War fronts widen Austrian attack drives gains in Tyrol
The latest official communiqués detail Austrian forays along a 23 mile front in southern Tyrol around Rovereto and Adige valley with over six thousand prisoners captured and many guns seized. Meantime French gains east of Verdun push back German trenches in the Meuse hills as Belgium extends its East Africa campaign. President Wilson shows optimism on legislation while broader war notes touch German submarine rules and migratory bird protections.
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Trent
Adiga Valley
Rovereto
Astico
Meuse
Verdun
Champagne
Treasury proposes smaller revenue need for 1916 17
Secretary McAdoo told Congress revised receipts and expenditures show only about 150 million dollars in additional revenue needed for the coming year. He said most new funds will come from incomes inheritances and munitions taxes. The plan includes a tariff commission and dye-stuffs encouragement in an omnibus bill and covers preparedness costs and flood and road programs.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Kitchin
House
Ways and Means Committee
Simmons
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McAdoo
Congress
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Capitol
Senate
May Save Lynch from Death in Dublin Uprising Case
President Wilson acting at Senator O Gorman’s request sent word through the State Department to Ambassador Page in London to seek a delay in the execution of Jeremiah C Lynch a New York naturalized American convicted in a court martial for involvement in the Irish uprising in Dublin. Information from New York says Lynch faces a midnight death sentence and Secretary Lansing at Wilsons direction telegraphed Page to press the case and pursue an investigation of the facts by the U S government.
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Wilson
O’gorman
New York
State Department
Page
London
Jeremiah C. Lynch
Dublin
O'Gorman
Lynch
Lansing
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Navy committee backs smaller plan, funds five battle cruisers
The House naval committee voted to abandon the five year program urged by Secretary Daniels, but approved a larger current year package by building five battle cruisers at about $20.48 million each. No dreadnoughts are included in the current bill.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Daniels
Fourth of Militia Unfit in New Mexico Battery
One fourth of the New Mexico militia examined has been rejected for physical disability. The men surveyed were from the noted New Mexican battery praised as one of the finest in the United States.
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N. M.I
New Mexico
United States
Custom Guards Kill American Soldier in El Paso
An American soldier who crossed the international boundary a mile and a half east of El Paso was killed by guards as reports outline a fatal incident at the border. The event occurred on May 19 as authorities discuss the circumstances and duty protocols.
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el Paso
Tex
Warrensburg Normal asks why state funds unpaid after fire
Warrensburgs normal school faces a cash crunch as about 200 000 of 250 000 appropriated for rebuilding remains unpaid. Fire in 1915 damaged buildings with only 80 000 insurance. bankers hesitate to advance funds until a new legislature approves prior allocations. If banks help, they may seek similar Columbia university support today.
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Warrensburg Normal
Gordon
Columbia
State University
Normal School
Cooper May Win Big Plant In Denver From Canell Coal
Cooper county cannel coal proves four times stronger tar with by products ammonia and ammonium sulfite produced. New $300000 plant to be established in Denver as American Coal Refining Company officials visit Boonville. Green Book of Missouri notes extensive cannel coal deposits along streams and river bluffs with thick veins and potential value upgrade.
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American Coal Refining Company
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Cooper County
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Fisher Grain Company
Kansas City
W. J. Stevenson
New Corporation
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Green Book of
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Woman Kills Husband Then Herself in Armstrong Home
Mrs J W Morkland shot and killed her husband as he entered their Armstrong home and then fatally wounded herself. Neighbors say the couple argued often. Morkland’s father is a banker.
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J. W. Morkland
Morkland
Kansas City Pastor Called by Springfield Church
The First Baptist Church of Springfield calls Rev. C. B. Miller, pastor of Central Baptist Church in Kansas City, to become pastor of their church.
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C. B. Miller
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Former Billy Sunday Helper Dies
Mrs. Margaret Oliver of near Montgomery reports the death of Rev. A. Allison formerly a Billy Sunday singer and worker. He died at Wawatosa Wisconsin.
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Margaret Oliver
Montgomery
A. Allison
Wawatosa
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Raise Section Hands Wages on Frisco System
The wages of all section laborers on the Frisco system have been increased 15 cents a day to $1.55, announced at the general offices in Springfield.
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Springfield
Knights of Columbus Meet Chooses St Louis Leader
The grand council of the Knights of Columbus held at the state convention elected Joseph Kane of St Louis as state deputy and selected him as the next meeting piece.
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St. Louis
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The
Joseph Kane
Trenton Motor Crash Kills 19 Year Old Missourian
A motor car overturned on a road south of Trenton injuring Robinson and Scott severely. A 19 year old Missourian was killed in the accident.
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Res Robinson
Scott
Y Road
Trenton
Clay County Schedules 1.0 Million Bond Road Vote
The Clay County Court orders a special election on June 24 to decide issuing 1 million dollars in bonds to build about 200 miles of rock roads. Roads from North Kansas City to Liberty and Excelsior Springs and to the Clinton county line will have sixteen feet macadam. others nine feet with seven and a half feet oiled dirt each side. Driveways total twenty four feet. Campaign and publicity staff, including M. W. Carroll of Sedalia, are planned. Bonds carry 4.5 percent interest for twenty years, subject to county court call.
