President Wilson to Decide on Sending Division Abroad
Washington May 1 President Wilson will decide whether to send American troops to France after a White House conference with Rene Viviani head of the French mission. The French directive for an early deployment clashes with the army general staff plan to delay until troops are trained and equipped. If a small force goes it would mainly serve moral effect. months of preparation remain before any large action.
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France
White House
Wilson
Rene Viviani
United States Army
Marshal Jofre
Administration
Prencb
General Staff
Marshal Joffre
Peace terms in doubt as Germany girds for May day
Berlin dispatches report the German chancellor may offer new peace terms in an address to the Reichstag as unrest grows at home and in Petrograd. Munition workers threaten strikes in Rhine provinces while Krupp’s Essen is isolated and Petrograd reports May Day parades proceeding with no disorder.
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Petrograd
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Berlin
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Rhine
Essen
England
George
Admiralty
Lord Beresford
Murder Plot Tied to St Paul Slaying of Mrs Dunn
Police in St Paul reveal details of a Montana based murder plot against Mrs. Alice McQuillan Dunn. Frank J. Dunn allegedly hired two Montana men to kill his wife for alimony and money, with the plan nearly exact in execution but later used for blackmail. both men confessed after the crime.
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Minn
Alice McQuillan Dunn
Montana
Billings
Forsyth
J. J. O'Connor
R. D. O'Brien
Frank J. Dunn
Dunn
Eent
Soldiers' Pay Bill Passed by Senate and House
The Senate and House approved the administration draft for a wartime army and raised pay for enlisted men. The House vote favored the bill 318 to 119 with the consent to draft, while the Senate bill set pay at 29 dollars monthly, and 30 dollars per month was supported by a House provision. Amendments covered draft exemptions for agricultural work, state quotas, and banning bounties or substitutes. The session also debated liquor prohibitions and various war-related measures.
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House
Congress
Harding
Roosevelt
France
Jeanette Rankin
Congress Eyes Swift Action On Large War Appropriation
The House moves to rapid passage of an omnibus emergency war bill worth about 2.83 billion dollars. Debate ends in a brief session with minimal opposition and an amendment doubling enlist ed men pay. Military gets 2.32 billion, Navy 503 million, rest goes to other departments for war related needs.
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House
Navy
Appropriations Committee
Panama Canal
Food shortage warned at Chamber lunch in May 2
At a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in May 2 1930s, Professor Alfred Atkinson urged sowing spring wheat and staple crops to avert shortages. Senator Hogan and T J McDonough spoke on rising world food markets while a seed loan fund totaling about 26000 dollars was organized to aid farmers.
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Nillings
Chamber of Commerce
Towa
Afontana
Atkinson
Thomas Hogan
T. J. McDonough
Record Hog Price Tops Market in Bitter Root Valley
Missoula reports that the record price for hogs is one dollar per hundred pounds, announced by Great Falls yesterday. On April 23 in Bitter Root valley an auction paid fifteen dollars and eighty cents per hundred, setting a district record.
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Missoula
Great Falls
Bitter Root Valley
Minneapolis grain market reports show mixed wheat prices
May wheat opened at 2.56 and closed 2.43 while July ranged 2.31 to 2.30. Cash No 1 hard at 2.71 to 2.73, No 1 northern 2.57 to 3.03, oats 68 to. Flax 3.22 to 3.29. Flour fancy patents down 20 cents to 14.40. Shipments 60 056 barrels. Rye 2.02 to 2.20.
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Minnigapolis
Minn
Northern
Montana
Omaha Market Report May 2 Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices
Hogs receipts 1,400 lower with heavy, mixed and bulk bids shown. Cattle receipts 6,600 steady with native steers Texas steers cows and heifers stockers and feeders calves bulls and stags listed in range. Sheep receipts 5,700 steady with yearlings and lambs priced across the board.
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Omaha
Texas
South St Paul Livestock Market Report May 2
Hogs receipts 6 400 steady with range 14 75 to 15 40 bulk 15 10 to 15 20. Cattle receipts 2 990 killers steady steers 6 50 to 25 calf s 6 10 to 10 50. Stockers and feeders 5 to 9 50. Sheep receipts 280 steady lambs 7 to 10 50 ewes 5 26.
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South ST. Paul
Chicago Livestock Prices May 2 Cattle and Sheep
Chicago livestock receipts show firm demand with native beef cattle $9 18.35 per cwt stockers and feeders $7.15 1.85 cows and heifers $5.70 11.15 calves $8 12. Sheep and lambs steady with wethers $11 13.50 ewes $10 13.60 and lambs $13 17.26.
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