President Wilson Attends Memorial Day Services at Arlington
At Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, President Wilson and Gov Willis of Ohio spoke amid large crowds. Secretary Bryan and Secretary Daniels addressed ceremonies honoring dead service members, with a Maine memorial for the USS Maine and Spanish War veterans also featured.
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Ington
Irica
Wilso
Byran
Daniel
Willis
Ohio
Arling On
National Cemetery
Wilson
United States
Gov
Europe
Earl Cranston
Washington
Maine Memorial
Havana Harbor
Maine
Daniels
Frank Bagley Daniels
Jonathan Worth Daniels
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Father Chadwick
John McElroy
Department of the Potomac
Charles F. Cramer
United Spanish War Veterans
H. Oden Lake
Army and Navy Union
Robert Lee Longstreet
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Bryan
German submarine sinks Gulflight by mistake
Ambassador Gerard reports in Berlin that the German submarine commander sank the American steamer Gulflight after mistaking it for a British vessel. The admiralty said two similar boats with wireless gear escorted the Gulflight, leading the commander to fire before spotting the American flag.
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Gerard
Berlin
Gilflight
State Department
Admiralty Staff
Admiral Behnke
Kaiser Draws Design for QF Heroes Monument
Berlin May 31 The Emperor sketches a monument for St Quentin France to honor the dead of 1914 15 to be shared by French and Germans, replacing the earlier 1871 French memorial beside a German tablet. The design aims to distinguish the new tribute from the prior undignified contrast.
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Berlin
St. Quentin
Quentin
Aged Gen Tracy Injured En Route to Parade
General Benjamin F. Tracy, 83, former Secretary of the Navy, was hurt when his automobile collided with a wagon while en route to a Memorial Day parade in Brooklyn. A wagon shaft pierced the car, Tracy pressed on to Brooklyn, then grew weak and a doctor was summoned. He was later driven home.
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New York
Benjamin F. Tracy
Brooklyn
General Tracy
Heat Strains Hit Female Students at UC Greek Theatre
Sixty girl students from the San Francisco State Normal School and several women spectators suffered heat prostration during outdoor exercises at the Greek Theater on the Berkeley campus. Many were removed to hospitals, but none remained in serious condition.
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Berkeley
Cal
San Francisco State Normal School
University of California
Rumor of Big Wreck Spreads on Transatlantic Route
May 31 report from New York says Lapland passengers sighted the Cunard Aquitania on Mersey rocks after arrival from Liverpool. Cunard Line offices deny any information of a mishap to the ship, the largest British liner launched, once used as a transport in war.
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New York
Lapland
Liverpool
Mersey
Cunard Line
Unemployment Hits 11 Percent in Major Cities
Special Dispatch from Washington reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics finding 11.5 percent wholly unemployed and 16.6 percent with part time work in March and early April across 15 key cities. The survey covered 399,881 families and 644,358 wage earners with 73,800 people out of work.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Gas Poisoning Reported Among Lancashire Fusileers
London May 31 The British casualty list shows the Second Battalion of Lancashire Fusiliers with 403 men suffering from gas poisoning in the western front fighting.
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London
Western Front
Lancashire Fusileers
Letter From Trial Judge Asks Clemency for Frank
Mass meeting in Marietta protests against clemency for Leo M Frank sentenced to death for Mary Phagan murder. Governor clemency decision to come after State Prison Commission report within ten days. Frank did not attend. his wife present as lawyers and notable figures push for commutation to life.
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Mary Phagan
Leo M. Frank
Atlanta
State Prison Commission
L. S. Roan
Frank
Roan
W. M. Howard
Georgia
Foss
Massachusetts
Independent Order of Sons of Israel
John M. O’connor
Criminal Court
Cook County
Illinois
Chicago Frank Committee
Mary de Laney Fisher
Chicago
Howard
Villa Gunrenly Worth Cen Ey On the Dollar
Three representatives of the Villa government of Mexico arrived in St Louis to buy shoe factory machinery to be run by General Villa in Chihuahua. They say Villa money buys only about three cents on the dollar in the U S and a $3 pair of shoes costs ninety Mexican cents. They planned to spend about $15,000 on machinery.
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ST. Louis
Villa
Mexico
Chihuahua
United States
Telegram from Carranza on supplies to Mexico City
The constitutionalist agency released a telegram from General Carranza stating that no merchandise has been taken from the International Committee and that Mexico City is receiving grain via Toluca. It adds that after retaking the city abundant provisions will be introduced.
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Washington
Constitutionalist Agency
Carranza
International Committee
Mexico City
Toluca
Villa Loses 8000 In Last Week’s Fight At Silao
General Villa reportedly suffers 8000 casualties, about one third of his force, in last week’s fighting at Silao. General Gutierrez advances on Zacatecas threatening Villa’s supply lines and base communications.
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Tex
Villa
Silao
The
Express
Aguas Calientes
Eulalio Gutierrez
Zacatecas
Colorado Strikers Fight for Liberty Like Our Forebears
Kansas City, Mo., May 31. Frank P. Walsh, Chairman of the Industrial Relations Commission, stated the commission holds John D. Rockefeller Jr. absolutely responsible for events in Colorado. He said the strike leaders fight for liberty against a powerful enemy, and the Washington hearing record shows indictments against the Rockefellers and coal operators were largely confirmed by Rockefeller or his agents.
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Frank P. Walsh
Industrial Relations Commission
John D. Rockefeller
Colorado
Walsh
Washington
Rockefellers
John D. Rockkefeller, Jr
Memorial Day Parade Shortened Line in New York
May 31 reports that due to the advanced age of many Grand Army veterans the Memorial Day parade in New York was shortened to under half a mile. Forty four Grand Army posts and regiments from Governors Island plus National Guard naval militia and Spanish War veterans marched to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument for review by General Leonard Wood Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee and Major General John F. O'Ryan.
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National Guard
Leonard Wood
Charles D. Sigsbee
John F. O’ryan
Grant
Henry
Bickenridge
Rit
Carnegie Hall
Brooklyn
The
Commercial Tribune
Hole in F-4 caused by salvage work says report
Honolulu divers found the hole in the forward compartment of the sunken submarine F-4 was caused by salvage operations and not the initial accident. The disaster’s true cause will be determined once the vessel is raised. Operations are temporarily suspended due to heavy swell.
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Washington
Honolulu
Moore
Militia to Be Called If Intervention In Mexico Falls Short
Adjutant General Benson Hobson discusses possible militia involvement should regular forces be insufficient for an expedition into Mexico. He notes about 30 000 regulars exist, with eight infantry regiments plus cavalry artillery and support units ready to be expanded to war strength if called.
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Burbad. EY
Sv Amnaion
Inetak Benson Hoven
War Department
Xice
Hough
Mexico
Ohio
Germany Says Russians Committed Atrocities
Washington May 31 The German Ambassador released the memorial record and affidavits detailing alleged Russian atrocities against civilians and German POWs. Copies were sent to neutrals including the US and open to inspection at German consulates in New York Chicago Philadelphia and San Francisco. The document cites widespread acts of barbarism and mass devastation in East Prussia Memel and other territories with thousands displaced homes burned and civilians killed or plundered.
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Washington
Count von Bernstorff
United States
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
East Prussia
Memel
Germanys Last Resort and US-Germany Talks
May 31 Berlin reports a landsturm call up to June 8 10 for first class members not previously summoned with Bavaria exempt. In Washington a rift in the foreign situation fades as Ambassador Bernstorff seeks a White House interview amid hopes for concessions over the Lusitania and a possible return to diplomatic ties. The German note is viewed as a bluff to appease home sentiment while negotiations may continue.
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