New Work Cribune and Affiliated Notices
A fragmented 19th century style page shows a New York address for a committee or association with officers titled President and Treasurer, amid foreign and advertising copy. The text references Tribune advertising, safety fees, and a promise of back payment assurances, suggesting a period solicitation or promotional notice with unclear details.
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McAdoo Attack Highlights Cabinet Press Censorship Fight
The Tribune criticizes Secretary McAdoo's outburst over Liberty Loan coverage, arguing it exposes Wilson era impatience with criticism and a push for press control. The piece warns of a looming censorship law under Gregory Lansing and Daniels, and vows to continue reporting truthfully despite the administration’s pressure.
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Liberty Loan
Wilson
Gregory
Lansing
Daniels
Liberty Campaign
Robert W. Woolley
National Advertising Board
Majestaets-Beleidigung
Congress
Punishment Sought for Fatal Brooklyn Factory Fire
A devastating Brooklyn factory fire that claimed twelve lives exposed lax inspections by the State Industrial Commission and an inadequate safety system. Ownership and a lessee faced charges for locking the fatal trapdoor, with pleas of guilty and brief sentences prompting calls for harsher penalties to deter negligent factory management.
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Brooklyn
State Industrial Commission
Diamond
Barkin
Laws Threaten Safety of Workers at Factories
The text argues laws fail to guarantee worker safety, leaving responsibility to factory managers and owners. State inspection is imperfect and often ineffective. It warns that the deaths of Mrs. Diamond and Barkin should spur owners to remove death traps and prevent prison terms for operators.
Mayor Mitchel letter supports police reform after Cruger case
The editorial backs Mayor Mitchel's fair letter to Mr. Cruger and praises Commissioner Woods for police improvements. It warns corruption may exist in parts of the force, calls for a broad investigation, and argues the city must review prevention and salvage efforts following Ruth Cruger's fate.
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Mitchel
Cruger
Woods
Wallstein
Ruth Cruger
The Real Mother of Reform and the Women Car Cleaners
Opinion notes that early reformers faced scorn while modern change comes quietly as women take over male jobs in Staten Island. The piece argues reform is slow but inevitable, as European dress shifts and women enter work, leaving radicals behind and challenging conservatives to adapt.
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Mary Walkers
St. George
Staten Island
Europe
The Cross Ep Pacifist and the War Cheerleaders
An opinion piece argues pacifists like Berger, Lee, Hillquit, Goldman, and Berkman favor England with hatred and show leniency to Germany. It notes their public utterances reveal conflicting views and petitions against the United States entering the war, while Berger’s Austrian birth complicates his stance.
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United States
Victor Berger
Algernon Lee
Mortis Hillquit
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
England
Germany
Berger
Austria
Berger-Hillquit-Lee
Pacifist Critique of Britain Overshadowed by German Atrocities
The author argues pacifists in the United States dismiss Britain's democratic form while condemning Germany's crimes like the Lusitania atrocity and mass rapes. He contends peace idealists ignore German outrages and focus on English conduct, labeling this selective outrage as berserk.
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Britain
United States
Germany
Europe
England
Lusitania
Boches
Civic Concerts begin second season under Pierre Monteux
The Civic Concerts enter their second season with conductor Pierre Monteux leading a stronger orchestra at a hall suited to the purpose. Founders are praised for enabling high quality music with renowned soloists and a new wartime patriotic speech program at each concert.
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Pierre Monteux
Madison Square Garden
Otto Hi. Kahn
The Vanishing Whale Warns of Widespread Extinction Risk
The Vancouver Sunn editorial argues international whaling laws must protect whales before they vanish, warning that modern steam whaling and full product utilization push toward extinction. It notes commercial value, industry investments, and parallels with halibut conservation and sealing laws.
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Vancouver Sunn
British Columbia
United States
Canada
Path to a Million: Cleveland Population Growth Forecast
The article projects Cleveland and Cuyahoga County swelling toward one million residents by 1920. It notes city and county gains, with suburban areas potentially joining the municipal population, if outlying municipalities vote to consolidate before the next census.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
German Business in England Maintains Rules by Power of Attorney
An editorial notes a string of legal decisions from the Lent Chief Justice in the Continental Tyre case to the Master the Rolls ruling. It asserts that the German business presence in England continues under similar rules to peacetime, exercised through power of attorney and legal mechanisms, reflecting a stable legal mind.
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Germany
Women Detectives Propose Reforms After Ruth Cruger Case
Letters to the editor from Henry Z. Berry and an unnamed Brooklyn father urge public discussion and new protective bodies to combat vice in New York. They propose a branch detective department led by mature women and a protective society funded by dues to fund investigators and deter crime.
