War News Bleeds Through as Global Fronts Roil Europe
German seaplanes raid the east coast and Kent. one killed and two injured by bombs. French racer George Boillot killed fighting five German planes after downing one. Seven planes, four German three French, fall in a day on the western front. Germans claim four French machines destroyed. Russians join British in Mesopotamia with an attack on Bagdad believed imminent. Meuse offensive intensifies with new German advances at Dead Man Hill. Paris confirms a French defeat. One hundred fifty steamers gathered at Fiume to move troops under Austro-Hungarian protection to Durazzo. Corporal Kiffen Rockwell, Atlanta, pilots a German plane at Hartmannsweilerkopf. German machine set ablaze. Since Jan 1, enemy submarines sink 671,500 tons of merchant ships. Cymric reportedly sunk by boiler explosion near Liverpool. Hill 287 small French post falls northwest of Verdun. Vatican pressures Germany to curb submarine warfare. Italy evacuates Zegnatorta and nearby lines after bombardment. Chicago hosts a four day Progressive convention starting June 7 with presidential nominations on June 9. Wilson hints at world peace at Mecklenburg gathering. Five shot at Ansonia plant, Conn. Rock Island Arsenal to become major munitions center. $1,250,000 field artillery plant planned. Hughes leads Oregon Republican presidential preference. Bryan named League to Enforce Peace delegate. Roosevelt urges preparedness and Americanism in Detroit. Ward Macauley elected Booksellers Association president in Chicago.
Methodist bishops chosen on ballots at Saratoga general conference
Domestic Rev. Herbert Welch, D. D., LL. D., was elected bishop on the eighth ballot at Saratoga N Y. Thomas Nicholson won on the ninth and Rev. A W Leonard on the tenth. An absolute divorce was awarded to Mrs Louise Lord Caldwell formerly of Paris and Mobile Ala. Edward S Caldwell made a fortune installing gas plants in southern cities. Two Mexicans Jose Buenostrico and Melquaides Chaps were hanged at Brownsville for murder related to the Mexican border raids last fall. The northern Baptist convention at Minneapolis empowered a commission to sit as a court of all differences among affiliated societies to foster cooperation. A raid yielded about 300000 worth of whisky or gin seized by the state attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Welch
D. D
Methodist Episcopal Church
Saratoga
N. Y
Thomas Nicholson
A. W. Leonard
Louise Lord Caldwell
Paris
Mobile
Ala
Edward S. ‘Caldwell
Jose Buenostrico
Melquaides Chaps
A. L. Austin
Charles
Brownsville
Tex
Baptist Convention
Minneapolis
Grig
Ke Fontgomery
Troop Movements Amid Mexican Revolt Deepens Desert Trail
Two units of the Fourteenth cavalry conduct a forced southward march from 40 miles below the river toward Cerro Blanco to reinforce Major Langhorne’s 90 troopers near Marathon Texas. An earlier withdrawal order against the Sibley Langhorne column is countermanded as American forces stay in Mexico in pursuit of Glen Springs bandits. The Sixth cavalry detaches eight hundred men arrives at Columbus New Mexico, the expeditionary base, after a dust storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Cavalry
Cerro Blanco
Langhorne
Marathon
Tex
Sibley-Langhorne
Mexico
Glen Springs
Pershing
Columbus
N. M
Divorce Hearing Set Over Grahame White Tragedy
In London a divorce hearing is scheduled for Claude Grahame White and wife as she accuses him of desertion and infidelity. In a separate matter the British foreign office confirms Jeremiah C. Lynch’s death sentence by court martial has been commuted to ten years penal servitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Grahame-White
London
Jeremiah C. Lynch
United States
Lynch
Treasury caps eight million frauds in nine months
Washington reports that attempted frauds and evasions of income tax law totaling 8,380,185 were thwarted by the Treasury in the first nine months of the fiscal year. The amount will be added to corrected returns assessed against delinquent corporations and individuals for collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Washington
