Verdun Fray Shakes German Commanders
Crown Prince in futile Verdun drive weakens other German forces as Allied lines hold firm.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1916
Page
1
Berlin War Council Reports Victory Confidence
A Berlin war council attended by German field marshals is reported as convened by Emperor William after Verdun setbacks. The dispatch notes fierce fighting around Verdun with French forces recapturing Fort Douaumont and surrounding ground in a deadly struggle.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Berlin
William
Verdun
Frederick William
Meuse
Federal Council
Douaument
Ft. Douaumont
French War Office
Paris
Dead Man's Hill
Uncle Sam to Buy Big Panama Strip to Protect Canal
A defense plan proposes expanding the Panama Canal zone north to four times its current size. The report calls for acquiring land including Taboga Island and a triangle at the Atlantic end, with laws to exclude foreigners and allow canal authorities to conduct surveys and build defenses while preserving Panamanian sovereignty.
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Uncle Sam
Panama Strip
Canal
The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Europe
Atlantic
Panama
Special Defense Committee
Army
Defense Committee
United States
Taboga Island
Pacific
Chagres River
Atlantic Ocean
Port Limon Bay
Waite to Take Stand in Grand Rapids Murder Trial
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite awaits his turn as witnesses mount against him for the murder of his wealthy father-in-law John E. Peck. Prosecution outlines include a telegram urging autopsy and questions about funds, with several relatives and others set to testify.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Arthur Warren Waite
Clare Beck Waite
Percy Pecke
Margaret Horton
Waite
Peck
Cs Swann
K. Adams
Cimiotti
Ssee Ae
Eugene O. Kane
Mr. Peck
WILL RULE WOMEN'S CONVENTION HOSTESSES NAMED
The article lists official hostesses who founded the call for women delegates to the thirteenth biannual General Federation of Women's Clubs in New York City. Names include Mrs. Thomas J. Vivian and Miss Mary Garnet Hay among others.
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General Federation
New York City
Thomas J. Vivian
R. H. Rucker
John H. Greisel
Mary Garnet Hay
William Grant Brown
Women’s Federation at Odds Over Lone Male Delegate
In New York the General Federation of Women’s Clubs race centers on Herschel T. Smith of Fulton Kentucky as the lone male delegate. Cowles of Los Angeles and Sneath of Tiffin contend for his support while he remains noncommittal amid tense rivalries and a breezy, troubled convention mood.
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Herschel T. Smith
Fulton, Ky
Knowl
Cowles
Sneath
Fulton
Federation
J. E. Cowles
Los Angeles
Cal
Samuel B. Sneath
Tiffin
Baptists Push Remodeling of Divorce Laws at Convention
The Northern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution to remodel divorce laws, condemn the divorce evil, and disapprove of ministers who marry those whose divorces lack church grounds. Debates featured acrimonious remarks as leaders argued over scriptural and democratic considerations before adjournment.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Northern Baptist Convention
F. R. Margetts
Spokane
Wash
Former admiralty lord lauds British military methods in great conflict
A former admiralty lord asserts British military methods stand robust amid a major global conflict. He emphasizes discipline, logistics, and strategic patience as key advantages shaping early battles and potential outcomes.
Churchill questions British army size and wartime use
London May 23 Winston Churchill in the House of Commons challenged government figures on Britain's armed forces arguing a large margin of the army is underused. He urged forming field battalions and using reserves from east fronts to hasten victory. Premier Asquith presented a credit of 1.5 billion dollars to sustain the war as expenditures soar and loans to allies rise.
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the Commercial Tribune
London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Admiralty
Churchill
War Office
East
Saloniki
Egypt
India
Churchilll
Asquith
Sted
England
Weather Review for Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia
The forecast calls for generally fair weather Wednesday and Thursday across Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia. A moderate disturbance remains over the South Atlantic States with another strong disturbance over the south plateau bringing heavy rains to the prior area. The West experiences light local rains to the north and northwest while much of the rest of the country has light scattered precipitation. Warmer conditions develop in the lake region Ohio Valley East Gulf States and the Northwest as storms move away. Temperatures in the Atlantic States are low with Nevada and California well below normal. Showers are expected only in the South Atlantic States on Wednesday with fair weather east of the Mississippi on Wednesday and Thursday, and storm warnings persist along the Southern California coast. The Cincinnati May 23 1916 temperature record is noted with a 7 pm end time and a comparison to prior years.
