British naval race headlines in far foreign front
A long list of World War I items reports arrests, appointments, and military updates. Jeremiah A. O Leary, fugitive from justice, is captured in Sara Washington. Ragar C Snyder named federal employment director for three states. Forest fires ease in mountain states. Reno restricted district ends under war department orders. Maj. Gen. George M Randall dies at 77 in Denver. Draft drives, naval and air actions, and political speeches fill the week with casualties reported in Europe and America.
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Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Bull
Sara, Wash
Ragar C. Snyder
Seattle
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Henry M. White
Immigration and Conciliation
Montana
Reno
Nev
War Department
University of Nevada
George M. Randall
Denver
B. B. Kellogg
Mount Pleasant
Ore
British farmer doubles crop in innovative drill method
A farmer reports a method using a July drill to lay winter cereal and artificial fertilizer through grassland. By autumn the cereal grazed with hay yields, turning the grain into a biennial. Government experts grant priority certificates for fittings, praising the method's potential.
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London
The
Times
Willing to Give All but Sought No Bond at Bank
An elderly Franklin resident entered a bank with money and declared she did not want a Liberty bond, saying she wished to give the funds to the country. The situation was settled to her satisfaction.
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Sam
Franklin, Pa
Mastodon Tooth Found Near Mercer in Lake Erie Survey
In Sharon, Mercer county, workers for Bessemer Lake Erie uncovered a monster grinder tooth and part of a bone while building a mill through Otter Creek valley north of Mercer. The molar stands about ten inches wide with three long roots. the nearby joint socket is 14 inches across and the bone about 80 inches long. Foreman Andy Narly led the crew with orders to monitor for further fragments.
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Sharon
Mercer County
Lake Erie
Otter Creek Valley
Mercer
Andy Narly
Mail for Soldiers Establishes Military Postal Express in France
A general order creates for the American expeditionary forces a military postal express service modeled after the French system. Lieut. Col. Thorndike D Howe will supervise mail for American forces and coordinate outgoing mail with postal agents. A natural military post office will be at the supply service HQ. Units will have orderlies to handle mail, and branch offices will serve troops with British and French forces as they arrive.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Trinity College
Hartford
Conn
America
General Pershing
Germany
New Washington
Ohio
France
Baker
United States Military Academy
West Point
Congress
McAdoo
General Crowder
Raymond Poincare
Georges Clemenceau
Foch
General Petain
General March
Adjutant General's Office
Thorndike D. Howe
Natral
General Post Office
Oklahoma towns miss elections prompt city officials to stay
Edmond and Marlow failed to hold primaries this year and will remain in office. Secretary of the State Election Board Joseph Morris ruled the omissions were oversights and no elections will be held.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Edmond
Marlow
Joseph Morris
State Election Board
Trees for Palestine propose afforestation and water storage plan
London reports two main recommendations from the civilian commission in Palestine to rebuild the country. They urge rapid forestation and water conservation through small dams and reservoirs, plus reopening ancient springs. The plan notes past forest loss and cites a railway link to Egypt expanding market potential for surplus crops.
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London
Palestine
Absalom
Dan
Beersheba
Egypt
Eighteen Year Old Bride Wed to Wealthy Brooklyn Retiree
Catherine Wolf Hart, age eighteen, marries James Harvey Hart of Brooklyn, a wealthy retired jeweler. The bride met him while working as a manicure in a Brooklyn barber shop. Hart's children threaten annulment. he has three grandchildren.
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Catherine Wolf Hart
James Harvey Hart
Brooklyn
Garret Dies After Poisonous Herb Treatment
Milton R. Garrett of Anderson South Carolina fell ill after taking a homemade herb remedy prescribed by an herb doctor who claimed the potion was purely vegetable. The pain intensified and a regular physician concluded Garrett had been poisoned before his death.
Attorney General backs ruling on election officials
The attorney general has supported the ruling concerning the election officials. This endorsement reinforces the decision's legality and may influence ongoing or future challenges related to the officials' authority and duties.
Naming Dobbin Kaiser Gets Owner in Trouble
In Oakland California John Mendonea angered a neighbor Hans Peterson by loudly naming his horse Kaiser. Peterson misinterpreted the remark as an insult to him and assaulted Mendonea, who was knocked into the gutter. An assistant was arrested on a battery charge.
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Oakland
Cal
Kaiser
John Mendonea
John
Hans Peterson
Hans
Mendonea
American telephones advance with semi automatic experiments
Postal authorities test new automated and semi automatic telephone systems in a move to modernize communication networks. Early demonstrations show improved dialing, routing, and potential for expanded service, signaling a shift in public and commercial telephony.
House Approves Sundry Civil Bill For Ship Building
The house passed the sundry civil bill on June 17 Carrying about 2.9 billion dollars for ship building and executive funds The bill allocates 87 million for shipyards 60 million to operate ships and 7.5 million for the food administration The measure directs limited use of information committee funds and includes Mississippi flood control and other agency appropriations The senate now takes up the measure with both parties backing the package
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Committee On
Public Nation
House
Senate
Information Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Therfore
Shipping Board
Food Administration
The
Fuel Administration
Department of Labor
War Industries Bosre
Cust Bian
Council of Factional Defense
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
War Agenc
Emer
War Frauds Unearthed in Nationwide Conspiracy
Department of Justice disclosed a nationwide plot in Washington where manufacturers and contractors’ agents sought government war orders while illegally paying commissions. Raids hit hundreds of offices nationwide and four Boston men were indicted for acting as contingent agents.
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Washington
Department of Justice
United States
Boston
Marine Casualty List Shows 717 Marines Lost or Wounded
A Monday report from Major General Barnett, commandant of the Marine Corps, lists 717 American Marines casualties overseas from landing through last June. Of these, 106 were killed in action, fifty eight died of wounds, 58 percent wounded in action, with one missing and one held prisoner in Germany.
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Washington
Banett
Marine Corps
Germany
Italians Hold Front Against Austrian Offensive
Italians and their British and French allies continue to hold positions along a broad battle front from southeast of Trent to the Adriatic Sea. They have shifted reserves to key sectors, especially in the mountains, to blunt the Austrian push.
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Rome
Hundred-Ile
Trent
Adriatc Sea
Hungarian Crops Requisitioned Ordered by Government
Report from Budapest says all new crops have been requisitioned by the Hungarian government. All flour mills are under government supervision.
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Amsterdam
Budapest
Sale of Miller Estate Restrained by Federal Judge
United States District Judge Dooling issued a one month restraining order halting the sale by the government of the Henry Miller estate properties valued at $40,000,000 in San Francisco. The action halts disposal of the Miller assets pending further court action.
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Miller
San Francisco
Henry Miller
United States
Dooling
American Ace Baer Reported Prisoner in German Camp
Fort Wayne Indiana secretary confirms telegrams received by his mother state Lieutenant Paul Frank Baer the American Ace who had been missing since May 22 is now a prisoner in a German camp.
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Ace
Fort Wayne
Ind
Paul Frank Baer
British Salvage Hundreds of Ships
The Admiralty reports that from January 115 to May 1 407 ships were sunk by mines in British waters and salvaged. Details imply ongoing salvage operations under Admiralty supervision.
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London
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