War News Flows From Front to Home Fronts
Reports from the war era describe casualties at Selfridge Field Michigan with a wireline accident. Prohibition and wartime bills move through Congress while mining disasters in Minnesota claim lives. Allied advances across France and Russia air a broader war picture with political reactions in Britain and Washington.
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Selfridge Field
Ch Mens
Mich
Allen B. Ebey
Senate
Washington
Congress
M.A. Hanna Company
Virginia
Minn
Frank P. Lennart
France
Chicago
Belleau Woods
Lenart
Herald's Review Of North Carolina Capitol Events
Herald records important events across the state and at the Capitol for readers. It chronicles political developments, public notices, and notable happenings shaping North Carolina during the period covered.
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Herald’s Review of
North Carolina
Capitol
Herald
North Carolina War Measures Report Mixed with Draft and Industry Notes
The dispatch outlines wartime actions in North Carolina including calls for statements from farms and merchants to prevent shortages, sugar allocation for canning and cooking, and support for war production. It notes draft administrations, exemptions, and military guards with references to Governor Cox and General Young. It warns against impostors and internal revenue scams targeting farmers.
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Henry A. Page
North Carolina
Alegh
Resolution on Western District judge choice sparks debate
North Carolina news item notes a 15 year old convention debate over appointing a new federal judge for the Western District. The session covered personnel, politics, and the ongoing legal actions against Albert Parifoy tied to dynamited vats amid local investigations.
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Wilmington
Hoyili
Aesson
North Carolina
House Committee
Webty
Moe Infernay
Greeangen
Bitters
Marty Shuner
Boyd
Boyd TB Pin
Amackud
McRae
Wehiet
Judee Boyd
Wheat Conservation Rules For Farmers Amid Shortage
The note outlines continued wheat conservation programs and farmer entitlements. It mentions October deadlines, allowed sale quantities, and procedures for farmers to obtain permits and supplies under the plan.
New Quettonnsires Issued For Second Edition Examination
Officials from Wariveton state the second edition of questions will be issued for the May 10 to May 14 exams. The State Medical Board of Examiners reports four candidates, including three women, are awaiting the written tests. Leaves of absence were granted to naval personnel to take exams now rather than after the war.
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Tifermartow
Wariveton Tate
Neglatpaeie
Neocles
Weahington
Ulfiurt
Gond
Sandee Amit Soxty
Spvitye Beinke
North Gat Via
Faeloles
Eanes
Aton Cottiaclon
Yascome
Medical Board of Examiners Ix
Government urges boosting honey output in the United States
A department of agriculture plan aims to raise honey production from the current level. North Carolina is called to contribute. Officials praise sourwood honey as high quality and easy to cultivate with bee-raising efforts by mountain women.
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Sanaty
Offic Builetins
Billy" Welborn
Russia
Wilson
Leary Baker
Blatchford
Department of Panama
Panama
Colon
United States
Poland
Lansing
Saya
Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
North Carolina War Savings Drive Progress Report
Winston-Salem dispatch shows 25 counties at state headquarters report campaign totals reaching 10 million dollars by end of day three. One quarter of counties met steady pace, while a fifth of the state reached half its quota led by Clad, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Redell, Lenoir, Pitt, Scotland, and Snion.
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Winston-Saiem
North Carolina
Clad
Durham
Forsyth
Franklin
Granville
Redell
Lenoir
Pitt
Scotland
Snion
Submarine Sinks Hospital Ship in Naval Disaster
Reported attack by a submarine sinks a hospital ship with heavy loss of life. Rescue operations underway as authorities confirm casualties exceed two hundred. International outrage and calls for independent investigations grow amid war zone tensions.
Great Losses Admit Drive Toward Hundred Thousand Men
A stark admission speaks of immense casualties as authorities outline a mobilization plan targeting 100000 troops. The language suggests a wartime context with large scale manpower expectations and strategic urgency.
