Italian Army Drives Toward Trieste in Major Leap
London reports Italy’s Carso breakthrough pushing ten miles from Trieste with 9,000 Austrians captured and several towns and ranges seized. Cadornas right wing nears Trieste as Austrian defenses collapse. Crown Prince’s French front battles see limited action with 8,600 prisoners taken on the Aisne-Champeene fronts.
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London
Italy
Carso ar‘My
Trieste
Italia
Cadorna
Castegnavizzand
Goriza
Crown Prince
Vauclere
Laon
Teuton
Soilssens
Auberieye
Aisne
Champeene
Berlin
Venederclere Plitdau
Apremont
War Office
Dawes Receives France Railroad Adviser Offer
Chicago reports a high financial post in France tied to American railroad reconstruction has been offered to Charles G. Dawes. The role would place him as an adviser to the engineers corps aiding railroad work at the front in France. No confirmation from Dawes associates.
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Chicago
France
Charles G. Dawes
Central Trust Company
the Treasury
Engineers Corps
Dawes
Senate Finance Committee Abolishes Zone System in War Revenue Bill
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously to eliminate the zone system and raise second class matter rates as part of the war revenue bill. Members favor trimming total bill from 1.8 billion to 1.25 billion and funding the rest with short term bonds.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Baruch Rumor Fuels Wall Street Optimism on War Supplies
May 25 New York rumors say Bernard M Baruch may be appointed to buy all war material for allies. Market reaction cheers fair profits and a square deal between government and big business, signaling confidence in wartime procurement.
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Barney Baruch
New York
Bernard M. Baruch
Financial World
Waite Executed for Poison Murders of Peck Family
Dr Arthur Warren Waite, once a champion lawn tennis player, was electrocuted at Sing Sing for poisoning his mother in law Anna Maria Peck and her husband John J F Peck of Grand Rapids Michigan. He admitted killing them to gain access to his wife’s inheritance and confessed planning to kill her later.
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Anna Maria Peck
Riverside Drive
Hotel Plaza
Margaret Horton
Waite
Temand
K. Adams
Percy Peck
Peck
Northwestern grain growers urge price guarantee in 1917 wheat
At Fargo North Dakota on May 25 a basic price of 2450 per bushel was urged as the government guarantee in the food control bill for the 1917 wheat crop. The meeting adopted resolutions to seize and operate transportation and terminal elevators and to prohibit futures trading as a permanent policy. A seven member committee was named to represent the conference in Washington.
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Fargo
N. 10
Northwestern Terminals
Northwestern
Washington
Flour Drops Fifty Cents In Chicago Market
Flour prices fell Thursday with spring wheat grade special brands dropping from 16 to 15.50. Heat flour on the board of trade sold at 17.80. July wheat opened at 2.75 per bushel and slid to 2.22. September wheat opened at 2 and declined to 1.95.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Prominent Episcopalean Dies in Illinois
Rev. Dr. Duane S. Phillips rector emeritus of St. Paul's Episcopal church Kankakee Illinois died after a short illness at age eighty three. He served since 1887 and was a leading figure in Protestant Episcopal circles in Chicago and dean and president of the standing committee of the church.
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Kankakee
Ill
Duane S. Phillips
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Protestant Episcopal Church
Chicago
Fine Work Wins Promotion for U S Destroyers
Reports from the navy department credit American destroyers with tremendous submarine zone actions. Secretary Daniels says President Wilson will promote Rear Admiral William S. Sims to vice admiral to rank with British and French commanders. Secrecy surrounds submarine losses to avoid aiding Germany.
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Washington
Navy Department
Fllotilla
Daniels
Wilson
William S. Sims
Senate
D. W. Coffman
Atlantic Fleet
Mayo
Germany
Australian boxer Darcy dies in Memphis after pneumonia
Les Darcy the Australian middleweight champion died in a Memphis hospital after a pneumonia battle ending his American pursuit. He had traveled from Australia to fight Len Rowland but never competed in the ring in the United States due to travel and wartime service disputes. His illness followed an inferted tooth and tonsil ailment as he trained here.
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Memphis
Tenn
Les Darcy
Darcey
America
Carey
Len Rowland
New York
Ohio
Louisiana
Georgia
Australia
Carcy
Brigade for Home Guard Planned in Illinois
Springfield May 25 A bill to create a brigade of three militia regiments for state service after national guard removal was introduced in the Illinois assembly. Drafted with Governor Lowden Adjutant General Dickson and Lt Governor Oglesby. Reserve training corps units will join the brigade with no initial state cost, later transported fed pay rates apply.
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Springfield
Ill
National Guard
Lowden
Dickson
Oglesby
Military Committee of State Council of Defense
State Council of Defense Reserve Training Corps
Adjutant General's Office
State Council of Defense
Congress
National Army
Denied Liberty on Bond in Roy Brown Murder Case
Ray Landers was denied liberty on bond pending trial for the murder of Roy Brown, a Redkey grocer, by Judge McGriff in Portland Indiana. The habeas corpus record showed no clear guilt or innocence and failed to introduce independent evidence beyond witnesses endorsed on the indictments.
