Baker seeks seven billion for Army program
Secretary Baker unveiled a 7.12 billion cash and contracts Army program to Congress on May 22. He expects to disburse 1.5 billion by March 4 with the rest in contracts to be closed as work progresses. He requests a 1 billion discretionary fund and 1.5 billion in cash, aiming to justify further cash as needed. The plan passed early reviews by the House Appropriations Committee for action.
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Washington
Baker
Congress
House Military Committee
House Appropriation Committee
Appropriations Committee
Germans Bomb Hospitals Behind the Front
German airmen again bombed British hospitals in occupied France killing and wounding hundreds among staff and patients. Casualty lists name several sisters and other nurses who held posts amid the bombardment. One large hospital and another with American workers escaped damage. Last summer American doctors and nurses were killed and wounded in similar raids.
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France
Ines
War Conference in Idaho Ends After War Policy Talk
Boise Idaho Tuesday night saw Idaho's first state war conference adjourn after lengthy discussion of Governor Alexander's proclamation closing pool billiard and board rooms to daytime use. The conference approved suspending the proclamation if county councils of defense recommend it. War drives labor, storage for crops and many other war problems were reviewed.
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Boise
Idaho
Alexander
German Navy Criticized Over France Deployments
London reports a German press backlash over rapid German troop movements to France. Rear Admiral Karl Hlobweg defends naval activity as tied to geography and argues against sacrificing ships for publicity. In London an air raid toll rose to thirty seven dead and 155 wounded with six injuries in the provinces.
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London
Germ Pipers
Germany
France
Admiralty
Karl Hlolbweg
Pitt
Londo
Tornado Claims Eight Lives in Madison Wisconsin
A Tuesday tornado in Madison Wisconsin left eight dead and several others severely injured. Damage is estimated up to two million dollars as debris is cleared and rebuilding efforts begin.
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Madison
Wis
Navy recruits hunt idlers in city-wide drive
Police and Navy recruiters collaborated in a city wide campaign to locate idle men with a call to join the service or take steady work. The effort targeted pool halls and soft drink venues as gathering spots.
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Neberoln
Navy
Army
Lincoln
Draft age men to work or fight under new rule
Washington reports a drastic amendment to the selective service rules requiring every man of draft age to work or fight after July 1. Non-useful occupations such as clerks waiters bartenders theater ushers and bucketshop attendants will be redirected to useful employment or military service. Local boards may assign a new class number to enforce service though hardship for dependents may be considered.
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Washington
Gemern Crowdar
Wilson
Department of Labor
De Weese Executed for Wife Slaying in 1916
Salt Lake City reports the execution of Howard De Weese at the state penitentiary on Friday morning May 24 after failed appeals for clemency. De Weese confessed to burglary and killed his wife by beating her with a flatiron wrapped in a towel. the crime occurred on September 22, 1916. He later surrendered in Chicago on December 9, 1916, denying guilt and claiming the real killer fled town.
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Salt Lake City
Howard de Weese
State Penitentiary
de Weese
Chicago
Eugene Meyer Jr Named to War Finance Corporation Board
Eugene Meyer Jr a New York bank executive and business leader has been named by President Wilson as a member of the government war finance corporation with a half million dollar budget. He has worked on war industries board and the national war savings committee in recent months.
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Eugene Meyer, Jr
New York
Wilson
War Finance Corporation
Meyer
War Industries Board
National War Savings Committee
Ten Thousand Men Quit Work in Vancouver Shipyards
In obedience to the Metal Trades Council order nearly 10 000 shipyard workers in British Columbia quit work Thursday. The move followed a Wednesday night directive issued by union affiliates. Also reported is the death of Mrs Baally Ricketts in the South Dublin Union workhouse hospital, sister of Charles Brewart Parnell the noted Irish patriot.
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Vancouver
B. C
Order of the Metal Trades Council
Bieter
Olee
Workhouse
Dublin
Workhouse Hospital
South Dublin Union
Mie
Baally Ricketts
Charles Brewart Parnell
Million Youths Register for June Draft Under Crowder Plan
Washington officials say Major General Crowder estimates about 730000 of the roughly 1 million youths born between 1886 and 1897 will be available for military service after the June 5 registration. Secretary Baker notes the plan calls for all men to register with narrow exemptions for dependents and other bars.
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Washington
Crowder
Baker
E. H. Crowder
General Crowder
Wilson
Regular Army
Davy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Naval Militia
Selective Service
Warehousemen Strike Ends as Wages Raised
San Francisco warehouse workers walkout of 600 ends after employers raise pay to 4.00 for a nine hour day. Beginning June 1 workers will receive 4.00 daily.
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San Francisco
British raid sinks German destroyer at Zeebrugge base
London reports a successful British air raid on Zeebrugge mole seaplane base on the Belgian coast. German forces in the harbor were targeted and a German destroyer was sunk in the operation.
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London
Zeebrugge Mole
Funeral of Noted Aviator Held in New York
Army officers representing the United States and all allies served as pallbearers at the funeral Tuesday in St Patrick's cathedral for Captain Antonio Silvi Heanatt the famed Italian aviator. Navy reports say the rover tank steamer Willian Mackefelller was lost with no details on casualties or reasons given.
