Perish in Atlantic Collision as Ship Sinks in Seven Minutes
At Atlantic Port May 3 the steamship City of Athens was rammed by a French cruiser off the Delaware coast. Sixty-one crewmen were saved. many passengers leaped overboard and were rescued by the French. Among the drowned were 12 USMarine Corps recruits from New York and Brookline.
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Atlantic
City of Athens
Ocean Steamship Company
Delaware
United States Marine Corps
City of
Athens
Mde
Savannah
New York
Marine Corps
Daniel Ginsberg
William W. Little
Harry Rosenfield
Brooklin
N. Y
H. Tyng, Jr
Garden City
Berchmans J. Graham
Buffalo
W. J. Mack
Long Island City
Howard J. Walls
Peter Hanegan
Frank WB. Dixon
HUN SPY KILLED MRS KING AWAITING ARREST
Concord New York May 3 A warrant was issued for Otto Schumann a German alien enemy and alleged spy for the German government in the Mrs Maude A King case Schumann is accused of firing the fatal shot aimed at Gaston B Means who had sought to expose German activity in the United States Means was tried and acquitted in the widow's death Schumann is in custody charged with murder
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Concord
N. Y
Maude A. King
Chicago
New York
Otto Schumann
Schumann
Means
Germany
Morrison H. Caldwell
German farmer sentenced for triple murder in Alma
Herman Wittig, a German farmer from Alma, Michigan, was sent to Marquette prison for life after confessing to murdering his tenants Mr. and Mrs. Willard Kimball and their three children. He pleaded guilty Monday after his arrest Sunday morning and was sentenced that same day.
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Alma, Mich
Hermann Wittig
Marquette
Willard Kimball
Sharp’s Family Reaches U S Port for School Year
Mrs. William G. Sharp wife of the American ambassador to France arrives at an Atlantic port with two daughters aboard a French liner. She plans to place the children in school here before returning to France. Senator Phelan tells the senate mines committee a missing collier Cyclops likely blew up due to an explosion charge placed by Germans to mine manganese.
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Atlantic
William G. Sharp
France
Cyclops
Washington
Phelan
California
Senate Mines Committee
Ten Years for Desertion in Army Court Martial
Battle Creek Michigan May 4 Private Herbert F. Atkins of Detroit was sentenced to ten years in Fort Leavenworth after desertion conviction by a Camp Custer court martial.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Fort Leavenworth
Herbert IF. Atkins
Detroit
Camp Custer
Ex Soldier Held for Internment Over Shell Faults
Federal Attorney Robertson recommends internment of Fred Blunn a former soldier who testified he assisted workers in producing 50 000 faulty shells. The case relates to wartime shell production at Kansas City Missouri dated April 8.
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U. S&s
Kansas City
Robertson
Fred Blunn
Blunn
New York Aviator Dies in Wilbur Wright Field Crash
Lloyd Allen, 24, of New York City, cadet flyer at Wilbur Wright aviation field, was killed when his aircraft crashed into a hangar on the field. The accident occurred near Dayton, Colorado, on May 8.
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New York
Dayton, CO
Lloyd Allen
New York City
Wilbur Wright Aviation Field
War Chief Seeks 13 Billion for Massive Army Plan
Secretary Baker unveiled a colossal military program proposing 13 billion dollars for the next fiscal year, massive artillery plants, and drafting up to 1,000,000 more registrants to field an army potentially reaching 3,000,000 in the field next year. The plan advocates blanket authority to adjust numbers and funding as needs arise, with a draft expansion bill likely to be introduced.
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Washington
Baker
House Committee On Military Affairs
France
Dent
Military Committee
House Military Committee
Five U. S. Flyers Killed in Moraine City Crash
Dayton Ohio reports Maj. Oscar A Brindley and Col. Damm died when their aircraft spun from 400 feet during an experimental flight at Moraine City field. Fort Worth witnesses describe a 150 foot nose dive killing Lieut. James Ennis Jr. and Cadet Paul Herriott. Lawton Post Field, Lt. William Thompson died in a 300 foot fall. pilot Lieut. Foster Bailey injured.
