Tribute to American Women War Workers in England
G Ivy Sanders lauds American women in Britain for loyalty and relief work since 1914. The US fund financed a 200 bed hospital in Devon, later aiding British officers in London. Ambulances supplied and relief committees supported workers displaced by war.
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London
England
G. Ivy Sanders
Daily Mail
America
Great Britain
American Women’s War Relief Fund
Britain
Devon
War Office
American Women's War Relief Fund
Daughters of Our New Ally Aid English Suffering Women
Islington Woolwich Greenwich and Victoria Street saw hundreds employed to clothe the Devons hire hospital equipment then to knit socks for the army. The labor readjustment has closed centers, leaving only a memory of the economic relief committee’s work and the grateful women of England.
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Islington
Woolwich
Greenwich
Victoria Street
S. W
Devonshire Hospital
Economic Relief Committee
England
Pay Rises for U S Sailors to 36 90 a Month
Navy pay has risen with ordinary seamen now earning 36 50 per month, the highest in the world. Chief C O Evans at the local recruiting station explains it surpasses enlisted soldiers and urges enlistment by those registered for the draft. The Navy’s pay circular from June 1 1917 outlines increases by base pay brackets up to six months after the war.
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United States Navy
C. O. Evans
Navy
Army
Marines
Bureau of Navigation of the Navy
Waxahachie Hotel Burns in City Fire
Fire in Waxahachie’s business district destroyed the Washington Hotel and damaged the Moore Hardware Company building. Total loss estimated at 32000 dollars, partially covered by insurance.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Washington Hotel
Moore Hardware Company
First wooden ship launched in wartime shipbuilding push
A wooden ship is launched as part of a broader wartime program to expand the fleet. The project aims to counter the Kaiser's U boat challenge by increasing American naval production and output.
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America
Y M C A to Open New Aviation Post Building Next Week
Plans are underway for dedication of a new Y M C A recreation building for soldiers at Aviation Post south of San Antonio. The 1200 seat auditorium mirrors the Camp Funston model and workgroups form for the dedication and a big soldiers celebration. Howard Moser arrives as building secretary with W L Nash R B Campbell and L H Wharton joining the management team.
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Aviation Post
San Antonio
Camp Funston
Howard M. Moser
el Paso
W. L. Nash
R. B. Campbell
L. H. Wharton
Moser
Baredo
Advantage of a Toy Flat
Marks questions happiness in a tiny flat but Parks reveals the secret to contentment: there is no room for his wife's relatives.
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Marks
Parks
Arcana
Montiel Pir
Chain of Great Lakes
Great Lake
Arrest of Brazilian Gypsy Ties Kidnap Probes in City
A 49 year old Brazilian gypsy is held by police over the kidnapping of Dora Stanley daughter of a Washington DC gypsy and the two year missing James Douglas Glass son of Charles Glass of Jersey City New Jersey. Stanley child was returned. Glass child remains missing. Detectives Ruhnke and Guerra made the arrest at a gypsy camp with San Antonio officers en route. The suspect denies wrongdoing.
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Dora Stanley
Washington, D. C
James Douglas Glass
Charles Glass
Jersey City
New Jersey
Stanley
Glass
Ruhnke and Guerra
Pullman
Police Department of
Washington
San Antonio
Nurse Corps Dormitory Construction Proposals at Fort Sam Houston
Sealed proposals due by 11 a m on June 11 1917 for constructing a Nurse Corps Dormitory at Fort Sam Houston Texas. Project includes heating plumbing lighting and electric fixtures with plans available on application.
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Nurse Corps
Quartermaster
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Accident prompts recovery hope after trolley collision
In New York Times style dialogue a doctor consoles a seriously injured victim in a trolley accident. The doctor says the victim will recover while offering encouragement and reassurance about the road to health.
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New York Times
Russian Anthem Featured In Brackenridge Park Concert Sunday
A Brackenridge Park program Sunday at 3 30 features the new Russian anthem The Hymn of Free Russia with words by Konstant Balmon t and music by Alexandre Gretchaninoff. The concert concludes with The Star Spangled Banner and includes marches overtures and operatic selections.
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Brackenridge Park
Russia
W. H. Smith
United States
Konstant Balmont
Alexandre Gretchainoff
Waldteufel
Donizetti
Albion
Free Russia
Gretchaninoff
Ccecvsen
Pumon
Silch
Etosteae
United States Army
San Antonio Postal Clerks Buy Liberty Bonds
Postal clerks in San Antonio subscribed 3100 to Liberty bonds with 48 of 49 called upon purchasing. The Railway Mail Clerks Association lacks funds but members individually contribute, and total city subscriptions may exceed 500. A Dallas bank telegram urged trustees and widows to invest cautiously in the tax free bonds. Life insurance agents reported almost 50000 in Liberty bonds sold, with about 10 agents still finalizing reports.
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San Antonio
W. W. Sloan
Sloan
Railway Mail Clerks’ Association
J. W. Hoopes
Dallas Federal Bank
General County
J. W. Hucker
No Doubt of It In Rail Work Foreman Telegram
A telegraph clerk notes a telegram from a black railway foreman reporting a white boss’s death and orders to bury him, then later confirms the need to confirm death and to send a new white boss tomorrow, as reported by the Irish World.
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Dena
Boys Steal Fixtures From Vacant Dwellings
Four Mexican youths aged 13 to 16 were arrested Friday morning for stripping electrical and plumbing fixtures from two vacant houses in the 1000 block on North Olive Street. Value estimated at 500 to 600 dollars. Most property recovered. junk dealer may face receiving and concealing charges. Homes belonged to William G Tobin and H and R C Roos. offenses occurred over the past ten days. Officers Garven Frasch and Detective Lemmelmann made the arrests when suspects surfaced again Friday. Damages reported from fixture removal.
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North Olive Street
William G. Tobin
R. C. Roos
Garven and
Frasch
Lemme!mann
Nick Romanoff Linked With King George In Patch Plan
Scattered reports suggest Nick Romanoff barred from press circles and absent for weeks while rumors link him to an alliance with King George to start a potato patch project.
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Nick Romanoff
King George
The German Idea in Crisis and Retaliation Threats
The Washington Post notes a harsh line on Germany if outrage is not checked. The piece discusses potential reprisals and the broader risk of escalated conflict amid rising tensions and policy threats.
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Germany
Washington
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