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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
2
A private aboard a nameless American transport details hard work and humor on a long ocean voyage. He paints a vivid, crowded deck scene with varied patrons from cowboys to artists, notes discipline and drills, and highlights camaraderie, pranks, and mascots aboard a ship bound for France.
American League standings show Chicago leading with a .642 pace, Cleveland at .613, and New York, Boston, Washington, and Detroit in pursuit. National League results include Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and St. Louis with varied scores across multiple games, detailing pitchers and final tallies.
General Jose Miguel Gomez once led the Liberal revolt and former Cuban president was moved from Principe prison to the America plantation twelve miles from Havana. He will be allowed liberty on the plantation to improve his condition, accompanied by his son who faces trial on revolt related charges.
Chicago September 27. Dr. W A Guild of Des Moines Iowa will lead a proposal to legalize taking lives of patients beyond medical aid at the sixth annual convention of the Association of Progressive Medicine. He states about 200000 Americans seek death and mercy killing would be humane.
Northwestern Ohio D A R regents met with Mrs. R D Sneath in Tiffin to organize funding for a camp building at Camp Sherman Chillicothe. The facility aims to house visiting mothers and wives of drafted men.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon is ill with appendicitis after a sudden attack in Washington on September 27.
New York provision report shows butter higher than extra at 45 34 to 46 0 and eggs fresh gathered extra fine at 45 to 46 cents.
Buffalo on Sept 26 reports prices for wheat corn oats flour butter cheese eggs and poultry with souls for beef cattle sheep and hogs. Grain prices include No 2 soft white wheat 2.20 and No 2 red 2.22 per bushel while corn bids stand at 2.13 for yellow and oats at 63c. Livestock quotes feature shipping steers at 13.00 and hogs around 19.25 to 19.50 with veals 16.00 to 16.25 and lambs 16.75 to 17.00.
Readable entries show hay based on track pricing with No 1 time at 19 dollars then 20, No 2 at 17 and 18, No 3 at 14 and 15, plus straw oats and wheat listed at 8.50 dollars. Prices reflect market quotes and commodity names.
The War Department expands embarka tion plans to move American troops to France in large scale. An embarkation section in the office of the chief of staff will oversee troop and supply shipments with a new Atlantic coast Cantonment capable of handling 30 000 to 40 000 troops. General Kernan will lead the embarkation service with Colonel Baker coordinating transport. Convoy services will be arranged with the Navy Department.
Richmond Virginia reports Captain Eric Robertson a Canadian officer in the British flying corps was shot down and fell 13000 feet over the German lines and has been missing since mid July his home is Walkerville Ontario and his sister received the advices in Robert son.
Madrid reports a cabinet decision to form two regiments of field artillery seven battalions of garrison artillery and seven battalions of heavy artillery. A special committee will draft a military oriented industrial mobilization plan.
Greenwich Conn Sept 20 Peach jam to be shipped to American soldiers in France by a canning concern in this city One third of a ton of the jam will be sent with Mrs Havemeyer pledging enough sugar to sweeten it
The court martial of soldiers involved in the Houston riot will be open to the public. Headquarters of the southern department in San Antonio announced the trial, expected to be held in El Paso in about two weeks.
Federal authorities investigate Max L. Goldrose a Washington German who was arrested in Syracuse for posing as a secret service agent and seeking information on local troops in the city.
Chicago will not accept the New York practice of a cover charge for stage entertainments without a struggle. City prosecutor Harry B. Miller announced suit against a cafe proprietor for a 50 cent cover charge to compel the restaurant to obtain an amusement license.
United States infantrymen are patrolling the streets near Astoria Oregon's three ship yards and two Hammond lumber mills to prevent I W W picketing and threats to workers as ordered by the governor.
Government engineers abort plans to float tows by drawing water from pools as far north as Midland Pennsylvania. Ohio River already low and no rain expected to replenish pools. A new navigation wave notice will be issued to river interests. About 1,900,000 bushels of cereal awaiting boating stage in harbor.
Directors of the Sharon Canton and Norwood Street railroad announce plans to rip up tracks and sell them as junk. Residents urge a Public Service Commission appeal to force retention of the railway.
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