Navy ordnance bureau earns praise for wartime readiness
Washington reports Representative Oliver of Alabama hails the navy ordnance bureau for preparedness and efficiency. He cites extensive weapon shipments to England France and Italy, arming merchant ships, rapid contract handling, and innovations including depth charges and new shells, with supplies adequate for the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Navy
Ordnance Bureau
Oliver
Alabama
Iouse Naval Investigation Sub
Chainman
Camp Ana
England
France
Italy
Alles
War buy and production surge for naval ordnance
The bureau reports rapid mobilization and ongoing expansion of ordnance plants to meet wartime needs. It notes swift deliveries, few delays, and production of Lewis machine guns and Deplia charges. A case is cited of retooling a plant to produce binoculars for navy use, with strong interagency cooperation and vigilant anti-torpedo measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Naval Service
Marine Corps
Bureau
Army Ordnancy Signal Service
Aircraft Production Board
Shipping Board
Navy
Guiry
Bass Works
Naval Inspector of Ordnance
Paul Charles Tenning
Leipsix
Germany
Fragmented OCR potato trade note and garbled scene
A garbled OCR passage mentions potatoes and eating scenes with unclear names. The readable parts reference people eating and a joking line about a carpus. The text is incomplete and lacks coherent events or identifiable entities.
Fire destroys Household Furniture store and nearby firms
Investigators led by Fire Marshal McNeel say a deliberate fire by a discharged Mexican worker started the blaze at 214-16 West Commerce Street. Total damages exceed 280000 with salvage cutting loss. Fire spread to A Frank wholesale and Nic Tongi stores. insurance covered losses as firms resume business.
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Household Furniture Company
West
Commerce Street
W. PP. McNeel
Central Police
Ezzell
McNeel
Marshal McNeel
G. A.C. Halff
Nic Tongi
Tenge
South Lores Street
James Wapp
German Admits New Message By Wilson May Advance Peace
Berne dispatch cites Prince von Lobenhoef of Germans at Bern pacifist congress praising Wilson's message as a potential path to peace. He argues Americans fought for freedom and justice, and German disillusion with perceived America's selfish war aims is needed for wide support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Berne
Switzerland
Prince Alexander von Lonenboe
Neue Zurich Zeit-uag
America
Germany
Europe
Wilson peace contentions divide Bolshevik papers
Petrograd presses report mixed reactions to President Wilson's address. Bolshevik publications such as Tzvestia debate the merits and implications of his peace proposals, reflecting divergent opinions within Soviet media.
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Petrograd
Wilson
Tzvestia
Central Executive Committee
Workmen's and Soldiers’ Deputies
Democratic Peace Speech Sparks International Commentary
The piece cites Pravda denouncing Wilson as a symbol of American capitalism while praising his address as masking war formulas. Delo Narodnaya Gazeta notes progress since the pope’s peace proposals and hints American conditions could anchor peace talks if Bolshevik policies hadn’t boosted German annexationist forces. An advertisement promotes GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC as a general tonic and appetite booster for all ages.
Boy Fights Fire At Home Of Detective Captain Caruth VI
A boy at 2230 Sunday prevented major damage by holding back a fire at the home of Detective Captain James Caruth at 2230 oclock Saturday afternoon. His garden hose kept flames from spreading before firefighters arrived, while a daughter alerted authorities. Johnston & Burnett advertise fire insurance.
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James Caruth
Castro Street
Caruthers
Captain Caruthery
Central Headquarters
Camp Travis Fire Unit Authorized to Aid City Fires
Camp Travis fire department can respond to fires in San Antonio or Fort Sam Houston when requested. Only one large and one small pumping engine may be sent. remaining apparatus stay at the camp. Six privates transferred from the quartermaster corps to fire truck and hose company No 15 as addition to camp fire fighting force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Fort Sam Ilonston
Fort San Houston
Fort Sam Houston
Peanup
Quartermaster Corps
WAR BOOM SWELLS LAWTON AREA AND ADVICES TO TROOP OFFICERS
A war time population surge has swelled Lawton Oklahoma and nearby towns including Washington and San Antonio. Fort Sill officers are advised not to bring families due to no quarters and overcrowding. Rolling kitchens at Camp Travis will be tested with stoves lit and a meal prepared by a board led by Lt Col Price Allen Parker Thorne Maj Dunn and Capt Blaber.
