State Historian Aderhold to Speak at Jacksonville Normal
Mrs. Aderhold will address students on patriotism and education at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Jacksonville Normal School. The talk follows an invitation by Prof. C. W. Daugette, with several members of the William Henry Forney Chapter planning to attend.
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Aderhold
Normal
Jospeh H. Aderhold
C. W. Daughette
Jacksonville Normal School
William Henry Forney
Jacksonville
Daughters of the American Revolution
War Relief Service Committee
Daughters of the
United States
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN A survey of female roles and honors
The War Department plans women radio operators and mail carriers. Notables include Miss Julia E B Kersting earning 1500 dollars yearly as Ohio clemency board secretary, Mrs. Burleson a playwright, and Betsy Ross memorials in San Francisco. Night work limits in Wisconsin. 200 plus Women to run railroad dispatch. Queen Elizabeth of Belgium may receive the Golden Rose. Umeko Tsuda leads Japanese women's education. The New York Infirmary will offer a women only ambulance unit to the government.
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Connecticut
Julia EB. Kersting
New State Clemency Board
Ohio
Betsy Ross
United States
San Francisco
Wisconsin
State Industrial Commission
Massachusetts
Maine
Russell Sage
America
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rome
Queen Elizabeth
Japan
Umeko Tsuda
Bryn Mawr College
New York
Serve-Self Barber Shop Opens in Cleveland
Cleveland Ohio July 17 The serve self idea expands to barbering as Ed Ste verding proprietor of the C barber shop installs a serve-self line. Patrons enter choose razor and face lotion and perform their own shave with little price difference and faster service. Stewarding notes many customers prefer the quicker method.
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Cleveland, O
Chamber of Commerce
Ed Steverding
Queen Wilhelmina Warns Holland May Face War Peril
Queen Wilhelmina in a throne speech opening Parliament warned the nation that wartime dangers could force Holland to mobilize its strength for liberty and independence. She noted favorable foreign relations but urged vigilance and prayer for the country and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina
Holland
Hague
Patsy Opens New York Adventure in Sunshine Maid Tale
The Amusements column previews Patsy Prim in a western town setup to meet Richard Hewitt in New York. Dick Hewitt, a carefree young man, receives the letter after his father’s death, driving the plot with romance and adventure.
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Patsy
Patsy Prim
Miss Caprice
New York
Richard Hewitt
Mr. Hewitt
The Hawk shines at the Theaten Thursday
Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature The Hawk stars Earle Williams as a gambler preying on society folk. Directed by Paul Scardon the drama offers luxurious lounges and parlors as the main attraction for fashionable audiences.
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Vitagraph
Earle Williams
Paul Scardon
Mr. Williams
Beautiful Clara at Strand Promises Strong Selz Production
Clara Kimball Young stars in The Price She Paid at the Strand next Friday directed by Charles Giblyn. The photoplay, adapted from David Graham Phillips, centers on Mildred Gower and her life touches many women. Young’s beauty and performance are highlighted as the film aims to be the star’s most popular offering to date.
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Clara Kimball Young
Selznick Pictures
David Graham Phillip
Strand Theatre
Charles Giblyn
Mildred Gower
Miss Young
Hotel a la Carte entertains at Oxford Lake Park
The audience enjoyed Hotel a la Carte last night at Oxford Lake Park and the same bill will be repeated tonight. Tomorrow and Thursday the company will present the farce Fun in a Doctor's Shop.
Man Walks 35 Miles to Enlist in Army
John F. Dunham walked thirty-five miles to reach Rock Island lines after mistrusting the Missouri Oklahoma Gulf Railroad. He arrived in McAlester seeking enlistment in the Army, seckless and coatless, completing the journey in three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlester
Okla
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
John F. Dunham
Rock Island
Dunham
Home Quarters Proposed for Civic Club in Anniston
A meeting in the Anniston City National Bank directors room discussed securing permanent quarters for the Anniston Chamber of Commerce and hiring a stenographer to assist visitors. With soldiers arriving, population will rise and new problems will arise. President J B Carrington will address committees at tomorrow's session to plan for these changes and expansion of membership.
