List of British figures named in Pemberton libel case
May 31. Noel Pember today has a list of named persons he intends to trial on a charge of criminal libel for publishing a paragraph about Maude Allan the Salome dancer in his Vigilante paper. He claims figures including Asquith Haldane and Mrs Asquith are named and sought to protect reputations from alleged assaults.
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Noel Pember
Maude Allan
ooRilling
Salome
Villiers Stewart
Neil Primrose
Majd
Pemberton
Asquith
Haldane
Justice Darting
Ing
Darling
Spencer
Albania
William of Weld
Foreign Office
Spencer Mid Fe
Relief Society Convention Opens Fund Drive for War Sufferers
Delegates open the national convention to raise funds for war relief. Speakers outline plans to collect contributions and support for those affected by the conflict as the session begins.
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Attm
The
Se Relief Society
U S May Grant Citizenship to Enemy Aliens
A May 31 report says the United States could grant citizenship or naturalization to hundreds of thousands of enemy aliens from Austria Hungary and allied regions who are loyal to America. The article notes their failure to naturalize limits service and details their wartime roles and proposed study by Secretary Baker.
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U.S
Milton Bronner
Washington
America
Llans
Victor Sincere
Cleveland
Cosmopolitan Alliance
Baker
Uncle Sam
Steel Milla
Classes Close Friday at YWCA Vocational School
The Young Women's Christian Association vocational school closes for the summer Friday except for five cooking classes conducted for the Red Cross.
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Red Cross
26 Stars In Service Flag Of Old Baldy’s Kennels
A nostalgic tribute to Baldy of Nome and his sled dogs in Berkeley California. Twenty six of Baldy’s line serve in France for the American and allied armies, honoring loyalty and courage amid Arctic trails and war.
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Old Baldy’s
Truna
Arctic
Old Baldy
Berkeley
California
Nome
France
Baldy
Scotty Allen
Northland
Oregon Dog Kills Can Be Justified If Attacking Sheep
Portland May 31 A dog is not safe in Oregon if a sheepowner suspects the animal has attacked sheep or even licks its chops in a way that signals hunger. Attorney General Van Winkle ruled a farmer may kill a dog if he believes the dog attacked sheep.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Fido
van Winkle
State board hears 78 applicants for dental licenses
Friday morning the state board of dental examiners examined 78 applicants seeking dental licenses.
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State Board of Dental Examiners
War Opens New Opportunities for the Negro
Washington May 31 War has brought opportunity to the colored race with higher wages and broader roles. McAdoo says colored workers must receive equal pay for similar work. Negro soldiers are serving in France with increasing numbers and notable harmony with white officers. The piece notes economic emancipation accompanying wartime service and the shift from traditional labor to new military and war work opportunities.
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Washington
McAdoo
MccAdoo
Gilson Gardner
Washington, D. C
Ans
France
New York
Ile
Industries Using Coke May Be Shut Down
War Industries Board Chairman Baruch said many coke using industries must prove essential to war work or face shutdown. He cited coke’s role in pig iron and steel production, noting current coke output at 89.3 percent of capacity for the week ending May 11 and limited transport and labor.
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Washington
Indus
FB. M. Baruch
War Industries Board
World's Record Set in Building U S Destroyer
The destroyer Ward will be launched at Mare Island navy yard tomorrow, 16 days 10 hours after keel laying, setting a world record for speed of construction. Keel laid May 15, crews work round the clock to beat yard records.
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San Francisco
Ward
Mare Island Navy Yard
Fight Hun Lies in Russia with Truth Says Official
Ven Svarc, former Cleveland assistant law director, returns from Russia with a call to America to use propaganda to expose German lies and aid Russia’s recovery. He warns Bolsheviks aid the Kaiser and cautions against trusting Trotsky’s promises of a new army.
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Russia
Cleveland
Ven Svare
Cleveland Law
America
Trotsky
Camp Dix War Garden Proves Army’s Food Plan in Action
At Camp Dix New Jersey a 400 acre kitchen garden is being cultivated for 48 000 soldiers in training. Lieutenant Colonel Edmond Tompkins and the national war garden commission organized the effort sending plows seeds fertilizer and tools by motor truck. Former soldiers volunteer for plowing duties as part of food conservation and mobility aims.
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Camp DIX
N. J
Sdmond Tompkins
Quartermaster’s Department
National War Garden Commission
Washington
Uncle Sam
London Critiques American Boots in Parade
London observers assess American troops shown in a parade, with Warl Denbigh and British officers calling the boots too thin for trench conditions. The casual inspection suggests skepticism about equipment quality.
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London
Warl Denbigh
After Hun Secrets London Glassblowing Drive
May 31 report notes six Russians exempt from army service to teach Englishmen lessons from years in German glass factories. Eight interned German civilians willing to sell industrial secrets join Russians to boost Britain’s glassblowing industry under government patronage.
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London
Great Britain
Wilson's Pound of Wool Sells for $1500 at Auction
Juneau reports one pound of wool from President Wilson’s sheep sold at auction to the Red Cross and the Elks lodge for $1500. The sale occurred in Juneau on May 31 with proceeds directed to war relief efforts.
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Juneau
Wilson
Red Cross
Elks Lodge
British recognition of Bolshevist Russia rumored
Rumor spreads in Shanghat that Britain may recognize the Bolshevik government. Newspaper comment runs against the possible policy.
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Him
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Manchester
Eng
Altho
Seattle Paint Co
Seattle Paint Company
Seattle Paint Company Products
U. S
Amsterdam
von Schuerning
Somme
Princess Pat's Canadian Regiment
N. Furman
Northwestern Shorthand Reporting School
Advanced Grammar
Elliott
Union Store
Third Avenue
Seneca and
Spring Sts
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Ven
Brunswick
Seattle
University
Seneca
Main
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