Cantonment rises near Louisville as 40,000 troops loom
A new cantonment near Louisville Kentucky grows from pasture to a 1200 building city in under three months. It will house more than 40 000 troops from Kentucky Indiana and parts of Illinois for training before active service. The complex includes hospitals remount stations showers kitchens and power sewer water and street rail access with extensive daily progress reporting to Major Lamphere.
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Union News
Ervice
Louisville
National Army
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Uncle Sam
Zachary Taylor
Buena Vista
Monterey
War Department
Camp Taylor
Frank E. Lamphere
Lamphere
Cantonment
Corn and maize usage across regions and harvest notes
The text discusses corn as maize in most areas and notes Indigenous use in Virginia. It contrasts terms with English texts calling it In corn. It mentions winter snow in Illinois fields and Argentina’s ripening harvests. Major producers cited include the United States Mexico Austria Hungary and Italy.
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Virginia
Illinois
United States
Mexico
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Work and Play in Time and Purpose
A concise reflection contrasts work as purpose and play as end, noting how effort serves outcomes while leisure completes personal meaning. It frames daily routines around balance, suggesting intention shapes both labor and recreation.
Lallah Rookh Centenary and the Moore-War Timing
The essay notes Moore’s epic poem Lallah Rookh, its wartime delay after Waterloo, and the 1800s auction history. Murray offered 2000 guineas, Longman paid 3000 for length, seven editions sold in a year, with decades later the work praised as the cream of copyrights.
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Moore
Murray
Longman
Rokeby
Scott
Longmans
Manchester Guardian
Rise Superior to Troubles
Philosophical quotation urging courage over fear and self pity. It contrasts handling pain with fear and courage and sorrow with self pity versus sympathy, claiming sympathy can transform sorrow into power to aid others.
Night Air In Towns Says Night Hours Purify Air
A discussion asserts night air in towns is healthier. It argues air is purer between ten p m and six a m than during the rest of the day, countering common beliefs about urban night air.
How to Polish Mahogany Furniture With Vinegar and Cloth
To polish mahogany furniture that has a blue gray appearance mix a quart of water with a spoonful of strong vinegar. Saturate a clean chamois in the solution, wring dry, and lightly rub the surface. Polish with dry cheesecloth. If cloudy appearance persists, repeat in about a week.
Thoreau on Time to Shed Prejudices
A brief quotation notes Thoreau’s claim that it is never too late to abandon prejudices and adopt more open thinking. The line frames a reflective moment on personal growth and tolerance.
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Thoreau
Officers for OHC Troops Announced
Regimental commanders for Ohio's national army contingent at Chilliothake were named by Maj. Gen. E. F. Glenn with divisions led by Fort Benjamin Harrison graduates. The list includes brigade generals W. S. Holbrook F. W. Perkins and C. H. McKinstry and numerous colonels and lieutenants in infantry artillery and trains.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison Camp
Columbus
Ohio
National Army
Chillicothe
E. F. Glenn
Camp Sheridan
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Gen. Glenn
W. 8. Holbrook
165Th Infantry
F. W. Perkins
166Th Infantry
C. H. McKinstry
158Th Field Artillery
France
J. H. McRae
158Th Depot Brigade
R. C. Williams
G. C. Barthardt
R. W. Kearns
K. W. Walker
John J. Toffey, Jr
Lawrence A. Curtis
James E. Bell
James M. Hannah
Larue Christie
Thomas Ll. Brewer
Alexander J. McNab
Infantry
William F. Morrison
Thomas D. Osborn
Light Field Artillery
Homer B. Kant
Heavy Field Artillery
Clement A. Trott
Albert N. McClure
H. B. Myer
William A. Fleishaver
Frederick M. Barrows
Samuel B. Hopkins
John C. Olmstead
Hugh 8. Brown
Robert M. Barton
Selwyn O. Smith
Edward R. Coppock
Robert G. Caldwell
Ira A. Smith
James E. McDonald
Earl Biscoe
S. A. Howard
Military officer rosters list three regiments and many officers
A long OCR style roster enumerates the 330th Regiment with Colonel K W Walker and Lt Col Clement Trott among majors, plus numerous Captains First and Second Lieutenants. Separate blocks name other units and a vast list of officers including many with ranks and names, indicating a compiled branch personnel record.
