House Passes Big War Taxes Amid Debate
The House approved the 1.8 billion dollar war revenue bill after hours of contention by a vote of 809 to 76, with no Democratic opposition. Key votes kept the Lenroot income tax amendment, raising surtaxes on incomes over 40,000, and the second class mail rate increase. Kitchen moved to strike the 5 percent advertising tax, surprising Kitchin and others who argued fairness in taxing advertising alongside food and autos.
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Washington
House
Moore
Pennsylvania
Ways and Means Committee
Gillet
Massachusetts
New York
London
Representative Mann
Representative Kitchen
Kitchin
Dill
Michican
Lord Davenport Looks to U S for Aid
Lord Davenport seeks U S aid amid mounting troubles with his estate. British sources report pressure from creditors and calls for international backing to avert financial collapse. The involvement of foreign diplomats could reshape the plan.
Germany's strong man loses power
A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam reports the Hungarian cabinet led by Count Tisza has resigned. Tisza, long leader of Austria-Hungary's pro-German faction and ally of Emperor Joseph, faced pressure as Emperor Charles seeks independence from Berlin influence amid heavy Vienna censorship.
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London
Amsterdam
Count Tisza
Austria-Hungary
Joseph
Emperor Charles
Charles
Berlin
Potsdam
Tisza
Vienna
Women Die in Riot at Madison County Baseball Game
Two women died and two others were fatally shot during a riot at a Whitehall Madison County baseball game in Lexington Kentucky. At least twenty more were shot, with over a hundred gunshots reported. the dead are Pearl Turner and Maggie Minter. fatally wounded Rosa Minter and Stone Chenault.
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Lexington
Whitehall
Madison County
Pearl Turner
Maggie Minter
Rosa Minter
Stone Chenault
Draft registration bulletin issued by Illinois adjutant general
Springfield May 24 Adjutant General Frank S Dickson issues directives for conscription administrators and the public. All males born June 6 1886 to June 6 1896 must register on June 5 except regular army navy and marine officers and state militia. Registration occurs at one precinct site with in person or mail options for the ill or absent, deputies allowed, and absentee sick recipients guided to a sheriff or mayor for certificates.
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Springfield
Ill
Frank S. Dickson
Illinois
Regular Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
U. S. Engineers Arrive in London Amid War News
London papers banner American engineers as a detachment crosses the Atlantic. A hospital corps contingent also reaches Britain, while Chicago reports Governor Lowden orders the First Regiment Illinois Engineers to be formed with headquarters in Chicago under Lt Col Henry A. Allen and staff assembled.
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Parsons
Ocean
London
Illinois
British Isles
United States Army Engineer Corps
Great Britain
Chicago
War Department
Lowden
Dickson
Illinois Engineers
Gordon Strong
T. W. Winston
Isham Randolph
Andrew R. Sheriff
Storm sweeps Lapel unroofing cottages injuring merchant
A severe storm struck the northeast corner of Lapel Indiana on May 24 unroofing several cottages and heavily damaging the two story home of Raymond Woodward a Lapel merchant. Woodward was cut by flying glass while near a window and three physicians from Anderson and Pendleton were summoned due to the absence of local doctors attending a convention in Indianapolis.
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Anderson
Ind
Lapel
Raymond Woodward
Woodward
Indianapolis
Pendleton
Stock swindling bill fails in Illinois House
The blue sky bill, introduced by the house committee on banks and banking, failed to pass in Springfield on May 24. It received 67 votes of 77 needed for passage, with 21 voting against. The measure sought secretary of state regulation of corporations dealing in stocks and bonds to curb illegal sale of worthless securities.
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Springfield
Ill
House Committee On Banks and Banking
House
Secretary of State
Belgians Deported as Germany Resumes Slavery Policy
Havre May 24 The German deportations of Belgians have resumed with about three thousand sent from Brussels suburbs since early May. The Belgian government learned on May 14 that men in Luxembourg province were being deported and a census of women was taken to replace male agricultural workers.
Italians Claim Submarine Killer Invention
Washington May 23 Italian war mission arrives with claim that an Italian inventor whose device sinks German U-boats has killed thirteen submarines in four weeks. Inventor believed to be Guglielmo Marconi. Conferences with War Navy and state officials will take place over three to four weeks. Edison may join later.
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Washington
Italy
Guglielmo Marconi
Alps
Marconi
Thomas A. Edison
Naval Consulting Board
Riots in Vigo Leave 22 Dead and Millions in Damage
May 24 reports say 22 Parsons were killed and property damage reached £2,000,000 as riots erupted in Vigo after the Tif ban. Information from the scene notes extensive destruction across the city.
