Nationwide conspiracy against conscription reported
Washington reports a broad anti-registration movement with several congress members aiding it and hundreds detained for opposing conscription. Courts indict German influence in Texas and socialists in Minneapolis and Seattle face arrest for seditious activity. Justice orders preventing registration dodgers from leaving US shores and promises arrests of agitators nationwide.
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Washington
Congress
Department of Justice
Clark
Charles Lenhart
Minneapolis
Memorial Day Addresses Honor Fallen Heroes and Call for Service
Washington memorial remarks by President Wilson praise those who died for liberty and preserved the Union now used to aid the world. In Mineola New York former President Roosevelt urged the wealthy to serve with their bodies in memory of the fallen.
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Washington
Wilson
Arlington National Cemetery
Mineola
N. Y
Roosevelt
Brazil Maintains Neutrality Stance Could Be Revoked
Rio de Janeiro reports the sinking of Brazilian merchant ships prompts government to defend against German submarines. The neutrality proclamation faces a first reading setback with three votes against. Chile pledges support for Brazil, Madrid voters seek entente stance, and the Spanish steamship De Erzaguirre is torpedoed with 133 deaths.
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Rio Janeiro
Congress
German Vessels to Serve US Navy as Converted Cruisers and Colliers
President Wilson issued an executive order turning over five German merchant ships to the Navy for conversion into cruisers and eight more for use as colliers. The action, announced in Washington, expands naval resources with captured or seized vessels.
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Washington
Wilson
Complaint of Shippers in Fairbanks Rate Case Dismissed
The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed the complaint by Sampson Hardware Company of Fairbanks that steamboat and railroad rates in Alaska were unjustly discriminatory in favor of large shippers. The commission found special contracts with large mining and canning interests were discriminatory but had been discontinued eight months prior. The case was filed through former Delegate Wickersham and argued before the commission.
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Washington
Sampson Hardware Company
Fairbanks
Alaska
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wickersham
Julius Andrassy Named Hungary's Premier
Vienna May 29 Julius Andrassy has been appointed premier of Hungary in a sudden political move signaling shifts in Hungarian governance and relations with Austria.
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Vienna
Julius Andrassy
Hungary
Enormous May Treasury Revenues Report Break Records
Washington May 26 The flow of gold into the national treasury from ordinary taxation during the first twenty four days of May outpaces all prior records totaling seven? million dollars and more, signaling unprecedented revenue momentum for the government.
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Washington
National Treasury
Lansing Seeks Explanation on Salmon Import Limits
Secretary of State Lansing has dispatched Ambassador Page in London to investigate reports that Great Britain is restricting canned salmon imports. The inquiry aims to clarify policy actions and potential trade impact.
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Washington
Lansing
Ambassador Page
London
Great Britain
Policeman Kendal Dies by Own Hand in Seattle
Seattle May 29 N S Kendal a dry squad policeman shot himself dying toady in a personal crisis.
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Seattle
N. S. Kendal
Asquith Declines Irish Convention Chairmanship
London May 26 Former Prime Minister Asquith has declined to accept the chairmanship of the proposed Irish convention. The decision leaves the initiative without its top organizer and signals continued uncertainty over the convention’s leadership and prospects.
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London
Asquith
Military dirigible makes 450 mile record flight
Washington May 31 All American records were broken by a military dirigible balloon with a continuous flight of 450 miles from Chicago to Medina Ohio the navy department announced today
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Washington
Chicago
Medina
Ohio
Navy Department
Balfour Warns Britain Stakes On Democracy Win
Ottawa May 20 A J Balfour British foreign secretary and commission member told Parliament that Britain has staked its last dollar on democracy winning and would be bankrupt if democracy failed.
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Ottawa
A. J. Balfour
United States
Great Britain
Tornado Toll Climbs Across the Midwest in May
A string of deadly tornadoes across Kansas Illinois Indiana Missouri and surrounding states killed dozens and left thousands homeless. At Andale Kansas seventeen dead and fifty injured. Mattoon Illinois and Modesto Charleston suffered heavy losses with about one hundred deaths in Illinois and Indiana. Overall Midwest and South fatalities rose to about two hundred fifty with eight teen dead in Missouri and eighty in St Louis as the storms raged May 26 to June 1.
