Waterways proposal urged to ease freight transport
A committee of over 160 from the Mississippi Valley Waterways Association will press Secretary McAdoo on May 2 to back a plan costing more than 14 million dollars. The scheme aims to use steel towers and other devices to move export and local freight along the Mississippi, potentially transforming U S transportation there.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mississippi River
McAdoo
Mississippi Valley
Columbus May Get World's Largest Aviation Training Camp
The Columbus Dispatch reports the war department may select Columbus Ohio for the largest aviation training camp. The proposed site is the extensive fair grounds near the city offering level land for easy takeoffs and landings. When equipped, the camp would train about two to two and a half thousand aviators, making Ohio home to the world’s largest such facility.
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Columbus
Columbus Dispatch
War Department
Washington
Buckeye State
Lord Mayor Delays Plans Over Contested Papers
Fritts claims in an exchange with Mr Balfour that four papers would permit passage to Amrita, to be reviewed by officials, with one intended for private reading by President Wilson. The lord mayor delayed his departure for America as talks continue, and his trip is now regarded as highly doubtful.
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Tite
McAdoo
America
Fritts
Balfour
Lord Mayer of
Bebbo
Amrita
Wilson
Menelon House
Onions Looted from Grocery Fire House Looted Bags Recovered
Firehouse crew notified state leader that onions were dumped from a grocery in a blaze. Firefighters chased suspects and recovered several bushels of onions which will be given away free to visitors.
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Colet Bales
Cheyonm
Two Small Fires in Town Yesterday
A fire department report notes two small fires in town yesterday. The first fire damaged a small frame building used as worker quarters at the west end of the main street, while the second occurred in the U P yards near an empty box car. Fire extinguishing crews contained both blazes with local assistance.
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U. P
Ehemirole
Mette Joes
Detachment of Troops Arrives under unclear report
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions troops arriving and a main element identified as the 915th. The text is garbled with scattered names and details, providing no clear date, place, or outcome. Further readable context is needed to determine the specific event.
Red Cross Fund Feels Big Drive Momentum
Four days into the drive the Red Cross tally rose to 63.95 million dollars with 20 million added today. Washington reports indicate the fund reached 63,948,611 by tonight, marking continued growth in donations.
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Washington
Red + Cross
Palmer seizes seven corporations tied to cotton for Germany
A. Mitchell Palmer, alien enemy property custodian, announced the seizure of seven corporations, mostly in Massachusetts. He said these firms were major American suppliers of cotton to Germany, with five owned by Wolf and Lochr ee, a leading cotton house, including holdings exceeding $4,000,000.
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New York
A. Mitchell Palmer
Massachusetts
America
Germany
Thse
Palmer
Wolf and Lochree
New Regulations Require Upfront Freight Charges
Washington May 23 1921 Director General McAdoo announces that railroad transportation charges must be paid in advance starting July 1. Shippers and committees will receive no credit. cash on delivery becomes the rule. A two day grace exists for debt bonds, then payments end.
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Washington, D. C
McAdoo
New Wilson System Could Put 6 Million In Army
Washington May 23 Two major moves aim to perfect manpower for the war. Crowder's amendment requires men to enter a useful line of work or join the army, and Baker asks Congress to call all eligible draft age men as needed. Regulations extend to idlers and many nonuseful occupations, with local boards to reassign workers or enlist.
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Washington
Crowder
Selective Service
Baker
Senate
Wilson
Pew
Ae Tea
Thoee
Bryer
Joeal
General Crowder
Tme
Grace Lusk reveals motive before jury in Roberts case
Grace Lusk testified about her failed marriage and affair with Dr. Roberts. She described planning a May 1917 meeting in a Detroit hotel and obtaining a pistol to force his confession. She claimed he swore to tell the truth but balked, leading to a dramatic moment as jurors wept and the judge called for an immediate adjournment.
