Business Men's Club Outing a Whopper on Laughery Island
About 500 B M C members sailed on the Princess from Laughery Island for the annual fete champetre. Mayor Puchta led the march, and funds raised for the Red Cross reached $350 with fines on two members. Colonel Galbraith and Blagg received praise as hosts, while Judge Wolfman directed athletic activities.
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Webster
Business Men's Club
Laughery Island
Noah
Indiana
Smittie
Rand
Broadway
George Puchta
Hawsers
Homer Denney
Kesley Schoepf
Harry Doss
Thom Oscar
Mr. Hohenzollern
Red Cross
Charles J. Christie
William H
Stewart
Two Paducah youths killed by Domingo bandits
Two Paducah Kentucky men, Stanley Miller and Pass Hawkins, were beaten to death by bandits in Domingo. Henry Pulliam escaped. All three worked as engineers for the Central Romana Mining Company of New York. Representative Barkley reported the telegram and urged further US inquiry through the minister and consuls.
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Paducah
Domingo
Barkley
Stanley Miller
Pass Hawkins
Henry Pulliam
Central Romana Mining Company
New York City
State Department
United States
Wells Trial Keeps Court Packed as Lunches Arrive
The State rested its case in the Weldon H. Wells murder trial in Columbus Ohio. The Kansas City broker's clerk is accused of killing Mona Simon in a local hotel last January. Court spectators, including many women, bring meals to maintain positions and view the proceedings.
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State
Weldon H. Wells
Kansas City
Mona
Simon
Dayton Bishop Re-elected by United Brethren Conference
Bishop A. T. Howard of Dayton Ohio was re elected today by the United Brethren General Conference in session in Wichita Kansas He will hold the new Foreign Bishop post Columbus Indianapolis Washington and Detroit bid to host the next conference in 1918 Location requests indicate several cities seeking the gathering
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Wichita
Kan
A. T. Howard
Dayton
United Brethren General Conference
Columbus
Indianapolis
Washington
D. C
Detroit
Weather Outlook Across States With Temperature Records
Ohio will be generally fair Thursday and Friday with similar conditions in Kentucky Indiana and Tennessee West Virginia sees fair and warmer weather The Cincinnati May 16 1917 record ends at 7 pm with temperatures 62 at 7 am and 78 at 2 pm The section notes the highest and lowest temperatures the average and precipitation figures for the day and compares them to the last three years
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Ther. Hum
Government to push river improvements for shippers
Captain Oscar F. Barrett told the Coal Exchange that the government will require shippers to use improved rivers in the Middle West. He cited meetings in St Louis with coal men and river carriers and said future river work funding is likely. Capital will back fleets on the Mississippi and Ohio upon assured 9 foot stages.
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Middle West
Oscar F. Barrett
Coal Exchange
Chamber of Commerce
Barrett
St. Louis
Middle
Black
Mississippi River
Gulf
Ohio River
General Jack
Washington
Congress
Ohio
Wells proposes British republic amid war and reform
London reports H G Wells advocates modification of the monarchy and England becoming a republic. In Commons Philip Snowden backs a Russia aligned peace pledge, urging Britain to declare democratic aims and permit a Socialist Conference to aid Europe’s relief.
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London
H. G. Wells
England
Russia
House of Commons
Philip Snowden
Blackburn
Snowden
Great Britain
America
Lord Robert Cecil
Mr. Snowden
Europe
Second Army Measure Agreed by Senate and House
The Senate and House conferees reach agreement on the conscription bill with House insistence that enlisted men receive 30 dollars a month. The conference report passes the House and awaits Senate final action. The militia bureau allocates National Guard strength to 424,800, led by New York with 36,000 total, 31,500 for National Guard use.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate
House
Conference
Army and Navy
Militia Bureau
War Department
States of National Guard
Congress
New York
Ohio
National Guard
Mann
76 year old John Shirman marries Anna Diehl in Newport
John Shirman aged 76 and Anna Diehl aged 56, both of Carey Ohio, obtained a marriage license from County Clerk Chris Milius in Newport Kentucky on Wednesday. Shirman is widowed and Magistrate Theodore Gerding performed the ceremony. Also Wed, J Franklin Parker 34 an enameler from Cincinnati auto plant wed Maud Penrod 28 of Carthage Ohio, by Magistrate Gerding.
