Woman Suffrage Victory In House and New Congress
The equal suffrage constitutional amendment passed the House by 804 to 89 after under three hours of debate and advances to the Senate where speedy action is planned. Carrie Chapman Catt hailed the quick passage as justice advancing, with leaders predicting final enactment within two weeks.
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Washington
House
Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Oklahoma
Representative Little
Kansas
Representative Baker
California
Senate
Champ Clark
Representative Mann
Five youths rob Cicero bank in green car
Chicago police report five youths robbed the Baker and Son Savings Bank at 5823 West Twelfth Street Cicero using a new green automobile. They escaped with 10200 dollars in cash. Authorities pursue leads and review security footage for suspects and vehicle details.
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Chicago
Baker & Son Savings Bank
West Twelfth Street
Cicero
Great Blaze in Mobile Sends Shock to City
Fire swept twenty square blocks in Mobile Alabama near the river front causing five hundred thousand dollars in property damage and leaving about fifteen hundred residents homeless and unprotected.
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Mobile
Ala
River Front
American Steamer Lake Placid Strikes Mine Near Vinga
The American steamer Lake Placid struck a submerged mine near Vinga island, sank in five minutes, and all aboard were rescued. Authorities reported the incident occurred near Gothenburg on May 22.
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Gothenburg
Sweden
Lake Placid
Vinga
Here
Poles Stop Ukrainian Offensive in Polish Counterattack
Warsaw reports Ukrainian offensive halted after heavy fighting. Poles claim victory by capturing Balica and Nova Siolki. Official communique details the end of the drive and Polish gains in recent clashes.
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Warsaw
Balica
Nova+Siolki
Troops Arrive From France En Masse in Sibo ney Group
Nearly 11 000 American expeditionary forces arrive in New York from France aboard the Siboney Iowan Rochambeau Scranton and Avizonan. The majority are from the Twenty-ninth Thirty third Forty first and eighty second divisions with units from the Thirty third and One Hundred and Twenty third machine gun battalion. Illinois troops head to Camps Grant Dodge Sherman Taylor and Lee.
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New York
France
Siboney
Iowan
Rochambeau
Scranton
Avizonan
King
Brest
Robbers Flee After Bank Battle in Chicago Suburb
Four masked men in a high powered car robbed the Interstate National bank of Hegewisch taking 5000 in cash while missing 20000. Police exchanged fire at Ninety eighth street Torrence avenue and Ninety fifth street Stony Island avenue as the robbers fled. One suspect collapsed and is believed shot.
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Chicago
Interstate National Bank of Hegewisch
Lawrence Cox
Frank Zackarias
Hegewisch
Ninety-eighth Street
Torrence Avenue
Ninety-fifth Street
Stony Island Avenue
Grand Crossing
Hawker and Grieve Missing After Sopwith Flight
No definite news on the Sopwith airplane carrying Harry Hawker and Lieut. Commander MacKenzie Grieve. Admiralty circles fear they may have perished after departing Newfoundland Sunday afternoon. Weather off the Irish coast was bad and no farewell message was received.
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London
Harry Hawker
MacKenzie Grieve
Admiralty
Newfoundland
Hawker
Shannon
French Inability To Play Baseball Quoted
Bert Laury editor of the San Francisco Call says the French will never become baseball players after attempting to teach the game with the YMCA overseas in New York on May 22.
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New York
Bert Laury
San Francisco Call
Read Named VP of Emergency Fleet Finance Unit
Washington May 23 announcement that Waldo S Read formerly a New York banker is elected vice president in charge of finance for the Emergency Fleet Corporation by the Shipping Board.
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Waldo S. Read
Wahington
New York
Emergency Fleet Corporation
The
Shipping Board
Principal Suspends Sixty Students After Banquet Dance
Burlington Ohio May 22 sixty students at the high school were suspended by Principal Bracewell for attending a dance held after the class banquet in a local hotel in defiance of orders.
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Burlington
Bracewell
Vote Against Mooney Strike in Butte
The Holst ing Engineers union of Butte the district's largest labor group voted not to strike in protest over the conviction and imprisonment of Thomas J Mooney on May 22 in Butte Montana.
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Mooney
Butte
Mont
Holsting Engineers’ Union of
Thomas J. Mooney
Winnipeg Striker Control Seizes City Government
Winnipeg endures a broad strike as the committee asserts control over food distribution, utilities, police, press, and transport. The mayor and authorities are powerless while industry halts, a censorship regime forms, and volunteers staff a fire department amid growing shortages and warnings of a social revolution.
