Expenditures Listed From War Fund Fight In Early U.S. History
Figures show a total of 123 million dollars spent from the 100 million war fund with allocations to Executive, State, Treasury, War, Navy, and other departments plus specific shows for public information and espionage related items. Governor Allen of Kansas opposes the non-partisan league yet pledges fair treatment to its speakers.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Navy
Committee On Public Information
Russia
War Trade Board
International Y. M. C A
State Department
Bureau of Risk
Treasury Department
Allen
Kansas
United States Readies for Any War Emergency
The Army Quartermaster Corps and the Society of Quartermaster Officers form an industrial preparedness effort with national headquarters in Washington. Major General H L Rogers presides, joined by J Elbert Gary Frank A Vanderlip Thomas A Edison Charles M Schwab Bernard M Baruch John Hays Hammond August Belmont Daniel Guggenheim and others connected to wartime government industry.
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Quartermaster Corps
Army
Society of Quartermaster Officers
Washington
United States
H. L. Rogers
Elbert H. Gary
Frank A. Vanderlip
Thomas A. Edison
Charles M. Schwab
Bernard M. Baruch
John Hays Hammond
August Belmont
Daniel Guggenheim
Charles G. Daws
Julius Rosenwald
P. A. S. Franklin
Julius Kruttschnitt
S. M. Vauclain
Ohio Congressman Ricketts Sets Attendance Record
Washington March 21 Rep Edwin D Ricketts of Ohio has surpassed all prior records by never missing a roll call in the 66th congress He answered the bell 592 times with the house sessions and is a member of the merchant marine invalid pensions roads and enrollments committees.
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Washington
Edwin D. Ricketts
Ohio
House of Representatives
Ricketts
Merchant Marine
Busy lawmaker balances committee work and constituency duties
The official attends every committee meeting when convened and spends mornings on departmental tasks and correspondence. He remains in his office late, handling constituency business and studying legislation to inform his voting decisions.
Marine Corps Lifts Recruiting Ban for New Men
Washington March 21 The Marine Corps ends its temporary ban and accepts new applicants lacking prior service Major General Lejeune set the rules for three to four year enlistments removing the two year option and maintaining high physical moral and mental standards No man under 29 years old or under 63 inches tall or under 130 pounds will be admitted The corps strength after ceasing general recruiting last January stood about 22 000 and is now slightly under that level
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Washington
Marine Corps
Lejeune
Woodmen of the World team drills for Vermilion trip
The Woodmen of the World degree team held a regular weekly drill at the G. A. R. hall in Lorain on Sunday and is preparing for a April Vermilion appearance to showcase their work.
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Lorain
Woodmen of the World
G. A. R. Hall
Tam
Vermilion
Oberlin to Host Chautauqua Week for Hospital Fund
Oberlin plans a Chautauqua week July 4 to 8 led by the Oberlin Business Men's club to raise funds for the local hospital. A Philharmonic Quartet featuring Carruthers Williams Gehrkens and K Gehrkens will perform multiple pieces. Proceeds target a new piano to allow two groups to rehearse in separate rooms.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Business Men's Club
Oberlin Hospital
Good Signs Develop During Week's Business
A roundup of last week’s business activity reports declines in failures and rising bank clearings, textile and dry goods improvements, and strong earnings from various industrial firms. New York Central and Erie railroad workers rejected wage-cut plans, with labor tensions rising. Texas company sees $40,000,000 rise in gross income year over year.
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New York
West
New York Central
Erie Railroad
Texas Company
Stock Exchange
Alfred Wheeler Re-elected Oberlin Basketball Captain
Alfred Wheeler was re-elected captain of Oberlin College’s basketball team for next year at the annual basketball banquet. The ceremony honored team members with an O letter, recognizing Wheeler, Howard, Nye, Wood, Mary In, Winters, and others for their roles. Winters Wood and Nye had not previously earned an O in any sport.
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Oberlin
Alfred Wheeler
Oberlin College
Wheeler
O’s
Howard
Nye
Wood
Mary In
Winters
Oberlin Girl Wins Two Championships in South Swimming
Miss Blanche Mildred Whitney of Oberlin and Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla., won first in both the fifty and one hundred yard races at the water regatta earning silver pins bearing the college letter R. She previously won a fifty yard event last November and a blue ribbon. Daughter of Mrs. Frank Whitney of South Main Street, she spent the winter with her daughter in Pittsfield.
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Oberlin
Blanche Mildred Whitney
Rollins College
Winter Park
Fla
Rheuma advertised with money-back guarantee
Rheumatism sufferers are urged to try Rheuma with a full money-back offer if results are not satisfactory. C. W. Phillips endorses the remedy and promises refunds for dissatisfied customers.
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C. W. Phillips
Oberlin High School Concert Friday Evening
Oberlin High School will present its annual concert March 25 at 7 30 in Warner concert hall. The program features the Boys and Girls Glee clubs the Senior orchestra and a string quartet. The orchestra plays Bizet L Arlesienne suite and other numbers while the string quartet Virgini a Rehrkens Irene Reynolds Harold Johnson and Charles Kendeigh will debut.
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Oberlin
Warner Concert Hall
Bizet
George Hubbard
VanDora McKee
Virginia Rehrkens
Irene Reynolds
Harold Johnson
Charles Kendeigh
Better Than Calomel Olive Tablets Sell Short
An old newspaper ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver aid that replaces calomel. It claims quick, safe relief without tooth or gum damage, promising to cure constipation and dullness with Olive Tablets.
White City near Cleveland to be reused for plant site and training camp
The former White City amusement area near Cleveland will be repurposed as a garbage plant site and a vocational training camp. The plan aims to provide employment and job training opportunities while repurposing the historic site.
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White City
Cleveland
Public utilities stake in life insurance and banking interests
A Lorain County Electric Co notice from Elyria Ohio argues that public utility stability affects 53 221 457 life policies with 29 797 000 000 in force and 27 000 000 bank depositors with 1 700 000 000 invested in utility securities, urging depositors and policyholders to consider utility financial strength.
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Lorain County Electric Co
Elyria
Ohio
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OCR
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Carl H. Brown
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Oberlin News
Week's Business Review
Skeptics
Oberlin High School
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