Governor To Get $25,000
The Senate approved a package increasing salaries for state department heads to 10,000 and allocating 25,000 for the governor’s position no annual salary. One measure provides half salary for dependents of state and local employees in military service. A separate bill appropriates 286,000 for National Guard uniforms and equipment.
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International
Harrisnchg
Pire
Senate
Pennsylvania
PHL
Ong
Wickerman Mothers' Pension
Philadelphia honors General Joffre and M Viviani
The city welcomed General Joffre and M Viviani with a Liberty Bell ceremony at Independence Hall. They viewed Revolution relics, received honors from Girard College and the University of Pennsylvania, and were hosted by Mayor Smith at Bellevue Stratford after a public reception and military review.
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America
Q .M. Viviani
América
Thia Temple of Independence
Independency Hall
Marshal Joffre
M. Vivlant
Lith
Irirard College
University of Pennsylvania
M. Vivian
Franklin Fleta
Bellevue Stratford Hotel
Smith
British Regain Some Lost Ground
British forces advance northeast of Hargicourt and repulse a German attack northeast of Gravelle. French troops north of the Aisne River seize first German trenches near Chevreux and Craonne, taking prisoners as German forces suffer heavy losses along the Chemin-des-Dames. The Crown Prince hurls fresh troops into the stubborn defense.
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Long
Bullerourt
War Office
Hargicourt
Gravelle
Fresnoy
Paris
Aisne
Chevreux
Craonne
Nivelle
Chemin-den-Dames Road
Young Peoples W C T U aids sick soldiers in Texas
The Young Peoples branch of the W C T U met at Lilian Mayberry’s Chestnut Street home and planned to cheer soldiers at Fort Worth Texas hospitals. Russell Orr was named chairman to curate games puzzles books and reading material. Members joined Red Cross and Elsa Ashmore urged a telegram to President Wilson for national prohibition. They aimed to install a permanent temperance poster board, host a bake sale and a silver medal contest. The next meeting set for June 4 at Mrs Blackwood’s home.
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Pepples
W. C. TU
Lillian Mayberry
Chestnut Street
Fort Bills
Texas
Russell Orr
Red Cross
Elsa Ashmore
Wion
Mans Weta
Alao
U S Wants Mechanics and Recruit Notices
A local recruitment notice lists trades in demand by the U S Army including master or powderman cabinet maker miner plumber tinsmith foreman carpenter driver glazier riveter clerk cook electrician horseshoer painter saddler engineman lithographer photographer stockman draftsman driller furrier mason pipefitter and surveyor. Orders also call for clerks with stenography and typing skills for the quartermasters corps. several recruits, including Eugene J Buckley and Anthony Donajiro, depart with the medical and cavalry units to a field artillery posting.
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Sim
Engineering Corps
Ha Loca
Quartermasters’ Corps
Yas- Lorday’s
Eugene J. Buckley
West Nor Street
Anthony Donajiro
Hillsville
Cavalry
Last Vestige of Free Trade Tax Plan Debated
A sweeping tax bill seeks to end free trade era with retroactive income tax for 1999 and new rates. Senate hearings begin Friday while House debates stretch through the week, with exemptions slashed and rates raised across income, inheritance, postal, tobacco, and utilities.
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Kitchin
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Wilson seeks $1 billion to boost U boat war risk ships
President Wilson met with leaders from both parties at the White House to secure a one billion dollar appropriation to accelerate ship production for the Shipping Board. He warned that without rapid funding, England and France may face starvation as German submarines sink vessels, and urged Congress to attach the funds to the deficiency bill for immediate availability.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
House
White House
Baat Uemonty
Shipping Board
Entente
United States
Bothngland
France
England
Buffington to Speak at Luncheon Tomorrow
Judge Joseph Buffington of Pennsylvania will address the board of trade and Rotary club at a luncheon in the WY. W. CG. A. building. He will discuss the underlying causes of the war as he sees them. Gather at 12 15, depart at 1 30. Plates 50 cents.
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Joseph Buffington
Fittsching
Judicial Hife
Pennsylvania
Board of Trade
Rotary Club
WY. W. CG. A
Mexican Military Train Wreck Near Queretaro Kills 14
Wreck of a military train near Queretaro Mexico killed 14 and injured more than 11 others. Passengers arriving at Laredo Texas described the crash and listed casualties including seven Carranza soldiers, four women, and three children.
