Women Police Volunteers Form in London For Duty
A suffragist led Women Police Volunteers unit trains daily in London for future duty. Known as the Women Police Volunteers, they wear navy serge uniforms with WV P shoulder insignia and badges. Led by Miss Daner Dawson and others, the group focuses on self defense, first aid, and court procedures, with hours from two to eight daily. They will operate in streets, parks, depots and courts while aiming to prove government value of women in policing.
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London
Womens
Women Police
Women's Freedom League
Despard
John French
W.V.P
Daner Dawson
Nina Boyle
Meeson Coates
Edith Watson
N. K. Strange
Westminister
Scotland
Navy orders Marconi station closed over wireless alert
Admiral Moore at Honolulu must close the Marconi wireless telegraph station unless a satisfactory explanation is given for sending a message announcing the arrival of the German cruiser Grier. The Grier remains in the harbor as Japanese cruisers hover nearby and internment seems likely for the rest of the war.
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Washington
Moore
Naval
Honolulu
War Department
Marconi
Grier
Rock Island Railroad Receiver Questioned by State Supreme Court
The State Supreme Court in New York on October 16 cited the Rock Island Railroad company to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed and instructed steps to see Rock Island directors for damages and stockholders’ claims.
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New York
State Supreme Court
Rock Island Railroad Company
Khow
Rock Island
Civics Expert Miss Galpin to Lecture Here
Miss Lloy B Galpin of the City club of Los Angeles will speak on amendments to appear on next month’s ballot at two public meetings in the Womens’ club house under Veterans’ Aid. The times are 2 30 p m and 7 30 p m with free admission.
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Miss Galpin
Queen Wilhelmina Reviews Dutch Troops At The Hague
Queen Wilhelmina surveyed troops along the Limburg border and at a barn encampment, asking about food, warmth, and sleeping quarters. She ordered more blankets and improvements as soldiers reported conditions during the inspection.
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the Hague
Associated Press
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Limburg
Meijerische Courant
International Maritime Conference and Ocean Safety History
Twenty five years after the first International Maritime Conference in Washington, global rules for sea travel reduced wrecks as ocean traffic grew. The 1913 US coast wrecks totaled 552 ships with 54 lives lost, while new tech like wireless telegraphy and submarine bells expanded safety measures.
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Washington
Siam
China
Hawaii
Sec’y
State
Blaine
Maury
United States
Raid on U S Troops Boasts of Mexicans
Vera Cruz report says Mexican forces under Gen Aguilar plan an attack on American troops. General Aguilar is said to command four to six thousand troops with two artillery pieces. Much activity attributed to liquor circulating near American lines.
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Vera Cruz
Aguilar
United States
Guild Women Bid Mrs Coe Farewell Before Departure
Mrs N E Carter hosted about twenty five members of the Womens Guild of St Johns Episcopal Church as they honored Mrs B W Coe who will soon move to New York with her husband and children. The group presented a bead chain and shared pineapple ice and cake.
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B. W. Coe
New York
N. E. Carter
Womens’ Guild of
St. .John's Episcopal Church
Coe
Corona
Fire guts kitchen of Robinson home in Citrus Belt district
Two women acted with presence of mind to halt a house fire at 2 40 pm in the northern city area. Mrs. Robinson closed the door trapping flames while Mrs. Chambers notified the fire department and both women pulled water on the walls before firefighters arrived. Kitchen gutted. other parts of the house largely spared. loss about 500 dollars.
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Thos. Robinson
Citrus Belt Land Company
Robinson
James Chambers
Allies Reported the Victors in Fighting
London dispatches from Paris say fighting in northern France has generally favored the Allies. German reinforcements are unlikely to reach or hold channel ports. Between Rove and Lassingny the battle remains undecided, but allied hammering suggests Germans have given up hope of reaching Paris by that route.
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London
Paris
France
Rove
Lassingny
Allied take Hannescamp and push to Courtraine line
American dispatch reports Allied forces capture Hannescamp near Arras France and advance from Audenards toward Courtraine amid heavy fighting and high casualties.
British Cruiser Hawke Sunk by German Submarine
The British cruiser Hawke of 7 000 tons was sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. Only 50 of the 400 crew were rescued. The sunken ship had seen active service before its loss.
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London
Hawke
North Sea
American Artists Topic Essays Discuss Hudson River School
The Art and Travel section of the Woman's Improvement Club met to discuss Primitives from 1757 1840 and the Hudson River school. Dr Grace Beebe led the program with talks on Copley Stuart Allston Doughty West Trumbull Cole Durand Kensett Bierstadt Church and others. The group noted portraits landscapes and historical canvases and will meet again on Wednesday November eleventh at three o clock p m.
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Woman's Improvement Club
Miss Lewis
Grace Beebe
Lord
Copley
Stuart
Allston
Doughty
John Singleton Copley
America
Royal Academy
Gilbert Stuart
England
Washington
Dolly Madison
Washington Allston
Harvard
Italy
Thomas Doughty
Beebe
West
Trumbull
Cole
Durand
Benjamin West
John Trumbull
Bunker Hill
Capitol
Yale College
Thomas Cole
Asher B. Durand
Hudson River School
Europe
American
Walter Clayson Jr
Kensett
Bierstadt
Church
John F. Kensett
Connecticut
Albert Bierstadt
Germany
Key Mountains
Frederick E
Coronas Attend Fair Among Local Guests
Mr and Mrs Ira Misenheimer and Mr and Mrs Bond Wells were among the Coronas at the fair last night witnessing exhibits and socializing with neighbors.
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Ira Misenheimer
Mrs
Bond Wells
Submarine Attack Misses Bow On 1881 Service Record
A damaged or partial note recalls a long service completed in 1881 and a submarine that previously attacked the British cruiser Thebes but missed, with the Hawke then attacked.
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Thesnes
Hawke
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William
American Press Association
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U. S
Guild Women
Mrs. Coe
Fire Guts Kitchen OF
Robinson Home
Hannescamp
Arras
Audenards
Courtrai
Women’s Club
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