Women to Work in War Frontline Jobs Across Nation
Thousands of women nationwide prepare to replace men joining the colors. They will staff elevators, streetcars, rail and telegraph offices, shops, banks, farms, and more as cities organize women for front line war work. New York transit plans 1500 women conductors and ticket agents while Philadelphia lists women as window washers and car mechanics.
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New York
United States
United Press
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
New York Public Employment Bureau
National League For Women's Service
Cleveland
Chicago Northwestern Railroad
Portland
Northwest Wheat Belt
Denver Opportunity School
Holt
California
Boston
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Autocratic News Gag Sparks Bitter Uproar in Washington
May 10. The censorship plan proposed by Secretary Lansing to muzzle war policy criticism faces fierce opposition across government. Congress nears a breaking point as both houses decry attempts to silence “Invisible government” efforts and withhold news from the public.
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Washington
Lansing
Congress
Repatriation Plan for Deportees Decided by Reichstag
Amsterdam report says the main committee of the reichstag approved speedy measures to repatriate deported Berman workers and other laborers in German occupied Poland and Lithuania.
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Amsterdam
Poland
Lithuania
Reichstag
Nicholas II Faces Financial Straits In Ex-Czar Review
Petrograd reports ex-tsar Nicholas II has about 500000 dollars in available funds though some relatives hold small sums, totaling around a million dollars overall. M Titoff acts as commissary handling his affairs and seeking money.
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Petrograd
Nicholas II
M. Titoff
Altho Nicholas
First seized German steamer sails from New York
American service begins as the first seized German steamer, flown with the Stars and Stripes, departs New York for Europe with supplies. It was interned with other German vessels at war’s start and is now in U S service.
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New York
United States
Europe
Hotel Has Birthday at Historic New York Inn
A small group of long time residents at 64 Whitehall Avenue celebrated the Eastern hotel’s ninth birthday. They recalled the inn’s storied past with encounters alongside famous names such as Daniel Webster, Robert Fulton, Jenny Lind, and P. T. Barnum who once sat there.
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New York
Eastern
Whitehall Ast
Daniel Webster
Robert Fulton
Jenny Lind
P. T. Barnum
Draft Jeopardizes Electrical Industry Debate in New York
In New York on May 10 an executive session of the National Electric Light Association discussed the probable draft impact on the electrical industry and the extent to which it would affect operations and labor.
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New York
National Electric Light Association
Striker Is Struck In Brooklyn Dairy Wagon Collision
A milk driver A W Sutter of 135 East 61st Street collided with Ira C Burkheimer driving an automobile. Hooper alleged malicious prosecution in the incident reported Tuesday detailing the strike and collision in Brooklyn.
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A. W. Sutter
East 61St St
Brooklyn
Sutter
Ira C. Burkheimer
Hooper
Confessions of a Wife Woman Proclaims Her Self by Her Acts
Paula recounts her observations from a week in Congressman Smith’s office. She criticizes Washington society as nouveau riche, notes politics as deals, and describes Flossie Smith’s social climb and wardrobe excess while exploring the idea of a wife as a vampire.
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Congressman Smith
Hnsight
Paula
Margie
Congress
America
Smith
Washington
Flossie Smith
New York
Fifth Ave
Guards Guard British Commission in Washington
Scotland Yard detectives and United States secret service agents guard the British commission in Washington. The Star photographer R. P. Dorman captures two Yard officers, including Inspector D. O'Donnell and Sergt. Brust, with W. Houghton of the US also pictured.
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Scotland Yard
United States Secret Service
Washington
Star
R. P. Dorman
W. 4. Houghton
United States
D. O'Donnell
Sergt. Brust
Don’t Stay Gray with Brownatone Hair Stain
An old style advertisement touts Brownatone hair stain as a mercury free alternative to dyes. It claims instant gray hair coverage without fading and offers two shade options with sample free by mail. The notice lists price 25 cents to $1.00 and urges purchase through drug counters.
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Tyre
Eatone
Theton Pharmacal Co
Covington
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