Balfour Begins Wilson Parley Amid cordial Washington reception
British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour arrives in Washington for talks with Secretary Lansing and the President as the two nations map the war cooperation plan. The British team brings extensive documents to inform principles on political, military, shipping, food, and financial support.
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Washington
Arthur J. Balfour
Balfour
Lansing
State Department
White House
Long
Cecil Spring-Rice
England
Eddie” Savoy
United States
Houston warns food delays from labor shortage on farms
Secretary Houston told the Senate Agricultural Committee that labor may be the limiting factor in the wartime food program and urged efforts to keep men on farms. His remarks followed the release of his report to the Senate on Saturday.
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Washington
Houston
Senate Agricultural Committee
Senate
War Department recruiting quota for Jefferson County
A War Department directive to the Fairfield postmaster urges the Recruiting Service to raise the Regular Army to full war strength. Jefferson County within the Burlington district must recruit 32 men in 30 days from the act’s passage, and the order calls for public notice through the local newspaper.
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Jefferson County
War Department
Congress
Burlington
Serbian Force Heads to Balkans from Gary by Train
Amid cheers and patriotic airs America's first overseas expeditionary unit departs Gary on a special train for the Balkans to join Allied armies. The group includes 250 Serbian steel workers from Gary Hammond Indiana Harbor and East Chicago, seasoned veterans who went to fight in the Balkan war five years ago.
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Gary
Ind
America
Hammond
Indiana Harbor
Chicago
Balkans
Serrail
Markets Report From Chicago And Omaha Live Stock
Chicago hogs receipts 44 000 with varying quotes light shipping to good to fancy pigs 15.25 to 15.65. cattle receipts 18 000 with good to prime price ranges 11.75 to 12.50 for steers and 9.00 to 9.65 for cows. Omaha hogs 6 890 with light sales 15.00 to 15.50 and pegs 12.50 to 14.50. cattle 3 400 steady with native steers 9.50 to 13.00 and westerns 9.00 to 11.50. sheep 6 500 steady with yearlings 12.00 to 13.75 and lambs 14.75 to 15.80.
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Chicago
Omaha
Marshall Field 3d Heir Enlists in Guard
The heir of Marshall Field III has joined the military guard, revealing a move into public service amid ongoing family influence. Details specify his rank and unit, showcasing how wealth intersects with service.
Young Field Joins First Illinois Cavalry as Private
Young Field grandson of Marshall Field and famed Chicago merchant prince enters the First Illinois cavalry as a private. He says it is the duty of all young men to enlist.
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Mr. Field
Marshall Field
Chicago
First Illinois Cavalry
Court Upholds Marshall Ruling on Contempt Power
The Supreme Court held Congress lacked authority to punish H Snowden Marshall United States attorney for New York for contempt. Marshall is exempt from further proceedings and a lower court discharge by habeas corpus was proper. The case followed impeachment charges against him linked to Representative Buchanan and a conspiracy indictment.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
H. Snowden Marshall
United States
New York
Marshall
White
House
Buchanan
Ilinois
British Break Through in France Captures Two Villages
British forces sever the Hindenburg line near Lens, capturing Gavrelle and Guemappe. More than 1,000 prisoners taken as Haig drives on both banks of the Scarpe toward Douai and Arras. The thrust threatens the Wotan line and Douai defense, while Lens remains a focal point of the fighting.
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London
Lens
France
Republic
Hindenburg Line
Sir Douglas Haig
Scarpe
Gavrelle
Guemappe
Arras
Douai
Arras-Cambrai
Drocourt
Queant
Teutons
Deserted on wedding day ends in divorce suit
Orle Winger files for divorce from Retta Winger in Fountain county Indiana after the bride vanished on their July wedding day in Covington. He alleges marriage to escape parental control and still seeks support or custody as details unfold in county court.
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Lafayette
Ind
Orle Winger
Retta Winger
Covington
Winger
Fountain County
U. S. to Arm 1 000 Ships
Washington reports the United States plans to arm more than 1 900 merchant ships. Secretary Daniels submits a supplementary estimate of 5 million dollars to supply arms and ammunition for 1 104 merchant ships to Congress.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Daniels
Congress
German baker fears assassination plot against president
Henry Funk a German baker arrested in Peoria by the U S secret service said The President should be killed and I would like to pull the trigger He was employed in Chillicothe when he made the declaration
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Peoria, Ill
Henry Funk
Peoria
United States Secret Service
Funk
Chillicothe
Rotarians Promote Civic Grouping and Lot Gardening
The Rotary Club of Appleton Wisconsin announces a full focus on civic organization and vacant lot gardening in a meeting held April 24. Residents are urged to participate in community beautification projects and urban greening efforts across the city.