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Dayton
Oscar A Brindley
Colonel Damm
McCoog Federal
Moraine City
Damm
Major Brindley
Brindley
Fort Worth
Tex
James 8. Ennis, Jr
New York City
Paul Herriott
Oakland
Cal
Lawton
Oklo
William Dean Thompson
Two Hundred and Fifty-Third Field Artillery
Balloon blast kills two at Florence Field hangar
Two soldiers of the Thirteenth balloon company were killed and 18 injured when a gas bag exploded in its hangar at Florence field near Omaha. The balloon and hangar burned after the accident as the bag had just been pulled down from a trial ascent.
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Omaha, Neb
Florence Field
Fort
General Kealy Promoted to Major General
Washington May 4 Brig. Gen. William L Kealy of the National Army was nominated for promotion to major general G S Allen of Topeka Kan was nominated to the register of the land office at Topeka
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Kealy
Washington
William L., Kealy
National Army
G. S. Allen
Topeka
Kan
Register of the Land Office
Spy Gets Eighteen Months for Espionage Act Violation
Dubuque Iowa May 4 Bernard Stenzel Waverly attorney convicted Thursday of violating the espionage act sentenced to 18 months in Fort Leavenworth federal penitentiary and fined 300 dollars.
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Dubuque
Bernard Stenzel
Waverly
Fort Leavenworth
Alexander Drafted From Howard County Camp
Grover Cleveland Alexander formerly of the Chicago Nationals pitching staff left his home in St. Paul Nebraska as one of Howard county's April draft quota members.
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Alexander
St. Paul
Neb
Grover Cleveland
Chicago National League Baseball Club
Howard County
Deep Snow Delays Austrian Offensive Across Italian Mountains
Washington dispatch reports an unexpected cold snap in northern Italian mountains with snowfall up to six feet, delaying the anticipated Austrian offensive. Italian officials warn the heavy snow hampers troop movements and supplies as spring operations stall.
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Italy
Washington
Y M C A Men Saved Five Million For Army
A convoy sinking off English shores saved 57 American Y M C A workers. 3 crew members perished as the Orissa was torpedoed. Survivors landed in a British port and were aided by the American Y M C A and Red Cross. Separately, U S Senate leaders proposed army expansions to 5 000 000 or 8 000 000 men with May and June drafts running to about 500 000.
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London
New York
Young Men’s Christian Association
Orissa
Senate Overman bill gives president wartime power to reorganize agencies
The U S Senate passed the Overman bill 63 to 13 to grant the president power to redistribute functions among executive agencies during the war. Only Democrat Reed of Missouri voted against. Republican dissenters included Brandegee Cummins Dillingham France Galling Harding Johnson Knox Poindexter Sherman Sterling Sutherland. The bill allows consolidation of commissions bureaus and offices and transfer of duties within matters relating to the present war.
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Washington
Senate
Overman
House
Reed
Missouri
Brandegee
Cummins
Dillingham
France
Galling
Kaiser’s Arch Spy Nabbed In New York
Lieut. Commander Carl von Rodiger, named as Germany’s chief agent left by Count von Bernstorff, is imprisoned in New York on $15,000 bail with a May 8 hearing. He is charged with starting a military expedition against Britain and acting as the Kaiser’s paymaster in the United States. The Justice Department offered few specifics beyond the complaint’s outlines.
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New York
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
Carl von Rodiger
Berlin
Kingdom of
Great Britain
Imperial Navy
Department of Justice
Rodiger
French execute Swiss spy at Vincennes dawn
Paris on May 4 a Swiss citizen named Ni vergel was executed for espionage at Vincennes at dawn. The Swiss government made representations but the sentence stood as issued.
