New York Parade Draws 140000 in Preparedness March
New York saw the largest civilian display for preparedness as 140000 men and women marched in 64 divisions from City Hall at 9 70 a m. The procession featured 200 bands with leaders Roosevelt Harriman and Roosevelt Jr among those in line and many stores closing for the event.
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New York
America
Mestames Roosevelt, Harriman and
Roosevelt, Jr
Mitchel
Thomas A. Edison
Leonard Wood
Usher
Cadet Capt A Eric Johnson Wins Silver Cup
Captain A Eric Johnson of Company I University cadets receives a silver cup for leading the best drilled company at the annual field day competition held Friday.
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A. Eric Johnson
University Cadets
Coeds Form Baseball League At Ohio State
In Columbus Ohio May 13 coeds at Ohio State University take up baseball. They are in spring training and a league is being formed as part of the program.
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Columbus
Ohio
State University
Coe
Banner Week of Stars at Local Movies
Readable page lists a week of films and stars at area theaters. Highlights include Billie Burke in Gloria's Romance at Rex, Edna May in Salvation Joan at Clemmer, and Geraldine Farrar in Marian Heowa at Coliseum, with Sins of Men starring Stuart Holmes and Dorothy Bernard at Strand.
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Billie Burke
Edna May
Geraldine Farrar
Charlie Chaplin
Dot Bernard
Barile Chapite
Cleerwalker
Peel
Paradise
A. Clemver
Pidaa
Salvetien Jone
Colisehum
Marian Heowa
Colontal
Crane Wilbur
Liberty
Bessie Barriecale
Wom
Desmond
Steter
Alice Howell
Bea
Billie Barke
Gloria
Stuart Holmes
Dorothy Bernard
William Fox
Wilhelm Schumann
Schumann
Hope
Gretchen
George Marvin
Scribman
REX
Strand
the Rex
Alhambra
Sister
Maria Roca
Story of a girl learning to stand alone
Mollie urges Margie to write about a young woman who must earn her daily bread after leaving school and family behind. Margie intends to document a substitute teacher whose life details reveal trials, temptations, and the question of mercy and justice for average girls. The piece folds into theatre and film notes for Crane Wilbur and others.
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Mollie
Chad
Margie
Annie
Pat
Wilkes Players' Norman Hackett Speaks on O. Henry
Norman Hackett of the Wilkes Players lectured on the life of O. Henry Friday before the Women’s University club. The talk highlighted the author’s career and literary style for club members.
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Norman Hackett
The
Wilkes Players
O. Henry
Women's University Club
Boise Rocked by Severe Earth Tremor
Boise and surrounding areas were shaken for four seconds at 7 26 p m with chimneys and plaster damaged across the business district. Weather officials called it an upheaval, not a wave, as frightened crowds poured into the streets but no injuries were reported.
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Boise
Weather Bureau
Mothers Day Founded by Girl to Honor Her Mother
The article recounts how Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia originated Mothers Day in 1907 by inviting a friend to honor her mother the second Sunday in May. Her campaign led to a national observance, with proclamations from governors and a push by Senator Burkett to establish a holiday. The white carnation was chosen as the flower.
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Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Miss Jarvis
Burkett
Nebraska
Mies Jarvis
Arbitator Criticizes Strike Leaders On Alaska Railway
Chairman John A. Moffitt of the federal commission overseeing the Alaska railway labor dispute called the strike unprecedented in American labor history. He said it was sparked by agitation from leaders who had not worked, seeking lucrative positions for themselves.
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John A. Moffitt
Federal Commission
Alaska
Washington
Pilot bid to carry mail by plane from Seward to Iditarod
Earl L. Byers of Iditarod submitted the sole bid to carry mail by air from Seward to Iditarod. He offers to transport 1,000 pounds weekly over 380 miles for 49 000 dollars annually.
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Washington
Earl L. Byers
Iditarod
Seward
Consul J C J Kempees Returns After 20 Months
Capt J C J Kempees of the Holland Washington Mortgage Co and Holland's vice consul to the state has returned after twenty months in the Netherlands. He states his country will stay neutral to the end and that he witnessed no fighting.
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J. C. J. Kempees
Holland-Washington Mortgage Co
Holland
Netherlands
Seattle case reveals teen pregnancy and elopement tale
Testimony recounts Aldeen Wilson declaring love for Lewis Lyon after school at Seattle Seminary. She says he pressed marriage plans, proposed fleeing, and later admitted paternity concerns. The couple wed June 26 1915. child born September 19 1915. Lyon sent to Denver with his father’s money for a new start.
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Hart
Lewis
Aldeen
Louis
Pinehurst
P. Wilson
Ing
Lewis Lyon
Monroe
Lyon
Denver
That
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Law Unto Himself
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Salvation
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