War Bill Agreement Reached Amid Tax Protest
Conferees on the $1.8 billion war army bill reached an agreement and will send it to Congress for confirmation. Protests rise over proposed taxes while the Roosevelt amendment and border patrol regiments are dropped. age limits set at 21 to 30 and 18 to 45 proposed by Senator France. Senate retains liquor prohibition at army posts and public hearings on the tax bill are anticipated.
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Roosevelt
Senate
House
France
Maryland
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Fire Breaks Out in New York City Hall
Fire swept the cupola of New York City Hall around 12 45 PM as the building prepared for a reception to French visitors. Firemen gained control by 1 45 PM after the clock and cupola suffered heavy damage, with insulation blamed for the blaze.
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New York City Hall
New York
City Hall
No Mufti Ban Upsets Dominion Officers In London
London May 10 Canadian and other non British officers stationed in the dominions protest a new order forbidding civilian clothes except for private houses or sport. After two years in uniform they argue they should wear civilian dress in public places and theatres.
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London
Argentine Papers Declare Oriana Sunk by Submarine
Buenos Aires reports confirm the Argentine sailing ship Oriana has been sunk by a German submarine. Newspapers say the incident is graver than the Monte Protegido sinking and urge decisive government action.
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Buenos Aires
Two Hospital Ships Sunk in German Submarine Attacks
London May 10 Andrew Bonar Law announced in the house of commons that two more hospital ships were torpedoed by German submarines after British air raids on Freiburg in reprisal for earlier hospital ship sinkings.
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London
Freiburg
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Registration Day for Draft Prompts Speeches and Demonstrations
Washington reports indicate many states will mark draft registration day with speeches and patriotic events. Officials stress the process is simple, requiring basic personal details such as full name, age, address, birth date, citizenship, birth place, occupation, employment, marital status, race, prior military service, exemption grounds, and related information.
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Washington
Liberia Breaks Relations With the Empire of Kaiser
Liberia severed diplomatic relations with Germany, an act officially announced by the American minister in Monrovia. The move reduces German influence as Liberia had been a key cable landing point and had housed German residents who used the country as a base against Britain, though Liberian authorities recently ended that hostility.
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Washington
Liberia
Germany
Dispute Forces Delay of German Sailor Colony Move
Washington reports a dispute over property rights halted plans to establish a colony at Kanuga Lake North Carolina for interned German sailors and aliens detained by immigration. A commission of immigration officials will go there tomorrow to resolve the issue. The department delayed 266 aliens from leaving New York for the colony.
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Washington
Labor Department
Kanuga Lake
N. C
Immigration Service
Commission of Immigration
Department
New York
Hickoryprepares to crown opening of the White Way
Hickory plans a White Way opening night with a parade featuring the Knights of Pythias Woodmen of the World Red Cross auxiliary students and the Gastonia drum corps. John A McRae of Charlotte state senator in 1915 will speak 1200 patriotic caps were secured for the event. J T Aiken acts as chief marshal and W A Self will address the school after ceremonies at the North building.
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Hickory
Merchants' Association
Chamber of Commerce and City Council
John A. McRae
Charlotte
Knights of Pythias
Woodmen of the World
Red Cross Auxiliary
Gastonia
J. Tl. Aiken
City Government Plan Contested in Goldsboro Hearing
Goldsboro May 10 The city election on the new city management form passed by 37 votes but was contested after a hearing before the canvassing board. Contestants allege a poll worker served without oath and say more evidence will be offered at a rehearing postponed to next Monday.
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Goldsboro
Trial of Newsprint Mem bers' Manufacturers' group set
The federal court scheduled the Sherman act cases against five members of the Newsprint Members' Manufacturers' Association for October.