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Kan
Kansas
Andale
Mattoon
Ill
Illinois
Indiana
Modesto
Charleston
Chicago
Middle West
Missouri
Poplar Bluff
Chaong
ST. Louis
Nation follows instincts in struggle for liberty
London June 1 United States Ambassador Page said in a speech that upon leaving to serve as ambassador President Wilson had no instructions to give but urged him to follow his own instincts The United States is now following its instincts in joining the struggle for civilization
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London
United States
Page
Wilson
Railroads to be Unified Under Banker Insurance Rule
Washington May 31 The railroads of the United States are being organized into a single system by bankers and insurance men who own railroad securities An organization aims to eliminate competition in railroad transportation and to unify the operation of the roads under central control
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Washington
Department of Justice
United States
Canada
Mexico
Yee Aeroil Res Ementation
Ambassador Guthrie's Body Arrives in San Francisco
The body of George W. Guthrie United States ambassador to Japan arrived in San Francisco today aboard a Japanese warship from Tokyo where he died recently.
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San Francisco
George W. Guthrie
United States
Japan
Tokio
Registration Next Tuesday In Compliance With Conscription Law
The article reports registration for the conscription law set for next Tuesday across the country. Details are scarce as copies of the law and official instructions have not arrived locally, though telegraphic notices from Fairbanks suggest blanks and guidance are en route. All males aged 21 to 30 must register, including married men and foreigners, with penalties for noncompliance. Alaska’s expected draft share is small given a territory population not exceeding 50,000.
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Marshel Percy Charles
Fairbanks
Iditarod
Alaska
Washington
Territory
Fire damages road on tundra south of city
Fire on the tundra south of the city Sunday last damaged a long stretch of the road to Flat. Likely started by a pedestrian discarding a lighted match or cigarette on dry grasses and moss. The blaze burned into the corduroy of the road before burning out. Travelers are warned of the danger of such fires in a very dry summer.
Farewell to Mrs McMahon in Flat farewell gathering
A large number of Flat ladies visited Mrs. Thomas McMahon on Sunday afternoon to bid her farewell before her departure for the Outside. The event reflected the high esteem in which she is held, as she will not return to Flat and received many handsome presents as keepsakes.
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Thomas McMahon
Flat
New Suits Filed in District Court and Commissioners Court
A district court suit is filed by J B Beattie as attorney in fact for George Beattie against John Greer to collect money alleged due. an attachment is issued. Finnegan and Cameron of Fiat begin a suit in the commissioners court against Dundas Yeager for money due. In district court G M Albrecht sues John Greer for attorney’s fees collection.
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J. B. Beattie
George Beattie
John Greer
Finnegan & Cameron
Fiat
Dundas Yeager
G. M. Albrecht
Laborers and materials sail to Anchorage on Crook voyage
May 28 reports that the United States transport Crook sailed last night carrying three thousand tons of cement rails and forage and twenty six railroad laborers for Anchorage.
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Seattle
United States
Crook
Anchorage
Steel Vessels To Be Used Due To Material Shortage
General Goethals urges steel ships as a solution to material scarcities under the selective draft. He notes wooden ships cannot meet eighteen month goals, since trees supply timber for vessels. Washington awards include Skinner Eddy to build six 8,800 ton steel freighters, plus wooden vessel contracts to Sloan Shipbuilding and Grays Harbor Shipbuilding for ten and four ships respectively.
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New York
General Goethals
Washington
Skinner E . Eddy
Seattle
The
Shipping Board
Sloan Shipbuilding Corporation
Olympia
Grays Harbor Shipbuilding Corporation
Aberdeen
Benny Leonard Wins Lightweight Title in Ninth Round KO
New York May 29 Benny Leonard defeated Freddy Welsh to claim the world lightweight championship by a knockout in the ninth round of a ten round scheduled fight.
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New York
Benny Leonard
Freddy Welsh
Anniversary of Jutland Battle Observed in London
London and Berlin marked the anniversary of the great Jutland naval battle as a victory. Memorial services for sailors who perished were held in London today amid reminiscences of the historic encounter between England and Germany.
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London
England
Germany
Katmai Expedition Sails Tonight for Alaska
Seattle May 20 The Griggs Katmai expedition will sail tonight for Alaska on the steamship Admiral Watson.
