Paroled captive at Tsao Chuang carries Bandit ultimatum
J B Powell of the Chicago Tribune foreign staff, held by bandits, arrived at Tsao Chuang with an ultimatum that captives will be killed if troops advance. He pledged to return to captivity to save fellow prisoners as government forces clash with bandit outposts. Officials debate withdrawal versus force.
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Peking
Mount Protzuku
J. B. Powell
Chicago, Tribune
Tsao Chuang
Powell
No Man's Land
Sun-Mel-Ton
Mr. Powell
Guiiese
Guiiese Officials State That the Captives Wold Heve Bean
Bloc and Allies Launch Rail Valuation War in Chicago
In Chicago on May 26 the progressive bloc in Congress rail trend labor chiefs and ownership advocates formed The National Conference on Valuation of American Railroads led by Senator La Follette. They claim the current valuation system may overstate worth by five to twelve billion dollars, implying water or gas in estimates.
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Bloc
Chicago
Progressive Bloc
Congress
Senator LeFollette
National Conference On Vallation of American Railroada
Railroads File $2 Million Wage Increases Amid Board Appointments
Chicago May 24 report says rail carriers filed with the United States railroad labor board new wage schedules across classifications. Effective dates vary and totals exceed $2,000,000 annually, aligning with Ben W. Hooper's appointment to succeed himself as chairman.
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Chicago
Ben W. Hooper
Succead
United ‘States Railroad Labor Board
Ter
U S Secures Turko Greek Reparations Pact
Ismet Pasha head of the Turkish delegation and former Fremiern Voulzelos the Greek delegate reached an agreement onTurko Greek reparations quarrel at midnight Friday night after visits to both envoys by Joseph C Grew U S minister to Switzerland
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Lousotine
Ismet Pasha
Fremiern
Reds Storm Newspapers at Bochum Five Men Hurt
In Bochum on Friday night rioters attacked two newspaper offices as police and workers clashed. Five men sustained injuries amid wrecked presses and an attempt to set one office ablaze. The unrest halted Dusseldorf trolley service and left the city without gas or electricity during the strike.
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Reds Storm
Bochum
Berlin
Miya
Fremen
Dusseldorf
Italy Ready to Pay U S if Given the Terms
Rome reports the Italian government will honor its WWI debt to the United States but seeks comparable terms to those given to Great Britain and France. Italy’s war debt totals about $1.048 billion, excluding interest, and negotiations hinge on similar concessions.
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Italy
U. S
Rome
Royvmal
Fugnee
United States
Burned: Deaths Reported On Airplane Crash
A crash in Washington killed Maj. Thomas and Hy SrourPelgillan when their airplane burned and exploded. Reports describe the craft crushed on impact and engulfed in flames, with at least two military personnel dying in the incident.
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Washington
Maj. Thomas
Army Air Service
Barrant Reverses Rule in New York Court Outcome
In a May decision, the New York court overturns a prior rule affecting a family estate. Ela KR is cited as central to the case, with more than fifty years involved in the family's legal matters and estate arrangements.
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Barrant
York
Ela
Ite
PLAN BIG TAX CUT Treasury Department Expects to Reduce Federal Levies
Treasury experts study proposals to cut federal taxes by 100 to 300 million dollars annually. No immediate relief promised as current estimates show a surplus this year and a larger surplus next year could enable targeted tax reductions. Secretary Mellon will not propose cuts this year. a special message to Congress could come in spring for possible 1925 effectiveness.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Treasury Partment
Treasury
Mellon
Congress
French Premier Steps Out and Then Steps in Again
Paris reports Premier Poincare and his cabinet submitted resignations to President Millerand after the senate high court refused competence to try Marcel Cachin and about a dozen Communist deputies. Millerand declined to accept the resignation, and Poincare, after cabinet discussions, chose not to quit.
