Food traders under fire as senate passes espionage bill
Washington May 16 The senate approved the administration espionage bill by 77 to 6 amid a fervent attack on food gamblers and speculators. An amendment to suspend boards of trade during the war was rejected 49 to 24. Two new food control bills were also introduced by Gore to curb speculation and prevent slaughter of immature livestock.
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Washington
Seniate
Ehumy
Renard
France
la Follette
Gronoa
Shechman
Vardi
Senate
House Boinders
Thomas
Colorado
Boards of Trade
Stock Exchanges
Chambers of Commerce
Gore
Wheat Futures Trading Curtailed by Chicago Delegates
Chicago delegates from KIX boards of trade barred speculation in wheat futures and curtailed July and September wheat trading across major markets including Minneapolis Duluth Kansas City St Louis and Toledo. A special committee set July wheat at 2.75 and September at 2.45 per bushel with similar controls on corn and oats for May delivery in Chicago.
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Chicago
KIX Boards of Trade
United States
Micdeapolis
Douluth
Kansas City
St. Louis
Toledo
SA Special Committee
Mary Tures
Envo ys to Russia Named by American Commission
The American commission to Russia named Elihu Root as chairman with rank of special ambassador. Members include Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, Rear Admiral William Glennon, Charles Crane, John R. Mott, Cyrus McCormick, Sammel Bertron, James Duncan, and Charles Edward Russell, among others.
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Washington
American Commission
Russia
Elihu Root
Hugh TL. Scott
Army
Glennon
U.S. NJ
Charles II
Crane
Illinois
John BR. Mott
New York
Cyrus AH
McCormick
Tinois
Sammel R. Bertron
James Duncan
Massachusetts
Charles Edward Russell
42 JAILED UNDER BLUE LAWS
Des Moines reports Sunday arrests for violating strict blue laws affecting alcohol fruits drugs and cinema venues. Stores closed for the day with not a soda fountain open and confectioneries shuttered as authorities enforce the observance. Germany reportedly divides Belgium into separate states ready for annexation.
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Des Moines
Hiws
Dowager Czarina Marie Dagmar Becomes Nun in Basel
The dowager czarina Marie Dagmar, mother of the deposed Nicholas, after donating her large personal fortune to charities, has not entered a convent but is reported as becoming a nun in Basel on May 10.
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Czarina
Basel
Marie Dagmar
Nicholas
Klev
British Drive Forward in France Amid Submarine and Aircraft Battles
In May reports London and Washington note improving Allied submarine countermeasures, with notable Soviet-like losses among German and Austrian subs and rising Allied imports. British gains include recapturing much of Bullecourt, advancing near Roeux and Greenwyn d Hill, and continued air conflicts over the Scarpe and Craonne fronts with several German aircraft downed.
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Todd
Germica
Olielal
Referstig
Trdhin
Adriane
Dalian
London
Bullecourt
Scarpe River
Arras
Field Marshal
Haig
Roeux
Greenwund Hill
Craonne
Reins
Maisons de Champagnie
Notidone
Germiro Dine Akr
Giditien Umde
To Fine Draft Violators
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced that registration boards cannot show favoritism when enlisting men under the selective draft. He warned officials that favoritism would be detected and punished and said both nonregistrants and any boards colluding with them face imprisonment or fines for false returns.
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Washington
Crowder
Selective Services Act
Biw
Ottichit
Air raid kills sixty at Zeebrugge sub base raid
British warships attacked the German submarine base at Zeebrugge on the Belgian coast. Two submarine sheds were blown up. Sixty people were killed and over 100 were hospitalized. The raid drew reports of heavy damage and ongoing efforts to navigate back to safety.
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Rotterdam
Mann
Zeebrugge
Four Miners Die in Grayson Mine Explosion Near Harrisburg
Four men were killed in an explosion that wrecked the Grayson mine north of Harrisburg WL May 1. The dead include Claude Dumphreys, Walter Easton, and Walter Calhoun, mine examiner, as authorities investigated the blast and its causes.
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Harrisburg
Grayson
Claude Dlumphreys
Walter Easton
Walter Calhoun
Mile Examiner
Schwab Pays 250000 for Turner Painting Rockets and Blue Lights
New York reports Charles Schwab paid $250,000 for the J. M. W. Turner painting Rockets and Blue Lights. Art dealers note it as one of Turner's finest works and a major acquisition for Schwab.