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New York
United States
J. Patrick's Cathedral
Antonio Silvia’ Heanatt
U. S
Washington
Willian Mackefeller
Navy Department
Americans Join British in North France Training Behind British Lines
Washington reports American troops have reached Flanders and begun training behind British lines. The first units crossed the sea in under two months after the March German drive, likely joining with British divisions to bolster reserves and aid Haig's army while avoiding frontline roles for now.
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Washington
Flanders
Pershing
Amiens
War Department
National Army
London
King George
Sir Douglas Haig
Halg
Potter photograph highlights major business leaders aiding war work
Thiele captures W. C. Potter chief of the equipment division of the United States Signal corps. He stands among prominent businessmen assisting the government in war efforts.
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Thiele
W. C. Potter
United States Signal Corps
Meatless days abolished in London for May 17
Meatless days in London restaurants are abolished beginning May 17. Restrictions on eating meat at restaurants were made necessary by the meat rations system now in force.
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London
Chinese Road Mortgaged to Japanese Banks Report
Report claims the Chinese Eastern Railway management mortgaged the Changchun Harbin segment in Manchuria to Japanese bankers. The allegation, attributed to credible sources, highlights financial strain and shifting control in the region's rail network.
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Pekin
Chinese Eastern Railway
Wyoming Briefs From All Parts of the State
Casper builds a new city hall at 69090 dollars while Lander plans a summer resort. Cheyenne workers form a band. Manville to see 50 plus new houses. Basins forms a poultry association. Eighty plus enroll in Casper municipal band. Houx announces governor bid. Robberies yield 90 and 14 dollars. May 29 call sends 500 Wyoming men to Fort Logan for training. Sol Schuster of Afton killed in France. Forest grazing increases for war needs. Superior postmistress Florence Heits. Sundance post master Herbert Brown. Community pool plan near Cheyenne tests for oil. 100 Wyoming laborers sought for shipyards in Portland. O Olson flock sells for 25 dollars a head. Wartime horticulture bulletin urges home food production. Ma sonic lodge aims to raise 100000 for Red Cross. Ajax-Wyoming explosion kills two at Greybull plant. Ajax-Wyo drilling new well near Douglas. Belgians pass through Cheyenne for Western Front honor. John Washakie dies at American Lake. Third Liberty Loan exceeds quota by about 180000. State vet French to Washington for cattle tuberculosis coop. Fort MacKenzie to be abandoned. May crop report shows Wyoming winter wheat 1653000 bushels. Deepest oil well in Midway near Casper at 3800 feet. Wurmaberger dies and Leonard may lose hands after lantern fumes. Fulton death from revolver discharge ruled accidental at Sheridan. Private Ed Schuster of Afton dies in France. Punk & Cochran begin spudding near Rawlins test well.
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Western
Union News Service
Casper
Lander
U. P
Cheyenne
Manville
Basin
Frank L. Houx
Glenrock
Wyoming
Fort Logan
Colo
Sol Schuster
Afton
France
Washington
Florence
Heits
Superior
Herbert M. Brown
Sundance
Ed P. Taylor
Portland
Ore
O. Olson
Cokeville
Paul Gabard
Kemmerer
Aven Nelson
State Board of Horticulture
Wheatland
Masonic Lodge
Red Cross
W. W. Walters
EB. Gerard
Independent Torpedo Company
Greybull
Douglas
Irvine
Ajax-Wyoming
John Washakie
Washakie
American Lake
Wash
A. W. French
Fort MacKenzie
Alexander Wurmaberger
Ay Torrington
John Leonard
Wurmeberger
A. R. Fulton
C. B. Stevenson
Fulton
Sheridan
No Man's Land
Les
Ed Schuster
Rawling
Miller Hill
Punk
Cochran
How I Cured Myself of Being Sensitive
A writer in the American Magazine discusses how sensitivity hinders professional growth. The piece cites scenes of envy, rejection, and self-doubt as common responses when one feels passed over for promotion or money.
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Retyan
Pen
Snans
Weeds and primitive hoes in early Massachusetts gardens
An old observer recalls how SAME Bothersome WEEDS near Gloucester thrived with shells of the horseshoe crab used as hoses and women using simple hoes to save corn beans and squashes. He speculates weeds still flourish along the Massachusetts shore and might overwhelm crops even today after 800 years of agriculture.
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Gloucester
Mass
Massachusetts
Hindoo Prince and Missionaries in Baroda Palace
A correspondent recalls a frank discussion with the gnekwar of Baroda who praised American ideas and outlined plans to invite missionaries and native priests to discuss improved priestly training. He has established a professorship of comparative religions at Baroda College to expose native religious leaders to other faiths.
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Baroda
Baroda College
Sogenente Knocks At Every Man's Door Questioned
A fragment quotes a character asking if Sogenente’s knock is universal and another voice answers that it attracts via mail and telephone. The garbled text hints at persuasive outreach and communication methods but lacks clear events or names.
Are you a mule driver compilation line prompts
The fragment requests a corrected phrase: "Are you a mule driver? He goes along and Jew noticeably better keep up with you of leew my job."
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Jew Naichelly
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