Draft Evader's Bullet Fatal to Sheriff Wildes in Nevada
May 23 Fallon Nevada sheriff Mark Wildes of Churchill County died at 7 in Loverock Hospital after being shot Sunday by draft evader Paul Walters. Walters remained at large as authorities doubled efforts, with a reward raised to capture him. Wildes had served twenty years in the county and left a wife and two children.
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Lovelock
Mark Wildes
Churchill County
Paul Walters
Loverock
Wildes
Nevada
Walters
Fallon
County
Wildes P
Churchill
Churchis Courtly
Hue
Jesup
Walters Fred
Themett
Carson City
Errane
Pan Walters
Ts Wing
Toyle
Tru Henricha
Walters Te
Inty Commiestoners
Tendents
Ballon
Ubbe Horning
Paul Watlets
Forty four casualties listed in war update
Washington May 21 Today's casualty list reports forty four frame as casualties. Four men killed in action nine died of wounds ten due to diveave sixteen severely wounded and one airily alightl.
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Washington
Pupils Tear Kaiser Photo From School Books in Kansas
At Leavenworth a fourth grade class encountered a picture of Kaiser Wilhelm in a geography book. Boys tore out the page with the image while girls covered his face with paper. A local teacher chose not to punish, noting a state law about destroying public school books.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Kaiser Wilhelm
Kansas
American air forces to guard Paris
Paris May 24 an American es cadrille formed from top pilots will aid in defending Paris against enemy air raids. The offer of American assistance was made spontaneously by the chief of the American aviation service.
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Paris
Amercan Aviation Service
Caliente Wiped Out By Fire In Nevada
Salt Lake City May 24 Fire nearly destroyed Caliente Nevada a railroad and training town in southern Nevada early this morning reports from the rail head offices here state the entire business section was wiped out with only partial structures left standing crews fought the blaze through the night and investigations begin into the cause of the fire credited to unknown origin by officials
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Salt Lake City
Caliente
Nevada
Rail Oak
Never Played Hookey Mantled by One Boy at School
Al bert Tegen, a sixteen year old from Masitowco, Whe, held a perfect twelve year school record with no absences until May Twenty One. He will travel this summer aboard the Jake steamer Wiehwire, Jr. to Buffalo for a voyage linked to his schooling.
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Masitowco
Whe
Albert Tegen
Tegen
Jake
Wiehwire, Jr
Buffalo
Tls
Though blind, wants to get hands on bill
Joseph Carroll, a blind Albany resident, appeared before a local draft board led by his mother seeking consideration for service. He insisted he could do something for Uncle Sam, despite his blindness, urging an opportunity to prove himself.
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Albany, Nooy
Joseph Carroll
Carroll
Kisser
Uncle Sani
Germania Verein spends funds on Liberty bonds in city
In Okla timal City Ohio on May 24 officers of the Germania Verein former German society report they spent 100 dollars from the treasury to buy Liberty bonds and also invested 400 dollars in the first loan.
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Oklatioma City
Ohio
Germania Verein
Chill Gets Heated Over War Cools Off In Jail
Pine Bluff Ark May 2 Aw cost Chill undertook to chill the efforts of the United States to whip Germany Now Chill is cooling off In Jail awaiting motion of the federal grand jury Chill despite his worldly prosperity remained loyal to the Putherland and when the United States entered the war against Germany Chill got busy He charged with obstructing the war failing to register as an alien enemy and declaring publicly that the Germs would win the war and that within two years Americans would be living under German fate
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Pine Bluff
Ark
United States
Hiermany
Federal
Germany
Hela
Government takes over Pullman business in federal control
Chicago May 24 federal officials announce that the Pullman company has been placed under government authority as part of a national rail system plan. The move affects the company’s reported operations and involves official statements from the vice president detailing the change.
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Chicago
Pullman Company
Arthur of Connaught Heads British Mission
Prince Arthur of Connaught arrives in an Atlantic port as head of a British mission to the United States. The Duke of Connaught’s son will not proceed to Japan and plans to meet President Wilson after a Belief port arrival, per the State Department.
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Arthur OF
Connaught
Atlantic
Princ Artuhy
Duke of Connaught
Strathearn
Canada
Couwin
King George
Bnelieh
United States
State Department
Japan
Vrealdent Wilron
Lloyd George Predicts Confident War Outcome in Edinburgh
London May 24 Premier Lloyd George told an Edinburgh audience that those who know best about prospects are confident of victory. He praised rising shipping output and said American aid will come later, while Western Front fighting remains in a state of anticipation. He alleged nationalist conspiracies and warned against rebels, as Italy entered its fourth war year with offensive withheld.
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London
Amer
Lloyd George
Ity
Tina Spemicinar
Uri Reteseary
United St
Snd
Athenes
Rusia
Ypres
Rheims
Italy
Fr Tntel
Town Talk and Red Cross Fundraising Apology
A verbose town column notes Judge Doughty sparingly, mentions a Red Cross school fundraiser that raised 4255 with standout totals, and details a correction apologizing for misinterpretations of a child’s charity sale. The piece discusses Catlin Shale Products plans and local interference, ending with a formal apology to a student and her father.
Japs To Emigrate To Bolivia
A clipped dispatch reports Japanese emigration plans toward Bolivia dated May 24. The fragment notes an arrival and mentions a bellwether official figure and a state seat, but details are garbled and unreadable.
