AIR FIGHTERS OF MANY NATIONS IN BOLD RAIDS
French squadron of eighteen aircraft bombards Ludwighafen ammunitions plant on the Rhine. Each plane carries 110 pounds of projectiles, flight lasts six hours, and fires break out in factory buildings. Raids answer German attacks on Paris. A Zeppelin bombs South End near London killing two women and injuring a child. British planes pursue. An Ostend streetcar bomb kills fifty German soldiers aboard. Italian advance guard crosses the Isonzo toward Monfalcone as Austrian wounded arrive at Trieste. German submarine shells Morwenna, killing one crewman and wounding three.
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Paris
Majestic Sunk by Enemy Submarine Off Gallipoli
The Admiralty reports H M S Majestic torpedoed and sunk this morning while supporting the Gallipoli land forces. Nearly all officers and men were saved. Majestic, 14 000 tons, built 1895, carried extensive armament and five 18 inch torpedo tubes. This marks the fifth British battleship loss in the Dardanelles campaign.
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Associated Press
London
Majestic
Admiralty
H. M. S. Majestic
H. F P. G. Talbot
Gallipoli Peninsula
Death of Mrs Georgia Anne Taylor
The remains of Mrs Georgia Anne Taylor died at her Franklin home Wednesday May 26 arrived in Bryan on the southbound Houston and Texas Central train at 2 52 p m. The funeral was held from the train with interment in Boonville cemetery conducted by Rev Lancaster pastor of the First Baptist Church of Franklin. Mrs Taylor was well known in the community.
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The
Baptist Church
Taylor
Lon Myers
Franklin
John Myers
Henry Wilson
San Marcos
Della Myers
Georgia Anne Taylor
Bryan
Houston
Texas Central
Boonville
Lancaster
First Baptist Church of
Danish steamer Betty Sunk by German Submarine
A German submarine sank the Danish steamer Betty in the North Sea yesterday. the crew were saved. Official denials from Switzerland and Holland denied reports they would oppose Germany over the sinking. In Austria an Italian battle rages around Ploken with advances along the Carinthian frontier north of Trieste toward Gorz.
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Associated Press
London
North Sea
Washington
Switzerland
Holland
Germany
Geneva
Ploken
Austria
Carinthian
Trieste
Gorz
Crownland
Germans Advance Further Northeast of Przemysl
Berlin reports continued German progress northeast of Przemysl with military operations extending the front. Official dispatch notes gains in the sector as forces push toward strategic objectives.
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Berlin
Przemysl
Struck by lightning halts Italian farmer on Cameron Ranch
Louis Roul an Italian farmer on Cameron Ranch was struck by lightning while working in a field and was reported injured with emergency crews dispatched to the scene. Authorities investigated the incident and conditions on the ranch were described as hazardous after the storm.
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Louis Roul
Cameron Ranch
Lightning Strike Injures Man In House Fire Breaks Bed
A man struck by lightning yesterday fell unconscious on the gallery after a blinding flash. He remains precarious and partially paralyzed. The bolt damaged the wall, burned a bed inside, and a shotgun was hurled onto the gallery, its stock broken. cartridges did not explode.
Bunco Games on Farmers Swindle Reported in Farm and Fireside
A Gulf coast woman recounts how farmers were swindled by two so called opticians selling glasses at high prices and a traveling patent medicine man collecting large sums. She notes losses across the county totaling thousands and warns rural residents about similar cons.
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Gulf Coast
U D C Meeting Honors Florida Veterans in May Session
The L S Ross Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy held a pleasant regu lar May meeting. Crosses of honor were presented to Confederate veterans George Steen and J T Beard. The program celebrated Florida with songs readings and sketches incl The Battles of Olustee and Cedar Keys and a sketch of General Milton the War Governor of Florida.
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L. S. Ross
United Daughters of the Confederacy
George Steen
J. T. Beard
Milton
Florida
Ray
Former King Humbert Volunteers as Italian Cavalry Officer
Prince Humbert Count of Salami, son of Princess Letitia Bonaparte and the late Duke of Aosta, who ruled in Spain as King Amadeus, has volunteered as a lieutenant in a Catania cavalry regiment and is already in camp. He is 26 years old and half brother to the Duke of Aosta, the Count of Turin, and the Duke of the Abruzzi. The marriage of his mother to her uncle caused an Italian sensation.
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Associated Press
Turin
Prince Humbert
Count of
Salami
Letitia Bonaparte
Duke of
Aosta
Spain
Amadeus
Catania
Humbert
Abruzzi
Italy
Tactful Dissent Recall in Memoirs of Lord Beresford
The Christian Register recounts a tale from Lord Charles Beresford showing a weathered Irish gamekeeper who always agrees. On a windy day the lord comments on a calm spell and the keeper replies that the wind is strong, illustrating excessive acquiescence.
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Lord Charles Beresford
Lord Charles
Christian Register
Adriatic Ports Go Dark at Night in Italy
Rome reports all Adriatic ports including Venice and Brindisi are in night darkness as a precaution. Inland cities Milan Bologna Verona Brescia Udine adopt similar measures with cafes theatres and moving pictures closed. Street cars have dim lights and lamps are forbidden indoors. Rail stations stay completely dark and Bologna watches for enemy aircraft near an explosives factory.
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Associated Press
Rome
Adriatic
Venice
Brindisi
Milan
Bologna
Verona
Brescia
Udine
Nomination of Nelson W. Phillips as Chief Justice
Governor Ferguson announced Nelson W. Phillips will become Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court to succeed the late T J Brown. J E Yantis of Waco is named Associate Justice to replace Justice Phillips, in a decision reflecting long service and jurist qualifications.
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J. E. Yantis
Waco
Phillips
Nelson Phillips
Brown
Paving Protests Heard by City Council
A called meeting of the city council with Mayor Harris presiding addressed protests to paving plans and assessments for streets toward Main Street. Property owners argued assessments should reflect benefits to owners rather than a fixed one third share, with witnesses asserting the public gains more than individual property value.
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Harris
Main Street
L. A. Plazek
John M. Lawrence
H. ©. Boatwright
E. H. Astin
Eugene Edge
W. T. James
G. W. Smith
W. E. Saunders
Taliaferro
J. T. Maloney
Maloney
Astin
Boatwright
Ferguson Praises Yant and Hawkins for Texas Judgeships
Governor James E. Ferguson extols Mr Yant as one of the state’s foremost minds and temperamentally suited for the bench. He also lauds Judge W E Hawkins, asserting the new tribunal will deliver prompt capable service befitting its dignity and responsibilities.
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Texas
W. E. Hawkins
City considers street paving compromise to share costs
Alder man W S Wilson Jr proposes city pay half the paving cost along intersecting streets to Main street with property owners covering a quarter and keeping the original one third assessment. Attorneys to rule if feasible before a June 1 meeting. Property owners undecided. Mayor Harris adjourns to allow review and response.
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W. 8. Wilson Jr
Iony
Main Street
Wilon
Wilson
Harris
Uncle Jack Steward Dies at 84 in Grimes County
Uncle Jack Steward aged 84 died last Saturday morning at the home of his sister-in-law near Mesa Grimes County. A longtime county resident he lived with his sister Mrs H Kernole and later with Mr and Mrs L S Williams of Coleview. He leaves no wife or children and was laid to rest in Martins Prairie cemetery with many friends in attendance.
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the Eagle
Jack Steward
William Steward
Mesa
Grimes County
Jack
H. Kernole
L. S. Williams
Coleview
Martins Prairie
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T. J. Brown
Nan County
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