Italy Moves Toward War After Salandra Sparks Parliament Action
May 22 Milan reports Premier Salandra declaring Italy will use force to defend its rights amid Austrian pressure. Parliament passes a war bill 417 to 73 empowering defense and emergency funding as Austria’s fleet reportedly heads to bombard Venice. Socialists abstain from applause. King Victor Emmanuel III may issue a wartime manifesto.
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Italy
Salandra
Chamber of Deputies
Austria
Europe
Serbia
Milan
Pola
Venice
Berlin
Vienna
Victor
German Spy Hangs Self in British Prison Cell
London May 22 Anton Kuepferie the alleged German spy who faced charges of passing naval and military secrets to England's enemies died by hanging in his cell at Brixton jail The warden found the body during breakfast delivery He left a note saying he could not mount the scaffold and that he had been in many battles he was not dying as a spy but as a soldier
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London
Anton Kuepferie
England
Brixton
Kuepferle
Bridegroom Fatally Shot in Glanwood Springs
John Ulrey a 24 year old rancher was shot and probably fatally wounded as he answered a knock at the door of his home in Glanwood Springs Colorado on May 2. The assailant escaped. Ulrey had been married just Sunday.
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Colo
John Ulrey
Ulrey
Seventeen German Submarines Reported Lost
Copenhagen dispatch says German naval circles report seventeen German submarines lost. The London based Evening News notes the claim as current in German circles and awaiting official confirmation.
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London
England
the Evening News
Copenhagen
Wilson Reviews Fleet Praises Navy and Secretary Daniels
President Wilson praised Secretary of the Navy Daniels at a New York luncheon honoring the Atlantic fleet. He affirmed support for a strong navy and said the fleet embodies American ideals, stressing the United States seeks humanity and does not threaten others. He noted the navy’s efficiency under Daniels and praised the fleet’s presence as a symbol of moral principle.
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Amertes
United States
Daniels
America
Russians Routed in Galicia as Austro-Hungarian Forces Advance
Reports from Berlin via Amsterdam state the Russian army under Get Dimitrief suffered heavy losses, retreated toward the lower San, and faced a disorganized defense. Austro-Hungarian units captured Jaroslaw, Meierkopf positions, and the San bridgehead by May 15 amid mounting Russian casualties and regimental losses.
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Get
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Elizabeth
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Jupassowaky
Petrograd
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War Office
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Legajak
Nome and Atlantic Shipping News Flash
Nome Alaska May 20 A big load opened in the ice off Nome and the steamer Corwin and the Polar Bear are expected to reach their anchorage on the roadstead Friday or Saturday. Evansville Indiana May 19 Twenty acres were found covered with fish when a cofferdam at the government dam on the Ohio river was pumped out. New York May 20 Cunard Line officials say there is no ground for a story that the Transylvania was chased by a German submarine. Paris May 20 The government will requisition all wheat stocks at about 2.80 per hundred pounds. Syracuse New Jersey May 20 Theodore Roosevelt libel suit contentions say the suit was a political manifesto, not good faith damages.
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Henderson
Glasgow
Transylvania
Paris
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N. J
Theodore Roosevelt
William Barnes
Roosevelt
United States
John M. Bowers
Portugal's new ruler shot in Lisbon riot turmoil
Joao Chagas head of Portugal's revolutionists and newly formed cabinet was shot at Entrecamento station en route to Lisbon to assume duties. Senator Freitas killed by a bystander after firing four shots. Chagas gravely wounded as Lisbon and its environs tally heavy casualties. A Spanish warship arrived to protect foreigners as rioting resurges under military rule.
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Joao Chagas
Lisbon
Senor Chagas
Oporto
Entrecamento
Freitas
Chagas
Uxpana
Kitchener Seeks Gas Use and 300000 More Troops
Lord Kitchener told the House of Lords that the allies would employ poisonous gases against Germany and pressed for 300000 additional troops. He praised recent hard fighting in Flanders near Ypres and Neuve Chapelle, noted German gas attacks, acknowledged Allied losses, but said morale remained high and Dardanelles news was satisfactory.
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Lord Kitchener
House of Lords
Flanders
Neuva Chapelle
Ypres
Dardanelles
Fugitive Cashier Edward J King Surrendered in Indiana
Edward J King the absconding cashier of the Dugger State Bank surrendered to prosecutor Fred F Bays after 24 days on the run. He was released on a $600 bond and said he wandered through eastern cities Tennessee mountains and considered other travel plans before turning himself in. The bank had sued to recover about $34 000 alleging embezzlement.
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Lusitania
King
Tennessee
Baya
Roumania Plans War Following Italy Says Report
In Bucharest on May 21 it was reported that Romania would enter the war after Italy. The Romanian army is on war footing and will strike at Austria through Transylvania. A ministerial council met with the premier presenting Rome’s latest envoy news indicating Italy has decided for war.
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Transylvania
Bucharest
Roumania
Italy
Rome
Mexican troops shoot American near Ebano station
An American worker for Husstecs Petroleum near Ebans in the Tampico district was shot by Villa soldiers around May 15. Vice-Consul Bevan reported the incident to the State Department and was asked to obtain the victim’s name and a full report. The shooting followed fighting that led to the capture of the Ebano pumping station by Villa forces.
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State Department
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Vil- Netra
Rockefeller Jr. Called to Account by Mother Jones
Washington May 19 John D Rockefeller Jr was challenged by labor leader Mary Harris Mothers Jones at an industrial relations commission hearing over his failure to travel to Colorado in January to address labor troubles. Rockefeller said he planned to go soon to inspect conditions.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Jones
Colorado
Industrial Relations Commission
Rockefeller
War Bill 16 Passed in Italy as War Fears Rise
May 24 Brencio Italy reports a de facto state of war with Austria and Germany. Italy concentrates about 360,000 troops along the Adriatic coast at Brindisi Bari and Toggia. The Italian senate approves plenary powers for the government amid national enthusiasm for entry into war. Italian king and royal household attend the chamber display.