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New York
Manufacturers’ Association
Charge Directors With Fraud In Pittsburgh Life Case
Thirteen former directors of the Pittsburgh Life and Trust company were charged with conspiracy by the state insurance commissioner. He had taken over the corporation as receiver on Monday.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Life and Trust Company
Attempted assassination of Cuban president Menocal
Havana reports an attempt to kill President Menocal using a bomb last night. Nine arrests were made before the conspirators carried out their plans.
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Havana
Menocal
Cuba
Miller slays family then kills himself at Elkton home
Frank Miller a 30 year old farmer in Elkton Kentucky shot and killed his father mother and brother Elmo and Elmo’s wife a bride of three months before hanging and shooting himself in the family residence three miles from Elkton May 10 authorities report suspected mental distress from ill health cited as motive
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Elkton
Frank Miller
Elmo
German Americans condemned for loyalties amid US mobilization
An Amsterdam report on a Berlin paper condemns German Americans for betraying their homeland amid US mobilization. It notes German Americans scolding Germany while two million Germans in the United States denounce Germany loudly.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
United States
Germany
Reprisals Against French by Germans Reported
Berlin reports an official statement that German authorities have shifted three times as many French officers to posts in western industrial districts under aerial attack in reprisal for placing a German general and fifteen staff officers on French hospital ships in the Mediterranean.
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Berlin
London
Mediterranean
Leaders in Congress Back Wilson Ship Building Plan
Leaders of both parties in Congress met with President Wilson and vowed support for the administration’s billion dollar ship building program. Bills will be introduced to provide the Shipping Board with 500 million dollars for a steel and woolen cargo fleet to counter the German blockade, with remaining funds appropriated as needed.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
The
Shipping Board
Governor Grants 30 Day Pardon Respite for Dr Summers
Raleigh May 10 Gov Bickett granted J W Summers of Charlotte a 30 day respite so he may apply for a pardon. Summers is serving three years in the state prison for malpractice in connection with the death of a Greensboro woman last year.
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Raleigh
Bickett
J. W. Summers
Charlotte
Dr. Summers
Greensboro
Bristol Elected Mayor in Statesville Vote
Statesville May 10. L. B. Bristol won the mayoral race over J. J. Mott as voters also passed a public library measure. Elected aldermen include N. D. Tomlin, T. N. McElwee, G. E French, J. F. Carlton, W. A. Evans, H. O. Steele, J. A. Brady, and J. G. Shelton.
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Statesville
L. B. Bristol
J. J. Mott
N. D. Tomlin
T. N. McElwee
G. E French
J. F. Carlton
W. A. Evans
H. 0. Steele
J. A. Brady
J. G. Shelton
Improve Railway Crossing Opens New Plant Walkway
A new plant walkway was laid on the south side of Main street where it crosses the Southern railway this morning by a crew of workmen. The paving greatly improves crossing safety and makes walking easier by removing the old timber hills and obstacles.
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Main Street
Southern Railway
Wheat futures slip amid peace rumor stir in Chicago market
Wheat prices moved sharply today with May at 3.10 and July at 2.46% before a broad 5% drop and subsequent small rebound as traders reacted to vague peace talks rumors in Chicago.
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Chicago
Former Senator Foreacre Dies in Cincinnati at 70
Joseph Benson Foreacre former United States senator died in Cincinnati aged seventy He served two terms in the Senate from 1897 to 1909 and was twice elected and twice defeated for Ohio governor He presented William McKinley s name to the Republican national conventions in 1896 and 1900.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Benson Foracre
United States
Foreacre
Ohio
United States Senate
William McKinley
Meeting Of Odd Fellows And Daughters Of Rebekah Here
The grand lodge Inde pendent Order of Odd Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah plan a three day meeting in the city May 15 to 17. About 400 delegates are expected with 300 Odd Fellows and the rest Rebekahs. The agenda includes past grand and grand lodge degrees, welcome addresses by local officials, a children’s chorus from the Odd Fellows home, and degree demonstrations by local and Winston-Salem teams. Officials urge delegates to attend degrees and note no hotel shortages, with Greensboro as backup 15 miles away.
