Warnings and War News Across Cities June 5
An Associated Press roundup reports anonymous calls urging American residents in London to evacuate family members. Other dispatches note British trawlers sunk by submarines with no loss of life and King Constantine I’s worsening condition in Athens.
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Belgian Relief Commission
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Washington
Wilson
White House
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Panama Canal
German spy Robert Rosenthal arrested in London
London reports Robert Rosenthal a German spy was arrested and made a confession.
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Associated Press
London
Robert Rosenthal
Tolstoy kin captures quiet daring escape from prison camp
Vienna reports Count Tolstoi, son of the late Count Tolstoi, among prisoners captured by Austrian and Hungarian forces. He escaped a Milovic camp in Bohemia by a 12 yard tunnel dug under guards, reached Trieste, was identified and seized again. He is one of several Tolstoy brothers who fought for Russia despite their father’s antiwar stance.
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Tolstoi
Russia
France
Navy Secretary Daniels predicts aircraft will become deadly weapons
Secretary of the Navy Daniels told the Naval Academy graduating class in Annapolis that aircraft will soon be as fearsome as submarines. He warned the air arm will play a major role in future warfare and national defense.
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Annapolis
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Naval Academy
Confederate Camps Report Highlights Losses and Reorganization
Major General William E. Mickle presents the Confederate Veterans annual report from Richmond noting the year’s discouraging downturns in camp receipts and high death rates. Ten new camps formed, but twenty six lost charters, with a net loss of sixteen camps and a weakened membership.
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William E. Mickle
The
United Confederate Veterans
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John B. Gordon
Oklahoma
Virginia
Florida
Texas
Kansas Rural Loan Law Lets Tenants Buy Farms on Installment
Kansas law expands bank and loan association lending to farms. More than a dozen associations plan to operate under it as renters gain access to long term credit. The Bank Commissioner notes renters could buy farms with down payments from 500 to 1000 dollars, depending on farm size.
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State Banking Department
Rural loan and mortgage laws eyed by retired farmers
Retired farmers consider joining associations to secure good returns and steady investment. A mortgage registration law, if upheld as constitutional, could aid tenants and owners in farm transfers. Kansas farm loans have been hard to place as East insurers retreat and return. The Banking Department expects benefit from the new legislation.
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Kansas
Banking Department
Paving Squabble Finally Settled In City Council Meet
A second adjourned city council meeting convened at city hall with Mayor Harris and aldermen Haswell Vick Levy and Wilson present. The panel heard W E Saunders report that property owners agreed to pay 25 percent of assessments levied for paving Main Street intersections.
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Haswell
Vick
Levy
Wilson
Confederate pension allotment reduced to 13 dollars
Austin Texas June 2 Confederate pensioners for the quarter ending May 31 will receive 13 dollars instead of 22 due to funds shortage. The pension fund varies. 18 625 pensioners receive at least 13 dollars amounting to 242 229 dollars this quarter. A 5 cent tax per 100 dollars funds the pensions, totaling over 1 000 000 dollars yearly. The state Treasury controls payments based on available funds.
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Austin
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Texas
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Comptroller's
Treasury Departments
State Pension Commissioner
City Council Reassesses Pavement Costs and Bonds
City Engineer Adams reported a reduced cost basis and said the city could cover half the paving without removing planned streets. He could not give exact city costs due to unaudited assessments. Alder man Wilson moved to correct owner assessments from 33 1/3 percent to 25 percent. motion carried unanimously.
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