Draft law upheld in court ruling against anti draft group
Judge Bird of the Kansas City circuit court refused the injunction sought by Raymond S. Moore and F. R. Sullivan to block the June 5 draft registration. He called the draft law the most equitable U. S. Army measure and ordered arrests for nine men and one woman for conspiracy after the decision. Moore and three others face registration defiance charges.
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Kansas City
U. S
Bird
State Circuit
Raymond S. Moore
F. R. Sullivan
Gardner
J. D. Sho- Walter
State Supreme Court
Showalter
Congress
United States
Moore
Shinping Board Head at Odds With Goethals
William Denman leadership of the Shinping Board clashes with Goethals over policy. The dispute centers on authority and project direction affecting regional governance and corporate oversight. Stakeholders include city officials and business executives awaiting resolution.
Draft exemption claims and wartime food supplier noted
Chicago June 1 Edward Morris head of Morris Packing Co claims exemption under the draft law asserting leadership of a firm feeding allied armies. Howard Spaulding Jr husband of Katherine Barker, heiress, registered but did not claim exemption. Couns il Bluffs Iowa June 1 W L McCime and Susie Page, both of Omaha, blind, marry with blind witnesses. a notable courthouse wedding.
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Chicago
Edward Morris
Morris Packing Company
Howard H. Spaulding, Jr
Katherine Barker
Counsil Bluffs
W.L. McCime
Susie Page
Omaha
Court House
Baseball Results Snapshot From Early Season Standings
At Pittsburgh Philadelphia 8 Pittsburgh 3 Rixey and Killifer Mamaux Jacobs Schmidt pitched. At Cincinnati St Louis 2 Cincinnati 0 Steele Ames Watson Snyder Reagon Clarke Wingo worked. Team records show Brook and Phil and Cin leading early in 2011 season standings.
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W. L. Pet
W. Y
Brook
Phil
Chi
Best
St. L
Pitts
Pittsburgh
Killifer
Mamaux
Jacobs
Schmidt
Cincinnati
Markets Report From Chicago Kansas City East Buffalo Livestock
Chicago hogs 14,900 head with light to good demand. prices ranged 15.30 to 15.55 for light, 12.40 to 15.85 for various grades. Cattle receipts 4,500 with steers 9.40 to 13.75, cows 9.40 to 13.75, prime dealers up to 13.75. Kansas City hogs 6,000 with bulk 15.10 to 16.85. light 14.50 to 15.45. calves 7.00 to 13.25. Cattle receipts 3,000 with prime fed steers 12.50 to 13.40, western 9.00 to 13.49, cows 6.50 to 11.00. Sheep 6,000 with lambs 14.00 to 18.00, yearlings 12.00 to 15.50. East Buffalo quotes: cattle 11.00 to 13.25, hogs 14.25 to 16.50, sheep 11.00 to 15.50. Cash grains: wheat 2.60, corn 1.52 to 1.56, oats 0.63, butter 38 to 42 cents.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Packer S
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
N. Y
Wilson to Tell U S War Aims to Russia
Washington reports President Wilson will publish the administration’s war aims after Ambassador Francis confirms receipt of the document from Petrograd. Belgium’s fate is expected to illustrate the stance against punitive annexations while favoring restitution and restoration for damaged nations.
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Washington
Wilson
Francis
Petrograd
Belgium
Socialists Split Over German Policy Ahead of Peace Talks
International Socialists gather in Stockholm for precursors to a peace conference as British and French socialist groups pledge delegates. London reports Ramsay MacDonald and G H Roberts among them while German resolve against giving up provinces and against territorial concessions is reiterated. Dr Eduard David says German delegates act for their party only and no pledges come from Berlin.
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Stockholm
London
Socialist Labor Party
Ramsay MacDonald
G. H. Roberts
Copenhagen
Eduard David
David
Berlin
Germany
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Alsace- Lorraine
McMahon Found Dead in Cab After Bar Night
Timothy Mc Mahon aged 63 from Tipton was found dead in a cab at a Muncie livery barn. He arrived with two companions in an intoxicated state and the two men left after requesting he be permitted to sleep in the cab.
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Muncie
Ind
Timothy McMahon
Tipton
McMahon
Italians Take Four Villages in Albania
In a Rome bulletin Italy reports the capture of four villages northeast of Avlona in Albania. The advance signals a new offensive against Austria Hungary while on the Isonzo front there were no major actions. Italian gains were consolidated as Austro-Hungarian counterattacks were repelled.
