Crowder orders July recruitment ends class one to Navy and Fleet Corps
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced an end to all class one releases to the Navy, Marine Corps, and Emergency Fleet as of July with August calls projected large. He warned districts to report promptly on numbers classified and physically examined, urging officials to speed revisions to meet requisitions and warning that fifty percent classification may be a minimum in many boards.
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St Marshal
Crowder
General Crowder
General Crowd
Ougat
Navy
Eight Members Appointed to State Defense Council
Governor Holcomb added eight members to the Central State Council of Defense, expanding representation including women and war workers. New appointees are Frank Dexter Cheney of South Manchester, Alton T. Miner of New London, James T. Moran of New Haven, William BroSmith of Hartford, Tra M. Ornburn of New Haven, Mrs. Mary M. Beach of West Hartford, Mrs. F. B. H. Bulkeley of Hartford, and Miss Caroline Ruutz-Rees, reflecting the reorganized Woman's Division.
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Holcomb
Cent State Council of Defense
Marcus H. B
Committee On Won
Woman's
Representa of Women War Workers
Anil
Frank Dexter Cheney
South Manchester
Alton T. Miner
Newendon
James T. Moran
New Haven
William BroSmith
Hartford
Tra M. Ornburn
Mary M. Beach
West Hartford
F. B. H. Bulkeley
Caroline Ruutz-Rees
Man Too Patriotic. Milwaukee Patriot Buys War Stamps
John Sado vsky, a Milwaukee man, is described as overly patriotic by buying war stamps with his entire salary since 1917. His wife and family are mentioned, with the note that patriotism begins at home as he supports the war effort while sustaining the household. The piece portrays his probation to limit domestic use of funds for family needs.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Sadovsky
Sam
John
Mtly
O’Leary Trial Set For September 3 In Obstruction Case
Trial of Jere jah O’Leary former editor now jailed on charges of obstructing men in the army and navy was set for September 3 at the Tombs. Two others, S. Bedford and Adolph Stern, will be tried with him on similar charges. Also reported a fatal air crash near Buffalo as pilot J Lawrence Doolittle of Brockville Ontario died when his Curtiss aircraft malfunctioned at about 1,000 feet. A cornstalk garden in Georgia has produced five ears of corn and a head of wheat, with ears fully developed.
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Uffalo
N. Y
J. Lawrence
Brockville
Ont
James Ralph Doolittle
Curtiss
Mr. Burbank
M. J. Yarbrough
Herbert
Japan offers new military suggestions on Russian issue
Washington reports Tokyo endorses Wilsons general solution and adds military ideas. Discussions pause on Russian Siberian matters as Allies seek unanimous action. Red Cross aid flows to Russia, with relief supplies moving inland from Vladivostok while economic aid plans await.
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Washington
Japan
Wilson
Tokio
Murman Coast
Red Cross
United States
Russia
Vladivostok
Agence
Berne
Today
Germany
Finland
Landwehr
Moscow
Murman
Vologda
Francis
Central Powers
Flyers Fire On Enemy Over German Lines At Marne
United States aviators led by Sub-Lieutenants Arthur H. Jones Thomas J. Abernathy and Charles P. Porter swept low over German positions north of the Marne Pouring hot machine gun fire They emerged uninjured though their three planes were splintered By H G Wales A Chicago aviator James F Ashenden was interned in Switzerland after forced landing due to fuel shortage 150 miles behind German lines
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H. G. Wales
The
Marne
Arthur H. Jones
Hayward
Cal
Thomas J. Abernathy
West Pembroke
New Rochelle
N. Y
James F. Ashenden
Chicago
Switzerland
Coal output record set in Connellsville week of Fourth of July
In Connellsville Pennsylvania miners shattered weekly coal production with 675000 tons during the week including the Fourth of July as a response to the fuel administration call for full steam ahead. Miners labored the full day on Independence Day to reach the peak.
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Connellsville
The
Fuel Administration
Brooklyn Transit raises wages as fare impact eyed
July 26 Brooklyn Transit Co announces a wage increase to workers. The move follows an anticipated fare adjustment. A fragmented item mentions a German food train attack near Duisburg and a Zeppelin incident near the frontier amid war news.
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York
Brooklyn Transit Co
Agence Radio
Duisburg
Mother leaps to death with child in New York
Despondent over her three month old baby's health, Jennie Friedman, 36, leaped from a six story building keeping the infant in her arms. Both died instantly in the tragedy reported from New York.
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New York
Jennie Friedman
Sub-treasury Report Shows Weekly Banking Gain
New York July 26 The sub treasury gained 175000 from the banks on Thursday, lifting the cash net gain since Friday to 5863000.
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Sub-treasury
New York
Happenings in This Vicinity A Quarter Century Ago
A lively recap lists items from 25 years past including prices on eggs and cheese, an excursion by the O U A M line to Pawson Park, Camp Morris encampment expenses, the drowning of James Phillips near Westbrook, a Swedish Republican club meeting in Portland, and a dinner for Connecticut National Guard officers. It also notes Henry Dunham’s serious condition, a clams cargo at the dock, a corner stone collection of 23.83, the sale of Daniel Thomas’s truck business, and new or building homes near Grand Street affecting rents.
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Rocky Hill
Pawson Park
Sunshine
Middletown
William Jamieson
Conn
Camp Morris
James Phillips
Raymond
Westbrook
Swedish Republican Club
Portland
Connecticut
N. G
J. Warren Coulston
Chafee
Charles P. Graham
Joseph T. Elliott
Henry Dunham
Hast
Onsant Oh SS
New Y. M. Co. A
Daniel Thomas
Michael Carey
Grand Street
Canadian General Praises American Troops in France
A Canadian general commanding a division of the Overseas Forces hails American troops in France as the finest. He notes that over the past week they have justified the highest hopes, underscoring pride in allied soldiers and their performance.
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Great Dominion
France
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R. J. Atwell
Main ‘St
Lyman D. Mills Co
New Perfection
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A. P. French
Central Bank
Arthur B. Jenkins
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Mutual Building
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