English Radicals Active Reports Aided by Foreigners
London coverage notes a British revolutionary movement viewed as a menace by A M Drysdale. He cites non British radicals Sinn Feiners Indians Egyptians Russians allied with the IWW and German Spartacists, aiming to seize government offices and depots and to press a dictatorship of the Proletariat.
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Yeak Timma
London
England
A. M. Drysdale
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Egypt
Russia
Waiting for a Revolutionary Leader in Turbulent Times
The writer observes a hunger for a bold leader to unite Jewish, Irish, and German factions. He argues revolutionaries rarely form a majority before action, noting that surrounding conditions drive events and condemns the rise of concealed firearms amid wartime pressures.
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Germany
Piccadilly
Dover Farms bought to aid wounded Metropolitan Division members
The 560 acre Charles G. Cutler farm in Dutchess County was purchased by the Community Development Corporation of New York City for use as an open air treatment site for wounded Metropolitan Division soldiers. Backers led by William Church Osborne plan bungalows. Dover Farms office is at 2 West Forty-fifth Street. Purchase price is reported as $55,000.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Charles G. Cutler
Dutchess County
Community Development Corporation of
New York City
7Ith
William Church Osborne
Osborne
Dover Farms
Weat Forty-fifth Street
New York
Edward O. Holter J
Ten-Mile
Doctor Haiselden Dies in Havana After Bollinger Case
Chicago reported the death of Dr. Harry J. Haiselden in Havana Cuba from a cerebral hemorrhage. The physician known for refusing to operate on the “Bollinger baby” died while on vacation, the outcome tied to his controversial refusal to perform surgery.
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Chicago
Harry J. Haiselden
Pigeons win citations as war heroes aboard Great Northern
Carrier pigeons led by General Muir, assessed by Sergeant Frederick Herrmann, earned official bravery citations after aiding a distant 28 kilometer message. Twenty-nine birds were aboard, with 22 captured from the enemy, and General Muir delivered the crucial message despite wounds and hawk attacks. The Great Northern also returned 3,381 troops, including 15th Cavalry veterans, while the Panaman carried 2,167 soldiers and mules and horses were inspected at Hendaye.
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Great Northern
Esterday
Frederick Herrmann
Youngstown
Ohio
York
Muir
Herrmann
113Th Engineers
Pershing
15Th Cavalry
Camp Mills
Thomas H. Green
15Th
Hendaye
United States
Spain
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Phoenix Silk Hosiery Company
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