Massive central west cantonments for WWI draft
Chicago reports 12 600 enlistees from central states begin training in six cantonments. Camps Grant Dodge Custer Taylor Sherman Funston will train 2600 to 38377 men each, with Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and other states supplying quotas. Training starts immediately with 40 hour weeks and selective travel to camps across the nation.
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Chicago
Columbia
Aining
Central Department
Camp Grant
Rockford
Illinois
Wisconsin
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Ilinois
Minnesota
Orth Dakota
Camp Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Funston
Fort Riley
Kan
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakota
Colorado
Arizona
War Department
Xrigona
New Mexico
Army
Lamp “Funston
New ‘Mexico
Tremendous Increase in Official War Mail Volume
Washington, Sept 5. Wartime work at the war department shows a sharp rise in daily mail and clerical staff. Mail to Secretary Baker rose from 1,912 to 5,632 pieces daily. chief of staff from 250 to 900. Adjutant General from 3,036 to 38,570. Quartermaster General from 642 to 2,021. Chief of Engineers from 229 to 1,336. Clerks added include 71 to Secretary of War, 75 to Chief of Staff, 375 to Adjutant General, 427 to Quartermaster General, 200 to Surgeon General, and additional to Ordnance.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Baker
Secretary of War
Eurgeon
Honest John Corn Kill Plaster Promised Easy Cure
A period advertisement touts Honest John Corn Kill Plaster as a simple remedy for painful corns and bunions. It claims the plaster removes corns without harming toe tissue and is available at druggists in 15 and 25 cent packs.
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John
Felt Hats in Marking Ellwood Hendrick
At a May meeting of the New York section of the Society of Chemical Industry Charles D Parks of Danbury Conn discussed hat production in the United States noting two and a half million dozen hats yearly. Fur origins vary with rabbit skins dominant. nutia as a higher quality alternative. Fur processing involves blowing onto cones and shaping with shellac and alcohol, trimming with rabbit skins from Australia, and skinning to strips for glue. Mercury derived felting acids and chemistry offer future advances. Mercury quoted at over $100 per ounce in ads.
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New York
Society of Chemical Industry
Australia
Mercury
Slackers Forbidden to Adopt Children in Philadelphia
Philadelphia officials and the Children's Aid Society announce new regulations to prevent slackers from adopting children to dodge the national draft. The measure aims to ensure adopters meet enlistment duty requirements and uphold legal adoption standards in the city.
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Philadelphia
National Army
Children’s Aid Society
Zion City Changes With Passing Years
A Waterloo crowd hears midweek Zion City sermon by Tender Glen Voliva urging full attendance as 3000 followers, led by Dr Dowie era advocates, seek religious purity. Dr Dowle’s era is recalled with pride and alarm at perceived modern vices including cigars and doctors.
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Waterloo
Zion City
Glen Voliva
FL S. Pettt
John Downte
Mr. Pettit
Dr. Nowie
Ike
Dowle
Alvidad
Tabernacle
Renounced Dowletxm and Loyalists Tie to Afon City
Fragmentary texts indicate a faction renounced Dowletxm before their leader died. Some members spent years in loyal service. A portion contributed their all to Afon City, suggesting a shift in allegiance and lasting impact on local power dynamics.
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Hla
Afon
Greece Armies With Allies Ready to Fight Gheatans
Washington Sept 4 The Greek army has fought with the international expedition in Macedonia since January and now the whole nation is preparing to bolster its war effort against the central empires, said George Rousoues the new Greek minister to the United States.
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Washington, D. C
International Expedition du Maccdonia
Iteontira
George Rousues
United States
Street car franchise talk ends with Miller chaired session
Hermann MIller, chairman, announced today that a meeting held in his office last night concluded the street car franchise discussion. Nearly all participants attended and spoke on the proposed terms and routes.
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Hermann Miller
Final committee meeting to be held next Tuesday night
The business before the committee was disposed of. Two additional matters remain to be acted upon. The final meeting will be held next Tuesday night.
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Ong
Greater Witerloo
Invalida Horlick
Cluett
Peabody & Co-Ing
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