Clarkson Dead Former Republican Leader and Abolitionist
James Sullivan Clarkson a longtime Republican National Committee figure and Des Moines railroad builder died at his brother’s Newark home aged 76. Aided the Underground Railroad before the Civil War, assisting hundreds of enslaved people toward Canada with John Brown. he later led Iowa GOP efforts and served as New York Port Surveyor from 1912 to 1940. He lived in Tarrytown New York earlier in life and left a legacy in party leadership and railroad development.
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Newark
S.J
James
Gleckson
Republican National Executive Committee
New York
R. Clarkson
Mr. Clarkson
Hell Palm
Tarrytown
N.Y
James Sullivan Clarkson
Canada
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Underground
Towa
John Brown
Republican National Committee
Republican National Loew
Berne
Prairies
Des Moines
State Register
Tegister
Ti. J. Clarkson
Clark
Iowa
Republic Committee
Nations Committee
N. Monat Lesrue
Presiten
Grant
Swriverland
Tag
Congr
Blaine
Conv Mions
Blane
Interior
Harrison
National Committee
Clarkson
Wornmaker
Artmarter
Pneumoni
Chi- Burlington & Quincey
Gitton
Harold R. Clarkson
Speed Devils Foe Quits Force To Aid in Catching the Kaiser
New York City motorcycle cop Jack Finnerty who holds the city incident arrest record has joined the United States army. At his home in Brooklyn he said the Kaiser will have to travel when Finnerty joins the motorcycle division after taking a commission at Governor's Island. He plans to bring his son into the navy and expects to be at the Kaiser’s funeral if needed, despite concerns over Allied moves.
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Speed Devils
New York City
Brooklyn
Jack Finnerty
United States Army
Tenth Street
Brook
Kaiser
Army
Governor's Island
Woods
Finnerty
Cit
Dan
McCooey Moves Home And Democratic Club
John H. McCovey Democratic leader in Hinge County has moved his residence in ooklyn from 1426 Pacific Street to 00 To St. Marks Avenue for easier political housekeeping He also shifted the Madison Democratic Club from 1619 Pacific Street to the corner of iton and St. Marks Avenues. John Ross Robertson TORONTO May 31 John Ross Robertson proprietor of The Toronto Evening Telegram died at his home here today after six weeks illness from pneumonia He was in his seventy seventh year.
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John H. McCovey
Hinge County
John Ross Robertson
Toronto
John Rosa Rodgerson
The
Toronto Evening Telegram
Work or Fight Order Extended to Cover Objectors
The War Department extended the work or fight rule to conscientious objectors, ordering segregation at Fort Leavenworth for 600 objectors who refuse service or noncombatant duties. About 500 go to Fort Leavenworth, the rest to Camp Meade for inquiry by a board led by Major Richard C. Stoddard and others to assess sincerity.
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Lowrd
Richard C. Stoddard
Julian W. Mack
Chicago
H. F. Stone
Columbia ‘University Law School
New York
Fort Leavenworth
France
Friends’ Reconstruction
War Department
New Fuel Order a Blow To Yachting as Sport
Commodore Edward Luckenbach of the Atlantic Yacht Club denounces the Fuel Administration order as a death warrant for yachting this summer. He notes six hundred member boats, nearly five hundred fuelled by coal or fuel oil, leaving gasoline and sail boats few options. Yachts over a hundred feet will be largely out of commission due to the prohibition.
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Edward
Luckenbach
Atlantic Yacht Club
Lincoln Army Organized By Coleman du Pont Char ter
The Lincoln Patriotic Army formed to spread Americanism was chartered by New York State Secretary and organized at a luncheon by Coleman du Pont. Du Pont elected commander in chief with Leonard Wood as honorary commander. a wide slate of directors was named to head regional campaigns. Opening Sarapatine scheduled for the first week in July.
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Lincoln Patriotic Army
Coleman du Pont
State of New York
du Pont
Bankers’ Club
Leonard Wood
Henry Clews
Bainbridge Colby
James A. Cox
Frank Crane
Hoover Urges Extreme Food Conservation in War Effort
Herbert C. Hoover spoke at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia urging major food conservation, arguing the war may last five years or more and Americans can cut consumption by 15 percent this year. He linked Germany’s wartime policy to civilian starvation and warned of reduced production if the war extends.
