Railroads seek 1.2 billion to cover 1918 19 deficits
Washington May 24 1919 the government would require 1 206 000 000 to cover the 1918 19 operating deficit of the railroads and meet 1919 needs by director general walker d hines in a House submission. The request adds to the revolving fund totaling 1 700 000 000 if approved the fund would bear the cost of government rail operation through the war to peace transition.
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Walker D. Hines
Glass
James W. Good
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Senate
Railroad Administration
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Good
Hines
Congress
Mr. Hines
Prohibition Referendum Sought by California Wine Growers
Washington supreme court votes 35 to 4 to grant a writ of mandate forcing a referendum on federal prohibition ratification. The decision delays legislative action and allows petition drive through June 15, with possible extension. If approved, Washington would exit the list of ratifying states in the November 1920 vote.
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Wash
State Supreme Court
California Wine Growers’ Association
S. J. Chadwick
John Ss. Main
Wallace Mount
O. R. Holcomb
Kenneth McIntosh
Parker, Mitchell, Fullerton
Coleman
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Wine Growers’ Association
Washington
James H. Davis
Hawker May Have Been Lost in a Cyclone in Mid Ocean
London reports storms in the Atlantic as Hawker and Grieve, attempting a Newfoundland to Ireland Sopwith flight, have not been heard since departure. Steamers Vannonia Tactician Faraday Suraga Glendevon and others relay signals of plane sightings, red lights, and a probable disappearance amid a twenty four hour cyclone.
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London
Harry G. Hawker
Mackenzie Grieve
Newfoundland
Liverpool
Atlantic
Vannonia
Boston
Garry
Tactician
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Faraday
ST. John's
N. F
Glendevon
Ireland
Suraga
Samnanger
Navy says Hawker bottle message a fake off Narragansett Pier
Washington officials report a bottle bearing Hawker's signature found near Narragansett Pier was deemed a hoax. The note claimed a 1919 air crash and drifting in a boat, with implausible coordinates suggesting Atlantic travel. Secretary Daniels announced the Navy’s assessment and dismissed the purported message.
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Washington
Hawker
Navy Department
Narragansett Pier
Daniels
Naval Experimental Station
New London
Europe
Ireland
Atlantic
Coast Guard
No. 54
Two flyers killed as crowds watch seaplane change plans
Atlantic City witnesses a dramatic seaplane display as pilots altered planes midair at 2,500 feet. Locklear ascends a rope ladder to inspect machines racing at 80 miles per hour, drawing onlookers to the aircraft in a bold shifting act.
Petrograd in Flames as Anti Bolshevik Drive Gains Tempo
Reports from Helsingfors relay great fires and explosions around Petrograd. Bolshevik resistance falters as anti Bolshevik forces, including Kolchak armies west of the Urals, gain ground. British support to Russian opponents continues, with noncombatant troops aiding Kolchak.
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London
Petrograd
Daily Mail
Cor
NC-4 Likely to Delay Lisbon Start to Monday
Weather reports from Ponta Delgada show strong easterly winds 15 to 30 mph, overcast skies, and showers making a Lisbon seaplane start unlikely before Monday. Continued rough seas and forecasts of winds persist as NCC preparations stall.
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Ponta Delgada
Associated Press
Here
Washington
NCC
Women workers plead with Smith to repeal night work law
In New York City the Board of Estimate room crowded with BRT and NYC Railways women workers seeking repeal of the 6 am to 10 pm night shift limit. They urged Governor Smith and Industrial Commission Chairman John Mitchell to call a special session to pass a repeal, while Mitchell described ongoing global shifts toward regulating women’s hours and noted pending commission findings in about two weeks.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Smith
John Mitchell
State Industrial Commission
New York City Railways Company
Industrial Commission
Mitchell
America
Amy Wren
Fireworks Catalogues at 18 Park Place New York
Pain's Fireworks for the Fourth banners a catalogue display with rockets and bombs in air and public sale notes at 18 Park Place New York alongside CALOX TOOTH POWDER Cleans Whitens Preserves Ad.
