American and Allied Actions Reported in War News
Western front fighting with gains near St Quentin and Fontaine les Coisilles. First American combatant corps deployed under Capt E I Tinkham and Lt Scully. Allied and Italian operations yield prisoners and territory. Transylvania torpedoed with heavy loss. extensive air raids and Greek or English coast casualties reported.
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St. Quentin
Fontaine-les- Coisilles
Arras
E. I. Tinkham
Scully
Princeton
Soissons
Transylvania
Mediterranean
Crown Prince
Champagne
Aisne
Laffaux Mill
Pasengers
C. de Hizaguirre
Playa Cadorna
Palliova
Cucco
Tornado Toll Rises Across States With Deaths and Injuries
A spate of disasters reports twenty four dead from a Kansas tornado, over 185 killed and 1,100 injured in five states over three days, and a Muskogee Oklahoma explosion rattling the town. Western fuel fears follow, plus a wheat elevator fire in Omaha and Liberty bond allotments by state.
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Jerome
Ariz
Kansas
Muskogee
Okla
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Money Milling Company
Omaha
William H. H. Miller
United States
Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Treasury Department
Wyoming
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Montana
South Dakota
Seven Cardinal Points on Registration and War Plans
The War Department presents seven cardinal points on registration and announces Amityville Long Island and Greenville South Carolina as concentration camps for the national army. Federal reserve banks discuss distributing ten dollar participating certificates to aid small bond buyers. F S Peabody urges households to conserve coal to support the war effort. Railroads seek a freight rate increase and face bipartisan opposition at the Interstate Commerce Commission. Vittorio Falorsi cites shared war principles with Wilson. Plans are finalized for the departure of a U S advance unit to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Amityville
L. I
Greenville
S. C
Federal Reserve Banks
New York
F. S. Peabody
National Coal Board
The
Council of National Defense
Interstate Commerce Commission
Italy
Wilson
Vittorio Falorsi
National Press Club
U. S
France
Global War Notes and World Events Summary
Reports from Paris London and Washington flag ongoing World War I actions including regiments departing Petrograd fleets with liberty banners, German bombings in the Danube region, and Allied advances in the Julian Alps. Other items note licenses canceled in Britain, Japanese submarines, ice movement near Nome, Lloyd George addressing labor unrest, U S engineers arriving in London, and Indonesian and Filipino political developments. Alaskan spring gardening urged to boost food supply as Alaska plans expand agricultural efforts.
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Danube
Admiralty
South Pacific
Mediterranean Sea
Bering Sea
Nome
Bering Strait
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Julian Alps
War Office
Madrid
Plaza de Turos
Kansas Wolf Hunt and National Championships News
The report notes Kansas hosts the so called wolf hunt de luxe amid a mild winter. It confirms the Los Angeles Athletic Club will host three national swimming championships on June 14 and 15. The Southern Pacific AAU executive committee backs resuming all competitive athletics in line with government military plans. Brooklyn National League players including Chief Meyers pledge Liberty bonds with Meyers placing a 10000 dollar order and Daubert investing 500.
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Los Angeles Athletic Club
Southern Pacific Branch
Amateur Athletic Union
Brooklyn National League Club
Meyers
Liberty Loan
Jake Daubert
Indictments and milestones cross national news
Government calls all men of military age to register. Boston indictments rise to eighty eight for onion market manipulation. Mrs Anna Broughton marks her hundredth birthday in Towson with six children. Patrick Henry Mathews dies at 79. long time Monroe justice of the peace who married 3,009 couples. Dr Arthur Waite faces execution at Sing Sing for murder. Tornadoes sweep multiple states, causing over 185 deaths and 1,107 injuries with vast property loss. Midwest Oil suit serves 70 pages of petition in Denver seeking 3 million dollars.
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Boston
Towson
Anna Broughton
Patrick Henry Mathews
Monroe
Mich
Arthur Warren Waite
Sing Sing
Ossining
N. Y
John B. Peck
Grand Rapids
Kansas
Illinois
Indiana
Tennessee
Arkansas
Kentucky
Phoenix
Ariz
Midwest Oil Company
Denver
Arizona State News and Coming Events
June 8-9 Ocean-to-Ocean Highway Assoc meeting at Globe. July 4-6 Elks State Reunion at Prescott. Jerome’s new hotel opens in August. Red Cross aid drive and liberty bond apportionment noted. County fair, mining ventures, and public notices across Arizona.