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Grand Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Daughters of
Ami
Fred N. Tate
Guy Weaver
Asheville
Tate
Repiion Lodge
Addie Crater
Magdalene Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah Assebly
Annie Baum
Poplar
Ood Fellows
Goldsboro
Grand Lodge
Teption Lodge
No. 63
Rebekah
Evangeline Rebekah Lodge
Winston-Salem
Grand Lodges
Brother Young
Greensboro
High Point
Baptist Pastor Heads to Buies Creek for Baccalaureate
Rev. James A. Clarke of First Baptist leaves for Buies Creek to deliver the annual baccalaureate sermon. He will then travel to New Orleans for the Southern Baptist Convention session. During his 10 day absence Dr. Charles H. Nash of Greensboro will fill the pulpit, preaching both morning and afternoon next Sunday.
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James A. Clarke
First Baptist Church
Buies Creek
Hornet County
Buies Creek Academy
Clarke
New Orleans
Southern Baptist Convention
Charles H. Nash
Greensboro
Seven Officers and 120 Sailors Held by Germany
The state department reports 127 Americans remain prisoners in Germany likely crews from captured armed merchantmen. They are believed to have been brought to Germany by raiders in the South Atlantic.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
South Atlantic
German Destroyers Evade British Pursuit Off London
A British force of light cruisers and destroyers chased 11 German destroyers today off London. The Germans outran the squadron engaging at long range and could not be overtaken, per an official statement this afternoon.
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London
Cotton futures rise after yesterday's weakness in New York
May contracts opened at 19.47 with July at 19.35 and later months gaining. The market showed an opening advance of 7 points on May and 17 to 25 points on later months, with July and Oct futures climbing to around 19.54 and 18.63 respectively in the first hour, about 29 to 30 points higher.
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New York
Establish Health Ministry Considered by British Government
London May 10 The British government is seriously considering creating a ministry of health to oversee sanitation housing sickness insurance and related matters.
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London
Paving finish on East Washington Street completed
Workmen completed asphalt paving on East Washington Street from North Main to Centennial Avenue. The street will reopen when the surface hardens, possibly by Friday morning. Centennial Avenue is being prepared for paving with a Roemac like compound. Crews will move to South Main Street to finish that section for traffic.
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East Washington Street
North Main Street
Centennial Avenue
Washington Street
South Main Street
Presbyterians to Decide Reunion of Northern and Southern Branches
Dallas May 10. The general assembly meets in Dallas May 17 to decide on reuniting the northern and southern branches of the Presbyterian church. Reunion sentiment has grown since separate but simultaneous meetings were held four years ago.
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Dallas
Tex
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Odessa Society Urges Cooperation Under Free Committee
May 10 report from Odessa says authorities are now under supervision of representatives of a parliamentary and national freedom committee. The committee issued a manifesto urging cooperation of all parties to avoid disputes. Quiet prevails and indications are the new regime is functioning satisfactorily.
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Odessa
Russia
Committee of Parliamentary and National Freedom
Confederate Memorial Day Observed Across Carolinas
Confederate Memorial Day was observed as a legal holiday in North and South Carolina with banks and public offices closed. Parades public meetings and grave decorations honored Confederate veterans in major cities and towns.
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Raleigh
North
South Carolina
One Killed and Seven Injured in Navy Yard Accident
In Philadelphia on May 9 a destroyer Allen in dry dock fell against the coast guard cutter Guthrie, also in dry dock. One man was killed and seven injured. Information was released by the censor's office.
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Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Allen
Coast Guard
Guthrie
Censorship Clash Echoes in Capitol Hallways
Representative Williams backing the censorship clause in the espionage bill confronted opponent Shirley in the capitol corridors. When asked for a comment Shirley replied that the censor would not permit him to speak.
