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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1915
Page
11
A witty note on wedding gift selection at Cross’s crystal and wickerware department. The piece jokes that one might marry to secure a wedding gift from the Mezzanine floor, presenting the department as a current “story” in the shop.
A silver plate quart size cocktail shaker with silver topped cork stopper and side handle, priced at $8.00. Also offered is a white enamel wicker wine tray with a crystal carafe and frosted cut floral design, described as a 6 inch by 9 inch piece with a pony bottle stopper, priced at $2.25.
A terse note states mailings are available on request with a standard fee. It emphasizes completeness and approval status, referencing a process for providing required materials or documents. The item reads like a brief notice about administrative mailing procedures and fees.
At the John Due inquiry in Mineola Justice Scudder heard testimony from Elizabeth Van Thuysen and Helen McClay about whiskey at Belmont track bars and a track detective stopping drinks. Journal witnesses claimed no open bookmaking or public betting. reporters from The Tribune and The Evening World affirmed clean, lawful conditions with no evidence of unlawful gambling.
A May report from Port Townsend Washington details an attempted vandalism at Fort Flagler and related stations. Four guns including a siege gun had breech blocks removed and loading mechanisms damaged. Extra guards and scrutiny of barracks were imposed after reports of intrusions and photographs of Fort Worden. Secret Service investigated but found no access breaches to batteries and related stations.
London reports French forces extend gains north of Arras capturing another trench around Souchez and consolidating positions near the Labyrinth. French and Bavarian forces cite progress with prisoners taken and trench gains while Berlin notes limited success at Le Pretre and a destroyed railway viaduct.
The Reichsanzeiger in Berlin published an order calling all first class members of the landsturm and final reserve forces who have not been summoned, to report between June 8 and June 10. The decree excludes Bavaria and urges Germans in Germany to enter as soon as possible.
Samuel Hale Pearson, visiting from Argentina, urged a united steamship plan linking Brazil Line, Panama Railroad, and United Fruit to ease North South transport. He meets Franklin D. Vanderlip to discuss a Pan American project amid postwar commercial rivalries. He said US Congress and public opinion will push for better transit facilities and questioned government ownership or subsidies. Argentina and Brazil show readiness, while Britain and other nations eye South American shipping gains after the war.
Cambridge May address by Charles Walliot of Harvard argues for peaceful competitive development to raise junior enrollments and navy expansion. He suggests US aid to Allies via destroyers, highlights Britain's Channel defense, and weighs battleship building against submarines and destroyers in wartime strategy.
The article discusses potential triggers for an extra session and outlines several wartime preparedness options. It notes proposals to allocate a large fund to the President for rapid military buildup, with War and Navy departments coordinating armaments and deployments. It highlights Sen Saulsbury’s push to quadruple cadet numbers at West Point and Annapolis, and explores mobilizing reserves and regional training camps to quickly form an effective force, possibly for actions in Mexico or Europe.
A speaker argues that postwar actions by the United States and others threaten the observance of international law. He condemns highway robbery tactics at sea and calls out the demoralizing effect of orders given in war. He contends that war for conquest persists and questions whether war can be deemed justifiable when not defensive.
London May 31 Two more steam ships sunk by German submarines reported today The 4127 ton British steamer Dixiana torpedoed off Ushant while en route from Savannah Ga to Swansea Wales The 131 ton Danish steamer Soborg fell victim in the English Channel crew saved Dixiana sailors landed Carry Dock said shells fired before torpedo hit engine room two crew injured Soborg built at Sunderland in 1909 280 feet long sailed from Baltimore April 6 on eastern trip across Atlantic
Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink headlined the Northeastern Saengerbund of America festival in Brooklyn drawing over 15 000 fans. She encore ed with Die Wacht am Rhein and then My Country Tis of Thee in English. Hermann Weil sang Pagliacci and a mass chorus of 6000 male voices performed German folk songs. 100 musicians accompanied under Dr Felix Jaeger. The Kaiser Preis singing contest for 5000 opens later, with 2200 singers entered.
The schedule lists city and county federations events at Arion Hall and prize singing sessions at the armory. Wednesday, the final day of the enengerfest, will host a picnic and prize distributions including the Kaiser Preis. The $5,000 original Kaiser Preis remains overseas. a duplicate is kept by the winning society until after the war.
London report states a rapid American exodus from Germany as families flee to Switzerland claiming life unsafe. The movement appears large, with flights and crossings noted, while authorities urge calm and safety measures amid postwar upheaval.
From Berne, reports note many German residents living in Switzerland object to American presence. They describe rising anti-American sentiment as intolerable, pressuring some to consider leaving. The dispatch reflects local attitudes shaping postwar neutrality.
Liverpool June. The Parisic Steam Navigation liner Oriso arrived from Valparaiso with hundreds of passengers and introduced a submarine drills system. All aboard were summoned without warning to don lifebelts and board lifeboats to prepare for danger. Crew and passengers praised the innovation.
A regular stock display features large assortments of silks including Bathing Suit Sat Washable Satin for Shantung Pongees Dress Taffetas in over thirty blue shades Taffeta imprim chaine Mourning Silks and silks suited for wedding gowns and bridesmaids dresses.
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