No Reports of Doturranged Are Renewed
Registration proceeded generally without disturbance nationwide with few arrests deemed sporadic and not evidence of organized resistance. Weather was fair and early reports indicated healthy registration. officials expect negligible evasion. The Justice Department reported one arrest at Providence RKI for interfering with registration at 12:30 p.m.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Providence
Rki
Texans Ready for Call in War Mobilization
Loyal Texans march to registration places in Dallas and across the state as hundreds of thousands prepare to place themselves at the government’s disposal in the war against Germany. Reports at noon indicate no widespread trouble despite expectations.
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Dallas
Tex
Germany
Billy Sunday urges weed cure for all diseases in Boston
In a Boston meeting the evangelist claims every disease has a healing herb. He credits medicinal plants and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a proven, affordable remedy for women's ailments in drugstores.
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Boston
Lydia E. Pinkham
La Creole Hair Dressing Promises Restored Color and Growth
An advertisement extols La Creole Hair Dressing as restoring gray hair to a natural dark shade without dye. It claims dandruff control, prevention of shedding, and new hair growth, with a money back guarantee and $1 bottle price from Vleet-Mansfield Co. Memphis Tenn.
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la Creole
Vleet-Mansfield Co
Memphis
Tenn
Phelactine New Wonder for Hair Growths
Claiming a new home method to remove unwanted hair roots in seconds, the ad touts phelactine as odorless non irritant and non poisonous with visible hair root removal. It promises complete disfigurement correction and a money back guarantee available at drug stores.
Anti Draft Activity and Texas Registration Trends
Reports show anti draft sentiment developing with a killing by a posse in Pasto Pinto county. Officials note high registration turnout with about 426 320 Texans eligible for service and ten thousand visiting Dallas booths by noon. Mexican registrants increased as cross border labor movement subsided amid high Rio Grande crossings and calm in North and West Texas counties.
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Pasto Pinto
Texas
Dallas
Dallas County
Rio Grande
North
Farmers’ and Laborers’ Protective Association
Governor orders National Guard to Negaunee in mining town clash
Governor Sleeper wired Marquette based Company M of the 33rd Michigan Infantry to hurry to Negaunee with 26 guardsmen. Reports say I W W agitators threaten to forcibly oppose registration in the mining town.
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Lansing
Mich
Sleeper
Thirty-Third
Michigan Infantry
Marquette
Negaunee
FINAL APPEAL CALLS NATION TO MASS REGISTRATION
America mobilizes for universal registration of all men born 1896 to 1910 between 7 am and 9 pm. War Department outlines who must register, how to register, penalties for evasion, and how exemptions follow drafting. Officials urge compliance, noting about 10 million total registrations and state by state counts.
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America
Sons of Liberty
German Empire
United States
War Department
Regular Army
Regular Army Reserve
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Enlisted Men's Reserve Corps
National Guard and
National Guard Reserve
Militia Bureau
Navy
Marine Corps
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Naval Militia
Naval Reserve Force
Marine Corps Reserve
National Naval Volunteers
Navy Department
France
Belgium
Department of Justice For
Congress of the
Reveille Sounded by Oklahoma Guard Troops
Oklahoma City troopers of the National Guard rode through the streets this morning the reveille call urging Oklahoma's young men to enter national service. Whistles and drums accompanied the procession as residents heard the traditional signal.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
National Guard
Oklahoma
Freezone Ether Drug Sold At Drug Stores
A Cincinnati inventor unveils freezone the new ether drug. Small bottles sold for a few cents allow drops on corns and calluses removing soreness as the skin remains non irritated. Buyers urged to ask for genuine freezone packed in round-wood cases.
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Cincinnati
Registration Day Echoes Through Statewide Holiday
Church bells marked a state holiday as registration day halted routine work. In major cities patriotic celebrations and parades were planned while long lines formed at polling places signaling early registration.
Exemption Claims Rise Among Registrants in Chicago
In Chicago on June 5, among 180 registrants across ten precincts, 92 sought exemptions due to dependents. The city remained quiet despite a large foreign population with few exemptions in the silk-stocking Twenty-fifth Ward early.
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Chicago
Twenty-fifth
Registration lines form as men register in Wichita Falls
In Wichita Falls Texas on June 5 men stood in long lines to register while officials stayed busy. Many had prior military experience and a holiday was proclaimed. Banks remained open for Liberty Loan bond subscriptions. A Red Cross parade occurred at 10 30 a m and a patriotic mass meeting is planned for tonight.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Red Cross
All Quiet at Waco as Call for Service Triggers Registration
In Waco on June 5 a steady stream of patriots entered registration booths for service. The holiday weather encouraged turnout with heavy participation reported from country precincts. Sheriff Fleming said registration machinery operated smoothly with no disorder anticipated.
