Brandeis rebuked by American Jewry at Astor Hotel
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis faced sharp rebukes from Jewish delegates at a crowded Astor Hotel gathering. He urged unity to aid persecuted Jews abroad while critics pressed for a Congress of American Jewry within a set timeline, sparking tense exchanges and calls for accountability. The assembly debated timing and scope of a proposed congress, with Brandeis signaling no change to prior Philadelphia decisions. The conflict highlighted divisions over strategy and representation within the Jewish community.
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Lous D. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
Jacob B. Sebi
Schiff
Brandeis
Hotel Astor
Hage Pam
Chicago
Leon Sanders
Mr. Brandeis
Straus
Bret
Mr. Straus
Congress
3. L. Magnes
E Dois
Dr. Magnes
Justicn
Bran
Delecate
Louis Marehall
Jeanders
Gil
Samuel Wiedeck
Forward
Supreme Court of the United States
Philadelphia
Mrs Hughes Refuses Interview in Campaign Summer
Mrs Hughes, interviewed reluctantly, blocks quotation marks and resents the intrusion as a quiet drama unfolds at the dull red house in Bridgehampton. Mr Hughes has gone to town while the couple spend the summer of a tentative campaign year, a scene marked by restraint and an uneasy welcome.
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Arkansas
Et Butler
Hughes
Mrs. Hughes
Two Huge Blue Sharks Caught Off Staten Island Bay
Two eight foot one inch blue sharks weighing over 250 pounds were caught by W H Kinlock and landed at Oakwood near New Dorp. Fishermen saw large schools of sharks in New York Bay and Ambrose Channel as crowds gathered to view the catch.
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W. H. Kinlock
New Brighton
Oakwood
New Dorp
Fihermen
New York Bay
Ambrose Channel
Kiplock
Coney Island
Brighton Beach
Manhattan
South Beach
Manhattan Beach
Talking Machine Men Strike For Higher Wages at Edison Plant
About 400 workers at Thomas Edison's West Orange phonograph record factory quit, forming noisy picket groups. They earned 225 dollars daily and 50 more walked out on Saturday saying a raise of at least a quarter a day was needed to keep recording. Disk department manager A M Hird attended to the protests as workers warned they would not take back jobs after a settlement.
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Thomas A. Edison
West Orange
A. M. Hird
King of Greece fainted at fire near royal residence
King Constantine narrowly escaped death when flames engulfed the royal summer home at Tatoi. Soldiers rescued him as the chateau area burned and forest fires raged on the Parnes Mountains. Thirty-two people died, including twenty eight Royal Guards. police suspect accidental ignition.
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Constantine
Tatoi
Parnes
Royal Guards
King of England May Visit Canada Hopeful Tour Planned
London reports that the Duke of Devonshire may be appointed Governor General as a prelude to a royal tour of Canada with the Queen after the war. The King’s Canada plans trace to the Connaught era and were interrupted by the war. The Duchess of Devonshire, a key royal insider and hostess, has strong ties to Canada.
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Duke of Devonshire
Canada
Manchester Guardian
Duke of Connaught
Duchess of Devonshire
Evelyn Mary Fitzmaurice
Lord Lansdowne
Infants paralysis toll climbs as cool spell aids fight
New York health officials report ninety six new infantile paralysis cases and seventeen deaths in the 24 hours to 10 am. They warn reports may lag due to reduced clerical staff and urge continued isolation measures as the epidemic total nears two thousand cases and 356 deaths.
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Tiran
Richmond
Queens
Queens Hospital
Russians Fight Beside French in Champagne Front
Paris reports a brief official statement noting great activity by Russian and French patrols on the Champagne front. The Russians, part of forces landed at Marseilles after a voyage from Vladivostok, are described as supporting Allied lines in the region. The disclosure sparks speculation on local offensives or shifts to Verdun or Somme threats.
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Marseilles
Vladivostok
Red Sea
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Somme
Wilson to Resume White House Press Conferences
The Teihune Bureau reports President Wilson will restart weekly briefings with newspaper men at the White House as he campaigns for reelection. The move signals a shift toward using publicity to explain administration policy amid Democratic strategizing and external criticism.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Clare
Congress
Vance McCormick
Robert Wooley
Missionaries slain by burglar in Japan
Canadian missionary Rev. W. A. Campbell and his wife were stabbed to death in their Karuizawa summer cottage by a burglar who demanded money. The intruder fled with 19 50 after the couple, both in Japanese dress, confronted him. Campbell had volunteered for service in Europe and the pair had served in Japan since 1913 under the Methodist Church.
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Tokio
W. A. Fampbell
Karuizawa
W. A. FP. Campbell
Robbers Crack Safe Seize Dress Suit At Orange Home
Philip Timpson ex councilman of Orange returned to his home to find thieves had broken a hole in the iron safe door with a hammer and pulled a single dress suit through the jagged aperture. The garment was badly damaged and the burglary mirrors a recent theft at Nicholas Bruning’s home on Fairchild Avenue. The police connect the two robberies.
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Orange
Odly
Mr. Timpson
Sle
Armistice Sought to Allow German Voters Pause
Amsterdam reports the Frankfurter Zeitung urges a truce so that half the German army can return home to vote before peace terms finalize. The piece notes the Reichstag term ends in January and elections must occur prior to concluding peace.
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Amsterdam
Frankfurter Zeitung
Foch Surprised by German Attacks on Somme Front
Mesmerizing fighting on the Somme ends in a lull as British and French forces consolidate positions north of the Bazentin Longueville line and prepare heavy artillery for a renewed push toward Peronne. German advances at La Maisonette and Biaches are repelled by French counterattacks. Portuguese army ready to join Allied efforts. Austro-Hungarian peace rumors dismissed by London. Russian and Italian gains noted on other fronts. West front sees German forces temporarily checked.
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Bazentin-le- Petit
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la Maisonette
Biaches
Riga
Lutsk
Trentino
Armenia
Baiburt
Black Sea
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Haig
Aple
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