Seized Mail Outcry as Allies Warn Policy Change
Washington May 2 news service reports a State Department letter to Britain and France condemning detaining and searching mail sent to and from the United States. It asserts inviolability of genuine correspondence but challenges belligerent rights over post parcels and threatens future claims for restitution. The memo cites losses to patents, contracts, and official papers and criticizes British and French practices as unlawful and coercive.
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Department of State
Lacefleney
Teemerandom
Lenten
United States
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Ecom
High Seas
Tate
Beni
Cassia
Ois
Great Britain
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Republie
Miess
Britain
Mrs Chellew Loses Suit Over Stratton Estate Claim
Colorado Springs in a verdict by Judge Kinney Mrs Sopa Gertrude Chellew failed to prove she was the widow of Winfield Stratton a mining magnate. Evidence showed Stratton was in Colorado Springs not Texas during key dates and that her first husband died in 1875 making her Mrs Poor at the time of alleged marriage. The suit ends for now unless an appeal is filed.
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Colorado Springs
Sopa Gertrude Chellew
Winfield Scott Strathan
Wolt Kinney
Stratton
Nvd
Texas
Tension Between American Truckers and Carranza Troops
Columbus New Mexico dispatch reports American truck drivers facing hostility from soldiers of some Carranza commands along the Mexican line of communication. The note comes as tensions rise near the border.
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Columbus, N. M
Carranza
Mexico
Greek cabinet resigns as Athens reports crisis
A Rome dispatch says the Athens correspondent of Agenzia Nacionales reports the Greek cabinet has resigned, signaling a political shift in Greece and prompt changes in government leadership.
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Athens
London
Rome
Agenzia Nationales
Sugar Company Buys Coast Plant Near Huntington Beach
The Holly Sugar Company takes possession of the Southern California Sugar Company plant twelve miles from Huntington Beach California for about 75000 dollars.
Cigar Store Owner Murders Family Then Takes Own Life
In Salem Oregon William L Paterson a cigar store owner killed his wife and infant daughter before fatally shooting himself. He died shortly after the blaze of gunfire.
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Salem
Ore
William L. Paterson
Coast Artillery Unit Transferred From Marathon
On June 1 the 127th company of coast artillery in Marathon is ordered to move to Comstock and Dryden. Two Texas militia companies will relieve the unit at Marathon.
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Marathon
Tex
Coast Artillery
Comstock and
Dryden
Texas
Sinn Fein revolt leader charged by London grand jury
Grand jury returns true bills against Sir Roger Casement, Sinn Fein leader, and Daniel J Bailey, former British soldier alleged accomplice.
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Casement
Grand Jury
London
Roger Casement
Sinn Fein
Daniel J. Bailey
Western Canada Dairy Industry Seen as Profitable Outlook
The article extols the Canadian cheese sector in western Canada noting strong demand abroad and rising prices. It emphasizes favorable conditions in Alberta foothills for future cheese production, plus a thriving hog market boosted by low feed costs and high prices, with outlook for continued growth postwar.
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Canada
Western
Alberta
Ely
Denmark
Rockies
Po Burns Company
Fragrant emollients and small town poultry tale
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura skin care with free samples by mail. A rural anecdote describes a villager seeking eggs and asking if the broody hen has laid. Another ad extols Red Cross Bag Blue for whiter clothes.
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Cuticura
Dept. Ly
Boston
Ady
Eavesdropping Scene Points to Quiet Domestic Graft
Belle cannot resist listening at the door and Beulah confirms a party telephone wire as a means to overhear. The informal dialogue suggests a domestic intrigue centered on unauthorized listening and gossip.
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Belle
Beulah
James J. Hill Dies at 82 in St Paul Home
James J. Hill, famed Northwest railroad builder and Great Northern figure, died at his Summit Avenue residence after an infection from bowed trouble. Funeral services set for 2 pm at the house with private interment at North Oaks. Hill, born September 16, 1838, built a vast transportation network from the Northwest to Asia, amassing an estate estimated up to 250 million dollars.
