American Warships Lead Grand Fleet in World War I
Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves spoke at the Church of the Ascension on war aims and naval effort. He described American and British battle fleets in close cooperation, the post of honor for American ships, and the plan to win when the great battle comes. He noted the Navy budget, manpower, and ongoing destroyer and submarine actions alongside merchant operations.
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Alabama
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Parsons Receives Medal for Fifth German Plane Downed
Springfield Massachusetts June 2 Frederick D Parsons of this city has wired from the French Air Service to say he has shot down his fifth German aircraft and has earned the Médaille Militaire. Parsons, a member of the Lafayette Escadrille, is reported as a French ace.
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Lafayette Lafaa
Steire
MAY PUT 75 PERCENT TAX ON WAR PROFITS
Senator Simmons discussed delaying action on resolutions awaiting word from Secretary McAdoo about evidence the Treasury might possess. Bereh promised no embarrassment to the secretary, while Simmons said he would oppose the resolutions if McAdoo deems the evidence not to be revealed.
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Senate
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3000 Red Cross Beds Set For American Wounded
Major Robert Perkins reports Paris area hospitals have 3000 beds prepared for American soldiers with 1000 more forthcoming. Red Cross operations in Europe continue under safety concerns with minimal supply losses and refugees aided by wheelbarrows repurposed for transport.
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Paris
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Europe
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McAdoo Intervenes to Run Evansville Indiana Line
Director General McAdoo orders federal management of the Evansville and Indianapolis Railroad from Terre Haute to Lebanon after a receiver took control. The line, near the Chicago and Illinois routes, faced idle mines and soaring costs as bondholders sought to relieve the property.
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New York Times
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Warned Of Arsenal Plot In St Louis Fire
Representative William Borland of Missouri said an anonymous letter warned of a plot among foreigners employed at the arsenal in St Louis. He handed the letter to the Attorney General who reported some longtime workers had night access but were loyal and not involved.
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New York Times
ST. Lois
William Forland
Missouri
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Gregoryan
Minotto's Safe Floats After Sea Wall Demonstration
Italian inventor Nanni Minotti tested a three ton steel cylindrical safe designed for shipboard use. Dropped from a lighter, the buoyant chamber surfaced after forty feet of water. A rowboat crew freed Minotti from the submerged safe as spectators praised the buoyancy demonstration by the committee.
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Battery Sea Wall
Nanni Minotti
Minott
French Labor Would Meet Gompers
Paris June 2 The General Confederation of Labor committee held talks on a proposed visit to America by Leon Jouhaux and Marcel Cachia to discuss an international labor conference with Samuel Gompers The reply from British labor representatives has not yet arrived but the visit appears unlikely to occur
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Paris
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America
Leon Jouhaux
Federation
Marcel Cachia
Samuel Coompere
Eervwiich
New Bedford Sergeant Cited for Legion of Honor in France
Sergeant Frank L. Baylies of New Bedford Massachusetts was cited for First Lieutenancy in the French army aviation service and awarded the Legion of Honor. The official report credits Baylies with shooting down eleven German aircraft.
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Paris
Frank L. Bayliva
New Bedford
Mass
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Lunacy Commission Sought for Grace Lusk in Murder Case
Waukesha Wisconsin June 2 Judge Martin Lueck orders a lunacy commission to assess Grace Lusk after her second degree murder conviction for slaying Mrs Mary Newman Roberts. Lusk collapsed during conviction and has since raved in her cell as court stenographer reports her condition.
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Martin Lueck
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Belgians Call for Allied Force to Aid Russia
Three Belgian soldiers at Fort Totten urge immediate Allied intervention in Russia to prevent Bolshevik and German gains. They claim a mobilized force of million trained officers and men could reach Russia within a month, with American British or French troops boosting loyalty among Russians. They recount past Allied help from Archangel and stress the need for a strong leader and civil order after the war. A parade and reception mark the visit with Belgian exhibits at 18 East Twenty third Street.
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35000 Workers Strike In New Bedford Textile City
A strike of 85000 cotton mill operatives in New Bedford was called by the Textile Council after failed wage talks. Unions demand higher pay, manufacturers offer 15 percent. Government labor official Willand Ripley arrived to mediate, aiming to limit stoppage to one day despite a Monday strike order.
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Six Months for Loafing in New Law Case
Henry McDonald a 20 year old from Providence R I was arrested at Jiald winsville suburb on the first day under the anti loafing statute He was arraigned before Justice B C Meays and sentenced to six months hard labor in the county penitentiary The law aims to curb idling while industries and farmers need help and McDonald says he never worked and never would.
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Pigs Feed on Capitol Lawn by Colonel Thompson
Colonel James Thompson of Louisville once nicknamed Lord Bacon for pig raising plans says pigs will win the war. He advocates using nonedible Florida fish for swine, praises pork exports, and urges New York garbage to feed hogs via redirected contracts. He promotes state hog herds and farm fodder to raise a quarter million hogs.
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Louisville
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Lord Bacon
South
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Department of Fisheries
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Florida
New York City
New Jersey
Long Island
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Cantonments
Need Skilled Workers For War Industries
The United States Employment Service reports a shortage of skilled workers in war industries and urges withdrawal of mechanics from nonessential jobs. It notes munitions output runs at 75 percent and calls for rapid recruitment of machinists and riveters, with plans to divert workers through the Public Service Reserve and Clerance divisions.
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United States Employment Service
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Denunciation of German propaganda in postwar writings
A French group denounces Henri Lambert and his antiwar writings as pro German propaganda. The bulletin claims Lambert seeks a world union to submerge nationalism and argues Germany exploited workers and prewar trade, urging Americans to resist alleged German world domination and misleading economic narratives. The aim is to inform readers about perceived manipulations shaping postwar economics and labor views.
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Alliance d'Education Sociale Et Civique
Theropaganda
Henri Lambert
Charleroi
Belgium
Mr. Lambert
Henri Lamb
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Germany
The
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Unitedtates
Irigoyen Hosts British Envoy in Buenos Aires
President Irigoyen receives Sir Maurice de Bunsen head of the British mission to South America with military honors. A parade at Government House accompanied the envoy and bodyguard regiments escorted him to and from the reception.
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Buenos Aires
Sir Maurice de Bunsen
South America
Government House
Sir Maurice
Notables form new law firm in New York
Alton B. Parker ex judge and former Democratic presidential candidate teams with H Snow den Marshall former U S attorney for the Southern District of New York. C Walter Randall and Arthur MacCausland form a partnership to practice law as Parker Marshall Randall at 111 Broadway.
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Court of Appeals
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New York
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Arthur MacCausland
Er Age
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Germans Sell Sarona Colony to Zionists in Palestine
The Templar colonists of Sarona between Jaffa and Petach Tikvah sell all land and improvements to Zionists for far less than value. The sale signals Brit ish permanence in the region and relief for Jewish settlers opposing Templar expansion. Other nearby colonies Wilhelma Bir Salem Hethlehem and Um el Amed may follow.
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Petach Tikvah
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Hethlehem
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Prussian Diet Proposes Reentry of Long-term Prisoners
June 1 report from Copenhagen states the Prussian Diet sent to the Reichstag a plan to allow prisoners imprisoned for many years to join the army to form special regiments for service.
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Reichstag
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