Italians advance in Trentino and lower Osonezo frontier
Italian victories reported as forces push into Austrian territory from Lombardy to the Adriatic. Brigades seize towns in Trentino and breach defences along mountain passes. Bridges on the lower Osone river are said to be burning as Austrians retreat. Italian aviators raid Monfalcone near Trieste.
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Associated Press
Rome
War Office
Lombardy
Adriatic
Trentino
Osonzo
Monfalcone
Bryan High School Commencement Recital Highlights
The Bryan High School commencement featured essays by Miss Las Pipkin on The Panama Exposition and Miss Ruby South on The History of Bryan High School. Diplomas were presented by Principal George Simpson and Superintendent Lawson, with 17 graduates honored. A medley by the Harmony Quartet closed the program.
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Ruby South
Bryan High School
Miss South
Bryan
Lawson
Aubrey Wilkerson
Lucy Harrison
Frankie Lee Wilson
Ruby Cotham
Jessie Kate Lyon
Vera Reynolds
Betty Lou Weaver
Lois Pipkin
Rihanna Newland
Cora Cloud
Sarah Lizzie Powers
George Wicker
Frank Wittman
Noah Dansby
Charlie Crawford
Walter Holmes
French Front Repels Heavy German Attacks
Paris reports French forces repelled many German assaults in the North as French aviators on Monday dropped 203 projectiles delivering numerous effective hits.
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Paris
Russians Claim 7000 Germans Captured in Dneister Marshes
Russian sources report the invasion slowed in West Galicia while another says the delay was to wait for ammunition. They claim 7000 German troops were captured in the Dneister marshes over the last three days.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Galicia
Dneister
Condition of King Constantine in Critical State
London dispatches report King Constantine of Greece remains in critical condition as of May 26, with news from Athens confirming his serious illness and grave prognosis. The AP notes heightened concern among officials and the public.
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Associated Press
London
Athens
French Attacks Repulsed as War Office Reports Slugging Battles
Berlin May 26 The War Office reports several French attacks repulsed with heavy losses yesterday. The dispatch also says Mackensen continues to whip the Russians.
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Associated Press
Berlin
War Office
Mackenzen
Closing of St Josephs School
Yesterday evening the closing exercises of St. Josephs School were held before a large crowd. The program featured vocal and piano selections by students, a one act play, and several recitations, with notable praise for the sisters who conducted the school.
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St. Joseph's School
Clarence Kelly
Lillie Boehme
Louise Viviano
G. Woiton
What He Feels and Not What He Does Honors a Man
A compact reflection on honoring character over action, invoking a quote attributed to Schiller. The piece foregrounds internal virtue as the true measure of esteem.
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Schiller
Commencement Day at Bryan Baptist Academy Honors Class
The Bryan Baptist Academy held its 118th commencement in Bryan with an inspiring address by Dean J. L. Kesler of Baylor University on Education for Efficiency. Medals and a Baylor scholarship were awarded to Brannon Leverton and others, diplomas presented by Dr. M. E. Weaver, and a grand annual concert under Mr. Nearing highlighted by Bryan Ladies Chorus performances.
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Bryan Baptist Academy
Bryan
Weaver
Charles T. Tally
First Methodist Church
Lillie Fay Sanders
W. J. Brown
Brenham
J. L. Kesler
Baylor University
Academy
Dean Kesler
Kesler
J. M. Cook
D. J. Eastham
Walden
Lillie Fae Sanders
H. C. Boatwright
Brannon Leverton
Eugene Edge
R.&. Webb
Floriane Batte
Douglas Howell
M. E. Weaver
Annie Mae Locke
Althea Edge
Lilac Jones
Hertha Thomson
Bess Smith
Messrs
Earl Hensarling
E. A. White
Ollie Fagan
Rn. J. Brown
East Texas
W. R Brown
First Baptist Church of
Colonial Theatre
Nearing
Bryan Ladies’ Chorus
J. Webb Howell
W. C. Davis
Evelyn Sanders
Roy Danforth
G. A. Adams
P. M. Raysor
W. &. Wilson Sr
Willie Rogers
Marguerite Zuber
Robert 8. Webb
Death of J. Frank Crouch
A local obituary honors J Frank Crouch born 1862 near Tehuacana Limestone County Texas. He lived in Brazos County Millican most his life and served in Woodmen of the World. Survived by six children and is mourned by the community as a devoted father.
