Treaty of Peace Signed by Balkan Allies and Turkey
The Balkan allies and Turkey signed a treaty of peace in London. multiple world events are listed including battles with Boxer rebels and foreign legation guards in Peking, and a bombardment of east London with notable property damage. Astronomical events mention evening stars Mercury Mars Saturn and morning Jupiter Venus Antares in Scorpio northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Paul Rubens
Paris
Peking
Balkan
Turkey
London
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Antares
Scorpio
Coming Conflict Warns of Postwar Economic Fight
James A. Emery of the National Metal Trades Association warned at the convention that peace in Europe would trigger a fierce clash between Old World and New World industry. He asked how American industry would meet transformed labor, women's skilled work, and war‑seasoned management in peacetime, hinting at protection if Republicans are in power after the war ends.
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James A. Emery
National Metal Trades Association
Bedim
Europe
Old World
McAdoo Eyes Tax Tactics Ahead of November Vote
The editorial condemns Secretary McAdoo for claiming higher income tax revenue and hints at repeating the stamp tax to appease voters. It argues such juggling of figures is not honorable and warns of post election tax increases to replace abolished levies.
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McAdoo
Treasury
Clark
Political tactics seen in current administration
The passage characterizes actions as typical of the present administration's methods. It argues such politics will not attract intelligent voters and implies a deliberate effort to correct the Democratic deficit through controversial strategies.
Democrats Defeat Philippines Bill Amid Wilson Policy Clash
The House rejected a measure to scuttle the Philippines policy on withdrawal dates, despite White House pressure. Many Democrats backed the president, yet about thirty opposed, signaling a shift from near-unanimous executive control and hinting at a new era in Congress this May Day.
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House of Representatives
Dewey
Manila Way
Philippines
Baltimore
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
United States
End hearings on Storm King case conclude in Newburgh
Testimony before the damages commission for the Storm King Stone Company estate highway condemnation is completed in Newburgh. Briefs will be filed and oral arguments heard June 1 with Louis Marshall for Storm King, and Blauvelt and Gott for the county. Sixty sessions since February 1915 yielded about 6000 pages of testimony and 209 exhibits including maps plans surveys photographs and quarry samples.
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Newburgh
Storm King Stone Company
New York
Louis Marshall
Guggenheimer, Untemyer and Marshall
Blauvelt
Joseph W
P. W. D. Gott
Storm King
Camp in Business District Demonstrates Recruiting Potential
Binghamton officers tested a vacant lot near the Binghamton Press building for a military camp to spark interest in the National Guard. Willie Kilmer invited militiamen to set up tent on the lawn and the exhibit drew attention, suggesting more effective outreach than pictures alone.
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National Guard
Binghamton
Willie Sharpe Kilmer
Sue Cous
North Street
Campefe
Middletown
Police crackdown on speeding earns citywide support
The Times Press urges fair enforcement of traffic laws and supports police efforts to curb speeding. It notes that publishing offenders' names may deter both local and out of town drivers and praises the growing number of arrests as a public duty.
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the Times
Thues Presa
Times-Prena
Campaign to Prevent Factory Accidents in New York State
The State Industrial Commission reports a vigorous drive to cut factory accidents in New York. A bulletin shows 200000 annual accidents and details the danger of hoisting and conveying machinery, with 457 worker deaths 1911–1914 and 1012 injuries in 1912, plus 1458 finger and toe losses.
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Albany
New York State
Bureau of Inspection
State Industrial Commission
Hulletin
Industrial Commission
Hfe
French seize part of village in eastern sector
Paria May 27 French forces captured the eastern part of yw mieres and took German trenches northwest of the village. A German attack on the trenches at Fort Dougument was repulsed according to an official report.
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Paria
Yw Mieres
Fort Dougument
Porto Rico Teachers Bled By Political Tributes
San Juan Porto Rico May 27 After six months of investigation it is estimated that public school teachers are compelled to pay 100000 dollars annually to political parties. Two persons have been fined for levying such tribute the Rev Sidney W Edwards head of a mission church in Atuando and Katoban Padella a Socialistic leader in Atucibo. Many trials pending.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
Sidney W. Edwards
Atuando
Katoban Padella
Atucibo
Cream choices depend on skin type and needs
Advice on selecting a cream based on skin clarity and moisture. For very dry skin choose richer formulas with moisturizing ingredients, avoid excess peroxide. For oily skin pick a light non greasy cream to reduce shine and residue on the skin.
