Billions Go to 10 Farms for Wheat
American farmers will have more than two billion dollars to spend on account of wheat. The government forecasts a winter wheat harvest around 900 million bushels at 2.26 dollars a bushel, boosting buying power across corn, oats, hay and cotton. Rail and steel sector shows open market gains, while oil development accelerates, underscoring fuel and power needs for ships, planes and cars.
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New York
United States
America
Railroad Administration
Iron and Steel Institute
Nation Over Subscribes Final War Loan in Oversubscribed Run
Washington reports the fifth and last war loan oversubscribed with early figures showing subscriptions around 3.85 billion dollars. Officials expect final totals near 6 billion though only 4.9 billion will be accepted as the treasury tallies Saturday’s large harvest. The victory loan follows the same pattern as prior drives, finishing the job and meeting treasury needs.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Treasury Department
Great Liberty Loan Organization
Idaho Oversubscribes Victory Note Quota
Idaho exceeds its Victory note allotment by more than a million dollars. Chairman Gwion says every county met its quota and the state total is about 12 million dollars. Roughly 90 000 subscribers helped raise Idaho's quote of 11 150 000 and 31 000 000 KUL.
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Boise
Idaho
Gwion
Peace Mission Members Leave Versailles for Berlin
Members of the peace mission sailed from Versailles Saturday night toward Berlin. Among them are labor leader Carl Legon head of the German trades union confederation Privy Councillor Eherbach and foreign office official Schmidt. They are charged with carrying on direct discussions with the German government.
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Berlin
Versilles
Sis
Iermin
Versailles
Carh Legon
Confeder
Tlon
Conncillor Eherbach
Mil
Schmidt
Foreign Office
Boy Scout Week Proclaimed by Washington President Wilton
A proclamation publicized Sunday designates June 8 to June 4 as Boy Scout Week nationwide. The observance aims to promote and recognize the work of boy scouts and their role in character development and service.
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Washingtone
Wilton
Bolshevik Army Advances In Ural Front Reported
Translated Soviet dispatches claim five regiments on the Ural front suffered losses including drowned soldiers. Bolshevik commission figures rise as reports of Bolshevik strength grow.
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Troteky
Hoelsingfors
Tussia
Cleo
Ural Front
Molsheviks Commiasarion
Noted Sculptor Dies in New York Studio
Sarah Greene Wise a noted sculptor and former pupil of Bodin and Bordelle died at her studio Sunday in New York. Wise was a member of the National Sculptors Society and known for her contributions to American sculpture.
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New Yorken
Sarah Greene Wise
National Sculptor’s Society
Bodin and Bordelle
Wilson 10 Re jects Scheidemann Objections to Treaty
The American delegation views Scheidemann objections as unfounded arguing the treaty aligns with Wilsons fourth and fifth points on disarmament and colonies. It notes colonies pass to the league via mandatories and that verbal negotiations may occur only in limited form while a general opening is rejected.
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Paris
Wilson
Scheidemann
Versailles
Herr Schledemann
Germany
League
Herr Schiedemann
League of Nations
Utah Oversubscribes War Bond Quota By Large Margin
Salt Lake City reports Utah fulfilled its pledge for the fifth time in the war loan drive. The state met its quota of 13,851,000 and oversubscribed by about 860,800 with subscriptions totaling 14,221,700.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
United States
Watest
Uiah
Victory Liberty notes over-subscribed in fifteen million loan
Treasury estimates from Federal Reserve banks show fifteen million Victory Liberty notes bought in the campaign that closed May 10. Purchases were 2 million in the fourth, 17 million in the third, 9.4 million in the second, and 49 million in the first. Officials expect the final total by May 26.
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Washington
Victory Liberty
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Indemnity and Frontiers Key in Austrian Treaty Terms
May 8 discussions in Paris focused on shaping the Austrian peace draft. The main provisions include a proposed 5 billion crown indemnity and delimitation of new state frontiers. Plans also cover dividing Austria-Hungary's prewar debt and potential Adriatic border issues with Italy.
