Government and Show Business at War Camps
Washington reports that the U S government now runs about 80 theatres for troops, hiring hundreds of stage artists and accepting gratis performances. Contracts with dozens of companies keep costs low, while volunteers from Maude Adams to Nora Bayes entertain soldiers, and plans to use Liberty theatres as dramatic schools expand. Mileage tickets fund shows, and the system aims to keep morale high with affordable 10 to 30 cent admissions.
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America
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Elsie Janis
Maude Powell
Nora Bayes
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A LINE O CHEER INYOUTH AND TIME
A lyrical reminiscence on youth and time contrasts the brief span of life with ancient empires and the enduring hills and sea. The speaker muses that three score years plus ten are small beside vast ages yet cherishes present life and youth from birth to death.
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Samson
Adam
You
Breakfast Table Reflections On War and Daily Life
The column blends light notes about morning routines and weather with wartime commentary. It mentions airplane activity over Bridgeport, people fleeing sugar shortages, and public sentiment about the war effort. It references Quentin Roosevelt's death, President Roosevelt, and German actions, interwoven with humorous bits and a poem.
Sterling Gift Grants Yale Record-Breaking Endowment
The late John W. Sterling of New York leaves Yale fifteen million dollars. The gift, among the largest ever to an American university, funds buildings, scholarships, fellowships, new professorships, and prizes. It finances a memorial building in St Louis and expands Yale’s national influence and research capacity, easing money worries and boosting access to higher education.
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John W. Sterling
New York
Stratford
Connecticut
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Sterling
America
Yale
St. Louis
The Lucky Domestic and the Servant Class
A critical view of American domestic workers as a privileged class largely insulated from wartime taxes and duties. The essay warns that postwar shifts could challenge their status as households benefit from sustained independence, while employers must tread carefully in dealings with servants.
New York State Politics in Turmoil Ahead of Republican Convention
New York politics buzzes with plans to sideline Hearst from the governorship while Osborn enters the race. Tammany clashes with Hearst, Roosevelt will keynote Saratoga as Hays Root and Taft prepare to follow. GOP aims for a pivotal, newsy convention with fireworks and strong turnout.
Elimination of Bis marck name grows in North Dakota
The article rails against anti Teuton sentiment and a movement in North Dakota to rename the city Bis marck to something “decent.” It calls for strong national pride, decries the move as futile and warns of lasting prejudice tied to the Iron Chancellor.
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North Dakota
Bis- Imarck
Bismarck
Limited Service Men Must Guard Embarking Ports
Gov Halcomb orders 200 limited service men for guard duty at embarkation points and as firemen on piers. Orono and Syracuse training options open. 106 men to Orono Mo for trades training. Volunteers urged. some 1918 class eligible but not drafted. Names and addresses listed for men sent to Camp Meade and others.
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Newton
Mass
Orono
Sanford Stoddard
Syracuse
Esaks
Halcomb
Covernor Holcomb
Hawley Avenue
James Dat
Log Trees
Anthony A. Poli
Io Mein
Fred W.eisen
TM Heas
Louis Saritero
Gos Ceri
Albert Kota
Wistiterton Avenue
Peter M. Gurley
North Avenue
Lane Prepares Action Over Landlord Treason Claims
A landlord faces potential charges after sworn statements allege he shouted anti US treasonous remarks to a tenant resisting an extortionate rent. Attorney Burton and DoJ Agent Lane will present statements to Washington officials. A new rental adjustment committee forms in Bridgeport with Judge Banks and members Burnham and ONeil, planning a joint conference before action.
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Washington
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J. J. O'Neil
Judge Tanks
Service Flag for 95 Railroad Men
A service flag was raised yesterday in Mindgeport station of the New Haven railroad to honor 95 men of the bridge and building department. The workers are in the New York division with headquarters in this city, explaining the large flag in the local station. Officials present included John Raherisoen, William Tirnels, George Mills, Peter Kum, and others, with ceremony featuring rail yard staff and a commemorative car bearing two stars on its emblem.
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New Haven Railroad
New York
John Raherisoen
Habelings Deyerrdmoent
Willian Tirnels
Sigarat
George Mills
Mittel Europe Debated as Fallacious by German Director
Amsterdam July 17 Those pan German dreamers seeking complete economic independence through a Middle Europe league are rebuked by Philipp Heineken director of North German Lloyd Steamship Co In Deutsche Stimmen he argues such plans ignore prewar imports and that Austria Hungary remains dependent on overseas supplies Heineken warns against treating Mittel Europa as a global cure all, urging resumption of economic relations with all nations. He insists Middle Europe should aid recovery but not be a political achievement.
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Philipp Heineken
Lloyd Steamship Company
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Berlin
Heineken
Mittel-Gurapa
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Vienna
Veetor Heineken
Austria-Hungary
Will awards Bloulath ed $1000 to Stanford man
The will of Edward Griffith, a New York insurance man, leaves Herbert G. of Stanford $1000. It directs $59000 to Mrs. Mabel L. Stabesan, a longtime friend. Griffith died suddenly in New York, leaving an estate about $200,000. Criminality none noted in the brass plant accident case. A. Eyans of 165 Beechmont Avenue is commissioned as first lieutenant in the Engineering Corps after recent exams.
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Edward Grifith
New York
Mabel L. Stabesan
Giffith
Grifth
Hatel Ming
Ser York
Imminent Death Inquest For Munitions Worker
An imminent death inquiry will be held this morning at 3 by Coroner John J. Phelan in the case of La Rue Forst of 28 Lyning street who lies at St Vincent's hospital with a fractured skull from Tuesday at Liberty Ordnance company. Forst was struck by a moving crane arm at the plant, rendered unconscious, revived after urgent treatment, and removed to the hospital where death is momentarily expected. Corporal Melvin L Moore of Riverside, Greenwich, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine corps after completing the officers training camp at Quantico Va. Commission dates from July 15.
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David Belasco
Commission
Austin Strong
Dude
George Middleton
John J. Phelan
la Rue Forst
Lyning Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Liberty Ordnance Company
Orst
Foley
Melvin L Moore
Riverside
Greenwich
Marine ‘Corps
Marine Corps
Juantico
Cigarettes and the doctor's warning on tobacco harm
A sick man with pneumonia relies on nursing while his son in law smokes incessantly. A colleague warns that tobacco acts as a narcotic drug, weakening resistance and increasing infection risk. The piece cautions against addiction to cigarettes and other substances, urging higher vitality and resistance to disease.
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Inlaw
Democrats Ready Fall Campaign Central in New Haven
Democratic leadership plans a fall campaign with state headquarters in New Haven led by Major David E. Fitzgerald. Saratoga Springs hosts the Repub convention with Will Hays and Theodore Roosevelt expected to speak while Roosevelt may skip his address after his son's death. Osborne and Hearst vie for New York governor nomination as factions seek harmony.
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David E. Fitzgerald
State Central Committee
New York State
William Church Osborne
William Randolph Hearst
Nowehom
Saratoga
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