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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
16
Actors, butlers and valets figure among 270 applicants accepted as Britain opens a recruiting office drive. The effort seeks diverse skill sets for service, with hopefuls drawn from varied professions and backgrounds.
Brigadier General W. A. White and aides opened a British recruiting office in New York City to convert American residents into King's soldiers. About 200 applied, with roughly 10 percent accepted. Applicants ranged from actors and editors to West Indians and a Greek waiter, many possibly disqualified by age or occupation. Rejected candidates would receive free transport home and medical exam supervision.
Veterans of the South hold exercises at Arlington Cemetery in Washington to honor Confederate dead with memorial ceremonies. The event marks a solemn observance among veterans and local officials, reflecting on history and remembrance in a formal ceremony.
Notice of sale by master in a public action involving The Delaware Company and related parties. The sale covers property described in the deed and accessories, with terms demanding cash payment and the property’s appraised value. The process occurs in a designated court in connection with a long-running mortgage and lien action against the estate and associated assets.
A fragmented record details a complex series of railway land purchases and rights in Montgomery, Van Wert, Mercer, Darke, Miami, and other counties. It mentions Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railway, Dayton and Chicago Hallway, and multiple deeds dated 1815 onward, with survey stations and property connections described in formal terms. The document preserves names of companies and counties as part of a historic property acquisition process.
A legal notice describes a master sale for parcels in Montgomery County Ohio. The listing outlines the process, involvement of the Special Master, and the sale terms including bidding, ratification, and distribution of proceeds. The document references the Dayton Railroad Company and various descriptions of parcels and conditions for sale.
Bishop Collins Denny of Richmond Va honors Daughters of the Confederacy for funding the memorial shaft in Arlington. He lauds national generosity in granting the monument and declares it a seal of fraternal union. He notes the heroism of fathers and the young men who will defend the Stars and Stripes. Survivors of the famous Mosby bridge midges formed a permanent organization.
Washington June 6 Registration Day recorded only 2276 enlistments in the army compared with more than 1000 the previous day. The day’s figures lift the total to 108771 with New York at 9543 and Pennsylvania at 11520. Illinois, Indiana and Massachusetts each report 111 in the west New York 325 Pennsylvania 220 Illinois 216 Indiana and Massachusetts 111 Iowa 102 Nebraska 100 Vermont 64 of 710 quota New Jersey now 3021 of 5074 with potential quotas met soon for Illinois Idaho and Montana.
Forty eight young men remain listed as in the "slacker" class at Army recruiting HQ in New York, awaiting oath completion. Colonel Walsh announced names would be published if promises to join the service are not fulfilled. Recruiting slowed after Registration Day, with Navy offices reporting similar declines. A Washington query addressed whether aliens who failed to register could enlist in the Army.
Plans to recruit student officers from conscripts under the draft are discussed as a Britain inspired method to democratize the army. The scheme would select leaders from mobilization camps for officer training, avoiding reliance on volunteer assessments and paper records.
The text lists several officers promoted to captain and lieutenant positions including Captain Harry F. Chinner and Captain Francis SN Bangs. Kurt Terry named adjutant of the New York Regiment as Theodore Kenyon is sworn in as second lieutenant. Five New York men are released from camp while Victor Jones exits the post hospital after pneumonia. Major Richard Derby and Roosevelt's son-in-law hold talks with experts to address the situation.
The War Work Council of the YWCA in New York City approved a 19000 appropriation to conduct work for women at Plattsburg after a military camp was established nearby. The plan includes care for wives mothers and sisters who visit trainees and support services for city girls. Officer selections included Mrs James F Cashman as president and Winn as vice president with other officers named, all residents of the city.
Thomas C. Uarry, a 26-year-old New Yorker and son of Major General T H Barry, chief of the Central Department, enlisted today as a private in the United States Ambulance Corps. He will drive an ambulance in the first units bound for Feaner. He says he could not advance by influence and will not engage in wire pulling.
