Transport crisis drives wartime ship and rail push
Public attention turns to expanding transport capacity as waterborne and rail routes are repurposed for war. Steamers shift from Great Lakes to trans Atlantic and coastwise ships become minesweepers while railways absorb former sea traffic. High prices and foreign competition curtail equipment growth. Russia, Britain, and France seek thousands of locomotives from U.S. plants, risking domestic shortages. Ceveard of the Shipping Board oversees plans to seize ships through Welland canal routes, with bulkheading for longer vessels.
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United States Shipping Board
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Gore Amendment Aims to Conserve Man Power
Senator Gore from Oklahoma introduced a measure to prevent spending money from the bill on transporting men to Europe who have not volunteered for such service. He argued there is no shortage of manpower in the warring European nations and urged that funds be used for munitions, arms, and supplies instead. The amendment was laid aside without action.
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Washington
Europe
Gore
Oklahoma
Boring Ford Cylinders by A. Brott
A. Brott advertises specialized service in boring Ford engine cylinders. He emphasizes precision, expertise, and reliability for repair work, aiming to attract owners seeking performance improvements and engine longevity.
Adolph Germer Rearrested Over Anti-Conscription Speech
Adolph Germer national secretary of the Socialist party was rearrested on a charge of violating the espionage act by making a public speech against conscription. The action followed consideration by President Wilson and Attorney General Gregory. The contested address was delivered at a mass meeting on August 9.
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Chicago
Adolph Germer
Socialist Party
Wilson
Gregory
Germer
Czar’s Special Train Reported Heading East to Siberia
Telegram dispatches from Viatka on the northern route to Siberia describe a special train with lowered blinds, not to be approached, presumed to carry former Emperor Nicholas II and his family as it moves eastward toward exile.
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Siberia
Nicholas
Petrograd
Viatka
Are Your Kidneys Well Doan's Kidney Pills Ad
A vintage testimonial ad urges use of Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and urinary troubles. Sidney resident Thomas He Clinton praises the pill, claiming it relieves kidney discomfort and soreness. Sold for 60 cents at Western Drug Co. and other dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Sidney
Thomas He Clinton
Doan
Western Drug Co
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Foster-Milburn Go
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Buffalo
N. Y
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claims Cure
Readers are told that catarrh is curable in all stages by a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the bloodstream to the mucous surfaces, aiming to destroy the disease's foundation and build up the patient’s constitution. Proponents promise lasting relief.
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Hall
Norwegian Fleet Lost In Arctic Fishing Voyage
Central News dispatch from Christiania reports seven Lenco vessels with ninety men lost in a heavy storm near Greenland. The ships were part of a fifty vessel fleet returning from a fishing trip in the Arctic Ocean.
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Lenco
Creenland
Christiania
Arctic Ocean
New Vessels Ordered in Board's $100 Million Contracts
Washington reports the Shipping Board approved contracts for ships totaling 775000 tons with an outlay of 100000000 dollars. The order includes eighty eight wooden vessels and sixty steel ships.
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Washington, D. C
Shipping Board
Soldier stance described in Pittsburgh Press cartoon text
A fragment from the Pittsburgh Press depicts a cartoon showing a soldier with the top half of his legs at attention while the bottom half is at ease. The caption presents a humorous split pose as if the uniformed figure is half alert and half relaxed.
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