Brazil moves to end neutrality as war threat grows
In Rio de Janeiro on May 27 the Committee on Foreign Relations drafted a measure to cancel the April 25 1917 neutrality decree. President Braz would be authorized to act to end neutrality and defend against German submarines by utilizing interned German ships without confiscation. Foreign Minister Nilo Peçanha reported further talks with Ruy Barbosa as ex president Rodriguez Alves and the vice president prepare to join a policy conference. Rio Grande do Sul representatives favor revoking neutrality.
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Brazil
Germany
United States
Braz
Congress
Paris
Parano
National Congress
the Hague
Wenceslao Braz
Nilo Pecanha
Ruy Barbosa
Rodriguez Alves
Rio Grande Do Sul
Regular Army
NAVY
Marine Corps
National Guard
Officers’ Corps
Canada
Army
Russia
Lovett Volunteers War Service For Red Cross Effort
Henry P. Davison announces Judge Robert S. Lovett former Texas figure now in New York as Union Pacific chairman will devote virtually all his time to Red Cross war work. Lovett says he is too old for front lines but eager to contribute in any assigned capacity.
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Henry P. Davison
War Council of the American Red Cross
Robert S. Lovett
Texas
New York
Union Pacific Railroad
Cally
Red Cross
Former Senator Charles Dick eyed for Ohio West Virginia National Guard post
Reports from Washington indicate former Senator Charles Dick could become Major General of the Ohio West Virginia National Guard should supporters prevail. His backers cite a forty year militia career from private to general and credit him with authoring the Dick law and promoting militia legislation. They expect a formal presentation to the President after the post is confirmed.
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Washington
Charles Dick
West Virginia National Guard
Germany
Ohio
National Guard
Ohio- West Virginia
Registration Q&A for 1917 Draft Requirements and Exemptions
An extensive question and answer guide explains who must register for the 1917 draft, when to register, and potential penalties. It covers age limits, exemptions, custody of papers, how drawing will occur, and procedures for various statuses including students, workers abroad, and religious groups.
Bavarian Government Proposes Central European Aerial Traffic Act
A Munich dispatch says the Bavarian Government will submit to Parliament a draft law creating an aerial traffic system for Central Europe now being organized.
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Berlin
Munich
Europe
Weather summary and temperature readings across multiple states
The report covers showers in Ohio and West Virginia with likely clearing later. Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana forecast storms Monday with cooler conditions by Tuesday. It lists temperatures and highs at stations like Cincinnati 65/77, Memphis 74/82, Seattle 64/40, Portland 76/70, Omaha 60/60, Winnipeg 68/68, and Kansas City 64/76, alongside precipitation amounts and a May 27 1917 weather record for Cincinnati with readings through 7 p.m. including clear and cloudy periods.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Beckaceonis
Jacksonville
Denver
Pittsburg
Phoenix
Ttanooga
Seattle
Foeage
Portland
St. Louis
San Francisco
Memphis
Winnipeg
Omaha
S.W
N.E
McAdoo Reports Broad Support for Liberty Loan Taxes
Secretary McAdoo, back from a tour of Middle and Central Western cities, says the people back the administration’s plan to raise about 1.8 billion dollars in new taxes for war finance. He notes broad willingness to sacrifice, with opposition limited to a few business groups over the tax mix, not the total amount.
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Washington
McAdoo
Liberty Loan
Aryone
Government advises keep pigs over chickens to save food
London May 27. The government urges households to raise pigs instead of chickens to maintain the food supply cheaply. Pigs cost less to feed than chickens and will consume kitchen scraps, while chickens use more corn, risking the halt of horse racing due to corn shortage.
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London
Solvable Belgian Disease Worsens Among Workers
A Belgian physician arriving in London reports dire public health conditions in Belgian industrial centers. Sickness rose from 162 per 1000 in 1914 to 275 in 1916 and 376 per 1000 in early 1917. Death rate grew from 0.81% in 1916 to 3.05% in January February 1917. Of 640 laborers, 614 weighed far below standard.
Sea serpent prerogatives spared by U-boat spotters
Berlin officials deny German naval forces operating in American waters and allege rumors of a submarine off the Atlantic coast are caused by whale activity near Maine and Montauk Point. The AP report notes prior sightings and a near-miss near Fire Island but official denial stands.
