Chemical Plant Explosion Kills Hundreds at Oakdale Plant
Pittsburg May 18 A massive explosion at the Aetna Chemical plant in Oakdale demolished buildings and killed many workers. Estimated dead range around 200 with hundreds injured as flames, gas, and debris spread through the valley. Rescue trains departed as hospitals mobilized. officials warned the death toll could rise for days.
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Pittsburg
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Aetia Chemical Company
Oakdale
Pennsylvania
T.X. A
Woman's Floating Body Found in Lake Avoca
Mystery surrounds the finding of a fashionably dressed young woman's body floating in Lake Avoca near Putte. Boys who spotted the body after throwing stones brought it to shore and alerted the coroner. The corpse showed a carbolic odor and injuries but no identification. An inquest will be held.
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Lake Avoca
Putte
Pew Ho
Lane
Seath
William Warneke
Luna Park
Thomas Wright
Butte
Charles Kinkela
East Broadway
Frick Matson
East Granite Street
Tony Regan
Willie Hilden
East Quartz Street
Willian Matson
East
Granite’ Street
Great Conspiracy Inflames Ireland German Plot Claims
A Dublin dispatch reports five hundred Sinn Feiners arrested across Ireland amid fear of renewed armed violence tied to alleged German involvement. Belfast arrests include notable Sinn Fein figures such as Joseph McGuinness and J McGrath, with Dundalk rebels from 1916 also named. London notes documents tied to the Irish conspiracy surfaced after coast guards detained a man carrying evidence.
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de Valera
Markievicz
London
Ireland
Dublin
Evening News
Belfast
Joseph McGuinness
Sinn Fein
County Longford
J. McGrath
Walter Scoles
John M. Centee
Dundalk
Denes McCullough
June fine registration eligibles within year
Washington May 18 June 5 fixed for registration of youths who have attained 21 since the first army date registration last June. The registration act awaits the president’s signature, but the provost marshal’s office has completed preparations for carrying it into effect. Weather outlook cooler Sunday and warmer later. Irish political arrests and Sinn Fein activity also reported with mentions of Mahon and Valera.
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Washington
Frst Army
Ina Keneral
Estect
War Fronts In World War I Report Aims Week Outlook
The article notes German forces are depleted with divisions showing 50 to 70 percent losses while artillery disrupts German preparations. Allied skies report reinforcements from the United States and a poised clash in the west. In the far East, Entente powers consider countermeasures around Manchuria with possible Siberian action, led by a force of about 4,000 men including Russians, Japanese, and Chinese.
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Arly
United States
Amiens
Russia
Entente
Far East
Siberian
Japan
Mansharia
Siberia
Hite Force
Rip
Holshevik
Japknew
German Menace in the Far East Reported
Paris reports that Japan and China have been informed by the Entente powers of a coordinated defensive cooperation to counter German penetration in the Far East. Washington confirms official discussions among Entente members, Japan, and China aimed at safeguarding Manchuria with possible Siberian extension. Moscow notes the Siberian advance by General Semenov’s forces.
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Paris
Japan
China
Entente
Teft
Washington
Far East
Manchuria
Siberia
State Department
Americans Brace for German Drive in France
Kaghinaton May 18 reports strong confidence that all steps to aid Allied armies have been taken as German forces in France resupply. Americans join French and British in Picardy and Flanders, training near battle lines ready to enter if needed. Officials anticipate a midyear mark with growing troop numbers overseas.
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Kaghinaton
France
Offeral
Au Brentie
Germany
Flanders
Americnita
Benim Batte
Hich
Pi i
Frome
Jon Mark
German Offensive Hinges On Weather, Paris Reports
Paris reports a German plan to launch an armored offensive whose success hinges on weather. French troops and allies await the shock, with German forces having worn down many of their best units along a coastal front between the Mourian coast and the Olass region as about 140 divisions are involved.
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Phaders
Arive
St Quentin
Paris
Situation in Germany and Future of the Nation Pictured
A May 1 dispatch quotes Socialist De David writing in the Schwaebische Tas Wacht. He portrays a grim future for Germany, arguing peace dictated by military power leads to exhaustion and continued domination by adversaries. The piece notes world impact and serious national conditions despite wartime gains.
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Germany
de David
Schwaebische Tas Wacht
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Angels of Mercy
Ohio
International Film Service
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Retina
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Irish Times Today
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Tull
Volunt
Taunehsehen
Derby
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Dublin Dispatch
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Mahon
Teland
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Hayes
Thomas Dillon
Dr. Hayes
Moscow
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