America's Class of 1918 Drawn for Service in Draft Lottery
The 1918 class, about 744 500 young men reaching majority, had numbers drawn from a glass bowl in the Senate office building to determine relative summons. Secretary Baker and high officials witnessed the blindfolded drawing, with master numbers to guide local boards under the new questionnaire system.
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Washington
America
Senate
Baker
House
General Crowder
Crowder
Ely
Numbers Drawn For Service Washington June 27
The article lists numerous numbered draws with first number 246 and subsequent rows labeled No 1 through No 650 showing long sequences of numbers. It appears to be a detailed table of numbers drawn across many groups in a numbered service or lottery listing.
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Washington
Icc
Control Irkutsk Asserted by Austro German Prisoners
Reports from Harbin say Austro German war prisoners now hold practical command in Irkutsk on the trans Siberian railway. Prisoners are led by Austro German officers in a growing control situation.
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Irkutsk
Harbin
Manchuria
trans-Siberian Railway
Climax of Suffrage Fight in Congress
In Washington the senate faced a pivotal vote on the woman suffrage constitutional amendment with both sides convinced of a near tie. President Wilson had endorsed the measure, and suffragists aimed to sway wavering senators while anti suffragists argued it could not muster two thirds. The army bill threatened to delay final action as debate opened.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Chamber
Wilson
House
Mrs Story Indicted Over War Charity Funds
Mrs William Story and her sons Allen and Sterling are indicted in New York on charges tied to an alleged fraudulent division of money donated to the national emergency relief society of which she is president. The case follows a Washington request last December and concerns claims of solicitor fees and improper distribution of charity funds.
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New York
William Story
Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
German raid on Paris reports few bombs dropped
Paris June 27 report says German airplanes raided the city last night but dropped few bombs and caused no casualties according to Petit Parisien.
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Paris
Petit Parisien
Virginia Carolina Chemical Declares Dividend
The Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. declares a quarterly dividend of 1 percent and an extra dividend of 2 percent on common stock. The latter will be paid in Liberty bonds.
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V-C
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
Comon
Liberty
Former Russian Czar Shot To Death in Yekaterinburg
Kiev dispatch dated June 26 confirms the assassination of former Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. Bolshevik troops reportedly killed him at Yekaterinburg after a brief trial. Reports circulated from Basel and Copenhagen with earlier no foundation claims, Lausanne confirms the execution by Bolshevik authorities.
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Paris
Kiev
Nicholas of
Russia
Yeksterinburg
Niew
Basel
Switz
Havas
Nicholas
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Vila
Yekaterinburg
Tomolsk
Moscow
Geneva
Ukraine
Lausanne
Boleshevik
Nicholas Romanoff
Allied Armies Hold Line as Germans Prepare New Stroke
Allied fronts show normal artillery with increased air combat as Americans seized a key hill near Belleau Wood taking 264 prisoners. German plans for renewed assault loom while Italians tally Austrian guns. Von Keuhmann rumored to consider resignation after Reichstag speech.
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Prave
Ypres
Rheims
Belleau Wood
Chateau Thierry
Torcy
Berlin
Paris
Piave
Switzerland
Rom Berlin
von Keuhlmann
Reichstag
Gore Says New Measure Will Be Reported to Senate Tomorrow
Nation Bone Day coverage notes 1919 context with Gore stating a new measure will be sent to the Senate on the following day. The item implies ongoing government action and legislative process during 1919.
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Make Nation
Gore
Senate
Senate approves Norris amendment to emergency agricultural bill
The senate agricultural committee adopted Norris Nebraska amendment to a 11 million dollar emergency appropriation, restricting whiskey and wine after June 30 1919 and beer after final bill approval. The measure, framed to conserve manpower, would bar sale of distilled spirits for beverage use and set regulatory rules under internal revenue.
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Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Jones
Gore
Senate
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Secretary of the Treasury
No Separate Peace Hoped For Great Danger For Allies
A stark editorial warns there can be no separate peace for any side as the war rages, stressing that devaluing Allied resolve would magnify the consequences. The piece frames continued mobilization and unity as essential to ultimate victory.
Democracy and Austria in World War Context
Paris reports a French official cautioning that Austria faces serious trouble but warns against overestimating revolts or negotiating a separate peace. The North Carolina Bar Association wrap features debates on judges and war service continuances, plus Judge W. J. Adams on democracy, labor, immigration, and femininism shaping future governance.
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Paris
Austria
Vienna
Labor
Budapest
Germany
Nort Carolina Bar Association
North Carolina
W. J. Adams
McLean
Superior Court
Moe Lean
Supreme
Adams
Judge Adams
Labor Party
America
Aydlett Heads Bar Association Sparks Wester District Debate
A political clash erupts over whether a new federal judgeship is needed in the Wester District. Republicans and Democrats push inquiries while McRae calls for an investigation, attacking Boyd in the fervent exchange.
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Wester District
McRae
Boyd
Professional Bar Association Officers and Delegates Named
President E F Aydlett of Elizabeth City leads the group with vice presidents Mark W Brown Asheville G S Bradshaw Greensboro and William Dunn Jr New Bern. Secretary treasurer Thomas W Davis Wilmington. Executive Committee John A McRae Charlotte G V Cowper Kinston. Delegates ABA T L Johnson Lumberton John J Parker Monroe Walter Brock Wadesboro. Alternates Frank Thompson Jacksonville John A McRae Charlotte Mark W Brown Asheville. Delegates Conference of State and Local Bars T W Davis Wilmington W P Bynum Greensboro Harry Skinner Greenville.
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E. F. Aydlett
Elizabeth City
Mark W. Brown
Asheville
G. S. Bradshaw
Greensboro
William Dunn, Jr
New Bern
Thomas W. Davis
Wilmington
John A. McRae
Charlotte
G. V. Cowper
Kinston
American Bar Association
T. L. Johnson
Lumberton
John J. Parker
Monroe
Walter Brock
Wadesboro
Frank Thompson
Jacksonville
T. W. Davis
W. P. Bynum
Harry Skinner
Greenville
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Watch Man
Dr. Little
Hone
Crowde Office
Congress
John T. McCutcheon
LF. Aydlett Heads Bar Association
Davis
BAR Association
Officers
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