Army General Staff plans a sweeping reorganiza tion of U S forces
The 116 general staff outlines a comprehensive reorganization to create a 460000 mobile troops 42000 coast artillery 300000 supplemental force and federalized citizen soldiers including federal reservists federal volunteers and a federal constabulary in Alaska. It envisions division based units eight army posts national guard reforms and longer war obligations for civilians. The plan aims to secure rapid mobilization and modernized readiness across the U S Army.
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General Staff
United States Army
Congress
Senate
House
United States
Secretary of War
Coast Artillery
Continental
National State Guard
Alaska
Spain
National Guard
Wickersham
Regular Army
Navy to test shipboard aeroplane catapult
Naval officers show keen interest in a new aircraft launching device designed by Captain Washington I. Chambers. The catapult uses compressed air to give the plane an initial velocity and will occupy a small deck space. construction starts immediately for testing in a few days.
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Washington I. Chambers
Navy Aviation Corps
Contests for Chicago convention seats and reform debates
An exhaustive Taft committee review outlines campaign literature on convention contests. McVeagh and McClung dispute sparks a new phrase. Arthur M Reimer visits Wilson to seek pardon for Rudolph Katz, Paterson striker. Lords weigh peerage claims amid baronetcy sales history. Uncle Sam’s chaplain book drafts reforms and salary questions. Paterson selects Gaston Strobino for the Olympic team.
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Taft
Chicago
Arthur M. Reimer
Woodrow Wilson
Rudolph Katz
Paterson
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered for Uncurable Cases
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document dated December 6, 1886, notes the cure works internally upon blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists. address Toledo, Ohio.
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Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Ohio
City honors Wilbur Wright as Le Mans names street
The French town of Le Mans Prattee names a principal street after the late Wilbur Wright. Wright’s 1908 visit drew thousands of visitors and prosperity to the town as locals pronounce his name Veel-bure Wright. Meanwhile Paterson raises over 500 dollars for Strobino’s Europe trip with Mayor McBride leading the benefit at the Lyceum theatre. Strobino joins the American team on the supplementary list and is an honorary member of the South Paterson A. C. club.
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Europe
Strobino
Andrew F. McBride
Paterson
Lyceum Theatre
McBride
The
South Paterson A
le Mans
Prattee
Wilbur Wright
Veel-bure Wright
Residents host three day convention of liquor dealers in Watertown
Watertown Wisconsin July 23 residents will blot the name of their city off the map for the next three days as a gesture of hospitality to delegates of the State Retail Liquor Dealers association whose convention began today. The mayor welcomed the visitors and addresses will be made by the national president and secretary. Milwaukee may be the next meeting place for the association.
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Watertown
Wis
State Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
Milwaukee
Got Your Winter Furs
Montreal reports a fur market boom as June and July offer 20 percent reductions while August brings price hikes. Fur prices have risen sharply in five years, driven by dwindling supply and rising demand, with Americans buying heavily during Canadian summer sales.
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Montreal
Eeven
Canada
Wisconsin conventions draw crowds to Wausau
Wausau Wisconsin July 23 crowds fill the city as the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and Wisconsin Firemen's Association hold three day sessions. Mayor Edgerton of Oconomowoc presides over the opening meetings.
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League of Municipalities and Firemen's Association Crowd
Wausau
Wis
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Wisconsin Firemen's Association
Kh. G Edgerton
Oconomowoc
Formecr Heew
To Save Trees of Australia
A popular movement begins in Australia to protect the towering stringybark forests outlasting California’s big trees. The eucalypts reach 400 to 600 feet, valued for timber, and have suffered heavy destruction at the hands of lumbermen.
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Australia
California
Mothers should watch for infant diarrhoea this summer
During the summer months mothers of young children should watch for abdominal diarrhea and loose bowels. Prompt attention can prevent trouble and Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is dependable for use. For sale at Lathimon's Pharmacy.
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Lathimon
Convenient Pail with Sliding Washboard Feature
A new home washing aid called the convenient pail includes a washboard built into one side with grooves that slide in and out to assist small loads. The design aims to simplify domestic washing for light laundry tasks.
Dysentery Cure Promoted by Local Pharmacy Ad
Dysentery is serious and can be dangerous but curable. Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has cured it even when malignant. For sale by Lemon's Pharmacy.
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Lemon's
A Novel Idea for Place Cards in Dining
A foreign idea suggests placing table place cards in the beak of a small wooden bird balanced on the edge of the tumble. The imported birds are clever and boast gay plumage.
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Samson
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Hagenbeck
Mme, Mercedes
Grand Free Street
Lemmon's
iXcemember
the Commercial Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
General Staff of
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Treasury
MacVeagh
Lee McClung
A. Pratt Anders
McClung
Andrew
House of Lords
Charles I
Uncle Sam
War Department
George J. Waring
11Th Cavalry
N. J
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Wisconsin
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Atlanta, Ga
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Luse Land & Development Company, Ltd
ST. Paul, Minnesota
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