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Anniston Chamber of Commerce
Anniston City National Bank Yester
J. B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
Anniston
Civic Association
Carrington
W. A. Davis
Cc. R. Bell
J. C. Sproull
Committee On Transportation
Kilby
JL. C. Watson
Honoring Naval Heroes From Early American Wars
A memorial list profiles eight naval officers and their exploits from the American Revolutionary era through the Civil War and later conflicts. It notes origins in New York New Jersey Maryland Connecticut and details careers including Farragut’s Hartford Wilkes Antarctic voyage Port Royal and Chauncey’s Lake Ontario operations.
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Lewis A. Kimberly
New York
Farragut
Hartford
Apica
Samoa
Lewis W. Robinson
New Jersey
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Alexander Murray
Maryland
Cadwalader Ringgold
Sabine
DuPont
Port Royal
Melanchton T. Woolsey
New York City
Lake Ontario
Francie H .Gregory
Connecticut
Chauncey
Local Notices From Gadsden Area Residents
Mr and Mrs Jam Bagley and their young son return home in Gadsden after visiting Mr and Mrs X H Bagley. W W Whiteside spends a few days in Atlanta on a business trip. Misses Allie and Jay King from Jacksonville visit Mr and Mrs J D Jobson. Tom Blake Howle leaves for Ft Reno Oklahoma after being commissioned as veterinary surgeon. Miss Annie Paris returns from Boag and other places. Amos Howle of Dadeville visits his parents. Ella Hall’s Sunday School plays enjoy breakfast at the lake. Mrs S B Gibson returns to Birmingham after visiting Prof Gibson. Jacine Draper travels to Pell City Ragland and Lincoln on business. Mrs M P Grogan visits daughter Mrs J H Hawthon of Pell City. Oscar Hall returns from vacation to Millsboro and other places.
Notable American Naval Officers of the War and Civil War
The passage lists several U S naval figures: Robley D Evans “Fighting Bob” from Virginia who led the battleship Iowa in the Spanish American War, Edmund R Calhoun of Pennsylvania who fought in the Mexican War and Fort Fisher, Silas H Stringham from New York who commanded in multiple conflicts, Charles W Gridley of Indiana noted for Mobile Bay and Manila Bay, Nehemiah M Dyer of Massachusetts remembered for Manila Bay 1898, William W McKean of Pennsylvania who carried the Japanese embassy to Japan in 1860, and Donald M Fairfax of Virginia who seized Mason and Slidel from the Trent under Wilkes orders.
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Robley D
Fighting Bob
Charles W. Gridley
Indiana
Mobile Bay
Dewey
Olympia
Manila Bay
Nehemiah M. Dyer
Masachusetts
Baltimore
William W. McKean
Pennsylvania
Japan
Western Gulf
Donald M. Fairfax
Virginia
Wilkes
Messrs. Mason and
Slidel
The
Trent
More Women Are Urgently Needed for Red Cross Work
The article notes a Red Cross workroom seeking more women volunteers to sew bandages pillows and garments for patients. Miss Anne Kilby leads the effort, with the room open daily 9 am to 1 pm except Sundays, and plans to expand volunteer sites in Atlanta and Birmingham.
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Red Cross
Anne Kilby
Atlanta
Colonel Green on Marriage and Women in Interviews
Colonel Ed ward H. Green, son of Hetty Green, long a rumored bachelor, discusses marriage in candid remarks. He cites money as a burden for the rich, favors brains and heart, and prefers a motherly, kind woman with a gentle nature in the home.
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Colonel Green
Treasury
Marriage Views in New York Women's Attitudes
In a series of provocative remarks, a speaker claims New York women marry for a home rather than for love, and that real marriage meaning is unclear. He suggests fashionable women would flaunt nose rings, highlighting a clash between social vanity and marriage expectations.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Children Raised Like Chickens and Pups in the West
An editorial line advocates bringing up children as if they were chickens and pups, stressing an environment of grass and dirt. The author argues the West provides ample grass and dirt for this upbringing.
