May Wheat Wiped From Trade Board Amid Allied Involvement
Chicago on May 12 reports May 11 settlement fixed at 3.18 per bushel as allies held long 29 million bushels earlier. Trade saw vast unfilled contracts and a distinction from a corner as longs spread. actual supply was scattered across elevators and markets. Trading halted in St Louis and Kansas City after sharp moves as officials noted potential profits and losses. John McKenny from Lamoille Valley was sighted in Elko and vicinity.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
St. Louis St, Louis
Merchants’ Exchange
Kansas City
Western Pacific Boes To Reno
The Western Pacific railroad aims to run trains into Reno on a regular schedule by November 1. Contractors are surveying Chilcoot tunnel to Reno. work starts next month with all grading and finishing to be done by October 1. The line will be 32 miles, standard gauge, using 75 pound rails with heavy ballast to assure a solid road.
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Western Pacific Railroad
Reno
C. M. Levey
The
Gazette
Chilcoot Tunnel
Western Pacific
Chilcoot
N C.O
Plumas
Purdy
Peayvine
Ncc-O
Nec O
Lemmons Valley
Cling to the Good Old Ways
The piece argues women prefer traditional domestic tasks and resist labor saving innovations such as dishwashers and steam sterilization. It critiques feminist calls for modern appliances while recognizing evolving manufacturing roles for women and the servant problem in households. The Atlanta Journal notes social pressure and attitudes toward change in home labor.
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Shce
Atlanta Journal
Pershing May Command Expedition to France
Washington May 12 There is renewed speculation that General Pershing might command an expedition to France. War Department officials refused to comment and Secretary Baker called much speculation prejudicial to public interests.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
Baker
France
Aviation altitude records smashed by Captain Robertson
Captain W A Robertson Jr, of the North Island training school, set all American altitude records by reaching about 16 400 feet. The prior record was 16 337 feet held by Victor Curistrom who died in a Newport News flight. Robertson earlier gained prominence after a desert survival flight with Lt Col Harry G Bishop from North Island to Calexico.
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San Diego
Cal
W. A. Robertson, Jr
North Island Training School
Victor Curistrom
Newport News
Robinson
Harry G. Bishop
North Island
Calexico
Imperial Valley
Sonora
Mexico
Bradley theater to screen National Forest recreation reel
On Monday night the Bradley theater presents a short reel showcasing recreation in the national forests. The film highlights lakes streams and mountains and how visitors enjoy the outdoors. Forest rangers offer to assist pleasure seekers in planning vacations in the national forests.
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Bradley Theater
National Forests
Bradley
Forest Rangers
Wool Market Active Amid Government Orders Report
San Francisco reports brisk wool market activity across all grades with large government orders underway. In Washington the censorship provision was removed from the administration espionage bill by a narrow senate vote thirty nine to thirty eight.
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Wool Market
San Francisco
Washington
Senate
Johnson
California
Scandinavians Agree on Impartial Neutrality
Stockholm May 12 Swedish Danish and Norwegian ministers after a three day conference unanimously decide to maintain a policy of impartial neutrality.
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Stockholm
French Penetrate German Lines in Alsace Front
Unusually heavy artillery fighting reported on the Verdun front near Avercourt. Official announcements say French patrols penetrated German lines at several points in Alsace and near Bezonvaux.
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Alsace
Paris
Verdun
Avercourt
Bezonvaux
House Votes 215 to 168 On Roosevelt Division in France
Wallington May 12 The house after a stormy debate voted 215 to 168 to instruct its conferees on the army bill to restore the amendment allowing Roosevelt to head a division in France.
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Wallington
House
Roosevelt
France
Cotton Crushers Plan Twenty Tire Convention Here
The Interstate Cotton Crushers association will convene in Dallas on Monday for its twentieth annual convention. The group represents every state in the South and will discuss plans to combat boll weevil and encourage farmers to grow soybeans peanuts and other crops supplying mill needs.
