Australian boxer Darcy dies in Memphis hospital
Les Darcy the Australian middleweight champion died in a Memphis hospital from pneumonia after a four week illness in training for a bout with Len Rowland. He had traveled to America seeking a career, but illness and prior wartime service bans hindered his dreams.
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Memphis
Tenn
Les Darcy
Darcy
America
Carey
Len Rowland
New York
Ohio
Louisiana
Georgia
Australia
Italian Drive Toward Trieste Breaks Austro-Hungarian Lines
London reports Italy’s Carso breakthrough as 9,000 enemy captives and several towns, villages, and heights captured along a five mile front near the sea. General Cadorna’s right wing nears Trieste, while Austrians rally to repulse counterattacks.
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London
Italy
Carso or‘My
Trieste
Italia
Cadorna
Castegnavizza
Goriza
Waite Confesses to Poison Slayings and Is Executed
Dr Arthur Warren Waite, a champion lawn tennis player from Grand Rapids, Michigan, was electrocuted at Sing Sing for poisoning his mother in law Anna Maria Peck and her husband John E. Peck. He admitted to killing the two to claim his wife’s inheritance and described leading a dual life with a luxurious Plaza Hotel apartment and a platonic artistic relationship with Margaret Horton. The cases hinged on arsenic deaths dated January 30 1916 and March 12 with cremation masking the crimes until an autopsy revealed the poison.
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Peck
Riverside Drive
Hotel Plaza
Margaret Horton
Waite
K. Adams
Percy Peck
Northwestern grain growers urge $2.50 wheat price guarantee
In Fargo on May 25 Northwestern grain growers set a $2.50 a bushel basic price they want guaranteed by the government for the 1917 wheat crop. They urged government seizure of transportation agencies and terminal elevators and the abolition of futures trading as a permanent policy. A seven member committee was chosen to represent the conference in Washington.
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Fargo
N. D
Northwestern Terminals
Northwestern
Washington
Dawes Offered Finance Role For French Railroad Work
Chicago reports indicate Charles G. Dawes, president of the Central Trust company and former U S comptroller, has been offered a senior financial advisory post tied to American railroad projects in France. Confirmation was not obtained from Dawes associates.
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Chicago
France
Charles G. Dawes
Central Trust Company
the Treasury
Engineers Corps
Dawes
Senate Finance Committee backs zone system elimination
The senate finance committee voted unanimously to remove the zone system and raise increased rates for second class matter through the war revenue bill. They favor trimming the bill total 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 Rumors Prompt Market Hope For Fair War Deals
New York May 25 rumors spread that Bernard M Baruch may be appointed to buy all war material for all allies. The financial world welcomed the prospect as evidence that fair profits would be permitted and a general square deal between the government and big business might follow.
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Barney Baruch
New York
Bernard M. Baruch
Financial World
Flour Prices Fall Across Markets on Thursday
Flour slid to $15.50 a barrel for special brands of spring wheat grade while the board of trade kept wheat flour at $17.80. July wheat opened at $2.75 a bushel and fell to $2.22, and September wheat opened at $2 and declined to $1.95.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Prominent Episcopalian Clergyman Dies in Illinois
Kankakee Illinois May 25 Rev Dr Duane S Phillips rector emeritus of St Pauls Episcopal church died after a short illness at eighty three He was a leading clergyman in Protestant Episcopal circles in Chicago and dean and president of the standing committee of the church
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Kankakee
Duane S. Phillips
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Chicago
Sims' Fine Work Wins Promotion in Navy
Secretary Daniels announced President Wilson will promote Rear Admiral William S. Sims to vice admiral for his destroyer flotilla's submarine warfare. Reports tallies on German submarines remain withheld for psychological and strategic reasons as patrols press gains in the Atlantic.
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Washington
Navy Department
Fllotilla
Daniels
Wilson
William S. Sims
CCL C A Doyen Regiment Goes to Front
The CCL C A Doyen regiment is reported moving to the front lines amid ongoing hostilities. Commanders state the unit will bolster frontline defenses and support allied operations.
British transport Transylvania torpedoed in Mediterranean
The British transport Transylvania was sunk in the Mediterranean on May 4 with 413 dead including 29 officers and 373 other ranks and its captain Lieutenant S Brewell. Survivors were landed at Savona Italy then moved to an unnamed destination amid Red Cross care and cheering crowds.
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London
Transylvania
Translyvania
Mediterranean
House of Commons
Robert Cecil
Baltic
Copenhagen
S. Brewell
Italy
New York
Savona
Red Cross
Drewell
Scotland
Brigade for Home Guard Is Planned
Springfield Illinois May 25 A bill to create a brigade of three militia regiments for state service when the national guard is removed was introduced in the assembly. Drafted at a conference with Governor Lowden Adjutant General Dickson and Lt Governor Oglesby. Reserve training corps will be offered to the state as part of the plan. State will fund transport subsistence and maintenance when units are called for drill or service at the same pay rate as federal active service.
