War Conference Aims To Coordinate Allied Forces
Washington announces a U S war commission led by Col E M House has arrived in Europe to participate in a general war council of the allies Secretary Lansing emphasizes the mission is a war conference to perfect coordination among belligerents and to avoid waste of energy while pressing toward victory. The council will cover military naval financial and economic needs with delegates from several U S departments and allied governments.
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Lansing
Washington
Col. E. M. House
Wilson
United States
Europe
Alles
American War Commission
W. S. Benson
Tasker H. Bliss
Oscar T. Crosby
the Treasury
Vance C. McCormick
War Trade Board
Bainbridge Colby
Ghipping Board
Alonzo E. Taylor
Hoover
Thomas Nelson Perkins
Priority Board
Gordon Auchincloss
Colonel House
Polk
State Department
Commission
Germany
House
Italy
Cadorna
Austria
Teutons
Brief Hartford City Marriage Ties Couple in Quick Ceremony
A Fort Wayne soldier and his Montpelier bride wed in a hastily performed justice of the peace ceremony in Hartford City. The bride stood on the wrong side, and the officiant declared them married after simple exchanges of yes. They later sought a certificate, redirecting to the justice's court.
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Hartford City
Fort Wayne
Justice of the Peace
Montpelier
Indianapolis
Proclamation licenses bakers hotels and clubs to sell bread
The Wilson administration issues a food regulation requiring licenses for all who manufacture or sell bread and bakery products including hotels and clubs producing ten barrels a month or more. Licenses due by December 10 1917 under the act for war time supply and distribution.
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Washington
Wilenn
Food Administration
Sloover
Wilson
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Fault-Finding as a Gentle Restraint on Taste
An essay extols avoiding constant fault finding. It argues most people presume superior taste while nagging others over coffee, decor, or furniture. The piece urges silence on trifles, modest self-improvement, and humility in judgment.
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Milwaukee Journal
Leeds Gentleman Gifts Dutch and Flemish Masters to Nation
A Leeds man donates his collection of over fifty old Dutch and Flemish masters to the United Kingdom. The gift, including works by Rubens and Vandyeck, will form the National Collection Trust and tour across the country. Estimated value is about $350,000.
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Leeds
Rubens
Vandyeck
National Collection Trust
Man’s age decided by Derby day birth claim
In Greenwich Singland court a man named George Frederick Grandeer challenged military claims of age. He argued he was past forty three, born June 3 1874 the day George Iredvarick won the Derby and named after the horse. The defense was accepted and he was discharged.
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Greenwich
Singland
George Frederick Grandeer
George Iredvarick
Local option debate sparks tigerish rage in Canada
A charitable man lends an ear and then a hand as heavy draught tags emerge in Canada. The Sort notes obsessive local option sentiment described as a blind tigerish rage and intensified discussion continues.
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Taggs
Canada
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Dolton
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Said Alley
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the Pointer
Dalton
President and Board of Trustees
Cook County
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Fred J. Ehlert
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
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Cook Co
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