World War Front Reports and Civilian Turmoil Across Regions
An Austrian official statement notes Isivelier fighting on the eastern front with Galicia as the focus, while heavy artillery and air action continue near St Quen tin and in Champagne. British reconnaissance and bombing persist, with captures and losses among German and Allied air forces. Also covered are Italian advances near Jamiano, Me t on the Aisne, and Craonne, President Wilson’s Arlington Memorial day remarks, domestic security crackdowns on military registration, and a wave of violent incidents including a fatal shooting near Chicago and a devastating tornado outbreak across multiple states.
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Galicia
Carso
Jamiano
Arrest The Anti Draft Plotters In Missouri And Kansas
Federal authorities launched an anti draft conspiracy sweep across Missouri and Kansas arresting five men and one woman in Kansas City three men and one woman in Topeka and others in Lawrence and Olathe. The operation targets suspected anti draft propagandists ahead of a June grand jury. penalties include two years imprisonment and up to ten thousand dollars fine.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Topeka
Lawrence
Kan
Olathe
Francis M. Wilson
United States
Western District of Missouri
Abra S. van Valkenburgh
United States District Court For
Western Missouri
Eva Harding
Congress
Ike Gilberg
George W. Kleihege
Ernest Newman
Carpenter
Fred Felten
Earl R. Browder
Plot Nest Aimed at Blocking Army Registration Found in Ohio
Ohio Governor Cox announces uncovering a national plot centered in Columbus to deter young men of military age from registering for army service next Tuesday. State and federal secret service agents report the operation was well financed and linked to a national headquarters in Columbus. several arrests have been made as part of the investigation.
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Columbus
United States
James M. Cox
Tates Bence
United
Nipped Lake Commerce Plot Report Emerges
A fragmentary account hints at an alleged plot involving local officials and a commercial site near a lake. The text references a headquarter location tied to LW and mentions the last sighting of a suspect.
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Gies Lakes
Reid
LW. W
Australian Potatoes Race to Chicago Market
Australian potatoes arrive in Chicago amid market chatter. June trade notes reference shipments and pricing as buyers assess short supply and potential price shifts.
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Chicago
13 Year Old Enlists in Army Amid Family Dispute
A 13 year old boy named FE F Hannnah Jr. enlisted with Battery F Sixth Artillery in Douglas Arizona but his father E F Hannah of Springfield claims he is the boy's father. The youth ran away twice to Tulsa and Springfield before returning to Springfield. His father now says he will not retrieve him. Joplin moves to fund Liberty Bond purchases. City funds from relief and fire departments add 50 000 and 2 000 respectively to the bond drive amid three years of commission government.
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Sixth Artillery
Douglas, Ariz
FE. F. Hannnah, Jr
E. F. Hannah, Sr
Springfield
Hannah
Jefferson Barracks
Tulsa
Joplin
Police Department
Fire Department
Farris Indicted in Police Pay Bill Bribery Plot
Frank H. Farris of Rolla, a Democratic house leader, and Ray Cummins, former Police Relief secretary, were indicted by a St. Louis grand jury in a probe of funds raised to influence passage of the police pay bill. James Mackay previously disclosed details. Farris denied responsibility from Rolla by telephone.
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Frank H. Farris
Rolla
Democratic House
Ray Cummins
Police Relief Association
Grand
St. Louis
Farris
John H. Moroney
Cummins
James Mackay
Grand Jury
Springfield Normal loses four as athletes enlist
The Springfield Normal School reports four star athletes led by Coach A W Briggs enlisted at a naval recruiting station. New sailors include Horace Robbins Ralph Sheets Chester Cartwright and Finis Engleman. Enlistments cripple fall sports and many Normal athletes have joined the colors.
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Springfield Normal School
A. W. Briggs
Naval
Horace Robbins
Ralph Sheets
Chester Cartwright
Finis Engleman
Farming now a business prompts wider Canadian grain gains
A nationwide push to treat farming as a business argues high grain prices will persist and Western Canada offers profitable yields. Awards and affidavits from Alberta growers like Nobleford’s Newell J. Noble and Nancy Coe highlight 1916 harvests with 54 bushels per acre of wheat and 122 bushels of oats, underscoring favorable conditions for farmers and investors.
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America
United States
Canada
C. A. Wright
Milo
Iowa
Mr. Smith
Newell J. Noble
Nobleford
Alberta
Nancy Coe
Habitual kicking ends its usefulness
A brief note observes that kicking ceases to aid progress once it becomes a habit, implying that repeated effort without modification loses value and may hinder growth. No further context provided.
Nervousness and Blues Boosted by Pinkham Remedies
Mrs Rost of Sage Avenue Washington Park Illinois lists nervous spells and blues from caring for four children. She credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with restoring her health and youth, praising the advice offered free by the Pinkham company.
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Washington Park
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Rost
Stopies
Sage Avenue
Illinois
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Champagne
Gulf of Triest
San Giovanni
Aisne
Julian
Petain
Chevreux
Craonne
Washington
Wilson
Arlington National Cemetery
Abet
Rankin
Montana
Committee of
Ambfrican
Berlin
Homer Mervin
First
Ilinois Infantry
B. A. Schalk
Alexander County
Cairo
Sims
Navy
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
California
Brawley
Stee
East St. Louis
Eos Francisco Villa
Villa
Rio Grande
la Jarita
Nuevo Laredo
Carranza
Neuvo Laredo
Iron Mountain
Union Station
Andale
Sedgwick County
Wichita
W. J. Cooke
McAlester
Clinton
State Penitentiary
Cooke
Rome
London
Paris
Turin
Pisa
Germany
Japan
Asia
Madrid
Leonora Warneson
Kansas City Land
Raymond I. Moore
Federation For Democratic Control
Thomas R. Sullivan
Elea Lubosher
H. D. Kleinschmidt
Corder
W. H. Browder
Independence
Ohio
Secret Service
Uncle Sam
Krucker
John B. Krucker
Ensworth
St. Joseph
Teagk Records
Hos
Ramet
Nev Gardner
Aes Gardner
Aledty
AeBuye
Templar
Centralia
S. Joseph and Sons
Des Moines
Ohneas
Champion
Canna
Chamene
Lynn, ‘Mass
Druntias
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