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Unternational News Service
Laredo
Tex
Queretaro
Mos
Carranza
War Camp Near Chicago Skyscrapers
A war camp is to be pitched in downtown Chicago near Grant Park and Michigan Boulevard. About 3,500 naval recruits will drill daily in view of thousands of motorists and workers amid the city’s tall buildings along Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
Lake Front
Grant Park
Michigan Boulevard
Instructions For Amateur Gardeners Seek City Help
Amateurs and self styled experts are invited to a meeting tomorrow evening at the YMCA to receive practical tips from W. I. Weinschenk and J. Y. Patton. The speakers promise guidance on cultivating plots for greater yields at lower costs, aiming to help failing urban gardeners.
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W. I. Weinschenk
J. Y. Patton
Weinsehenk
Mr. Patton
New Trial Is Desired In Theft Case At Court
Judge Emery heard arguments this morning in the Commonwealth vs Henry N Kobbe and H C Cramer seeking a set trial after convictions for theft of aluminum and copper from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Decision pending. Several other cases heard or continued include Demurrer in Tolesta Seale Co v Quinn, appeals in Mrs Flossie Vanier t Co v Explosives Fund, and motions for new trials in multiple actions.
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Emery
The
Commonwealth
Henry N. Kobbe
H. C. Cramer
Balthmore and Ohio Railroad Company
Emery Wil
Tolesta Seale Company
William Z. Quinn
Flossie Vaniert
American Tight Explosives Co
State
Germany to Face New Wealthy Foe In World War II Era
Liberia Severs Diplomatic Ties With Imperial Germany. Liberia vows sympathetic cooperation with the United States in the war effort, as cables report the split on the west coast of Africa. Dr. Ernest Lyon, Liberian consul general in New York, confirms the development.
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South America
Liberia
Sfallimore
Ermany
Republic of Literia
Africa
Ernest Lyon
United States
C.D. B. King
Secrecy Tightens as War Talks Move Behind Closed Doors
Washington debates wartime secrecy measures as broad censorship looms across executive departments and Congress. Senators push for publicity while authorities seek dictatorial mail and press control to prevent German leaks during the war period.
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Washington
Senate
Star Chamber
Lcast
Postminnster
Post Office Department
Overman
Lin
Sestor
May Shift Golden Tide Into Canada
International report from Washington notes a probable Canadian entry of war, with Treasury Secretary McAdoo to confer with Sir Thomas White as formal negotiations begin. The Liberty Loan subscriptions reached the $700,000,000 mark, though exact totals await tabulation.
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International News Service
Washington
Joan O
Canada
the Treasury
McAdoo
Thomas White
Domflon
Factory Fire in Washington D C Engulfs Four Story Plant
A four story paper box factory at Lith Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D C suffered a major blaze just after noon. The building housed many women workers during lunch hour and an engraving concern, producing a series of explosions that hampered fire crews. All employees reportedly escaped, one fireman injured and a worker burned on the third floor where the fire began.
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Tigee
Mosby Taken To Penitentiary In Nw Detention
Arthur Mosby was taken to the Western Penitentiary this morning by Deputy Sheriff Robert E. Whaler. He faces a sentence between two and a half years and not more than three, with costs and bonds, on charges linked to a murder case and accessory after the fact. In Copenhagen May 9 Lenin, leader of the peace faction in Petrograd, has disappeared, sparking fears that he has been secretly arrested and his friends worry over his fate.
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Arthur Mosby
Western Penitentiary
Robert EL. Whaler
Mosby
Tun Heynalés Mursder
Tic Wan
Nuk Fallad
Wan
Copenhagen
Nichniss Lenine
Petrograd
Saya
Alispatche
Starkhalm
Sveksana Nagbladet
FL Adda
Lenine
Irlands
Smallpox Cases Reported in Shenango Township
Health officer Solomon Atke reports quarantines in Shenango Township after smallpox found in the Slaing family of Shenango. Mrs. Slaing and a daughter are said to be affected. Additional cases at Wampum are mentioned but details are unclear.
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Sane
Slaing
Shenango Township
Solomon Atke
Wampum
Shenango Valley Hospital Notes Update
Mra Edna Meter and baby discharged from Shenango Valley Hospital this morning. fragmentary lines note patient Wodi Shiver of 2light and ave we was discharged today.
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Shenango Valley Hospital
Mra
Edna Meter
Baby
Aisckarend
Wodi
Shiver
Avewe
Prisoners to be housed in Oregon camps on reclamation projects
Broad plans floated to move large numbers of German and Austrian prisoners to United States defense camps on far western reclamation projects to ease feeding strains. Navy officials report substantial progress on submarine problems after talks at Secretary Daniels' home with naval chiefs. McAdoo cites Liberty bond sales by the U S Steel Corporation and other big firms. Port Myer training camp trims 1700 eligibility names to fit needs. Pershing named commander of the American expedition to France. Columbia students pledge to go to fall service rather than register for the draft.