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Salandra
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Victor Emmanuel
Granddaughter for Wilson
Washington May 24 a daughter was born to Secretary and Mrs William McAdoo. Eleanor Wilson McAdoo is named after her grandmother and was born at 9 16 p m at the McAdoo home on Massachusetts avenue weighing eight to nine pounds. The president was notified first. The child is the second grandchild of the president following Jessie Wilson Sayre's January birth. The McAdoo marriage occurred in the White House blue room last May.
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William McAdoo
Eleanor Wilson
Ellen Wilson McAdoo
McAdoo
Jessie Wilson Sayre
White House
Bine
Silver Floods A Cornfield In Nebraska
In Nebraska City area a freight train fire spread $50,000 worth of silver across a large cornfield. Railroad workers salvaged the melted metal after five freight cars burned, rivets running along the furrows of planted corn as the field stretched out.
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Omaha
Neb
German Charge D'Affaires Stabbed in Mexico City Attack
Washington May 22 Charge d Affaires Magnus of the German legation in Mexico City was attacked and stabbed by a robber. He reported the incident to the German embassy in Washington. He was not seriously wounded.
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Magnus
Mexico City
Tle
Weed kills 1100 Sheep Near Spokane in White Camas Outbreak
More than 1,100 sheep die and many others ill within three miles of Boyd, a hamlet 76 miles north of Spokane, after eating the white camas weed. Local authorities investigate the outbreak and its impact on farms and livestock health.
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Wash
Willes
Boyds
Evansville Names First Girl Jitney Drivers
In Evanaville Miss Margaret Brannin and Miss Jessie yan become Evansville's first girl jitney drivers entering their car for service, marking a notable local milestone in May.
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Evanaville
Ind
Margaret Brannin
Jessie Yan
Evansville
Three More Bodies Found After Lusitania Sinking
Queenstown May 21 The bodies of C. H. Lund and M. F. P. Grant, both of Chicago, were recovered after the Lusitania disaster. An unidentified woman’s body was also picked up.
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C. H. Lund
Chicago
M. FP. Grant
New Gold Strike Reported in Alaska Dome Creek
May 21 Nome reports confirm placers on Dome creek in the Council mining district with pay dirt averaging ten cents per load and four cents per pay. Local sources note rich surface showing and potential for richer veins in the area.
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Nome
Dome Creek
Council Mining
Will Protest to Britain on American Cargo Detentions
Secretary of State Bryan said the United States is considering sending another protest to Great Britain over detention of American cargoes. The issue has been under review for about a month. In other news, Maltos on Gallipoli is reported captured by the Allies and Dardanelles destroyed by Anglo-French fleets.
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United States
Great Britain
Maltos
London
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Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Suffragists Apologize to Wilson for Approach
New York May 22. Letters to President Wilson in which suffragists apologize for attempts by suffrage leaders to approach the president have been mailed to the president.
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New York
Suffra Giste
Prince Besieged by Widows in Paris Report
Paris May 22 Officers widows from German society flood Prince Joachim of Prussia with marriage offers prompting widespread reports of unsolicited courtship amid social turmoil.
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Joachim
Prussia
War Horses transit shift slows Western shipment
War horses via Express in Pittsburgh halted entirely this week while eastbound express cars rose to two or three per passenger train. The report notes freight adjustments affecting wartime transport through Western points and Pittsburgh terminals, shaping rail movement.
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Pittsburgh
Western Points
Freldht
Murine Remedy Debate Sparks Candid Exchange
A terse exchange unfolds as two speakers clash over a murine remedy for oak resistance. One warns against dismissal while the other lists unspoken gaps in their knowledge. The dialogue hints at broader stakes and personal viewpoints.
Real Skin Comfort Ad From Old Time Print
An advertisement promotes bathing and anointing with a rich cream for sensitive or irritated skin, promising intense comfort. It invites readers to sample by mail via Cuticura Dept XY Boston and notes the product is sold widely. A separate joke panel questions Nero’s behavior during Rome's burning with a finance student quip.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Dodd's Kidney Pills Touted by Prof Schmitz Patient
The statement from Prof Aug F W Schmitz of Thomas Oklahoma recounts a 25 year backache linked to Bright's Disease. After two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills relief followed by more doses, the pain largely vanished with continued use. He endorses the remedy and notes the 50 cent per box price.
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F. W. Schmitz
Dodd
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
Short Practice Periods Prove Most Efficient in Skill Training
Experiments by Dr K Lashley at Johns Hopkins tested archery skill in twenty untrained volunteers divided into three groups receiving five, twenty, or forty shots per day. Results show the five-shot group improved fastest with less total practice time, supporting the view that shorter, repeated practice over days yields higher efficiency in muscular training.
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Lashley
Johns Hopkins University
Scientific American
Comparisons Incomes Among Public Figures
A boastful theater star claims his income exceeds the U S president’s. A conservative partner counters that income figures can mislead noting Jack Johnson once earned more than the star, highlighting how fame and wealth comparisons can be misleading.
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United States
Jack Johnson
Postum Cereal Reverses Coffee Sickness Says Topeka Woman
A Topeka woman credits Postum with curing years of insomnia nervousness and dyspepsia caused by coffee. She stopped coffee abruptly and switched to Postum, noting improvement within weeks and six years of relief. The ad promotes Postum Cereal and Instant Postum with prices and the slogan There's a Reason.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wollville
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