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Yabor Temple
Charles F. Gray
Winnipeg
Canada
Vancouver
Calgary
Brandoe
Victoria
Dominion Bridge and Iron Company
Vulcan Iron Works
Hamilton Bridge Company
Metal Trades Council
Ernest Robinson
Trades and Labor Council
Grain Exchange
Jaton
Sir John Jaton
Toronto
16 St. Paul Unions Strike
St Paul Minnesota May 23 members of 1 labor unions here estimated at 5 000 men went on strike at 8 a m in sympathy with common laborers who are on strike demanding 50 cents an hour a raise of ten cents an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn
Ex-Crown Prince Liable to Trial
London May 23 government spokesman Andrew Bonar Law said the former German crown prince and prison camp commandants are liable to trial under the terms of the treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Austrian Envoys In France Brief Credential Exchange
In St Germain en Laye on May 21 the exchange of credentials between allied representatives and Austrian peace delegates lasted only four minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
St. Germain-en-Laye
Two Flyers Drown in Sea Plane Crash at Chatham
Off Chatham Massachusetts on May 21 a naval seaplane crashed into the sea. Lieutenant Austrich and Machinist Hendrickson were drowned. Ensign Leverett P. Welsh was rescued and reported safe.
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Chatham
Mass
Austrich
Hendrickson
Leverett P. Welsh
Prohibition Leaders Stand Against Wilson Repeal Call
Washington May 21 Prohibition leaders in Congress will not back President Wilson’s recommendation to repeal the war time prohibition act for wine and beer starting July 1. They vow no retreats and warn liquor dealers who hoped for quick repeal. Committees on agriculture will study the president’s recommendations. no repeal motion is yet made.
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Brooks
Browning
Dunn
Focht
Garland
Greene
Mass
Hull
Lampert
Luce
Moore
Mudd
Paige
Sanders
Stephens
Tilson
Tinkham
Voigt
Walsh
Watson
Almon
Bankhead
Bell
Enson
Black
Blackman
Bland
Brand
Brinson
Buschanan
Byrnes
Ss. C
Candler
Clark
Fla
Coady
Collier
Crisp
Dewail
Dominic
Doremus
Doughton
Hagle
Flood
Gard
Garner
Garrett
Hardy
Tex
Harrison
Heflin
Holland
Tenn
Johnson
Miss
Kitchin
Lankford
Lazaro
Lesher
Lever
McDuffie
Webb
Whaley
Wilson
Wise
Woods
Val
Wright
Washington
Congress
Paris
Representative Gillett
Massachusetts
Rep
House
Champ Clark
Senate
Cummins
K. Pittman
Nevada
Pennsylvania
League of Nations
Committees On Agriculture
Seaplane NC-1 Sinks After Foggy Atlantic Run
Washington reports the seaplane NC-1 sank at sea after being forced down by fog during the trans atlantic flight toward the Azores. The NC-8, lost near the Azores, is being dismantled for shipment home. All three American seaplanes are accounted for with NC-38 returning to Ponta Delgada after 67 hours at sea.
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Washington
Azores
United States
Columbia
Horta
NOC-38
Ponta Delgada
Lady Arthur Paget Dies in Paris Ritz Hotel
Paris May 22 Lady Arthur Paget formerly Miss Mary Stevens of Boston died at the Hotel Ritz after influenza and pneumonia. She was wife of Gen Sir Arthur H Paget and a leader in London society. During the Boer war she ran a hospital ship and in World War I aided the American Red Cross in Serbia.
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Paris
Arthur Paget
Mary Stevens
Boston
Hotel Ritz
Paget
Arthur H. Paget
Tremont House
London
Red Cross
Serbia
Great Brazil President-Elect in Genoa Reception
Dr. Epitacio Pessoa, Brazil's president-elect, was greeted warmly in Genoa on May 22 as he travels from Rome where he was hosted by King Victor Emmanuel and welcomed by Pope Benedict before continuing to Paris.
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Brazil
Genoa
Epitacio Pessoa
Paris
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Pope Benedict
Railroad Men Ask Increase
Montreal May 22 The Central Federated union plans to deliver a strike ultimatum to the Canadian railway war board unless wage increase demands are met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Central Federated Union
Canadian Railway War Board
Lettish Guards Occupy Riga and Sack Bolshevik Officials
Copenhagen May 22 Lettish guards have occupied Riga and executed most of the Bolshevik commissioners there an announcement from the Lettish information bureau says the action followed fighting in the city influence of the Bolshevik regime appears to be collapsing with authorities reporting further partisan activity and reprisals in the region
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Copenhagen
Riga
Lettish Information Bureau
Nine Divisions to Return From France in June
Washington May 21 The 4th 5th 6th and 7th regular divisions have been released for return to the United States General Pershing notified the war department The four divisions are to sail from France in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Pershing
War Department
Sall
France
British Rout Reds in Gulf of Finland Naval Action
British ships engaged the Bolshevik fleet in the Gulf of Finland. Bolsheviks fled to Kronstadt after one ship was sunk and another stranded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsingfors
Finland
Gulf of Finland
Kronstadt
Tragicomic misadventure prompts Gibbs home project outcome
Wise Guy Parlin recounts Gibbs attempting to do his own housecleaning using a ten cent guide. Gibbs overestimates paint and wallpaper needs, buys excess supplies, and sustains a broken shoulder after a fall, prompting wife Mrs Gibbs to consider leaving.