Llandovery Castle torpedoed sinking with many dead
A German U boat torpedoed the hospital ship Llandovery Castle 70 miles off the Irish coast on June 27. Of 258 aboard including 80 Canadian army medical corps and 14 nurses, only 24 survived. The attack caused major fires and rapid sinking as lifeboats failed to launch.
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London
Irish
Llandovery Castle
England
Canada
Canadian Army Medical Corps
T. Lyon
Vexsel
Red Crows
Engin
Huising Sisters
Wax Veon Te Cupalee
American Army Corps Now on Western Front
Washington reports resumption of German offense expected soon. General Pershing and Allied dispatches note increasing German activity toward Paris via the Compeigne gateway. First Second and Third regular divisions under Bullard Bundy and Diekman are at Chateau Thierry or Cantigny as the corps plan contemplates about 220000 troops with artillery and support units.
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Washington
Pershing
Chateau Thierry
Paris
Compeigne
Port of Europe on French coast to serve postwar Navy traffic
A naval base on the French coast used by the Americans in wartime transport is planned to become Europe’s marine terminus for a five day New York to Paris route after the war. The Americans say the port will bring Paris within five days of New York and will be the base for new liners.
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Shelburn
N.S
Gs Marine
Hert von Kuebnan
Washingen
von Kuchhuann
Atlantic
London
Alexander Kerensky
Russia
United States
Kerensky
Jota Spokine
Monher
France
Reaor
Fron
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State Department
Congress
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Po Miosements
von Kuehmann
Germany
Armand
Amsterdam
Wilkin
Count Son
Nicholi Manoff
Ruesidy
Ruictistag
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Europe
Great Britain
Senate
Irkutsk
Siberia
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von Kuehlman
England
French Coast
Port OF
Paris
New York
Success crowns allies in mountain region
Success has apparently crowned the offensive of the Italians in the mountains north of the Venetian plains. The attack on the Austrian lines has gained rugged heights where the enemy was strongly entrenched, and the fighting is still going on. Vienna admits a retirement to a prepared post, a term used in official statements to mean a ventey blow has gained important ground.
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Vienna
Debs Released on Bond After Espionage Act Arrest
Eugene V. Debs was released on $10,000 bail after arraignment before Federal Judge Westenhaver in Cleveland. He left for Terre Haute Ind and announced he would not speak while awaiting trial, tentatively set for July 90.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Eugene V. Debs
Terre Haute
Ind
Westenhaver
Debs
Strike Call Issued Against Western Union Telegraph Co
J Konenkamp president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America announced a strike call for union members at Western Union Telegraph Co. to begin July 8 at 7 a.m. eastern time. The notice, sent to railroad telegraphers and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, cites reinstatement of 1900 workers and follows a War Labor Board decision dated June 1.
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Chicago
J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers Union of America
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Co
International Brotherhood of Electricat Workers
Wilkens
Western Union
Thw Zonal War Labor Board
SEN TILLMAN PARALYSIS PROGNOSIS UNFAVORABLE
Washington Senator Tillman is suffering a severe recurrent cerebral hemorrhage with left side paralysis. The attack occurred Thursday afternoon at the Senate and has progressed. due to prior attacks and age, prognosis remains unfavorable. Family members have been summoned to the bedside.
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Washington
Tilman
Senate
Bedalde
Eminent Socialist Debs Arrested on Federal Warrant
Debs the socialist candidate for president was arrested by U S Marshals Charles W Lapp and Charles Boehme as he prepared to give a socialist address. The arrest stems from a federal war warrant related to his Canton Ohio speech on June 16. The warrant lists a few counts.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Eugene V. Debs
United States
Charles W. Lapp
Charles Boehme
Debs
Canton
Prospects for Large Cotton Crop Promising This Year
New York reports unusually promising prospects for a large cotton crop. About 1,900 special reports average date June 23 show an acreage condition of 83.1 percent, exceeded only once in ten years. With normal weather to season end, yield could top 14.5 million bales including Matera.
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New York
Matera
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