Relics Unearthed From Revolutionary Huts in New York
Reginald P. Bolton and four associates uncover 47 huts used during the 1776 siege near 204th Street. Artifacts include coins buttons and utensils from British and American regiments. Bolton plans reconstructing one hut at the Dyckman mansion for historical restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Two Hundred
Fourth Street
Broadway
Reginald P. Bolton
Fifty-second British Regiment of Foot
Oxford Light Infantry
Bolton
England
William Heath
Coldstream Guards
Leicestershire Foot
Buckinghamshire
Welsh Fusiliers
Black Watch
Dyckman
Suffrage Orator Yields to Chicago Newsboy in Street Scene
In Chicago Miss Elsie Hill of the Congregational Union for Woman Suffrage staged a street meeting at Michigan Avenue and Van Buren Street. She moved from a news stand stage when the newsie urged the latest scores and claimed she interfered with the man’s business before resuming her speech on the electric step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Hill
Congregational Union For Woman Suffrage
Michigan Avenue
van Buren Street
L. Y. Sherman
Poiper
Pos
Mer’c’n
Miss Hill
Newsie
Indiana Knights of Grip Hold Convention in Muncie
The Indiana Association of United Commercial Travelers met in Muncie on May 22 in a state convention. Richmond was chosen as next year’s meeting place. Henry Billings of Marion was named grand senior counselor. Charles Pinchon of Fort Wayne grand junior counselor. H. D. Kellenbach of Indianapolis grand secretary. John C. Healey of Indianapolis grand treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Knights of Grip
Muncie
Henry Billings
Marion
Indiana Association of United Commercial Travelers
Richmond
Charles F. Pinchon
Fort Wayne
H. D. Kellenbach
Indianapolis
John C. Healey
Plan impracticable says Indianapolis teachers on Memorial Day
Local teachers deny the Memorial day committee claim that they are selfish and unpatriotic for objects to school children assembling at school houses to decorate graves. They call the plan impracticable as a committee from the Memorial day association moves to the school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cail
Indianapolis
Memorial Day Association
Mother Identifies Body In Ohio River Mystery
Aurora reports Mrs. Corinne E. James identified the body found in the Ohio river at Madison as her son Clarence E. James, 29. James vanished February 17 after being seen with Woodrow W. McGuire and Richard D. McGuire as they boarded a skiff to cross the river. The two men have not been seen since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Corinne E. James
Ohio River
Madison
Clarence E. James
James
Woodrow W. McGuire
Richard D. McGuire
Schools to Open Memorial Day in Richmond
May 22 report says teachers may work Memorial Day to avoid loss of pay after State Board of Accounts ruling that no school means no pay. Local Grand Army post and Sons of Veterans camp plan protests against teachers action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Board of Accounts
Grand Army Post
Sons of Veterans Camp
Representative Wood to present Fairbanks at Chicago convention
Will Present Fairbanks Indianapolis May 22 Representative W R Wood of the Tenth district slated to present the name of Charles Warren Fairbanks to the Republican convention for president. Wood is described as an old guard orator of the first rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Indianapolis
W. R. Wood
Tenth
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Chicago
Wood
Unemployed in Gotham Face High Career Glamor Expectation
New York's employment bureau reports too many men seek white collar posts while women aim for glamorous office jobs. Many avoid hard labor or low paid positions, preferring high salaries and luxury offices. Despite this, the bureau is expanding, with employers seeking workers and real jobs becoming available for those willing to do real work.
