Hines seeks 1.2 billion appropriation to aid railroads
Washington May 24. Director General Hines asked Congress for 1.2 billion to finance railroads for the rest of the year and cover the government's operating loss for sixteen months to date. The request adds to a previous 500 million appropriation and includes 750 million previously blocked.
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Washington
Congress
Hines
Railroad Administration
War Finance Corporation
Boston and Maine Railroad Company
Ohio Moves Toward Prohibition After Saloons Close
Ohio becomes the leading dry state as prohibition takes effect. Saloons quit at midnight, many selling stock and closing doors while some reopen as soft drink bars. Bridgeport’s largest saloon stays open until midnight Monday under Samuel Ungerleider. Prohibition shifts business toward brewing and cold storage as 1938 rail and canal funding figures are outlined for 1918 and 1919 budgets.
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Cole
Doha
John Barteycorn
Bridgeport
Samuel Ungerleider
Ohio
Fragmented weather and time fragments from Ga and West Texas
Sunday forecast shows generally fair conditions with rain possible into the afternoon in places. West Texas expected to stay fair Sunday and Monday with warmer Panhandle temperatures. Minor irregularities in the text reference times and locations.
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West Texas
Panhandle
Passengers Rescued After Virginia Burns Off Chesapeake Bay
The Om Bay Line steamer Virginia burned near the Potomac mouth with 156 aboard. Many were saved by swift rescues led by Mrs E. K. Newberry and Captain W. G. Lane while crews from the Florida and other ships aided. Captain Lane and Newberry suffered severe burns but no lives were lost.
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Baltimore
OM Bay Line
Virginia
Chessapeake Bay
Potomac River
Hawker Believed to Have Drowned After Flight Try
Belief grows that Australian airman Harry G. Hawker reached mid ocean before his Sopwith biplane sank. A wireless message from the steamship Suraga, picked up by the Grendevon, placed Hawker near 26 degrees 25 minutes north, 30 degrees west, matching the route from Newfoundland to Ireland.
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Johns
Harry G. Hawker
Grendevon
London
Seraga
Suraga
Glendegon
Surrey
Hawker
New Foundland
Ireland
Glendevon
Glendeoat
Saving Remy Mee Causes Saving at Pat-Garma Delta Dinner
Army funds amounting to 200 million dollars were cited by War Baker in a New York dinner address. He said 515 900 men would be returned this month and announced a national headquarters in a city to serve as an altar of memory and inspiration for Greek letter society members who died in the war.
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New York
Baker
Philamma Delta Faternity
German Notes Have Little Effect On Council Members
Berlin notes protest against parts of the peace treaty show little impact on Allied leaders and German delegates. Reports say only phrasing and detail changes occurred, with several notes unanswered. Berlin’s attitude shifts noted. Versailles delegates may sign under pressure.
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Germany
Associadad
Paria
Berlin
Versailles
Brockdorf
Hantaan
Spa
Acheidemanan
E Genere
Baptists Reject Union Plan Amid Rockefeller Gift Debate
The Northern Baptist convention in Denver rejected plans for interchurch union while accepting the inter church world movement and a record $2,000,000 Rockefeller gift for missionary work. The gift boosts the ongoing fund toward about $758,080 raised, split between foreign and home missions, with opposition waning as federation independence was pledged.
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Peace
Denver
Colo
John Dockefeller
Theorthern Baptist Convention
Rockefeller
Waver
Philadelphia
American Baptist Foreign Milion Society of Boston
American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York
Tivani
Monyenk
United War
Campaico
Arthy Welfare Orga B.adloma
Canme
Fac
Inter Church Federation
Prohibition and Suffrage Amendments Lead in Early Returns
Dallas reports at 1 a m show both measures with the lead though far from complete totals. Prohibition 47 795 against 39 981 and woman suffrage 47 764 for 43 565 from 234 towns. El Paso defeats prohibition 1 932 to 1 045 while suffrage carries 1 699 to 1 224. Low interest noted as turnout remains light.
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Dallas
Texas
Associated Press
EL Paso
Mateh
Texas Prohibition and Suffrage Amendments Vote Counts
Reports from Texas cities show mixed returns on the prohibition and women suffrage amendments. Preliminary tallies indicate prohibition leading in some towns while suffrage trails, with Dallas and larger cities influencing totals. several smaller counties swing either way. Provisions to raise the governor's salary and extend credit for homestead projects also appear in the scattered counts.
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Gers
Dallas
Ste
Earlies
Cleburne
Texarkana
Ris Neawmont
Austin
Navasota
San Angelo
Waxahachie
Denton
Longview Mineral Wells
Palestins
Cameron County
Mavery
Border County
Eagle Pass
Amendments Carry In Petter Election Count Quiet Voter Turnout
The Petter election shows about one third of voters casting ballots. Reports indicate suffrage and prohibition amendments will carry by a wide margin.
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Petter
Io Complete
Fairy Grotto employee Tawney Apple bracelet welding
Pinky Kerr quotes Tawney Apple a ticket seller at the Fairy Grotto picture parlor about being paid too little and given too much in coin. Apple reports she is taking the day off to have her bracelet welded.
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Pinky Kerr
Portrait Gallery Founder Donates Major Sum
Sir Hannevig, founder of a projected national portrait gallery in Washington, donated 19000 dollars on President Wilson's return. the first portrait will be placed in the gallery. Bolshevism is described as a fading menace, with reports from Russia suggesting changes in labor conditions and Scandinavia sentiment.
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York
Hannevig
National Surtrait Gallery
Washington
Wilson
Hannevis
Scandinavia
Russia
Wwe
Disrupted Bolshevik Movements Reported in Siberia Dispatches
Fragmentary dispatches describe bolshevik agitation, desertions among workers, and peasant detachments amid a broader morale erosion across Siberia. Reports from Samara and Moscow note expulsions and organizational efforts as banks expand and new stock uptake rises in Urals to Vladivostok.
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Omsk Ora
Samara
Narodne Bank
Faatte
Siberia
Beto
Havana Turmoil and Storm Toll Reported Far North of Houston
A May 24 report describes a Havana committee sifting through mechanical workers in offices, with uncertain details about a forthcoming Havana newspaper. In Houston area, a storm near Goose Creek caused one death, two drowning, many injured, and over a million in damage as it swept 50 miles northwest Saturday.
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Havana
Orlean
Lontypa
Associated Press
Houston
Goose Creek
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