War Reveals Secrets of National Life and Mobilization
Frederick C. Butler urges a total mobilization of forces for peace, calling for the public schools and industry to educate non English speakers in English and American history. He argues for tolerance among native and foreign born and frames service as a badge of honor in a democracy facing Bolshevik danger.
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Ohio River
Frederick C. Butler
Washington
Federal
Butler
America
Roosevelt
United States
Mauretania
French Consul Bestows Croix de Guerre on Local Lad
Thousands fill Cincinnati streets to witness Captain James M. Garvey receive the Croix de Guerre on Fountain Square guarded by Belgian troops and French students. Dr. Theodore Christen, French Consul, presents the medal and reads the citation from Marshal Petain recalling American and French unity in war and peace. A related legal notice concerns Becht suing to stop six cent fares by Cincinnati street railways from Zoo to the north line.
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Cincinnati
United States
James M. Garvey
Fifth Regiment of Marines
Walnut Hills
Fountain Square
Garvey
France
University of Cincinnati
Theodore Christen
Christen
Captain Garvey
America
Lafayette
Rochambeau
Washington
Berthier
Napoleon
Lafayeite
Europe
League of Nations
Marshal Petain
Millcreek Valley
Common Pleas Court
Lewis H. Becht
Hartwell
Cincinnati Street Railway Company
Cincinnati Traction Company
North Corporation
Zoo
Traction Company
Philip Roettinger
Henry B. Streit
Saul Zielonka
Becht
Zielonka
Traction
Lockland
Wyoming
Agillcreek Valley
Victory Liberty Loan Subscriptions Lag in Final Week
Treasury reports two weeks in the Victory Liberty Loan campaign have yielded 1.658 billion subscribed, 96.84 percent of the 4.5 billion target. Officials say pace slower than hoped, but wide distribution and individual purchases offer optimism. Railroad employees’ participation and district tallies show varied progress across major regions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
United States
Railroad Administration
Internal Revenue Bureau
Weather Summary for Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Nearby Regions
The forecast calls for showers Sunday and Monday across Ohio Indiana and Kentucky with cooler conditions on Monday West Virginia also expects showers Sunday and likely Monday Temperatures vary by station with Cincinnati reporting a May 3 1919 high near 77 and a low around 53 The data includes 8 am to noon readings and precipitation figures for several cities across the region including Kansas City New Orleans Omaha Nashville San Francisco Memphis Winnipeg and others as listed in the observatory table.
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Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Cincinnati
S.E
Pregiparior
Boston
Kansas City
New Orleans
Omaha
Talveston
Nashville
San Francisco
Memphis
Winnipeg
Victory Liberty Loan progress in New York district
The Victory Liberty Loan drive in the New York Federal Reserve District advances slowly with only about a quarter of the quota met. The night total stands at 376,906,2, up by 43,999,700 from the previous day, while New York City trails the other subdivisions with Bronx residents notably lagging in note purchases.
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Cleveland
New York
New York City
Treasury
Chicago
Louisville
P.c. St. Beovle
Minneapolis
Ptcare
Proeed Sciniesc
Kansas City
Pughibaong
Ssss
The
Liberty Loan
Treasury reports US public debt at about 16 billion dollars
The Treasury announced the US public debt stands near 24 24 345 000 with most in Liberty Bonds from issues one through four. Victory Liberty Loan lenders are not significant and net debt would be about 16 000 000 000 after balancing redemptions and excluding the 8 852 000 000 lent to foreign governments.
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Washington
United States
The
Treasury
Weather Bureau Data Aims to Name Ideal Day for Atlantic Flight
Meteorologists with the Weather Bureau and the Navy foresee the three John H Towers sea planes flying at 1000 to 2000 feet to exploit favorable winds. They collect global reports, coordinate with Canada and Britain, and await wireless updates from European stations. Major E H Bowie will summarize forecasts in Washington and relay advisories to Newfoundland. Storms are not expected to impede a west to east crossing when conditions are clear.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
Navy Department
John H. Towers
Continental
United
Europe
Spitzbergen
Iceland
Azores
Atlantic
E. H. Bowie
Newfoundland
North America
Navy seaplanes poise for trans Atlantic hop off
The U S Navy giant seaplanes will depart Rockaway Point May 5 on the first leg, with planned Azores stop between May 12 and 14. Aboard Prairie, Trepassey Harbor hosts guard ships and reporters as the fleet prepares for the Atlantic flight.
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Trepassey, N. F
United States Navy
Rockaway Point
Trepassey
Azores
Associated Press
U.S. S. Prairie
Trepassey Bay
N. F
Prairie
Trepassey Harbor
Aroostook
Hisko
Newfoundland
Trans-Atlantic Sea Planes to Start Next Week
The NC-1 NC-3 and NC-4 giant sea planes will depart Rockaway Beach for the United States Navy trans Atlantic flight’s first leg at 7 am on a date set for early next week. Commander John H Towers, in charge of the flight, said a definite date would not be fixed until all details are arranged. The planes were formally decorated today with the Stars and Stripes and the Navy pen.