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Paris
Nivergel
Vincennes
Persian Ruler Seeks Liberty Bonds
The shah of Persia has applied for 100000 dollars in Liberty bonds. The request reached the state department Thursday afternoon from Minister Caldwell in Teheran.
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Washington
Persia
State Department
Caldwell
Teheran
French Submarine Prairial Sunk After Collision
Paris reports the French submarine Prairial sank after colliding with a merchant ship. Some crew members were saved as the rescue and recovery effort followed the Wednesday afternoon announcement.
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Paris
Prairial
Opposition Parties Secure Danish Landsthing Victory
Copenhagen May 3 final returns show the opposition led by ex Premier Christensen winning the landsthing seats in the Danish parliament's upper house.
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Copenhagen
Landsthing
Christensen
French caution over Petrograd revolt reports from Berlin
Recent dispatches claim a Petrograd revolt restored the monarchy in Russia, but French papers urge caution as Finnish and Moscow reports and allied ministers in Sweden have not substantiated the claim. The Petit Journal warns prudence, noting German propaganda aims to justify intervention.
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Washington
Finland
Copenhagen
Petrograd
Berlin
Moscow
Sweden
Czarovitch
Alexis Nikolaievitch
Petit Journal
Germans Occupy Sevastopol and Kiev Gain Military Rule
Berlin reports Sevastopol seized without fighting and Kiev placed under German military rule. Berlin claims Ukrainian government officials, including the minister of war, arrested for failing to maintain order.
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Berlin
Sevastopol
Crimean
London
Kiev
Charles seeks peace with Italy in fresh imperial offer
The Catholic International Press agency reports Emperor Charles has made a new peace offer to Italy in her interests. In Washington officials note no prior sign of a renewed central powers peace offensive despite expectations of a German campaign ending.
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Catholic Press
Austria
Stockholm
Catholic International Press Agency
Charles
Italy
Washington
Bohemian Troops Aid Italy Arrive in Italian Uniforms
London reports Bohemian fighters join Italian forces against Austria with first detachments already on the front in Italian uniforms. The correspondent notes active cooperation and visible integration with Italian troops in the ongoing conflict.
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Italy
London
The
Daily Mail
Austria
Jury acquits Captain Henry Allen in flag killing case
In Honolulu on May 3 a jury acquitted retired sea captain Henry Allen after six minutes of deliberation. Allen had shot and killed S. J. Walker on April 14 for cursing the American flag, a reaction cited as self defense and defense of the flag.
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Honolulu
H.J
Henry Allen
S. J. Walker
Michigan Banker Disappears in Detroit Search
Police hunted through the night for Charles C. Wakefield, an elderly Morenci banker, who vanished after attending a meeting with his son in Detroit. The report notes Wakefield’s age and his disappearance following the gathering.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Charles C. Wakefield
Morenci, Mich
Wakefield
New York Reports 50 Percent Drop in Public Intoxication
Based on the first quarter 1918 records, New York City public intoxication expected to fall by 50 percent this year, according to a report by city statisticians.
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New York
New York City
Army Draft Quotas Set Across States in May Call
Washington reports state officials were told to prepare for May induction totals near 305,000 including special classes. Arizona to Wyoming show quotas ranging Camp Cody Camp Lewis Camp Dodge Camp Gordon Camp Lee and more. Secretary Baker faces questions on cost with house committee estimating near 16 billion for the program.
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Washington
Crowder
Arizona
Cody
Arkansas
Camp Beauregard
Camp Pike
Colornado
Camp Cody
Idaho
Camp Lewis
Bccelenet
Ilinois
Camp Bowie
Camp Travis
Ccscqesececeeus
Utah
West Virginia
Camp Lee
Wisconsin
Camp Grant
Wyoming
House Committee On
Baker
Million-Dollar Blaze Destroys Waukegan Plant
Fire at the Waukegan Manufacturers' Terminal in Waukegan Wisconsin destroyed property valued around one million dollars and left 500 workers unemployed. The blaze began in lumber piles on the west side and spread to seven more buildings before five hours of firefighting by local units and naval station personnel.