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John Shirman
Anna Diehl
Carey, O
Chris Milius
Newport
Shirman
Theodore Gerding
J. Franklin Parker
Cincinnati
Maud Penrod
Carthage
Senate Attacks Wilson in War Budget Debate
In May 16 sessions the Senate denounced the executive branch while debating a 3.39 billion war budget. Critics targeted the Council of National Defense and the Shipping Board for overreach and policy conflicts, with President Wilson criticized for lack of cooperation. Senator Lodge defended wartime efficiency, noting rapid passage of war measures.
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Defense Council
Lodge
Senate
Council of National Defense
Advisory Commission
Government Shipping Board
Wilson
Council
Shipping Board
Congress
General Goethals
Senator Sterling
South Dakota
Senator Lodge
England
Canada
Women start as hostlers at B and O yards in Newark
Officials learned eight young women aged 19 to 24, in overalls, gloves and caps, began work in the Baltimore and Ohio yards at Newark Ohio under a female labor call. They wipe engines and clean coaches earning 1844 cents an hour. First instance in U S railroads of women serving as hostlers in a roundhouse or swipes on a coach.
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Newark
Selective Draft Cards Ready for Cincinnati
Registration notices discuss young workers from glass factories submitting to selective draft registration in Cincinnati with officials confirming proper attestation. The document notes confidential details and county precinct references as part of the registration process.
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Cincinnati
Redrafting food bills faces White House guidance in Congress
Senate Agriculture Committee asks House to name a sub committee to aid in drafting new food bills. Administration seeks three measures: promote production, regulate, and enable preferential shipments. An emergency food agency may be created under the President with Hoover likely to head it after passage.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Committee
White House
Seer
Agriculture Department
Herbert C. Hoover
Mr. Hoover
British Regain Ground Near Arras In Pullecourt Fight
British forces press the offensive east of Arras as fresh posts are set near Pullecourt. Fierce fighting north of the Scarpe continues with daily bombardment and repeated assaults around Roux. In Macedonia British troops seize Kjapri on the Struma front and advance near Erneket. Italian gains include wooded heights east of the Isonzo north of Gorizia after crossing the river between Loga and Bombré.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Pullecourt
War Office
Arras
Scarpe River
Roux
Bullecourt
Macedonia
Deiran
Kjapri
Struma
Erneket
Palestine
Cairo
Egypt
Jerusalem
Isonzo
Gorizia
Loga
Bombrez
American torpedo boat destroyers join Allied fleets after Queenstown stop
A squadron of American torpedo boat destroyers crossed the Atlantic and entered war duty in the British war zone at Queenstown. The American commander indicated immediate readiness to engage, while one destroyer escorted a liner through the danger zone, earning praise from passengers. Townspeople welcomed the sailors during brief shore leaves and bombarded them with questions about the United States.
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Queenstown
Atlantic
America
Mexican Departments to Be Reorganized by American Expert
New York May 16 Roberto Bruere a New Yorker former City Chamberlain is traveling to Mexico City after receiving Carranza’s invitation to serve as an efficiency expert. He is expected to implement plans he introduced in New York City government and he recently left a $12 000 post to join the American Metal Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mexico
Carranza
Roberto Bruere
Mexico City
Bruere
The
American Metal Company
Proponents Lose Round On Higher Income Tax in House
Washington May 16 Proponents of a higher income tax than the war revenue bill faced a defeat as the Sherley amendment to double the surtax on incomes between five and seven thousand dollars was overwhelmingly rejected in the House.
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Washington
Sherley
Explosion at Pier Kills Four in Sault Ste. Marie
An explosion at the end of St Brady pier in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan killed four and injured four. Authorities believe an accident involving dynamite cans from a garbage wagon caused the blast. Unexploded caps and fireworks stock were found nearby.
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Sault Ste Marie
Mich
St. Brady Pier
Liberty Loan drive expands as banks report heavy sales
Subtreasury distributes official blanks and circulars for Liberty Loan bonds. Banks report sales well above the half million mark with projections for steady demand in coming weeks. The Cincinnati Clearing House allocates funds for loan propaganda and ten stenographers are supplied to meet demand.
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Queen City
Financial District
Cincinnati Clearing House Association
Federal Reserve Bank
Cleveland
Reamy Field
A. W. Richards
Field, Richards & Co
Cincinnati
L. L. Parrish
Liberty Loan
Carpenters to Resume Work at Courthouse
Carpenters and Joiners' Council workers who were laid off after a jurisdictional dispute at the new Courthouse will return to work Thursday morning. A straw vote by crafts yesterday indicated unions may act if another jurisdictional strike occurs. officials await the next move from the McCaul Company and unions.
