Rules for Exemption Boards Will Be Ironclad and Every Possibility of Misunderstanding Eliminated
Washington forecast a rigid system for the selective draft as 4,800 exemption boards will review cases across the nation. Maj. Gen. Crowder notes the process aims to avoid discrimination while determining who should serve, with an initial target of 500,000 to 750,000 men for the new national army and related forces.
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Washington
Army
Navy
National Guard
Census Bureau
Enoch I. Crowder
National Army
Crowder
Regular Army
Draft exemptions and conscription plan outlined
The article describes the looming draft during wartime, detailing 2 500 000 men ready for training and the 750 000 to be called. It outlines exemption categories, the process before exemption boards, and the possible public drawing by lot. It notes Cantonments for training and the secrecy around final plans to avoid charges of favoritism.
No Registration Card Two Negroes Beaten in Kansas City
In Kansas City Missouri Uncle Sam and William Mac Clellan a 22 year old structural steel worker stopped two Black men without registration cards. He interrogated them showed a blue certificate and used force to push them to the police desk. All three were charged with disturbing the peace.
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Kansas City
Samuel
William MacClellan
MacClellan
Uncle Sam
Lloyd George selects foe as agriculture head
London reports Premier Lloyd George finding a surprising fit for the post of president of the board of agriculture. A colleague suggests Roland E. Prothero, once a political adversary, and the premier declares him the right choice despite past feuds.
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London
Lloyd George
Board of Agriculture
Mr. Lloyd George
Prothero
Duke of Bedford
Roland E. Prothero
Germans sell bogus papers at German front fronts
London war papers issued by German armies at the front fetch high prices as British offensives disrupt their publication. Scarcity drives copies to as much as 300 marks, with counterfeit reproductions flooding printers across the empire. Warnings not to buy bogus copies are echoed, yet thousands sell as originals nationwide.
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London
Empire
His Story Won Jewels
Three cans of jewelry found in a rock crevice near Wheatland were claimed by A A Renting of Southside Omaha in a sheriff’s letter. Renting said he hid the jewels during a Sacramento to Omaha trip in 1895 to prevent theft and never recovered them.
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Marysville
Cal
Wheatland
A. A
Verona family shows eight steady American-British roots
Thomas Elston, a British-born American citizen, leads an eight member Verona family. Five sons and three daughters, with daughters married and rearing. sons in or returning from war service. Francis served in the Boer War. Frederick also. William hoped to enlist but broke leg. George in the aerial corps on the Western Front. Gilbert with father at home. the eldest Francis and Frederick reflect battlefield service while others await news. Gilbert stayed home.
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Verona
N. J
Thomas Elston
Devonshire
England
Francis
South Africa
Frederick
Saloniki
Royal Engineer Corps
William
George
France
Gilbert
Fifth New Jersey Infantry
New Jersey
Priceless Vespucci Book Recovered in Parcel
A Florence theft tale ends as police on the Italian Swiss frontier uncover a parcel containing Amerigo Vespucci letters. The sole copy, once owned by Marquis Coppini, vanished years ago. The package was addressed to a German bookseller who fled to Switzerland after the war.
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London
Rome
Florence
Amerigo Vespucci
Marquis Capponi
Switzerland
The Tree Cavity Treatment Compared To Dentistry
The treaclelike cavity decay in trees is treated like dentistry. Decayed matter is cleaned to living tissue, surfaces disinfected, and the hole filled with concrete or other materials to exclude air. Edges heal, metal coverings sometimes help, and multiple disinfectant steps are advised before final closure.
Profit From The Back Yard Garages For Profit
Rear lots unused by homeowners can be turned into money by building a four car concrete or brick garage. Expected 25 percent return on cost, or payback in four years, with minimal upkeep. A tar and gravel roof prevents extra repairs, and trellis or roof gardens can conceal or beautify the structure.
Planting Street Trees Requires Prepared Soils and Proper Irrigation
In planting out street and highway trees the work should follow broad agricultural principles. Create suitable conditions for the plants. If rainfall is short, irrigate. if rainfall is excessive, drain and amend soil by mixing sand, wood ashes, lime or decaying matter into deep holes. Physical soil condition matters more than chemistry. deep holes and preparation are essential.
Beauty Demanded In Suburbs
Detroit real estate man H. A. Jones argues suburban housing must emphasize beauty. He says city buyers will demand country pleasures, trees, parks, and landscape features with convenient transit to jobs as Detroit expands. He warns 30-foot lots with no green space will hinder development.
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H. A. Jones
Detroit
Trees Along Fences Beautify and Shelter Birds
Trees along the fences add beauty to surroundings and attract useful birds. They provide retreat from storms and birds of prey, offering shelter and habitat for local avifauna.
Rockefeller Junior offers Dyckman land for public park
In New York City, John D. Rockefeller Jr. proposed turning about 50 acres near Dyckman Street into a public park. He plans to connect it with Fort Washington park and previously bought three large parcels on the upper west side including the Billings estate and the Hays and Schaefer tracts, near Dyckman Street. He said the total purchase cost was about $2,000,000, far less than estimates of $5,000,000.
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York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Manhattan Island
Dyckman Street
Broadway
Hudson River
New York
Hudson
Storm King Mountain
Bay
Long Island
Atlantic
New York City
Dyckman
Fort Washington Park
Hays
Schaefer
Rockefeller
Merry Youths Plant Bones to Craft a Tale in Minnesota Town
In Shakopee Minnesota police chief John Heller investigates a curious scene behind a butcher shop where youths buried a human skull and assorted bones. The skull allegedly came from a college cadaver while the rest included cat ribs, a pullet thigh, a dog's foreleg, and cow vertebrae. The stunt aimed to create a sensational story, drawing police scrutiny and public interest.
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Paul
John Heller
Shakopee
Minn
Heller
Sherlock Holmes
Charley Hartmann
H. W.reiter
Hurd wins 2500 in suit against Astor Hotel New York
Mrs Saidee Disbrow Hurd, wife of Robert O Hurd, secured a 2500 verdict in a Poughkeepsie supreme court trial against the Astor Hotel company over alleged humiliating treatment after she kissed her husband at their room door on August 17. The case involved hotel assistant manager David Mitchell Pepper and conflicting testimony on remarks and conduct.
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N. Y
Saidee
Disbrow Hurd
Robert O. Hurd
Supreme Court
Poughkeepsie
Astor Hotel Company
New York
Justice Platt
Poison in backyard sign stirs city notice dispute
In An assembly town, Ernest A. Fuller posted a large red sign warning of poison in his back yard to deter dogs and cats. Neighbors protested while police consulted the city counselor about a possible legal issue.
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Ansas City
Ernest A. Fuller
Nice
Mr. Fuller
Fuller
John Casey
Flora Avenue
Mr. Mathis
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Christ
Calvary
Mary
Germany
Vespucci
John D., Jr
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