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the Tribune
Ruth Cruger
Cocchi
New York
Grace Hamiston
Henry Z. Berry
Brooklyn
Jewellers’ Alliance
Hich
The World Moves To the Editor of The Tribune
Alvin M. Higgins argues that factions on both sides fail to win lasting aims while highlighting evolving social changes from prohibition to suffrage, and comments on the draft and national mood during 1917. He notes shifts in politics, law, and public opinion across nations and within the United States.
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the Tribune
la Belle France
Prohibition Party
United States
the Union
Alvin M. Higgins
New York
Beer or Bread Debate Sparks Food Ration Plea
Raritan New Jersey letter-writer urges President Hoover to issue ration relief in terms of beer or bread rather than fixed tonnages. She argues four wheat shares must split between herself and Mr Smith amid wartime shortages and price controls. The writer cites sons in the naval reserve and personal farming roles as context for the demand.
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the Tribune
United States Naval Reserve Force
Hoover
Tribune
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Smith
Rusby
Raritan
N. J
Was the Cake a Paté Sir In 1917 letter
Margaret K Smith of Katonah New York defends the notion that the famous anecdote about bread and cake was misattributed to Marie Antoinette. She notes a cheaper substitute used then involved flour mixed with powdered wood. The writer argues the cake was edible though not appealing or nourishing.
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the Tribune
Louis XVI
Indy
Margaret K. Smith
Katonah
Colleges and Harvard Offerings Critique War Training Camps
New York letter argues the War Department mismanaged officer training camps in 1917. It cites Harvard University regiments under French and American officers, calls for college-based training with complete facilities, and urges early adoption of an expanded, better prepared officer corps to lead troops in World War I.
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Navy Department
Whitman
Washington
West Point
France
Plattsburg
Boston
PJ. Ly Azan
Harvard University
Alan
United States Army
Harvard
Cordier
Bowen
Shannon
Edwards
Department of the Northeast
Cambridge
Yale
Cornell
E. J
New York
Department urged to teach crop feeding for higher yields
Arthur Phelps-Marr argues in New York on June 20, 1917 that the Department of Agriculture should focus on teaching scientific crop feeding and increasing production rather than distributing food efficiency advice. He notes farmers face labor shortages and that humus and proper fertilization can raise yields, reducing fertilizer needs and costs.
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the Tribune
Department of Agriculture
Boston
Hindford
France
Russia
Mystery of Our Flag Origin Debated by Correspondent
Gherardi Davis from New York on June 20, 1917, argues no known author designed the Stars and Stripes, notes Betsy Ross lore is likely harmless myth, and cites Washington papers showing distance from Philadelphia when legends arose while flag use varied by branch and period.
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the Tribune
United States
Ayd Balderston
Peleg Harrison
Washington
Betsy Ross
Congressional
Army
Philadelphia
Cnuineness
Gherardi Davis
New York
Red Cross Week in New York Theatres Idea for Charity
Henrietta A Koch from Woodbridge New Jersey proposes a Red Cross week across New York theatres. She suggests thorough advertising and theater proceeds donated to the Red Cross to raise substantial funds quickly for months of relief. The letter asks theatre managers if they would support the plan. Date noted June 19, 1917.
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Red Cross
New York
Henrietta A. Koch
Woodbridge, N. J
Red Cross Dividends and Stockholder Accountability
Henry Lacombe of New York writes during Red Cross week urging corporations to earmark extra dividends for Red Cross and publish lists of stockholders who forward or withhold the funds. He argues for transparency to show patriotism and humanity, asking for a public tally of responses from stockholders and noting potential misuse of funds.
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Rinune
Red Cross
Ite
Rere
United States
Henry Lacombe
New York
Inventor Replies To Davy Jones On Naval Invention Seeks Prize
New York writer Acton Lomak recounts his encounter with the Naval Consulting Board and Admiral Rousseau. He describes presenting a submarine deterrent idea to experts in Washington and New York and notes courteous reception while arguing Jones overestimates his own importance or withholds details for financial gain.
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the Tribune
Davy Jones
Committee On Marine Investigation
W. L. Saunders
Naval Consulting Board
William T. Donnelly
Admiral Rousseau
Rey suReten
Jones
Carty Man
Ike
Uneto Sam
Acton Lomak
York
Are We in the War source view from Ottawa reader
Charles Ed. Rivier from Ottawa comments on Are We in the War and a Ray Stannard Baker piece. He praises American democracy obeying law and criticizes autocracy, urging calm, composure, and lawfulness as guiding ideals for readers in 1947. He notes Baker’s article aims to reinforce civic duty and lawful patriotism.
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Ray Stannard Baker
Thad
Kole Zeitung
Stannard Baker
Dai
Charles ED
Rivier
Ottawa
Can Any Reader Tell The Fatal Pin Play Title
A reader asks The Tribune for information on a short play or farce titled The Fatal Pin published years ago in the paper and whether the script can be obtained now. The query is from Katharine G Elsworth of Watertown, dated June 17, 101%.
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Elswor Watertown
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