Nine engineer regiments to aid France for rapid lines work
The War Department announced orders to raise nine additional engineer regiments to serve in France on lines of communication. About 2,080 men per regiment, totaling around 18,000, will be recruited from New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and other cities for railway and telegraph line work.
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Washington
War Department
France
New York City
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Atlanta
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Earlies
Manila Loyalists Parade to Governor General Residence
Governor General Harrison reported to the War Department that about 15,000 Manila residents from all classes marched to his official residence on Saturday. The display expressed spontaneous loyalty and devotion to the United States.
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Manila
Washington
Harrison
War Department
United States
Baseball results and standings from multiple games
Team records show Philadelphia defeating New York 14 to 0 with Lavender and Killefer prominent for Philadelphia. Boston edged Detroit 7 to 5 with Smith and Miller contributing. Chicago held off Pittsburgh 4 to 1 behind Cooper and Fischer as Seaton and Elliott noted. Standings include New York 0.910, Philadelphia 0.809, Brooklyn 0.885, Chicago 0.609, Detroit 0.533, Pittsburgh 0.318.
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W. L. Pet
W. T
Cis
Brook
Phila
Pitts
New York
R. H. FB
Philadelphia
Lavender
Baseball Scores and Lineups From Visible Cards
A fragment listing team abbreviations and partial box score lines for games in Detroit Philadelphia and Washington. Cleveland Detroit New York Boston matchups are shown with RBI runs and pitcher pairings, followed by partial batting lines and names such as Bagby O Neill Falkenburg Schang Mogridge Nanamaker Ruth and Thomas.
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W. L. Pet
W. L. Pet. Best
Cleve
St. L
Phila
N. Y
Detroit
R. H. B. Cleveland
Bagby and
O'Neill
Boland and
Spencer
Philadelphia
R. H. B. New York
Mogridge
Nanamaker
Falkenburg
Schang
Washington
R.W.E. Boston
Ruth
Thomas
Johnson
Ain Ath
E. C. De Marchienne to the United States
E C De Marchienne departs for the United States undertaking a travel trip or relocation described in the readable text. Details on purpose and destination are limited in the fragment but indicate formal departure or travel.
Cannon Celebrates 81st Birthday Quietly
Representative Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois marked his eighty first birthday on May 7 with no special plans for celebration. Despite age he remains vigorous and active and received numerous congratulatory messages from Congress, government officials and others.
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Washington
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
House
Cannon
Congress
Two Norwegian Steamers Sunk by German Submarines
London reports the Norwegian foreign office says German submarines sank the steamships Capto end Natuna. Crews were rescued.
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London
Norwegian Foreign Office
Chicago and Kansas City Markets Report Live Stock and Grains
Chicago market figures show hog receipts at 50 900 with varying bids from 11 75 to 15 80 for different grades and cattle receipts around 20 000 with steers at 12 50 13 25 and cows at 8 65 9 40. Kansas City lists hog receipts of 13 000 with prices from 14 70 to 15 75 and cattle receipts of 14 000 with primes at 12 00 12 65 and stockers up to 11 00.
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Chicago
Kansas City
May Wheat Prices Hit New High on Open Markets
May wheat surged to a new high of 2.8514 at Minneapolis Chicago after opening at 2.79 with July and September futures rising. Agreement reached in Winnipeg on Canada Wheat control with at least 90 percent sold to Allied governments or Canadian mills, liquidation of May and July contracts. Flour prices also rose to 15 dollars a barrel in Minneapolis following advances across grades.
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Chicago
Canada
Winnipeg
Man
Winnipeg Grain Exchange Council
Royal Grain Commission
London
Minneapolis
Flour Exchange
Two Aviator Recruits Die In Mineola Flight
Hempstead May 8 Two student aviators Ranson Merritt and Anthony Stileno killed after a 1000 foot fall at Mineola government aviation school They had not piloted before were climbing into a self starting bi plane when cross currents sent it upward to 2500 feet before a crash The machine valued at 12000 dollars was destroyed and both skulls fractured.
Germany Frees Brazil Envoy After Detention
Rio Janeiro reports Germany allows the German minister to Brazil Adolf Pauli to proceed toward Uruguay after a cable from Brazil triggered a decision. Pauli had been detained on information Germany was withholding reports from the Brazilian representative, prompting the minister's release and travel.
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Germany
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Zurich
Adolf Pauli
Uruguay
Herr Pauli
Roosevelt division amendment blocked in congress plan
Washington reports that the Roosevelt division amendment to the conscription bill is unlikely to be favorably reported by house and senate conferees. House conferees reportedly will not accept it while a senate majority opposes it, promising a floor fight if omitted. Senators Harding and Johnson push to send Roosevelt into France with an army.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Harding
Johnson
France
No Vacancies For Circuses In Northern Indiana
In Hammond Indiana on May 8 Governor Goodrich asked for spare lots to be cultivated but circuses are avoiding the area. In Goshen two circus agents could not find pitches since all suitable lots were under cultivation.
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Hammond, Ind
Indiana
Goodrich
Goshen
Labor leader to join Wilson mission to Russia
President Wilson plans a mission to Russia with at least one labor leader. John Mitchell former head of the United Mine Workers is the leading candidate. Two others have also been considered for the delegation.
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Wilson
Russia
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Turks Drive 8000 Jews Out of Jaffa
A cablegram to the Zionist executive reports the April 1 evacuation of about 8,000 Jews from Jaffa Palestine as Turks looted and set fires. Starving refugees streamed from the city while bodies were found on sand dunes and looting continued. Authorities ordered all Jews to depart, while Muslims and Christians remained with permits.
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New York
Jaffa
Palestine
Provisional Executive Committee For
General Zionist Affairs
French Party Train Wreck Near Arcola on Return Trip
A special train carrying General Joffre and Vice Premier Viviani wrecked in a cornfield between Arcola and Pilson Illinois. No one was hurt. Early inquiry says accidental derailment likely caused by a loose bolt on the tender. Secret service and railway men surveyed the scene by lanterns.
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Arcola
Joffre
Viviani
Middle West
Pilson
Pennsylvania Railway
Secret Service
William Nye
Pullman
General Joffre
R. Viviani
M. Viviani
Town's Most Polite Boy Will Win Prize
In Marine Illinois a contest is planned to June 1 to find the most polite schoolboy. A secret committee will observe acts of kindness and award a prize. In London an anticipated food waste law would make wasting any food a punishable offense announced in Parliament.
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Marine, Ill
Marine
Britain
London
May
Charles Bathurst
Food Controller's Department
House of Commons
Explosion at Federal Dyestuff plant kills worker in Kingsport
An explosion at the Federal Dyestuff and Chemical company plant that makes munitions wrecked several buildings in Kingsport Tennessee. One man was killed, others badly burned, one man is missing, and an investigation is under way.
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Kingsport
Tenn
May
Federal Dyestuff and Chemical Company
German Airplane Drops Bombs on London Outskirts
London reports a hostile aircraft dropped four bombs on the city outskirts. Residents awakened by blasts saw the plane vanish before dawn. One bomb struck a residence roof, others hit a nearby swamp, with no casualties described in the immediate area.
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London
War Depletes Illinois University
In Champaign Illinois on May 8 the University of Illinois reports 984 men registered for leaves of absence. Withdrawals have fallen from 75 to 15 per period and nearly one fourth of the student body has left in the last three weeks.
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Illinois University
Champaign, Ill
University of Illinois
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American Press Association
J. G. Cannon
Macedonia
Berlin
Cash Grain
Troduce
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T. R. Army
Cardinal Farley
Cornfield
Arcola, Il
Ill
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