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Waulesha
Grace Lusk
David Roberts
Mee
Vite
Roberts
Detroit
Roberta
General Rominoff and Admiral Kolchar clash over Manchuria
Reports from Rome and Moscow describe sharp differences between General Seminoff leading anti Bolshevik forces and Admiral Kolchar, former Baltic front commander now directing the Chinese Eastern railroad, amid tension over authority and supply lines. Soviet dispatches note rail traffic along the Trans Siberian line remains open between Irkutsk and Vladivostok despite mobilization in Irkutsk.
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Rominoff
Kolchar
Manchuria
Joty Va
Bemmott
Adipira
Seminoff
Kolobaf
Seminarf
Rome
U.—Sharp Mlehting Ie
Tallan Front
Irkutsk
Moscow
Belsheviki
Mrs Stokes Convicted on Three Espionage Charges
Mrs Jose Pastor Stoker was found guilty by a federal jury of three counts violating the espionage act. A conference with prosecutors and Blakes’ attorney deferred sentencing, while a motion for a new trial is pending.
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Kansas City
Jose Pastor Stoker
United States District Prioingy
Seymour Steadmad
Chicago
Blakes
Ione van Calkenburg
Wbbehane
Ien
Woman Convicted Faces Heavy Fine and Imprisonment
The article notes she doubted the United States deserved support for the war effort. She was found guilty on three counts, facing a potential $10,000 fine and up to ten years in prison, or both, on each count.
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United States
Community praise for Cheyenne snow show at Frontier Park
On Wednesday at Frontier Park a snow committe show drew cheers from the public. Leaders B. Trwip William Dubole and T. Joe Gabi led the effort with less than twenty hours notice, earning broad approval for the remarkable display.
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Bebe Flan
Frontier Park
Lanice
Memorial Fay Smon in Kev. Common the Sus oy
Fragmented OCR text appears to note a memorial or ceremony in Kev with unclear names and dates. The readable parts mention protection measures and a day of observance. Details are severely garbled and no distinct events or participants are clearly identified.
American engineer Hodges cited for wartime service
In Washington May records honor Colonel Hodges of the American engineering corps for service recognized by the British for coolness and daring during a period covering late March to April. The citation notes Hodges repeatedly in action during the conflict amid the theater of war in 1918.
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Flandhs
Hodges
Oneineering Corpa
Dintine Servics
Mare
Orineator
D. A
Geresi
Airmaid Stimson Crash Halts Chicago to New York Flight
Catherine Stimson, aviatrix, damaged her aircraft while attempting a landing near Chiselty, Ringhampton, New York at 6 39 pm. Her plane overturned on touchdown, propeller and wing damaged, she was injured, and repairs were underway before continuing the flight to New York. The perilous crossing from Chicago covered over 783 miles in under Ruth Law’s 1916 time.
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Ringhampton
N.Y
Catherine Stimson
Chicago
New York
Miss Stimson
Thi City
Ruth Law
Erratic World War II Air Assault Reports
Damaged OCR fragment describes aerial bombardments in Europe with mentions of German and Allied aircraft. References May operations, tonnage claims, destroyed balloons, and Allied fighters protecting bombers, but text is garbled and partially unclear.
Airmens and Artillery Busy in Expected Great German Offensive
Berlin reports say Germany has mobilized over two million troops for a planned breakthrough aimed at severing British and French lines. Allied forces anticipate a massive blow within days as air and artillery battles intensify, with American units along the Lys and raids on Paris, while German claims describe heavy losses for Allied aircraft.
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Germany
Britt
Lys
Paris
le Onishirt
Wage Increases Ordered for Rail Workers by McAdoo
The order, prepared by Director General McAdoo and sent to press, calls for wage raises for more than 2,000,000 railroad employees and back pay dating from January 1. The measure follows recommendations from the Railway Labor Board and could total about 200 million dollars, affecting shares and profits of several carriers.
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Washington
McAdooo
Priiter
le Coupe
iJloge
McAdoo
Railway Ware Commission
Comuniterian
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