Memorial Service for Edith Cavell in London and Norwich
England held a public funeral for Edith Cavell, the nurse executed by Germany. High officials and foreign representatives attended a Westminster Abbey service, then carriage to Norwich for final rites. The obsequies featured the burial service, hymns, and the Reveille, ending with Abide With Me.
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Edith Cavell
Westminster Abbey
London
England
Brussels
Norwich
George
Earl of Athione
Mary
Jean of Westminster
Clivered
Sullivan
Cavell
Mail Plane Service Starts in Chicago
Chicago crowds hailed the first air mail flight as Pilot Trent C. Fry piloted United States mail plane No. T4 from Cleveland to Chicago, delivering 3800 pounds of mail and completing a round trip via Bryan, a 180 mile leg, in about three hours and five minutes with a brief stop at Bryan. Pilot Eddie Graham guided the Cleveland departure to Bryan, the mid point.
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Chicago
Grant Park
Qglong
Michigan Avenue
Trent C. Fry
United States
Cleveland
Bryan
Eddie Graham
Dispatch
Fry
Fifth war loan oversubscribed by U S treasury
Washington on May 12 United States treasury officials announced that the fifth war loan had been oversubscribed and that the total might reach six billion dollars with only four and a half billion dollars to be accepted.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Farmlands for Soldiers Bill Heads to Congress
Congress will consider twin measures next week to allow soldiers to claim public lands as homesteads and receive $2,500 for farm development. The plan, drafted by Rep Mendell of Wyoming and Sen Swett of Ti gh, sets aside land as allotments with civic centers and employment at $4 a day during development. Participants included Senators Smoot Meyers and Representatives Mondall Sinnott and Kinkaid.
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Washington
Lane
House
Senate
Congress
Representative Mendell
Wyoming
Swett
Tigh
Secretary of the Interior
Smoot and Meyers
Montana
Mondall, Sinnott
Oregon
Kinkaid
Nebraska
Food rule out of market limits flour purchases
New York May 16 United States food administration says no further purchases of straight wheat flour will be made from the present crop. Limited buying of durum straight flour will continue as it can be exported without distorting prices. List purchases of durum straight flour will be made on June 3 for shipment by June 10.
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New York
United States Food Administration
Punish Liebknecht Slayers Convicted by Court Martial
Berlin reports three of the defendants in the murder of Dr Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg during Spartacist disorders last winter were convicted by the court martial. Hussar Runge received two years in prison and four years deprivation of civil rights. Lieut Kurt Vogel got two years in prison and four months under arrest with dismissal. Lieut Rittman was sentenced to six weeks under arrest. The remaining accused were acquitted.
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Berlin
Karl Liebknecht
Rosa Luxembourg
Hussar
Runge
Kurt Vogel
Rittman
Rainbow division veterans feted in Des Moines parade
Des Moines crowds greet Iowa’s Rainbow division veterans of the One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry returning after 21 months of service abroad. Thousands line streets across the state capital to celebrate their homecoming with cheers and public admiration.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rainbow
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry
Greece assumes care of Smyrna in Asia Minor
Paris May 16 extensive allied naval concentration has begun on the west coast of Asia Minor near Smyrna in execution of the mandate to Greece to administer the city and territory. A number of Greek army units were landed today at Smyrna as allied ships gather for a naval demonstration with the United States battleship Arizona and four U S cruisers taking part.
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Paris
Asia Minor
Runaway Dirigible Located and Being Towed Back
The United States Dirigible C-5, which broke moorings at St Johns Newfoundland last night, has been located at sea. It was found by the destroyer Edwards about 90 miles east of Cape Spear and is now being towed back to the port.
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St. Johns
N. F
United States
United States Navy
Edwards
Charles G. Little
Newburyport
Mass
Chicago
Little
Quidieidi Basin
Emery W. Coil
Montauk Point
Navy Department
Austro Armament Terms To Be Sent To Delegation
Paris May 16 Austrian peace terms likely to be presented to the Austrian delegation Wednesday. Terms include dismantling Skoda armament works and mirror German treaty provisions such as forbidding conscription. The council of four discussed military terms with advisers as Clemenceau and Italian leaders met. Hungarian issues may delay Austrian talks as overlap with Hungary complicates decisions.
