Relief plea from Constantinople highlights Armenian Syrian refugee crisis
Desperate appeals from the American Committee for Relief describe famine and displacement in Asia Minor Palestine and Syria. One and a half million refugees including Armenians Syrians and Greeks face mass deportations, destroyed property, closed schools and churches, requisitioned livestock, and skyrocketing prices. Missionaries remain on the field supporting local communities amid ruin.
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Syria
Supreme Court Rules Woman Lawyers Must Remove Hats
Justice Goff of New York instructed Mary M. Lilly to remove her hat while addressing the court. The exchange began with his question Are you a member of the bar and concluded with the ruling that women lawyers should remove hats like their male counterparts.
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Supreme Court
Goff
New York
Mary M. Lilly
Ingram and wife visit Roswell area friends
K Ingram and wife of Roswell visit several friends including Mr and Mrs Bales. Mr Ingram is attending to business interests with the C I and F live stock company during the stay.
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K. Ingram
Roswell
Mrs. Bales
Mr. Ingram
C. I. and
F. Live Stock Company
Standardized Army Cloth Aims Lower Uniform Prices
The British War Office launches a uniform cloth standardization scheme for officers. Fifteen standard materials will cover breeches coats and overcoats with government controlled prices from raw wool to final garments. Tailors may charge at most a set cap, enabling an officer to obtain a coat and greatcoat for under 60 dollars. Existing stock prices remain unrestricted.
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British War Office
Boy of 14 Fights Bull in Parkman Ohio
Albert Hosmer fourteen of Parkman Ohio earns a bull fighting record by grappling the bull without weapons. He grabbed the bull by the nostrils and pinned it briefly before escaping through a fence as the bull charged again.
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Ohio
Spain
Albert Hosmer
Parkman
Hosmer
Albert
Ras
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