War Risk Board reorganized amid surge in compensation claims
Rapid postwar demobilization shifted work at the Bureau of War Risk Insurance prompting a functional reorganization. Death and disability award payments soared with monthly figures surpassing the entire 1918 total. discharge notices rose as eligibility rules tightened. Insurance death awards climbed from 10.2 million to about 804 million, reflecting broader claims processing.
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Washington
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Bureau
Wis
War Department
Farmers of West Are Loyal in Northwest Rally
Adolph O. Eberhart, former Minnesota governor, told Chicago audience that farmers in the Dakotas Minnesota and Montana remain loyal to American patriotism despite the National Nonpartisan League’s decline in the northwest. He spoke Saturday.
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West
Chicago
Dakotas
Minnesota
Montana
National Nonpartisan League
Northwest
Adolph O. Eberhart
German Envoys Reach Versailles for Peace Talks
German Foreign Secretary Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau led the delegation into a brief May 1 session at Versailles to present credentials to allied plenipotentiaries and United States representatives, the first step toward peace negotiations after the victory celebrations.
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France
Versailles
United States
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Trianon Hotel
Supreme Military Council
Herr Landsberg
Professor Schuecking
Jules Cambon
Berlin
Henry White
Lord Turtling
Great Britain
Mutuul
Japan
M. Cambon
Count von Vrockdorff-Runtzau
Allied Commission
Congress
Count von Brockdorff-Tunteau
Victors Push for Quick Peace Terms by May 25
Paris reports optimistic plans to pressure Germany into signing the peace treaty within fifteen days. Delegates must submit complaints in writing, with plenipotentiaries authorized to sign in the name of the republic of Germany. President Wilson aims to return to America around June 1.
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Victors
Paris
Berlin
Bagdad
Teutons
National Assembly
Republic of Germany
Wilson
House
America
Bomb mailings target King and Nebeker in Salt Lake City
Postal inspectors received bombs mailed to Senator King and Frank Nebeker in Salt Lake City. A bomb to Nebeker was delivered to his office while King’s device was found in a sorted mail bag. No bomb was mailed to Senator Smoot. Authorities investigated as post office workers followed Denver inspectors’ guidance.
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Salt Lake City
Senator King
Frank K. Nebeker
Senator Smoot
Washington
Denver
Colo
Mr. Neheker
Nubigcher
Ranchers Quarrel Ends Fatally in Montana
Miles City reports a fatal shooting following a quarrel over ranch property between neighbors Fruce Cochrane and William Hedrick. The incident occurred at Climax and William Hedrick was to riot at Ekalaka, Carter County, as details unfold.
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Miles City
Mont
Fruce Cochrane
Climax
William Hedrick
Ekalaka
Carter County
Record Crop Predicted for Wheat This Year in U S
Washington reports the department of agriculture predicts a wheat crop larger than the 1914 record. A report based on widespread statistics forecasts an unprecedented acreage and a yield near 100,000,000 bushels, echoed by the United States Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States Chamber of Commerce
Socialist gains in Swedish county elections linked to beer policy shift
Stockholm reports that socialist gains in county council elections are attributed by newspapers to the party dropping its prohibition stance and backing moderate liberation of beer and spirits. The conservative party pursues the same policy.
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Stockholm
Socialist Party
Sweden
Fish Hat Stuns BostonWomen on Tremont Street
Miss Lucretia Seymour, Boston artist and designer, wore a mackerel inspired hat on Tremont Street. The white head piece features fins eyes and a tail with celluloid petals. Seymour spent eight hours daily for eight days to create the avant garde design.
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Boston
Tremont Street
Lucretia Seymour
Seymour
Getting It Right on Newsroom Confusion
Quip style item notes a misunderstanding about a boy and his father Mr C Archibald Sharyt Newpop. Reporters trade barbs over whether the son or father died, with a playful misstatement about who is dead. The exchange hinges on the confusing dialogue.
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C. Archibald Sharyt
Newpop
Shackle Jokes Highlight Prison Life Irony
A prison commission visitor recalls a young inmate who explains his cycle of crime and prison. The youth says his love for family keeps him returning, as his parents are jailed when he is released and he must go in when they come out.
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Cartoons Magazine
Children Guess Tall Animal in Geography Lesson
A geography class on Australia ends with a riddle about a tall animal that cannot always stand or walk. the front-row viewers shout Charlie Chaplin in answer. A boy’s composition reads humorously about a baby’s first joy and a mother's heart.
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Australia
Charlie Chaplin
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