Women Plead For Soldiers Wives In Parliament Debate
Duchess of Marlborough and other society leaders press to curb government allowances for soldiers' families. They urge creation of social centers and temperance measures to prevent drink driving waste and support wartime efforts. Government urged to act, with ministers asked to pause till Parliament reconvenes.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Jelicos
Tipperary
Ss Orm
Critis
Mts
Lord Roberts
Denk
Kitchener
France and Britain Placed at Risk by Global War Powers
Prof E C Getsinger warned the Washington Saengerbund that France faces peril and colonial losses as war reshapes global power. He described Mohammedans as a vital, fearless force in battle, urged unity of Arab and Turkish fronts, and argued British and Russian aims provoke the conflict’s upheaval. The talk accompanied a fundraising program for widows and orphans.
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France
Getsinger
Washington Saengerbund
All Street
Noorthwest
Getanger
Saengerbund
Britain
India
Gretsippgersift
4Raba
Hreed
Lagland
Russa
Struggie
Geatsinger
Wittiest Dixie Girl Wins Prize for Elevator Etiquette Essay
Miss Ell Ro Lee Murphy, once hailed at a Confederate reunion as the wittiest girl in Disley, won a Richmond newspaper prize for the best answer to whether a man in a business elevator should remove his hat when women are present. Her brief, pointed essay argues for an unwritten law requiring men to lift hats, outlining a humorous yet pointed stance on etiquette and vanity in crowded elevators.
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Dixie Girl
Lee Murphy
Ten Hennett HO Youngs
Disley
Richmond
Min
Ehivelrs
Mirslind
Moon
Bernstorft
Mount
Kernstein
Lves
Berlin
Crerman
University of Berlin
White House
Miss Bowen
Executive Mansion
Admiral Kane Returns From London On War Concern
James Johnson Kane 77, retired U S Navy rear admiral born 1837 in Ottawa, arrives from London aboard Minnehaha. He reportedly sought to reside in Britain but was urged by American Society members to return to the United States amid ongoing war. News notes mystery over his move and intent.
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London
New York
United States
Britain
Canada
Washington Pit
James Johnson Kane
United States Navy
Ketnel
England
American Society
Ottawa
Admiral Kane
Great Britain
Love not dread and siege guns, Bryan Says
In Chicago a Nov 29 address to Presbyterians Secretary Bryan urged peace through brotherly love over armament and denounced liquor traffic. A young woman named Slies Lowe, claiming kin, attempted to hug him. Bryan evaded the embrace and said he did not know her.
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Chicago
Europe
Bryan
Wrean
Bryan Wan
Slies Lowe
Mr Bryan
EiF Milk Fund Appeal for Babies Urges Aid
An EiF appeal on behalf of the milk fund for babies argues the cause is vital amid many charitable requests. Leaders in the welfare and business world who oversee the program urge earnest support to aid about 600 infants dependent on the milk fund for life and health.
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Eif
Milk Fund
Fragmentary listing of donors and ages from a society page
Previous acknowledgment shows a partial list of names with monetary amounts and ages such as Mrs. Alexander 82 and Mrs. Henv en Jennings 20. The text reads like a fundraising or memorial donations segment with scattered figures and names, but the full context is missing.
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Mra. Alexander
Thankfu Heart
St Help
H. Porter
Henven Jennings
Benjamin H. Warder
John FP
Story
Gladys Wayer
Martha Bruce
Community Drive Support for Tots Receives Donations
Residents pledge funds of all sizes to The Washington Test. Donations will be acknowledged and forwarded to the proper bands in charge of the effort.
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Washington
Alue
Holmes on Scotland in Burton Holmes lecture tour
Burton Holmes presents a pictorial and descriptive survey of modern Scottish life. He guides travelers from Bruce and Wallace sites to Edinburgh and Glasgow, glimpsing Skye, Fingal’s Cave, Storr, the Trossachs, Loch Katrine, and the storied landscapes of the Loch Lomond region.
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Burton Holmes
Columbia
Bruce
Wallace
Scott
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Skye
Fingals Cave
Stiffa
Trossachs
Loch Katrine
Ita Ellens
Plans for the new German embassy interrupted by war
War halts construction plans for a grand German embassy in Washington after years of design work by Ernst von Ihne. The article notes the embassy’s Massachusettes Avenue site, the German ambassador Counts, and the Austrian and Russian diplomatic residences. It also covers social life and recent embassy relocations in the capital.
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Washington
New York
Massachusetts Avenue
Ernst von Ihne
Amelish House
Wellington
Massachusetts Avenue Terrace
Ullom
Himela
Senator Dolliver
Iowa
Princess von Hatzfeldt- Trachenbers
Austria-Hungary
Ami Mme Dumba
Susiilan
Bountiful
Austria
Mme Dumba
Hridah
Connecticut Avenue
Russia
Mme Masre
St Petersburg
Russi
Sixteenth Street
Maurigua
White House
Opening Day Features for 1000-Horse American Horse Show
New features for the Madison Square Garden show include a military endurance ride from Van Cortlandt Park to the Garden and a Rosa Bonheur horse tableau. With 1000 entries, hunters and jumpers classes exceed 40 entries, and advance seat sales reach record values. The American Horse Show Club forms, and the committee cuts nonessential costs to maximize charity proceeds.
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van Cortlandt Park
Madison Square Garden
Tebleaux
Horse Fair
Washington Post
New York
Jason Waters
van Cortlandt Fark
Rosa Bonheur
New Club
Sell Gems to Buy Food The Wartington Post London
Fashionable jewelers face embarrassment as society women return gems for cash to buy food. Many buyers seek buyback pledges at agreed prices, often amid reduced incomes. Wealthy stockbrokers and wives redeem pledged jewelry, while many gems sold fund relief for British troops.
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Wartington Post
London
Mnany
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