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County Road Association
Kansas City
Liberty
Excelsior Springs
Smithville
Clinton County
Kearney
M. W. Carroll
Sedalia
Saline County
Woman Names Pallbearers for Her Funeral
Mrs Anna B Yeager a 98 year old resident of St Joseph prepared her funeral directions after a physician said she would not live long She appointed six women as pall bearers and specified burial in white silk garments with a white hearse and only motor cars in the procession She also asked for white flowers in the arrangements.
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Anna B. Yeager
St. Joseph
Missouri Drummers Elect Officers at Annual Convention
The eleventh annual Missouri Drummers Association convention closed in Moberly. Elected officers include President Harry Mitchell of Boonville and Secretary A G Blakey of Boonville. First vice president John Bradley of Mexico, second vice president Art Terry of St Louis, with appointments to fill third to fifth vice presidencies.
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Missouri
Missouri Drummers’ Association
Moberly
Harry Mitchell
Boonville
A. G. Blakey
John Bradley
Mexico
Art Terry
St. Louis
Civic Pride Drive Plans by St Charles Chamber
The newly formed St Charles chamber of commerce outlines plans for town lot gardening civic improvements and better relations with rural county residents in cooperation with the county farm bureau which is also newly formed.
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St. Charles
Chamber of Commerce
County Farm Bureau
Fatal Grade Crossing Crash Near Richmond
Louis Yoakum a well to do farmer south of Richmond was fatally injured when a Santa Fe motor car bound for St Joseph struck his wagon at a grade crossing. Yoakum was thrown fifty feet his team of mules killed and his wagon demolished.
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Louis Yoakum
Richmond
Santa Fe
St. Joseph
Yoakum
New Richmond Postmaster Sworn In As Democrat Joins Office
J. Kelly Joiner becomes the first Democratic postmaster in Richmond in twenty years. He replaces Mary E. Black a Republican who led the local office for about twenty five years.
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New Richmond
J. Kelly Joiner
Richmond
Mary E. Black
Woman 65 Dies in Otterville Fire
Miss Lena Stratton, aged 65, was burned to death in her Otterville home. Neighbors, drawn by the blaze, found her on the floor with clothing burning and an overturned lamp nearby.
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Lena Stratton
Otterville
Rogersville Ousted by Quo Warranto Ruling
Webster county circuit judge C H Skinker sustains quo warranto action ousting Rogersville city officials, dissolving the town as a corporate entity.
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Webster County
C. H. Skinker
Callaway County Attorney Dies at 65
Achilles Finley a Callaway County attorney and lifelong Fulton resident died at 65 after a diabetes related illness. He practiced law in Callaway for many years and was known in the community for his service.
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Callaway County
Achilles Finley
Fulton
Prominent Calaway County Leader George Peacock Dies
George M. Peacock age 63 former chairman of the Callaway county Republican central committee for 26 years died suddenly at his country home near Fulton of heart disease early yesterday. He retired two years ago.
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George M. Peacock
Callaway County
Republican Central Committee
Fulton
Founder of Mansfield Dead Col F M M Roosevelt Hartville Resident
Col F M Roosevelt, founder of Mansfield, is reported dead at his Hartville home. The notice notes his prominence and common reference as one of the region’s most widely known figures.
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Mansfield
F. M. Mosevelt
Shyzeeup
Hartville
Preparedness talk and a joked office raise tale
President John Grier Hibben urges preparedness at a Princeton luncheon. A comic anecdote contrasts an enduring clerk named Jones with a nervous new worker seeking a raise, highlighting wage contrasts and patience in career advancement. An advertisement notes Cross Ball Blue whitening clothes. The piece closes with a quip about education.
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Princeton
Jones
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Offer Free Sample
Heal skin troubles with Cuticura Soap to cleanse and purify and Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal rashes eczema pimples dandruff and sore hands. Relief is immediate and complete in most cases. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Boston
Duel Letter Sparks Alarm Then Turns On Cent
A man receives an envelope marked Duel and fears a feud, seeks police protection, but the desk sergeant reveals the phrase means Due one cent. Utica Press reports the scare as a humorous misunderstanding rather than a real threat.
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Utica Press
Felt Sorry for the Apostle in Lancashire Tale
A Lancashire mother Mrs Podger speaks of her sons at the front and Saloniki in a toast to faith and letters. She jokes about St Paul and Thessalonians while noting she sent two parcels to a son months ago that have not arrived.
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London Mail
Parodies of Wealth Versus Sleepless Parent Struggles
A sardonic contrast notes that earning a million dollars seems easy beside the challenge of soothing a crying baby. The piece highlights the universal trial of parenthood and the humor in small domestic battles.
Perhaps a Little Exaggeration Mixes With Your Talk
A light remark suggests adding flair to conversation and storytelling. The speaker hints that a touch of hyperbole could heighten interest and engagement in dialogue.
Meal Time Conscience What Do the Children Drink
A York state mother praises Postum as a safe hot drink for children replacing coffee or tea. She recalls headaches from coffee and kidney trouble in her husband improved after switching to Postum. The testimonial notes Postum as delicious and well colored and urges parents to feed it with a clear conscience.
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York State
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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