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Philadelphia
Herbert C. Hoover
Soover
Academy of Music
Germany
America
Hoover
France
Belgian Refugee Madame Robert Dies After War Torture in New York
Madame Christine Robert, Belgian refugee and knitting teacher at Stage Women's War Relief since August, died at Lutheran Hospital. Her death followed brutal treatment by German forces after her Brus sel home was seized. she escaped, survived wartime ordeals, and traveled to England Canada and California. The Actors' Fund handles funeral arrangements with Stage Women's War Relief and notable Belgians expected to attend.
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Mme. Robert
Christine Robert
Stage Women's War Relief
Lutheran Hospital
Belgium
Madame Robert
New York
California
William Farnum
Brussel
England
Canada
Actors’ Fund of America
Campbell
Musicians Bar German Language Use Across Locals
The American Federation of Musicians bans German in all locals with no other foreign language allowed unless members lack English. The executive committee action was announced with Richard M. Hurd urging English substitution where possible. He argued that pride in English is a healthy national policy essential for the country's future.
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American Federation of Musicians
Federation
Richard M. Hurd
The
American Defence Society
Gererman
United States
Vogt Dies of Injuries After Auto Overturns in New Jersey
Captain M. Vogt thirty of Preston Penn surgeon in the 42d Infantry Prestiany Arsenal Dover died from injuries after an automobile overturned on the Morrrin turnpike near Summit New Jersey. Lieutenant C H Guetling and Lieutenant H McElroy were with him on the wet road when the machine skidded and turned over. Vogt legs fractured and he died in Overbrook Hospital.
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Summit
Mjay
M. Vogt
Preston
Penn
Prestiany Arsenal
Dover
Morrin Turnpike
Overbrook Hospital
Vogt
C. H. Guetling
H. ¥. McElroy
Newark
New Jersey
Thrift Festival at Polo Grounds to stage Elijah concert
Ten thousand volunteers will form the Elijah chorus under Lieutenant Sousa at the Polo Grounds tomorrow afternoon. Frances Alda Sophie Braslau Marie Sandelius Betty McKenna Charles Harrison Oscar Searle and Leon Rothier are among principals. Sousa's band will be augmented by 200 players to back Mendelssohn's oratorio. Admirals and generals will attend with box seats. Souvenir programmes will be sold by the War Relief women.
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Palo Grounds
Madison Square Garden
John Philip Sonen
Songa
Edward
Marquard
Mortimer W
Mendelssohn
Elijah
Mme
Frances Alda
Sophie Braslau
Marie Sandelius
Betty McKenna
Charles Harrison
Oscar Searle
Leon Rothier
Lieutenant Sousa
Sousa
Ziangular
Lieutemnt Sousa
Mme. Alda
Rothiex
de Wolf Topper
Soysm
Hiaton
Nathaniel Tt. Usher
William Mann
Army
Navy
Polo Grounds
T. H. Newberry
Third Naval District
C. Berkeley
Taciics
Navy Yard
W. E. Frost
J.D. Watson
Provisional Coast’ Artillery Regiment
Fort Wadsworth
C. Hamilton
Fort Hammon
Franklin Simon & Co
Word & Taylor
Oppenheim, Collins & Co Co
Schwarzenbach
Luber & Co
Supreme Court
Iriving Lehman
Lathan Straus
William J. O’shea
Howard E. Raymond
Goodrich Rubber Company
State Women's War Relief
Ethel Harrymore
Florence Nash
Frances Buckley
Margaret Anglin
Minnie Dupree
Louise Drew
Amelia Summerville
Amelia Bingham
Sunshine Girls
Jack
Missing Teacher Believed Deranged
Dorothy Hemming, a 24 year old teacher at Public School 140 in Brooklyn, vanished last Saturday from St. Vincent's Retreat Morrison New York. Friends and family say she is unsettled after a nervous breakdown and may be seeking work nearby. Police recall sightings near the retreat but she did not cross the ferry.
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Dorothy Hemming
Carlton Avenue
Brooklyn
St. Vincent's Retreat
Morrison
N. Y
Miss Hemming
Josephine Hemming
Nwcessary
Mother Superior
Nolice of Rye
George Hongton
Eleventh Street
Foresight of Joseph Cited by Food Board
The Federal Food Board cited Joseph during the Egyptian famine and urged public adherence to Herbert Hoover’s successor’s instructions. It notes that famine was due to limited foresight and that harvests eight weeks away will not quickly lift food restrictions though some changes may occur. Every grain of the new crop will be stored against future shortages.
