Fleet Scours Sea for NC-3 as Crews Brace
Washington May 19 A vast fleet of American destroyers and cruisers searches the Atlantic for the missing NC-3 with a 15 man crew. Weather runs heavy and the plane drift status remains unknown. The NC-1 NC-4 vessels report damage but crew safe as scouting lines search westward from Corvo.
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Azores
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Columbia
Horta
Fabrice
Fairfax
Punta Delgado
Ives Jury Out All Night In Murder Trial
Fond du Lac Wisconsin May 19 The jury in the Raleigh P Ives murder trial reported they could not agree on a verdict Judge Fowler discharged the jurors Ives may be retried in the fall term Of the ballots seven favored third degree manslaughter five favored fourth degree On initial ballot eight sought conviction four for acquittal
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Raleigh P. Ives
Herbert Loehr
Fowler
Ives
Fall Teim
Greeks and Turks Battle After Smyrna Landing
Constantinople May 19 Greek troops landed at Smyrna on Thursday. In the ensuing clash 800 Turks and 100 Greeks were killed as firing raged mainly in the Turkish quarter of the town.
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Constantinople
Smyrna
Decree Allows Omission of Parent Data on Birth Certificates
Stuttgart reports the ministry of the interior issued a decree to omit parental data on birth certificates to save illegitimate children from future embarrassment.
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Stuttgart
Ministry of the Interior
Republicans win House speaker and Senate lead in 1919 vote
Representative Gillett of Massachusetts, a Republican, is elected speaker of the House over Champ Clark by a two vote margin. Republicans seize control of the Senate, electing B Cummins president pro tempore and defeating Pittihan of Nevada, a Democrat, by 47 to 42.
Lindsley ousted over war risk bureau turmoil
Washington May 19 Col Henry D Lindsley resigned as director of the bureau of war risk insurance at Treasury Secretary Glass request after warning that his agency handling soldiers and sailors insurance compensation allowances and allotments was nearing breakdown. Assistant Director Dudley Oates also resigns and other aides may follow in protest against intolerable conditions.
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Henry D. Lindsley
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Secretary of the Treasury Glass
Dudley Oates
San Francisco
G. H. Rennick
New York
Lindsley
J. W. Barton
Dallas
Tex
M. J. Dowling
L. O. Fisher
Insurance
Missing Seaplane NC Three Reported Near Azores
Washington May 19 The Navy Department says no trace has been found of the missing seaplane NC three and its five man crew despite searches by vessels around the Azores.
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Punta Delgado
Washington
Ing Seaplane
NC Three
Azores
Pilot Hawker carries life saving boat on trans Atlantic voyage
St Johns Newfoundland May 19 Pilot Harry Hawker carries a life saving boat strapped to his aircraft fuselage for emergency use. Navigator Lieutenant Commander Grieve is equipped with a life saving suit with an air pocket across the shoulders. The boat could not endure heavy seas for more than five minutes.
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St. Johns
N. F
Harry Hawker
Britain Worried Over German Tonnage in US Trade
London reports parliament voices rising concern over the future of seized German ships in the United States. J C Gould campaigns against German American peace propaganda suggesting ships will flow to American corporations undercutting British rates. Allies weigh American claims while tonnage distribution remains debated.
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Gould
Wilson
Paris
Daniels
Great Britain
Australian Hawker Aims for Transatlantic Flight Record
Harry Hawker and navigator MacKenzie Grieve set out from Newfoundland toward Ireland in a Sopwith aircraft. The Martinsyde machine piloted by Raynham failed to launch. both pilots injured but recovering. The NC-4 under Commander Reed faced gale conditions near the Azores as the race narrows to Hawker and Read, with Hawker expected to reach Ireland in about 19 hours if successful.
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N. F
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MacKenzie Grieve
Raynham
Cantin Morgan
Tie Sassyde Camp
Martinsyde
Washington
A. C. Reed
Harry Hawker
Australia
Navy Department
Lisbon
Azores
Jackson
Ponta Delgada
German peace chief may quit Versailles talks
Versailles May 19 Count von Brockdorff Rantzau head of the German peace delegation left here and reports from Spa say he will not return to Versailles to continue negotiations. The German chief and Berlin representatives differed so sharply on the talks that he asked to be replaced at Versailles.