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Carpenters and Joiners’ Council
Charles McCaul Company
McCaul Company
Thaw Again Claimed by Insane Asylum
In Philadelphia on May 16 presiding Judge Martin signed a decree authorizing Harry K. Thaw’s removal from St. Mary’s Hospital to the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane. Thaw is recuperating from razor wounds while detectives pursue charges of flogging Frederick Gump Jr. of Kansas City in New York.
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the Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Insane Asylum
Harry K. Thaw
Martin
Thaw
St. Mary’s Hospital
Pennsylvania Hospital For
Frederick Gump, Jr
Kansas City
New York
Baron von Orgler Sees Germany Defeat Loom in Cincinnati
Dr Wilhelm Achilles von Orgler known as Baron von Orgler, Austrian noble and former army officer wounded at Schalitz in 1914, declared in Cincinnati at the Gibson Hotel that Germany's defeat is imminent and predicted a future with monarchies yielding to republics.
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Germany
Wilhelm Achilles von Orgler
Austria
Baron von Orgler
Gibson Hotel
Schalitz
Serbia
Mexican General Zapata Reported Killed
Unconfirmed reports from Mexico City on May 16 claim General Zapata was killed at Iguala in Guerrero state, details and confirmation pending.
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Mexico City
Zapata
Iguala
Gurrero State
Dublin to House Irish Parliament and Grand Council
London dispatch reports Lloyd George handed plan for Irish self rule to Nationalist leaders. Key points include immediate Dublin Parliament and exclusion of part or all of eight dollars, plus creation of a Grand Council representing all Ireland.
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the Commercial Tribune
London
Lloyd George
Times
Dublin
Ireland
Diploma opposition by Holmes over nurses training
Dr. C R Holmes dean of Cincinnati medical schools condemned issuing diplomas to nurses trained in private hospitals as a menace to the sick. He argued nurses need hospital training with at least 25 patients daily, noting proposed reductions from 15 to 8 and accusing private hospital operators of stirring the issue at the Ohio Medical Association convention in Springfield.
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C. R. Holmes
Cincinnati
Ohio Medical Association
Springfield
Jewish Settlement Head Tenders His Resignation
Samuel Schmidt, superintendent of the Jewish Settlement on Clinton street, resigns to take effect June 1. He came from Boston ten months ago on probation, failed to find the post suitable, and will return to Boston to resume his former job as Factory Health Inspector for the Massachusetts Board of Charities and Corrections.
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Samuel Schmidt
Clinton Street
Board of
Schmidt
Boston
Massachusetts Board of Charities and Corrections
Ludlow Land Lease Acquired by Southern Railway
A lease from William S. Ludlow Albert S. Ludlow and wife to the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Co covers two Ludlow tracts totaling about 81.2 acres east of the railroad and the Pullman shops site. The 99 year lease pays 20 000 upfront and 9 000 yearly rents with 1966 purchase options of 80 000 and 100 000, respectively, and restricts leasing or disposal for five years.
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William
Albert S
Margaret Ludlow
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Company
Ludlow
John B. Dillon
Covington
William S. Ludlow
Albert S. Ludlow
Ball Park
Albert
Strike Stops Work on U Boat Chasers in Camden Plant
Officials at three Camden shipyards with government contracts for fifteen submarine chasers said a carpenters and caulkers strike has tied up plants. Threats of sympathy strikes target New York Shipbuilding, Cramps. Workers seek eight hour day and 53 1 3 cents hourly rate with overtime at time and a half. previous 10 hour day at 45 cents.
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Philadelphia
Camden
N. J
New York Shipbuilding Company
Cramps
Caulkers
Holland and Germany on Way to Democracy
A letter from J. C. Veerman of Amsterdam reports Holland is drifting toward democracy with state control of private income and Germany following suit. He predicts most European governments will soon become republics as submarines reduce food supplies and worsen conditions in Holland.
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Holland
A. S. Wilson
Foreign Trade Department
The
Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Veerman
Wiegman
Bank of
Amsterdam
Veerman
Germany
United States Extends 100 Million Dollar Loan to Russia
The U S government announces a 100 million dollar loan to Russia with no stipulations beyond Russia backing the obligation and supervision by a Treasury representative. Belgium also receives a 45 million credit to be drawn in six installments.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Treasury Department
Germany
Belgium
McAdoo
Paul Milukoff
Council of Workmen’s
A. F. Kerenski
Guchkoff
Dixie Highway Dinner Arrangements Set for Monday
Hamilton County Dixie Highway Association completed plans at a Wednesday meeting for the annual dinner next Monday at the Hotel Gibson. Directors representing eight states, appointed by their governors, will attend.
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Hamilton County
Dixie Highway Association
Gibson
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