Paris fashion famine chills Chicago as war halts Paris openings
Chicago fashion leaders warn American styles will replace Paris. With travel to France suspended, New York shipments cease and August openings vanish. Dressmakers foresee Chicago as the new central fashion hub, supplying gowns hats lingerie and shoes while home-made designs rise.
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Ill
America
France
New York
United States
Paris
Pierre
Alphonse
Longchamps
Pa Van Loon Finds Tango Bond With Family
The Sunday Post previews Pa Van Loon and his family sharing a passion for tango. Pa enjoys the dance and invites readers to follow their spirited practice and camaraderie.
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Pa van Loon
Captain Hanley Named Acting Deputy Superintendent
Captain John J. Hanley of Police Station 10 Roxbury was appointed acting deputy superintendent of the Boston police department yesterday in the absence of Deputy Superintendent Laurence Cain who is on a two week vacation. Hanley, 36 years in the department, has long commanded the Roxbury Crossing station and is well regarded by residents. Citizens sent congratulations and a floral piece was placed on his desk.
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Cain
John J. Hanley
Roxbury
Boston
Captain Hanley
Laurence Cain
England Seizes Four Warships From Turkey and Chile
The British Admiralty says two battleships ordered in England by Turkey and two destroyers for Chile have been taken over. The completed battleship is renamed Erin and the other battleship becomes Agincourt.
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London
England
Turkey
Chile
Erin
Agincourt
Japan’s Proclamation Signals Neutrality but Warns on England
Tokyo reports a cabinet proclamation expressing anxiety over Europe and a desire to stay neutral, with possible measures if England joins hostilities. It notes German activity at Kiao-chau and a Russian cattle steamer seized, while Tokyo awaits further declarations as news delays rise.
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Torio
Japan
England
Great
Kiao-chau
Far East
Pacific Ocean
Russia
France
Great Britain
Europe
Tokio
Roosevelt refuses delegation on suffrage meeting
Colonel Roosevelt says he will not meet a delegation from the women’s political union and will see only Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch. The W P U is confident she can press the suffrage issue without a group visit and challenge over Hinman’s governor bid.
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New York
Roosevelt
Women's Political Union
Progressive Party
Hinman
Harriet Stanton Blatch
10000 Americans Held Up In Switzerland
Berne Aug 4 Pleas ant A Stovall the American minister and consuls throughout Switzerland are aiding American tourists caught in the war area as trains to Italy run irregularly and the number in the country probably exceeds 10000 most are quartered in hotels across cities and towns
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Berne
Switzerland
Pleasant A. Stovall
Italy
Sacco Exonerated in Larceny Charge by Judge Bennett
Alfred W. Sacco official court interpreter for the Suffolk County Superior Criminal Court was cleared of a larceny charge involving $1500 after Judge Bennett dismissed the case. The accuser, Giovannini Rubino, claimed misrepresentation in a civil suit tied to her husband’s death.
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Alfred W. Sacco
Suffolk County Superior Criminal Court
Bennett
Sacco
Giovannini Rubino
Bill to bar aliens who join foreign wars for readmission
Washington August 4. Representative Harrison of Mississippi introduced a bill to exclude from re admission into the United States all aliens who leave to engage in a foreign war. The measure targets non citizens who depart to fight abroad.
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Washington
United States
Harrison
Mississippi
Mobilizing Will Stop on Miquelon
The French island of Miquelon will halt all mobilization of reservists and Grand Banks fishermen. The French consul announced orders from France to stop further mobilization.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Grand Banks
France
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