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Waukegan
Naval Training Station
North Chicago
Persia Denounces Treaty After 1907 Agreements Denounced
Persia declares that all recent treaties imposed on its sovereignty are null and void including the 1907 Russo-British treaty on spheres of influence. The note was conveyed to Holland from The Hague on May 6.
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Persia
The
Hague
Holland
Victor Company Loses Suit In Restraint of Trade Ruling
New York May 6 The Victor Talking Machine Company was found an illegal restraint of trade in a final decree signed by Federal Judge Hand. The court issued dissolution restraining orders.
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Victor Company
New York
Victor Talking Machine Company
Hand
Explosion Kills Thirty in Caracas Arsenal
Passengers aboard an American steamship from Venezuela reported a massive explosion at the Caracas government arsenal. Thirty soldiers were killed along with a major and two captains in the blast.
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Atlantic
Venezuela
Caracas
Ex-Police Chief Convicted in Liquor Conspiracy Case
Harry P. Flannery former police commissioner was found guilty by a U S district court jury on three charges of conspiracy to sell liquor to soldiers in San Francisco on May 6.
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San Francisco
Harry P. Flannery
United States District Court
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules for kidney and bladder health
Advertising copy promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a standard, long used remedy for kidney and bladder ailments. It asserts safety, non patent status, and refunds if not as represented, urging immediate use and continued protection against recurrence.
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Haarlem
The Logic of It Prize Fighter Pictured at Page Head
A witty exchange notes that a prize-fighter’s image is placed at the top of the page because it is an upper cut. The joke ties visual placement to a boxing term, reflecting newspaper layout humor.
Soft Soap Defined in Chronicle Quip
A San Francisco Chronicle quip explains why people call flattery soft soap. The columnist notes that the phrase masks the abundance of misinformation surrounding cheerful persuasion.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Proven Swamp-Root Aids Weak Kidneys
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney bladder and liver issues. It claims rapid kidney relief and urges buying a bottle or sending ten cents for a sample to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
David Roberta
David Roberts
Vet. Co
1100
Grand Avenue
Waukesha
Wis
Sherlock Holmes Days Off Hints At New Cook
Holmes notes a new cook at the boarding house after breakfast. Watson asks how he knows, and Holmes cites differing thumbprints on dishes as the clue.
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Sherlock Holmes
Watson
Doctor Watson
Detective
Breach of Promise Case Examined by Court Found Ashes of Love
A historic breach of promise case was thoroughly sifted by the court. The proceedings concluded with the heartbreaking finding that the relationship had collapsed, leaving only the ashes of affection.
Soothe Baby Rashes With Cuticura Soap Ointment
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for soothing itchy baby rashes with hot baths and gentle reapplication. It offers free samples via Cuticura Dept X Boston and notes available from druggists or by mail with Soap 25 cents and Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Riley family note on blessed children and draft avoidance
A brief Times notice expresses gratitude for children and mentions that Mike was not drafted because he already had six siblings. The casual item reflects family and community tone with personal details.
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Riley
Mike
If you can't be happy at home you won't be happy elsewhere
A reflective line noting that personal contentment begins at home and suggesting happiness elsewhere is unlikely without a stable home life. The quote emphasizes the importance of domestic harmony for overall well being.
One Can Be Buried in Oblivion Without an Undertaker
A pithy aphorism notes that burial into oblivion requires no undertaker as memory fades with time. The line reflects a stoic view on invisibility and mortality.
No Use for Horseradish in a London Market Tale
A London Mail item quotes a servant girl told to handle the family vegetables at a grocer. After receiving the order the tradesman asks about horseradish, and Mary Jones replies they want no such thing, noting their master keeps a motorcar.
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Mary Jones
London Mail
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