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York
Wall Street
New York
Father Knickerbocker
Public Employment Bureau
City Bureau
Dog Bites Children In Logansport
A five year old boy and a girl were bitten by a strange dog in Logansport on May 22. The dog was killed and its head sent to the state laboratory for examination. Officials fear the children's faces may be disfigured by the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
John Sidley
Charles Troester
State Laboratory
Unidentified Man Killed by Interurban Car Near St Marys
An unidentified man was killed by a southbound Northern Indiana interurban near St Marys academy two miles north of South Bend. The motorman testified the victim lay on the tracks and could not be avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
St. Mary’s Academy
Here
Memorial Day Services in Hagerstown
G A R members and other groups join in the annual Memorial Day services in Hagerstown on Sunday June 4. Speakers include Rev. Fred Chelan of the First Christian church and Rev. Mr. Wischmeier of the M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Fred Chelan
First Christian Church
Mr. Wischmeier
M. E. Church
Ninety Sixth Birthday of Shelby County’s Oldest Resident
Shelbyville May 22 Mrs Minerva Thompson of Waldron the oldest resident of Shelby county celebrated her ninety six birthday anniversary. She is in the best of health and assisted in preparing dinner for her guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Minerva Thompson
Waldron
Shelby County
Be No. Bees Arrested by Name in Alabama Dispute
In Ir mingham Alabama a court bailiff ruled that bees cannot be arrested without individual names and warrants for each bee. The dispute arose when a swarm owned by one man migrated to a neighbor’s home during a petty quarrel. The owner offered a warrant for one swarm but could not identify each bee. The bees remain where they are.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irmingham
Ala
Montgomiery
W. C. Frizzle
Teamster Suffers Crush Injury Loading Tombstone
Lawrenceburg May 22. Hansom G. Goodwin fifty six a teamster suffered a severely crushed hand while unloading a two ton tombstone from his wagon at Greendale cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Hansom G. Goodwin
Greendale
Thrown From Wagon Injures Indiana Man in Train Incident
Oliver Beck aged 59 was thrown from a wagon when his frightened horse spooked by a freight train. He suffered internal injuries a dislocated shoulder and three broken ribs. Local alumni back Judge Henry Vinton as Purdue trustees. F. F. Chandler of Indianapolis announces candidacy to succeed. George Ade named Purdue trustees backed by alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Oliver Beck
Judge Vinton
Lafayette
F. F. Chandler
Indianapolis
George Ade
Purdue University
Henry Vinton
Establish Quiet Zones in Terre Haute
May 22 report from Terre Haute notes a new police order creating quiet zones. Signs were posted announcing the zones near Union Hospital and St. Anthony's to reduce noise and disturbances in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
St. Anthony’s Hospitals
Auditor Appointed in Salem to Fill Rutherford Vacancy
Frank K. Morris has been appointed by the Washington County commissioners as auditor to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ira L. Rutherford. The action was announced in Salem on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Frank K. Morris
Washington , County ‘Commissioners
Ira L. Rutherford
Cooks Desert the Marines as Desertion Problem Persists
A wartime study shows cooks desert at higher rates than other ranks in the U S Marine Corps over two years. Officials note the service offers travel and adventure, but cooks seek civilian life, leaving the oldest military branch with unusually steady defaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Umpire Fines Batter After Verbal Exchange
The scene snaps to a baseball plate as the umpire declares a ten dollar fine after a heated exchange. The batter protests, claiming the pitch was outside while the umpire asserts the ruling and levies the penalty.
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Kent
War Office
George Boillot
Western Front
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Persia
Sir G. Gorringhe
Tigris
Kut
The
Meuse
Avecourt Woods
Dead Man Hill
Fiume
Durazzo
Albania
Innsbruck
Kiffen Rockwell
Atlanta
Hartmannsweillerkopf
Berlin
Amsterdam
Liverpool
Verdun
Edward Grey
House of Commons
Henry Howard
Vatican
Germany
Rome
Zegnatorta
Lagarina
Trent
Monte Maggio
Sagliodaspio
Tarragnolo
Astico
Progressive National Convention
Victor Murdock
Progressive National Committee
Wilson
Charlotte
N. C
Great Britain
Mecklenburg
Ansonia Manufacturing Company
An‘sonia, Conn
Rock Island Arsenal
House Committee On Appropriations
War Department
Charles E. Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Oregon
Morehead
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
League
Theodore Roosevelt
Ward Macauley
Detroit
Booksellers’ Association of America
John J. Wood
Cleveland
Senate
House
O’gorman
State Department
Ambassador Page
Jeremiah GC. Lynch
Gotham
Alabama
Dean
Mary M. Stoy
E. Elm St
New Albany
Ind
Doan
Hkidneyt Doan Ee Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
Daisy Fly Killer
Eli
Kadeo
Prézentee Express
Harold Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brésklys
Wan DE Mark
Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy
Ozark Land Company
Stone
Arkansas
International Remedy Co
Ink
Uncle Sam
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