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Appleton
Wis
Rotary Club
Premier Terauchi's hold solid as Japanese voters reelect
Premier Terauchi maintains leadership after a popular election in Japan. The result solidifies his grip on the government amid ongoing domestic and international pressures.
Serbians Start for War from Joliet
One hundred Serbians left Joliet to join the Allied army in France. A lecturer described the despoilation of Serbia last week. They learned they could go to France without violating U S laws, and 100 volunteered with 400 more to follow. They go to France as they cannot reach Serbian soil.
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Joliet
Ill
France
Serbia
United States
Liquor Question Faces House Test On Bruce Bill
Springfield Illinois April 24 the Bruce bill the anti whisky measure moves to second reading next Wednesday after a 19 to 14 favorable judiciary committee vote Speaker Shanahan expects full attendance to push or block the measure as wets and drys prepare for a ten percent alcohol basis showdown
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Springfield
Ill
House
Bruce
Judiciary Committee
Shanahan
Teuton Plot Suspected Behind Illinois Miners Strike
President Frank Farrington of the state miners union says he will ask federal authorities to investigate suspected German influence in an Illinois mining strike. About 3,000 Nokomis Kincaid and Witt miners are idle due to a walkout by motormen and trip drivers.
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Springfield
Ila
Illinois
Frank Farrington
State Miners’ Union
Nokomis
Kincaid and Witt
Farrington
Spring Valley
Sugar barrel sales to grocers faced with rail congestion
Terre Haute Indiana April 24 rob bers have agreed to sell to grocers one barrel of sugar at a time. They say the refineries report there is plen ty but cannot promise delivery in thirty days owing to railway congestion.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Seeadler Pursues American Steamer Off Brazilian Coast
An American steamship was chased for five miles by the German raider Seeadler off the coast of Brazil on April 12, according to the vessel's captain who reached New York port on Monday.
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New York
Seeadler
Brazil
Gas Tank Explosion Kills Two Men in Indiana
Galesburg Indiana April 24 Leland Tarpley of Murphysborro Tennessee and George Staat a Warren county farmer were killed when a gas tank they were repairing exploded.
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Galesburg
Ind
Leland Tarpley
Murphysborro
Tenn
George Staat
Warren County
Baltic Fleet Moves and German Assaults In News From War Front
Reports from Riga and Petrograd indicate a German battleship and cruiser squadron left Libau with troop transports to strike behind Russian lines in the Baltic. Other German ships are en route from Kiel to the Baltic as troops mass along the Dvinsk Riga line. A plan to descend on Petrograd’s rear along the Gulf of Finland is suggested. Bulgarian and Romanian positions are also noted in relation to ongoing war aims.
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Petrograd
Libau
Baltic
Riga
Kiel
Russia
London
Dvinsk-Riga
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Finland
M. Teheidse
Council of Workmen’s
Bulgaria
Amsterdam
Storm Sweeps South Bend Area Killing Child and Damaging Property
A severe wind and rain storm in northern Indiana caused one death Adeline Bock five, struck by a street car in heavy rain. Farmer William Tomlinson was blown 500 feet. Roofs barns and utility poles were toppled and New Carlisle homes damaged.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana
Adeline Bock
William Tomlinson
New Christian Science Church
New Carlisle
Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Company
Houston Seeks National Food Survey Power and Funds
Secretary of Agriculture Houston asked the Senate agricultural committee for power and money to conduct an immediate survey of the nation's food supply. He said the total supply cannot be estimated and urged action to determine U S resources.
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Houston
Food Survey Fund
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate Agricultural Committee
Les Darcy Enlists as U S Flyer in Army Reserve
Les Darcy the Australian boxer, previously barred from U S ring activity on a slacker charge, has enlisted in the United States Army Reserve at the Memphis training camp in Memphis Tennessee.
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Les Darcy
Memphis
Tenn
Reserve Aviation Corps
United States Army
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U. S. Army
Iowa
Fairfield
American Press Association
Supreme Tribunal
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Wilson
Terauchi
Teuton
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War Office
Carpathians
Roumanian Front
Persia
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