Retail merchants to be mobilized nationwide
Washington dispatch says merchant representatives will be named for all states to assist in organizing retail merchants to work with the food administration. Initial appointments include Colarand C Maes Wilcor Denver for Colorado, and CUI Crooks Omaha for Nebraska.
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Washington
Aaalst
The
Food Administration
Ammons
Colarand—C. Maes Wilcor
Denver
Nebraska
CUI Crooks
Omaha
Austria's Reply to Pope Ready for Papal Conclave
Vienna dispatch says Austria's answer to Pope Benedict's peace proposals will be handed to the papal conclave at Vitons on Thursday. The Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung reports the reply is prepared and awaiting delivery.
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Austria
Benedict
Wiener Allgemeise Zeitung
Vitons
Pope Regression Discussed in Vienna Claims
A Saturday publication promises a detailed discussion of the pope s regressions. The report of new astonishing peace proposals from a Vienna newspaper is contradicted by facts and appears to be at variance with the truth.
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Vienna
Adda,x
Norwegian Ships Sunk in German Submarine Offensive
German submarines have sunk the Norwegian steamships Facto of 2372 tons and the Thomas Krag of 3561 tons off Christiania. Ten men from each vessel perished.
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Christiania
Norway
Thomas Krag
Norwegian Foreign Office
Plenty of Oil Can Be Produced in War Demand
Atlantic City reports Standard Oil of New Jersey president A C Bedford states no risk of crude oil shortage for the United States and allies. He urges government priority for fuel, calls for increased crude output, and notes 185 million barrels of gasoline required next year for allies. He warns against hindering the auto industry and advocates consumer education for efficiency.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States
A. C. Dedford
New York
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Dedford
American Chamber of Commerce
X . America
Bedford
Nitiaton
Sr. Bedford
Council of National Defense
Europe
Fortuns
General Soukhomlinoff Explains Defenses at Trial
In Petrograd on September 19 witnesses finished testimony in General Soukhomlinoff's high treason trial. He, exhausted, argued that dismantling Russian forts was necessary as modern warfare diminished fortress value and could trap retreating troops. He cited the Russo-Turkish campaign to support provisional defensive works during hostilities.
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Petrograd
Scukbomknaft
Salatster
Ruselan Forte
Soukhomlinoff
Typhoon Amoy Death Toll Rises In Amoy China
A powerful typhoon hit Amoy late last week killing more than 600 natives. Harbors lost 85 percent of their watercraft and outlying districts are cut off. The Japanese ship Amaktan Maru lies on rocks opposite Kulangsu, possibly salvageable. other vessels on Kulangsu rocks are in hopeless positions.
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Amoy
China
Ilsne
Rockn
Kulangsu
Kulangen
Kulacent
Political fight ends in death in Philadelphia riot
A violent split within Philadelphia Republicans led to a fatal riot with Policeman George Eppley killed and James A. Carey, a faction city official, wounded. Primary elections were held statewide for elective offices as political tension rose. A separate note advertises a play and a comic exchange closes the item.
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Philadelphia
Mth
Republican Party
George Eppley
Poiceman
James A. Carey
Pennsylvania
Iwar Convention Forming Plans for Postwar Transport
Atlantic City Sept 1 A war convention of the chamber of commerce of the United States focused on how American business can boost inland waterways and coastal shipping to relieve rail congestion and sustain domestic and foreign markets after the war. Speakers included Judge Robert Lovett Raymond Brewers A C Bedford Harry Wheeler Walter Gifford and James McKibben.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Robert §. Lovett
War Emergency Board
Raymond B. Brewers
United Statehipping Board
A. C. Bedford
Standant Oil Company
Harry A. Wheeler
Chicago
Walter 8. Gifford
Council of Defense
James A. McKibben
National Association of Chamber of Commerce
Parker
Business America
Yellowstone Park Closes For Season
Yellowstone park closes for the season with the last train departure carrying the final tour party. The final trip brings back those who visited this summer while workers depart. Union Pacific official Paul Deemer notes the season was among the finest in travel during wartime and Oxden Canyon drew many Eastern visitors before service shifts to a weekly mail train.
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Yellowstone Park
Park
Wonderland
Paul I. Deemer
Union Pacific
Narion
Oxden Canyon
Br. Beemer
Ogrden
Watermelon basket centerpiece craft instructions
An old ad shows how to carve a deep green rind melon into a basket with a loop or side handles. Scoop red flesh, shape with a cutter, refill, and add a second melon if needed. Garnish with a red satin bow on the handle for a decorative centerpiece.
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Relf
Wheatless days begin in Boston
Boston marks the first of two wheatless days under state food administration. Hotels restaurants and clubs report adherence and expect difficulties in obtaining white bread. Thousands of housewives join the movement hoping to reduce wheat use with meals.
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Boston
State Food Administration
Labor notes on wartime women workers at major railroads
The article notes large Fort Wayne Pensylvanian railroad shops opened to women workers. It mentions the Baltimore & Ohio employing 1000 women excluding stenographers and clerks. A French volunteer unit of 100 women is recruited to serve in France for canteen work with immediate dispatch. Wages for canteen staff and sailors dependents are to rise after Canadian parliament actions. British production committees raise pay for shipbuilders and repairers.
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Pesinaytvania Railroad
Fort Wayne
France
War era wage talks and global postwar labor shifts
Reports note wage changes of three shillings a week and sixteen shillings rise for many in Britain while nine thousand miners in Tredegar Valley strike over grievances. Arrangements plan for aiding disabled soldiers across England, and Calgary eyes school days to dig potatoes. Canada places laid off munition workers on farms. Columbia University runs courses to train women for banking. New York savings banks show gains of over ten million. Lord Derby appeals for six thousand women to build aircraft, many women workers join British aeroplane factories as Australians respond to calls. German girls in Switzerland urged home for harvest, Japan sees high priced labor draw workers from government service, risking telecoms. A Britain Britain standing joint committee calls conference to discuss women’s postwar reconstruction needs.
Eyesight Claims and a Free Prescription Promise
An early 20th century ad touts a free prescription to restore eyesight. Dr. Lewis and a Philadelphia reader describe eye improvements after using Ton-Opte and Dan-Opte tablets with eye baths. The ad urges readers to visit a drug store, promising high cure rates and money-back guarantees.
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Philadelphia
Lewis
Almple
Ogden
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