Confederate Veterans Reunion appoints Lee descendant marshal
Col R E Lee of Burks Virginia grandson of the late Gen Robert E Lee was named assistant marshal for the June 4 to 8 Confederate Veterans reunion in Washington D C Col Robert N Harper who heads the local arrangements committee announced the appointments Also named were Mrs Walter D Lamar chaperon Mrs Frank G Odenheimer matron of honor Miss Mary Custis Lee sponsor for the South Miss Willie Gertrude Story maid of honor and Miss Marion Amis Green second maid of honor
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Washington, D. C
R. E. Lee
Burks
Robert E. Lee
Confederate Veterans
Robert N. Harper
Hilary A. Herbert
Secretary of the Navy
Walter D. Lamar
Macon
Frank G. Odenheimer
Washington
Mary Custis Lee
Alexandria
South
Willie Gertrude Story
Austin
Tex
Marion Amis Green
Louisville, Ky
Suffrage Campaign Opens in West by Women Activists
Miss Margaret Whitmore of Detroit and Miss Marjory Gibson Ross of Cody arrive in Los Angeles to launch an automobile campaign guiding a 11 state tour for the National Women’s Party. They say the effort aims to organize women for no woman suffrage campaign in 1918.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Margaret Whitmore
Detroit
Mich
Marjory Gibson Ross
Cody
Wyo
National Woman’s Party
Concentration Camp for Germans on Taboga Island
Panama reports a concentration camp for interned Germans has been established on Taboga Island twelve miles from the city. The facility follows the arrival of evacuees and marks a new phase in wartime security in the region.
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Panama
Taboga Island
Bread Strikes In Berlin Grow Limited by Weather
Berlin reports a day of apprehension as bread ration cuts spurred factory strikes but did not disrupt transport or utilities. Strikes aimed at Liebknecht-Ledebourne union factories saw weather suppress turnout with police on guard. some workers to resume, others to decide next actions.
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Berlin
London
Liebknech-Ledeber
The
Social Democracy
Berlin strike over bread ration sparks fears of civil unrest
The Berlin walkout by metal and wood workers and transport staff, linked to bread shortages, is described as the most serious labor trouble since Karl Liebknecht's treason conviction. Authors suggest a peace demonstration by radical Socialists, with limited factory processions and mixed reports on munitions and transit status.
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Copenhagen
London
Berlin
Karl Liebknecht
Germany
Empire
Leipsia
Carry Forward War Says Bishop Byrne
In an April 17 address Bishop Thomas E. Byrne urges Catholics in Tennessee to unite for the war effort. He says love of country follows love of God and all must contribute to a successful conclusion, whether at sea, in battle, on the farm, in factories, or in care for the wounded.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Thomas
Byrne
United States
Villa claims million dollar gold cache hidden in Mexican states
El Paso report says Francisco Villa told a prominent Mexican mining man he has about 1,000,000 dollars in gold and silver bars stored in Durango and Chihuahua.
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Vila
EL Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Durango
Chihuahua
Inventions for Business Timekeeping Cabinet
A memorandum is placed in a pigeon hole for each fifteen minute interval. The cabinet rings and flashes a light when the corresponding hole's time arrives, reminding businessmen of engagements through a wired electric circuit.
Veteran Southern Pacific Conductor Praises Tanlac
Captain P. A. Snyder, a longtime Southern Pacific conductor in San Antonio, credits Tanlac with curing his rheumatic pains and gaining fifteen pounds. He reports his condition is entirely gone and urges his son to try the remedy, noting local Wagner Drug Company distribution.
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San Antonio
P. A. Snyder
Texas
Southern Pacific
Snyder
Tanlac
Wagner Drug Company
Tanlaec
Women to Vote in Russian Election Under New Council Plan
London dispatch reports the Council of Workers Soldiers and Delegates urges universal suffrage with the army voting separately, granting women equal voting rights at age twenty. It also assigns election control to the council and outlines focus on agrarian issues, labor, nationality, local self government, and international matters. Nicholas II and the former empress are reportedly forbidden to communicate with others outside guards, with heightened surveillance after an escape attempt by their suite.
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London
Petrograd
Council of Workers’ Soldiers and Delegates
Constituent Assembly
Council of Workers, Soldiers and
Russia
Daily Express
Russkia Volta
Nicholas
Kerensky
Congress Issues an Appeal to Rally Support in Russia
The congress of the council of workmen and soldiers' delegates unanimously adopts a resolution urging continued influence over the Russian provisional government. It calls on all Russia democracy to rally around the council as the sole body capable of counteracting reactionary moves and to support the provisional government.
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Congress
Petrograd
London
Congress of the Council of Workmen and Soldiers
Russia
Arsenal at Rock Island Seeks Labor Amid Snow Work
The United States Arsenal at Rock Island Illinois calls for fifty machinists and other trades with eight hour day wages plus overtime. positions include toolmakers die sinkers fillers profilers drop forgers punch press operators grinders inspectors and more while employees work ten hours a day due to snow conditions.
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Chicago
United States
Rock Island
Paris Rebuilding Under Way After Big Fire
Col. Travis Henderson of Paris, a former Senate member, visited Austin and said Paris is rapidly rebuilding. He predicts no traces will remain of the fire that destroyed over 7,000,000 in property and notes enthusiasm after a new law exempts Paris from state taxes for ten years.
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Paris
Austin
Tex
Travis Henderson
Senate
Wilson Proclaims Treason Laws to All U S Residents
President Wilson warns citizens and aliens alike to report treasonable acts under constitutional and criminal code provisions. The proclamation outlines treason definitions, penalties including death and imprisonment, misprision, and mandatory reporting, urging vigorous prosecution.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
United States of America
Robert Lansing
Old Prescription for Weak Kidneys
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a medicinal remedy for kidney, liver and bladder diseases. It claims a long tested physician’s prescription, urges readers to buy a bottle or request a ten cent sample by mail, and notes to mention San Antonio Daily Light.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio Daily Light
Disfiguring Growths of Hair Entirely Removed
Advertisement promises removal of superfluous hair with phelactine. Claims instantly uproots hair roots leaving skin smooth. Describes product as odorless non irritant harmless and compares favorably to depilatories and electrical methods. Offers money back guarantee.
Brady's Wealth to Charity
The bulk of James B. Brady's estate, estimated at 3 to 5 million dollars, will go to charity. His valued precious stones, about 1 million, are to be distributed among friends, with the remainder to the New York Hospital.
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New York
James B
Diamond Jim) Brady
Lemon Lotion How To Make A Lemon Based Skin Cream
A home made lemon lotion combines lemon juice and orchard white to create a creamy skin cream. Strain lemon juice, mix with three ounces of orchard white, shake, and bottle for months of use on face neck hands and arms. The preparation promises soft clear skin at low cost with fragrant results.
Darken Your Gray Hair With La Creole Dressing
Ad promises to restore natural hair color and fullness using La Creole Hair Dressing. Claims include turning gray hair to a uniform dark shade, making hair soft and glossy, and encouraging new growth. Sold by Van Vleet Mansfield Co Memphis Tenn with a money back guarantee and prepaid shipping for $1.
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van Vleet- Mansfield Co
Memphis
Tenn
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