Coleman Reports Deer Island Prison Serenely Clean
City Councillor George W. Coleman spent a night in Deer Island Prison to inspect conditions. He was placed in a six by six cell, found the air fresh, mackerel breakfast good, but noted narrow sheets and blankets. He praised cleanliness and management.
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Deer Island
George W. Coleman
City Council
Boston
Councillor Coleman
James H. Burke
Pal
Coleman
Arson Trust Fixes Scales of Rates Revealed
A witness describes an alleged arson network with 100 suspects, claiming more than half a million dollars has been divided among incendiaries. He explains methods used by painters and plumbers to start fires and predicts further investigations will cut annual fire losses by about one million dollars.
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Rosenbaum
Hebrew Free School
Suffragists Attacked by Wilson Supporters in Chicago Demonstration
Suffragists faced a violent assault as a mob tore banners, pulled hair, and beat demonstrators while police could only rescue them. Officials claimed police sympathies favored rioters as women stood under guard returning to headquarters. President Wilson urged new citizens in Chicago to pledge loyalty and work for a united, peaceful nation.
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Josephine Pearce
E. L. Mattice
Woman’s Republican Clubs
Mrs. Pearce
Chicago
Wilson
United States
America
Citizens’ Allegiance
Stockyards
Wil Son
President predicts renaissance of patriotic responsibility
In a Chicago Press Club speech the President forecast a renaissance of the sense of patriotic responsibility and urged the nation to advance progressiveness.
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National Council of Defence
Wilson
Chicago
Chicago Press Club
President speaks to women in Chicago campaign event
President Wilson addresses women at a Chicago meeting introduced by Ella Flagg Young and attended by Jane Addams in a boxed seat. He outlines a civilizing agenda, notes no mention of women’s suffrage, and praises America’s disinterested foreign policy while touring crowds.
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Congressional Union
Washington
Wilson
A. R. Colvin
Minnesota
Alice Paul
Ella Flagg Young
Jane Addams
Chicago
United States
America
Walsh
Hughes Defends Lusitania Stance In Ohio Speech
Charles E Hughes repeating his commitment not to sink the Lusitania as he campaigned in Youngstown Ohio He challenged Secretary McAdoo and War Secretary Baker over perceived misstatements and cited Secretary Lansing for Mexico notes He closed the third campaign leg and headed to New York amid rain and crowd pressure.
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Youngstown, CO
Charles E. Hughes
Louisville
Lusitania
McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Baker
Washington
Valley Forge
Lansing
Mexico
Santa Ysabel
New York
Bay City
Saginaw
Flint
Mich
Bakers Seek White House Action on Wheat Price Rise
B H Dahlheimer president of the Master Bakers Association of Chicago says he will appeal to President Wilson after failing to meet him at his hotel. He plans to present the protest to Congressman Martin Madden about rising prices of wheat and flour and the consequent higher bread costs.
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Chicago
B. H. Dahlheimer
Master Bakers’ Association of Chicago
Wilson
Dahlheimer
Martin B. Madden
Doctor claims 50 percent eyesight boost in one week
An ad touts Bon-Opto tablets as a cure for eye strain and weakness. It cites a physician's endorsement and customer testimonials claiming dramatic improvement and even the ability to read without glasses after a week.
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Philadelphia
Lewis
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