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Paris
Poincary
Hig
Miller
Senate High Court
Marcel Cachin
Millerand
Poincare
Norfolk bids $5 million for Army base sale
The City of Norfolk led the bidding for the Norfolk Virginia army base sale with a $5,000,000 bid through city manager Charles Ashburner. It was the only bid for the entire project, bids held by the assistant secretary of war show.
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Norfolk
Washington
Charles Ashburner
Receipts From Customs Pass Half Billion Mark
Treasury officials announced that customs receipts for the current fiscal year have surpassed 501 million dollars for ten months and a little more than three weeks. The revenue already exceeds last year by 123 million dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Border clash leaves numerous dead near Jegimniec
Warsaw reports Eight Lithuanians and six Poles died in a border engagement as Polish frontier guards drove Lithuanian regulars from the village of Jegimniec. The fighting continues with several wounded on both sides and an officer badly wounded.
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Warsaw
Iolca
kMed
Jegimniec
State of Mimolg sells bonds to finance veteran payments
May 20. The state raised 10,000,000 of 55,000,000 soldier bonus bonds for 10,908,000. The funds are to start payments to war veterans around July 1.
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Springfeld
Mimolg
Mystery in Death at Paragua Island Marine Case
Washington May 26 The Marine corps repudiates suggestions of mystery surrounding the death of Col Burl Blile who died at Parag in the Caroling Islands. Officials state there is no mystery in the cause of death and urge calm.
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Washington
Sie Marine Corpossesved
Llevt
Col
Burl
Blile
Parag
Caroling Islands
Harding Urges Spirit of 1787 at NAACP Meet
President Harding spoke at the National American council meeting in Washington urging dedication to the Constitution’s aims. He warned democracy faces trial and called for a clear national purpose aligned with the preamble’s goals of union justice tranquility defense welfare and liberty.
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Washington
Harding
National American Council
Fathers of the Republic
United States
United States of America
Peking Issues Ultimatum to Bandit Forces
The Chinese government ordered the release of captives or face forcible action. Terms require bandit units to join the national army with immunity, but bar their governance of any Shantung area. Minister Schurman and General O'Connor met in Plen tin to discuss the situation.
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Peking
National
Shantung
Schurman
O'Connor
Plentsin
Dortmund Miners Clash With Police In Mass Rally
In the Dortmund district thousands of striking miners demonstrated in the square. Police tried to disperse the crowd and fired on it, killing several and wounding others. The crowd retaliated, injuring many officers amid the unrest in Dugveldorf on May 24.
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Dortmund
Dugveldorf
Sole Survivor of Custer Massacre Dies in Montana
Billings May 26 Curly the Crow famed as the sole survivor of the Little Big Horn fight and bearer of news to the outside world in 1876 died Tuesday at the Crow agency aged sixty eight after failing to respond to primitive treatment Curly served as a scout with Custer forces.
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Custer
Montana
Billings
Mont
The
Little Big Horn
Curly the Crow
Crow
Curly
Coster
Probe Implicates King in Melilla Debacle Probe
May 20 report on the Melilla debacle signals the government’s new parliament initiating an investigation that threatens to implicate King Alionée Witinseli, amid calls for accountability.
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Madrid
Melilla
Alionée Witinseli
Reds Loot Easen Stores in Piapen May 20
A gang of Cormua raiders attacked and looted warehouses and overran the market in Piapen. Most city stores were looted as authorities report ongoing turmoil and disrupted trade amid the strike on the Mubr ta gotming.
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Easen
Piapen
Banda of Cormuaplats
Mubr Ta
U S Market Report May Week FruitsVegetables Grain
Washington reports for the week ending May 24 on prices across fruits vegetables grains and livestock. Alabama Mississippi and Texas figures show citric and potato prices, Klondike strawberries and yellow dermuda crates, wheat and corn bids in Chicago and Midwest markets, with dairy and feed prices and live stock notes across Chicago and Minneapolis markets.
