Mrs Catt argues war aided suffrage cause at congress
Geneva June 6 The eighth congress of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance opened with Maud Royden delivering a sermon in Geneva Cathedral. Mrs Catt declared war created momentum for women’s emancipation, cited Europe’s progress, and urged a broader international suffrage effort including men. The audience included Lady Astor and Mrs. Lee Daniels.
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Mrs. Catt
Geneva
Associated Press
International Women Suffrae Alliance
Maud Royden
City
London
Miss Royden
Calvin
Knox
Confess
Att
Catt
Romania
Europe
Turkey
Womn
Lady Astor
Lee Damiels
Secretar
United States
Allen's Foot-Base Antiseptic Powder Promoted
Fifty years ago few used dentifrice or toothbrush but Allen's Foot-Base now sells widely. The powder claims to reduce friction inside footwear, preventing corns and bunions, and is touted as a clean antiseptic powder with millions buying it.
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Allen
Gret
Rleton
Women Welcome German Delegate at Geneva Congress
Frau Marie Stritt, appointed German delegate, arrives for the suffrage congress amid a Swiss hotel reception. She discusses Germany's politics, the league of nations, and German women’s political education while noting expenses paid by the German government and her Dresden council role. Delegates from South Africa to Greece arrive. 200 delegates from 25 countries attend as Madrid plan disappointment unfolds.
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Europe
Iudden
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
German National Suffrage Association
Dressen
Constance Drexel
Geneva
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Hotel de la Paix
Carrie Chapman Catt
Fran Stritt
Foreign Office
Chrystal McMillan
Alliance
Catt
Frau Stritt
America
Albert Stritt
Metropolitan Opera
International Council of Women
Toronto
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Suffrage Association
German National Council of Women
Christiania
League of Nations
League
Sretythine
France
Society of Nations
Gerany
Dresden
Democratic Party
Our
National Assembly
National Council of Women
South Africa
Mme. Plaminkova
Caecho-Slovakia
Prague
Pauline Luisi
Uruguay
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Paraguay
Greece
Athens
Frau
Vienna
Mme
Negropontes Palitachek
Madrid
Marchesa del Ter
Spanish National Council of Women
Spain
Coprrieht
Publla Ledger
Knights of Columbus to Join Belgium Pilgrimage
At a Hotel Commodore meeting supreme officers decided to send one representative from every state on a K of C pilgrimage to Belgium. Delegates depart August 7 and 8 to attend Metz Lafayette monument services. Pope sent a message expressing interest and urging broad representation. Educational convention planned in Chicago June 2 and 4. Free night schools to double. sixty five opened in past year with 195000 students enrolled.
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Pope
Knights of Columbus
K. of C
Belgium
Nore
Metz
Lafayette
France
William J. McGinley
Two Appointments Made At Women's Reformatory
Miss Florence Jones superintendent of the Women's Reformatory announces two appointments at Bedford New York Miss Mary V OBrien of Bayside L I becomes assistant superintendent and disciplinary officer succeeding Miss Julia Minogue. Miss Jones has been in welfare work at the War Department in Washington and will assume her new post Monday Dr Phyliia Blanchard named physiologist to study inmates and classify their mentality a new department to open July 1.
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Mary V. O’brien
Phyllis Blanchard
Bedford
N. Y
Florence Jones
Women's Reformatory
Mary V. O'Brien
Bayside
L. Ly
Julia Minogue
Phyliia Blanchard
Five Die In Holland Interurban Wreck Near Grand Rapids
Five people were killed and many injured in a train crash at Andrews Crossing ten miles west of Grand Rapids on the Holland Interurban Line this afternoon, with advices reaching the sheriff.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Andrews Crossing
Morgenthau Couple At Briarcliff Lodge This Summer
Ambassador Henry Morgenthau and Mrs Morgenthau are staying at Briarcliff Lodge for the summer. Other arrivals include Mrs John P Duncan Miss Susan Duncan Mrs J Stuart White Miss Marie Young Mrs Alfred L White Mr and Mrs Joseph T Low Mr and Mrs Edward Von Valkenburg Mr and Mrs R D Brixey Miss Doris Brixey and Mr and Mrs James F Fielder all from New York or Jersey City.
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Tribune
Briarcliff Manor
Henry Morgenthau
Mexico
Morgenthau
Briarcliff Lodge
John P. Duncan
Susan Duncan
J. Stuart Whi Misa Marie Young
Alfred L. White
Joseph T. Low
Edwad von Valkenburg
Gompers Defends Strike as Workers Only Weapon
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, declares the strike is the workers main weapon to secure just demands. He argues public rights exist but cannot override the toilers living and defending themselves against oppression and cites collective bargaining as key to industrial peace.
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Tribune
Washington
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American Federation of Labor
Henry J
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Gompers
Allen
Sue
Mr. Gompers
Boston
Congress
Wilson
Virginia
Carnegie Hall
Itar
Goernor Allen
China
India
Japan
Famed Delaware Shad Rapidly Passing Away
Veteran Delaware River fishermen lament a long slump in shad harvests from Jersey to Philadelphia markets. They recall abundant, ice-free holds and high daily catches once, contrasting with modern years of scarcity that threaten the industry’s continuity and hint at a multi-year closed season to restore populations.
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Pennsville
N. J
Delaware River
Jersey
Dock Street Market
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Teco
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