ERS Camp for Citizens at Zachary Taylor in Louisville
The Defense Council announces a two week citizen camp from January 6 to 18 at Zachary Taylor in Louisville Kentucky. Enrollment capped at 500 with priority to receipt of applications. cost 30 dollars includes meals barracks and instruction. The camp, under Army Captain, aims to provide modern drill training and civic leadership, with editors publishers and notable professionals encouraged to attend.
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Kentucky
Coopera
Defense Council
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United States
Plattsburg
Discf
Navy Reaches Half Million Strength in War Build Up
Rear Admiral Leigh C Palmer reveals a wartime Navy expansion from 56 000 to nearly 500 000 personnel to man 1 805 vessels. The report notes full crews on all ships with excess for training new drafts and adds guard and radio teams for merchant service. Training centers at Great Lakes Newport Hampton Roads and Pelham Bay expand to 110 men at once, with ships used as floating schools and fourteen institutions teaching officers. Desertions drop to .93 percent as about 412 000 of 435 000 sailors are native born and New York supplies 32 percent of native recruits.
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Admiral Palmer
Bureau
Shipping Board
Great Lakes
Newport
Hampton Roads
Pelham Bay
Union
Montana
Nevada
Palmer
New York
Bryan Visits Kitchin in Washington Lobbies Stir
William Jennings Bryan created a stir in the house lobbies yesterday afternoon when he suddenly appeared and went to the office of Representative North Carolina, chair of the house ways and means committee and majority leader. He and Kitchen were closeted together for some time as they talked, the brief meeting described as a wave to an old friend.
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Kitchin
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Office of
Representative of
North Carolina
House
Ways and Means
Kitchen
New Haven Hotel Bankrupt Petition Filed in Hartford
Benjamin Linsky of the Hotel Grand in New Haven filed a bankruptcy petition in Hartford. Reported assets amount to 456 575 33 dollars with rent claims totaling 357 42 dollars, of which 319 567 03 dollars are secured mortgages.
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New Haven
Hartford
Benjamin Linsky
Hotel Grand
New
National Lumber Plan Lets Farmers Build Better Barns
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association in Chicago provides free plans and models for ventilated well arranged barns. Architects and engineers worked with government and colleges to improve roof floor drainage ventilation lighting and silo layout. Plans include materials lists and can be secured through lumber yards. County agents stress cost parity with older designs and promote farmstead pride and long lasting structures through proper painting.
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National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
Agricultural Colleges
Farm Bureau
Rumani of Albania Describe Ancient Roman Roots and Nomad Life
A National Geographic war geography bulletin, based on Brigadier-General Scriven, notes Romani in Albania claim descent from the fifth Roman legion. They are a pastoral people, living in stone villages high in the mountains and moving seasonally with flocks. Estimates suggest around 80,000, scattered over many peaks and valleys in inaccessible regions.
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Albania
Europe
National Geographic Society
George P. Scriven
Durazzo
Constantinople
Rome
Xgnatia
Italy
Brincisi
Eybasan
Ochrida
Krusha
Monastir
Vodena
Saloniki
Unwritten Law Hint Arises in Johnson Murder Trial
Elkton Md Dec 18 hints rose that unwritten law may be invoked in the Charles H Johnson murder trial of Major John R King US Army who was shot last July Johnson a former Aberdeen Md bank cashier is defended by S A Williams and witnesses began testifying today as the case moved forward
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Elkton
Charles H. Johnson
National Bank
Aberdeen Md
John R. King
Brooklyn
King
Johnson
S. A. Williams
Ernie Shore Becomes Ensign in Navy
Cambridge December 18 Ernie Shore star pre war pitcher for the Boston Red Sox heads to naval service as an ensign He graduates from the officers material school at Harvard University with a class of 175 Shore hopes to complete a couple of tours on a battleship before joining the reserve list
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Cambridge
Mass
Ernie Shore
Boston Red Sox
United States Navy
Harvard University
Shore
Well Being Through Kidney Health Confronts Pain
A short reflective piece notes envy of the healthy, yet focuses on kidney function as essential to well being. It explains kidneys cleanse the blood and remove waste, and warns that kidney disorder leads to backache sore muscles and fatigue, implying treatment is needed.
Transit Fare Variations Across Canadian Cities
The notice compares streetcar fares: Montreal charges 10 cents at night and 6 cents by day. Edmonton, Alberta, with municipal ownership, lists a daytime fare of 6 cents and a night fare of 15 cents.
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Montreal
Edmonton
Alberta
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