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Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
South Atlantic
South Plateau
Alabama
New England
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
East Gulf States
Northwest
Atlantic States
Nevada
California
South Atlantic States
Mississippi River
Carranza forces mass 30,000 easing border tensions
Washington officials troubled as Carranzista troops totaling about 30 000 are massed south of the border in the Big Bend region of Texas. Officials note reports now say 10 000 troops, with fears of renewed demands to withdraw American troops. Secretary Baker expects a court martial for Texas militiamen who refused President’s call. General Gavira reports American fortifications and Pershing’s men seen in Ascension. Colonel Sibley to move command to Eagle Pass as his HQ.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Mexico
Big Bend
Texas
United States
Carranza
Mexico City
Funston
Coast Artillery
Baker
Sibley-Langhorne
Glenn Springs
Boquillas
Enoch H. Crowder
Army
Der
Big Bend District
Gavira
Carranzas
Juarez
Ascension
Casas Grandes
Pershing
Trevino
Chihuhua
Frederick N. Sibley
Coahuila
Marathon
Deemer’s Ford
George T. Langhorne
Eighth Cavalry
Sibley
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Ft. Clark
Bandits March Toward American Hamlet Lobo
Mexican bandits were sighted approaching Lobo a miles from the border Texas rangers alerted Marathon for aid eight American troopers patrol the area General Funston prepared to order the Texas militia Second and Fourth Regiments to Brownsville to patrol the border.
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Commercial Tribune
EL Paso
Tex
Lobo
Texas Rangers
Marathon
Funston
Texas
Brownsville
True to His Name Costs Man License Tag
Earl E. For gott failed to display his license tag on his car and had to pay a $20 fine in court at Tarrytown New York on May 23. The tale underscores the pun on his surname and the enforcement action taken.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Earl E. Forgott
Oro
German Flyers Trapped After Mistaking Enemy Aerodrome
May 23 British reports describe a rare incident in which a German airplane, misreading the misty sky, landed at a British aerodrome. Captured German crew and their aircraft were secured while British pilots continued operations despite enemy fire and a damaged lever incident.
Judge Denies Cleveland Divorce Over Infrequent Kisses
May 23 Cleveland special report Judge Addams refused a divorce for Mrs. Cordelia A. Thrasher of Garrettsville Ohio stating there were insufficient grounds after she alleged her husband kissed her only once in five years.
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Cial
Roosevelt testifies for Glover in Washington court
Former President Theodore Roosevelt testified in the District of Columbia Criminal Court on the personal character of Charles C. Glover, president of Riggs National Bank, as officials accuse Glover and others of perjury over bank returns. Roosevelt called Glover the best type of American citizen and left for Long Island afterward. A large crowd cheered outside the courthouse.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Criminal Court of the
District of Columbia
Washington
Glover
Bank
Roosevelt
New York
Long Island
Mr. Longworth
Longworth
Henry White
Francs
Burleson Accused Of Promoting Post Office Lobby
Washington May 23 Postmaster General Burleson and his assistants are charged in a resolution by Representative Good of Iowa with organizing a post office lobby. The measure cites telegrams urging rejection of Senate amendments to the post office appropriation bill on rural free delivery routes. It alleges political motives, route consolidations, and dismissal of rural carriers.
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Washington
Burleson
Postoffice
Representative Good
Iowa
Senate
Post Office
Man Relates Plight After Box Car Corn Ordeal
Mike Devich of Steubenville Ohio testified in Chicago Municipal Court that he locked himself in a sealed corn car at a steel mill and awoke aboard the car bound for Chicago. He claimed the car contained shelled corn and no water or food, with his only nourishment the corn as it traveled.
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Flanigan
Mike Devich
Steubenville
Mike
Chicago
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