Regulatory Bill Grants President Broad Food Powers
A Western Newspaper Union news letter reports that the regulatory food bill would place vast authority in the president to create a food administration, fix prices, and authorize agencies to run food producing plants, storage houses, and coal mines. Hoover would head the new administration, with power to purchase and distribute supplies if needed.
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Union News Letter
Washington, D. C
Sunet
Wilson
Congress
Urga
Samuel Gompers
House Agriculture Commmittee
Food Administration
Herbert C. Hoover
Period of Grace Ends for Unregistered Men in 21-40 War Line
Washington reports Gen Crowder has ended leniency for men aged 21 to 40 who failed to register for the army. Governors are urged to enforce the selective service penal clause. Imprisonment possible for nonregistration after June 1, with local boards urged to offer further delinquents relief opportunities.
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Crowder
Washington, D. C
General Crowder
War Aims Made Public In British Note To Petrograd
London replies to the Kissadian government’s request for a statement by forwarding a note that hearty accepts President Wilson’s principles. Britain says its aims are defend its existence and enforce respect for international agreements, with added pursuit of freeing populations oppressed by alien tyranny. It notes Poland’s liberation from Russia and mentions areas under German rule.
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London
War Arma
Great Britain
Petrograd
Wilson
Congress
Britain
Poland
Russia
Indictments Charge Fifty-Five in Tex Conspiracy Case
A federal grand jury indicted fifty-five people, largely members of the Farmers and Laborers' Protective association, on seditious conspiracy charges against the United States. The indictments allege they conspired with unnamed others to oppose by force the government’s war authority and to form a recruited force in Texas to defeat the selective draft bill.
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Elles
Tex
Farmers and Laborers’ Protective Association
United States
Germany
Texas
Alleged Dynamiter Released in Leavenworth
John Barry of St Louis, named as one of the alleged Indianapolis dynamite conspirators, was released from federal prison after serving four years. London reports English Socialists to Sall. Government declines to cancel passports for James Ramsay MacDonald and Frederick W. Jowett who were blocked from sailing to Petrograd to meet Russian socialists due to union actions. Government says passports issued at Russian request via Arthur Henderson amid wartime labor concerns.
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Kan
John Barry
At. Louis
Indianapolis
London
James Ramsay Macdonald
Frederick W. Jowett
Petrograd
National Seamen’s and Firemen's Union
Arthur Henderson
War Council
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Russia
Britieh Archcoador
War News and Diplomacy Across the Atlantic
The French ministry reports American ships anchored off the coast while a large transport carries troops under American warship protection. A 26,000 strong Filipino force offered to President Wilson by Manuel Quezon. Premier Ribot says no peace without victory, France and the U S in full accord. An American steamer’s shot sinks a German submarine. Secretary Lane says America is at war in self defense to save itself and the world from the Turk ally.
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theiAtlantic
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Washington
Manuel Quezon
Philiipiine Senate
Ribot
Commeres
Paris
France
United States
Lane
Home Club of the Interior Department
America
Indemnity Talks and War News Span Multiple Fronts
A Denver audience heard Dr Newell Dwight-Hully assert Germany offered an indemnity of 80 billion dollars to end the war and sought payment from the United States. Washington reports tin plate makers will supply can manufacturers by August 1. A Cincinnati area auto crash killed Mrs Lemuel McCauley and daughter Annahel. A jail riot by I W W and others in Ohio’s Coal Ridge left one prisoner dead and several injured. Tornadoes hit Missouri and Kansas killing 15 and injuring many with multi million dollar losses. Joliet prison riot saw nearly 1 000 convicts and four hours of fighting. Secret service hunt for two men aiding a German treason case. A strong tornado struck Wright County Missouri causing fatalities and heavy damage. Federal indictment targets Emerson Motors and associates in a conspiracy case. A cyclone and several disasters kill and injure dozens across multiple states. Labor federation pledges 10 000 to Liberty loan. A San Francisco funeral procession carries Les Deroy to his native Australia. Petrograd explosion destroys explosives stock. London reports Lord Northcliffe may head U S missions. Brazil honors American squadron with congratulations via cable. France votes for peace terms including Alsace Lorraine, restitution, and a League of Nations treaty.
Washington House Passes Espionage Bill With Changes
Washington report notes the conference espionage bill passed 86 to 22 after removing censorship provisions and including export embargo measures. It also mentions a Senateinfluenced war budget dispute, the first United Confederate Veterans meeting, bank call figures, and Prohibition tax proposals amid Washington debates.
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House
Washington
Senate
European War Updates From London Paris and Petrograd
Official London report says British troops seized Oost taverne and advanced five miles into enemy lines with five thousand prisoners and multiple towns captured. Mesgines Wytschaete named. Paris notes Yarra torpedoed with 36 of 800 missing. Petrograd reports Alexeef resignation and Brussiloff appointment. Vienna confirms Austro-Hungarian Laibach base attacked by Italian airmen and Alpine shelling. Amsterdam dispatch claims Lt Schafer killed leading a mission against British planes.
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Oosttaverne
Mesgines
Wytschaete
Laibach
Tyrol
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Carinthian Alps
Treason Plot Arrests Stir Cedar Rapids Area
Six men including a rail road executive and a prominent attorney were arrested in Cedar Rapids on treasonable utterances tied to Socialist and German sympathies. Federal agents expect more arrests as watch groups monitor meetings across Linn county. In Centerville, forty two Italian miners refused to register, with fifteen detained after deputies moved on the Strecherville mine amid muddy roads and claimed ignorance about registration.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
Marshal Healey
Secret Service
Socialist Party
Linn
Marlon
Towa
Centerville
Des Moines
Fedarsl
Claude Porter
Porter
Appanochis County
Streéheyville
Center Yillé
Gre
Flood Forces Hundreds From Homes In Des Moines Area
In the Broad Acres addition near Four Mile Creek a five foot stream has surged to a flood half a mile wide, prompting about 200 residents to evacuate to higher ground. Water depths reach six to fifteen feet in the creek valley with many families camping in tents after leaving homes. The exodus began early as residents sought safety on elevated ground.
