Remarkable Navy Flighton First Leg of Transatlantic Route
Navy aviators NC-3 and NC-1 completed the first leg of a great transatlantic flight arriving at Halifax at 1 PM after leaving Rockaway Point Long Island at 10 AM. They traveled about 525 miles at roughly 60 miles per hour and used wireless telephone to talk to each other and maintain contact with Washington via radio.
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Navy
Halifax
Rockaway Point
Long Island
Washington
Ratlio
Peace Terms and Berlin Stock Exchange Action
May 8 reports from the peace congress show tense reception of the treaty terms by German delegates. Berlin officials announce the stock exchange will close for three days amid perceived crushing conditions and a German move toward a commercial treaty with Russia. Also noted is a Naval Flight photo of NC 1 and NC 3 launch near NC 4 on a marine railway.
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Berlin Exchange
London
Berlin Stock Exchange Committee
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Russia
U.S. Naval
Atlantic
NC-4 Transatlantic Flight Reaches Halifax After First Leg
Two American NC racing seaplanes arrive at Halifax at 8 pm completing the first leg of the transatlantic flight. NC-3 touched down at 7:55 pm after NC-1 and NC-3 were sighted at 7:44 pm off the eastern passage.
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Halifax
N. S
New York
Eastern Passage
Victory Loan Meeting in New York Raises 143 Million
At the Metropolitan Opera House a mass meeting led by William H. Taft secured 143 million dollars in subscriptions by 11 PM May 8. The event highlighted strong public support for the Victory Loan drive in New York.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera House
William H. Taft
Treble up for Victory Loan in New England
Joseph T Brooks urges New England to back the Victory Loan drive as only six states lag. With two days remaining, the Federal Reserve Bank reports slow bond purchases and calls for renewed defense through bonds, stressing repeated buying.
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New England
Lovered
Boston Post
Post Publishing Co
Tn Ron
U.S. Ocean
Halifax
New
New Englander Forces Lieutenant Roosevelt to Quit
Post Staff Correspondent in St. Louis reports that on May 8 a New England man, Colonel John F. J. Herbert of Worcester, compelled a Lieutenant to resign. The incident occurred in a formal, restrained setting with authorities confirming the exchange and subsequent administrative steps pending.
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ST. Louis
New England
John F. J. Herbert
Worcester
Roosevelt resigns as chairman at Am erican Legion caucus
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt steps down as chairman of the caucus for the Am erican Legion during a three day session opening in New England delegation leadership. The move was announced quietly and without fanfare as the meeting began.
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Theodore Roosevelt
The
American Legion
New England
Colonel Lovett jeered by engineers at Symphony Hall
Infuriated members of the 14th Engineers refused to let their commanding officer Colonel L. de B. Lovett of Brookline deliver his farewell address at a dinner in Symphony Hall last night. Cries of Simon Legree and other epithets interrupted his speech as he faced the crowd.
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14Th Engineers
L. de B. Lovett
Brookline
Symphony Hall
Simon Legree
Treble Up! Plea to Subscribe Repeats on Page Twenty
A brief urging readers to subscribe is repeated, urging non-subscribers to join and current subscribers to “double up” or “treble up.” The line appears as a repeated exhortation in the continuation marked on Page 20-Sixth Column Y-99-9-99.
World War I era milestones flash across a century
The clipping notes historic items from 1915 to 1916 including Allied gains near Arras and a Texas New Mexico Arizona militia alert on the Mexican border. It also recalls a 1916 shift in British parliament after an inquiry into General Maurice’s charges and a neutral stance by neutrals.
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Arras
France
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Mexican
Germany
Asquith
Maurice
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Weather forecast for Boston and New England
Forecast for Boston and vicinity Friday and Saturday are cloudy with likely showers and cooler. Northeast to east winds moderate to fresh. Northern New England partly cloudy Friday and cooler Saturday. Southern New England cloudy with showers. Baseball results include Boston 3 Washington 4 and Boston 3 New York 2 in 11 innings.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Clooler
Middle Atlantic
St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Mississippi Valley
Fragmented Spa Ledger Reads Mixed Figures and Temps
Recorded at Thompson's Spa with scattered numbers and times. Mentions average temperatures yesterday and a prior year, plus multiple unreadable codes and figures.
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Thompson’s Spa
Goulds clash over estate control in New York court
In New York on May 8, George J. Gould, executor and trustee of Jay Gould’s estate, was ordered by Supreme Court Justice Platzek to show cause why he should not be removed from office. The move was brought by Frank J. Gould, a brother, prompting a high stakes confrontation over control of the family fortune.
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New York
George J. Gould
Jay Gould
Supreme Court
Platzek
Frank J. Gould
Germans Complain About Harsh Peace Terms At Versailles
German delegates at the peace congress told a French liaison officer they were bitterly surprised by the severity of the peace conditions. They had anticipated broad demands from press reports but found the actual printed terms even tougher.
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Versailles
Associated Press
OY OE TREBLE UP Main cheer echoes in stands
The chant OY OE rises through the arena as fans celebrate a threefold boost for the team. Organizers project renewed enthusiasm and energy, with players signaling confidence after the pivotal moment.
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