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Waco
Fleming
Galveston Draft Registration Opens With Honor Guard Badges
A large Galveston crowd gathers at registration sites on June 5 as young men sign up for the selective draft. Each registrant receives a badge reading I have offered my services to my country, pinned by the Girls National Honor Guard. No disorders reported. a parade is planned at 6 pm to honor the registrants.
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Galveston
Tex
Girls’ National Honor Guard
Large crowds register as draft rolls open in Houston
At Houston Texas June 5 long lines formed at noon for draft registration with requests for more supplies and interpreters. No disorders reported as Italian Mexican and black populations showed steady signer flow. About 5000 had registered by noon with civic leaders including the city health officer and Capt Charles Crotty of the U S Engineers Galveston signaling intent to become American citizens before registering for the draft.
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Houston
Tex
Central Registration Board
Charles Crotty
United States Engineers’ Department
Galveston
Speeches and Music at Pelton
Belton Texas June 5 Amid speeches and music eighty percent of the men liable for service had registered here by noon today.
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Pelton
Belton
Tex
Registration proceeds rapidly at Denton
No disturbance marked this election day in Denton Texas as registration moved smoothly on June 5 with steady turnout and orderly process reported by local officials.
No Trouble in Ol Fields in Ringling Oklahoma
Deputy sheriffs in the Ringling oil fields report no trouble over registration up to noon today. Officials had anticipated trouble as members of the I. W. W. had threatened non registration. Red River area remained quiet while some former protesters now favor registration.
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Ringling
Okla
TI. W. W
Red River
State Departments Closed for Registration Day in Austin
State departments closed statewide under the governor's proclamation for registration day in Austin and Travis County. Officials report no trouble and say plans to register all males aged 21 to 81 are being carried out smoothly.
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Hawaii
Alaska
War Department
Washington
Pacific
Austin
Tex
Travis County
Webb County Men Enrolling in Local Registration
Webb County Texas noon counts show 502 registrations from four of twelve precincts with an estimated 1250 expected by closing time. Registration proceeds quietly with no arrests. Justice Department reports cooperative Mexican Consul Melquindes Garcia aiding in clarifying Mexican status.
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Webb County
Laredo
Tex
Department of Justice
Melquindes Garcia
United States
Mexico
Republic
Registration Quietly Active in Austin Today
Fairly heavy registration in Austin Texas on June 5 with no disorder and a quiet show of enthusiasm. Local observers note smooth lines and orderly turnout as residents register.
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Austin
Tex
Fewer Than Half Seek Exemptions In Fort Worth Polls
Fort Worth registration shows less than half of those registered up to noon claimed exemptions while county figures edge the town. Polls report unusually heavy crowds with no disorders or rush incidents noted.
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Fort Worth
Tex
President Wilson Welcomes Civil War Veterans in D C
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson addressed veterans of the Confederacy at the twenty seventh reunion in Washington. He urged unity, memory with oblivion of old divisions, and a nation ready for sacrifice to preserve liberty and strengthen the United States for mankind. Registration day was linked to the reunion as a symbol of duty and patriotism.
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Washington
D. C
Veterans of the Confederacy
Wilson
Dixie
United States
Registration likely to pass as lists scanned Wednesday
The article describes efforts to enforce compulsory registration with lists to be scanned Wednesday. It notes possible arrests for those not registered, pending federal action and mentions diverse incidents at registration stations including non citizens, a Mexican disputing eligibility, and a sick Irish registrant who walked to register.
Amusing Incidents Mark Registration Confusion
The article notes many humorous and perplexing registration incidents caused by applicant ignorance and staff errors. It cites cases where rules were misunderstood, precinct divisions failed to prevent out-of-precinct registration, and registrants had moved locations.
Porter Charlton’s Father Die in Puerto Rico
Paul Charlton former U S district judge for Porto Rico died after surgery for a carbuncle at Juana Diaz. He was father of Porter Charlton who killed his wife on Lake Como in 1910 during their honeymoon and was released in 1915 returning to the United States.
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Porter Charlton
San Juan
P. R
Paul Charlton
United States
Porto Rico
Juana Diaz
Lake Como
Italy
Soll sand becomes fertile with humus for gardens
Soll composed entirely of sand is practically of no value for garden purposes, but with some humus it becomes fertile.
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