World War A Year Ago Today May 30 Invasion Advances
Italian and Austrian reports say the invasion of Trentino is advancing from the east south and west and nears Trent. German airships drop bombs on London’s east end causing heavy property damage with few casualties.
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Trentino
Trent
London
TimewPress Want Columns Adverts Prompt Usement
Short ad blurb encouraging readers to turn to TimewPress want columns for needs and listings. It mentions practical prompts for requesting goods services and community classifieds. The note reflects a period advertising tone and structure.
Peace Through Strife Sermon Seventeenth in Series
Rev. Dr. A. F. Pierce argues that Christ brought a sword to sever evil and lay foundations for peace. He compares labor pains, war, and struggle to progress, claiming righteousness and universal brotherhood will realize lasting peace on earth.
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Times-Press
A. F. Pierce
Holdup at Erie depot turns out to be a prank
Port Jervis May 27 The claimed holdup of Alvert Boyett at the Erie depot Thursday morning proves to be a practical joke. No revolver was used, the weapon a short piece of fronting, mistaken in darkness for a deadly gun.
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Port Jervie
Alvert Boyet
Erie Depot
Boyett
Mr. Hoyer
Riggs Bank Officials Acquitted After Short Deliberation
Washington on May 27 Charles C. Glover president William F Fiather vice president and Henry H Fiather former cashier of Riggs National Bank were found not guilty of perjury by a DC criminal court jury. The government cannot appeal the ruling after a nine minute deliberation.
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Washington
Charles C. Glover
Wiliam F. Fiather
Henry H. Fiather
Cuehler
Riggs National Bank
District of Columbia Criminal Court
Girl Fatally Shot in Buffalo Drug Store Assault
Dorthy G. Prefer a 19 year old drug store cashier was shot and probably fatally wounded by an unidentified assailant who fled in a car early today. The victim said she did not know who fired the shot or why.
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Buffalo
Dorthy G. Prefer
Morgan Firm Robbed as Office Boys Loot $10,500
New York May 27 detectives recovered all but 900 of a 10500 theft from J. P. Morgan & Co. three Philadelphia office boys were involved two were arrested and a third escaped each boy sent 300 by mail to his mother. The firm plans leniency while charging the youths with grand larceny.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Philadelphia
Conservation session at General Federation of Women's Clubs
In New York on May 27 the General Federation of Women’s Clubs focused on conservation issues. Mrs. John Dickenson Sherman led the department report and Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, opened the discussion with an address on The Nation's Natural Wealth.
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New York
General Federation of Womens Clubs
John Dickenson Sherman
Conservation Department
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
Peace in sight, Gerard says in Munich interview
United States Ambassador Gerard says peace is in sight in a Munich interview. He expresses optimism about negotiations and a possible end to conflict, noting progress on key issues and a positive tone from involved parties.
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Berlin
United States
Amddesador Gerard
Munich
Cohalan and Spellissy Named in Dublin Sinn Feins Money Testimony
May 27 Judge Daniel F. Cohalan and New York lawyer Dennis Spellissy were mentioned by Major Price in testimony about funds sent from America to the Sinn Feiners.
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Dublin
Daniel F. Cohalan
Dennis Spellissy
New York
Major Price
America
Sinn Feiners
Office crowded claims prompt additions and repairs
At a special Board of Estimate and Apportionment meeting, officials considered enlarging the Mission House office for the new commissioner of charities, approved 27 000 gallons of street oil for Prospect and Houston work, awarded a gutter contract at 40 cents per foot, and authorized ambulance overhaul and railing installation.
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Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Frank H. Finn
Board of Education
Dispensary Committee
Nellie Powelson
W. F. Bailey
Mary M. McShane
P. H. Minshull
George Bowers
Edmund C. Faulkner
Prospect
Houston Avenues
W. W. Wilson
Korschen
G. Terwilliger
H. H. Smith
Will Bring Body To Port Jervis
William Van Sickle of Port Jervis one of the Belfast boiler explosion victims. Born Mt. Salem New Jersey 58 years ago to Mr and Mrs Rhynear Van Sickle. Former Erie locomotive engineer and cranesman. Survived by brother John Van Sickle and sister Mrs Floyd Beattie. Body to be brought for interment in Port Jervis.