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Soseph Am
Federal Food Board
Joseph
Herbert Hoover
Egypt
New Teacher Salary Proposal Targets $1000 Min Wage
The plan to set a $1000 minimum salary for teachers will be reviewed in a Monday conference between the boards of Education and Estimate. The Bureau of Accounts projects an annual city cost of about $906,000 to fund the higher pay for roughly 7,000 elementary teachers, most of them women. The current scale shows kindergarten through grade eight teachers earning average $1,737, with some salary steps and years of service. funds remain uncertain to sustain the pay raise.
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Boards of Education and
Bureau of Andtta Ant Accounta
Board of Education
Seherlea
Board of Estimate
Milk Price Cut For Grade B Milk In June in NYC
The Federal Milk Commission announced a one cent per quart price reduction for Grade B milk in New York City for June after a conference with the Federal Food Board aimed at breaking a deadlock with milk distributors. Prices at stores: loose Grade B nine cents per quart, bottled Grade B twelve cents per quart and seven cents per pint. delivered Grade B to consumers seven cents per pint. A conference of distributors manufacturers producers and Mill Commission members is set for next Tuesday to seek a workable future price control plan.
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New York City
Federal Milk Commission
Federal Food Board
Commission
Mill Commission
Federal Food Boar
W. H. Jordan
Nine Macaroni Shops Ordered to Close by Food Board
The Federal Food Board ordered six macaroni merchants to close for definite periods and three until further notice. Reasons included flour allotment excess, missed monthly reports, and one firm operating without a license. Claus A Spreckels offered an apology for delayed reports. License revocation of O R Dilello of Yonkers was recommended after they refused payment for a potato carload.
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Food Board
Federal Food Board
Claus A. Spreckels
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Comunnty
Food Administration
Alan Box
Bureau of Complaints
Fox
Washington
Odell Lifts Ban on Artificial Ice Supply
Odell ends the prohibition on artificial ice manufacturing after reducing cellar dealer prices. He orders plants to open immediately as Market Commissioner Day urges broader access to protect the public and conserve ammonia for the war effort. Fair prices proposed include 4 dollars at the bridge and 10 dollars to offices, with various rates for dealers and consumers.
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Odell
Hoth
Commissioner Day
New York
Blakelock Canvas Fraud Probe Turns Courthouse Into Mini Museum
Attorney John T Dowling leads a case into a conspiracy to flood the market with fake Blakelock paintings. The seized room holds a dozen or more forged canvases as Ralph A Blakelock prepares to rule on them. N M Kitell of Lynbrook testified and linked the forgeries to a Chicago dealer, with Kitchell the son noted as a picture framer who touched up a bogus Blakelock.
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Seascat Wiatrer
John T. Dowling
Blakelock
East Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Mr. Dooling
Upper West Side
P. B. Kitchell
June Weddings On Society Slate For This Year
Numerous June marriages are planned with military officers among the betrothed. Miss Marion Townsend will wed Lt Spencer Owens Shotter at St. Thomas Church followed by a breakfast at 237 Madison Avenue. Other ceremonies include Miss Margaret Fairlie Williston to Captain Chester B. McLaughlin Jr at Appletay Chapel Cambridge and Miss Mary Louise Weaver to Lt Louis Marshall Ream at Congregational Church Thompson. Additional weddings include Miss Joyce A. Jones to Lt James Ward Alker at All Saints Church Great Neck and Miss Laura Wurts to MR Coyle at Calvary Church Pittsburgh. Miss Mary Miner to Wim H Adams at Rosemary Chapel Greenwich while Edith Meyer of Montclair weds Lt Charles J Bellamy at Hotel St Regis.
