War mothers urge universal service as sons enlist
Mrs Nelson H Henry, a New York society figure, argues that mothers must support their sons’ duty to country and advocates universal military training. She cites Mrs Florence Price of Brooklyn who sent her three sons to enlist and notes her own son Lieut Frank Anderson Sloan is in the U S Army. Henry prepares for war relief work with the National League for Woman's Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick M. Kerby
New York
Nelson H. Henry
Waverly Place
Florence Price
Brooklyn
Henry
Adjutant General of
National League For Woman's Service
Woman's Titanic Relief Committee
Wilson libel suit ends with six cent verdict
Henry Lane Wilson former ambassador to Mexico sued Norman Hapgood former Harper's Weekly editor for 500000 libel damages. The supreme court awarded six cents. Hapgood had published articles defending Woodrow Wilsons Mexican policy and alleged Wilsons involvement with Mexican politicians and the murder of President Madero. Wilson is brother of former U S senator John L Wilson of Washington.
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Washington
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Norman Hapgood
Harper's Weekly
Supreme Court
Hapgood
Woodrow Wilson
Ambassador Wilson
Madero
John L. Wilson
U. S
Last Man To See Custer Alive Dies in Maine
Edwin B. Wright, 67, a Seventh Cavalry member who carried Custer dispatches to Reno before the Little Bighorn fight, dies at the National Soldiers' Home in Portland Maine. He is believed to be the last living white man who saw Custer alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Edwin B. Wright
Seventh United States Cavalry
National Soldiers’ Home
Wright
Custer
Maj. Reno
Little Pig Horn
Cat Turns White After Being Locked in Safe
In Athens on May 11, a black cat reportedly turned white after being accidentally locked in a safe overnight. The unusual transformation drew attention as residents noted the dramatic change by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Three Legged Hen Becomes Prolific Layer in New Jersey
In Little Silver New Jersey on May 11 William W. Shampanore hatched a hen with three legs. He removed the extra limb, and within a week the hen’s health improved and a week later it laid an egg. It has since become the most prolific layer in his flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Silver
N. J
William W. Shampanore
Shampanoré
Shampanore
Smeller Hired to Locate Oil in Texas
Wichita Falls Texas May 11 Henry Zachary an oil smeller has been employed to locate the well of the Uncle Luke Wilson Oil company. He is said to possess supersensitive olfactory nerves enabling him to find buried oil or metals by passing over the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
Henry Zachary
Uncle Luke Wilson Oil Company
Three Sons Go To Navy Amid War Drive From Brooklyn Mother
New York May 10 The invalid Mrs Florence Price of 1210 Ave J Brooklyn says poverty spurs her three sons to enlist. She rallied her family telling them the nation asks the young to serve and that they must do their bit. Next day she accompanied them to naval recruiting HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Boyle O'Reilly
New York
Florence Price
Ave. J
Brooklyn
Navy
Errol
Fred
Scoville
Naval
Germany to send top propagandist to Sweden as ambassador
Copenhagen May 11 reports say Germany plans to appoint Count Von Bernstorff as ambassador to Sweden. The move follows rising Allied sentiment in Sweden after America entered the war and rumors that Bernstorff would replace Zimmerman as foreign secretary, part of a broader plan to reconcile with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Germany
Sweden
America
Count von Bernstorff
Bernstorff
Zimmerman
Peking
China
United States
Charles Topfer
Terry Ave
Woman 95-year-old Bible teacher marks 80 years of service
Belvidere New Jersey May 11. Mrs Anna M Bruen is likely the oldest Sunday school teacher in the country by age and tenure. She teaches the women's Bible class at First Presbyterian church and began in Sunday school at age 12 more than eighty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belvidere
N. J
Anna M. Bruen
Bruen
First Presbyterian Church
Letters to the Editor HIS ADVICE 18 Fish and food aid proposed
A Star reader urges suspending fishing licenses and distributing tackle to feed the hungry, suggesting fundraising and aiding the poor. Other letters criticize rising milk prices, cite wage concerns, and correct a misdated U S history note. Noted readers discuss wartime service, land cultivation, and railroad workers' homefront duties.
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the Star
Red Cross
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