Another Girl Who Does Everything in Cleveland
Genevieve Mc Nutty, seventeen, is a standout athlete in Cleveland. She is a champion diver skater and versatile athlete, excelling in aqua planing baseball basketball tennis and sprinting. She has eight medals and a cap from various meets and earned numerals at East High for basketball track and tennis.
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Cleveland
Genevieve McNutty
Aascaie
Genevieve
East High School
Nelson Tiffany Dead Founder of Masonic Insurance
Nelson Tiffany of Need 75 founder and longtime president of the Masonic Insurance association died yesterday at his summer home in Canada. He was widely known to Masons in every state and his work spanned decades.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Nelson
Tiffany
The
Masonic Insurance Association
Canada
Red Cross Chapter Leadership Suggestions
A guest speaker urges Mrs Mitchell and chapter members to adopt the best practices for managing Red Cross chapter work efficiently and to bring those methods back to the group.
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Anne Murphey
Daugette
Coldwater
Carleton Barnwell
Orrison, Sr
Birmingham
William Orrison
Hubert Orrison
Culpepper
Robert Daniels
Ensley
D. B. Lacy
Leighton
8. E. Hodges
Edward
Pitts
Uniontown
Dr. Hodges
Mr. Pitts Douglas
Mr. and
Mrs. Pitts
Frank Covington
Covington
George Turni
Von
Virginia Carre
Talladega
Minnie Coker
Flora Watson
Alma Schmidt
Lincoln
L. W. Collier
John B. Carrington
Leila Carrington
Union Springs
Susan Foster
Darby Brown
Ysoung Sons
Charles Bell
Clara Dunkiin Scott
Deane Scott
Dutton Lightcap
Columbiana
Walter M. Brewer
Marie Barnes
Opelika
J. C
Barnes Street
Carroll Steele
Hermione Brown
Perrin Coleman
H. F. Miller
C. J. Houser
L. H. Jones
Mrs. J. T. Sproull
Lorain, O
War Department
Vassar
Maine Woods
A. S. Burleson
Martha Maynard
Civic Orchestral Socitey of
Ques NM
Savoy
Clara
Strand
Oxford Lake Park
Civic Club
J. T.gardner, Jr
N. E. Ory
C. B. Freel
J. B. Knox
W. H. McKleroy
H. M. Ayers
W. H. Weatherly
J. L. Wikle
W. P. Acker
S. L .Crook
A. J. Goodwin
O. H. Parker
BE. L. Turner
L. H. Carre
J. L. Montgomery
Jos. Saks
T. P. Washburn
Leon Sterne
J. H. Edmondson
R. M. Ingram
C. M. Woodruff
Louis Kidd
T.A. Moore
B. L. Spearman
J. W. Malone
E. C. Anderson
L. W. Jackson
Paul G. Cornelius
Geo. E. Cater
J. W. Mallory
S. A. Russell
R. D. Miller
W. E. Lloyd
B. R. Sawyer
Committee On Information
Uourmuca
Margaret
News OF
Oxford
Mrs. Jam Bagley
Little Son
Gadsden
X. H. Bagley
W. W. Whiteside
Allie and
Jay King
Mrs. J. D. Jobson
Tom Blake Howle
Ft. Reno
Oklahoma
Annie Paris
Boag
Amos Howle
Dadeville
Vis
Mrs
Tom Howle
Ella Hall
Presbyterian Church
8. B. Gibson
Prof. Gibson
Jacine Draper
Pell City
Ragland
M. P. Grogan
J. H. Hawthon
Sue Oscar Hall
Millsboro
England
Silas H. Stringham
Middletown
N .Y
Great Britain
Algiers
Vera Cruz
Mexico
North Atlantic
Ward H. R. Green
Hetty Green
Bache
Tiffany Dead
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