Graham Chautauqua Moves Tent Site and Tickets Sell
Eureka How Co reports change of chautauqua tent to the carnival site behind Graham Bank to boost attendance and ticket sales. Managers tout economy of season tickets as shows run twice. Red Cross meeting postponed by rain. 244 men registered under the army draft. prayer meeting adjusted for chautauqua week. missionary society to serve refreshments at the tent.
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Swathtmore Chautauqua Committee
Bank of Graham
Graham
Colling Owl
Red Cross
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Navy Lieutenant Weds in New York Summer Ceremony
Among early June weddings in the metropolis Miss Constance Fairchild, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Fairchild, and Lieutenant Byron A. Long U S N commander of the destroyer Nicholson married in St Thomas church New York.
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New York
Metropolis
Constance Fairchild
Samuel W. Fairchild
Byron A. Long
United States
Nicholson
St. Thomas’ Church
Admirals Daughter a Bride in Baltimore Ceremony
Miss Anne Waters McLean daughter of Rear Admiral Thomas C. McLean U S N wed Nathaniel W. Griffin associate professor Princeton University at noon in Emanuel Protestant Episcopal church Baltimore. Prominent guests attended the ceremony.
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Baltimore
Anne Waters McLean
Thomas C. McLean
U.S. N
Nathaniel W. Griffin
Princeton University
Emanuel Protestant Episcopal Church
Artillery Duel Presages Great Infantry Action
The dispatch notes an artillery duel as a prelude to major infantry operations. It covers German reactions to Austria’s parliament opening, shifts in Hungary and Czech sentiment, and a Russian political scene driven by Brussiloff’s appointment and Allied missions. It also mentions French peace mood tied to Alsace Lorraine and German gains.
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Chamber of Deputies
Count Tisza
Hungary
Russia
Fiest
Petrograd
Brussiloff
Junkers
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Wilhelmshaven the German Navy’s Great Harbor
Wilhelmshaven, a fortified naval hub on Jade Bay, grew from marshland to a major German port. Prussia bought the Oldenburg marsh in 1852 for 500,000 thalers, built docks and shipyards amid storms, and opened the harbor in William I's presence, shaping modern Germany’s sea power with large shipways, docks, and arsenals.
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Wilhelmshaven
Imperial
German Empire
National Geographic Societ
Washington
North Sea
Europe
Oldenburg
William
William I
Germany
Prussia
Hanover
Ceremen
Imperial Dock
Plan War Work for Exempts Conference in Washington
Arrangements are complete for a Washington conference tomorrow under the American League for National Unity. The group seeks a channel for every man exempt from military service and for women to serve the nation during the war. The organization, led by Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz, includes many foreign-born American citizens and is expected to draw delegates from numerous cities.
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Washington
Iamerican League For National Unity
Charles P. Steinmetz
Night Registration Booths Kept Open In Detroit
In Detroit on June 5 heavy registration prompted officials to seek and obtain federal approval to keep registration booths open all night if needed. Long lines of citizens remained in front of many registration sites late into the evening.
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Detroit
Washington
Russians in Arizona Decline to Register Near Phoenix
Three hundred Russian colonists from the Transcaucasian region settled near Glendale nine miles west of Phoenix refused to register today. They belong to a religious order and have taken a vow against warfare.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Glendale
Princeton and Courthouse May 1917 Election Results
Republicans swept Princeton city elections with Davis Thorn winning mayor by 141 votes and W. H. Malcolm losing recorder race by 180. Ward by ward council picks included Crockett 34 vote win, Reid 51½, and Miller 14. Sheriff vows strict speed enforcement amid conscription registration and local farming delegation appeals. Bluefield Telegraph.
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Davis Thorn
W. Hi. Malcolm
City Recorder
A. C. Johnson
J. H. Johnson
W. A. Malcolm
O W. Crockett
H LR. Harvey
W. S. Reid
Ed Gooch
L. A. Miller
A. BE
Claytor
They Live on Vegetables and Nose as Beauty Standard
A fragment from East and West News cites Dr Ugen Ishizuka on Koreans eating a predominantly vegetarian diet with high cayenne pepper use and parasites from crabs. a second note from London Telegraph discusses Japanese beauty ideals centering on large noses.
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Ugen Ishizuka
Korea
Manchuria
China
Ishizuka
East and West News
Japan
London Telegraph
Palaces of Thebes Reach for Ancient Splendor
The ancient palaces of Thebes in Egypt are described as likely the largest and most marvelous built by humans. A central hall stood S0 feet high, 325 feet long, and 179 feet wide, supported by 134 columns, with marble cornices, ivory inlay, and gold sheathing, surpassing the Parthenon in artistic grandeur.
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Old
Thebes
Egypt
Athens
Fireece
Secret process turns flowers, fruit, animal tissue into metal device
French scientist claims a secret method converts organic matter into metal using an ice shower operated by a crank. The invention centers on a block of ice inside a refrigerator enabling the transformation.
Free Publicity as a Common Fuel of Newspapers
A discussion on free publicity in newspapers highlights publishers who give away news space to advertising. Mr. Wiley cites a campaign by the American Newspaper Publishers Association against malefactors of great and devious industry pushing free publicity. The bureau of advertising favors community agreements to bar free publicity to aid advertising development.
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Brush Fork
Eliott
Prash Fork
Elliott
Bluefield
Bramwell
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Wiley
Bureau of Advertising
Calomel promotion targets stomach and liver relief
An old advertisement touts Calomel and Zensal products as safe, gentle remedies for constipation and stomach ailments. It promises refunds if dissatisfied and notes availability from druggists, with a closing prompt about reading want ads.
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Eod
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Princeton
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