Draft May Be Held on Friday in Capitol Drawing
Washington July 19 The draft may be held Friday at 10 o clock in a large Capitol committee room for the selection of men to go to the colors. Numbers verified and capsules sealed under guard await official use as Baker and officials prepare the formal drawing with press access and congressional witnesses.
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Capitol
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Crowder
Potomac
Alt
Baker
House
Senate
Congress
Jefferson Distilling announces new process for molasses waste
In New Orleans on July 19 the Jefferson Distilling and Denaturing company announced a new process to utilize former waste for distilling alcohol from molasses. The plant now yields 20 tons of potash daily, with prewar German supply replaced by a current market price of $400 per ton.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Distilling & Denaturing Company
Germany
Childe Harold Crew Safe After Torpedoing in Europe
Washington reports word from Montevideo that the American schooner Childe Harold was torpedoed on June 20 in European waters but all eight crew members including the master reached safety.
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Childe Harold
Washington
State Department
Montevideo
Senate Narrowly Approves Food Control Bill Amendments
Washington July 19 Senate consideration of the administration food control bill nears end after a month of debate Voting on Saturday yielded 2 amendments with one adopted tentatively and likely final 54 to 17 The Pomerene redraft targets defense council supply contracts and limits government agents or advisory board members from contracts in which they have personal interest The measure aims to meet defense procurement needs while preserving impartiality
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Senate
Pomerene
Defense Council
Council
Reed
Nation Defense Council
Shootings Over Unpaid Wages End In Double Homicide
Albert Caine shot his employer Dante Sgariata and an pursuing bystander Herman Mortons after failing to collect $20. He barricaded himself between Hunt Street and McDougall Avenue for about thirty minutes as police and a mob forced through with drawn pistols. Mortons remains hospitalized with critical injuries.
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Albert Caine
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McDougall Avenue
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Dante
Hary Sgariata
Carte
Herman Mortons
Browning Meat Key To A Juicy Pot Roast
The guide advises searing the pot roast on all sides in a hot pan to lock in juices and prevent them from boiling away during cooking. This step aims to improve tenderness and flavor before slow roasting.
Wilson considers freeing 16 imprisoned suffragists
After a White House meeting with J A Hopkins President Wilson weighs clemency or appeals for 16 suffragists jailed for 60 days for picketing. Hopkins says Wilson is determined to "straighten the matter out" and discusses emergency war move to adopt Susan B Anthony amendment. Atlantic fleet reorganized to expand to near double size with Grant named to command one force and Mayo remaining in general command.
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J. A H. Hopkins
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Albert W. Grant
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Coffman
Grant
Grain export halted as embargo hits Baltimore trade
Baltimore today faces a standstill in export grain after the embargo proclamation took effect on Saturday. Railroads have halted outbound grain, with similar suspensions reported at other large U S export hubs. Local dealers expect Allied demand to push action to move foodstuff to fronts. The Baltimore Chamber of Commerce meets to formalize rules for grain movement from the port and to seek a concrete plan for exporters.
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United States
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
State Guard May Parade Ir WN. OY New York
The National Guard of the state, about 4000 strong, plans a parade in New York before marching to their concentration camp at Spartanburg South Carolina. Officials announced plans to bring trains to Jersey City for a joint parade with New York City troops before heading to Spartanburg.
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Jersey City
New York City
German Chancellor Michaelis and German War Policy Debated
Washington dispatch notes intense interest as the Reichstag prepares to hear Chancellor Michaelis speak for the first time. Analysts debate whether his stance will favor peace bloc positions or sustain militaristic policy amid ongoing Verdun and Chemin des Dames fighting. British and German artillery duels continue in Flanders and the Arras region while Russian Front forces hold against Austro German pressure in Galicia.
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Kalusz
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Brzezany
Hastings Refuses Sneakers for Pulpit Stand
Rev. EB Hastings of Dental Presbyterian Church rejects a request by the Chicago based American Liberty Defense League to supply sneakers for his pulpit in support of conscientious objectors. He notes his son left Princeton to enlist in the navy and cautions against evading duty while his son fights.
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Princeton University
Navy
Hope to Save Steamship Kristianiafjord at St Johns
The last passengers were removed from the Norwegian American liner Kristianiafjord after it ran ashore at St Johns Newfoundland. Officials expected the ship to be floated as salvage operations continued.
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Kristiania Fjord
Man Who Directs Draft For America's Big Army
The responsibility for directing the draft of men for the American army to fight in France rests with Provost Marshal General Enoch H. Crowder. A new photo portrays him at the head of this vast military mobilization and the nation’s largest effort to date.
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America
France
Enoch H. Crowder
United States
Lutherans Pledge Loyalty to the Flag in Midwest Meeting
Nine Lutheran organizations with about 30 clergy from Nebraska Iowa and Ohio adopted a resolution pledging unswerving devotion to the flag amid accusations of disloyalty by the Nebraska defence council. The debate was brief with one Omaha minister challenging church action as council attacks unspecified members only.
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Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
Ohio
Nebraska Defence Council
T I
Council of Defence
Wright field receives formal dedication by flight
The Wilbur Wright federal flying field near Dayton Ohio was formally dedicated. Captain A R Christie commandant of the school conducted a ten minute flight in one of the new airplanes brought for federal students. Eleven students forming the first class arrived from Ohio State University. Actual work for students will begin this week.
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Dayton
Wilbur Wright Federal Flying Feld
A. R. Christie
Ohio State University
Vanderbilt in Banks New York joins US Army as private
Vanderbilt in Banks New York reports Cornelius Van derbilt Jr son of Colonel Cornelius Vanderbilt commander of the Twenty second regiment has entered the United States army as a private He will be attached to the headquarters troops He is a Yale student.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Twenty-second
United States Army
Yale
Ohio reports health gains as infantile paralysis rises
State health data show improved overall health in Ohio with fewer notifiable diseases. Infantile paralysis cases reach 23 in June from Belmont County and Martins Ferry, while smallpox totals for the first six months reach 2 048, 37 less than all of 1916.
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State Department of Health
Ohio
Belmont County
Martins Ferry
Red Hair Saves Her Lie
Miss Marguerite Belford fell into ten feet of water at the Central avenue dam on the Little Arvanzas river. Fisherman F C Givier heard the splash and, seeing her red hair, reached out and pulled her from the water, though he was unconscious himself.
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Marguerite Belford
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Arvanzas
F. C. Givier
Miss Belford
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