Atlanta Fire Leaves Thousands Homeless and Destruction Toll
Atlanta faced a major blaze that destroyed seventy five city blocks and left about fifteen thousand homeless. One fatality was reported with sixty injuries. authorities deployed soldiers and dynamite to halt the flames, while outside aid was declined and preparations were made to feed five thousand people.
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Decatur Street
Atlanta Baseball Park
Cody
Port McPherson
National
Charles R. Noyes
Acre
Hodges
Associated Press
Asa G. Candler
Candler
Fort Street
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Piedmont Park
Senate Considers First Food Bill For Production Stimulus
The Senate granted unanimous consent for immediate consideration of the first food bill aimed at stimulating production. A second item notes the Italian commission led by Prince Udine and including William Marconi has crossed the Atlantic and will soon reach Washington.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Today
United States
Prince Udine
William Marconi
Atlantic
Bryan and Brazos County Commercial Club Meeting Actions
Directors discuss annual meeting set for May 24 at the Carnegie Library. A Y M C A fund drive to aid Leon Springs training facility prompts citizen contributions. Liberty loan committee formed with Judge Maloney named chairman and a 25 member Bryan group to assist. A mass meeting is planned for May 29 to urge business and professional attendance. Building and loan association address planned by Kenneth Krahl.
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Carnegie Library
L. L. Melrnns
Prof. Fountain
E. J. Fountain
J. Webb Howell
John Vick
Judge Maloney
Brazos County
Commercial Club
Liberty Loan
Waldrop
Building and Loan Association
Bryan
Kenneth Krahl
Houston Building and Loan Development Company
Russian Army Reform Amid Iron Discipline Announced
London reports Kerensky confirms rehabilitation of the Russian army and pledges strict discipline as a key feature of the day. British combat actions appear to have plateaued while Italian front gains attract attention.
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Associated Press
London
Wicar
Kerensky
Hungarian cabinet resigns after talks with King
Amsterdam dispatch reports Premier Count Tisza’s cabinet resigns with the king to decide the next move. Tisza, pro German, submitted French reform proposals to the king and the cabinet's fate hinges on the monarch’s ruling.
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Associated Press
London
Amsterdam
Count Tisza
Budapest
Submarine 6 Reported Off Maine Coast
Naval stations along the Maine coast investigate reports of Submarine 6 off Machias last night. A coast guard at Cross Island and others report sightings of the vessel.
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Maine
Portland
Machias
Coast Guard
Cross Island
Navy reports submersible sighting under investigation
Washington on May 22 the district naval commander wired that a submersible was present but without confirmation. The discovery is under investigation by naval authorities.
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Associated Press
Washington
District Naval
Wired
Brazil move to revoke neutrality decrees in war
President Braz has urged Congress to revoke neutrality decrees amid World War and expects congressional approval. The development comes from Rio de Janeiro with Associated Press reporting.
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Brazil
Associated Press
Rio Janeiro
Braz
Congress
Mexico protests ANB campaign
Amsterdam May 22 A Berlin dispatch reports the Mexican minister to Germany handed a note to the German government protesting the submarine campaign after a prolonged conference with Foreign Secretary Zimmermann.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Berlin
Germany
Zimmerman
Mexico Not Pressured to Choose Sides in War
Reports from Mexico City on May 22 state that the United States did not and would not pressure Mexico to declare a side in the war. No further details are provided.
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Mexico
Associated Press
Mexico City
United States
Perfect Answer To Such Terror Found
The Philadelphia Press reports America has found a perfect answer to German submarine threat. A Merchant Submarine of about 7500 to 8000 tons, nonsinkable, can submerge in half a minute, with mass production at four months per unit. Designed by Simon Lake, built under government supervision by the Merchant Submarine Co. capitalized at 10 million dollars, chartered in Maine on May 10.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Press
America
Simon Lake
Maine
All Brazilian county males urged to register June 5
Brazos county officials announce a June 5 selective service registration for every male aged twenty one to thirty one. Sheriff Nunn, County Judge Maloney and County Clerk Ferguson lead a courthouse gathering of registrars to administer oath and issue registration cards, with penalties for noncompliance and a September medical review for potential draftees. June 5 registration is universal, no exemptions.
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Brazos County
Congress
Nunn
Selective Draft Board
Maloney
Ferguson
Washington
Sheriff Nunn
Mansion Incidents Cut From Texas Governor’s Mansion Fund
Austin reports Texas will stop using mansion appropriation for incidental expenses. The annual 2000 allocation will cover only ice water light and telephone, removing items such as chicken salad groceries musical instruments and dress suits for porters. The change ends years of purchasing various commodities under the mansion fund.