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Paris
Council of Four
Orland
Italy
Germany
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Versailles
Drastic Terms for Austria Reported in Paris Treaty
Paris announces new Austrian terms that wipe out the Austrian navy and require surrender of all ships. Drafting committee begins work on a twenty and whole provision as allies adjust division later. Vienna reports indicate the majority in the Austrian assembly renounces unification with Germany.
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Paris
Austria
Thiele
Vienna
Germany
Jurors Acquit Ruth Garrison in Poisoning Case
Seattle jurors acquitted Ruth Garrison a 1 year old girl due to mental irresponsibility at the time of the alleged poisoning of Mrs. Tirace G Stores rival for J M Storm. She faces commitment to a hospital for the feeble minded.
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Ruth Garrison
Seattle
Fruth Garrison
Tirace G. Stores
J. M. Storm
Inez
Priday
Flight of the Two Seaplanes Ends in Halifax
The fleet faced trouble on the first leg of a proposed route on May 8. Two seaplanes reached Halifax safely after a nine hour flight covering about 540 miles, but the third failed to complete the voyage. Commander John H Towers piloted the two successful planes to port.
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Knockaway
JeThree Onvy
Halifax
John H. Towers
Bockiaway Wolot
Congress Calls Extra Session In May 1919
President Wilson issues a call for a special session to meet May 19 1919 to handle legislation blocked at the end of the prior session. The proclamation sets May 10 as the extra session date for congressional convening at the Capitol.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Tumulty
Congress of the
United States
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
District of Columbia
Legion Honors Salt Lake Man
At a meeting of the publication committee of the American Legion held Saturday J Leo Mehan of Salt Lake was selected as the western representative on the executive committee which is to formulate plans for the launch publication of the official organ of the post Lion.
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Legion
Salt Lake
St. Louis
The
American Legion
J. Leo Mehan
Soch
Noch Lion
Miss Lillian Barker Takes Post at Westminster Hotel
Miss Lillian Barker begins as princes officer of the women's branch at the St Ermine hotel in Westminster England. The department restores training for women who lost it while working in munitions and other war industries.
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Lillian Barker
St. Ermine Hotel
Westminster
Eng
Ministry of Labor
Simple Gourmet Dream School Turns Hostess Into Scientist
A housewife impressed by her college daughter’s weekend visit to a cooking expert notes a high tech kitchen with a dishwashing machine and long work tables. The daughter recalls dinner cooked in a fireless cooker and the rest from a delicatessen, highlighting a contrast with traditional home cooking.
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New York World
Dickens Love of Humanity and the Barristers
Sheriff Lyell of Scotland lectured Glasgow Dickens society on the author’s love of humanity and wish to relieve suffering. He cited characters such as Wales Raeburn Traddles Carton and Buzbitz and urged wholehearted reading despite occasional exaggeration or sentiment.
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Dickens
Sheriff Lyell
Glasgow
Dickens Society
Mr. Wales
Eugene Raeburn
Tommy Traddles
Sidney Carton
Sergeant Buzbitz
Tommy Traidies
Famous Fleet Street the Street of Adventure
A modern writer calls Fleet Street the Street of Adventure in A Child's Guide to London. The passage notes Fleet Street gathers world news and wires bring wars revolutions and inventions, while medieval lore likens it to Froissart's perilous and turbulent London.
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Fleet Street
A. A. Methieu
London
Froissart
First Thrift Day Marks Thrift Congress Opening
The first thrift day in America on August 11 1015 celebrated in California after a proclamation by Governor Johnson. The event opened the thrift congress at the Panama Pacific exposition hosted by the Americana Society for Thrift reports Thrift Magazine.
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America
California
Johnson
Panama Pacific Exposition
Americana Society For Thrift
Thrift Magasine
Christian Unity and Helping the Wounded Brother
A Christian Herald reflection urges unity guiding aid to the injured, stressing that those who help should not seek the helper's name or grievance but provide aid across differences. It emphasizes shared humanity.
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Christian Unity
The
Christian Herald
Hate as Bedroom Slippers Reworked Into Old Hate Reused
The article notes hate once worn as feeling is repurposed into faded hostility. It argues that hate in repurposed form remains stubbornly resistant to change.
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