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Paris
Skoda
Council of Four
Trumbitch
E. M. House
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Fiume
Clemenceau
Orlando
Sonnino
France
Austria
Hungary
Philip C. Brown
Vienna
Budapest
Americas Mediate In Settling Adriatic Situation
Paris on May 16 reports a new solution for Adriatic difficulties. Negotiations are now underway toward amicable settlement of the Fiume question and the broader Adriatic dispute that unsettled Italian representatives. It proposes direct talks between Italy and the Jugoslav republic guided by United States mediation.
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Paris
Fiume
Adriatic
Italy
MacDonald to lead public roads program with $350 million
Thomas H. MacDonald named head of the office of public roads and rural engineering. He will supervise federal and state funds totaling about $350,000,000 for road construction nationwide during the reconstruction period. MacDonald, formerly head of the Iowa Highway Commission, comes from Iowa State College with extensive road building experience.
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Thomas H. MacDonald
Office of
Public Roads and Rural Engineering
United States
Dr. MacDonald
Washington
Iowa State College
Iowa Highway Commission
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League results include New York 6 Chicago 2 and Cincinnati 10 Brooklyn 9 in 13 innings, Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 0, St. Louis Boston rained out. American League games show Boston 6 Chicago 5 in 2 innings, St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 0, New York 4 Detroit 3, Cleveland 6 Washington 3. Three I League reports Moline 2 Terre Haute 1 Peoria 8 Rockford 1, Bloomington 12 Evansville 0. American Association Louisville 3 Toledo 6 Milwaukee 4, Kansas City 6 Indianapolis 10, Columbus 0. No other games scheduled.
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Brooklyn Tee
Peret
New York
Pil Wovad Pudaewaks
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh Eebessee
Edie Nees
Philadelphia
Weta Ewan
St. Louis
Boston
American League
Otcmin Datsun Ssathvasssy Sess
New York Seeatvervessk Wanes
Wleveland
Eseeens
Oston
Dpetaedesernees’ Oe
Washington Peewee Eee Wee Ees
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Moline
Terre Haute
Peoria
Rockford
Bloomington
Shooting in Port Washington Kills Two Wounds Two
Ray Schwartz a Chicago traveling salesman shot and killed Amelia Barry twenty and Frederick Yerkes here after finding another man with the girl he loved. Marie Barry eight and Albert Ratz wounded. Both in serious condition. Schwartz fled as armed men search for him.
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Port Washington
Ray Schwartz
Chicago
Amelia Barry
Frederick Yerkes
Marie Barry
Alert Ratz
Schwartz
Casualties in World War I Exceed 286000 for U S Forces
Washington reports revised war department figures show American expeditionary forces total casualties at 286,044. Battle deaths totaled 48,909 and wounded reached 237,125, with about 7,000 duplications due to repeated injuries.
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Washington
War Department
Sues Hotel for Loss of Jewels in Pullman Estate Case
New York May 15 A 830 000 suit against the St. Regis hotel was filed by Mrs Harriet Pullman Carolan San Francisco social leader and heir to the George Pullman estate for jewelry stolen from her December 18 last while she was a guest.
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Sues Hotel
New York
St. Regis
Harriet Pullman Carolan
San Francisco
George Pullman
Navy Seaplanes NC-1 NC-3 Start Transatlantic Hop
Planes NC-1 and NC-3 began a trans Atlantic flight to the Azores from Trepassey Newfoundland but returned after cruising from the harbor. Both machines took on heavy fuel as launches escorted them out and back, while NC-4 continued toward Trepassey.
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Navy
Azores
Trepassey
N. F
Armerican Navy
Newfoundland
Prairie
Aroostook
Ikisko
Valles
Halifax
Philadelphia Honors Yanks Parade of Twenty-eighth Division in Honor
Philadelphia on May 16 welcomed home the Twenty-eighth division largely formed of former Pennsylvania National Guardsmen. Led by Maj. Gen. Charles BL Muir the 17,000 men marched 8.5 miles through flag lined streets as stands overflowed with spectators. Estimates placed the crowd at around 2,000,000 people, all eager in the display of pride.
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Philadelphia
Twenty-eighth Division
Pennsylvania
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Chopin
U. S. Treasury
Mrs. Layson Atkins
Helen Hazel. Clark
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
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Layson Atkins
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Liebknecht
Greece
Smyrna
Aegean Sea
United States Battleship “Ari
Zona
U. S
LIRIP
Count Brockdorff-Rantzau
M. Clemenceau
America
Nel
Woodrow WiLsou
Wehtner
William Howard Taft
Wilson
Wisconsin
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