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Associated Press
Foreign Office
Atlantic
American
Maine
Atlantic Seaboard
Smith
Fire Island
New England
Montauk Point
Newfoundland
Baron Burian Plans Resignation as Finance Minister
Amsterdam report says Baron Burian, Austro-Hungarian Finance Minister, intends to resign. The May 27 bulletin from Hirlip notes the planned step back from the post amid ongoing political shifts.
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Amsterdam
Budapest
Hirlip
Baron Burian
British and Italian Forces Score Early World War I Gains
British troops repulsed a German attack east of Loos and conducted a successful raid northwest of St Quentin with prisoners and light casualties. French and Italian units also gained ground against Austrian and German positions, with air forces claiming multiple enemy aircraft downed and heavy artillery exchanges reported along the Aisne, Champagne, and Adriatic fronts.
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France
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Aisne
Champagne
French War Department
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Moulin de Laffaux
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Nauroy
Moronviil
Colmar
Sissone
Laon
Pargny
Arras
Acheville
Monchy
Prince Rupprecht
Wytschaete
Vauxillon
Suippes
Duke Albrecht
Voss
Jamiano
Gulf of Triest
Montfalcone-Duino
San Giovanni
Medeazza
Plava
Sixty-Turn Sinking Claims Death Toll of Eizaguirre
London May 27 Forty eight passengers and eighty five crew members of the Spanish steamer Eizaguirre are reported dead after its sinking in five minutes. A second officer said the vessel broke in half as boats disappeared, while a lone surviving crewman helped a small life boat in heavy seas. Among the missing is the Spanish Consul at Colombo. The ship, linked to the Cia Trans-Atlantica, last left Barcelona in April en route to Manila via Cape Town.
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Eizaguirre
Reuters Telegram Company
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Ceylon
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Barcelona
Manila
Capetown
German submarine sinks Faroe fishing boats loss feared
Faroe Island bank action reports six fishing boats sunk by a German submarine. About thirty fishermen are missing, with the incident happening on the banks south of the islands near Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
Faroe Islands
Faroe
Begona Sinks. Spanish Premier Reports Loss
Spanish Premier Marquis Prieto announced that the steamship Begona, 2862 tons gross, 305 feet long, 42 feet beam, built 1896 at Middlesborough, has sunk. The vessel was owned in Bilbao.
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Madrid
Marquis Prieto
Begona
Middlesborough
Bilbao
Ban on Wearing Miniature War Medals Abroad
London officials prohibit wearing miniature war medals and decorations unless officially awarded. A firm producing miniatures like brooches bracelets and lockets is barred from selling them to stop cheapening war honors.
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London
China Congress Hails New Prime Minister in Appointment
In Peking, the House approves Li Ching-Hsi as Premier succeeding Tuan Chi Jui after President Li Yuan-Hung dismissed him May 23. Wu Ting-Fang, acting Premier, nominated Li Ching-Hsi amid applause. Senate to vote Monday. Li Ching-Hai, nephew of Li Hung-Chang, was governor of Kwangsi in 1901 and 1904-1905.
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House of Representatives
Li Ching-Hsi
Finance
Tuan Chi Jui
Li Yuan-Hung
Wu _ Ting- Fang
Washington
Senate
Li Ching Hai
Li Hung- Chang
Kwangsi
Chen- Chin-Tao
Earthquake Shocks Southern California Cause Panic in Brawley
A severe quake struck Southern California tonight with strong tremors across the region. In Brawley a school building hosting exercises saw women and children faint as panic nearly erupted, though no injuries are reported.
Tornado Kills Over Twenty in Hickman Area
Telephoned report from Hickman Kentucky states twenty or more people were killed in a tornado that struck farming settlements in the vicinity late today.
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Memphis
Tenn
Hickman
Tornado Toll Tops 100 as Illinois Towns Struck
Meager Sayre reports place dead at around 100 with many wounded when a tornado hit Sayre, near Birmingham, Alabama, early tonight. In Illinois, Mattoon and Charleston suffered total deaths over 70 with hundreds injured as 140 blocks of homes were destroyed and 2,000 people homeless. Relief efforts mobilized with ambulances, militia, and temporary medical facilities across Mattoon, Charleston, and nearby towns.
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Tennessee
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Ala
Sayre
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Peterson Park
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