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Portland
Ind
Ray Landers
Roy Brown
Redkey Grocer
McGriff
Portuguese Start Revolt Shocks Lisbon Bombardment Reported
Madrid reports Lisbon facing bombardment from the Portuguese fleet as rioters and police join in. Food shortages cited as main grievance fueling the unrest.
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Madrid
Lisbon
Portugal
Chicago and Kansas City Markets Report Live Stock and Prices
Market notes show hog receipts 29 090 at Chicago with price ranges 15 80 to 16 15 for light ships and 12 56 to 14 65 for good to fancy pigs. Cattle receipts 76 500 with values from 12 00 to 12 75 for good to choice, and 14 75 to 15 50 for good to prime dealers. Kansas City hogs 8 000 with bulk 15 40 to 16 10, cattle 5 000 with prime fed steers 12 65 to 13 40, dressed beef 10 00 to 12 50, calves 9 00 to 14 25.
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Kansas City
Greenfield Lawyer to Run for Congress Nomination
William R. Hough a well known local attorney announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the Sixth district to succeed the late D W Comstock of Richmond. In Franklin county Republicans will back Walter F Bossert of Liberty for the nominating convention while Democrats push Louis Federmann, bank vice president, for the seat.
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Greenfield
Ind
William R. Hough
PD. W. Comstock
Richmond
Brookville
Franklin County
Walter F. Bossert
Liberty
Louis Federmann
Franklin County National Bank
D. W. Comstock
Belvidere Residents Display Flag Over North State Street
In Belvidere Illinois on May 26 56 years ago citizens strung a heavy wire across North State street to hang and burn Jefferson Davis in effigy. The wire remains and is used by the North State Street Business Men's association to support a large American flag among many displayed in the city.
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Belvidere
Ill
Church merger opposed by Southern Branch committee
In Birmingham on May 24 the committee on bills and overtures filed an unfavorable majority report on uniting the southern and northern branches of the Presbyterian church with the general assembly of the southern branch.
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Birmingham
Ala
Committee On
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
British transport Transylvania sunk with 413 lost
The British transport Transylvania was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on May 4, causing the loss of 413 people. Survivors were landed at Savona Italy and later transferred. Captain Grenell of Scotland led the ship. German naval activity in the Baltic was reported with cannonades along southern Danish shores.
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London
Transylvania
Translyvania
Mediterranean
House of Commons
Robert Cecil
Baltic
Copenhagen
Brewell
Italy
New York
Savona
Red Cross
Grenell
Scotland
Attorneys Demand Higher Fees in Gary
Gary Indiana May 25 lawyers request the superior court to approve a fee raise from 50 to 100 dollars due to the high cost of living. The move signals a shift in the local legal economy affecting attorneys and clients alike.
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Gary
Ind
Superior Court
Baseball Results From New York and Brooklyn Games
Baseball box scores show New York defeating Chicago 7 to 4 with Douglas, Wilson, Benton, Middleton and McCarty contributing. Brooklyn lost to Pittsburgh 4 to 0 with Grimes, Fischer, Pfeffer and Miller in action. Philadelphia edged Cincinnati 9 to 8 with Ring, Wingo, Clarke, Mayer and Adams starring, while Boston games featured St. Leon and Ames, Meadows, Gonzales with Barnes, Allen, Ragan and Gowdy in the lineup.
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New York
Chicago
Douglas and
Wilson
Benton
Mitdleton
McCarty
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Grimes
Fischer
Pfeffer and
Miller
Philadelphia
R.H. FE
Cincinnati
Ring
Wingo
Clarke
Mayer
Oceschger
Flittery
Killifer
Adams
Boston
R. St. Leon i
Ames
Meadows
Gonzales
Barnes
Allen
Baseball Box Score Fragments From Cleveland St Louis Detroit and Chicago
Readable lines show team matchups and scattered box score figures including Cleveland vs New York St Louis vs Boston Detroit vs Philadelphia and Chicago vs Washington with partial inning and score data. Players mentioned include Ruth Thomas Davenport Plank Severowich Noyes Schang Ehmke Cunningham and Spencer among others in uneven lines.
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Cleveland
R. OH. B
New York
Caldwell and Walters
Covalesk and O'Neill
St. Louis
Boston
Ruth
Thomas
Davenport
Plank and Severowich
Detroit
R.H. E
Philadelphia
Noyes and Schang
Ehmke, Cunningham and Spencer
Chicago
R.A E Wash
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Trisets
Cardona
A. W. Waite
J. B. Pack
Britain
U. S
Darcy
CCL
C. A. Doyen
Commander of
Marine
American Press Association
Illinois
Greenfield Lawyer
Comstock
DAVIS
Southern Branch’s Committee
Pet
W.L Pet
W.L . Pet Bost
St. L
Chi
Wash
N. Y
Det
Phil
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