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Austin
Texas
Colquitt
AEROPLANE SPEED DOUBLED IN WAR PROGRESS
Paris May 23 The speed of fighting airplanes has been doubled and the ascending power tenfold during the war. Aviation advances driven by national defense prompt speculation on peacetime uses such as improving letter and parcel delivery where rail service is unavailable.
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Associated Press
Paris
Joffre and Viviani Return via Secret Mission
Paris reports Marshal Joffre and Minister Viviani reached the capital after a U S journey. Washington confirms the French mission sailed from New York May 15 with details kept secret from the public and most newspapers until now.
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Associated Press
Paris
Marshal Joffre
Viviani
United States
Washington
Joffre
New York
Memphis mob burns confessed killer in oil torture case
Memphis May 22. The confessed murderer of Antoinette Rappal was soaked in oil and burned in front of about three thousand people. The mother of the girl urged the mob to inflict torture, while the killer repeated his confession and named two accomplices. Dewitt Ford, a mute, was captured and held by the mob as the other man remained at large.
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Memphis
Antoinette Rappal
Dewitt Ford
Prizes Announced for Brazos Communities at Farmers Congress
Prizes totaling 50 25 and 15 dollars will be awarded to Brazos county communities at the Texas Farmers congress in College Station August 1 2 and 3 1917 for the best and second best agricultural exhibits and for the community with the most visitors The prizes may be donated to schools churches or worthy youths and aim to boost local pride and show the county the college’s usefulness to Texas agriculture
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Texas Farmers’ Congress
College Station
Brazos County
Farmers of
M. College
Texas
Farmers’ Congress
Olamang Paying Dearly or Victory of Allies
London reports the latest phase of the Arras Aisne and Champagne battles ended in German failure to stop the Allied advance. The German positions in northern France are in peril and a resumption of operations is expected. Following French gains at Moronvilliers and Cracourt regions, General Petain may launch an offensive along the Aisne and Champagne fronts.
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Aisne
Champaigne
London
France
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Petain
Col J W Allison Dies in Dallas Leader in Cotton Trade
Dallas May 21 Col J W Allison prominent cotton man died today after eight months of mourning for his son Lt Joseph Allison who served with General Pershing in Mexico. He was secretary and dean of the Cottonseed Crushers association of Texas and a leading figure in its work. He promoted cotton seed meal as human food and helped its use in Washington senate restaurant for bread and cakes through Senator Shepard.
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Associated Press
Dallas
J. W. Allison
Joseph Allison
General Pershing
Mexico
Col. Allison
Cottonseed Crushers’ Association of Texas
Senator Shepard
Senate
Washington
Alexieff Urges Army Discipline at Congress
Petrograd May 23 General Alexieff commander in chief told the congress of delegates of the army and navy that the Russian army today is stricken with impotence and he urged a restoration of vanished discipline.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Alexieff
Congress of
German promises made 10 Spain sinks ship protest
Madrid May 23 Premier Prieto says Germany's reply to Spain over the Patricio sinking is satisfactory and promises to punish submarine commanders who violate the Spanish zone. Midland Texas May 22 W W Wimberly agent hero of the Pierce Fordyce Oil association is badly hurt and his daughter 13 killed when their car is struck by train No 5 at a crossing near the oil plant.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Prieto
Germany
Patricio
Midland
Texas
W. W. Wimberly
Pierce- Fordyce Oil Association
Texas and Pacific
Oil Company
Brazos County First Fostered By Hospitality At Bryan
A community appeal urges locals to gather exhibits for a Rural Letter Carriers congress and entice visitors to Brazos County. The message promotes showcasing farm produce, livestock, and products from poultry to preserves, aligning with the Agricultural and Mechanical college influence.
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Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Bryan
Texas
Congress
Brazos County
Great Agricultural and Mechanical College
Maloney Named Liberty Loan Chair in Brazos County
County Judge J T Maloney is appointed by the treasury secretary through R L Van Zandt to head Brazos County liberty loan efforts. He plans to organize quickly, polls county commissioners to pledge bonds, and urges broad oversubscription by June 15 to bolster allies and deter Germany. Farmers urged to participate, bonds bear 3 1 2 percent interest and serve as savings and collateral. Bryan banks authorized to take payments.
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J. T. Maloney
Brazos County
Bryan
Allied Purchasing Board eyed for war spending
Washington plans for an allied purchasing board to handle American army and navy buys. The first year total is estimated at about three and a half billion dollars with potential yearly power of ten billion dollars for a single commission. Centralized control aims to make wartime spending fully efficient.
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Associated Press
Washington
Allied Purchasing Board
America
Taylor Case Reversed by Court of Criminal Appeals
The Court of Criminal Appeals reserved the EB B. Taylor case after he was sentenced to five years for the killing of Eugene Burleson, a relative of Postmaster General Burleson, in Austin on May 23.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
EB B. Taylor
Eugene Burleson
Burleson
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