Solemn Rites Beside Grave of J B Foraker
Funeral rites for former U S Senator Joseph Foraker at Spring Grove Cemetery drew a large private gathering of family and close friends. Mrs Julia Bundy Foraker and Mrs Randolph Matthews led tributes with violets and lilies as others paid respects. The body lay in state at the Foraker home from noon to 2 pm while a steady crowd showed reverence, culminating in a modest service at the house conducted by Rev Daniel McGurk and Rev William A Robinson and selecting Revelation seven verse fourteen as the scriptural reading.
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United States
Joseph &. Foraker
Spring Grove
Ands
Julia Bundy Foraker
Randolph Matthews
Cincinnati
Bensom
Foraker
Matthews
Victor Cushman
Washington
Senator Foraker
Sherman
Ohio
Daniel McGurk
Walnut Hills M. E
William A. Robinson
Cincinnati Missionary Training School
Weather report and temperature table for multiple states
Ohio fair with cool start, then fair and slightly warmer by Monday. Tennessee Kentucky and West Virginia fair Sunday and Monday. Indiana fair Sunday and Monday with a slight warmup. Temperatures from stations in Montreal Salt Lake City Jacksonville Denver Pittsburgh Phoenix Chattanooga Portland St Louis Omaha Kamloops Elena Cincinnati and others. Includes 7 am and 2 pm readings, highs and lows, and precipitation totals for May 12, 1917 ending 7 pm meridian time.
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Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Montreal
Salt Lake c
Jacksonville
Denver
Pittsburg
Phoenix Chattanooga
Portland
St. Louis
Ol Lw Incites
Omaha
Kamloops
Patriot Webb Family Serves At Home And Abroad
Joseph Webb of 222 West Liberty Street serves as a traveling salesman and joined the home guard. His wife runs the Free Day Nursery and is a Red Cross member. Their son Howard joined the British army and lost both legs in France while making artificial limbs in London with his brother in law. Nellie Spies, wife of the other son employed by Webb, is a Red Cross nurse in London. Harold Webb joined the Officers Reserve Corps and Albert helps on a Mt. Washington farm for the Free Day Nursery.
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Joseph Webb
222 West
Liberty
The
Red Cross
Howard
France
London
Nellie Spies
Harold
Webb
Serve .Corps
Albert
Mt. Washington, D
Fire destroys four story Brooklyn cooperage factory
A four story brick Brookyn Cooperate Company building in the Eastern District freight terminal was destroyed by a morning blaze. Loss estimated at 250000 with extensive fire department response from Brooklyn Queens and Manhattan engines. No workers inside and no injuries. The plant makes barrels for the American Sugar Refining Company.
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New York
Brookyn Cooperate Company
Eastern District
Brooklyn
Queensborough
Manhattan
Cooperage Company
American Sugar Refining Company
British Drive on German Lines Across Fifteen Mile Front in France
British armies press the German line from Acheville to Queant with heavy attacks along routes to Arras Lens Douai and Cambrai. Cavaly farm and part of trenches north of it fell to British forces. German counterattacks recaptured Gillemont farm after a British wedge. French artillery bombards Aisne depots as Russian forces resume Mesopotamian offensives. A British destroyer reportedly sunk off Dutch coast. Zeebrugge heavily bombarded.
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O'Rom
Associated Press
New York
France
Acheville
Queant
German War Office
Arras
Lens
Douai
Cambrai
Bullecourt
Roeux
Aisne
Bovellex Ridge
Cerny
Avecourt
Meuse
Verdun
Berry-Au-Bac
Mesopotamia
Russian War Office
Diala
Jabel Hiamrin
Bagdad
Zeebrugge
Grain Men Hear Wails for Bread
Chicago markets sag as May wheat shoots to $2.75 a bushel and September leaps to $2.46, amid calls for federal price controls. Traders watch the steep ascent while many hold back from selling. The scene recalls bread shortages and hunger across Europe, fueling the rally.
Hang Speculators Says Ex-Wheat King Leader Threat
Former wheat operator Joseph Leiter declares he has not speculated in seventeen years and says any man who speculates in grain or food during the war crisis should be strung from a gallows. Representative Cox seeks FTC inquiry into Leiter and others cornering wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade to push prices higher.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Joseph Leiter
Cox
Federal Trade Commission
Chicago Board of Trade
Germans Retaliate by Placing Prisoners in Exposed Areas
Amsterdam May 12 British and French officer prisoners of all ranks arrive at Freiburg camp designed for officers. Berlin tele graph says the German Government in reprisal for a German general and fifteen staff officers on French hospital ships places French officers of corresponding rank at points in western industrial districts prone to air attacks. Freiburg has been a frequent air raid target. Both sides have used hospital ships after sinking of several vessels by submarines.
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Amsterdam
Freiburg
Berlin
Mediterranean
$20,000 Prize Offered to Promote Teaching in Character Building
A prize of 20,000 dollars for the best public school method of character education is offered as a supplement to the 5,000 dollar prize for a children's code of morals. The donor's name remains undisclosed. Competition starts on Washington's Birthday in 1918 and lasts one year with each state forming a nine member team.