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St. John’s
Tucson
Red Cross Society
Arizona
Red Cross
Food survey bill allocates funds for rapid resource study
The House passed the food survey measure to fund an immediate investigation of U.S. food resources with 14.77 million dollars. The Agriculture Department will deploy 17 000 staff and 150 000 volunteer crop reporters, with a preliminary report in three weeks and ongoing monthly updates. Herbert Hoover named to head food administration when regulatory measures pass. Michelle Rankin inserted an amendment to employ women where practicable. Major allocations include seeds 5.78 million and production education 4.35 million.
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Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Houston
Herbert C. Hoover
Food Administration
Miss Rankin
Montana
Department of Agriculture
Italians Break Through at Timer River Front Near Duino
London reports on Carso plateau actions as Italian forces smash across the Timavo river and seize San Giovanni near Duino. They also take Austrian trenches near Jamiano and gain ground along the Julian front, while Austrian sources cite heavy Italian casualties and mass Italian captures.
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London
Carso
Gulf of Trieste
Timavo
San Givanni
Duino
Jamiano
Julian Front
Austrian War Office
Champagne
France
Rail rate hike opposed by Western livestock men
Washington hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission heard Western live stock producers protest a proposed fifteen percent freight rise. T. W. Tomlinson of the American National Live Stock Association warned higher rates would curb meat production while railroad attorneys argued costs had risen across the board.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
T. W. Tomlinson
American National Live Stock Association
Tornado Toll Rising Across Midwest and South
A string of tornadoes Friday through Sunday left 248 dead and 1 207 injured with thousands homeless and destitute. Property damage runs into millions across Kansas Illinois Indiana Arkansas Kentucky Alabama and Tennessee.
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Chicago
Kansas
Illinois
Indiana
Arkansas
Kentucky
Alabama
Tennessee
Chile Supports Brazil Against Germany Actions
Santiago reports Chile will back Brazil in pushing vigorous measures against Germany. The Diario Ilustrado notes Brazil’s president urged Congress to revoke neutrality decree and authorize defensive actions to protect national dignity amid the United States versus Germany conflict.
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Santiago
Chile
Brazil
Germany
Diario Illustrado
Braz
Congress
United States
Farming Now a Business
An editorial argues farming must be run like a business with systematic costs and profits. It cites high grain prices and success stories from Western Canada and Iowa investors who report strong yields and strong returns through disciplined farming practices.
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America
United States
Canada
C. A. Wright
Milo
Iowa
Parental Supervision Quips Over Soldier Assertion
A dialogue contrasts parental aims with outcomes as one asks if a boy was raised to be a soldier. The reply asserts the result matters, drawing a Shakespearean parallel to poetry and parental influence.
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Shakespeare
Red Cross Bag Blue Laundress Pleases with Whiter Clothes
A brief advert notes Red Cross Bag Blue can make garments whiter than snow and compliments good grocers. The short item emphasizes its laundry effectiveness and retail support.
Wagnerian Music and German Disposition
Quote reflecting mixed views on Wagnerian music and its alleged influence on German temperament. A conversation notes resistance to Wagner and speculates the music's impact on national mood.
Social event line hints at roles for women
A fragment notes a shift toward economical social functions and suggests some women will get a chance to shine, reflecting a conversational moment between two ladies. The excerpt emphasizes social roles and opportunities within a community context.
Nervousness and Blues in Illini Woman Recovers Health
Mrs Rost of Sage Avenue Washington Park Illinois writes that after suffering female trouble backache nervous spells and blues her health improved with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She says the remedies kept her youth and vitality despite worries and asks readers to seek free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Washington Park
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Rost
Stopies
Sage Avenue
Illinois
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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Patt R. Sullivan
Miami Hospital
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T. D. Pulliam
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John Badge
Harold Carter
Fred Stephens
Hillam
Arizona Eastern
Fred S. Breen
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Woman’s Club
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United Verde Extension
Antonio Amenta
Juan Callanes
Rosemont
First Arizona Infantry
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Prescott
Naval Consulting Board
Alpha Copper Mining Company
San Xavier
Twin Buttes
Pima
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J. B. Nelson
First
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David Michael
Jen Mike
Hunt
Stanford
Jerome Miners’ Union
United Verde Mine and Smelter
E. J. O’doughtery
Santa Rita
R. L. Hensel
United States Forest Service
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Champion
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Newell J. Noble
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