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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 Case
Ray Landers of Portland Indiana was denied bond while awaiting trial for the murder of Roy Brown a Redkey grocer. Judge McGriff ruled habeas corpus evidence did not prove guilt or innocence and that Landers should have presented additional evidence beyond witnesses named on the indictments.
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Portland
Ind
Ray Landers
Roy Brown
Redkey Grocer
McGriff
Portuguese Start Revolt Strikes Lisbon Food Riots
Madrid reports Lisbon under bombardment by the Portuguese fleet with marines police and rioters in the streets. Rioters driven by food shortages discontent dominates the unrest as news arrives from the capital of Portugal.
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Lisbon
Madrid
Portugal
Chicago and Kansas City Live Stock Markets Report
Hogs receipts at Chicago 29,000 with light to fancy prices 12.50 to 16.15 and 15.75 to 16.15 for others. Cattle receipts 6,500 with steers 12.00 to 12.75 and cows 9.60 to 15.50. Cash grain bids include wheat 2.98 No 2 northern and corn 1.74 No 2 yellow. Kansas City hogs 8,000 with prices 15.00 to 16.20. cattle 5,000 with prime fed steers 12.65 to 13.40 and calves 9.00 to 14.25.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Greenfield Lawyer to Run for Sixth District Seat
Greenfield Indiana May 25 William R Hough a well known local attorney announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination in congress to succeed the late D D W Comstock of Richmond Brookville Indiana May 25 In the Sixth district congressional race Republicans of Franklin county will go to the convention solidly for Walter F Bossert of Liberty present Republican district chairman Franklin county Democrats are boosting Louis Feldmann vice president of the Franklin County National Bank for the nomination to succeed the late D W Comstock
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Geenfield
Ind
William R. Hough
DD. W. Comstock
Richmond
Brookville
Franklin County
Walter F. Bossert
Liberty
Louis Federmann
Franklin County National Bank
D. W. Comstock
Hang Flag on Davis Wire in Belvidere Display
Belvidere Illinois uses a Civil War relic the 56 year old North State street wire to hang and burn Jeff Davis as an effigy, now repurposed by the North State Street Business Men's Association to support a large American flag among many in the city.
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Belvidere
Ill
Presbyterian merger opposed by committee in Alabama
The committee on bills and overtures reported unfavorably on the plan to unite 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
Attorneys Demand Increased Fees in Gary Indiana
Gary attorneys ask the superior court to approve $100 attorney fees instead of the customary $50 due to the high cost of living. The filing notes the change applies to cases in Gary Indiana on May 25.
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Gary
Ind
Superior Court
Baseball Results from New York Brooklyn Philadelphia and Boston
Baseball results list scores from games in New York Brooklyn Philadelphia and Boston. Players include Douglas Wilson Benton Mitdleton McCarty Grimes Fischer Pfeffer Miller Ring Wingo Clarke Mayer Oescheer Flittery Killifer Adams Ames Meadows Gonzales Barnes Allen Ragan Gowdy.
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New York
R. H. Fi
Chicago
Éysy
Douglas and Wilson
Benton
Mitdleton
McCarty
Brooklyn
R. H
Pittsburgh
Grimes
Fischer
Pfeffer
Miller
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Ring
Wingo
Clarke
Mayer
Oescheer
Flittery
Killifer
Adams
Boston
R. AA. EF. St. Toem
Isk
Ames
Meadows
Gonzales
Barnes
Allen
Baseball Scorebox Fragments from Multiple Cities
A fragmentary scorebox presents line item results from Cleveland, St. Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago and opponents. It lists lineups and pitching and batting outcomes with runs hits errors and inning grids, including players such as Caldwell, Walters, Covaleski, ONeill, Ruth, Davenport, Severeid, Noyes, Schang, and Ehmke.
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Cleveland
R. I. EB
New York
Caldwell
Walters
Covaleski
O'Neill
St. Louis
H. E. Lee
Louia
Ruth
Thomas
Davenport
Plank
Severeid
Detroit
Philadelphia
Dotme
Noyes
Schang
Ehmke, Cunningham and Spencer
Chicago
R.A
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Astrians
Trisets
Cardona
Crown Prince
Vauclere
Laon
Teuton
Soissons
Aubherieve
Aisne
Champagne
Berlin
Vanelerclere
Apremont
War Office
A. W. Waite
Assaocis
J. B. Peck
Senate
Sims’ Fine Work
Britain
U. S
WA. S
D. W. Coffman
Atlantic
Mayo
Germany
CCL
C. A. Doyen
Commander of
Marine
American Press Association
Illinois
Cash Grain
Greenfield Lawyer
Comstock
Southern Branch
National League
W. L. Pet
T Per
Phil
Cca
N. A
Brook
Chi
Rest
St. L
Pitts
Wash
Nad
Det
Cleve
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