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Kenzie W. Walker
Clement A. Trott
Arthur D. Patterson
Robert M. Barton
George B. Knapp
Philip W. McAfee
Keene R. Kirtpatrick
Frank A. Hunter
William P. Edmunds
Harry L. Haight
Herbert R. Jenney
William E. Gregory
Bertram B. Bellows
Justice W. Harding
Hitler C. Brookshire
Barton T. Rinehart
Sidney C. McCarley
Alfred F
William F. Castle
Landon L. Forchheitmer
Paul J. Bast
Walter L. Bush
Harold K. Bell
Leland S. Mugg
James H. Merriman
Harolds. Robb
Qtho P. Allen
Matthew F. Garvey
Walter D. Hyatt
Ralph G. Harshman
Charles W. Gravenkemper
Andrew P. Carstensen
Birth Rate Up In Ohio As 1916 Totals Rise
The Ohio Bureau of Vital Statistics reports 1916 births at 112951, up from 105901 in 1915, raising the rate from 20.8 to 21.9 per 100000. Dr J E Monger says federal census reassessment may determine Ohio's admission to the birth registration area. State Fair Opens with large female attendance as the 67th fair begins, showcasing farm products, livestock, poultry, machinery, school work, art and industry.
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Ohio
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
J. E. Monger
Federal Census Bureau
Longer school year urged to boost American leadership
F B Pearson state superintendent calls for extended school year and full attendance to advance intelligent leadership. He ties conservation to keeping every child in school, easing truancy and juvenile court burdens, while noting active Columbus civic groups form an uplift employment bureau for girls pushed from vice districts near the barracks and aviation school. The bureau began Aug 27 to handle telephone inquiries and arrange placements in domestic and commercial jobs.
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America
F. B. Pearson
Ohio
Pearson
Columbus
Columbua
Columbus Barracks
Aviation School
Ohio State University
Entrainment Schedule for Ohio Draft Army Units
The schedule lists September entrainment for Ohio draft forces sent to Camp Sherman Chillicothe for training on September 6 to 8. Districts allocated to various rail lines include Baltimore & Ohio, Norfolk & Western, Toledo & Ohio Central, Hocking Valley, and others with specific county and city groupings. Six districts Adams Jackson Gallia Warren Union and Zanesville did not furnish men on the 1st contingent due to prior voluntary enlistments.
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Columbus
Ohio
Camp Sheridan
Chillicothe
Preble
Butler
Hamilton
City
Cincinnati
Clermont
Brown and Highland
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Ross
Scioto
Lawrence and
Pike
Norfolk & Western
Morgan
Washington
Athens
Meigs and Vinton
Baltimore & Ohio
Pickaway
Franklin
Perry
Hocking
Williams
Fulton
Defiance
Henry
Paulding
Ottawa
Lucas
Toledo
Erie
Sandusky
Huron
Seneca
Wyandot
Crawford
Marion
Morrow
Delaware
Hocking Valley
Wood
Putnam
Hancock
Vanwert
Allen
Lima
Harding
Mercer
Auglaize
Logan
Champaign
Clark
Springfield
Madison
Keep Rice for War Warns National Housewives Leader
Mrs. J. W. Ellms head of the National Housewives' Co-operative league urges a war on food waste. She campaigns against throwing rice at weddings, calling rice a precious food and insisting couples start home making with thrift rather than waste.
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Cincinnati
J. W. Ellms
National Housewives’ Co-operative League
Centenarian Catherine Bright Dies In Columbus Home
Mrs. Catherine Bright, 101, was found dead in her Columbus home where she had lived 90 years. Believed oldest state resident, she joined a local church 88 years ago and died June 23. Survived by four sons three daughters and extensive numbers of grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
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Columbus
Catherine Bright
Mary E. Taylor
Bright
Powder Mill Blast Kills Two at Goes Station
Two men died when press house No. 2 at Goes station powder mill exploded near Springfield Emil Rheinburger aged 19 and Conrad Halek aged 50 were killed. Cause of the blast is not known.
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Springfield
Emil Rheinburger
Conrad Halek
Goes Station
Lima Man James H Brown Celebrates 107th Birthday
James Henry Brown, believed oldest person in Ohio, celebrated his 107th birthday in Lima. Born in slavery, he educated himself and is among the city’s most widely read men, entertaining six generations at the party. His eyesight remains sharp for his age.
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Lima
James Henry Brown
Ohio
Brown
Autos Replace Horses at Lorain National Tube Co
In Lorain the National Tube Co stops using horses in its plant transferring 14 animals to new owners. The company replaces the team with automobiles to dispose of the horses.
