Industrial peace at home urged as key to world harmony
Marcus M. Marks at Mohonk urged study of U S industrial peace as a factor in international peace. He criticized weak state and city arbitration, urged official cooperation, strike prevention over settlement, and praised Canada’s 60 day delay device. He described Manhattan's joint trial board to handle disputes and foster a square deal.
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Mohonk Lake
N. Y
Lake Mohonk
Marcus M. Marks
Borough of Manhattan
New York
United States
Canada
Manhattan
Clegg’s
Holland Leads World in Spring Housecleaning
The Hague report notes scrubwomen, carpet beaters, housekeepers, and chimney sweeps active across Holland in spring. Streets and walls are scrubbed and whitewashed to welcome summer visitors, with refuse swept up as the Dutch household uses ash as soil fertilizer for vibrant gardens.
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Holland
Hague
Netherlands
Revenue officers seize large whiskey distillery in Davidson
Salisbury reports Davidson county officers, near the old Haden place, captured over 1000 gallons of beer and 40 gallons of whisky. They destroyed a furnace and utensils used for distilling. A man cooking supper fled. shots dispersed pursuing staff. A chase followed as residents sought to identify blockaders harming Davidson's reputation.
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Salisbury
Davidson County
Haden Place
Shaw
Davidson
Walter McCanless
A. L. Nash
F. C. Talbert
David Graham
Rowan County
Sheriff Shaw
Class of 1915 urged to aid starving children
Harvard president emeritus Dr. Charles W. Eliot leads educators in a national appeal to graduating classes of 1915 to fund relief for homeless and starving children in the United States and Europe. Five cents feeds one child for a day. donations via the Children of Americas Fund support this effort.
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Children of America’s Fund
Europe
America
Oak Hill
Newton Center
Mass
War alliance urge by British socialist unions
The British Transport Workers' Federation published a summary by secretary Robert Williams of socialist efforts to unite Europe against war, aiming for a universal strike in wartime. The piece notes German socialist attitudes and reversals from 1910 to 1915, including Berlin opposition to publishing a general strike proposal.
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Associated Press
London
British Transport Workers’ Federation
Robert Willias
Europe
Copenhagen
Dr. Williams
National Transport Workers’ Federation
Berlin
International
International Organization
International Miners Congress
Narlsbad
Northern Baptists Open Eighth Annual Convention Session
The eighth annual meeting of the Northern Baptist convention opened in Los Angeles on May 19. The opening session focused on committee reports as the board of managers of the foreign mission society presented a reply to criticisms that the administration expenses are too heavy.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Northern Baptist Convention
Board of Managers
The
Foreign Mission Society
Coolness of British Soldiers at the Front
London reports a British staff officer praising soldiers steadiness amid “tricks, machines and devices.” He notes near prehistoric weapons, and recalls a trench scene where a soldier calmly continued cooking after a shell burst, quipping about Belgian food.
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London
Belgium
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Ad for Children
An old newspaper advertisement warns of danger to children from lingering coughs and colds. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as safe and quick acting for coughs croup and colds, claiming three generations of use and urging readers to buy from Mann Drug Company.
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Foley
Mann Drug Company
Adv
Music Class Concerts At Catawba College
Tuesday evening at Catawba college Miss Louise Little's music class presented a pleasant concert. Miss Little was aided by Miss Annie Killian. Milian sang The Nightingale Song and Memories. Other numbers included piano solos by Lois Herman and Mary Andrew, and a duet by Willie Witherspoon.
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Lois Herman
Mary Andrew
Willie Witherspoon
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the Children OF Americas Fund
Charles W. Eliot
Urope
Harvard University
Northern Baptists
Catawba College
Chew Fair Bank On
Parr Makers
G&l
High Point
Ally
Nae Rae
Porto Rico
Enterprise
Tion
Peoples House Furnishing Company
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