Congress Adjourns Reflects On War Effort And Leaders
Franklin News notes Congress has adjourned after a wartime session. The piece lauds President Taft and allies Root Lodge Roosevelt Fox for passing key measures, while criticizing Senator La Follette and wartime inaction in some areas. It urges continued national resolve and preparations for victory over Germany.
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Congress
la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate
United States
Germany
Root
Lodge
Roosevelt
Taft
Mae
Jettine
England
Jenee
Belgium
S Hall
Kaiser
Bouch
Franklin News
President Wilson Seeks War Signs Amid Storm Forecasts
The article reports President Wilson weighing imminent war signals as a severe weather pattern heads into a projected November period. Officials cite German maneuver shifts and German representatives’ statements as possible provocations affecting policy, while American public sentiment remains wary and proud.
Big pay for steel workers in Youngstown mills
Higher wages than ever before are paid to steel mill workers in Youngstown under the Amalgamated association sliding scale tied to steel prices. Rollers earn the most, with heaters and roughers close behind. unskilled workers may earn 5 to 6 dollars daily after training, while some laborers reach 12 to 15 dollars a day.
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Youngstown
Amalgamated Association
Three Williams sisters try living on five dollars a week
Edna Anna and Eleanor Williams moved to Brooklyn after their parents died. Eleanor earned seven dollars weekly, two for rent leaving five for all other expenses. Two sisters collapsed from starvation prompting authorities to review the case.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Edna
Anna
Eleanor Williams
Eleanor
German Chancellor's Son Takes Farm Laborer Post
Willy Michaelis, youngest son of the German chancellor, works as a farm laborer on a Langmeil estate near Gruenberg in Silesia. A Berlin high school student, he volunteered for the harvest with other pupils, working sunrise to sunset before returning to school after the season.
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Berlin
Willy Michaelis
Langmeil
Gruenberg
Silesia
Passengers Brave Sea's Perils Off New England Coast
An American passenger steamer in the Coastwise service ran aground in a shoal off the New England coast but was floated after eight hours with no apparent injuries. All passengers and crew remained on board.
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Atlantic
New England
To Remove Iron Scorch From Fabrics
A handy method to lift iron scorch marks uses hydrogen peroxide moistened spot treated with a thin white cloth and a hot iron. The tip promises magic results. The note then shifts to a casual remark about believing in Giants and Chicago.
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Chicago
Squirrels Gather Acorns Hint at Coming Winter
A weatheralmanlike note suggests a harsh season as squirrels hoard acorns. A sharper forecast cites profiteers collecting dollars as a sign of economic strain.
Navy reports new anti U boat measures cut losses
Admiral Jenson describes smoke bombs and dense smoke screens as effective on merchant and naval ships. Camouflage and detectors aid hiding from periscopes. Depth charge work improves, balloons aid observation, and bigger submarines with six inch guns are noted. No US coast submarine presence since entering war.
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Jenson
United States Navy
Benson
Navy Department
Atlantic
Germany
Stop Waste in Army Camps Turns Waste to Profit
Washington reports a war department plan to cut waste in cantonments and embarkation camps by training mess cooks, standardizing collection, and using a two can system. Waste is reclaimed, recycled, and sold, turning a prior expense into substantial annual profit through salvaged materials and animal feed.
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Washington
War Department
United States Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Secretary of War
National Army
Army
Chilliecothe
Has Perfect Brain Becomes Aviator Named 999 New England Cadets
Boston reports Thomas James Abernethy of West Pembroke Maine, found mentally perfect by Professor Muensterberg, is among 999 New England candidates chosen for aviation instruction. He tops the alphabetical list.
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Boston
Thomas James Abernethy
West Pembroke
Muensterberg
New England
Anomalies of War Prices in Kansas City
Wheat in parts of the Southwest is fed to hogs as it sells for less than corn at 2.05 dollars per bushel, though the practice is not widespread and faces opposition due to scarcity and sentiment against using wheat for feed.
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Kansas City
Southwest
Germans Deceive Chinese Over War News Claims
Dr. J Preston Maxwell of Yungchun Hospital Amoy says German propagandists misled Chinese for over a year about Paris fall and a victorious army in London. Walls were pasted with supposed German peace terms presenting Germany as favored in the settlement.
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New York
J. Preston Maxwell
Yungchun
Amoy
Paris
England
London
Germany
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