Reichstag Parses Army Appointments Amid Naval Subordination
London reports Berlin based a joint proposal to place navy under the emperor and state officer control for army appointments. Conservatives warn loyalty to the monarch would be harmed. a progressive counters that war minister accountability to the Reichstag may rise. Budapest unrest over franchise reforms grows. Budapest factories close and workers push for liberal electoral change.
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Center
People's Parties
Secretary of State
Admiralty
Reichstag
Copenhagen
Count Tisza
Perred
Budapest
Admiral De Chair Arrives With British War Mission
Admiral De Chair, a noted British Navy expert, arrives to undertake a specific war mission. He will consult with allied leaders and assess naval strategy, focusing on coordination with Commonwealth fleets and potential deployment updates.
French Win on 18 Mile Front in World War II
French forces repelled strong German counterattacks along an 18 mile front and seized trophies including seven carrion and other large calibers.
British Repel German Attacks on the Front
British forces beat off counter assaults along the Queant and Aisne fronts as French troops under Petain gain ground. A day-by-day tally reports 5,896 prisoners and regained terrain from Laon to Craonne as the French advance consolidates positions along the Soissons Laon railway corridor.
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Queant
Wotan
Bullecourt
Nievelle
France
Petain
Verdun
Republic
Teutons
Laon
Neville
Tindenbure
Soissons- Laon
Craonne
Laffaux
Freidmont Farm
Braye-EnlLaonnois
Cerny
Paris
Teuton Menaced by Mob After Flag Slur at Joffre Rally
Gary Indiana May 7 Paul Mandel a German is held for federal authorities by the Cary police for removing his hat and making a slurring remark about the flag during a General Joffre and French mission salute as a mob formed. police protected him for six minutes while ten thousand bystanders cheered the visitors.
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Joffre
Gary
Ind
Paul Manled
Cary
Reveiue
America
Union de Mand
Mandel
Rich Woman Cuts Off Kin in Goshen Will
In Goshen Indiana on May 7 Mrs Laura A Kindig a 79 year old widow and leading local heiress probated a will that leaves her 150000 dollar estate largely to others. The closest kin a brother three nephews and one niece each receive 50 dollars after 10000 dollars is left to Franklin College a Baptist school at Franklin Indiana.
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Goshen
Ind
Laura A. Kindig
Franklin College
Franklin
Accused as Train Robber Identified in Wisconsin
A prisoner in La Crosse Wisconsin gave the name John Schaefer and was identified by Sheriff John A Weber as the man who held up a Northwestern passenger train between La Crosse and Sparta on Wednesday morning.
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la Crosse
Wis
John Schaefer
Sparta
Sherif John A. Weber
French Commission Visits Lincoln Tomb in Springfield
The French war commissioners led by M Viviani and Marshal Joffre were greeted in Springfield on May 7. They toured Oak Ridge Cemetery for Lincoln's tomb rituals, spoke at the statehouse, and a school procession honored them as a military escort departed from the station.
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Springfield
St. Louis
M. Viviani
France Joffre
Oak Ridge
Lincoln
Statehouse
France
Linccoln’s Tomb
Oglesby
Famine Menace in Bavaria Warned by Interior Minister
Bavarian food shortage grows dire as Minister of the Interior Brettreich warns residents may endure only until August 15 without expected supplies. He cautions by September livestock could vanish, leaving the population to subsist on vegetables.
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Mimnich
Bavaria
Herr Brettreich
Interior
Spanell Found Guilty in Butler Murder Case at Coleman
A Coleman jury found Harry J. Spanell guilty of murder in the killing of Lieutenant Colonel M. C. Butler. The court fixed punishment at five years imprisonment.
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Spanell
Coleman
Tex
Harry J. Spanell
M. C. Butler
Ex Governor John K Terer Sees End of Baseball
Former official John K Terer steps away from baseball governance as he announces retirement from major league advisory roles. The move ends a lengthy career in sports administration. Terer led several regional leagues and supported youth programs throughout his tenure.
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American Press Association
Pennsylvania
National League
Ban Johnson
American League
Americas Able 10 Feed Entire World
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States says America can feed the world despite possible wheat shortages. A survey shows surplus grains like corn oats and barley can cover gaps, with Australia expected to yield a record wheat harvest and spare 114 million bushels. US winter wheat could also exceed last year's with good weather.
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Washington
America
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Department of Agriculture and Interior
Advisory Food Committee
Council of National Defense
Chamber
Australia
United States on Ric't Track in War Effort Says Ames
Maurice S. Ames of the English mission reports the United States moved faster than England in four weeks of war against Germany. He notes progress on selective draft restrictions and railway control, and outlines Britain’s experience with the defense of the realm act and war work classification systems. The public is urged to support war measures and accept government advisory guidance for efficiency.
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Washington
United States
Germany
England
Maurice S. Ames
Munitions Ministery
Council of National Defense
America
Amos
Munitions Ministry
Rankin Opponent Despondent Man Dies After Attempt
Elkhart Indiana May 7 Jacob Crull Roundup Montana a despondent man over illness and defeat at the August primaries drank muriatic acid on the steps of a local undertaking establishment He died eight hours later in hospital He was fifty eight unmarried a former Montana representative and colonel on the governor staff Crull left his home county thirty years ago to pursue law in the west
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Elkhart
Ind
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
Jacob Crull
Roundup
Mont
Crull
Parade Climax to Campaign in Fort Wayne
A monster patriotic parade closed a week long Red Cross drive in Fort Wayne Indiana as 300 plus decorated autos led 100 Knights Templar and large fraternal delegations through main streets amid strong enthusiasm. In Terre Haute Indiana May 7 Miss Abbie Lindsey of Brazil passed a government wireless operator exam years ago, was rejected over sex and now offered her services to the navy again accepted with thanks.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
American Red Cross
Lawrence County
Knights Templars
Elks
Woodmen
Moose
Eagles
Knights of Columbus
Terre Haute
Abbile Lindsey
Brazil
Navy
Saloons Quit as Springfield Embraces Dry Midnight
Springfield Illinois went dry at midnight prompting a carnival like celebration. Drinkers celebrated in the streets and at hotels loading autos with liquor while the Leland hotel observed the law and closed early.
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Springfield
Ill
United States
Leland Hotel
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Basle
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Troisdworf
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Best
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Pittsburgh
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Vaughan and
Elliott
W.L Pet Bost
Cleve
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Russell
Schalk
Sotheron
Plank
Groom
Severeid
Benz
Bevereid
W. A. Clark
New York Palace
John K. Terer
American Chamber Commerce
Fifth Avenue
Jark
New York
Ric’t
Great Britain
Rankin
Indiana
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