Verdun Battles and Italian Retreat Dominates War News
Paris reports significant German gains in Verdun as French trenches on both sides of the Meuse fall to German infantry assaults. The bombardment of Dead Man's Hill rages, with Maudremont, Douaumont and Fort Douaumont stubbornly defended. Rome confirms Austro Italian retreat from the Brenta line and Sugana valley, while German gains in the Verdun region are mirrored by Russian and Turkish skirmishes on other fronts.
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Paris
French War Office
Mewe
Verdun
Gunieres
Meuse
Dead Man's Hill
Maudremont
Douaumont
Verdun Alili
Tyrol
Roverto
Val Sugana
Trent
Rome
Astec
Brenta
Sugana
Ivanced
Vienna
Borgo
Farda
Saren
Taurus
Mosul
Lerbecht
United States faces Carranza demands and border force debate
Washington officials warn Carranza seeks open break to bolster prestige amid his military moves. The White House notes no change in policy. Pershing remains on station as 25 000 Carranzistas mass near Juarez and Chihuahua City. Democratic pressure pushes for a 256000 volunteer army.
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Washington
Carranza
United States
Eddduliayalol Wegnerjegn
Mexico
Mexico City
Pershing
Chihuahua City
Funston
War Department
White House
Engagement announced for Nona Belle Gillespie
Mrs Gillespie of Huntsville announces the engagement of her daughter Nona Belle to Mr Walter Muller of Athens. The couple plans a July wedding.
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Huntsville
Gillespie
Nona Belle
Walter Muller
Athens
Rockwood High School contract awarded for lighting system
Reeves of Chattanooga yesterday secured the Rogne county high school project at Siton with a 416,000 bid for building lighting and related work.
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Rockwood. Tenn
Reeor
Chattanooga
Ert
Rogne County High School
Siton
Raid in Girard Prompts Prohibition Inquiry
Attorney General W L Martin and assistants spent May 23 in Columbus and Girard reviewing sugar raids. A downtown Girard building owned by Dennis yielded $1000 in liquor. a prior Dennis farm raid confiscated $20000. Taxation debate arose over whiskey seized valued at one million, with equalization board arguing taxable if shipped outside Alabama.
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Girard
Dennis
Russell County
Martin
W. J. Baldwin
W. C., Howard
Russell County Board of Equalization
Alabama
Equalization Board
Bridegroom Is Sixty Bride Is Eighteen Marriage License Issued
Probate Judge John Crook granted a marriage license today to a 60 year old groom and an 18 year old bride, illustrating the “old man’s darling” theory in practice despite age differences.
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Daniel J. Cupid
O. K
John Crook
A. W
Aniston Ordnance Shells Shown at Local Bank Exhibit
A sample shell made for the Allies by the An niston Ordnance Company was displayed at the First National Bank. The steel shell weighs 114 pounds unloaded, stands 18 inches high and six inches in diameter, and must meet exact specifications with precise measurement by inspectors. Initial machine adjustments caused delays, but production now proceeds rapidly with shells regularly accepted.
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Anniston
Anniston Ordnance Company
First National Bank
Hairless Pig Disease Costs Millions in Montana
Montana farmers lost about one million pigs valued at 2.5 million dollars last year to the hairless pig disease. Dr. Welch of Montana State College reports the malady terrorizes eastern Montana and western North and South Dakota. He links the births to iodine deficiency in breeding stock feed.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Welch
Montana State College
North
South Dakota
Senate Judiciary Committee Backs Brandeis Nomination
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved by ten to eight a favorable report on the nomination of Sovie Brandeis to be associate justice of the Supreme Court. All ten supporters were Democrats while all eight opponents were Republicans in a straight party vote.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Sovie Brandeis
Supreme Court
No Typhoid In Anniston So Far This Year
Dr. W Lanham city health officer reports no typhoid fever cases in Anniston this year and notes overall excellent health. He compares with previous years when cases appeared earlier and cites sanitary conditions and prior typhoid serum administration as factors for the absence this year.
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Anniston
W. Lanham
Lanham
Frog Eye
Raniston Manufacturing Company
Robinson Mills
Woodstock
Von Burlow May Succeed Bernstorff as German Ambassador
London reports Prince Von Burlow, former German Chancellor, may soon take over from Count Bernstorff as German Ambassador to the United States, according to the Press Telegraph Company.
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von Burlow
Count von Bernstorfe
London
Prince von Burlow
Count Bernstorff
4Tates
Waite to Testify in Grand Rapids Murder Trial
New York dentist Dr. Arthur Warren Waite plans to take the witness stand to defend himself against murder charges in the death of his father in law John B. Peck of Grand Rapids. The defense aims to counter a strong evidence case as Mrs. Peck Waite and others expected to testify today. A telegram urging autopsy to examine the body is being investigated, with the sender listed as K. Adame.
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New York
John B. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Arthur Warren Waite
Clara Peck Waite
Percy Peck
Margaret Horton
Waite
K. Adame
Swann Haa
House removes suffrage clause from Porto Rican bill
Washington May 24 The house struck from the Porto Rican bill an amendment to grant woman suffrage to the islands by a vote of 80 to 59 The bill then passed without roll call virtually as introduced.
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Washington
House
Postal Savings Limit Raised Under New Act
President Wilson approved an amendment increasing the maximum postal savings deposit to 1000 dollars from 500. Depositors may now share accounts up to 1000 dollars and earn interest. The monthly deposit cap of 100 dollars is removed, expanding facilities to meet public demand.
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Wilson
Uncle Sam
Tilf
German Planed Loan Proposal Aims 16 Billion Marks
The German government, according to the Vossische Zeitung, will propose in early June a bill for a new loan of 16 billion marks. The report is relayed through Copenhagen via London.
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Copenhagen
London
Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
Auto Parade Tomorrow by Chautauqua Boosters
The Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls plan a parade tomorrow afternoon to promote Chautauqua, meeting at First Methodist at 3:45 and leaving at four. About thirty cars decorated with pennants will tour the city and Oxford to boost ticket sales and the camping fund.
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Methodist
Seoutsa
Oxford
Carranza demands withdrawal of American troops sparks border calm
At El Paso May 24 observers report Carranza's demand for immediate troop withdrawal received with equanimity. Mexican officers doubt diplomatic talks will alter the military balance soon. Washington fears 30 000 Carrancistas massing against the border are a threat, while Juarez officials reject the danger. Col Sibley earns praise for a 500 mile round trip trek. officers project possible promotion.
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el Paso
Carransa
Mexico
Washington
Feam
Gavira
Juarez
Ile
Chihuahua
Rittey
Col
Sibley
Fusston
Rumor Source Not Stated In Civilian Reciters Report
The report notes a rumor circulated by civilians without naming who spoke or where the claims originated. No sources or individuals are identified in the readable text.
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Maders
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Columbus
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J. A. Weaver
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