Free Baths Demand Puts Pressure on Washington Officials
Mrs. Rafter, president of the District Mothers' Congress, complains of scarce public bath facilities in Washington. She calls the issue a disgrace and urges data gathering to press for free washrooms and shower baths. Local leaders including Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Giles back a municipal recreation push, citing child health and civic duty.
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Congress
Washington
Smali
Ronsileord
Diuganda
Mwueton
Polamay
Ana
of & Com
New York City
Chicago
Red Cross Prefers Silence Over War Readiness
Fragmentary copy reports Red Cross stance against preferring to mobilize supplies and personnel for wartime. Hospital staff and others appear sidelined. local city relief efforts focus on fundraising rather than active mobilization. Names and places are garbled, but the piece centers on restraint and financial aids.
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Efi Ss
Y Department
Vnva
Hanes
Singhal
EXPECT MR AND MRS M AD00 Presi and Family Return Honeymooners
The president and Mrs M Adoo return from their honeymoon in Baltimore. They will greet returning dignitaries and family at the capital shortly after arrival.
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Mrs. M'Adoo
Presi
Meio
Eleanor Wile
Balti
Momitent
Tribute to a Famous Janis Dancer at London Coliseum
Londoners bid farewell to Mile. Genee after years of service as she retires from the stage. The London audience roared, flowers and a 12 foot laurel wreath showered the footlights, and the Danish dancer received a standing ovation with a heartfelt speech.
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London Coliseum
Milo
Genee
London
M. Volinin
Mlle
Mile
Wireless Heralds Navy’s Global Reach at Arlington
Capt Bullard reviews fifteen years of naval wireless telegraphy progress. From early trials after the Spanish American War to a system spanning Washington to Pacific stations, the U S fleet now talks with vast range using Arlington towers. The Titanic disaster and treaties spurred stronger government control and universal rules for ship radio.
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Naval Radio Service
Naval Wireless
Arlington
Naval Institute
Naval
United States Navy
New York
Massachusetts
Porter
Highlands
New York Harbor
Navi
Washington
Hawaii
Guam
Samoa
Palippines
United State
Hawaiiian
Farallone Islands
Cal
Atlantic
New Zealand
Wiz
Berlin
London
Sick and Wounded Rally at Vera Cruz News
Sick and wounded sailors and marines of the American fleet at Vera Cruz are improving after arrival at the New York Naval Hospital aboard the Solace. Surgeon General Brailstad announced Saturday that four of the ill are improving, with many under treatment for internal complications and serious injuries among the eight wounded sailors and marines under care.
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New York Naval Hospital
Dbralstad
Royal Yacht Tragedy Inspires Novel of Anglo American Royal Marriage
Mrs Everard Cotes writes of Hillary Wanchester daughter of an American president who would wed Prince Alfred to become Queen of England. The plot twists through White House meetings Adirondacks and a royal yacht disaster. England faces a possible shift in royal marriage norms and constitutional consent.
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United States
England
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Merrie England
Cotes
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Mauretania
Hillary Wanchester
Prince Alfred
India
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Engish
Hilery Lanchester
Mr. Cotes
Hilary
Prince
White House
Canada
Adirondacks
Serres
Hillary
Towers
Alfred
Georgina
Colorado
Prince's Hotel
Brince
Chumg
Washington Women Expect Comfort Over Radical Style Shifts
Washington women foresee continued emphasis on comfort and practicality in clothing. Experts like Dr Elnora Folkmer and Mrs Ellis Logan note limited adoption of extreme fashions and a preference for looser, lighter attire as summer approaches, reflecting long standing beliefs that most women resist drastic style changes.
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Washington
Elnora Folkmer
Ellis Logan
District Federation of Women's Clubs
Genevan wedding unites Mrs. Smith and Bishop Wells
Special to The Washington Port Geneva May 31 a major Geneva wedding joined Mrs. Andrew H. Smith part owner of the Algonquin Hotel and the Right Rev Lemual Henry Wells bishop of Spokane in St Johns Chapel Hobart College. The ceremony was performed by Hobart president Dr Lyman Powell. The couple left for Spokane after a small breakfast at the bride s home on Booth Main Street. Bishop Wells 72 and Mrs Wells younger. Mrs Wells is daughter of late James O Sheldon Wall Street broker.
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Geneva
N. Y
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New York
Algonquin Hotel
Lemual Henry Wells
Episcopal Missionary District
Spokane
Wash
Hobart College
Hobart
Lyman I. Powell
Booth Main Street
Bishop
Wella
Wells
James O. Sheldon
Wall Street
Bishop Wells
Folger
Flower Day in Spain Under Patronage of Queen
J. Hobart Egbert reports from Barcelona on Flower Day in Madrid and nationwide efforts by Federaciones Feministas de Espana to aid tuberculosis and child welfare. He notes royal support, charitable appeals by Spanish senoritas, and the campaign's financial and educational impact as Spain advances in health and morals.
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Don
Capital
Federaciones Feministas de Espasa
Spain
Thousand Join The Hikers On Weekend Treks
Nearly 1000 people joined Sunday hiking trips leaving from the suburbs. About 300 woke early to travel from Thirty-sixth street and Prospect avenue northwest to Chain Bridge and Gherrydale Virginia, led by Gustave A. Gambs. An afternoon group departed from the trolley station and traveled to Fort Ethan Allen site with leader Ewing Summer-eee.
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Prospect Avenue
Chain Bridge
Gherrydale
Gustave A. Gambs
Chain Br
Ain
San Andelds
Ethan Allen
Sebastian
Point
Ewing Summer
Clearance Sale of Used Motor Cars
ARROW offers a clearance sale of used motor cars recently overhauled with good tires and a near new upholstery. Vehicles are described as just out of the paint shop with oil and electric side and tail lights, top condition, extra aluminum tire carrier, and available due to the removal of slip covers.
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ARROW
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