Registration plan outlines civilian run draft process
Washington May 5 officials outlined how military registration will be carried out under the selective draft law. Governors will lead state registration with sheriffs and mayors directing local precincts, sworn registrars, and voting-place setups to enroll men ages 19 to 25, with mail and absentee processes for those away or sick.
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Army draft plan outlines force of 106538 officers and 528659 enlisted
War Department completes ready to raise train equip and organize the army under the selective draft bill. About eighteen divisions plus sixteen heavy artillery regiments form a full wartime force. Draft to begin as soon as law is enacted with conferees aiming to finalize disputed features today.
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War Department
Senate
House
War Made Normal Business Impossible in England
Lord Eustace Percy, a British trade expert, argued that England could not sustain normal business conditions after entering the war. He noted demand shifts and labor dislocation were absorbed by war needs, calling the war a great economic leveler with taxes hitting the rich and wages aiding the poor, aided by 800,000 women entering industry.
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Washington
D. C
England
Eustace Percy
Federal Trade Commission flags unwarranted coal prices
The FTC reports wholesale anthracite prices are unwarranted and supplies are adequate for next season. It cautions consumers against peak summer buying and warns of a possible price scramble similar to last winter, pledging to expose unscrupulous dealers.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Reichstag Moves to Limit German Emperor Power
The constitution committee of the Reichstag decides to restrict the Kaiser's authority. Ordinances and decrees will be issued in the name of the empire and require counter signature by the imperial chancellor or his representative, who then bears responsibility to the Reichstag.
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Amsterdam
London
Germany
Reichstag
Berlin
Shadow Lawn Sold for Presidential Summer Residence
Shadow Lawn has been sold to a syndicate of prominent New York and New Jersey men who plan to present the property to the government for use as a summer residence for the President of the United States.
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New York
New Jersey
United States
Gunmen search renewed as Saunders held at gunpoint
Police and detectives pressed the manhunt after a hold up at 1003 Ripley Avenue in which J M Saunders reported a pistol threat was made. Authorities say the pair fled north of Summit Avenue into pasture land near Blanco road while residents on Blanco road armed themselves.
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J. M. Saunders
Ripley Avenue
Blanco Road
Summit Avenue
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Saunders
Kohr
Subira
Feindler
Jews in Palestine in Fear of Massacre
Adolph Krauss of Chicago reports a cable from London Lodge president Gilbert alleging a massacre threat against Jews in Palestine. Krauss urges urgent pleas to Norway Germany and Austria to pressure the Turkish government amid grave concerns.
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Chicago
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Lansing
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Austria
Brazilian Allows German Minister to Continue to Uruguay
Rio de Janeiro reports that after a cablegram from Brazil to Germany the government has ordered that Adolf Vauli the German minister to Brazil may proceed his journey to Uruguay.
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Germany
Zurich
Brazil
Adolf Vauli
Uruguay
Patrons Strike Ends as Barbers Restore Prices
In Duluth Minnesota on May 5 the Boss Garbers Association conceded defeat and cut haircut prices back to 35 cents and shave prices to 15 cents, restoring rates to pre strike levels after patrons protested price hikes from 35 to 50 cents for a haircut and 15 to 25 cents for a shave.
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Duluth
Minn
Garbers’ Association
Colored excursion to Seguin May 10 roundtrip fare
The notice offers a $1.00 roundtrip excursion to Seguin on a special train from the Southern Pacific. The train departs at 9:30 a m with a May date implied by the ad as a special event.
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Seguin
Southern Pacific
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