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Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Spa
Berlin
Strike on Suez Canal Continues In Isthmus Service
The general strike on the Suez canal persists at Suez but steam traffic remains uninterrupted. The stoppage affects only isthmus employees as canal service workers stay at their posts.
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Suez
Suez Canal
Isthmus
Wisconsin Delegation Adopts War Duty Declaration
Milwaukee May 1 declaration of principles adopted by Wisconsin’s American Legion delegation at St. Louis calls for deportation of aliens and investigates favored treatment for shirkers who posed as conscientious objectors during wartime.
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St. Louis
American Legion of Returned Soldiers
Eighth Division Assigned to Early Convoy Return
Washington May 19 The Eighth Division comprising North Dakota Minnesota Iowa and Illinois has been assigned to early convoy return as notified by General Pershing The war department also lists Evacuation Ambulance Company 7 Companies 1 and 8 of the Second regiment all service motor transport repair units 301 and 802 for early return
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North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
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Duel proposed after article accuses ex-kaiser of cowardice
Berlin May 1 General von Vles son former commandant at Potacani challenges Count Von Hoenstrrech to a duel over a newspaper claim of cowardice against the ex-kaiser. The count declines to meet on the field of honor.
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Potsdam
Berlin
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English health official leads foreign tour on child welfare
Sir Arthur Newsholme M D chief medical officer of the local government board England heads a delegation of distinguished foreigners touring the United States to study child welfare and social and industrial conditions He is renowned for saving thousands of babies in England and is recognized internationally as an authority on infant mortality.
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Arthur Newsholme
Local Government Board
England
United States
Sir Arthur
Baseball Scores From Sunday Across Leagues
In the National League Brooklyn defeated Chicago 4 to 3 while New York beat Cincinnati 5 to 0. American League results include Chicago 1 Philadelphia 0 and Cleveland 4 New York 3. St Louis 4 Boston 2 and Washington 8 Detroit 2. American Association games show Indianapolis 6 Toledo 3 Columbus 4 Louisville 3 Kansas City 1 and Milwaukee 4 St Paul 6 Minneapolis 1.
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DRIVE FOR TRADE OF WORLD
Washington reports the Shipping Board has ordered 12 large steamers for lumber and trade from South Atlantic and Gulf ports. Four vessels of 7,500 tons plus will trade with Argentina, two smaller ships target the Cuban Sugar trade, and remaining ships will be allocated to Southern ports as export business justifies growth.
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Gulf
Shipping Board
South
United States
South America
Insane Italian Slays Babes in Lancaster Tragedy
Leon Angelino, an Italian, was released from the county insane asylum and then murdered two of his children in Lancaster. He attacked his wife at breakfast with a club, forcing her to flee. He killed twin four-year-old sons with an ox, dismembered one body, and placed remains in a can before police arrested him.
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Lancaster
Leon Angelino
County Insane Asylum
Angelino
Germans Ask for Volunteers to Defend Borders
Berlin mobs protest peace terms as German leaders urge volunteers to defend the country. Officers oppose terms, fearing mass unemployment for 50,000, with three possible outcomes: government acceptance, resignation, or upheaval.
Ring After Army Lorries
London reports from an official inquiry into government motor and army transport expenditures reveal General Atkins pressing why lorries were not sold earlier. The witness describes post armistice petrol shortages and scarce labor and repairs, encountering a ring offering as little as 125 dollars for a vehicle. The army aims to repair vehicles to realize fair prices.
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London
Atkins
Million Dollar Boy Killed at McLean Estate
Vinson Walsh McLean nine, son of Edward Beal McLean, was struck by a Ford near the Friendship mansion and died after arrival at the residence. The boy, once famed as the two hundred million dollar child, had recently left his bodyguard moments before the accident.
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Vinson Walsh McLean
Edward Beal McLean
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