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Washington
Bratea
Orlaon
Far Wear
Thia
Deaths of the Day From Coal Town and Local Figures
A string of obituaries notes deaths in New Castle and area. George Ward formerly of Coal Town died at New Castle hospital after a general breakdown, about seventy, lifelong churchgoer and teamster, unmarried. Thomas H. Barnes, 63, died after months of ill health, previously an employee in the city with his daughter. Carol June Roberts died at the home of her grandmother. burial at Oak Park Cemetery after services. Infant Mabel Harriet Preston, seven weeks old, of 116 North Crawford avenue, funeral at Graceland cemetery. Emmeline Woods, 74, of 39 South Greenwood avenue, died in Erie while visiting friends. return arrangements pending. Funeral details and locations include First United Presbyterian and Central Presbyterian churches, St. Vitus church, Oak Park Cemetery, and Graceland cemetery.
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George Ward
Coaltown
New Caatlea Hospital
New Castle
First United Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian
Thomas H. Barnes
Mee
Seerepson
North Beaver Etreet
Norning
Mr. Blames
Washington, Pa
Central Presbyterian Church of
Washington
Sandy Lake
John P. Henry
Grove City
E S. Stevenson
City
Patterson Barnes
Elizabeth Beagle
Prank
Punerd
Carol June Roberts
L. C. Moore
Pearson Street
W. P. Graham
Craton Aradue
RB. Ehurch
Carolyn Rodgers
Margaret Graham
Oak Park Cemetery
Gertrude Moore
Thelma
Ruth Roberts
Hertha Tatz
Mabel Harriet Preston
Sosse Uf Preston
North Crawford Avenue
Mabel Harriot Preston
Graceland Cemetery
Emmeline Woods
Greenwood Avenue
Erie
Sebastian Crew Reported Saved off Nantucket Shoals
A wireless dispatch from Newport reports the crew of the British steamship Sebastian, reported gone after a fire near Nantucket Shoals, have been saved by the IT. Unofficial advices suggest the vessel was lost. Meanwhile New Orleans and Louisiana school launches demand 40 percent bonus to pay.
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Newport. E. L
Naval Station
Sebastian
Nantucket Shoals
Sacramento
Orlesna
Oulsiana
Suit Over Flour Loss In Ellwood City Case
George Dan and John Hanton of Ellwood City sue Sterio Dan and Theodore Kiratsu for 1 537 650 for failing to carry out an agreement to purchase two carloads of flour. The filing details shipments, price changes from 9.06 to 15 per barrel, and damages tied to a delay and short delivery.
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George Dan
John Hanton
Hliwood City
Roy Jameson
Sterio Dan
Theodore Kiratan
Plainelfey
Ellwood City
New Jasio
Plain Offs
Theodore Khasu
New Castle
Elwood City
Jlupter Milling Company
Wellington
Ki. Te
Kiratsu
J. W. Sullivan
Miiling Company
Sullivan
Etts
Dananil Mirassu
Sane
Red Cross Meeting Held At Princeton
In Princeton the Red Cross membership campaign held a meeting at the Princeton Presbyterian church. Speakers from the city included Rev. F. W. McAllister of the First Baptist church, Attorneys Charles J Davin and B. McK. White. Fred Wal ford of the Rice company provided the automobile used for the rug drive. After the meeting, memberships were received.
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Red Cross
Princeton Presbyterian Church
F. W. McAllister
First Baptlst Church
Charles J Davin
B. McK. White
Fred Walford
Jos 5. Rice Company
Committee Arranges Garden Plots in Local Wards
The Amateur Gardeners Committee and First Ward gardeners set up at the John Phillips plot on La- Oual Street to assist applicants for garden plots. Weingartner and Leckner will provide information for those seeking gardens in the Third and Fourth wards today from 1 to 4 PM and 4:36 to 7:40 PM.
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Gardn
John Phillips
la- Oual Street
Rome
George T. Weingartner
W. Hleckner
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Joffre
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Mheuuel
W. C.D. LW
Fort Tiss
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Joseph BU
H. N. Kobbe
W. Morrow
Sam Aleck
Ti. Cameron
Penavania Company
Thomas Donnelly
Natlon
Morris Moyer
Wolf
Motlon
Germany
Washington, D. C
Russ Peace Faction
Bulletins
Daniels
Naval
Chfeta Jas
Boach
Deyalls
U. S Steely Corporation
Othcers
Port Myer
War Department
Zen
John J. Pershing
Pershing
Dsn
Mexican
New York
Columbia University
Husso
Harry Russ
Antonio
Vincenzon Russo
St. Vitua
Bucial
Sliwood City Baking Firm
Princeton
W. F. Dufford & CO
East
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Bell Phone
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