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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
3
The piece blends a lyric mockery of Lydia with a chorus of wartime reflections. It notes the Jutland anniversary and London celebrations while musing on winners and losers and urging enlistment or bond purchases as the war drags on. Berlin is referenced as a backdrop to the flux.
The Satevepost excerpt notes the 1917 New Mexico legislature adopting Elina Garrett’s "O Fair New Mexico" as the state song, with text and chorus presented and archival filing required. It also references a May event, a wedding notice for Lieutenant William H. Byles Paulding, and scattered literary commentary from Irvin S. Cobb and others, reflecting a mix of poetry, politics, and cultural notes.
London May 31. Rowlane FE Prothero president of the Board of Agriculture said under a government plan Britain would grow enough wheat in 1918 to meet population needs with surplus for livestock. He cautioned success depends on solving agricultural problems yet believed the nation could produce about 1,000,000 loaves daily even if no grain was imported, while Germany could not starve England even with submarine gains.
London May Lord Devonport the Food Controller issues an elaborate order regulating meat prices and dealing with live animals. The measure bans speculative deals and jabbed transactions and fixes permissible retailer profits above cost. Rumors circle on a successor if he retires ill, with Major Sir Arthur Lee or William Thorne named as possible new Food Controller.
Geneva May 3 Swiss hopes Germany will pass U S food aid to Switzerland as American exports remain a leading article. The Geneva Tribune notes Switzerland should seek an understanding with Germany to avoid diplomatic ruptures while U S aid continues amid wartime constraints. The paper predicts Swiss authorities may decline broader diplomatic moves despite aiding the Allied supply effort.
Los Angeles May 31. Captain Jack Bonavita, known as Cap tain Bonavita, who was killed by a porter hen at Rentock's animal farm March 19, left a will today. It bequeaths a valuable item to the Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn.
The Department of Health lists prices for meat produce, dairy, and produce with notes on supply. Retail beef and pork vary by cut, with calves and veal described. fish, poultry, and cheeses show mixed availability. Potatoes and cabbage demand exceeds supply while other produce remains comparatively light in the market.
Society notes record Miss Althea Gibb's upcoming marriage to Irving E. Eldredge Jr at Holy Trinity Brooklyn Heights with a post ceremony reception at her mother's home. Several attendants including matron of honor Mrs. Francis Hine and best man Seneca Eldredge are named along with numerous other guests and engagements involving Evelyn Wetherbee, Katharine Hollister, Katharine A. Hollister, and Laura Doty. Additional items note a farewell bachelor dinner for Beverley R. Robinson, engagements of Miss Evelyn Wetherbee and Miss Katharine A. Hollister, a recent marriage of Vielin Moran to Mark Dixon Dodd, and summer plans for the Shevlin and Hollister families, plus a dinner by Captain Cassatt at the Rite-Carlton.
Pilgrims of the United States honored the memory of late president Joseph Hodges Choate with a service at Trinity Church. New York officials and many prominent citizens attended, with British and French representatives present. Dr. Manning lauded Choate as a foremost public figure and defender of democracy and civilization amid World War I’s stakes.
A Hoover Food Director proclamation to housewives will urge more vegetables and fewer staple foods for months to come, promising plentiful cheap produce except peaches. The piece notes a broader moment as a National Conference on Community Music gathers in New York with leaders from Katy Wisconsin Far West and New England, promoting a village green spirit through community singing and democratic access to music.
Australian Batstoes in a Chicago match today for the third time in history. They were dug in February and are beginning to sprout. The importer ordered thirty carloads.
Two honored members of the Advertising Club of New York will depart on a New York Central train at 5 PM to attend the annual convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World in St Louis. The New York delegation includes the Detroit club’s members and will reach St Louis Sunday morning. Senator Hiram W. Johnson will open the convention and Secretary McAdoo will close with a talk on the Liberty Loan.
Augustus Thomas, dormant since Rio Grande, travels with John D. Williams to San Francisco to stage The Copperhead. California tryouts precede a New York premiere in the fall. Williams will produce all Thomas works until further notice.
Atlantic City May WL The government will require 100000 additional civil service employees in the coming weeks. The National Civil Service League executive committee met and proposed strengthening existing machinery to handle the increased war workload and creating new machinery to supplement it. They warn that without extraordinary measures the merit system may break down under the pressure.
Armour & Co purchases a block at Wreck pouana py rour Street and surrounding avenues to build a massive food distributing complex. The design includes a 20 story grade and second floor freight access. Builders seek to align with a proposed West Side elevated movement plan, per agents for the Chan.
Farmers urged to extend wartime planting efforts into at least two years, with garden clubs coordinating plans. Advice notes onion growing steps from soil preparation to harvesting, curing, and storage, noting yield ranges from 400 to 1200 bushels per acre under favorable conditions.
Heiress, recently divorced in Bridgeport, wed a Port Chester clerk Clifford R Wilmot after a brief court action. The ceremony was witnessed by town officials and John Drinkwater, the chauffeur, with the couple to honeymoon at Sea Gate.
Ex Representative W W Cocks urged the Liberal branch of the Society of Friends at the Rutherford Place Meeting House to support war effort and oppose pacifist propaganda. He urged unity and action alongside President Wilson and Congress to curb food-use in weapon manufacture and aid relief, noting English Friends have spent over 500000 in relief.
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