Vets seek Liberty Bonds and unclaimed bonuses
Liberty Bonds totaling 127150 dollars belonging to 2534 ex servicemen were returned to Washington due to incorrect addresses. 7059 undelivered discharge certificates are on file, with alphabetical state lists given to senators and congressmen for publicity. Bonus payments totaled 98640120 dollars to date, aiding 1644002 claimants. Ex servicemen with claims should contact Lt Col Mathew C. Smith in Washington DC.
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Liberty
Washington
Post Office Department
Mathew C. Smith
Service and Information Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C
Army
Mathew ©. Smith
Council of National Defense
Washington, D.C
Jewish students barred from Budapest University amid coercion squads
Budapest May 19 report that coercion squads of undergraduates and army veterans are enforcing exclusion of Jewish applicants. Each student must secure five endorsements to register, dropping enrollment from 12,530 in 1918 to just over 2,000.
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Budapest
University of Budapest
Bread Tickets Outnumber Vienna Population
Vienna officials reveal 2,000,000 bread tickets in circulation for a city of 1,800,000. Officials estimate annual flour loss of 1,000 carloads as families skip reporting deaths or departures to gain extra rations. Police investigate and seek a remedy.
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Vienna
Prince of Wales Visit Angers Melbourne Unionists
Melbourne Trades Hall Council refuses official representation at Prince of Wales events to oppose perceived capitalist support. It urges unionists to shield their children from welcomes and to marshal funds to aid wage earners instead.
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Melbourne
Australia
Melbourne Trades Hall Council
Stewed Tomatoes Stir Friction At Grand Home
A domestic quarrel unfolds over burnt stewed tomatoes at a family dinner. Benny, his father, mother, and siblings process the memory of the meal with humor and slight irritation as they debate whether the tomatoes were burned and whether anyone notices.
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Pop
Benny
Noras
Gladdis
Heaven
Theaters Offer Comedy and Drama at Empire Park and Poli
The Empire Theatre shows Mrs. Temples Telegram with Jack Temple and John Brown twist to reveal a famed Italian manicure artist. Katzenjammer Kids chorus dazzles at Park with Broadway style costuming and stage settings. The Silver Horde closes at Poli Theatre, praised for Alaska scenery and Rev Beach direction. Mabel Berra’s prima donna voice shines at Palis with pianist Harry Newman. Additional vaudeville acts and Pathe News conclude a varied bill.
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Jack Temple
John Brown
Katzenjammer Kids
Mutual Play Co
Broadway
Northwest
Poli Theatre
Alaska
Rev Beach
Mabel Berra
Palis
Miss Berra
Harry Newman
Charles /Edinberry
Miller & Griffith
the Teller
Howard & Kelly
Cappy Ricks at Lyric draws crowds with clever humor
The Lyric presents Cappy Ricks to strong crowds this week praising Arthur Griffen and Arthur Chatterdon in lead roles. Poli Players’ season end features Civilian Clothes, with The Orphan at Plaza as current feature, plus vaudeville Married via Wireless and news reels. Tom Mix debuts tomorrow in The Daredevil alongside international news and a two-reel comedy.
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Cappy Ricks
Arthur Griffen
Poli
Griffen
Arthur Chatterdon
Matt Peasley
Cappy
Mary Ann Dentler
Rose Ludwig
Jane Tarr
Leta Malcome
New York
Morosco Theatre
Broadway
Plaza Theatre
William Farnum
Louise Lovely
Eigbt
Tom Mix
Fox Corporation
The Day of The Daylight Stars in Daring Screen Play
Lillian Rich headlines in support of Francelia Billing ton and Charles Clary in a melodrama role. The film center on ambition and romance with key performances driving the story.
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Lillian Rich
Francelia Billington
Charles Clary
Universal photodrama in London air raids reaches West End theatre
The evening show at the West End theatre features a Universal photodrama about a London girl born in London who studied in Kent and worked with Harry Lauder. She braved Zeppelin bombings to join Universal City, arriving in America before the armistice. The Day She Paid stars Miss Rich, with Fannie Hurst’s story adapted and complemented by a 2 reel Big V comedy.
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Universal
West Ind
London
Germany
Kent
Harry Lauder
Miss Rich
Hernell
Universal City
America
Fannie Hurst
Cosmopolitan
Jimmie Aubrey
Francelia Billington
James Aubrey
Prizma
Ice supply remains in Pine Creek despite winter shortages
Harrisburg May 18 reports forester Paul H Mulford told Gifford Pinchot that an average surface 15 inches thick ice still lingered on Pine Creek in Tioga County as of May 1. The northern tier counties fear no high price alibi from a short winter crop of natural ice next summer.
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Harrisburg
Tier
Pennsylvania
Paul H. Mulford
Gifford Pinchot
Lee
Pine Creek
Tioga County
Modernizing Famous Toledo Hotel Fuels Protest
Protest swells across Spain against plans to modernize the Toledo hotel once home to Cervantes. Academies and art groups urge preserving the site tied to Don Quixote and Spain’s literary heritage.
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Toledo
Spain
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Large Rice Crop Dominates Louisiana Valuation in 1919
New Orleans reports rice led all Louisiana crops in value for 1919 per the Board of Trade, totaling 53.42 million dollars. Cotton ranked second at 52.5 million, with corn third and sugar cane fourth. the sugar harvest was the smallest in years, barely over that of 1913.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Board of Trade
Monasteries Land Confiscated for Public Education
In Novgorod, land previously owned by monasteries was confiscated and given to the public education sector. Monasterial buildings, except for churches, were repurposed into colonies and trade schools for children. The report notes housing shortages and compares Bolshevik policies to offering parlors to the homeless.
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Moscow
Novgorod
Bolshevists
Long Island + City Star
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