Tax Tea and Not Gems Sparks Floor Fight in Senate
Washington reports the Senate Finance Committee is fronting a war revenue bill totaling about 1.5 billion dollars with heavy tax hikes on life’s necessities such as sugar tea coffee and cocoa. Western lawmakers push to tax incomes over 40 thousand dollars and oppose broad inheritance or surtax, while eastern members favor go bill pay as you go. Consumers would face new charges on autos railroad tickets postal packages long distance calls and stamp taxes on items from musical instruments to amusements. The outcome hinges on balancing emergency spending against rising living costs.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Pills Ad
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Pills promise a blood and nerve remedy for common conditions described as scrofula and anemia. The copy claims pale faces weak nerves and broken health improve when the two medicines are taken in a sequence before and after meals.
Conscription Likely Sept 6 for First 600000 Recruits
Washington June 2 The first actual draft of citizen soldiers is expected Sept 6 for about 600000 men aged 21 to 31. Officials defend delays as necessary to prepare housing supplies and equipment, insisting thorough planning will speed the process once groundwork is laid despite public criticism of clumsy handling.
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Washington, D. C
America
Sergion
Troops in Barcelona Riots Amid Lockups at Montjuich
Madrid reports soldiers participated in Barcelona disturbances. Several officers, including a colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, and two lieutenants, have been imprisoned at Montjuich fortress. War Minister confirmed the unrest and provided details.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Montjuich
Bar
Inter
Washington reduces camps for new army and National Guard
Washington June 2 war officials announce cut from 32 to 16 cantonments for the new army and National Guard. The plan favors southern sites like Angueta Ga for better weather as operations adapt to a shifted cantonment strategy amid cost estimates around 7000000 dollars and 31541,000.
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Washington, D. C
Army
National Guard
Angueta
Safar Na Posite
Arme
Cml
Yew
Wngress
Corn Up Nearly Six Cents in Grain Market Report
In Chicago on June 2 the corn market showed a bearish note early with July at 91.43 and futures around F204 before turning firmer. Wheat remained weak with cautious demand and a late rally leaving prices near session highs.
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Chicago
Italy to join in allied purchasing agency plan
Washington reports formal talks between the Italian mission and American officials indicate Italy will receive another 800 million in June to support joining a proposed common purchasing agency for allied nations. The Italian purchasing commission may exhaust the first 100 million loan in the coming days before a ten day U S tour.
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Washington
Italy
United States
Conference report on war budget accepted amid bidding debate
Washington notes the conference report on the 3 trillion dollar war budget was approved after disputes over competitive bidding and rabies contracts. Republican Leader Mann warned such bidding invites corruption while Madden pressed for Army care purchases amid council refusals to shift to a manufacturer. Senate amendments, including a 750 million shipbuilding appropriation, were left out in the adoptive action.
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Washington
Council of Natonal Defense
Mann
House
Madden
Cnwncil
Witegerald
Senate
Fatherless Children of France Aid Totals 4500 Remittance
Newark reports the Fatherless Children of France society sent 4500 to France for Joffre tribute. Boston committee raised 176000 in a nine day drive to aid about 11000 children for a year, with 124 committees nationwide. Marshal Joffre was notified by cable.
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Boston Committee
Joffre
Newark
Rune Society
France
Boston
Aew
Marschal Joffre
United States
Marshal Joffre
Vermont Chapter Campaign Ends In Strong Membership Boost
Burlington reports a broad state effort by the Vermont chapter of the American Red Cross to recruit members. Towns like Barnet Essex Junction Randolph Windsor Waterbury Stowe Northfield Cabot Norwich and Hartford area branches show large gains with hundreds added. Leaders note full returns pending but praise teamwork and dedication across communities as the drive surpasses 30 000 members with many more expected to join.
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Burlington
Tyes
Vermont
Dliowa
Red Cross
Barnet
Frijoey
Congregational Church of Essex Junction
Randolph
Windsor
Herre
Statines Veter- Canvas
Ince Granite City
Waterbury
Stowe
Reenez Heving
Marty
Roe
Northfeld
Cabot
Norwich
Hartford
Leadquarters
Etha
France rejects limp peace and opposes Stockholm plan
Paris reports Premier Ribot as saying France will not accept a partial limp peace. He told the Chamber of Deputies that no party may arrange terms to end the war and that passports will be granted to Socialists to travel to Petrograd, where they will not attend talks with Germans.
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Paris
France
Ribotso
Chamber of Deputies
Stockholm
Petrograd
Middlebury plans fall opening and extended history studies
Middlebury announces fall opening on schedule for Sept 28 with full staffing. Commencement June 16 to 18. weekend ceremony may boost attendance. Expansion planned in history, with Prof Lawrence from Dartmouth and others to lead new courses. Four year nursing program growth noted.
