Atlanta Fire Ravages Fine Homes Across City
A blaze sweeping a northeastern Atlanta area destroyed scores of brick homes and hundreds of black housing units. Estimated damage ranges from 2 million to 3.9 million dollars. One woman died from shock. several hundred firefighters and reinforcements aided as wind fanned the flames toward Ponce de Leon Avenue.
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Irelands Destiny in Hands of Irishmen at Last
London reports that David Lloyd George announced a convention of Irishmen to draft a constitution for Ireland. If an agreed scheme emerges it may be enacted without delay. All sections including Sinn Fein invited. Ulster remains a hurdle. A failed plan could undermine the idea of Britain as oppressor.
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Wilson signs draft bill as Roosevelt plan rejected
President Wilson signs the conscription bill after rejecting a provision to empower Theodore Roosevelt to lead volunteer divisions. He sets June 6 for universal registration for men aged 21 to 31 and proclaims the draft plan to mobilize forces for France under Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing. The public notice emphasizes national unity and the nation’s need for a unified, all‑volunteer effort.
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Iowa Mobilizes Registration for 31 to 30 Year Old Men
Iowa officials set up county boards with sheriff auditor and a physician to register men aged 30 to 31 for military conscription. Registrars named by sheriffs, reports threaded to Governor, and then to Washington. About 185000 Iowans subject, with duplicates kept locally.
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Nurses Killed in Explosion Aboard United Ship
Victims of an explosion during practice firing on an American armed merchant ship near New York include Edith Ayres and Helen Burnett Wood both Red Cross nurses bound for France. Emma Matzen of Columbus Ohio injured not seriously. The ship stopped at New York for investigation. Unofficial reports blame a defective shell.
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Supreme Court Sustains Two-Cent Rate Ruling
Washington approves federal decrees fixing a two cent rate on Arkansas Ilaminum shipments and upholds the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad case. The court also upholds the lower court’s validation of the regional rate formula used by western railroads to determine confiscatory charges.
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Choate Estate Valued at 3.5 Million in New York Will
The will of the late Joseph H. Choate filed in the surrogate's court disposes of an estate estimated at about 3.5 million dollars, with most of the bequest going to relatives.
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One Year Jail for Capt Rintelen and accomplices
In 1918 Capt Franz Rintelen of the German navy, David Lamar, and H B Martin were convicted in federal court of conspiracy to interfere with munitions shipments to the Entente. The sentence imposed is one year in jail. Aviation Cadets Training in Washington begins with 150 cadets for army air corps.
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Forest regiments to France to aid renewals
Washington announces plans to send a forestry regiment to France alongside engineers physicians and regular divisions. The unit will support forested areas and aid logistics for Allied operations amid ongoing mobilization.
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Corps of Physicians
United States
France
Third of the Men Enlist in Portland Campaign
Unmarried men aged twenty one to thirty one living in Port Orford Derry county Oregon have already offered for military service in the army or the marines. The program targets enlistment and underscores local participation in the national effort.
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The Holy Spirit Work in John Weeps Through Persecution
Lesson notes outline how the Paraclete or Comforter proceeds from the Father through Jesus to teach truth, convict the world of sin righteousness and judgment, and dwell in believers. It covers the Spirit as guide into all truth, the progression from servant to friend to brother for Jesus' disciples, and the call for teachers to emphasize Spirit gifts and fruits in Sunday school.
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