Enlistment drive and state war effort in Ohio
Governor Willis issues a special proclamation urging enlistments for the Mexico call, with support from business and civic groups to assure job security and favorable leave. Other items note revenue sources for the state, committees on road funding, and calls for officers and officials amid wartime pressures.
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Coramiran
Ob O Manufacturers’ Association
Charles B. McCoy
Coshocton
Malcolm Jennings
Columbus
State Civil Service Commission
Back Door Aid to Importers Through State Department
The piece describes a covert channel via a red brick residence near the State Department where Dr. Charles A. Holder and Sir Richard Crawford of the British embassy handle informal trade matters. It notes shipments worth over 20 million dollars have moved through this route, with Holder operating unofficially and signing letters as Charles A. Holder.
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U.S
State Department
War, State and Navy
Robert Iansing
State, War and Navy
Pennsylvania Avenue
War, Te and Navy
Washington
Court of Claims
Doctor Holder
Doctor Holder, Is Our Foreign Trade Adviser. Doctor Holder
Richard Crawford
Richard
Office of Foreign Trade Advisers
Charles A. Holder
United States
Germans advance near Verdun as trench fighting rages
Paris dispatch reports German forces pushing within three and a half miles of Verdun after capturing initial French trench lines near Fleury and Thinumont work. Allied counterattacks reclaimed ground around Fleury while German assaults on other fronts, including Mont Talutet and Fort Vaux, were repelled with heavy losses.
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Paris
Verdun
Umer Einer
Fleury
Iiulstry
Moure
Fill 321
Demloup
Vaux
Chapitre
Pamin
Chenois
Champagne
Russian Front Actions Report Three Village Captures
Dispatches from the war front indicate central powers distract Russian forces by harrying fronts in France Italy and Bukovina. The War Office reports three villages west of Radautz Gurahumora Stralzia Suracch fell with 800 prisoners. Russians also took Vinnit on the Galicia Bukovina border. Berlin notes continued German advances west and southwest of Lutsk despite Russian counter-attacks.
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Petrograd
Bukowing
Carpathians
War Office
Radautz
Czernowits
Gurahumora
Stralzia
Suracch
Vinnit
Galicia
Bunkowina
Czernowitz
Berlin
London
von Linsingen
Lutsk
Brody
Business Men Shown How To Use Postal Service
In Cleveland the Chamber of Commerce issued a pamphlet titled Cleveland's Mall Service How to Improve It to help business men utilize the postal system. It covers cooperative mail handling, proper outgoing mail, and mailing mat arrangement by district. It also addresses shortpaid foreign postage and encourages pre canceled stamps and mailing permits.
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Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland
Post Office
Foreign Merchants Aided by U S Bureau Visit
Dr Ederard Qwing Pratt head of the bureaus commerce cites a visit to the United States by Chi keno merchants to illustrate current bureau activity A commercial agent was rejected due to knowledge of Lonely Summer dialogue and a playful exchange about summer boarders and political chatter ends with a quip about prohibition and a song line by Uncle Bill Bottletop
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Ederard Qwing Pratt
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
United States
Bureau of Commerce
Bureau
Becauss
Refugee Americans await ships in Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz crowds refugees from the United States wait for transport as ships are unavailable. Many are housed aboard the battleship Nebraska or in hotels and lodging houses while a ten car train of 500 to 600 refugees is expected.
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Vera Cruz
United States
Nebraska
Idaho National Park Proposed as Great Western Showplace
An article extols Idaho national park as a future landmark linking major western parks by scenic highways. It highlights Sawtooth mountains, Mount Hyndman, Salmon and Payette rivers, lakes with redfish, diverse wildlife, and the role of forest rangers and federal and state cooperation in roadbuilding and preservation efforts.
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Daho National Park
Switzerland of America
Idaho
Colorado
Pacific Coast
M. F. Cunningham
Utica Globe
West
Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone
Wyoming
Sawtooth Mountains
Glacier
Montana
Yosemite
California
Grand Canyon
Arizona
America
Senator Borah
Poreo
Marshall
Sawtooth Ranges
United States
Rocky Mountains
Sierras
Cascade Range
Washington
Hyndman
Ketchum
Alps
Switzerland
Boise
Payette
David Starr Jordan
United States Fish Commission
Professor Jordan
Idaho National Park
Yellowstone Park
Boise River
Payette River
Boise Basin
Highway Commission
Fingernails as Clues to Habits and Health
The piece notes fingernails reveal habit and character with dirty nails signaling heavy manual work or neglect. It argues sympathy for laborers yet warns clean nails denote grooming and social perception, while nails carry germs and reveal daily life.
Cubs Third Baseman Heine Zimmerman Injures Shoulder
Heine Zimmermann, Cubs third baseman and Heldeuprass, fell on stairs at home in Chicago. The shoulder injury will end his season as announced after the accident.
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Heine Zim
Chicago
Heine Zimmerman
Heldeuprass
Cubs
Leonabis
Finland to Build Rail Line for Iron Ore Exports
A projected Finnish Lapland railroad would open ore deposits to markets. The initial segment would run from Rovanten, already rail-connected to the Gulf of Bothnia port at Kem, to Sukuvaara, about 87 miles away.
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Lapland
Indianapolis News
Rovanten
Kem
Gulf of Bothnia
Sukuvaara
Teacher Enforcement Prompts Cleanliness Among Students
Schools require students to maintain personal hygiene when parents fail to do so. Teachers ensure youngsters stay clean as part of school discipline and health standards.
Badges for Wounded Return in French Army
An ancient method of marking wounded soldiers on their clothing has been revived in France. Previously a wounded hero could only be identified by visible maiming or hospital attention. Now many soldiers carry the insignia on their coats, a revival welcomed by rank and file.
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France
Imitation of Occidental Civilize Noted in Patchy Text
Fragmentary OCR hints at a quotation about Occidental influence and civilizational mimicry. The readable bits mention Renee and Sete but lack full context or attribution.
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Renee Sete
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