De Freycinet Dead Former French Premier Dies
Paris reports the death of Charles Louis de Sauces de Freycinet, veteran French statesman who served as vice president of the council of ministers and war minister among other roles. Born 1828 at Foix, he helped Gambetta organize troops in 1870, oversaw rail and military reforms, and held multiple ministerial posts including foreign affairs and public works across several cabinets.
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Freycinet's Rise and Long War Service in France
The article recounts M. de Freycinet's mid to late 19th century career culminating as minister of war under Floquet, his role in restructuring the French army, and his acceptance of a new European war ministry despite frailty. It notes his Academy memberships and his prolific writings across science, engineering, history, and economics. It also recalls his hesitant call to form a new ministry during the early European war and his eventual steadfast leadership even at an advanced age.
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Turks and Allies Work Smoothly Toward Near East Treaty
Lausanne May 15 Allied and Turkish delegates pressed toward agreement on most economic treaty terms. The conference slowed only on concessions articles to be debated later at Angora as part of ongoing Near East Peace Conference efforts.
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Lausanne
Near East
Angora
Commerce Commission Appeals Decision Of Federal Court
The Interstate Commerce Commission appeals a federal district court ruling restraining a plan to publish interchangeable mileage books at a 20 percent discount on five eastern railroads. The site of the book rollout is suspended until July 1 across U S railroads. Florida Senate votes 46 to 12 to deny restoring corporal punishment for convicts. bill moves to the governor.
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Tornado Leaves Mitchell County in Debris and Death
Colorado Texas May 15. Seventeen dead, ten seriously injured and 106 more hurt after a cyclone swept Mitchell County yesterday. Hundreds left homeless as homes destroyed, trees uprooted and miles of telephone telegraph and electric lines leveled.
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Secretary of State Houston G Young critically ill in Charleston
Houston G Young, secretary of state, was reported critically ill at his Charleston home on May 15, with officials noting slight improvement since the previous night. The illness type was not disclosed. Young had left his office the day before complaining of in general unwellness.
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French Seize More German Industrials
Berlin May 15 The French have occupied the Baden Soda works at Ludwigshafen and shut down the works. The employer have not entered the works with a regiment. Street railways ceased operations due to the depot occupation. The Hoechst Dye Works at Ludwigshafen and Lembert West Phila area also occupied. French announced Aniline and Soda Works seized to seize and remove dye stuffs under the peace treaty.
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Harth Shools PEE At Rome Today
Three ranch stocks accompanied by douttings were felt in Rome today but no damage reported.
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Legislative standstill ends with adjournment vote in West Virginia
Charleston May 15 Inaction continued as the Senate refused to adjourn sine die and the House voted 37 to 25 to adjourn until 11 45 Thursday night. The budget bill faced defeats and the governor’s extension deadline loomed. Conferees offered changes but the House rejected the report 47 to 23 while the Senate pressed to finish the budget.
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Hot Springs City Devastated by Storm and Fire
Disaster hit Hot Springs Arkansas as flood wind and fire wrecked the business district. The Marquette Hotel was ruined, and the city suffered extensive property losses in the millions. Casualties reported but not confirmed, with a likely range of a few deaths. Utilities were down and transportation disrupted.
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Boy Receives Burns From Hot Ashes In Beaumont
Meredith Demoss, son of Clinton Demoss, in the Beaumont section near Tygart's Valley Glass house, stepped barefoot into a pile of hot ashes while his father guarded a burning brush heap. The Burns are painful but not serious, and Mrs. Carrie Gete was visiting Webster.
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Flood and Fire Hit Hot Springs Disaster Traced
Memphis reports May 15 describe a flood roaring down three mountains surrounding Hot Springs Arkansas. Fire followed wreckage as water depths reached four to nine feet, destroying blocks and homes. Casualty tallies varied with estimates up to fifty killed. hundreds fled to slopes. Red Cross teams head toward Hot Springs to coordinate relief efforts amid widespread confusion.
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Reparations Deadlock Spurs Commission Plan
Berlin May 15 Allied replies to the May 2 reparations offer prompt official and Reichstag circles to consider a brief formal note from Germany. The note would urge inviting a commission of international economists to determine obligations, enabling an eventual settlement based on economic principle and Germany's capacity to pay.
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Swedish nightingale vanished in New York police aid sought
The unexplained disappearance of Lidia Lindgren a Swedish nightingale of Grand Opera valued jewels at 14000 last seen with husband Paul Quitze operatic tenor Miss Lindgren a 14 soprano who has sung at Chicago and Metropolitan Operas went to attorney Anna Hochfelder in financial district arranging with husband to wait before the customs coug e inner automobile Quitze returned home after dark and found no word after frantic calls to relatives and friends he appealed to police for help
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Infant Burial Held for William Norris in Clarkburg
Funeral service for infant children of William Norris, formerly of Grafton, was conducted at Bartlett Undertaking in Clarksburg this afternoon. The body arrived from Clarkabore by meen tray, Rev Thomas Zumbhunnen presided, and interment followed in Bluemont cemetery Little Rock. Fragmentary reports from Little Rock indicate Everett Bolyard and Sinclair were in the area on business.
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