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Lorain
National Tube Co
Baker Names Ohioan
Elyria Ohioan Harry G. Hoak son of Rev and Mrs J T Hoak who led the Red Cross emergency campaign in Cleveland has been named field director of the American Library Association war council by Secretary Baker He will cover Wyoming Idaho Oregon Washington and Montana twice reporting at Washington October 3
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Elyria
Harry G. Hoak
J. T. Hoak
Red Cross
Cleveland
American Library Association
War Council
Baker
Wyoming
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Secretary to Brand Whitlock Appointed in Secret
Charles T. Lewis Jr., son of an attorney, was named secretary to Brand Whitlock, minister to Belgium. The appointment and his departure for Havre, France, were kept secret by official orders until now.
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Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Charles T. Lewis, Jr
Belgium
Lewis
Havre
France
Plan Direct Marketing Campaign For Farm Products
Ohio plans an extensive direct mail campaign for farm products by parcel post. Gov Cox and Fred C Croxton of the State Defense Council draft outlines after a conference with Lewis B Flohr federal marketing investigator. Flohr notes fruits vegetables meats butter and eggs as direct market candidates.
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Columbus
Ohio
Parcel Post
Cox
Fred C. Croxton
State Defense Council
Lewis B. Flohr
Flohr
Western Canada sees strong crops and rising meat trade
The region reports good harvests across wheat oats and barley in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with yields near average and prices around two dollars a bushel. Hog and sheep production expand with profitable hog shipments to St Paul and growing wool sales in Calgary and Edmonton signaling robust agricultural growth.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
St. Paul
Delta
United States
Western
Daysland
Winnipeg
Western Canada
North American
Calgary
Edmonton
Toronto
Chicago Police Judge Rules Bathing Suits Can Be Worn
A Chicago judge has ruled that bathing suits may be worn on public streets, stating the garments are appropriate attire for public spaces. The decision addresses streetwear norms and municipal enforcement.
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Chicago
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promoted for Backache
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a permanent remedy for backache, claiming quick relief and long lasting effect. It asserts Netherlands government charter and brand purity, urging purchase from reliable druggists with money back if not helpful.
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Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
Caven
Ot Land
Fatal Defect in New Question Department
Quote highlights a flaw in the new question department where a test prompt asks how it works but yields no answer. The exchange underscores persistent operational issues and prompts scrutiny of the department's effectiveness and reliability.
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George C. Barnhardt
John T. Toffey
James C. MacDermott
Henry S. Chapman
Samuel A. Fuller
Charles W. Montgomery
Fred S. Scott
George M. Roudebush
Albert L. Moore
Ralph R. Cross
Edgar Needham
Walter G. Layman
Thomas A. Bay
Adam T. Gall
Ulysses A. Knapp
Alonzo G. van Atta
Frank H. Hess
Joseph Frances
Ethelbert Burr
Walter C. Rogers
Charles J. Kaltenbach
Arthur M. Hill
Frank F. Fox
William D. Himes
Cecil G. Blake
Edward Waugh
Wendell W. Ward
Harold A. Baumeister
Florian R. Gilbrod
Carl C. Lowe
James W. Huffman
Chandas R. Lantz
John F. Murbach
Frank A. Shively
Edward Kuhn
George B. Morgan
Frank
Charles S. Trump
W. Aristotle C. Stearts
Donald FE. Lader
Howard €. Ginn
Robert L. Chambers
William M. Jenkins
Carl Campbell
Lester B. McNichol
Fred M. Distelhorst
Leon R. Cooley
James O. Post
Oliver A. Wallace
Carl T. Myer
Robert C. Williams
Hub Myers
Selwyn D. Smith
Earl Bische
James R. Brockus
Horace C. Browne
Albert M. Buescher
David K. Ford
Miles R. Hendricks
George E. Little
Marion R. McKinnie
Stuart M. Thompson
Thomas W. Norton
Williamk. Peck
Ray J. Redmond
Richard P. Richardson
George T. Smith
Charles H. Tobias
Frank G. Tullidge
Clifford T. Crafts
Frederick E. Hershey
Charles R. Holeton, Jr
Edward J. Johns
Paul A. Jones
Ralph W. Laughlin
Lawrence L. Leathran
Harold M. Metcalf
Harold T. Moore
Luray J. Mouser
John F. Nolte
Fred W. Oldham
Verne H. Parker
August F. Piak
Charles E. Rott
Paul V. Smith
John A. Stanley
Robert W. Kearns
J. E. Bell
William G. Everson
Richard T. Dickerson
Herbert H. Smith
George M. Duncan
Charles L. Krum
Constant Southworth
Frank M. Scanland
Ralph R. Klingler
Harold B. Exnerson
John P. Dempsey
Thomas FB. Gus
James C. Netts
Larue R. Beals
Frank J. Hilla
Daniel Byran
Richard T
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