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James F. Crouch
Limestone County
Texas
Tehuacana
Brazos
County
Millican
Woodmen of the World
Bessie McCullough
Marie Perkins
Callie Sledge
Frank Crouch
Lewis Crouch
Edna
Vivian Crouch
Work Begun on Civic League Park in Houston
Harry Adams, landscape gardener for the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, has started beautifying Civic League Park. Plans by the late Prof. Sam Fountain promise one of Texas’s prettiest spots with gravel walks, trees, shrubbery, a band stand, seating, and lighting. Initial work includes underground water pipes and wiring before walks and gravel paths.
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Harry Adams
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company
Civic League Park
Adams
Eagle
The
Sam Fountain
Texas
Milton Quote on Women and Household Study
A brief quotation notes that nothing lovelier can be found in womat than studying household good. This line attributes a sentiment to Milton about domestic focus and virtue.
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Womat
Milton
Wilson to demand suspension before long negotiations
Washington on the eve of Germanys reply to the Lusitania note officials expect President Wilson to insist Germany suspend submarine warfare on American ships or those carrying Americans before any extended talks. The note may reach Ambassador Gerard today or Monday and tension remains high as Germany defends its actions. The German claim that the Gulflight was torpedoed because British patrol boats pursued it is seen as evidence Germany may target neutral vessels. In Europe fighting rages around Lake Garda and Trieste with Italian advances toward Gradisca. The Elder Dempster liner Ethiope was torpedoed and sunk by U boats near Liverpool with crew believed saved.
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Germany
Associated Press
London
Liverpool
Delaware
Fastanet
Irish
Washington
United States
Wilson
Gerard
Dempster
Hull
Germany asks for agreement on facts in Lusitania case
Washington May 29 Ambassador Gerard cabled that Germany’s reply includes a request for an agreement on the facts in the Lusitania case.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gerard
Germany
Lusitania
German warning to neutral ships on safe navigation
Washington reports Germany issues urgent caution to neutral vessels in wartime waters. It urges clearer neutral markings and prompt night illumination after incidents where neutral ships were misidentified as English vessels due to darkness.
Sadie Elliott Marries James Yardley in Port Arthur Wedding
Miss Sadie Elliott wed James Yardley of Port Arthur at the W S Wilson Jr home with Rev M E Weaver officiating. Pinks and ferns filled the parlor as Evelyn Sanders sang Love You Truly and Gussie Smith played the Mendelssohn march. The bride wore sand-colored silk and the couple will reside in Port Arthur after a Houston Galveston trip.
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Sadie Elliott
James Yardley
Port Arthur
W. S. Wilson Jr
M. E. Weaver
Evelyn Sanders
Gussie Smith
Corsicana
Mendelssohn
Aviator in air duel with Freti-Fismes
Paris reports an air duel Wednesday morning involving aviator believed to be one of Prince von Buelow and a Freti-Fismes aircraft. Details remain sparse amid the ongoing incident.
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Associated Prena
Paris
O' von Buelew
Prince von Buelow
Ne braskan Explosion Report Held From Publication
Ambassador Page's report on the Nebraskan steamer explosion and expert findings reached the State Department today. Details are withheld from publication for the present.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ambassador Page
State Department
Nebraskan torpedo claim backed by London attache evidence
The Associated Press reports Ambassador Page’s dispatch stating the American naval attaché in London has evidence the Nebraskan was torpedoed by a submarine. The finding strengthens the case of a submarine attack amid wartime tensions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bulletin
Ambassador Page
London
Zeppelin Destroyed After Shell Damage
London reports a Zeppelin that bombarded South East three days earlier sank in the North Sea after being damaged by a shell. No notable changes occurred in France or Belgium today.
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Associated Press
London
South East
North Sea
France
Belgium
American Gunboat Scorpion Narrowly Escapes Submarine Threat
The American gunboat Scorpion narrowly escaped damage from a submarine in Constantinople harbor on Monday. No details were given.
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Washington
Constantinople
Willis and Mrs Willis clash over domestic roles
In a bemused exchange Willis complains the suffrage movement upsets tradition. Mrs Willis corrects him with a sharp quip about keeping the wife by the cook stove, turning debate into a domestic tug of words.
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Ringuet
Grace Weaver
the Desire
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Moszkowski Wiailente
Ethel Hall
Dadies
Marshal “Rockin
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Cappriccietto
P. Scharwenka
Gmbior
Ate Godard
Lilla Fae Sanders
von Weinzeit
J. Frank Crouch
Lake Idro
Storo
Riva
Lake Garda
Moritz
Gradisca
German Foreign Office
Brazos County
William Wilson
E. C. Elliott
W. D. Yardley
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Texas Oil Company
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