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Western
Union News Service
St. Paul
Minn
James J. Hill
The
Northwest
Sumumit Avenue
Till
Anson Heard
James MB. Hill
Samuel Hill
Cambridge
Gibbons
Hill
Summit.avenue
North Oaks
Great Northern Railway Company
MR. Brown
Ralph Budd
Charles W. Gordon
J. M. Gruber
Pll Howe
W. P. Kenney
Charles Maitland
George A. MacPherson
Theodore Schultz
J. J. Toomey
Mr. Hill
Rockwood
Ireland
James
Mixa Mary Meheean
Jamies J. Hill
Great Northwest
Ron
Buffalo
Asia
Louis Warren Hill
Minnesota
Feir
Death of James J. Hill Sad News in Wall Street
News of the death of financier James J. Hill draws sorrow from Wall Street workers and top financiers alike. Arch bishop John Treland J. P. Morgan and KE Jeffery praise his talent integrity and public service as Rocky Ford plans a new city hall a separate local note.
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New York
Wall Street
James J. Hill
Hill
John Treland
J. P. Morgan
KE. T. Jeffery
The
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Great Northwestern Railroad
Northwest
Wilson Proposes Peace Terms To End War
President Wilson told the League to Enforce Peace the United States would join a feasible association of nations to safeguard world peace. He urged freedom of the seas, territorial integrity and political independence, and a universal security pact for all nations. He framed a twofold plan for peace emphasizing self determination and a new diplomacy.
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Wretern
Union News
Ert
Washington
Wilson
League
United States
Association of Nations
Germany
Great Britain
America
Bulgars Seize Three Greek Forts in Balkans Advance
A Sunday report from French headquarters in the Balkans says Bulgaria has occupied Rupel Dragotin and Spatovo forts and pushes from Demir Uissat toward Kavalla. Meanwhile Austrians hold advantage on the Austro Italian front.
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London
Balkans
Rupel
Dragotin
Spatovo
Demir-Uissat
Kavallaefore
U S Army Not to Quit Mexico Emphasis on Withdrawal
Washington May 29 administration restates not to consider immediate withdrawal of the American expeditionary force in Mexico. Officials say the withdrawal question will not be discussed at the Pershing Carranza conference in Chihuahua as Calvary leads to Chihuahua.
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Merchaudiee
Seizuta
Washington
Mexico
Pershing
Gavira
Carranza
Chihuahua
Health Boost Reported By Indianapolis Woman
An Indianapolis resident credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and gaining weight from 109 to 133 pounds. She says she was bedridden and weak but regained strength after five months of use and urges other women to try the remedy. She provides her address and invites advice from the company in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Lydia E. Pinkham
WM. Green
S. Addison Street
Health warded children moved to new open air sanatorium
Children from the Cleveland Anti Tuberculosis league’s Woodland Hills tent colony are transferred to Warrensville city farms. The league has built a new open air sanatorium costing $4,000 with capacity for 60 children, double the old colony, and the city will maintain it.
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Cleveland Anti-Tuberculosis League
Woodland Hills
Warrensville
Kansas druggists endorse this kidney medicine
Local pharmacist L. J. Haines of Galena testifies Swamp Root benefits kidney and bladder troubles. Ad copy urges readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle and booklet, with offers for regular bottle sizes at drug stores.
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L. J. Haines
Cruegist
Galena
Kansas
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Ady
Kline's Epilepsy Medicine Promises Lasting Results
The ad touts Dr. Kline's Epilepsy Medicine with fifty years of uninterrupted use, claiming quick relief from fits and sickness. It notes the Red Bank New Jersey company and includes miscellaneous notes on a tiny terrier and weather observations.
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Dr. Kline
Bom
Kline Company
Red Bank
N. J
Ady
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