Cricket for Soldiers Theonder to secure a sport
Soldiers in England faced a shift as cricket events and organization began formalizing sport access. The Hersham MCA took charge of venues and schedules to unify play across nationwide grounds, aiming to boost morale and provide orderly competition amid wartime constraints.
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Coltions
England
Hersham
MCA
Trinket
Park spooning okay says Cleveland chief on benches
In Cleveland Ohio on May 24 Police Chief Smith says lovers may spoon in parks if they stay on benches and do not annoy other visitors. He warns rowdies will not be allowed to flashlights or embarrass couples, advising discretion on the benches over hidden spots.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cupid
Smith
Amish Prove Patriotism as Liberty Bond Sales Rise
Lancaster Pa May 24 The Amish have decided not to let religious scruples hinder war effort. Leaders report nearly 5000 dollars in Liberty Bonds sold as the community aids the national drive while pursuing a bumper crop in the region.
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Lancaster
Boy Page Ananias and the Patriotic Rooster
Port Lupton May 24. A local rooster owned by Mrs. Don Elliott crows loudly on hearing patriotic songs like the Star Spangled Banner America and Dixie and sulks at German air trains in a curious civic tale highlighting democracy in the city.
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Port Lupton
Col
Don Elliott
Twenty-One Graduates Sign for Farm Work
SANCOLN HL May 24 Twenty one of the twenty three young men who finished high school here have accepted positions to work on the farms during vacation period to help win the war The other two were disqualified for phy
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Sancoln
Mountain City Red Cross Drive Opens With Successful Dance
The Mountain City Red Cross drive began with a May 18 dance that drew strong social and financial support. Volunteers decorated the hall, raffles offered a coveted pillow and food items, about two hundred dollars was raised, and delegations from nearby areas contributed to the patriotic effort.
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Red Cross
Mountain City
M. E. Stinton
Martha Anderson
Echo Bish
George Nelson
Council of Defense
J. M. ‘Telx
Logan
T. B. Stineton
HS. BR. Inland
War Fund
Tuscarora
Independence Valley
Deep Creek
Aura
Mountain
Minotto Internment Case Begun Today
The Minotto internment proceeding opened at Fort Sheridan with Count Jas Minotto taken into custody. Federal Judge Baker refused to continue the bond he held while at liberty.
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Chicago
Jas
Minotto
Fort Sheridan
Baker
Y M C A War Work Calls For 1180 Men Monthly
Word from New York says it will be necessary to send 1180 men each month to support YMCA war work. The west is expected to furnish its quota of men of high moral character to maintain the morale of Allied soldiers.
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New York
West
Stop Combination Sales in Massachusetts Rule
Boston May 21 The Massachusetts food administration bans combination sales defined as selling two or more commodities or varied sizes at a single price only when bought together. The ruling restricts pricing bundles and emphasizes fair trade practices.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Food Administration
Food Administration
Naming Dobbin Kaiser Gets Owner in Trouble
In Vakland a man named Donen speaks sharply to his horse Dobbin Kaiser. A neighbor named Hans Peterson overheard and, feeling insulted as a loyal American called Kaiser, pulled Mendoneia from a wagon, beat him, and knocked him into the gutter. Nile Qesailant was arrested on a charge of battery.
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Vakland
Donen
Johns
Hans Peterson
Hans
John
Kaiser
Mendoneia
Nile Qesailant
Rich Potash Vein Found in Colorado Hills
Longmont Colorado May 21 A geologist description reports the richest potash vein found in the United States near the foot hills. The four foot thick seam lies at surface along a fault and can be traced for about half a mile. The vein depth is undetermined and tests indicate material running 95 to 100 percent potash.
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Longmont
Colo
United States
Senate backs large expansion of the Army
The Wequisitery committee today went on record unanimously in favor of a large expansion of the American army and ordered a favorable report on the reeosition of Benater Reed declaring for an increase of one million men.
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Washington
Benater Reed
DeWesse Shot in Salt Lake City Prison Yard
May 21 in Salt Lake City Th DeWeese convicted of Nie wife murder was shot in the prison yard early this morning. De Weese maintained his innocence until the end, insisting that the parkemen aim well.
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DE Wesse
Salt Lake City
de Weese
Grace Lusk on stand in own defense in Wisconsin murder trial
Grace Lusk 16 on stand in her own behalf in Waukesha trial over the murder of Mrs. Mary Roberts sparked by jealousy. She denied intent to kill and repeatedly said she could not remember details while testifying that Mrs. Roberts had hurled abusive remarks prior to the fatal shot.
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Grace Lusk
Gehalf
Waukesha
Mary Roberts
Jaws of Death Seeker Survives Three Days With 10000 Francs
British YMCA workers recount a Western Front episode where a man, last to leave his hut before retreat, entered fighting zones and hid for three days with 10,000 francs on him before finally reaching Abbeville and collapsing.
Letters Remaining at Elko Post Office May 18 1918
The Elko Post Office lists uncalled letters for the week ending May 18 1918 including Ladies Wilks Mrs Kam Sender von Antonio Manuel Bowden Jas C Buetamante Frank De Freitas Jose Maria Mendive H Wels Paul Willams GW. Please mention advertised and pay one cent for advertising when calling.
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Elko
von Antonio
Manuel
Bowden
Jas, C
Buetamante
Frank
de Freitas
Jose Maria
Mendive
Wels, Paul
Willams
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