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Washington
National Institute For Moral Instruction
Dorothy Patterson Weds Noble Grandon Judah Jr in Dayton
Miss Dorothy Forster Patterson, daughter of John H. Patterson, wed Noble Grandon Judah Jr of Chicago at Far Hills Dayton. The ceremony at 4 p.m. was conducted by Bishop Boyd Vincent and Rev. Dr. Arthur Trumper with music by seven Cincinnati Symphony musicians. The bride wore white satin with a coral veil and orchids, escorted by her father. her sole attendant was Mrs Turner Donaldson Moorehead of Pittsburg. Best man was Charles Dewey of Chicago.
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Dayton, O
Far Hills
John H. Patterson
Dorothy Forster Patterson
Noble Grandon - Judah, Jr
Chicago
Boyd Vincent
Christ Episcopal Church of
Cincinnati
Arthur Trumper
Christ Episcopal Church
Dayton
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Turner Donaldson Moorehead
Pittsburg
Charles Dewey
Detective Chief Nimmo Removed After Trial on Charges
Inspector William L Nimmo former head of Cincinnati Detective Bureau was found guilty of dereliction of duty and dismissed by Safety Director Walter Friedlander after a hearing that drew a large crowd. Key witnesses included Edward McGuire Cal Crim and Nimmo himself who argued about warrants and after hours duties. Durand announced a civil service appeal and possible three judge review while Nimmo faces a path to a Civil Service Commission hearing within thirty days.
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William L. Nimmo
Cincinnati
Walter Friedlander
Nimmo
C. Isomer Durand
Durand
Charles Groom
Friedlander
Copelan
Puechta
Oor
Crim
McGuire
Moriarity
Middletown
Dayton
Copelaw
Covedale
Civil Service Commission
Common Pleas Court
Lave
Nimme
Holmes
Hall
Love
Commission
Wwaas
Fear tax will ruin industries in war revenue bill debate
Washington May 12. Senate Finance Committee hearings on the 1.8 billion revenue bill hear strong protests from manufacturers jobbers and retailers who say the tax schedule threatens many industries. House leaders defend the measures as essential to preserving the nation, while critics urge modifications and fairer taxation.
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Senate
House
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
Kitchin
Rainey
Wood
Indiana
Dyer
Missouri
Lieutenant Colonel Joy Falls Dead During Parade
In Boston on May 7, 1912, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Joy of the First Corps Cadets collapsed while leading his unit in the Marshal Joffre parade. He was taken by ambulance to City Hospital and pronounced dead.
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Boston
Frank Joy
First Corps
Marshal Joffre
City Hospital
War proves the suffrage case says Catt in Columbus
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, leader of suffrage groups, told suffragists in Columbus that war destroyed the anti suffrage argument. She noted Britain and Russia advancing women’s rights, Canada and France moving toward ballots, and urged American women to act for democracy, noting a surplus of men here.
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Columbus
Carrie Chapman Catt
International and National Suffrage Organizations
National Council of Defense
Mississippi Valley
England
Asquith
America
Canada
Great Britain
France
United States
Futile Efforts To Aid Stranded Munising Crew
Renewed rescue attempts failed to reach the crew of the big lake freighter Munising stranded 11 days on an ice floe seven miles off Lake Superior. One woman, Mrs. Charles Emmett of Cleveland, aboard as cook. her husband is steward.
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Marquette, Mich
Lake Superior
Charles Emmett
Cleveland
Secretary Urges Farmers to Raise Fish for Food Supply
In Washington on May 12, Secretary Redfield advocates ponds and fish farming for farmers to boost food supply. He notes fresh water, space, and two to three years yield large amounts, and cites the Fisheries Bureau helping reach 20,000,000 pounds annually.
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Washington
Redfield
Wilson Sees Nation United Through War Dedication
President Wilson spoke at the dedication of a Red Cross Memorial Building to Civil War women, saying America united entered the current war to uphold foundational principles. He urged unity, sacrifice, and support for humanitarian efforts through the Red Cross. He hoped the memorial would symbolize a united America and foreseen further memorials.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wilson
Red Cross
America United
United States
North
South
America
Ten Million Men Required to Register
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune reports that ten million one tenth of the U S population of men aged 21 to 30 will be required to register on a date set by the President under the selective draft. It lists state totals and principal city figures from the Census Bureau estimates.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
United States
L. Rogers
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Rogers
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Frontana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Roosevelt Expresses Gratitude as Draft Bill Moves
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt welcomes the House action on the army draft bill and supports leading a potential expeditionary force to France. The House instructs conferees to accept the Roosevelt amendment, signaling likely inclusion in the new law despite opponents.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
France
Anthony
Senate
Senate approves dry nation amendment in espionage bill
Washington May 12 The Senate approved 38 to 32 an amendment to the espionage bill forbidding during the war the use of cereals or grain in making intoxicating liquor. The chamber also stripped censorship provisions from the measure and rejected a modified section, signaling a conference fight ahead.
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Washington
United States
Senate
House
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J.B. Foraker
Cloutiyi
Big Blaze
Alie
Paris
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Ilinois Council of Defense
Congress
Board of Directors
Europe
Shorts
John Patterson
Ils
Mrs. Noble Brandon Judah
Teddy
Ogoee
May Balk
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Cabinet
War Department
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