Three U S Ships Sunk In War At Sea
Vienna reports indicate parallel with parliament opening, workers halt work and march for peace. In Austria Emperor Charles II delivers a liberal address pledging constitutional expansion and a peaceful end to the war. Kronstadt workmen and soldiers seize control amid protests against the Provisional Government. In London harbor the Barbara sinks with Harry Tone aboard. Dirigo and Frances M reports follow. The Kronstadt council declares power and breaks ties with Petrograd, signaling a shift in Russia’s wartime governance.
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Amsterdam
Hindeburg
Charles II
Jie
Bohemia
Petrograd
Kronstadt
Vreat
Russia
Work
Army to concentrate 500000 troops in sixteen cantonments
The War Department announced revisions to training plans for the 500000 men to be called in September. Soldiers will be housed in sixteen cantonments instead of thirty two, with many forces likely in tents rather than wooden barracks. Secretary Baker cited funds material labor and transport limits as factors guiding the cut.
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Campa
Washington
War Department
Baker
British Gunners Break German Foothold Near Moulin de Laffaux
French artillery repelled German advances in advanced trenches near Moulin de Laffaux as German forces secured a foothold. The Ypres sector saw intensified shelling with heavy guns active in Belgium. In May British troops held steady while April saw British captures of over 19,000 prisoners and 257 heavy guns and howitzers.
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Ypres
Paris
Moulin de Laffaux
Belgium
London
Berlin
Tornado Toll 21 Dead and 100 Hurt Across Kansas City Area
A string of Friday tornadoes across northeastern Kansas north central Oklahoma and southern Missouri caused 21 known deaths and injuries exceeding 100 with extensive property damage in the region.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Chicago
Ilinois
Indiana
Arkansas
Kentucky
Alabama
Tennessee
Tuansaide
Congress Honors Greeley Minister
Washington Dr Paul M H Yourd of the Greeley Colorado United Presbyterian Church opened the House of Representatives with prayer.
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Congress
Greeley
Washington
Paul MH
Greeley, Colo
United Presbyterian Church
House of Representatives
Food survey bill to mobilize 17 000 workers for crops report
The House passed the administration food survey measure to estimate U S food resources with 17 000 employees and 150 000 volunteers to report on crops. Hoover will head the upcoming food administration. Miss Rankin pushed for women in survey work where practical. Major appropriations include seeds 5 778 000 and production education 4 348 400.
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Union News Service
Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Houston
Aow
Herbert. Hoover
Food Administration
Miss Rankin
Montana
Department of Agriculture
Attorney General Urges Arrest of Draft Registration Plotters
Gregory directs United States attorneys and marshals nationwide to vigorously arrest and prosecute those stirring opposition to the June 5 registration of men for selective draft, spanning New England to Texas.
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Washington
Gregory
United States
New England
Texas
Poles March in Parade and Enlist in Detroit
In Detroit Michigan more than 6000 Poles joined a Decoration Day parade with Civil War veterans and other groups. After the parade about 100 Polish marchers enlisted in the army and navy.
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Detroit
Mich
America
Army
Navy
Austrian and German Peace Plan Sets No Annexations
At Stockholm the Austrian and German delegates unveil a peace program for the Socialist conference. The proposal calls for no annexations no indemnities and bans on mechanical means used in maritime and air warfare.
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Stockholm
Anti-Conscription Speakers Spark Toledo Riot
Several thousand people including militiamen pacifists police and citizens clashed after anticonscription speakers tried to address a crowd on the streets of Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Two Killed and Wounded at Jerome Mine Camp
Two men died and another was fatally wounded with a fourth employee lightly wounded as shots struck a group of United Verde mine workers fleeing a fire alarm near Jerome. Memorial Day observances in New York followed a fervent patriotic mood unmatched since the Spanish American War.
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Jerome
Aris
United Verde Mine
United Verde & Pacific Railroad
New York
Cairo
Alexander County
Draft plot arrests sweep across nine states
Federal authorities round up anti conscription suspects across coast to coast in nine states. In Missouri and Kansas City a judge denied an injunction to block army registration as arrests continued in Topeka and Chicago. Among those detained are a Barnard College student and Columbia affiliates in New York and a San Francisco man linked to anti enlistment activity.
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New York City
Ohio
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Minnesota
California
West Virginia
Kansas City
Chicago
Barnard College
Columbia
New York
League
Columbia University
Topeka
Kan
Raymond J. Moore
Thomas Sullivan
Jackson County
Cirenit
Gardner
Edwards
Daniel Bird
Elea Luboshev
H. D. Kleinschmidt
Corder
Eva Harding
Congress
Ike Gilberg
Fred Fellen
Ernest Newman
Los Angeles
Cal
Frederick W. Fay
San Francisco
San Juan
United States
Fay
Mexico
Chile to Back Brazil in Adopting Strong War Measures
Santiago reports Chile will support Brazil as it urges Congress to revoke neutrality in the U S Germany war and authorize protective actions defending national dignity. The Diablo Il lustrado notes Brazil's move alters the international scene and Chile's stance aligned with Brazil.
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Santiago
Chile
Brazil
Germany
Diablo Illustrado
Braz
Congress
United States
100000 Americans in France and new air units planned
An official statement says about 100000 Americans will serve in the British and French forces and en route units in France. It adds that 9600 war aircraft will be built and 6000 aviators trained in the United States this year. A medical corps contingent arrived in England from Philadelphia and St Louis. Paris reports a Polish army in France is under formation.
