Women Spies Active for Germany in War Effort
Article reports that from 1930s era onward, women spies and propagandists connected to Germany operated mainly in propaganda and morale undermining efforts in the United States. Officials note difficulties proving criminal activity, with many cases built on circumstantial evidence. The Middle West is highlighted as a strong field for such activity.
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Harry B Hunt
Sam
T of Justice
Europe
America
Red Cross
Prohibition
Middle West
Germany plans Arctic drive to seize Finland and port
Stockholm reports a German plan to conquer Finland including the Murman line, Lapland and Karelia, with a Greater Finland through a northern railway to Constantinople. Britain already lands troops on the Murman coast to block Kola bay ports as talks of alliance with Japan and Finland arise.
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Arctic Circle
Murman
Petrograd
Kola
Russia
Arctic Ocean
Lapland
Russian Karelia
Arctic
Europe
Constantinople
Japan
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Siberia
Prince Lichnowsky
Kaiser
Lichnowsky
Berlin
Kola Bay
Kola Peninsula
White Sea
Norway
Helsingfors
Arctic Sea
Sweden
Denmark
Balaec
Kola Harbor
Altho
Karelia
President Is Asked to Give Up Shirt-Tail
Washington May 31 The story recalls how President Wilson, like Lincoln, steadies cabinet tensions with humor and a letter that inspires a smile A zealot asks for the president’s old shirt and each cabinet member to inscribe their name and a notable event The shirt tails would later be embroidered into aprons to raise funds, but none of the cabinet members agreed.
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Dent Wilson
Lincoln
Suspect Sought as Impostor in San Francisco Case
United States Marshal J. E. Holohants seeks H. C. Sachlenow of Los Angeles on two indictments for impersonating an army officer and beating the government out of the war tax on a railroad ticket.
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San Francisco
J. E. Holohants
H. C. Sachlenow
Los Angeles
Carranza Chooses Girl Envoys to U S for Relations
Mexican leader Venustiano Carranza selects Adrianna and Dolores Ehlers as ambassadors of goodwill. The sisters, ages likely teens, operate a Vera Cruz photo studio and aim to improve US Mexico ties through study, motion pictures, and YWCA work with government backing.
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Adrianna
Dolores Ehlers
Carranza
States
Mexico
Vera Cruz
United States
Slacker-Slicker! Doing One's Bit and Getting One's Bit
A Washington elevator overheard exchange features young clerks and hopefuls. A female clerk notes a boss oversees 100 people, while a bemused suitor jokes about diligent service. The Munney Building hosts diverse government offices and the banter ends with the line about “doing his bit.”
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Washington
Munney
Thrift Stamp Urges Huon Day Away
A short directive notes that a thrift stamp will keep the Huon a day away while warning about excessive uric acid. The item suggests a health or civic message tied to a stamp program and a medical caution.
Queen Marie of Romania War Tragedy Faces German Pressure
Milton Bronner reports Queen Marie of Romania as a central tragic figure in World War I. He portrays Romania betrayed by Bolsheviks, its Danube control lost, oil and grain pledged to Germany, and a royal family pressured by German influence while wartime hardship grows with improvised hospitals and personal losses.
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Washington
Marie of
Rumania
Belgium
Serbia
Salonika
Bulgaria
Danube
Loie Fuller
New York
Queen Marie
Russia
Good Digestion a Joy and Cautions on Remedies
An advice piece promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for indigestion and weak stomachs praising digestion as priceless. It warns against predigested foods and tonics claiming broad bodily tonic effects and highlights a free booklet What to Eat and How to Eat from Dr Williams Medicine Co. plus 60c per box price and mail order option.
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Dr. Willams
Dr. Willams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Dr. Williams
German Counterfeiters Flood Food Card Market
A Berlin bread commission report cited by the Vossische Zeitung describes counterfeiters producing bogus food cards. Cards are printed under heavy guard with security surrounding printers and supply chains. an employee was offered 6,000 marks for a printing plate.
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Washington
Germany
Vonsiche Zeitung
Bread Commission
Berlin
Vossiche Zeitung
Prussia
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