Justice Hijar granted an injunction preventing the licensing officer from blocking the moving picture Birth Control. Margaret Sanger and colleagues achieved a notable victory as the Me page PhotoTag Company produced the film, with the court noting the public interest in birth control.
Fragmented text outlines a court ordered sale of property with conditions, payments, and penalties. Mentions heirs or purchasers, confirmations by court, payment schedules, and potential forfeiture if terms are not met. Contains references to mortgage action, special assessments, and rights of parties involved.
The article notes a decision supporting free expression against a licensing body. It contrasts with Justice Greenbaum’s Tuesday ruling that blocked the production of the film The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, highlighting tension over censorship and birth control controversy.
Fort Caddock the wrestler who defeated Joe Stecher and shared world wrestling honors with John Olin, trained at playgrounds and athletic clubs. His rise from local titles to professional status is praised by trainer Martin Delaney, who lauds his perfect conformation and immense leg strength.
Samuel Hopkins Adams reports organized advertising backing the Liberty Loan and Red Cross at the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World session in St Louis. Elevating ads, delegates from Quincy to New York pledge pages and bags for war bonds and Red Cross drives. Vigilance talk lauds Kenner for shaping ethical advertising while Tet extols vigilance work and anti fraud efforts in the industry. Charles D Arcy named AA.C.W. president with San Francisco chosen as 1918 convention site.
John C Uhrlaub importer of Persian and Chinese rugs died at his Riverside Avenue home yesterday from heart trouble. He left a widow and two children, John C Sr and Lottie I. Uhrlaub led the firm John C Uhrlaub & Co of Fifth Avenue Manhattan in New York. He was born in Bremen fifty-one years ago.
The Marist Brothers of the Schools celebrated its centennial last night in Manchester New Hampshire. Founded in France by Venerable Joseph Hyacinthe Chantagnat, the teaching brothers established twenty seven years ago in this country. Their New York School is St. Ann's Academy at Seventy first Street and Lexington Avenue with 350 boy students.
Four Wilkerson children from a farm tent home testified in County Court about planning and carrying out their father’s slaying last Thursday night. Bessie and another sister recounted events. Ruby and Otto said they acted at the older siblings’ bidding. They described the moments before and during the shooting and were sent to the State Home for confinement.
An alleged mock marriage ends in a dramatic pursuit as Jay Letwoun, an imported French time ine, and detecives Patton and O'Donnell chase a speeding limousine through Bedford Avenue. The eloper, William Kaylor, swallowed carbenic acid as officers closed in, collapsing en route to the station.
The readable fragments mention a marriage or birth notice and a motion in a local paper. It references Beekman and a possible date or action, but the full details are unreadable. This item appears to be a brief community notice with limited context and no complete names or events.
Birth announcement from local hospital notes the arrival of a child. Unclear OCR text mentions a birth at Tolyelinie Hospital and associates family names.
Fragmented OCR lists several 1917 marriage notices with names and places. Notable pairs include Anna Cavea and A Cavea, Arthur Ho Athes and Laverenes, Gy Wetnesday Hager and Mary Free Taber, and Frederick Wallin with Dubois. Entries mention churches in Tulsa Ohio New York City and various witnesses, with dates around June 1917.
A fragmented obituary note lists many individuals including Erma Jenin Acker Latta Michael Taket Jane Merlot Gisrae McCormack and others with scattered details about dates such as June 4 1912 June 1 1917 and references to a police officer and a church. The text resembles a clipped society death and funeral notice with incomplete lines and appears to reference services and family ties.
A dense obituary page lists numerous June dates and places for funeral services across many towns. Entries mention names such as George Renders, Marty Bunta, Eva Stork, Jennie Evans, William Germal, Anna Gahlmark Grass, Louie Hinds, Jane Vans, and Michael Colbert among others. Services occur at Calvary Cemetery, Holy Family, and local churches with interments in Calvary, Pinealrm, and other cemeteries.
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