Rockefeller foundation grants total over six million for war relief
The Rockefeler foundation reports it has appropriated 6,426,872 since January 1 for army training camps surgical and humanitarian work. Grants include 200,000 to the Y M C A 100,000 to the Y W C A 300,000 for the New York war demonstrations hospital and 5,000,000 to the Red Cross. Additional funds support Armenian Syrian Belgian relief tuberculosis control in France and POW work.
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United Press
New York
Rockefeller Foundation
American Social Hygiene Association
Alexis Carrel
France
Red Cross
Women Soldiers on Battlefields
Washington dispatch surveys historic and modern instances of women serving in combat roles. It cites Miss Beebe Beam, Senora Loreta Velasquez, Hungarian Ukraine Legion member Helen-Ruf, Madame Kovetsova, Kira Bashkirova, and Mile. Tomilovsky’s daughter, detailing disguises, ranks, wounds, and notable actions across wars from the Civil War to World War I.
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Washington, D. C
Russia
United States
Beebe Beam
Iowa
Spain
Philippines
Manila
Senora Loreta Velasquiz
New Orleans
California
Europe
Ukraine Legion
Helen—Ruf
Carpathian Mountains
Uhlans
Madame Kovetsova
East Prussia
Well Known Lawyer Dead in Newport Summer Home
George Lockhart Rives former corporation counsel of New York died at his summer home in Newport Illinois today after a long illness. He was known as a prominent attorney and public figure in the early 20th century. Rives served as a trusted advisor to several corporate leaders and completed a lengthy career in law. His death marks the passing of a distinguished legal mind and public servant.
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Newport
George Lockhart Rives
Corporation ‘Counsel of
New York
Murdock Forecast for FTC Seat by Senate Committee
Washington August 18. Early confirmation of Victor Murdock of Kansas as a member of the Federal Trade Commission was forecast today after the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee endorsed his nomination.
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United Press
Washington
Eharly
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Federal Trade Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Race Rioter Sentenced in East St Louis
East St. Louis Ill Aug 18 L S Schultz of this city drew a five year prison term after his Mount Carmel arrest and guilty plea on charges connected to the recent riots. A French inventor’s windmill design uses nine tenths of vane area catching wind in any direction. A New York man proposes a motor truck with a built in dredging plant to clean city sewer catch basins.
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United Press
East St. Louis
Ill
S. L. Shultz
Mount Carmel
New York
Young 84 Year Old Flies in Short Air Trip in Defiance Ohio
An 84 year old woman from Defiance Ohio rode as a passenger in a half hour plane flight to show she is not old for travel. A playful scene from Pomona California features a black cat and black garden snake living on Georg Warner's ranch. Canton Ohio clocks show two time systems indicating both Central and Eastern time.
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Defiancé
Ohio
Black Cat
Black Garden Snake
Georg Warner
Pomona
Cal
Canton
Wisconsin man cites visions to justify Bible distribution
A Wisconsin man claimed God appeared twice in a vision and ordered him to be a slacker and distribute Bibles. By the time of his arrest he had given away about 1,700 volumes.
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Wisconsin
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Vilna
Nicholai Popin
St. George
Tomilovsky
Mile
Messenger Service
Pontal Telegraph Cable Company
Ada
Wright’s Realty and Insurance Agency
Wilmington
N. C
Queen Street
Sea Gate Park
Harnett Township
New Hanover County
Macadam Road
Robert P. Bender
Pollocksville
Wilmington’s
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Winoca Terrace
C. H. Daniels’ Stables
Carolina
National Surety Co
James Owen Reilly
Shand’s Grocery
Fourth and Nun
Royal Bakery
Singer
Care’ Dispatch
South Highth Street
Wright's Realty and Insurance Agency
S. O. EB
Care Dispatch
Princess Building
Princess Street
Seale
D. R. Foster & Co
North
C. C
Warren’s Creamery
Lumina
Winoca
Front Street
Sterchi-Bancroft Furniture Company
D. R. Foster & Company
Central Wood Yard
C. S. Bell
Tallassee Power Company
Badin
Garrell Building
F. A. Lord
Heckler
John S. McEachern & Sons
Market Street
Zeph McLaughlin
South 12Th Street
N. Co
Schloss, Bear and Davis Co
Gordon
South Sighth Street
J. T. Gordon
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Army
Charles Finkelstein
South Front Street
Bear Produce and Merchandise Co
Folts & Kendrick
Maxwell
Queen City Cycle Co
Dispatch
Motte Business College, Inc
Home Saving Bank
L. Mazer
S. 5Th Street
Philadelphia
Delgado Mills
W. A. Woods
Acme
Roger Moore Sons Co
Wrightsville Beach
Lion Street
Cypress
Hearts
Harriss Typewriting and Advertising Company
Sun Tf
Peterson & Ruffs
Grand Theatre
Su Tu Thu
Harrise Typewriting and Advertising Company
San
Richmond Bag Company
Richmond
Virginia
Purdie
Oakland
Calif
Royal Exchange Assurance Co
Carnegie Steel Company
Pittsburgh
North Seventh Street
Excelsior
Queen City
Ce Co
Price Bros
Paris Cottage
Bear Produce, and Merchandise Co
R A
South 4Th
Market
Dock
Nun Street
Orange
Nun
Grace
Chestnut Street
Murdock
Senate
Peoples Savings Bank
Pat
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THE
Peoples’ Savings Bank
Princess Streets
Pierro Brissac
Jerry and
Blackhanders
George Ovey
Foltz
Kendrick
Cantonment Columbia
S. C
Walker Electric and
Lombng
COMPA
W. B. Cooper & Co
Wilmington, N.C
W.B. Thorpe & CO
Water and Ann Streets
the Murchison National Bank
Cape Fear Hardware CO
Wilmington, N. C
C. L. Dickinson
the Home Savings Bank
Gheck
Todd
Oliver
C. W. Yates
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