Dutch Shelter Faces Toward Normal For Belgian Refugees
The Hastie Netherlands June 2 report notes Belgian refugees in Holland declining from 1,000,000 to about 65,000 remain. Four refugee camps at Ede Gouda Nunspeet and Uden house 15,000, others live with private families. About 1900s funded programs include funding from Dutch and Belgian governments and Denmark. Education is structured with 48 primary schools 240 classes 4,500 pupils and secondary schools in The Hague Amsterdam and Middelburg, plus a Flushing Athenaeum for 125 pupils.
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Netherlands
Holland
Antwerp
Informa
France
Great Britain
United States
Eide
Nunspeet
Gouda
Uden
Fam
Belgium
Denmark
English Society of Friends
Hague
Amsterdam
Middelburg
Atheneum
Flushing
Tsia Tien-pao Named Chinese Consul-General to British North Borneo
Tsia Tien-pao has been appointed Chinese consul-general to British North Borneo. Graduation baskets and bouquets from John Reck & Son.
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Peking
John Reck & Son
Convention Visitors At St Louis Won't Be Raised
St Louis June 2 Special precautions are to be taken by the National Conventions Association to prevent imposition on visitors during the Democratic National Convention. The Executive Committee of the Business Men's League adopted resolutions declaring visitors to be special guests and seeking their protection. Rates for taxicabs buses and hotel rooms will be published, and a service bureau will operate in Union Station for information and assistance. The aim is to prevent any imposition and to pursue any just complaint of visitors.
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St. Louis
National Conventions’ Association
Business Men’s League
Union Station
Berlin Street Car Lines Seek 50 Percent Fare Rise
Berlin reports that street car operators across Germany plan a tariff increase of about 50 percent to cover rising costs. At a Berlin congress, unanimously adopted resolutions call for raising the universal fare from 10 pfennigs to 15 pfennigs, suggesting prewar expenses had already jumped and will likely rise further after the war.
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Berlin
Germany
British Force at Kut Reduced to Extremities
London June 2. The besieged force at Kut under General Townshend faced extreme privations before surrendering with home government approval. A letter from Edmund Candler describes daily deaths from fire and disease, hunger, and dwindling rations. Mule flesh and tobacco shortages worsened misery. only a late gift of warm clothing from the British Red Cross arrived.
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London
Townshend
Kut
Bagdad
England
Edmund Candler
One Secret of Success in James J. Hill’s Career
The life of James J. Hill illustrates that steady study and patient gathering of facts build leadership. A man with average ability can emulate his method by learning every detail of a trade from the ground up, then applying organization and persistent growth rather than awaiting luck.
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James J. Hill
Jim” Hill
Potystey
Hill
Mississippi River
Standard Oil Gave Up Drilling in Chinese Province
The Standard Oil Company has withdrawn all prospectors and equipment from Shensi Province and abandoned drilling for oil. The last drilling crew returned to Peking and will sail for the United States in a few days. A future restart is possible but unlikely soon. The Aman company’s exploitation results were reported disappointing. Senator Kern will nominate Vice-President Marshall at the St. Louis convention.
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Peking
Standard Oil Company
Shensi
United States
Aman Company
Chinese Civil Strife Across Provinces In Revolt
Peking reports widespread confusion as Yunnan Kwei chow and Kwang si declare independence while Kwang tung Kiang si and Kiang si seek neutrality. Canton rebels clash with officials. Tsai Ao negotiates with Peking under Chen Yi guiding talks. Yuan Shi kai faces abdication pressure amid a fragile armistice in Sze-chuen.
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Peking
South China
Yunnan
Kwei-chow
Kwang-si
Kwang-tung
Kiang-si
Che-kiang
Kwangtung
Canton
Yuan Shi-kai
Tong Kook-tan
Wang Kwang-lins
Chu Chien
Progressive Party
Tsai Ao
Ince
Chen Yi
Sze-chuen
China
Uider
Tange Shao-yi
Shanghai
Yuan Shikai
Tang Shao-yi
Leaders embrace arms shift in treaty ports upheaval
The treaty ports drew less notice than leaders who have taken up arms and left the agitator role. Recent cables note rising strength of revolutionists with gains in Shan-si Shan-tung and Cheng-tu. The governor of Ksing-su has proclaimed neutrality.
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Armas
Shan-si
Shan-tung
Cheng-tu
Sze-chuen
Ksing-su
Austrian Women Break Barriers to Marriage Rights
Vienna reports the Austrian Women's Union plans demonstrations to protest legal prohibitions on marriage. The manifesto argues the state blocks marriages for women despite general population growth demand. The item also notes commentary about men seeking sons on college teams and political reporters failing to trap Justice Hughes on weather or baseball.
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Vienna
Austria
Austrian Women's Union
Justice Hughes
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Express
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Main ST
Pathe Records
Enon Wyatkins’ Art Store
Townsend
Standard Ofl CO
Chinese Province
Kern
Marshall
Farmer Office
Heuser
Walter Stapleton
Bridgeport, Conn
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