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New York
May
Rockaway Beach
United States Navy
John H. Towers
Towers
Navy
Victory Bond Flight Aids Victory Loan Drive in Portsmouth
A Wrightfield flying display aided the Victory Loan drive in Portsmouth with nine flights over the city. Five named locals purchased bonds totaling ten thousand dollars for the rides, including Miss Alice Johnston and James W. Bannon.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Wrightfield
Alice Johnston
Leona Labeld
David Williams
Gilbert Monroe
James W. Bannon
Italy May Return to Peace Talks Amid French Opposition
The Echo de Paris reports that the Council of Three discussed Germany's status and the political fate of Austria and Lorraine. The commission outlined new German frontiers and the prohibition on German-Austria alliances under League of Nations oversight.
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Germany
Council of Three
Echo de Paris
Europe
Austria
erman-Austria
M. Hutin
Paris
League of
Ton
Silence
Lorraine
France
Andre Tardieu
Charles H. Haskins
United States
Viscount Morley
Great Britain
Peace Delegates Invited to Versailles for Terms
In Paris on May 3 the Council of Three invited Austrian and Hungarian peace delegates to Versailles the week after next to receive their respective terms. The effort aims to bring delegates back to Paris while the basic stance remains unchanged. A Sunday session is planned at Versailles for the procedure.
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Rome
Paris
Versailles
Council of Three
Reuter
President and Director General defend broad rate powers
The brief for Director General Hines argues the President’s authority to set intrastate freight and passenger rates, not just interstate, and notes wartime necessity. It contends any intra state hike must be coordinated to avoid discrimination and cites Order No. 28 increasing rates and No. 27 raising railway wages.
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Associated Ieee
Washington
Railroad Administration
Supreme Court
Hines
North Dakota
Intrastate
Sis
Earthquake Measured at Kansas University
An earthquake of considerable violence was recorded on the seismograph at Kansas University this morning. The disturbance is estimated to have originated about 5,700 miles away.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas University
Moral lesson says sink German fleet with ceremonies
London May 3 The greatest wartime moral lesson would be sinking the entire German fleet with bands playing and flags flying Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels told the Associated Press after visiting captured German ships at Scapa Flow He said the ships should be sunk in Parisian technical and moral opinion and argued the vessels are magnificent yet useless to the American Navy
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Daniels
London
Associated Press
Josephus Daniels
Scapa Flow
Associated
Paris
Georgia Coast and Piedmont Railway Sale Postponed
Brunswick public sale of the Georgia Coast and Piedmont Railway was continued due to the illness of bondholders’ chairman Henry L. Cohen. A reorganization plan for the company and its routes is reported to be in the works.
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Deifer Georgia Railway
Savannah, Ga
Georgia Coast. & Piedmont Railway
Brunswick
Henry L. Cohen
New York
Blatchford Sails After Panama Command Change
Brigadier General Richard M Blatchford relinquishes command of the Panama Canal Department and sails for New Orleans. Major General Case W Kennedy succeeds him and will study conditions before changing standing orders.
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Panama
Richard M. Blatchford
Panama Canal Department
New Orleans
Case W.kennedy
Columbus Socialists to hold Debs protest meeting
Columbus socialists prepare for a Monday evening protest in support of Eugene Debs. Former Toledo University professor Scott Nearing, under police surveillance for his outspoken remarks, is slated to speak.
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UMBUS
Columbus
Eugene Debs
Scott Nearing
Toledo University
Nearing
China Paris Protest Over Japanese Rights At Peace Conference
The Chinese delegation at the Peace Conference protests the Council of Three ruling on Kiao-Chau granting Japan de facto control of Northern China. It says Britain and France secretly backed Japan’s claim to German rights in Shantung in 1917 without China’s knowledge, and that transferring these rights violates the new peace principle.
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Associate Press
Washington
Ilay
Senator Johnson
California
Wilson
Japan
Shantung
Johnson
Italy
League of Nations
League
China
United States
Associated Press
Versailles
Paris
Rome
Fiume
Council of Three
Jaffan
Germany
Shantan
Council
Alsace
Lorraine
France
Austria
Great Britain
Sham Tung
Ince
Ment
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OT Jon
U. 9
Nature
Utah
Texas
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Florida
Grant
Lenge Agts
Hirama
Marcel Hutin
Dakota
Count Macchi di Cellere
Toate
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Siem
Petrograd
Mnarch
Budapest
Vienna
Drave
Carinthia
North Sea
Americas
League of Naons
Blaachford
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