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Middlebury
Thomas
Middlebury Poliu
Prine
Lawrence
Dartmouth
In History
Harrington
Mat. White
Europe
United States
The
Robbery at Burlington Breaks into Saiger Store
Burlington report states George Saiger on North Avenue had his warehouse broken into Thursday night. About $100 in cash was stolen from an unlocked safe. Police are investigating the Burlington incident seeking further details.
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George Saiger
Burlington
North Avenue
Unclear historic loan notices from New England banks
Fragmentary OCR records show large Liberty loan subscription figures and various bank names such as Federal Trust Co of Benton Webster Atlas etc, with amounts in pounds and dollars and locations including Massachusetts and Fall River. Details are garbled and incomplete, preventing precise reconstruction of events.
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Triston
Farily Han
Liberty Loan
New England
Hoston
Federal Trust Co
Benton
United States
Webster & Atlas Nat Bank
Momtaen
Cotton Crop Ten Per Cent Below Average
Washington reports the May 26 crop condition at 60 percent of normal, about ten percent below long term averages. Cold April May weather hurt the belt, with replanting widespread and cotton appearing stunted. boll weevil damage is expected to be lighter, potentially easing future shortages.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
South
Mississippi
Fuel and milk conference in Boston debates grain costs
Boston reports a New England Milk Producers association meeting to cut farm grain costs through cooperative buying. Massachusetts educators discuss fuel procurement for schools next year. Officials warn the fuel shortage could harm public funds and urge action to avoid profiteering and waste.
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Boston
New England Milk Producers’ Association
Selvnol
Massachusetts
Moston
New England
Yesterday's Scorn at Heston Cleveland 3 Boston 0
Baseball brief notes scores from yesterday show Heston Cleveland defeated Boston 3 to 0. Washington beat St Louis 4 to 2 while New York and Philadelphia rain or rain delays affected their games.
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Heston
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
National League Scores and Odd Results Reported
In Chicago Brooklyn 5 Chicago 4, St Louis 2 New York 1, Vittaburg Philadelphia 9 Pitts rat, Cincinnati Rain. The jumbled recap notes multiple games with unclear spellings and inconsistent team names.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Chicaggo
St. Louie
New York
Vittaburg
Philadelphia
Pitts
Eo Rt. Louis Sone
Cincinnati
Ruston
Pittsburg
Spaulding High Defeats Montpelier for Vermont Title
Spaulding High School clinched the Vermont schoolboy championship by defeating Montpelier Seminary 5 to 8 at Gospel Village. Nichols rebounded after a rough third, Holway and Granai shared pitching duties, and timely hitting plus aggressive base running carried Spaulding to the seventh inning lead and eventual victory.
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Spaulding High School
Vermont
Gospel Village
Montpelier Seminary
Spaulding
Nichols
Spaulding Toundsman
Albany
Goueh W.T. Maiden
Seminary
Holway
Barre
Iece
Church
Seminarians
Arkley
Marr
Arkiey
Beth
Veneti
Thomen
Montpelier
Ossale
Veperti
Johnston
Mann
Oliver
Spavid
Onsida
Venetti
Ollieer
Alminet
Ernest
Young
Thomson
Gren
Thomvor
Granai
Tedder
Goulds
Isaoln
Singling
Sured
The Cremieux Brothers in a WWI Trench Heroism Tale
Antoine Cremieux and his brother Francois serve in the same infantry unit in the trenches. Francois, masked as Louise, enlists to be with Antoine after a fearsome raid and later retrieves wounded soldiers, revealing heroic resolve. The general commends the act, then recognizes Louise as a woman and honors her enlistment and discharge before the regiment welcomes her as daughter.
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Antoine
Francois Cremieux
Francois
Cremieux Brothers
Antoine Cremieux
Cremieux
Franceis
Louise
Antoine Cromieux
Alloine Cremieux
France
Organization of Farm Labor Aims for Nationwide Work Effort
The Work Has Bees Started to About 49 States under the government plea for the lapse in agricultural labor. The effort seeks to mobilize farm labor across regions, with emphasis on organizing workers and improving agricultural output during the current period.
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United States
Southwest
U. 8 Department of Labor
National harvest labor plan aims at farm and urban mobilization
The plan builds on federal state and local cooperation to mobilize farm labor nationwide for harvests. It centers on a hierarchy from community men to county state and federal levels, with retired farmers and urban labor sources tapped as needed and may include college students volunteers and farm women to aid harvest tasks.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Labor
Department of Labor
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Thomas Loaphoat
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