Dutch scholar contrasts American and Dutch women's freedoms
Dr Johanna Westerdyk, newly appointed Utrecht State University plant pathology professor, criticizes American society for heavy convention. She notes American women juggle work and home with little maid service, yet social intercourse between sexes remains restrained, and women face lodging and dining restrictions in some venues.
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Johanna Westerdyk
Westerdyk
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Botanical Society
Baby Week Celebrations Across 2000 Cities Begin
In the United States two thousand cities start Baby Week as the second nationwide observance. Initiated last year by the General Federation of Women's Clubs and the Children's Bureau of Labor, the event centers on cooperation to promote baby welfare. Women’s clubs and other groups organize lectures and house-to-house visits to spread proven baby care principles.
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Washington
United States
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Childen’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Negro Migration North From Danville in Three Trainloads
Three car loads of African Americans left Danville for New York with northern agents who hold Danville licenses paid to operate. About 250 passengers, many local natives, were aboard the cars.
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Danville
New York
American Citizen Gives Gift to England
An American citizen living in New Orleans and formerly a British subject in Liverpool sent the Liverpool chamber of commerce a 2500 gift to be forwarded to Premier Lloyd George for the British nation. He requested a signed acknowledgment for his safe, to show his children his sacrifice. Lloyd George expressed deep gratitude for the patriotic act and noted thanks to non combatants as well as soldiers and sailors.
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Liverpool
New Orleans
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Premier Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd- George
Death of William J. Leary Sr at EdentonWedding Reception
William J. Leary Sr a leading Edenton figure and former postmaster died Saturday night at 9 30 less than an hour after his daughter wed He was a noted lawyer past grand sachem of the Improved Order of Red Men and active in local business and social circles Leary had visited High Point with his son Ernest W Leary who practiced law there from 1912 to 1915.
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W. L. Stamey
Edenton
William J. Leary, Sr
North Carolina
Improved Order of Red Men
Leary
High Point
Ernest W. Leary
Threat of Groener Criticized by Reichstag Committee
Amsterdam reporting from London May 1 says General Groener’s appeal to munitions workers calling strikers political traitors and promising forceful suppression drew sharp rebuke in the Reichstag main committee. Socialist deputy Hoch and others argued it misreads labor grievances and erodes free thought and economic demands.
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London
Groener
Department of Munitions
Reichstag
Berlin
Gustav Hoch
Ernst Quarck
Social Democrat
Dewey Men to Celebrate Nineteenth Manila Victory
Washington May 1 The Dewey veterans who shared Manila Bay glory will hold their annual May Day dinner despite the death of their leader. Captain Joseph P. McCrink hosts the gathering with patriotic exercises and the slogan Fire when you're ready Gridley.
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Dewey
Manila Bay
Iss
Joseph P. McCrink
Hog Route Promotes Faster Meat Supply from Hogs
The U S Department of Agriculture endorses hogs as the quickest route to increase pork supply. High prices in markets spur farmers, with hogs offering lower labor and capital needs, quick turnover, and strong by products.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
South
Massachusetts voters choose delegates for constitutional convention
Boston May 1 Massachusetts voters select delegates to a summer constitutional convention to revise the state charter. The contest sees former governors and Harvard officials among the prominent candidates as reform proposals such as longer governor terms and direct democratic measures are debated.
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Boston
Mass
Masachusetts
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Harvard Uiversity
Fewer Saloons in Illinois After May Day Elections
Illinois shows a sharpSaloon decline after spring elections. Fourteen towns joined the dry list, bringing total closures to 142 statewide. Danville with 30 000 residents leads the count with 68 saloons shut last night.
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Chicago
Tfl
Illinois
Danville
Food wasted on Pitcairn Island amid scarce England supply
London reports food is scarce in England while Pitcairn Island, Britain's least populated possession, has plenty to eat. Chief magistrate Gerard Robert Bromley Christian notes fruits and vegetables are abundant though mail ceased since the war. Ship arrivals provide only basic domestic goods.
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London
England
Pitcairn Island
Great Britain
Pacific
Island
Gerard Robert Bromley Christian
Election of Carranzas President Celebrated in Mexico
General Venustiano Carranza’s election as president was celebrated by troop parades in major Mexican cities. Preparations continue for today’s oath of office. Diplomatic corps attendees will be received in silence amid neutralist warnings. Sk W P Thurston to depart Mexico City for Washington to confer with British and French delegations.
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Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Sk. W. P. Thurston
Washington
Key West
Washinton
Sheriff Batson Faces Impeachment Trial
Montgomery May 1 Today fixed as the impeachment trial date for Sheriff T. J. Batson of Jefferson county before the state supreme court in Montgomery. Charges arise from the Jefferson county jail escape on March 20 and follow the Huntsville political murder case. Overton, under death sentence for Judge Lawler's murder, was involved. Batson and two wardens indicted for allowing the escape. Overton and others were killed by a posse.
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Ala
T. J. Batson
Jefferson County
State Supreme Court
Birmingham
Huntsville
David D. Overton
Lawler
Actson
Overton
Must Have Identification Cards Under New Immigrant Law
Washington May 1. The new immigration law requires identification cards for all individuals who daily travel between the United States and Canada or Mexico for work. An estimated 30,000 cross-border workers must carry a photo bearing card issued by immigration offices at their daily border entry city.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Mexico
Mexico elects first woman to congress Hermilda Galindo
Mexico City May 1 reports Senorita Hermilda Galindo has become the first woman member of the Mexican congress. She was elected deputy from the fifth electoral district of the Federal District, though a Yucatan citizen. She edits a women's journal and has been active in the regional suffrage movement.
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Mexico City
Congress of Mexico
Congress of the
United States
Senorita Hermilda Galindo
Mexican Congress
Senorita Galindo
Mexico
Congress
Yucatan
Woman's
Big Convention of Movie Men in Minneapolis
Motion picture exhibitors from Minnesota the Dakotas Wisconsin Nebraska Montana and Iowa gathered in Minneapolis for the sixth annual convention of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' Corporation of the Northwest. The three day session will tackle numerous industry issues affecting theater owners and distributors.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Montana
Iowa
Motion Picture Exhibitors’ Corporation of the Northwest
Revolution in Russia to change Russian music says Kushell
Theo Kushell, head of the Russian Association of Musicians, in Liverpool argues political change after revolution will alter Russian musical style from melancholy minors to brighter tones. He envisions Chopin Glinka and Tschaikovsky becoming more joyous as Russians shift from devotion to the Czar to national pride.
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Liverpool
Russia
Theo Kushell
Russian Association of Musicians
Chopin
Glinka
Rubinstein
Tschaikowsky
Tschaikovsky
Brilliant Russian General Hayondo koff Leads Cossack Armies
Petrograd May 1 General Hayondo koff appointed chief of all the Cossack armies and noted for a brilliant record in military and administrative work. He previously governed Blagoveschtchensk during the revolution and addressed released convicts urging them to restore order and return to jail. The convicts complied after a brief council.
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Hayondokoff
Russia
Blagoveschtchensk
Hagendokoff
Wage Increase in Brockton Shoe Industry Sets Record
In Brockton Massachusetts on May 1 a historic wage boost takes effect as manufacturers and unions agree to a 10 percent average raise and a Saturday half holiday. The rise affects about 50 000 workers and will raise annual production costs by several million dollars.
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Brockton
Mass
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