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Dallas
Tex
Interstate Cotton Crushers’ Association
Opposition to War Levies In Senate Hearings
In Washington on May 12 the senate finance committee heard protests from industries hit by the $1.8 billion war tax bill. Manufacturers distillers brewers soda fountain interests and tobacco firms warned the plan would ruin their businesses as witnesses argued the proposed excess profits tax would unfairly burden many sectors. Representatives from nearly every affected industry attended to voice their concerns.
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Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
British Claim Gain Near Bullecourt
British forces attacking the Von Hindenburg line report they have reached their objectives and seized several hundred prisoners. The operations occurred near Bullecourt on both sides of the Arras Cambria road and south of the Scarpe river overnight and into the morning.
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London
von Hindenburg Line
Bullecourt
Arras- Cambria Road
Scarpe River
Ten Million Men Subject to Selective Draft
Washington May 12 Ten million men in the United States are subject to selective conscription on July first within the ages set by the war emergency bill. Director Rogers of the census bureau says ten percent of the population, ages twenty one to thirty inclusive, is eligible. Western state totals include Colorado 109,500 Idaho 61,800 Nevada 16,500 Utah 46,200 Wyoming 25,400 Arizona 24,700.
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Washington
United States
Rogers
Census Bureau
Colorado
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Arizona
Council of Workers and Soldiers Delegates Reject Coalition
The executive committee votes 23 to 22 not to participate in forming a government. The decision is sent to a plenary meeting of the council for further action.
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Petrograd
Council of Workingmen’s and Soldiers’ Delegates
Taft's Son Enlists as Private in Army
Washington May 12 Charles P Taft son of ex president Taft age nineteen enlisted today as a private in the artillery branch of the U S Army
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Taft
Washington
Charles P. Taft
Artillery
Kaigers Throne in the Balance in Copenhagen
The South German Gazette urges sending a deputation to the Kaiser warning his throne faces danger unless the chancellor is dismissed. Prince Salm Horstmor questions how Hindenburg would again raise the fallen Kaiser's banner to defend the throne. Conservative papers urge a strong hand to suppress reform, but the chancellor retains the emperor’s confidence.
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Copenhagen
Hindenburg
Prince Salm Horstmor
House of Lords
Naval League
Old Guard
Kreuz-Zeitung
Deutsche Tages- Zeitung
Reichstag
Hohenzollerin
Wyoming Coal Miners Win Small Wage Increase
May 12 Cheyenne Four thousand coal miners in the Wyoming district were granted wage increases of seven to eight cents per ton on all coal mined under an agreement signed by United Mine Workers representatives and Southern Wyoming coal operators.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming District
United Mine Workers
Wyoming
Balfour Honored in New York City
America's top leaders in industry commerce and finance welcomed British Secretary Balfour and other members of the British mission at a Chamber of Commerce reception and luncheon in New York. The event drew about nine hundred attendees including Morgan Schiff Kahn Cortelyou Belmont Guggenheim and Vanderbilt.
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New York
America
Balfour
Chamber of Commerce
Leon
Morgan, Schiff
Kahn
Cortelyou
Belmont
Guggenheim
Vanderbilt
Farmers Live Longer Than Book Keepers and Office Assistants
Washington May 12 A government bureau reports that book keepers and office assistants die younger than farmers. The average age at death for book keepers and office assistants is 36 while farmers live about 58 on average.
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Washington
Bureau of Estatistics
Copper market shows softer activity this week
In New York on May 12 a slightly less active copper market is reported with a fair demand. Quotas for next and nearby deliveries run from thirty one to thirty three and for the third quarter from twenty nine to thirty.
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New York
Prohibition Proposal Moves in Congress During War
Washington May 12 A prohibition proposal curbing the manufacture and sale of certain grains and edibles for beverage liquor during the war and for a year after was introduced in the Senate by Senator Cummings. The measure faces debate today.
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Washington
Cummings
Dance Tonight Bradley Opera House Water Orchestra
A late night event at Bradley Opera House features water orchestra performances with ladies free and gents 50 cents admission. The program spotlights a community dance night and musical acts while inviting local residents to attend.
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Bradley Opera House Water Orchestra
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