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London
Austro-Hungary
Isonzo
Rome War Office
Albania
Avlona
Sarrail
Rome
Margaret Carnegie Helps Care for Andrew Carnegie
The report notes Margaret Carnegie, daughter of Andrew Carnegie, assisting in nursing her father. The article highlights family involvement in his medical care and ongoing health concerns.
Family to nurse ill father at Massachusetts summer home
The illness of Mr. Carne gie is reported with mention that his wife and daughter, Margaret, will devote themselves to his care at their summer home in Massachusetts. Miss Carne gie, an active outdoor sports enthusiast, will forgo these pursuits to support her father.
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Mr. Carnegie
Margaret
Massachusetts
Miss Carnegie
Illinois crops in need of sunshine
Springfield Ill June 1 Weather over last week lacked warmth harming Illinois crops despite some gains in wheat oats and pasture growth Corn planting nearly finished with slow growth from cold. fruit fair and track decent though hindered by cold. Frosts reported in some areas causing slight damage.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Clarence J. Root
United States Department of Agriculture
Land for Lake Training
Secretary of the Navy Daniels announces a contract for land at Chicago adjoining the naval training stations. Barracks will be built at once to expand facilities, enabling more enlistments. The Navy has not accepted a recruit for two weeks and remains 42 000 men short of full strength due to lacking training facilities.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Navy Department
Chicago
Navy
Antidraft Plot Bares Nationwide Leaflet Ring
Ohio raid uncovers posters and stickers calling for treason against the draft. Ammon Hennacy and Albert Wal sniper seized. treason charges against three Columbus suspects. Other arrests include Columbia student Owen Cattell and Eleanor Parker in New York. Seattle labor council opposes draft. Police in Cleveland and Topeka report more anti draft material.
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Columbus
Ammon Hennacy
Creduate
Ohio State University
Hennacy
Albert Walsniper
John Lewis Hamond
Marietta
United States
Balin
Henry B. Towaley
Townsley
Ohio
Ammon Hennesy
Teams Ster
Harry E. Townsley
Cecil W. Bailey
New York
Owen Cattell
Charles F. Phillips
Columbia University
Eleanor Wilson Parker
Department of Justice
Cattell
James McKeen Cattell
Miss Parker
Columbia
Caribbean possessions should be handed to the United States
Professor William R. Sheppard of Columbia University told a national conference that Caribbean islands geographically belong to America and that if Britain and France gain advantage from past aid by the United States they should cede their Caribbean possessions as compensation.
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New York
William R. Sheppard
Columbia University
National Conference On Foreign Relations
United States
Caribbean
America
Great Britain
France
Death of Mrs. Lucy Crowe in Madison Ind
Mrs. Lucy S Crowe aged 73 died at her sister Mrs FE W Hughes home in Madison Indiana on June 1. She married in 1868 to Rev. George Condie Crowe a longtime preacher and teacher in Kentucky and Tennessee. After his death she continued teaching until two years ago when she moved to Madison to reside with her sister.
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Lucy Crowe
Madison
Ind
Lucy
War's End in Liberty Loan
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge states that the war's duration hinges on funding. He asserts victory requires both men and money with taxes and loans as sources, emphasizing the necessity of a large first liberty loan to support an army navy and allied assistance.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Prominent Woman Landowner Dies in Warren County
Mrs. Delphine Bowlus a seventy year old landowner in Warren county died at her son James B Bowlus home east of West Lebanon Ind June 1. She was a prominent figure in local affairs with strong ties to the community. The article notes her son and residence but gives limited details on survivors or funeral arrangements.
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West Lebanon
Ind
Delphine Bowlus
Warren County
James B. Bowlus
Here
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Goethals
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Caldwell and Walters
Boston
R. H.E
Cleveland
Boehling, Coombe
O'Neill Mays
Agnew
U.S
Russia
Atsace-Lorraine
Socialista
Avlina
Margaret Carnegie
Andrew
D. PR. Francis
Nation
Seattle
Federation
Labor
Wash
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Carpenters' Union
Topeka
Kan
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Ike Gilberg
West Side
JU. S
Sheppard
Lodge
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