Bevan urges Germany shamed and national prohibition
Dr. Arthur Dean Bevan, elected president of the American Medical Association, calls for national prohibition and 20 percent enlistment of medical men for war service. He brands Germany a diseased nation and urges severance of relations until guilt is purged, while criticizing an advisory medical committee.
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Chicago
Natonal
Germany
Arthur Dean Bevan
American Medical Association
Isenelar Fiton
Charles H. Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Gorgas
United States Army
Braisted
Navy
W. G. Crocker
Rupert Blue
United States Public Health Service
Bevan
Army
Denmark
Austria
France
Bevans
Wilson
Medical Profession of
America
City Collects Fines Surpass Budget By City
Mayor Bell notes the city collected $161,132.20 in fines licenses and dues for the last fiscal year, vastly exceeding the $100,000 budget estimate by over 60 percent. Major receipts include Police $21,467, occupation taxes $36,387, auto and jitney licenses $25,187, and City Clerk $23,381.51.
No Change in Policy on Russia by United States
Washington reports no agreement for military action in Russia. Officials note Cadet party appeals for internationally controlled expedition to aid anti Bolshevik forces. Revolt potential in Siberia and Ukrainian opposition loom as British troops aid Caucasus defense.
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Washington, D. C
Siberia
Russia
State Department
United States
Central Committee
Constitutional Democratic Forces
Stroug
Ukraine
Brest-Li‘tovsk
Srmy
Semenoff
Norathean
China
Siberian
Mesopotamia
Caucasus
Brest-Litovsk
Arctic Ocean
Kola
Petrograd
Finland
Germany
Germany preps grand naval offensive against British American fleet
Washington dispatch reports Germany may deploy high seas fleet to aid land offensive. Orders to keep ships ready and high ranking officers recalled from neutral countries hint at a possible sea clash in the North Sea. Allied leaders express confidence the German fleet would be decisively defeated if engaged.
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Germany
Washington, D. C
Switzerand
Switzerland
Washington
Worth Sea
Glenaves
Hugh Rodman
Gleaves
Beatty
Grand Sea Force
Wilson ends Senate plan for debate of national treaties
President Wilson's disapproval kills a Senate open diplomacy proposal. Senators voted 50 to 23 down Borah's amendment to limit debate on treaties and publish them after ratification. The president's letter to Secretary Lansing clarifies open diplomacy refers to post ratification publication rather than executive treaty discussions.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Underwood
Alabama
Congress
Lansing
Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Dallas newspaper man held in plot to smuggle jewels
Dallas a man named Silliman Evans, formerly a clerk at the American legation in Copenhagen, is jailed as federal authorities probe a plot to smuggle Russian crown jewels into the United States. A sealed box linked to the legation has been moved from Dallas to a secure location for inquiry.
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Dallas
Tex
Legation
United States
Silliman Vans
Copenhagen
Wedern
Evans
Washington, D. C
Silliman Evans
Women to Meet in West End Lake for Registration Talk
A series of community meetings under the Equal Franchise Society aims to inform women about registering before the primaries. The Thursday gathering at West End Lake starts 8:30 p.m., with Mrs. Noah Allen presiding and speakers including Mrs. Wesley Peacock Judge KR Ward and C A Davies. Additional sessions are planned at 4 p.m. Thursday at Mrs. Ira Kircheville’s West Woodlawn home and at Banham School.
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West End Lake
Equal Franchise Society
Noah Allen
Wesley Peacock
KR. H. Ward
C. A. Davies
Ira Kircheville
West Woodlawn
Banham School
Dance for Soldiers Opens Tuesday Musical Club Series
More than two thousand soldiers and civilians enjoyed the Community House program by the Tuesday Musical Club. The first weekly event featured hostesses, no-charge attendance for enlisted men, and informal dancing after performances by Miss Lillian Hughes and others. Performances included piano, cello, vocal, and dance numbers with Miss Mildred Gates and Miss Mamie Guinn among the participants. L. Ty. Smith directed and announced the numbers.
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D “Dingara
Lillian Hughes
Mildred Gates
Mignon
1'Hardelot
Mme. D'Acagna
Oleg ’Uks
Hdna Schelb
Catherine Clark
Valse Price
Russell Slughes
L. Ty. Smith
Three Men Held for Highway Robbery Near St Hedwig Road
Three men were arrested by Deputies Stevens McMurray and Peters after speeding in a car led to a traffic stop. They are jailed on highway robbery charges with victims identifying one as a suspect. The trio, strangers to the area, originated from Pennsylvania and Chicago. The arrest followed reports of multiple car robberies and an on the scene identification by a victim.
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St. Hedwig Road
Ife
McMurray
Peters
Tag Day mobilizes 300 volunteers for San Antonio playgrounds
San Antonians join a Tag Day Saturday to raise funds for school playground equipment and community centers. The effort is led by the War Service Board and local councils with committees chosen and stations set for Friday prep.
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San Antonio
San Antonians
War Service Board
Council of Mothers
The
Playgrounds Association
Council of National Defense
St. Anthony
Lizzie Tynan
Mesdames J. P. Lenkendorfer
L. N. Scofield
George Holmgreen
Benno Kayton
George Cummins
Richard van der Stratton
Smithie Graves
J. §. Peter
Ross W. Davis
James Hopper
George Keene
McAdoo asks Congress to extend railroad takeovers
Director General McAdoo urged Congress to extend the deadline for federal takeover of short line railroads to January 1, 1919. The current law sets July next as the limit. A resolution backing the request was prepared by Senator Smith of South Carolina, head of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
McAdoo
Congress
Smith
South Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sixteen Arrests in Vice Squad Raid and Related Incidents
Police vice squads arrested sixteen Tuesday night including four couples for rooming house violations. A Austin Street raid netted a man and wife for renting rooms against rules. Two women faced vagrancy charges. Four were charged with intoxication. one defendant was reported dead before arrest but found alive. Another drunk defendant also punched his wife.
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Austin Street
Corporation Court
Flores Street
East Commerce Street
How to Overcome the Drink Habit by Edward Woods
Edward Woods promotes a complimentary illustrated book claiming it frees readers from alcohol cravings. He asserts doctors and judges praise the guide and offers a free valuable hook by writing to WE 119 Station B New York NY.
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Edward Woods
New York
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Alamo Plaza
Palm Beach
Ling
Vancouver
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