Nation Asks Storm Aid After Midwest Cyclones
Mayors and Red Cross officials appeal for funds to aid thousands left homeless after three days of cyclones across the middle west and south. At least 278 killed and 1,207 injured with property losses over 5 million dollars as Illinois and other states seek emergency funds.
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Chicago
Middlewest
South
Red Cross
Aicht
Illinois
Mattoon
Ill
Lowden
Ilinois
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Arkansas
Kentucky
Hickman
Mireissinnt Connés
Ter
Birtheville
Clear Lake
Menile
Dyersburg
West Timnes
Trezevant
Cates Landing
Wakerstown
Sharon
South Mounts
Alabama
Madison County
Kansas
Missouri
Indiana
Tornado Series Ravages Several States With Deaths and Destruction
Destruction from a tornado series stretches from Andale Kansas to Illinois Indiana Kentucky and Tennessee. Reported deaths exceed 200 with hundreds of injuries and millions in property damage. Willsville Tennessee suffers wrecked business district and missing residents.
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Andale
Kan
Illinois
Mattoon
Charleston
Kankakee River
Indiana
Ilinois
Willisville
Ohio River
Kentucky
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Alabama
Willsville
St. Louis
Perry County
Henry Bearman
The Star Spangled Banner Poem Verse
A Liberty era poem copy presents the flag’s resilience amid battle and dawn light. It ends with a motto of trust in God and a pledge that liberty endures over the home of the brave despite desolation.
WU TING FANS Former Minister to U S Now Chinese Premier
Former Chinese official Wu Ting fans, previously a minister in the United States context, rises to the position of Chinese premier amid ongoing political shifts and leadership reorganization in Beijing.
Great Food Bills Face Slow Passage in Congress
Washington May 29 The great food bills move slowly through the Sixty fifth Congress. The House after four days of debate passed the Lever survey bill carrying 14 522 000 for food survey and production stimulation. The Senate trimmed the animal disease eradication appropriation from 4 500 000 to 825 000 amid sharp debate and a 35 to 34 vote. Further cuts are expected.
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Washington
House
Auggen
Senate
Gore
Liberty's Last Battle Memorial Day Call to Liberty
A historical appeal arguing Memorial Day gains meaning amid war. It links liberty from Lexington to Santiago Bay, urges civilians to reconsecrate to human rights, and frames the conflict as a final clash between freedom and the divine right of kings.
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Lexington
Santiago Bay
Amelia
Organized to Fight Draft Backed by Government
Roanoke Virginia May 29 William V McCoy and J W Phipps mountain leaders are jailed as federal agents gather evidence they were organizing mountaineers to resist the army draft About 300 followers reportedly signed an oath and plotted to attack revenue agents landowners blow up a bank and a railway bridge and divide the spoils of their raid
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Roanoke
William V. McCoy
J. W. Phipps
Illinois Passenger Fares In Court Over Rate Increase
Chicago May 29 Attorney General Brundage filed in Cook County Superior Court for an injunction to stop railroads from raising passenger rates from 2 to 2.4 cents a mile. Railroads had announced May 1 as the new rate. Defendants include the president and passenger agent of each railroad. The suit charges failure to comply with Interstate Commerce Commission orders to remove discrimination between Illinois and Missouri routes to St Louis and Keokuk. The Missouri rate is 2.14 cents, lower than Illinois 2.0 cents. Earlier actions and a U S Supreme Court hearing set for October are noted.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Superior Court of
Cook County
Brundage
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Line
Landis
United States Supreme Court
Western Livestock Leaders Protest 15 Percent Freight Increase
Washington officials report western livestock representatives urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to reject a 15 percent freight rate hike. They argued higher costs would hinder federal efforts to stimulate food production.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seattle Releases Billy Sullivan From Seattle Club
Seattle, May 29. Billy Sullivan, former catcher for the Chicago Americans, asked and obtained his release from the Seattle Northern league club. His future plans were not announced.
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Seattle
Billy Sullivan
Wash
Chicago Americans
Raw Material Hampers Shell Making
Alton Illinois May 28 1919 Western Cartridge company plant slowed by shortage of raw materials hampering shell production at the facility in Alton and delaying output.
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Alton, Ill
Western Cartridge Company
Alton
2,500 Miners Strike in Pittsburgh
Two thousand five hundred miners at the Sheridan and Mayor coal companies walked off the job over wage payment disputes in Pittsburgh on May 29.
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Pittsburgh
Sheridan and
Mayor Coal Companies
Eleven Hurt In Series Of Anderson Area Crashes
In Anderson Indiana and nearby, eleven people were injured in multiple crashes. Notables include Madeline Younce sixteen? corrected: thirteen year old with skull fracture and neck injury, Don ald Younce eight with brain concussion, Eben Thomas eighty five with age related shock, Mrs J M Kaufman spine injury, and Ida True sixteen struck by a car while alighting from a street car. Frank Jones of Summitville driven car involved in collision with a Big Four train.
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Anderson
Ind
Madeline Younce
M. F. Younce
Newcastle
Eben Thomas
Summitville
J. M. Kaufman
Younce
Donald
Kaufman
Thomas
Frank Jones
Ida True
Windstorm Causes 300000 Loss Near Clear Creek
A May 29 report from Bloomington Indiana notes windstorm damage exceeding 300000 dollars near Clear Creek three miles south of Bloomington. The storm cut a half mile swath for five miles east with no fatalities but many narrow escapes and about fifteen homeless families.
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Monroe
Bloomington
Ind
Mttle
Clear Creek
Lfe
Allied Aid Expands as U S Ships 3500 Planes 6000 Flyers
London May 29 A British statement says 100000 Americans will be in France soon with 3500 aeroplanes to be built and 6000 aviators trained in the United States this year. It notes expanded destroyer cooperation, orders for 10 000 doctors and nurses, and a 2 000 000 man army draft bill with a $750 000 000 loan to the Entente.
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Pershing
London
France
United States
British War Office
America
England
National Board
Segular Army
Navy
Chenneal
American Medical Corps
Fineland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Sims
Washington
Wilson
Butter Breaks May Record On Chicago Board Price
Butter reached a season record Monday at 43 cents wholesale on the Chicago board. Commission men said the price was a record breaker for this time of year despite considerable sentiment it was exceptionally high.
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Chicago
Thirty five arraigned under blue law in Des Moines
Thirty five cigar dealers and soft drink shopkeepers pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Des Moines Iowa after being charged with violating the blue law. Their trials were scheduled for June 8.
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Blue Law
Des Moines
Levy Mayer Buys One Million Dollar Liberty Bond
Levy Mayer of Chicago joined the Illinois state council of defense by subscribing to one million dollars in liberty bonds. The action underscores support for the national war effort during May in Chicago.
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Levy Mayer
Chicago
Illnois
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