More Money Sought for Ship Building by Administration
Washington July 9 announcements show the shipping board will ask Congress for a second appropriation of half a billion dollars for shipbuilding. Contracts already let and about to close have absorbed the first 500 million. President Wilson’s approval is not yet obtained but he is believed to back efforts to expand the merchant fleet. The plan may favor wooden construction amid undecided views on General Goethal’s stance.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Shipping Board
Wilson
Denman
Shipping board plan hints at larger wooden ship program
Reports say progress favors a bigger wooden ship plan with General Goethals directing construction under the fleet corporation led by Mr. Denman. President Wilson has not yet delegated powers given by the shipping act, and the board’s announcement is seen by some as signaling continuation of current arrangements.
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Wilson
Shipping Board
General Goethals
Fleet Corporation
Denman
Austin Mayor Wooldridge Weds Nellie Holden In City Home
The wedding of Mayor A P Wooldridge of Austin and Mrs Nellie W Holden occurred at the bride’s Aldridge Place home with relatives present. Rev W A McCloud officiated and city council members attended. The couple plan a ten day wedding trip afterward.
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Austin
Tex
A. P. Wooldridge
Nellie W. Holden
Aldridge Place
W. A. McCloud
Southern Presbyterian Church
Wooldridge
Plan Segments for Drafting the New Army Plan
Circulars outline steps for registrants to prepare for selective conscription. Crowder announces red ink numbered cards statewide, with drawing order to be published and posted at local boards. Exemptions limited to specified causes, appeals to district boards, and detailed filing timelines are described.
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Washington, D. C
Crowder
Washington
Lot
District Board
Texas Launderers Convene in Galveston Mid-Summer Meeting
The Texas Launderers Association opens its mid-summer session in Galveston with over a hundred members present through Wednesday. Laundermen from Louisiana Arkansas and Oklahoma attend as guests, marking a regional gathering focused on trade topics. An anecdote from the event includes Mrs Johnson and Mr Gap Johnson from Rumpus Ridge Arkansas joking about ink and writing implements.
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Texas Launderers
Galveston
Tex
Texas Launderers’ Association
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas Associaon
Gap
Mrs. Johnson
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Silk Fabrics Sale Ad Highlights Discounted Tub Silks
An ad notes silk fabrics in white grounds with stripes offered at 89 cents, including 32 and 36 inch widths. Grades 89 and 1.50 originally discounted from 1.39 to 0.89 dollars per yard, with washable color fastness advertised.
Georgette Crepes Hit 40 Inch Silk Textiles
Real silk georgette crepe offered in 40 inch width. Suitable for dry cleaning or washing without damage. Available in forty fashionable shades. Prices noted 2 dollars and 1.69 dollars for grades. Promotes fine weave and texture of pure silk.
White Shantung Fabrics in Various Grades
Advertises imported Chinese white shantung fabrics in multiple grades and prices. Highlights hand loomed, all silk, washable and durable thirty three inch width. Prices range from 1.49 to 3.50 per yard across grades.
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White Shantung
Textile Price List From Local Store Sale
A detailed reading shows fabric prices for various textiles including 36-inch taffetas at 1.29 and 1.50, 40-inch C de C ne at 1.39, 36-inch Messalines at 1.29, 36-inch Latins at 1.89, 36-inch Failles at 2.49, 32-inch Tub Silks at 1.89, 36-inch Silk Jersey at 2.19, 36-inch Novelties at 1.29 and 1.69, and 34-inch Moneybak at 2.19, with multiple price points.
Novelty Shantungs Offered at Deep Discount
White grounds with fancy figures in brightly colored designs, a selection once priced at 3 and 3.50 dollars now offered at 1.95 dollars. Thirty three inch wide silks in a limited quantity of each pattern, reflecting the quality that distinguished the finest silks.
Silk Fabric Prices Displayed in Catalog Notes
A catalog page lists fabric types with two price columns for different widths. Items include White Silks, Meteors, Habitai, Wash Satins, Poplins, Charmeuse, Londres, Belding Satin, Messalines and Wash Silk with prices ranging from about 1.29 to 3.00 per yard for 36 to 40 inch widths. The listings show comparisons between lower and higher price lines for each fabric.
Textile advert highlights white Golfine fabrics in sale
Store offers White Golfine yard wide fabrics at 69 cents and 89 cents per piece. Describes perfect washable fast pile wide and narrow ware suitable for skirts coats and suits. Originally 85 cents and 1 dollar 25 cents now discounted.
Fabric Price List Highlights 36 to 40 Inch Silks
A historical catalog fragment lists fabric prices for silk and satin materials. Black Silks and Duchesse are shown around 1.39 to 2.25 per yard, with 36 to 40 inch widths. Other items include Peau de Soie, Messalines, Satins, Taffetas and C de Chine in the 1.39 to 2.25 range.
General Morton and Buckman Ordered to Report to Washington
Maj. Gen. Charles G. Morton commander of the Brownsville district has orders to report to the adjutant general in Washington after leaving Brownsville for the East. Brig. Gen. John Buckman commander at Laredo is ordered to report to Charleston for duty as commanding officer of the southwestern district of the Southeastern Department.
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Charles G. Morton
Brownsville
Washington
Morton
John Buckman
Laredo
Charleston
D. C
Southeastern Department
Parker
Southern Department
Blocksom
Sturgis
Stole His Clothing in Northwestern Student Plight
Henry Anderson a divinity student at Northwestern University awoke to find his clothes money and wrist watch missing. Chicago police assisted by sending a jacket and trousers once worn by a jail prisoner who had left them at the jail before heading to the lake shore in a death act.
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Chicago
Henry Anderson
Northwestern University
Adam
Lake Shore
French exchange shaken by import ban order
Paris reports a growing excess of imports over exports threatening the exchange rate. Finance Minister M. Thierry issued an order prohibiting importation of goods until authorization is issued.
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Paris
M. Thierry
Commandeer Large Ship Yards Rumored in New York Area
An official of a major shipbuilder predicted the United States would commandeer ship yards in New York and New Jersey after labor leaders indicated plans for a general strike. The report came from New York on July 9.
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New York
New Jersey
United States
Strike Demands Grow Across All Yards
A dismissive threat vows a strike in all yards unless current demands are granted, signaling labor pressure amid ongoing negotiations. The statement underscores unresolved labor terms and the potential for widespread disruption if talks stall.
To Strengthen the Nerves Take Morsford's Roll
When nervous tired or restless it restores the system and induces refreshing sleep. Buy a bottle.
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Morsford
Swedish Prominent Member Murder Suspect Beset by Military Plots
Stockholm reports Dagens Nyheter states Hjalmar Smitt a prominent Swedish figure was found murdered on Saturday. The killer's motive linked to Smitt’s possession of military plans, suggesting an attempted theft amid the crime.
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Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Onel Hjalmar Smitt
Prom
Ones Smitt
Summer Disorders From Impurities in Blood Remedy
Summer disorders come from blood impurities and Ss. S. S. is promoted as a purifier and tonic. The ad claims S. S. S. has fifty years on the market and can restore energy, urging readers to write Swift Specifics Co. in Atlanta for literature.
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Ss. Ss. S
Ss. S. S
Swift Specifics Co
Atlanta
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