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Washington
Williams
Shirley
Capitol
Shigley
Revival Ends At South Main Methodist Church
A revival at the South Main Street Methodist Episcopal church concluded last night after 10 days with more than 50 conversions. Rev. C S Kirkpatrick of Greensboro assisted Rev H H Robbins and credited the strong sermons for the success despite bad weather and power outages. The church noted hardships from the weather and street closures but remained grateful for the revival’s outcomes.
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South Main Street
South Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church
C. S. Kirkpatrick
Greensboro
H. H. Robbins
Farm Bureau Court Meeting Scheduled for Saturday
Guilford County Farm Bureau members and directors will hold the regular monthly meeting at the chamber of commerce office in Greensboro next Saturday at 1 PM. Secretary J. C. Forester urged full attendance as important business will be transacted.
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Guilford County Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Greensboro
J. C. Forester
Use Telephone Exclusively For Dispatching All Trains
Charlotte May 10 Displacing the telegraph the telephone will be used for dispatching trains on the Southern system between Washington and Atlanta 649 miles. Between Washington and Spencer the telephone is in use and two copper circuits to Atlanta are approved. Gangs will work under the superintendent of telgraph at Charlotte to complete continuous dispatch and a third of phantom circuit for talking. The system will allow direct talk between dispatchers and train crews and reduce errors.
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Charlotte
Southern Railway
Washington
Atlanta
Spencer
Telgraph
Southern
Ac Srte
Monroe
Greensboro
Hayne
D. C
Greenville
Well Known Engineer Sir John Howard Dead in Brighton
Sir John Howard, famed engineer who mapped the Spanish American cable route, former mayor of Brighton, dies there. A benefactor to the town, his last gift funded twenty four nurse cottages in memory of Edith Cavell, executed by the Germans.
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Brighton
Eng
Sir John Howard
Edith Cavell
Fight for Bullecourt Continues as Arras Firing Rises
Via London May 10 a fluctuating fight for the possession of Bullecourt is in progress according to today s army headquarters statement. The artillery fire in the Arras sector is reported on the increase.
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Berlin
London
Bullecourt
Statmeent
Arras
British and French Make Steady Gains On Western Front
British and French forces report steady gains in northern France with advances south of the Souchez river near Lens and near Bullecourt on the Hindenburg line. Haig’s men push two miles north of St. Quentin as French units gain ground northwest of Craonne and near Vauclerc. Russian turmoil worsens allied strains with no other theaters showing major changes.
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Cresnoy
Arras
France
London
Souchez
Lens
Nippers
Bullecourt
Hindenberg
St. Quentin
Haig
Gricourt
Craonne
Chevreux
Vauclerc
Young Boy Fined For Jumping On Freight Train
A municipal court found Alvin Neal, a young white boy, guilty after a policeman saw him jumping on and off a moving freight train. He was lectured on safety and ordered to pay $4.05 costs for the incident this morning.
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Alvin Neal
New Zealand Faces Shipping Shortage For Meat Exports
Newcastle on Tyne May 10 Two million frozen sheep carcasses are in cold storage in New Zealand awaiting shipment. Premier Massey said no vessel could be obtained and by month’s end the stock would reach three and a half million carcasses. If ships were found New Zealand could export about 40 million dollars of dairy products this year.
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Newcastle-on-Tyne
New Zealand
Massey
Cananea Merchants Form Society to Block Chinese Trade
Merchants and business men of Cananea Sonora have formed a society to combat the commercial gains of the Chinese in this region. The move reflects local economic tensions as the group organizes to curb competition and influence market dynamics. The report notes the collaboration among prominent local business leaders in May.
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Cananea, Mex
Sonora
Sweden reports 200000 ton sowing corn shortage
Stockholm May 10 Sweden faces a corn supply shortfall of about 200000 tons for sowing. Officials warn the deficit could impact next season's planting and feed availability across farms nationwide.
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Stockholm
Sweden
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W. A. Self
U.S
Odd Fellows
Farm Bureau
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