Expatriated American Women Face Patriotism and Loss
London reports on American women who married foreign nationals and now live abroad under suspicion of loyalty. Notable cases include Gladys Vanderbilt and several heiresses who aid Red Cross efforts for Austria-Hungary or Germany, while family members serve in the U.S. military. The piece cites Bismarck’s earlier policy and notes the heartbreak of wives torn from homeland, with a sharp verdict that Cupid betrays and should be punished.
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Gladys Vanderbilt
Austria-Hungary
London
Red Cross
United States
Dankl
Col
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Twenty-second Engineers
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
America
Republic
Bismarck
Cupid
Lillian May Langham
Louisville
Washington
Speck von Sternburg
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
Jeanne Luckmeyer
New York
Constance Hoyt
Germany
Baron von Stumm
Austria
Imperial
Countess Sigray
Harriet Daly
Marcus Daly
James W. Gerard
Count Anton Sigray
Voice of the Empire
Mabel Wright
Countess Zichy
Nora Iselin
Countess Colloredo-Mansfield
C. Oliver Iselin
Rome
Agnes Carroll
Count Anton Heussenstamm
John A. Stewart
Gladys Virginia Stewart
Julius Apponyi
Hussars
Dan Cupid
Ellen Bundshu Seeks Compensation From Fifth Husband
In a San Francisco hearing before the state accident board Mrs. Ellen J. Bundshu seeks compensation from her fifth husband who had died by asphyxiation from gas while working in Los Angeles. The case outlines a long succession of marriages and the stormy matrimonial voyage she endured.
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San Francisco
Ellen J. Bundshu
State Accident Board
Los Angeles
Bina
Arctic echo on marriage lapse and air travel to the North
In Freeport Maine Dundshut recalls marrying Frank Morrell in 1868 and his death 18 months later after forgetting the union in court. Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan predicts airplanes will replace dog sleds for polar journeys and Crocker Land’s nonexistence was proven years ago by a 70 day winter expedition.
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Dundshut
Frank Morrell
Freeport
Donald B. MaccMillan
Crocker Land
Lucrative Hat Graft In New York Restaurant Row
In New York a restaurant faces injunctions over tipping and checking privileges. Louis Wilk held a $2000 annual concession, outbid by a $4500 offer, while the firm claims Wilk’s staff used psychological tricks to distinguish tipgivers from others. The case cites taunts and odd behavior by Wilk’s hat check personnel.
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New York
Louis Wil
Wilk
King George At Front In France Photo Chronicle
A battered kitchen chair bears King George the Fifth seated amid ruins at Chateau Thiepval in northwest France. The image frames Britain and France fighting together to reclaim Thiepval from German forces as a British general discusses the battle with the king.
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England
Buckingham Palace
George the Fifth
Chateau Thiepval
France
Thiepval
Fires Kill Nine Thousand Annually in United States
The National Fire Protection Association estimates about 9,000 people die each year in the United States from fires or burns. Property losses run into the millions.
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The
National Fire Protective Association
United States
Americans in London Parade Signals War Bond Support
The article recalls the day America entered the war and troops marching through London. Crowds lined the route from Horse Guards to Trafalgar Square, praising the United States as the Stars and Stripes flew over Parliament. Women cheered, soldiers waved hats, and Britons praised the Allied cause as five thousand American soldiers passed in khaki.
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London
England
America
France
Sam
United States
Westminster
George
Puckingham ‘Palace
The
Mall
Uncle Sam
Tommies
General Pershing
Horse Guards
Foreign Office
Admiralty
Horse Guards Parade
House of Parliament
New York Herald
Whitehall
Yesteryear
Maine
San Francisco
Bill
Wide Whitehall
Trafalgar Square
Lord Nelson
Landseer
Buys Glasses to Get in War
Robert B Hollingsworth of Chattanooga Tennessee paid eight dollars for spectacles to pass an army medical test. After obtaining glasses he returned to the recruiting station and qualified for the medical corps joining the regular army.
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Cincinnati
Robert &. Bolnesworth
Chattanooga
Tenn
Hollingsworth
Army
Medical Corps
New Dance Promoted by Dancing Professors at Majestie
The American Society of Professors of Dancing unveiled the Brooklyn rock as a new fall dance. The group described its comfortable lines and strokes and announced details at the Hotel Majestie.
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New York
Brooklyn
American Society of Professors of Dancing
Congress
Hotel Majestie
Keep Hands Off Wounds Says Health Guide
A health note urges not to touch wounds with bare hands and to cover them. It suggests washing with antiseptic solution and using boiled water for rinsing, noting that boiling should extend at least ten minutes to kill germs.
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California
Aeros For
King George
Asvi
Smilie
Leutenant
C. M. Crooks
Crooks
Ponta Selgada
Azores
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