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Marion Townsend
J. Allen Townsend
Spencer Owens Shotter
Spencer P. Shotter
New York
Lenox
St. Thomas's Church
Louis Marshall Ream
Thompson
Ream
3D Aviation Corps
Norman Bruce Ream
Joyce A. Jones
Joseph A. Jones
East Thirty-seventh Street
James Ward Alker
Alphonse H. Alker
Sixty-sixth Street
All Saints’ Church
Great Neck
L. I
Laura Wurts
Alexander JL Wurts
Bradley Lancaster Coley
William B. Coley
Calvary Church
Pittsburgh
Mary Miner
Henry Hammann
Wim H. Adams
Rosemary Chapel
Greenwich
Court Writ Issued To Reopen Astor Case
J P Morgan, William Church Osborn, Charles R Flint, George F Baker Jr and Murray Hill residents obtain an order for inspection of data affecting business structure, as court steps to protect the area from commercial incursion proceed.
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J. P. Morgan
William Church Osborn
Charles R. Flint
George F. Baker, Jr
Murray Hill
Suit Aims to Preserve Residential Covenant on Madison Ave
Houses under a covenant restricting buildings to residential use pursue a Supreme Court review. Justice Platzek issued a writ of certiorari directing the Board of Standards and Appeals to submit data used when allowing Baron William Waldorf Astor to build a seven story business structure on Madison Avenue between 38th and 36th streets. Morgan's residence sits at the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 36th Street.
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Supreme Court
Justice Platzek
Board of Standards and Appeals
Baron William Waldorf Astor
Madison Avenue
Thirty
Mr. Morgan
State Loses 3 Million Harkness Estate Tax
The Appellate Division ruled Lamon V. Harkness was a Kentucky resident at death, reversing a Surrogate Court finding that New York owed a 4 million transfer tax. California and Kentucky disputes leave New York to collect about 7,000 on property he owned in New York. The decision preserves Kentucky residency for the estate and limits New York tax gains.
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New York
Lamon V. Harkness
Standard of Company
Kentucky
California
Harkness
Travis
Tarkness
Cohuiin
Appellars
Donerail
Waln Hill
Supreme Court of California
Appellate Division
Episcopalian Fund Drive Opens City Campaign
A house to house drive began with a luncheon at 60 Pine Street to support the Diocesan Missionary Campaign. The effort aims to fund parish needs as well as missionary work, with weekly subscriptions collected by authenticated canvassers. Attendees included William Fellowes Morgan as chair and Bishops Greer, Burch, and Lloyd.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
Down Town Association
Pine Street
William Fellowes Morgan
Greer, Burch and Lloyd
Haley Fiske
William Walker Orr
Samuel Thorne, Jr
Alvin W. Krech
Frank H. Merrill
British Surgeons Praise War Work of U S Medical Corps
Three British surgeons arrived at an Atlantic port and praised American medical teams for their wartime service. They planned lectures on treatment lessons learned from wounded Allied troops, highlighting the skill of U S surgeons and nurses and the need for recognition of their valor by authorities.
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U.S. Medical Corps
Atlantic
Allien
Joan
Eles
Sit Fe
William Agbuthenot Lape
Herbert A. Bruce
Chicago
Medical
of Americal
Antil
Bruce
America
Arthur Sloszett
British Medical Service
Aedsur
Amertors
Arthur
France
James Mackenzie
James Mack
Funeral for Eben Vaughn Crandall in Brooklyn
The funeral for Eben Vaughn Crandall a prominent Brooklyn manufacturer who died at eighty seven will be held today from his home at 51 Halsey Street Internment will be in Greenwood Cemetery Crandall born in New Brunswick Canada came to Brooklyn as a boy and lived there most of his life He remained active in business until early this year He was a charter member of the Lincoln and the old Brooklyn widow and is survived by two daughters a grandson a widow a son a guardson and a granddaughter
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Eben Vaughn Crandall
Brooklyn
Halsey Street
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Crandall
New Brunswick
Canada
Crandall
Lincoln
Old
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Women’s War Relief
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Art Museum
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St. End
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Cola Carlo
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Tor
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Pratters Hive
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Yeay
Loew
Frank Bush
Corse Pay
All Beata
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ML. Spooner
Greenwich Village
Tonlaht
the Maid OF France
Olumbia
Madge Kennedy
Eton
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Toca
Bympheny Orch
Winter Garden
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Lionel Barrymore
Copperhead
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Holbrook Bates Blinn
PUM Peroval
Morosco
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Vonx Lombardi, Ltd
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Diaries Purest
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J. M. Barrie
Henry Miller
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Hudson
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