft system of 500000 each. It details exemptions for officials and religious students, a draft proclamation by the president, training camps, and pay scales for ranks up to first sergeant.
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United States
National Guard
War Department
Regular Army
Regular
National G Uard
Ewardsmoen
Torey
Noen
Army
Congress
Germany
France
Universal Service
Reseseevenseebe National Guard
Letter touts cure from Lydia E Pinkham's remedy
Woman recounts relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for years of cramps and illness. She credits the remedy with improving health and grants permission to publish her letter for others.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Tros. McGonigal
Hartville Street
Phila
While the Hats Are Coming In Misheard Hymn
A camp meeting humor item reports a preacher urging singing as hats pass for collection. The pianist searches his book and confesses he cannot find the song titled While the Hats Are Coming In, prompting lighthearted exchange.
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Christian Herald
He May Have Been At That And Other Snippets
A playful exchange features Miss Inna Sentts discussing rumors about Mrs Gailbird’s husband claimed as a literary man and possibly a bookmaker. The dialogue reveals urban gossip and curiosity about social status in a concise vintage tone.
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Liberia
Korniloff
Mongolia
Atlantic
Zeebugge
Rotterdam
Italy
Trieste
Rome
Mediterranean
Reichstag
Berlin
Wagener
Buss
London
Saloniki
Lake Doiran
Fresnoy
Fresnoy Village
Iowa
Des Moines
el Paso
Tex
Wang Buy
Rock Island
Jared Liveingston
Jacob Livingston
Qpsther Howits
Benjomn Hochstadt
Grayson
Larrisburg
Claude Humphreys
Walter Kuston
Walter Calhoun
Victor Lewein
Warrensburg
Illinois Grain Dealers’ Association
Springeld
Th.eo
National
Bank of
Wausau, Wis
State Department
Russia
Elihu Root
Hugh L. Scott
James H. Glennon
Charles R. Crane
John R. Mott
Cyrus H. McCormick
Samuel Rk, Bertron
James Duncan
Charles Edward Russell
Crowder
Essary
Wraud
Tech
Liao Nan
Watson E. Coleman
Washington, B.C
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