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Pain
Park Place
New York
Plane Crash Kills Kendrick and Bew in Atlantic City Inlet
A seaplane crash at the Atlantic City inlet kills Beryl H. Kendrick, 2S, and James H. Bew Jr., 20. The craft, used in flying exhibitions for the Second Pan American Aeronautic Congress, plunged from about 200 feet, mangling both occupants as onlookers watched from the Boardwalk. Axes were needed to free the bodies from the wreckage.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Beryl H. Kendrick
Aviation Reserve Corps
James H. Bew, Jr
Ventnor City
Royal Palace Hotel
Kendrick
Bew
Kendrick-Jaquith Flying Company
Pan American Aeronautic Congress
Railroad Troops Aid Allied Drive Toward Murmansk
Archangel report says American railroad troops help push south along the Murmansk railway as Bolsheviks destroy bridges to slow the advance. American engineers and infantry remain in the line on the Dvina and Vaga sectors while motor launches from Murmansk prepare for Lake Onega operations.
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Associated Press
Murmansk
Onega
Lake Ladoga
Europe
Neva
Petrograd
Dvina
Vaga
Bolsheviks Lose Morale as Desertions Rise in Siberia
Reports to the General Staff say Bolshevik morale is collapsing in Siberia with mobilized workers and peasants deserting at the first chance. Commissaries are said to be disheartened and many vow to flee Russia while Siberian newspapers publish peasant meeting resolutions.
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Omsk
Bolshevist
Russia
Siberian
Deadliest Lewisite gas shown at exposition pedestal
Washington May 24. A tiny vial of Lewisite, described as the deadliest poison, sits guarded at the Interior Department Exposition. The piece outlines fears of German use, notes production rates, and recalls a wartime plant near Cleveland called the Mouse Trap. The report describes immense destructive potential and secrecy surrounding the poison’s development.
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Germany
United States
Berlin
Manhattan Island
Hindenburg Seeks Swiss Residence Amid Neutrality Tensions
Geneva May 24 AP Field Marshal von Hindenburg formally asked the Swiss government for permission to reside in Switzerland as a citizen after buying a villa on Lake Constance. He says he has had fourteen days’ holiday since the war began. Swiss officials face embarrassment over potential monarchist intrigues while Germany steps up anti allied propaganda. Ex-Emperor Charles of Austria faces heavy threats from Vienna. Swiss guards are increased at Chateau Prangins and access is restricted. Charles remains in close contact with Vienna political friends.
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Austria
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League of Nations
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Berlin
Germany
China Seeks Shantung Rights Return at Peace Talks
Chinese delegates said they would sign the peace treaty with reservations preserving their claim to German rights in Shantung and not recognizing a transfer to Japan. The Peking dispatch notes acute China, desire for League of Nations membership, and mission leader Wellington Koo sailing to Washington. Protests rise over Tsingtao award, with foreign missions urged to support Chinese claims and condemn “enemy goods” wording against Japan.
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Amoy
Germany
Tsing-tao
Paris
Japan
Kao-su
Taishan
National Assembly
Wilson
Armenians oppose Morgenthau plan for Constantinople mandate
Miran Savasiy, U.S. representative of the Armenian National Delegation, declares Armenians in America oppose Henry Morgenthau’s proposal for a U.S. mandate over Constantinople, Anatolia, and Armenia. He warns a Turkish‑ led mandate would prolong Asia Minor domination and calls for a free Christian Armenia. He criticizes the Turkish Wilsonian League as a ploy to sway U.S. opinion.
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Washington
Miran Sevasly
United States
Paris
Armenian National Union of America
State Department
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Constantinople
Anatolia
Armenia
America
Asia Minor
Savasiy
Morgenthau
Young Turks
Europe
Vigorous stations developed by ERIAL GRANUM for babies
An advertisement promotes ERIAL GRANUM as a means to develop vigorous stations for babies and credits the Alvey-Ferguson Company of New York City with related conveyer advertising.
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Alvey-Ferguson Company
New York Ciy
Six Bellans Jin Hot Water Relieves Indigestion
A brief ad-like note highlights Six Bellans in hot water as a remedy for indigestion and reminds readers to not forget the weight or measure.
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Bellans Jin
German government seeks to modify terms for peace
A Rotterdam telegraph correspondent reports Berlin aims to secure concessions to portray the allied terms as acceptable. German leaders, led by Ebert and Scheidemann, avoid detailing an alternative policy to signing and frame terms as unfulfillable. The public protest movement catalyzed by the government now embarrasses its authors rather than aiding them.
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