New War Cabinet Formed As Lloyd George Heads Munitions
London May 27 A new war cabinet is announced with Lloyd George as minister for munitions replacing Kitchener in that role. The lineup keeps Asquith as premier Grey as foreign secretary and Kitchener as secretary of war. McKenna becomes chancellor while Churchill departs from the admiralty to become duke of Lancaster’s chancellor. Viscount Haldane retires.
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David Lloyd- George
Lord Kitchener
Lloyd George
Reginald McKenna
Home Secretary
Herbert Asquith
Exchequer
Sid Edward Grey
Admiralty
Arthur J. Balfour
Winston Spencer Churchill
Duchy of Lancaster
John Redmond
Arthur Henderson
Earl Kitchener
Asquith
Edward Grey
Runciman
Birrell
Wood
Viscount Haldane
Illinois Boxing Bill Loses in House Vote
Springfield May 27 the boxing bill failed to reach a constitutional majority after three hours of debate with yeas 72 and nays 67. Governor Dunne’s waterway bill passed the house 107 to 41 and goes to the senate. Mrs Stuyvesant Fish died at her country home in Garrizon after hemorrhage of the brain. Crown Prince's Daughter Baptized in Berlin with the infant named Alexandrine Irene.
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House
Yeas
Senate
Eddie Santry
Milwaukee
Illnois
Ilinois
Wisconsin Boxing Commission
E C. Perkins
Douglas
Lincoln
Dunne
Stuyvesant Fish
Garrizon
Trinois Central Railway
Berlin
Alexandrine Irene
Italy strikes first as war with Austria opens
Italy declares war on Austria and launches a multi front assault. Cavalry crosses the border near Straga in Tyrol while Italian naval and air forces clash with Austrian units. Reports say Italian fleet under the Duke of Abruzzi sinks or captures several small Austrian ships and disrupts Adriatic targets.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Italy
Austria
Straga
Tyrol
War Office
Rome
Duke of Abruzzi
Ancona
Venice
Adriatic
Porto Corsini
Barletta
Cesi
U. S. Ends Ship Conference With Britain
Secretary Bryan ordered termination of unofficial talks between the United States and Great Britain over cotton and dyestuffs. He objected to phrases implying official recognition of British orders in council and viewed it inadvisable to appear to condone British trade practices while pressing Germany over the Lusitania. The administration says the United States is not bound by these informal negotiations.
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Washington
Bryan
United States
Great Britain
London
Germany
Lusitania
Lassen Peak Desolate Ruin After Mighty Eruptions
Redding California May 27 Lassen peak once beautiful with timber and symmetry now a desolate ruin. Its crater is shattered and two black lava and mud streaks half a mile wide extend for miles down the western bank, separated by a ridge of ash-snow, marking the path of Saturday night’s great outburst.
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Redding
Cal
Lassen Peak
Mrs O Neill Slays Children Then Ends Her Own Life
In New York on May 28, Mrs. O Neill, wife of a wealthy architect, killed her eight year old daughter and wounded her six year old son by slashing their throats then fatally wounded herself by cutting her throat.
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Self
New York
Time Fixed for Execution in Becker Case
Albany May 28 unless Police Lieutenant Charles Becker gains a stay on his appeal to the U S Supreme Court he is scheduled to die in the electric chair during the week beginning July 12.
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Albany
N. Y
Charles Becker
U. S. Supreme Court
Bible Feast for Sealers and Fresh Newport Fishing
Red Cross officers aboard the Floritel from St John s N F report the vessel's 2000 seals vs 27000 in 1913 14 Bible 17 prayer books aboard. Officers say dealers ready to argue with Billy Sunday on any Bible chapter. Fourteen fishermen arrived from St John s to fish at Newport this summer.
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Red Cross
Hner Fioritel
St. John’s
N. F
Billy
St. John's
Newport
New York Times
Fatatism of the Orient Excerpt Scene
A dialogue unfolds with humor as the Grand Vizier mocks a ruler who bristles at a grandiose title. The sultan retorts that serenity is common among rulers, hinting at satire of royal pretensions.
Boy Soldier Sparks Joffre Map Error Under Fire
A vivid anecdote from the Washington Star recalls Joffre losing his place while a sixteen year old cadet from St. Cyr held the map during shellfire. The generalissimo scolds the boy, joking that he is a conceited cathedral dodging the Bocies shells.
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Joffra
St. Cyr
Joffre
Senator Sorghum on politics and business interest
A dialogue quotes Senator Sorghum saying politics require serious intent. The exchange asks if business should avoid politics and he replies a man should enter politics only if he truly means business.
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Senator Sorghum
Oil and Dirt Color Suit Recalled in Golfing Oddity
A fragmentary exchange hints at a discussion about clothing color and a rented car. The dialogue mentions a suit used for golf, colored oil and dirt, and a question about dyeing versus renting a vehicle. The snippet lacks clear events or proper names.
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Greene
State moves to hire 100 workers for capitol extension
Des Moines reports the state executive council backing a push to employ 100 additional workers to advance the capitol extension. It approves using a former church building as a storage and exhibit space, while Swanson lodge tenants claim 625 damages and a 5000 payment, arguing a five year lease and breach of contract as the state seeks possession of the church and adjacent school building.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Capitol
E. R. Harlan
Historical Department
Capitol Hill
Swanson
Church of Visitation
Spectacular Ottumwa beer raid nets 3000 bottles
Chief Gallagher and Officer Noah led a bold bust at the La Clede bootlegging plant in Ottumwa seizing more than 3,000 bottles of beer hidden behind a six foot thick coal bin. The officers used a bar and hammer to breach the concrete seal after a tip promised new shipments and spotter efforts.
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Ottumwa
Gallagher
Noah
la Clede
Two Killed In Auto Crash Near Muscatine
Muscatine citizens awoke to inquest after an auto crash ten miles west of town. Harry Thompson, a Chicago commission agent, found Leo Estle 25 and Harlan Letts 26 lying lifeless on the road. The Ford runabout struck a hole in the road. Estle and Letts were thrown through the windshield, each dying of broken necks. The victims were sons of prominent Letta families.
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Muscatine
Harry Thompson
Chicago Commission
Leo Estle
Harlan Letts
Estie and
Letts
Letta
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