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New York
Charles Mr. Schwab Fies
J. M. W. Turner
Wehde Confesses to Ship Plot in Chicago
Albert Wehde, a confessed German spy, arrived in Chicago in U S marshal custody and repeated his confession at the District Attorney Clype's office. He was arrested in Honolulu amid a plot to destroy shipping in the Orient during travel from San Francisco.
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Chicago
Albert Wehde
United States
Wehde
Clype
Honolulu
Orient
San Francisco
Red Cross Home Dedication Ceremony in Washington
The marble Red Cross headquarters was dedicated with President and former President present along with War Secretary Baker and other dignitaries. The brief remarks described Albania’s independence struggles and the regional balance of power surrounding Saleniki and the Adriatic coast.
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Wilson
Taft
Washington
Art
Baker
American Red Cross
Executions Reported in Chihuahua City Spy Case
Chihuahua City papers say Colonels Sixto Vera and Francisco Siens of Casas Grandes were executed for spying for Villa. The report notes their conviction followed military tribunals and cites authorities in the home guard units.
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Chihuahua City
SiXto, Vera
Prancisco Siens
Casas Grandes
Villa
Sub Chaser Fleet Launch Underway in Two Yards
The first boat of the navy's submarine chasers has just been launched at the New York navy yard and the second is to be launched soon at the New Orleans yard as part of a two yard rollout.
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Washington
Navy
New York Navy Yard
New Orleans Navy Yard
Crisis in Russia hinders war effort and calls for reform
Petrograd reports a soldiers and workers council appeal to the army against a separate peace and for a general peace by all nations. Kerensky, at a front meeting, warns Russia may fail without new spirit, discipline, and defense energy to sustain the war effort.
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Petrograd
London
Council of Soldiers’ and Workmen's Deputies
Russia
Maniifesto
M. Kerensky
Tassia
Consumption tax on coffee and tea proposed in war revenue bill
The house chamber considered a wartime revenue bill with a key addition imposing a consumption tax on coffee and tea. The amendment targets the entire U S supply as of May 10 1917 with one cent per pound on coffee and two cents per pound on tea, applies to owned stock and sales inventories, and exempts only retailers not handling wholesale lots.
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Washington
Cotter
United States
Joseph Choate Dies in New York at Age Eighty Nine
Noted lawyer and former ambassador to the United Kingdom Joseph Choate died at his New York home on Monday at age eighty nine. The death, attributed to heart disease, occurred after he suffered a sudden illness. family members and his personal physician were present.
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Great Britain
New York
Joseph Oh Choate
Hawyer
St.anes
Choate
Uf Atelesk
Dev. Willan
Draper
Mir Ciroate
Poetor Draper
Strike Ties Up London May 16
London is without majorities as 10,000 workers from both sexes strike. Thousands failed to reach work on time due to congestion in the streets.
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London
Landon
General Wood arrives to command Southeastern Department
General Leonard Wood has arrived in Charleston to take command of the Southeastern Department of the Army, governing the South Atlantic and Gulf States.
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General Wood
Charleston
S.C
Mayid
Leonard Wood
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Bait- casting for beginners in practical guide style
A dated how to piece on bait casting stresses rod setup and reel placement, thonging line through guides and a practice target. It warns on thumb pressure to avoid backlashes and describes reeling smoothly to prevent line pileups and tangles while focusing on casting motion.
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Buck
G. W. Rack-Lash
Xaq
Call for Increased Food Production Across US and Canada
The notice urges soldiers sailors and farmers to boost food output to sustain allied efforts in World War I. It highlights feeding troops at sea, supporting allies, and maintaining national vigor, while inviting willing farmers in the United States and Western Canada to cultivate more grain and cattle, with Canada offering relocation assistance as needed.
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United States
Flanders
East
Canada
Cuticura Ads and Jokes Fill Old Paper Page
A fragment page shows beauty ads for Cuticura for babies with a free sample offer and mail address. It includes a Red Cross Ball Blue mention and a humor snippet about a hairraising specialist and a judge asks for another trial. The text also references an airplane start joke and a courtroom line.
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Saleniki
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Ferneh
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Stewart & Med CO
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