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Dog Moines
Four Mile Creek
University Captain Ordered to Fort Russell Wyoming
Captain M. C. Mumma commandant of cadets at the university must report at Fort Russell Wyoming immediately after school closes. He will assist in training two new regiments of cavalry gathered to prepare for service. Mumma has passed the examination for major but awaits the commission.
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Wyoming
Towa City
M. C. Mumma
University
Fort Russell
Wyo
Mumma
Narrow Escape for Eagle Grove Farmer in Lightning Strike
O L Killem, a young Eagle Grove farmer, narrowly escaped death when his horse was struck dead by a bolt. He was thrown against a fence corner, suffering only minor bruises. A rubber coat he wore is credited with saving his life.
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Eagle Grove
O. L. Killem
Crop Report Indicates Healthy Corn Stand at Rock Rapids
Farmers report corn in good condition with a better stand than last year. Cool weather for corn and potatoes has not harmed the crops as feared, and acreage is somewhat larger this year.
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Rock Rapids
Council Bluffs High School Members Buy Liberty Bonds
The graduating class of Council Bluffs High School declined a costly class gift tradition and voted to contribute one hundred dollar Liberty bonds instead as their annual gesture.
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Close
Bluffa
Council Bluffty High School
Stockman Held By U S Agents in Vinton Case
Cedar Rapids Cal Free, a prominent Vinton stockman, is held on $5000 bond on treasonable utterances charges linked to the selective draft act. He will face a September grand jury hearing after admitting remarks, claiming intoxication when he spoke.
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U. & Agents
Cedar Rapids
Cal C
Free
Vinton
United States
Harwand
Colored Troopers Arrive for Des Moines Training Camp
One hundred thirty-one non-commissioned officers from the Tenth Cavalry and Twenty fourth Infantry arrived in Des Moines to begin officer reserve corps training at Fort Des Moines. A second group from the Ninth Cavalry and Twenty Fifth Infantry is due June 14 with camp set to start June 18. The Tenth unit is noted for Carrizal involvement and the death of General Gomez, while the Twenty fourth regiments boast a strong combat record.
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Tenth Cavalry
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Fort Des Moines
Ninth Cavalry
Twenty Fifth Infantry
United States
Twenty-fourth Regiment
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Carrizal
Mexico
Gomez
Work of Woman Agent in Cedar Falls Canning Drive
One thousand quarts of dandelion greens canned in Black Hawk County this spring reflect a county campaign led by Miss Tura G Hawk the only woman county home economics agent in Iowa Sixty four clubs formed with fourteen canning focused groups reaching twelve thousand people and traveling 1 986 miles by ten demonstrators under Miss Hawk with support from the county schools Iowa State Agricultural College Iowa State Teachers College IH Chicago and federal Washington agencies.
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Black Hawk County
State Liberty Loan Campaign in Des Moines Iowa
Watkin W. Haeath chair of Iowa Liberty loan committee urges a state contribution of 59 million dollars or 8 percent of estate bank resources. Per capita minimum should be 25 dollars. At 20 dollars per capita Iowa would raise 47.16 million and Polk county 2.582 million, Linn county second with 1.409 million. State divided into eighteen districts by the Federal Reserve bank for bond distribution with county groups separate from district bodies.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Liberty Loan Fund
Watkin W. Haeath
Liberty Loan Distributing Committee For
Ponds
Polk County
Linn County
Federal Reserve Bank
Liberty Loan Committee
Ames Grants Five Hundred Degrees at State College
Former President William Howard Taft delivered the commencement address as Ames, Iowa State College, conferred degrees on nearly 500 graduates. President R. Pearson returned from Washington for the occasion. The class size ranks among the largest in the institution’s history with about five hundred men and women earning degrees.
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Ames
William Howard Taft
Pearson
Washington
Iowa State College
Newton Gas Plant Wrecked by Explosion
The Newton municipal gas plant was blown up by an explosion of unknown origin at 1 PM recently. W. E. Carpenter and Emmett McGuire, a plant employee, were badly burned about the face and neck. The plant was completely wrecked and Newton's gas supply cut off. Loss is estimated at 25009 dollars.
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Newton
W. E. Carpenter
Emmett McGuire
Township Buys Large Liberty Bond Quota Exceeded
Knoxville Citizens of Franklin township Marion county subscribed 14150 to liberty loan bonds, surpassing their quota by nearly 2000 with expectations to reach 20000 total after a thorough county canvass. Des Moines reports postmasters mobilized 102 volunteers last month and 18 more joined the regular army in May from the Des Moines recruiting office.
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Knoxville
Franklin Township
Marion County
Des Moines
Towna
Burlington Train Wreck Near Keokuk Injures Clerk
Rail traffic halted after washouts caused a CB&Q passenger train to derail seven miles north of Burlington. Four coaches left the track in a ditch as the train, en route from Quincy to Galnsburg via Keokuk, struck a land glide. F. J. Bauer of Hamilton, Missouri, main clerk, suffered bruises but no serious injuries.
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Burlington
Keokuk
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
F. J. Bauer
Hamilton
Quincy
Galnsbugg
Bauer
Exemption Boards to Be Appointed for Exemptions
General Crowder explains the system to Federal Judge Wade. Local examining boards will hear exemption claims under strict rules and cannot grant exemptions at will. Federal district boards will determine complex exemptions, with top officials appointed and guidance provided to ensure uniform standards.
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Gen. Crowder
Wade
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