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Seattle
Alaska
Admiral Watson
Spanish Disorders Madrid Officers Imprisoned
June 1 report from Madrid states several army officers have been imprisoned for their participation in the Barcelona disorders.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Noted Russian Author Tells Of German Intrigue
Maxim Gorky, the noted Russian writer, in a public statement says Germany sought to lure him into clandestine talks for a separate peace with Russia through Dr Rizov, the Bulgarian minister to Berlin. The statement appears from Petrograd on June 1.
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Petrograd
Maxim Gorky
Germany
Dr. Rizov
Berlin
Russia
Nome mining man Lindeberg to travel Nome via Skagway
Glad Tidings Seattle reports Josef Lindeberg, a prominent Nome mining figure, will depart for Nome traveling through Skagway, the Yukon, and Fairbanks, on Friday next.
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Seattle
Josef Lindeberg
Nome
Skagway
Yukon
Fairbanks
Mail blockade to break as new consignments near
The long blockade is expected to lift any moment as three trail mails from Sew ard are overdue. A Yukon telegram directed forwarding outgoing mail to meet incoming shipments at Dikeman on June 1, with dispatch at noon Thursday. A busy post office season looms with winter accumulations of second and fourth class matter due.
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Seward
Ophir
Ansley
Yukon
Dikeman
Steamer Pup from Tolstoi Arrives Without Mail News
The steamer Pup, Max Simel's vessel, arrived late Monday night from Tolstoi with no mail and no word on the last three dispatches over the Seward trail. It left for down river early Wednesday with W. C. Mitchell and his sawmill crew aboard to retrieve machinery at Moose Creek and transport it to Tolstoi for lumber supply preparations.
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Pup
Max Simel
Tolstoi
Seward Trail
Down River
W. C. Mitchell
Hie
Moose Creek
Sam'l Applebaum Awaits Washburn Steamer Arrival
Grocer Sam'l Applebaum looks forward to the Washburn steamer bringing his spring stock. He vows fast restocking once the boat ties up at the wharf to serve eager customers.
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Sam'l Applebaum
Washburn
Sam'l
French, Germans clash as raids and captures mount
Berlin reports German air squadrons bombed Dover and Folkestone while pushing positions on the Aisne front. French losses and prisoner counts rise as trench lines south of Mornyillers fall. Paris notes violent Champagne battles with heavy French and German casualties. Italians claim 3500 more Austrians captured on Corso and major advances on the Julian front. Japanese squadrons operate against submarines in the Mediterranean. London reports British ships sunk totaling eighteen vessels over the past week. The Dirigo sinks with the first mate drowned. Seattle closes port to outgoing ships.
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Dover
Folkestone
Teutonic
Chemain
Deschames
Aisne
Paray
Mornvillers
Champagne
Rome
Corso
Plava
TORIO
Admiralty
Pacific
Mediterranean
Seattle
Seattle Daily Times
Tokio
London
Dirigo
John Ayer
New York
Spies in United States Reported Spy Plot on Flotilla
May 26 dispatch from Washington says Commander Sims reports German spies in the United States alerted Berlin to the US destroyer flotilla’s approach, enabling mines to be laid at Queenstown. The informant claims the tip was positive. Bergfield arrested in Haskell for threatening to kill President Wilson.
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Washington
Sims
United States
London
Berlin
Queenstown
Haskell
Texas
W. A. Bergfield
Wilson
Optimistic Russian General Hints At War Revival
May 26 report from Petrograd notes General Ruzsky, recent northern front commander, expresses belief that Minister Kerensky will rally Russians to arms and that Germans may seek terms by fall. May 29 dispatch describes industrial crisis and socialist ministers seeking to end the war. Berlin reports Moscow and Rumania foresee renewed combat.
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Petrograd
Ruzsky
Northern Front
Kerensky
Russia
Berlin
Congress Deliberates Food Bills and Revenue Measures
In early May Congress focused on food bills while later debates covered a $15 million food survey and production stimulus. By June, the Senate Finance Committee proposed an $80 million war tax using consumption taxes: coffee 2 cents per pound, tea 5 cents, sugar half a cent, and cocoa 3 cents.
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Congress
House Today
Senate Finance Committee
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