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Washington
San Antonio
Lawton
Oklo
Atort SH
School of Fire
School of Arms
Fort Sil
Fort Sill
Camp ‘Travis
Uneir
Sh CL Price
Allen Parker
GE. Thorne
Wiliam &. Dunn
John Biaber
Wil
Snowbound Chicago Braces as Trains Struggle and Mills Close
An immense mobilization including about sixty thousand schoolchildren works to clear 25 inches of snow halting rail traffic in Chicago and neighboring towns. Rail service crawls back gradually while coal shortages force Armour Swift plants to shut, milk deliveries drop, and schools stay closed. Temperatures plunge across the region with several record lows, and warnings rise about fire risk amid blocked streets and emergency needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Armour and Company
Swift and Company
Chicas
Cunwarty Steel
Raymond Js. Durham
Wer
Aga
Dolicao
Mid- Mo
Havis
Decatur
Indiana
Indianapolis
Keokuk
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Charles City
Des Moines
Davenport
Clinton
Tiubugie
Detroit
Isuffaio
Minn
Toledo
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Foley's Honey and Tar for Kids Coughs and Croup
A vintage ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar for children as tasty and soothing. It promises to calm feverish coughing kids, ease inflamed throats, aid wheezy breathing, and ward off croup without opiates. Sold by Fischer's Drug Store.
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Foley
Fischer's Drug Store
Severe winter disrupts rail service and coal supply across Midwest
A brutal cold spell drops temperatures to 20 below at Louille and drives a swift rise in the Southwest as storms cripple Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas. Train service stalls across the region with coal shortages raising alarm while Topeka relies on coal cars for state institutions. The Mississippi to Rocky Mountains corridor suffers widespread disruption. The Panama Limited faced weather delays in New Orleans delaying its Chicago run with a likely return stalled until Tuesday.
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Louille
Kansas City
Southwest
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Topeka
Beloit
Parsons
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Kacazteca Loy
Hastings
Neb
Pamema
New Orleans
Chicago
Panama Limited
Hilnois Central
Captain Suspected Accomplice After Bank Slayings at Camp Funston
Investigators pursue a possible helper for Capt. Lewis R. Whistler who robbed the Army Bank at Camp Funston on Friday night, killed four, and wounded a fifth before killing himself. Officials doubt but consider the accomplice theory as a search for missing money continues. Bank cashier Kearney Worrell survives and improves as identification links the dead officer to the crime.
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Funston
Lewis R. Whistler
Army
Intelligence Department
Captain Whistler
Kearney Worvall
Kansas City
Wornall
Fle Got the Girl Proposals Spark Surprise
A fragmentary exchange shows astonishment at a rapid engagement involving WY’s daughter. The speaker cautions the proposal came after little acquaintance while noting the family traits resemble the suitor.
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Fle
Grenade Instruction for Officers Begins at Big Cantonment
A two week grenade school for Ningtioth division officers opens Monday with Lieut. R S Marx in charge. A list of 29 instructors is announced at the division school under Lieut. Cel J Haskell with Nay C Ledbetter senior instructor and Lieutenants Knight Taylor Cusick Helms Cantine Vitty listed among the staff. Enlisted men from various units are detailed to assist as linkers and cooks under Capt. John Bliler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ningtioth
Clarence Sh. Leuton
Addigion Baker Duncan
Robert Lindsey Caton
Clitfford Davidson
Winfred
William C. Mitchell
Sidney J. Lane
Kirkwood Grey
Wade Herman South
Wisworth
Aeronautical Officers Rotate Through San Antonio and Manila Assignments
Self as Aeronautical Officer Captain Ward arrives from San Francisco and serves in the department aeronautical office. Maj. H Harmon, a former aeronautical officer, sits at Kelly Field. Hyman serves days as department officer. Ward recently returned from the Philippines after initial service from 1899 to 1913 and a 10 month stay in San Francisco before 1915 reassignment.
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Self
Ward
San Antonio
San Francisco
Maj. H. Harmon
Kelly Wield
Wnd
Theut. K. WE. Hyman
Captain Ward
Philippines
Ile
Flor
Confederate Soldier Praises Bliss Native Herb Tablets
A letter from Sam H. McCoy of Pulaski Tennessee attests Bliss Native Herb Tablets eased long standing rheumatic pain and improved appetite. The ad promotes the laxative natural remedy claiming broad health benefits, a one dollar price per box of 200 tablets, and refunds via local druggists.
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Sam H. McCoy
Pulaski
Tenn
Bliss
Siseser
Gibbs Bldg
Alonzo O. Bliss
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Senate
Sims
Ordnance Department
Ur Zone
Caty
Soledad St
Noa Spears Co
Lasoya
Office of Palalens Matthews
Houston St
Tex-Mex Supply CO
MOORE
Belgium
Medina
Main Ave
Believe Furniture Store
Grove
Aetna
Johnston & Burnett
General Agents
Crockett 58
Port Sill
Oklahoma Town
Middle West
North
Fire Department
A.B. Frank Company
Safety Deposit Boxes
San Antonio Loan & Trust Co
West Commerce Street
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