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Port Jervis
William, van Bickle
Belfast
Allegany County
Times-Press
Mt. Salemn
N. J
Rhynear van Sickle
New York
Erie Railroad
Erie
John van Sickle
Floyd Beattie
Dallas Chosen as Site for 1917 Presbyterian General Assembly
Dallas Texas was selected as the meeting place for the 1917 general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States of America. The rest of the text urges perseverance and energy when facing failure.
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Alande City
N. J
Dallas
Texas
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church In the
United States of America
Restore Train on Erie Road Eastbound Express Reinstated
Erie Railroad announces restoration of New York to Chicago Express train No 8 eastbound from Hornell to Jersey City under a new timetable effective tomorrow. Train 8 will stop at Middletown only on Sundays at 453 am, replacing the former 627 am stop. Train 48 becomes an express not serving Middletown.
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Erie Railroad Company
Hornell
Jersey City
Middletown
U S Demands Action on France and Britain Mail Treaties
Washington May 27 The United States will insist on ending what it calls unlawful acts by France and Great Britain against U S mails. A long note says the United States expects an early reply and warns that action will be sought if compliance is not voluntary. The issues are described as purely legal and time limits are not stated.
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Washington
United States
France
Great Britain
State Department
Governor Favors Negro Regiment
New York May 27 Governor Whitman told 2000 attendees at a Booker T. Washington memorial in the Manhattan Casino that he has issued an order authorizing the formation of a Negro regiment in the National Guard. He said the unit will serve the state in peace and war and noted the historical service of Black soldiers.
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New York
Whitman
Booker T. Washington
Manhattan
National Guard
Presentation clock gifted to Wilbur H. Weston Shrine
In Newburgh on May 27 a fine clock was presented to the Wilbur H. Weston Shrine at Masonic Hall by Weston family members. The gift honors Weston, who died in 1902 and helped organize the shrine. He was the first Mason initiated from Newburgh and belonged to Mecca Shrine as the 186th member.
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Middletown
Thompson
LaTourette
Newburgh
Wilbur H. Weston
Masonic Hall
Weston
Mecca
United States
Former Warwick Man Killed in Englewood Accident
Charles Smith of Englewood New Jersey an electrical engineer for the Englewood Public Service Commission was killed in an accident on Thursday. A Warwick native his funeral was held there on Sunday.
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Charles Smith
Englewood
N. J
Englewood Public Service Commission
Warwick
Large Alco truck destroyed by fire on mountain road
Westbrookville May 26 a large Alco truck carrying license 15 016 Commercial NY was burned on the mountain road from Port Orange to Otleville last Wednesday. The wrecked car remains by the road and its repair status is unknown. Local residents report a series of social visits and weekend trips among townsfolk including the Racines Bilis Sayre Hollenbeck VanKeunren and others with keepsakes and summer plans noted.
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Westbrookville
Alco
Chauncey Bennett Claimed by Death
Chauncey Bennett died after a long illness at his home Friday May 26 at 2 o clock South Centreville. Funeral will be held at the Presbyterian Church Monday at 1 o'clock. An obituary will appear later.
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South Centreville
Chauncey Bennett
Presbyterian Church
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Orange County Times-Press
County One
Orange County
Mies Times
Weekly Times
Espneett
Ree Gest
Associated Preas
Stivers
Ge Joun DD
Ataaheme
Center Streets
N. Y
Timee-Press
Inter
Frederic T. Cardozo
International News Service
TimewPress
Hoffman
Monticello
Hoffman Lodge
A. M
Ladies of
Nnge
Yeater
Maconte Temple
North
Courtland Steeria
Riggs Bank
Morgan Firm
Gerard
Cohalan
Daniel F. Cohalen
Estimate Board
Pfluke
Erie Road
George Clark
Carpenter's Point
Belle Terre
David Racine
Otisville
William
Bilis
Gertrude
Mary
Caroline Nagel
Ethel Sayre
Florence Sayre
Louis Hollenbeck
Ebenezer McDowell
William Sayre
Sherman Babcock
Bert Knapp
Scranton
William Millar
George VanKeunren
Reasie
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