Kaiser Praises Loot and War Progress in Aachen Address
The German Emperor told Aachen town council that the western offensive is advancing with 600,000 English casualties and captured guns. He cited Crimea gains, fresh food from Ukraine, and Sebastopol's fall, urging Germans to abandon foreign speech and stay patient through war hardships.
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Amsterdam
Aachen
Aixiu
France
Crimea
Berlin
Ukraine
Sebastopol
Black Sea
Woman Robbed At Home In Barrington
Mrs Sophie Nichols alone with her two children was attacked in her Barrington Illinois home as a robbery took place. Police report a single intruder bound the woman and fled with valuables.
Robbery Ended With Tie and Partial Blunt Force
A robber forced entry after a refusal to hand over money, bound Mrs. Nichols with a sweater at the kitchen table, and took a small sum plus a gold watch. The five year old daughter alerted a neighbor who freed her mother, who nearly suffocated during the incident.
Seven Involved Auto Crash Injures Seven In Wellfleet
Seven Wellfleet young men about 22 were seriously injured when speeding without lights veered after a tire fell off and struck a telegraph pole. Two are listed in grave condition at Dr Fitts Hospital. driver Stacy Taylor unconscious with head injuries.
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Provincetown
Wellfleet
Anda
Dr. Fitts
Stacy Taylor
New Markets After the War
Charles C Parlin of Curtis Publishing argued at the Harvard Club that postwar markets will hinge on rural and new city markets created if prohibition passes. He predicted motorized farms, branded goods, consumer education, and a shift to standardization with a pull advertising approach to drive afterthewar growth and higher labor wages.
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Charles Coolidge Parlin
Philadelphia
Harvard Club
Parlin
Curtis Publishing Company
Charles W. Hoyt
New York
Chester J. Piké
Boston
Mr. Parlin
Europe
Lord Lieutenant Granted Greater Power In Ireland
London May 15 The Lords Lieutenant would exercise greater full responsibility in Ireland while Chief Secretary remains in place. The Lord Lieutenant and Chief Secretary would have cabinet rank though not in the War Cabinet, according to Chancellor Bonar Law.
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London
Ireland
House of Commons
Bonar Law
War Cabinet
Airplanes Carry Mail on New York Washington Route
Army pilots fly the New York to Washington air mail, with transfers at Philadelphia. A crash forced one plane to land at Waldorf, Md. Officials expect faster trips as more capable planes enter service. The event drew President Wilson and other dignitaries as the Red Cross fund was promoted.
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New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Wilson
Waldorf
New York— Washington
Post Office Department
Torrey H. Webb
Belmont
New York City
White House
Marshall
Burleson
Webb
James C. Edgerton
Whitman
Daniels
Roosevelt
Praeger and
Dockery
Kamara
Japan
Post Office
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New England
Allen R. Hawley
The
Aero Club of America
John Wanamaker
Patten
Burton
Brooklyn
Thornton
Culver
Aerial Mail Arrives Quickly From Philadelphia
Lieutenant Howard Culver piloted the first East bound aerial mail from Philadelphia to New York. He landed at Belmont Park at 3 35 PM after a 70 minute flight and sorting began five minutes later. Lieutenant George S. Boyle accompanied the mail with another pouch.
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Culver
Belmont Park
Philadelphia
Boyle
Torrey H. Webb
New York
Washington
Howard Culver
United States
George S. Boyle
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OP Rey
R. A
Pater
Washington St
Col
West St
Boston, Mass
Springfield
Main St
Geogee Sae
Providence
Westminster St
Rad
Richardson
Tremont Row
Scollay Square
Tremont St
Winter Street
Bromfield St
Slater’s
Harry H. Aronson
Mass
Childens
Shane
Prof. Richardson
New Spring Shoes
Oxfords
New Louis
New Military Oxfords
Dr. Whitcomb
America
U. S. Army
J.F. Mahoney
Munson
Goodyear
N. Y
Eral Burleson
Red Cross
George L. Boyie
Potomac Park
Centinol and
Broadway
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