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Vigo
Spain
New York Governor Signs Hill Wheeler Local Option Bill
Governor Whitman signs the Hill Wheeler local option bill expanding local option to all New York City areas. Cities will vote on four questions: liquor sales in saloons bottled goods stores hotels and pharmacies.
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Albany
N. Y
Whitman
Marion Seeks Camp Site Inspections
Marion Indiana seeks an army training camp with several sites under review by a committee from Colonel BE M Lewis U S A. The group will visit Marion in the next few days to inspect available locations for the camp.
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Marion
Ind
BE. M. Lewis
U. Ss. A
Crowder's Draft Plans Expand to 2 Million Army
General Crowder's department, little heard of in peace, now handles desertion rounds and army policing while organizing the conscription of a 2,000,000 man force for the war. He expects complete registration results within five days after June 5, with the first 500,000 men to be selected from the lists.
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General Crowder
Crowder
Blue law gets black eye in Des Moines cases
In Des Moines six theater managers and the Des Moines baseball club face a legal setback after Judge Perry ruled Sunday baseball and Sunday theaters legal. Attorney General Heynor will appeal at once from the decision, challenging Taynor’s blue law enforcement efforts.
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Tes Moines
Heynor
Perry
Taynor
Des Moines
Fairbanks Oversees Large Corn Planting in Illinois
Former Vice President Fairbanks personally supervised the planting of an immense corn crop at Kis Green county ranch north of Jersey Ville Illinois on May 24.
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Fairbanks
Jerseyville
Ill
Kis Green County Ranch
Jersey Ville
Chicago and Kansas City Live Stock Markets Report
Market recap from Chicago and Kansas City shows hog receipts around 39 000 with mixed quotes, light shipping hogs 16.00 to 16.25, heavy packing 15.90 to 16.25, good to prime pies 12.40 to 14.75. Cattle receipts about 24 000 with steers 12.09 to 12.75, cows 9.50 to 10.00, prime dealers 14.50 to 15.00. Kansas City hogs 13 000 steady, 15.50 to 16.45, pigs 13.50 to 15.00. Cattle 6 000 steady to strong, prime fed steers 12.65 to 13.25, dressed beef 10.00 to 12.50, western steers 9.50 to 14.15. Sheep receipts 4 000, lambs 16.00 to 20.25, yearlings 14.00 to 17.50, ewes 12.0 to 15.5, stockers 8.00 to 17.00.
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Chicago
Kansas City
American Steamship Sunk in the Mediterranean
A U S torpedoed 8000 ton American steamship sunk in the Mediterranean with cargo bound for Switzerland. Paris dispatch suggests the vessel was a German interned liner seized by the United States after war with Germany.
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London
Admiralty
U. S
Mediterranean
Switzerland
New York
Paris
United States
Germany
Worldwide food acreage rising despite mixed cereal yields
Reports from the International Institute of Agriculture in Rome indicate increased cereal crop acreage in several countries in response to wartime food needs. By May 1, France Britain Italy and Switzerland showed mediocre growth, while Spain Netherlands and Algeria were average and Tunis was good.
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Washington
Department of Agriculure
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
France
Britain
Italy
Switzerland
Spain
Netherlands
Algeria
Tunis
Rockefeller Gives $25 000 000 More to Charities and Schools
John D. Rockefeller announced gifts of 25 000 000 to educational and charitable institutions in New York. The donations extend Rockefeller's longtime philanthropy shaping support for universities hospitals and social programs.
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Rockefeller
New York
John DN. Rockefeller
Gasoline Price Raised Two Cents Per Gallon in New York
The Standard Oil Company of New York announced a two cent per gallon price increase for gasoline effective May 24. The raise applies to all retail gasoline sales within New York.
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New York
Standard of Company of New York
Mrs Miller elected president of Missouri Equal Suffrage league
Mrs W McNab Miller of Columbia was elected president of the Missouri Equal Suffrage league in Kansas City signing a new chapter in the state campaign for women's voting rights.
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Miller
Missouri Suffs
Kansas City
W. McNab Miller
Columbia
Missouri Equal Suffrage League
Baseball Results From Philadelphia And New York
Baseball results show Philadelphia contesting Cincinnati with a 4 to 2 score after early leads and late rallies. Key players include Toney Eller Wingo Alexander Killifer for the visitors and Vaughn Hendrix Wilson Schupp McCarty Rariden for the New York side.
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Philadelphia
R.A
Cincinnati
Toney
Eller
Wingo
Alexander
Killifer
New York
R. HE
Chicago
Vaughn
Hendrix
Wilson
Schupp
McCarty
Rariden
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British Food Controller
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Thomas Shevlin
Samuel Crowder
Blue Law
Iowa
Reese
Cyr
National League
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Chi
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Brook
Rest
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Coe
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