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Washington
Florida
Alabama
Chicago
Mississippi
Texas
Arkanangs Klondike Atrawberried
Iloow
EOD
Kentucky
Hay
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Town
Kansaa
North Dakota
Horston
Feeler Stoers
Tehana
Hutter
Wevins
Rho
Valsles
Lang Horne
Waue
Paris Says U S Army Pay Pact is Completed
Paria May 26 It was announced here that the allies have agreed to the payment of expenses for the American army of occupation after US objections are met Wadsworth led the negotiations for the United States and conducted talks with the allies.
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Paris
U. S
United States
Wadsworth
Ant Army Raids Town in Wisconsin
Merrill Wisconsin residents report a bizarre invasion as a vast swarm of black insects attacked streets and sidewalks. Barricades went up as residents fought off the insect horde during an all day encounter.
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Wisconsin
Merril
Wis
Merrillie
Allies sign Rhine army occupation cost agreement
Representatives of the United States France Great Britain Belgium signed an accord on the American army of occupation costs totaling 250 million dollars. The pact was sealed at six o'clock Sunday evening in the French cabinet chamber.
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Paris
United States
France
Great Britain
Tidly
Belgium
Washington Officials Pleased With Baldwin's Appointment
Washington officials report approval of Stanley Baldwin as British premier. The May 24 dispatch notes President Harding and other administration leaders greeted the selection with official enthusiasm, calling the move a strong and favorable sign for allied relations.
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Washington
Baldwin
Harding
Stanley Baldwin
Greece Ready to Fight in Conference Withdrawal
Lausanne May 28 Venizelos announced Greece will withdraw from the talks resuming action on Saturday midnight. The Greek delegation indicated readiness to pursue its own course as tensions mounted during the negotiations.
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Greece
Lausanne
Venizelos Grinly
Locusts Darken Manila and Nearby Areas in May
Swarms of locusts darkened Manila and Manta for six hours on May 25. The migratory insects moved north toward Pampanga's sugar harvest, darkening the sky and causing concern among residents and officials.
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Manila
Manta
Joeguta
Pampanga
Adair County pioneer run down in Creenfield streets
News briefs report a 78 year old Adair County resident struck and killed in Creenfield. The article touches on local readings, a Mascoutine music award for Miss Pearl Appel, university enrollment hopes, and various regional incidents, including a dynamite pocket accident and school principal appointments, with civic and transportation notes across Iowa.
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H. Kurta
Adair’ County
Rim
Creenfield
Kitad
EXPECT BIG CROPS WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS GOOD
Reports from Western Canada show seeding ahead of previous years except Manitoba pockets with floods abating. Saskatchewan and Alberta report ideal seed conditions due to generous snowmelt moisture and early spring work. By May 1 prices and demand fluctuated while farmers hired year‑round help, signaling diversification beyond wheat. Government agencies will issue updates on crop prospects.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchownn
Alberta
Talatnll
Hoto
The Fatal Formula and Mock Remedies
An obscure clipping parodies sensational health cures with misprinted names like Li eh Brown and Pollyanna Kor nat ie. It lists bizarre blends such as the Reval ilar Youth Formmin and the Personality Plus Fermaliy, conveying a mocking tone about pseudoscientific products from New Ochna Ploudvune.
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Reval Ilar
Jane Mormain
Cpt
Needs of the Hour Railroads Urge Public Support for Expansion
An advertisement argues railroads need public backing to expand with new lines, locomotives, freight cars, and terminals. It notes a 2,200 mile decrease in US track since 1916, lagging car and locomotive replacement, and calls for fair value taxation, regulated rates, and steadier wages to enable growth and efficiency.
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Walchman
United States
Commisatona
Interstate Commerce Commiaston
Batla
Teun
Ue Railwiyd
Not Guilty. K Did You Take a Bitch Answorn
A cryptic courtroom note shows a defendant denying guilt with a sequence of initials and nods to an sworn answer. The fragment hints at a legal hearing or testimony and references a person named F Lons and a response marked Answorn.
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Niles
Lonsdon
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