New York Goes Dark Under War Time Light Restrictions
New York citywide light blackout is ordered by Police Commissioner Enright at the request of Governors Island authorities. Downtown and White Light districts dimmed along with advertising signs and display lights until further notice. Residents comply as fear of submarine activity looms and Broadway remains unusually quiet in the dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White Light District
London
Paris
Enright
Governors Island
New York Harbor
Bronx
Broadway
Garfield
Marthevenue
Amish Seek Protection From Hoboes In Mifflin County
A delegation of Big Valley Amishmen visited Lewistown to ask the Mifflin County Public Safety Committee for protection against a growing group of hoboes and panhandlers said to have set up in the region. The visitors claim residents are pressured for food and, if refused, face threats to burn farms and damage crops and stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Big Valley
Mifflin County
Hohen zollerns War Plan Promised Profits to German Business
A British article recalls how in 1912 13 German rulers urged business leaders to back a great war promising personal gains. It claims the Hohenzollerns sought conquest to preserve their military system and assembled a syndicate of twelve firms with capital for Canada while promising investors prizes in Australia India and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Europe
Australia
Deutsche Bank
India
Canada
England
Bethmann-Hollweg
Gerthis
German Promises and War Loans Drag Germany’s Business Elite
A manifesto-like account alleging German industrialists backed the Hohenzollern war effort with promises of wealth and postwar trade recovery. It details coerced subscriptions, blackmail, and state control plans, claiming bankers and manufacturers aimed to loot the world, with the Emperor’s pledges unrealized and postwar penalties looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Germany
Foreign Trade Department
Thyssen
Dives Pomeroy and Stewart Silk Gloves Advertisement
Dives Pomeroy Stewart offers silk gloves for summer dress and motoring in black white and grey. 2 clasp silk gloves with double finger ends two toned embroidery and creases priced from 50 to 85 cents up to 2 dollars. Second Floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy & Stewart
Third Hun Drive Halts Berlin Report Discloses
Washington reports Berlin announces a halt to the third German west drive. The statement credits General Foch with stopping the enemy without strategic losses or major Allied retreat. American troops participated in the fighting, likely Pershing main units or new reinforcements arriving in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Berlin
Foch
Walle
Pershing
France
Moderately Priced Dress Cottons Basement Listing
A basement sale listing presents dress cotto ns including ginghams in plaids checks and stripes from Bauehr and Pomeroy styles. Prices range from 29 to 49 cents per yard with kiddie cloths and printed flaxen fabrics also offered.
Embroideries and Swiss and Nainsook Yard Items
Fabric shop listing describes 17 and 27 inch Swiss flouncings and corset cover embroidery in Swiss and cambric with prices from 10 to 50 cents per yard. Also offers Swiss embroidery edges 2 to 10 inches wide and wart Street Floor location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
A Good Soft Shirt for Sports Occasions
A description of a fine quality shirt designed for sports wear. It highlights comfortable cut over patterns and material quality meant to keep a man well dressed during outings.
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Hohenzollerns
Jersey
New Jersey
Great Britain
Wilhelmshaven
Zeebrugge
Ostend
English
East Atlantic
Trades Department
Munich
Cassel
Bethmann Hollweg
War Office
Enco
E-Hatteras
Bermuda
Yndland
Azores
Faroe
Shetland
Lisbong
Madrid
I. B. Dickinson
13Th St
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart
Dives
Vere Seesess
Charlie
Yard Dives
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