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Mother’s
Gibbs
Ano
Chaplain Outshines Prank With Steady Dignity
During a humorous prank at the officers' mess a mule tied near group head headquarters sparked jokes about the chaplain's mount. The chaplain calmly answered that his mule came from Missouri and warned that the unit would not crowd him if he led the review tomorrow.
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Missouri
Leutenant
Mistress and new maid Milk Tray Lesson
A mistress instructs a maid how to answer the bell for milk. Martha first brings milk in hand, then with a tray as asked. In a third bell request she offers the tray and asks if she should use two spoons or sop it up, highlighting wit in a domestic tale.
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Martha
London
Remarkable Guernsey Family Known for Twins and an Heirloom Gift
Mrs. Dowinton of Guernsey has given birth to six sets of twins in 11 years and ten other children. Eighteen are living in the family, a record reported to the king and recognized with a royal donation. The note distinguishes this from the king’s bounty for triplets.
Teach Sailors to Swim Adds Shipboard Lessons
The United States shipping board adds swimming lessons to apprentices courses. A comparison shows seamen lack swimming ability, with about 25 percent fewer able to handle themselves in water than land workers. Many sailors cannot swim a few strokes.
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United States Shipping Board
Great Vegetable Crop Value on U.S. Farms in 1918
The report shows farm vegetables in 1918 valued at 1.246 billion dollars, making up 7.6 percent of all U S farm crops. The data reflects the overall importance of vegetable production to the national agricultural economy.
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United States
Freezone Promises Painless Corn Removal
Advert says Freezone drops kill corn pain instantly and lift corn off without irritation. Claims a Cincinnati genius created the product and that a tiny bottle cures hard and soft corns and calluses at a small cost from local druggists.
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Cincinnati
Man raises grape juice toast to test claim
A Birmingham Age-Herald item notes a man at a soda fountain created a scene by raising a glass of grape juice and declaring a phrase. Seven skeptical onlookers immediately inspected whether his remark was justified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iere
Squar Eleaths
Birmingham Age-Herald
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Advertises Kidney Relief
An old remedy claims to ease back pain dizziness and bladder discomfort from kidney trouble. The Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules are marketed as a long standing treatment imported from Haarlem Holland with directions to continue a light daily dose after recovery.
Young minister counts faithful turnout in service
The new minister, eager and hopeful, joked that attendance would be at least fifty. The next young people's service drew ten to sixteen attendees, prompting a cheerful remark that sixteen is one or two more than anticipated.
Michigan College Plants 75000 Trees to Halt Sand Dunes
The Michigan Agricultural College forestry department plants about 75 000 trees in western Michigan districts to check the shifting dunes. A report to the American Forestry association notes the effort and the association’s push to plant trees and honor soldiers and sailors with memorials.
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Michigan Agricultural College
Forestry Department
Michigan
American Forestry Association
Washington
Plenty to Do and The Masculine Half
A light exchange on women’s duties and social divisions. Mrs QuotemOh and Mrs Parkernose remark on the effort needed to understand how men live and to manage everyday tasks for women.
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Quotem
Parkernose
Shocking News from Bullalo Press About Huskinbys Family
The Bullalo Press reports chaotic family exchanges as Mrs Huskinby and a medical student send a letter claiming Sakves is alive while Tiram jokes about learning to play a ukulele. Mr Huskinby furies at the idea of a law career for his son and resists a vivisection label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huskinby
Bullaloxpress
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is claimed to cure catarrh by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. The formula combines tonics and blood purifiers to produce results for catarrhal conditions. Testimonials are provided by druggists and the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MALL
Hall
Drugelsta Wc
Law Harsh For Small Theft Yet Soft On Other Fraud
The piece contrasts penalties for minor theft with more lenient or harsher responses to similar offenses. It cites a nickel short of Uncle Sam’s money leading to prison while small scales frauds are fined or ignored. It notes milk adulteration debates and the need for accurate measures for buyers.
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Wianrd
Philadelphia
Samuel
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Illinois
Mrs
John A. Logan
General Logan
Queen Elizabeth
Washington Committee For
National Bank of
British Admiralty
Quebec
Armas Saastamoinen
Hans
Denmark
Wise Guy
Parlin
Gibbs Homestead
Goodby
Dean
Mr. Barnett
John Barnett
Virginia Place
Buffalo
Doan
A. A. Wilcox
Com. of
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Dept. E
Reston
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