Americans Held in Soviet Camps Stir International Alarm
May 16 report from Warsaw recounts seven Americans detained by Bolshevik authorities, including Marguerite Harrison and Emmett Kilpatrick, with dire prison conditions, hunger rationing, and suspected espionage charges. Capt. Merion C. Cooper, recently escaped, describes starvation, isolation, and limited aid from foreign welfare groups. Other detainees include Kalemantiano, Keely, Hazelwood, Kilpatrick, and officers from the Polish and American services.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Merion C. Cooper
Jacksonville
Fla
Moscow
Cooper
Kosciiszko
Saint Mihiel
Marguerite E. Harrison
Baltimore
Russia
Estey
William Flick
Monscow
Harrison
Thomas Hazlewood
San Francisco
United States
Siberia
Hazelwood
P. Kalemantiano
University of Chicago
Kalemantiano
Royal C. Keely
Keely
Emmett Kilpatrick
Uniontown
Crimea
Red Cross
Kilpatrick
American Red Cross
Tie
Riga
Peru Will Reorganize Navy Adopting U S Methods
The Peruvian government plans a Navy reorganization with guidance from a United States naval mission that arrived six months ago and will likely stay two years. Commander F B Freyer leads the mission, the first of its kind from the United States to visit a South American republic.
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Guam
Washington
L. D. Causey
J. A. Bull
C.D. Davy
United States Fleet Naval Reserve
Freyer
Causey
Davy
Bull
U.S. Lima
United States Naval Mission
Peru
United States
South American
F. B. Freyer
Cockroach Races Become New Istanbul Sport For Occupation Era
In Constantinople a Russian newcomer opens a hall where cockroaches race to a single light at the end of a runway. Allied troops and American and British civilians bolster informal sports with hunting, golf, tennis, football, baseball and yachting. Citizens bathe on Marmora beaches, while Turkish workers add chicken fighting to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Europe
Bosphorus
Taxim
Peru
Black Sea
Marmora
Hamburg hotel strike over Rhine penalties boycott
In Hamburg on May 19 proprietors of hotels and restaurants declare a boycott of English and French wares in protest against Allied penalties on the Rhine. French wines and liquors and English preserves are no longer in any restaurant or wineroom. Efforts aim to extend the boycott to other cities.
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Hamburg
Rhine
Orpheum Opener Rainbow Girls Spark Gay Old Boy
The Rainbow Girls opened at the Orpheum theater with A Gay Old Boy a bright musical comedy praised for lively singing a stylish chorus and polished production. Frank Graham and Edétith Rendall headline a strong supporting cast with notable stage effects and the Silk Pajama Girls delivering Irene.
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Rainbow Girls
Orpheum Theater
New York
Irene
Stente
Frank Graham
Edétith Rendall
Opera Thrives in Moscow Amid Privilege and Propaganda
Report from Helsinki dated June 7 notes Muscovites find diversion in opera and ballet with performers well educated and earning 50,000 rubles per night. Tickets seem free but require influence to obtain, while motion pictures highlight propaganda.
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Helsingfors
Moscow
Opera
Russia
Blackbird Nest Found Aboard Freight Car Voyage
A blackbird built a nest in the brake beams of a freight car in a village 500 miles away. The mother bird and eggs completed the long trip and the eggs hatched upon arrival in Aberdeen Scotland on June 7.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
New Building Nears Completion for Leflin and Son
Work continues on the store room behind R. L. Leflin’s Main Street shop. Completion is expected in three to four weeks. The undertaking parlors will move into the new building, likely among the state’s best equipped. Leflin intends to expand the Main Street store to double its size for larger merchandise displays.
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R. L. Leflin
North Main Street
Scandals Stir Tokyo Public Opinion In Japan
In Tokyo a wave of graft cases shocks official life as newspapers condemn widespread corruption. Charges tie to South Manchuria railway dealings, illegal Manchurian opium sales, plus gas sales fraud, Yokohama customs, and highway construction. Tokyo Gas officials are jailed for bribery.
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Tokio
Japan
South Manchuria
Manchuria
Yokohama
Tokio Gas Company
Tokio City Council Faces Bribery Trials Amid Corruption Rumors
Report outlines council members under trial for accepting bribes while contractors and Yoko hama officials are charged with offering or participating in illicit deals. Gas price surge alarms households and editor Iichiro Tokutomi likens the Hara ministry to Tammany Hall, alleging nationwide corruption.
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Tokio
Yokohama
Iichiro Tokutomi
Kokumin Shimbun
Hara
Tammany Hall Organization
New York
Japan
Radio dinner orders by Mrs Godley headline
A New York wireless station reports Mrs Paul Godley, wife of a wireless accessories maker, guiding her husband by radio on what to buy for dinner, including two pounds of butter and leg of roast.
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New York
Paul Godley
Monkey bandits raid bazaars looting from dining room
In SIMIA India on June 7 a monkey-led group raided native bazaars. The bandits looted food from a dining room and opened wine bottles. One hand directed the operation. No injuries reported.
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Simia
British India
High Point to See Silk Hosiery Plant Open
Guilford Hosiery mill in High Point begins operation on a new brick plant along the C and Y railroad facing Grimes street. E T Kearns presides with A M Rankin as vice president and T A Kearns in charge. Ervin Howerton is superintendent. The facility marks High Point’s first silk hosiery production amid growing textile output.
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Guilford
High Point
E. T. Kearns
A. M. Rankin
T. A. Kearns
Ervin Howerton
C. and Y
Grimes Street
Fortery Piis
New Corporation
Baby leasing scandal hits Manchester rationing system
In Manchester on June 7 families with infants gain larger coal rations while one woman earned a fortune by renting her baby at two cents per application for rations, drawing attention to misuse of wartime welfare measures.
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Manchester
England
Sign of Jap Friendship at Tokyo Fundraiser Play
In Tokyo a Japanese play The Forty Seven Ronins drew diplomats and many representatives to support St Luke's International Hospital, founded by the American Episcopal Mission. Viscount Eiichi Shibusawa praised Dr R B Teusler of Virginia for advancing medicine and fostering U S Japan friendship amid evolving international ties.
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Tokio
St. Luke’s International Hospital
Viscount Eiichi Shibusawa
Japan
R. B. Teusler
Virginia
Pottery Giftware Highlights New Blue Pottery Line
All ads from The Enterprise emphasize confidentiality. A new lot of blue pottery arrives offering wedding gift options for shoppers seeking decorative pieces.
Confidence in 666 Chill and Fever Tonic Grows
Doctors druggists and the public express strong belief in 666 Chill and Fever Tonic as a reliable remedy. Endorsements highlight its effectiveness and longstanding use for relief. The tonic remains a trusted choice in many households.
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Nvellement
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Goodrich
Uae
Sax
Silvertown Cords
B.F. Goodrich Rubber
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Silvertown
Babe Nets
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Madras
Percale
Silk
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Madras Shirts
Haynes Athletic Union
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