British Press Bold Breakthrough Near Bullecourt
London reports the British hold the Hindenburg line from east of Bullecourt to Arras minus 2000 yards of trenches. North of Bullecourt gains consolidate positions as Austria mounts a Trentino counter offensive while Italians push in Isonzo fighting areas. Allied attacks with France seize German trench lines on Mount Cornillet and in Champagne with about 1000 prisoners taken.
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Hindenburg Line
Bullecourt
Arras
War Office
Rome
Austria
Trentino
Trieste
Isonzo
Zugna
Posina
Asiago
Sugana
Haig
Nivelle
Mount Cornilett
Paris
Prohibition Fight Looms Over Food Control Bill
Washington May 23. Senators push amendments to curb liquor production during the war. Thompson Kansas introduces Webb bill to bar use of foodstuffs for liquor. Cummins Iowa and Jones Washington offer similar limits and a plan to seize liquor plants. Wadsworth New York seeks to ban distillation except for specified uses and caps beer alcohol at four percent.
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Washington
Senate
Thompson
Kansas
Webb
House
Cummins
Iowa
Jones
Wadsworth
New York
Bloomington mayor indicted on graft and law violations
Monroe County Indiana grand jury returned a fifteen count indictment against John G. Harris the longtime mayor of Bloomington accusing him of failure to enforce laws and graft in official acts involving money.
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Bloomington
Ind
Monroe County
John G. Harris
Illinois Grand Army encampment to feature big auto parade
Bloomington Illinois May 21 Illinois Grand Army of the Republic encampment to be held June 6 7 and 8 features a large automobile parade. The reviewing stand will be set up at the head of Prairie street near Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Bloomington
Illinois Grand Army of the Republic
Prairie Street
Illinois Wesleyan University
Dexter Arrested on Treason Charge in Lafayette
John Dexter a 53 year old building contractor was arrested in Lafayette Indiana on treason charges. Police say he claimed President Wilson should be shot and that he wished all American battleships would be submarine attacked. Dexter born in Holland has lived in the United States twenty five years.
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Lafayette
Ind
John Dexter
Dexter
Wilson
Holland
Market Report Shares Mixed Livestock and Grain Prices
Hogs receipts 41 009 with light shipping to heavy ranges 12 15 16 40. Cattle receipts 21 000 with steers 12 00 12 75 and cows 14 25 14 75. Wheat No 2 northern 2 00 No 2 yellow corn 1 70 1 72 oats 0 72 0 73. Produce butter 38 40s cents. eggs and poultry varied. East Buffalo live stock firm at Dunning Stevens with cattle 11 00 12 00. hogs 16 90 17 00. sheep lambs 16 50 20 10. other regions show similar activity.
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East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
Buffalo
N. Y
Cantonment site near Springfield eyed for new army
The Illinois cantonment board inspected a 2731 acre tract north of Springfield for the national conscription army. The site fronts the Sangamon river and lies four and a half miles from the capital with proximity to Springfield water works cited as a key advantage. A Swedish census reports generally poor winter wheat and rye prospects, except Blekinge.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Edwin Root
Root
Dickson
Commercial Association
War Department
Capital
Sangamon River
Stockholm
Blekinge
US Ship Gun Kills Two Nurses on Armed Steamship
Two Red Cross nurses were killed and a third gravely injured when a six inch shell fired during target practice on an American steamship exploded prematurely. The ship, carrying Red Cross base hospital No. 12 en route to France, returned to port with officers draped in the flag. A naval board opened inquiries into ammunition origin amid reports of substandard munitions.
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New York
Navy Department
Former Kansas Senator Caldwell Dies at 87 in Kansas City
Leavenworth Kan May 22 Former United States Senator Alexander Caldwell aged eighty seven is dead at Kansas City He was a veteran of the Mexican war and came to Kansas in 1841 He was elected senator from Kansas in 1871 and resigned two years later He served as president of the First National Bank until health failed two years ago
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Kansas
Leavenworth
Kan
United States
Alexander Caldwell
Kansas City
First National Bank
Condition of crops improves with rains in Midwest and Canada
Chicago reports favorable crop conditions with ideal winter wheat weather. Rains aid maturity and heading in Kansas and the Northwest. wheat movement remains fair with varied car arrivals. World shipments and stocks show declines and Australia efforts to move surplus. Liverpool spot wheat dull.
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Chicago
Kansas
Northwest
Winnives
Minneapolis
Australia
Liverpool
Atlanta Suffered Massive Fires Across City Causing Large Loss
Ten thousand homeless, thirty six blocks ruined after fires raged nine hours from the Negro quarter to the Ponce de Leon area in Atlanta. Dynamite used to halt the blaze. guardsmen deployed. losses estimated at 5 million dollars with many injuries and no confirmed fatalities.
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Atlanta
Ponce de Leon
Camp McPherson
City Sells Produce Quickly in Richmond Market
A car load of city sold produce moved fast at the Richmond city market and five fire stations to halt high dealer prices. Clerks were swamped and Mayor Will Robbins helped. Another car load is planned with continued summer sales.
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City
Richmond
Ind
Will Robbins
Solons' Week Plans for Fiftieth General Assembly
The Fiftieth General Assembly schedules adjournment on June 16 with a crowded agenda. Key items include a battle over the private bank bill, conferee meetings on the 60 million dollar hard road bond bill, traction measures, civil services reform, loan shark bill revival, boxing bill hearings, and appropriation bills. The anti injunction bill faces a senate fight and House defeat.
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Springfield
Ill
Fiftieth General Assembly
House
Senate
Chicago
Senate License Committee
Contracts for 38 Merchant Vessels
Washington on May 22 reports that the emergency fleet corporation and United States shipping board have executed contracts for thirty-eight merchant vessels to date.
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Washington
Emergency Fleet Corporation
United States Shipping Board
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