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London
Suedere
France
United States
American Medical Corps
England
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Villietas Seize Mexican Town Across from Presidio
A Villista force under Chinco Cano captured the Mexican town of Ojinaga opposite Presidio Texas. Bullets fell in Presidio but reports indicate no Americans were injured.
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Paso
Tex
Chinco Cano
Ojinaga
Presidio
Baker Chooses Franklin as Third Adviser
Secretary Baker selected Felix Frankfurter, Harvard law lecturer, as the third of his confidential advisers in Washington. The choice adds a high profile legal mind to leadership discussions.
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Baker
Washington
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard
Wilson Urges Action for World Liberty in Arlington Memorial
President Wilson, at Arlington cemetery memorial exercises, declares the time for action in the world war has come and America must lead liberty’s cause. He says the struggle is both American and world wide, to defend human liberty and preserve the government built for freedom. Separately, Senate finance committee plans war tax changes to raise about 800000 by consumption taxes and to cut war muni tions tax, with revenue projections for sugar coffee tea and cocoa. McAdoo outlines an itinerary to push for an early peace.
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Washington
Wilson
Arlington Cemetery
America
Sendte Finance Committee
Penalty for Failure to Register in Washington
The notice states that failing to register on June 6 leads to up to one year imprisonment. It notes that ineligibility to vote does not excuse registration. It targets White and Colored individuals aged 21 to 40 who must register on June sixth.
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Washington
Germany Declares No Territorial Expansion for Germany
The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung of Berlin reports Germany seeks no extension of territory for power or economic gain. The declaration says Germany will defend its own borders and secure guarantees for future defense and self protection.
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Amsterdam
Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Berlin
Germany
Allies Mount Violent Attacks Across The Cham pagne Front
Paris reports German assaults along the French line in Champagne with heavy bombardment and gas shells. French forces repelled attacks, taking some prisoners, including two officers. Italy reports occupation of Cerevoida Vellaet Osoja and Cafa in Albania as Entente air raids hit Ghent. British merchant ships suffer losses, with 18 ships over 1600 tons sunk in the week.
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Paris
Champagne
War Office
Teton
Cascue
Mont Haut
Tornadoes Kill Dozens Across Missouri Illinois
A widespread sequence of tornadoes on Wednesday left seventy eight or more dead across southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. Towns including Mineral Point and Desoto suffered severe destruction with numerous injuries and massive property loss.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Washington Sunk by German Submarine Reported
An officer of the former American steamship Virginia arrived at an American port with word that the British freight steamship Washington was torpedoed by a German submarine on May 4.
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London
Barbara
Harry Tone
Colorado
John Ray
Admiralty
Frances M
Cadiz
New York
Virginia
Washington
East St. Louis under martial law amid riots and patrols
East St. Louis faced martial law with five infantry companies of the Fourth Illinois National Guard and a cavalry troop patrolling downtown and black districts. The second night of rioting left three whites and two negroes shot, three hours of violence continued, and more than twenty blacks were beaten with rocks and clubs.
Market quotations for cattle and feeders
Market quotations list bids for cattle including steers and cows with pulp fed grades and feeders and stockers. Prices range from about 8.96 to 11.60 with notes on quality and condition across prime to fair descriptions.
Hides and Pelts Market Listing Fragments
Fragmented OCR shows dry hides and salted hides with prices and lots for Flint region. Mentions butcher detail and various horse hides, bull and stagles, salt hides, and green salted items, but data is incomplete and unclear.
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Seleas
Horsachides
Mixed Commodity Prices and Wheat Outlook in Early Markets
The report lists diverse price quotes across commodities and markets including MISCEL Prices de Masala in New York sold to Copper-Firm and Electro, with spot and quarterly futures at $32.00 and $28.50 respectively, plus Tin-Dull and Bar Silver values. It covers London Bar Silver at 38d per ounce, tungsten concentrates, crude ores, Australia and provision prices for wheat and barley, lard, and Minneapolis grain quotes. It also notes Chicago Ave stock quotations for cattle, hogs, and sheep, with figures for various classes and weights, and Duluth metal and grain movements on track.
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New York
St. Ula
London
Boulder
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Vienna
J. Franklin Bell
Department of the Enact
Hie
Governor’s Island
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Entente
The
Temps
Florence Schofield
Ths
Organization For the Relief of
U.S
McAdoo
the Treasury
New Orleans
Birmingham
Louisville
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Ghent
Albania
Cerevoda
Velisest
Osoja
Cafa
Western Newspaper
Rome
Vellaet
Telégraaf
St. Peter
le Journal of Paris
Trieste
Laibach
Carso Plateau
Gulf of Trieste
Timavo River
San Givanni
Duino
Mineral Point
Desoto
Rye
Fred Harper
Iron Mountain
de Soto, MO
Palmer
Here
Henry Allen, Jr
Ownpaper Union News Service
Denver
Warkets
Lamba
F. C. B. Denver
Ebraska
Colo
Nebr
South Park
Choice
Gunnison Valley
F.O.B. Dennet
Commission
Vaneous Markets
Minneapolia
Minneapolis
Corte
Oate
Chicago Ave
Duluth
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