Western News Roundup From Washington and Abroad
Congress acts to repeal the free sugar clause of the tariff bill set for May 1. Navy yard orders push overhaul of Atlantic fleet ships. Rural credit advances include twelve regional land mortgage banks and a farm loan plan. Army camp attendance targets 28 500 with a 454085 request. War news notes Casement capture and Turkish attacks. pressure for higher taxes. Austria-Germany-US tensions. Villa rumors, Pershing maneuvers, and Mexican forces concentrate. dock trials involving Papen. Irish revolt and American defense preparations rise. Delayed note on submarine warfare and stockpiles. Overall, broad wartime diplomacy and domestic policy moves.
Men and Matters in a Fragmented Era of Trade and Tales
A string of assorted facts and quotations notes US income near thirty five billion dollars yearly. It mentions Bennett the novelist claiming easier playwriting than novel writing and preferring two plays to one. It references Col Austin Haywood pursuing German remnants in the Cameroons and Lord Balfour’s claimed royal descent. It notes Finland’s autonomy under Russia and its separate customs currency and railways as distinct in foreign trade.
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United States
Bennett
Col
Austin ‘Haywood
Cameroons
Sahara
Lord Balfour
Robert Bruce
Scotland
David II
Edward
Ireland
Grand Duchy of Finland
Finland
Russia
Chief of Choctaws Victor M. Locke Enrolls for Plattsburg Camp
Victor M. Locke, principal chief of the Choctaw tribe at Antlers Oklahoma, has secured a congressionally approved payment of 300 to every tribal member and will attend the first military camp at Plattsburg New York starting June 5.
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Victor M. Locke
Antlers
Okla
Congress
Plattsburg
N. Y
Fewer Paris personal crisis reports amid wartime limits
The Paris weekly count of personal crisis reports drops to about two, down from fifteen to twenty in normal times. Observers speculate fear of war's end keeps people from dying by suicide, while wartime controls on guns, monuments access, and liquor sales limit means.
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Paris
Arc de Triomphe
Last Night Out After Card Games Mentioned
Fragmentary lines show a wife scolding her husband for staying out late and chasing card games with references to suits and spades. The Buffalo Express appears as the source, hinting at a humorous or domestic scene in a newspaper column.
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Buffalo, Express
Maxim and popularity themes weave through confounding chatter
The fragment hints at Maxim and Bé as focal points in a broader discussion of popularity. It references niceties and social reception, suggesting a casual exchange about how people will treat others. The text remains unclear but centers on social perception.
Martial law in Ireland as Maxwell takes control
Martial law is proclaimed across Ireland and Major General Sir John Maxwell assumes charge with full disciplinary powers to suppress the rebellion. The Dublin revolt has spread to the west and south, with rebels still holding parts of Dublin, as ministers report to Parliament.
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Roger Casement
Ireland
Germany
Dublin
Union News Service
London
Majo
John Maxwell
Egypt
Berlin Dispatch Sees Hopeful Path to U.S. Germany Talks
Berlin The Frankfurter Zeitung Berlin dispatch reflects a cautious optimism about American relations. It notes conferences held and forthcoming and argues that while outcomes are uncertain, outward signals suggest there is a potential to reach an understanding and avoid conflict between Germany and the United States.
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Germany
United States
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Made at Home with Domestic Dyestuffs Near Solution
The National Association of Cotton Manufacturers reports progress in reconstructing the U S dyestuffs industry to ensure textile supply. Edward S Chapin recommends domestic solutions using natural dyestuffs and mordants, noting war-driven studies that expand practical, profitable dyeing methods for cotton.
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Boston
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Edward S. Chapin
Mexican Government Seizes Food Stocks Under Price Rules
News from El Paso reports Mexico City’s bureau of information says the government board for price regulation will seize all food and prime-necessity stocks held by dealers without regular business premises who practice unfair competition with licensed merchants. General Carrante orders the national hymn sung in all schools as part of daily exercises.
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el Paso
Bureau of Information
Mexico City
Garcia
Government Board For the Regulation of
General Carrante
Federal bill to standardize small fruit containers
Washington report states Representative Shallenberger introduced a bill to standardize small fruit containers nationwide. He said I A Kinney of Hastings and Nebraska fruit dealers' leader helped prompt the measure, with support from a national association.
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Tto
Washington
Shallenberger
House
I. A. Kinney
Hastings
Fruit Dealers’ Organization
Nebraska
German Air Raid Hits Dun Kirk Coast Town
Five German war planes raided the French coast town of Dun Kirk Tuesday morning dropping six bombs. One woman was killed and three men wounded. The war office said only slight damage resulted.
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Paris—T
Dunkirk
War Office
Telegrams Pour In Against War Measures in Senate Notices
Twenty five thousand telegrams protest possible war with Germany received by Senators Sherman and Lewis of Illinois Cummins and Kenyon of Iowa LaFollette and Husting of Wisconsin. Telegrams signed by individuals used prepared forms and were prepaid with no clear indication of form preparers or payment sources.
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Washington
Germany
Sherman and Lewis
Illinois
Cummins
Kenyon
Iowa
LaFollette and
Husting
Wisconsin
Nebraska soil conditions ideal across state in weekly report
In Nebraska the soil is described as ideal for cultivation after a week of sufficient rainfall. Plowing for spring crops and potatoes is nearly complete and corn planting has not begun. Pastures and meadows are reported in excellent condition.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Burlington Road
Northwestern
Union Pacific
Mail to Be Returned From New York to America
Six hundred bags of parcel post matter totaling over fifty thousand packages mailed for Holland are to be returned to senders in America because steamship lines will not carry this mail due to British seizure. British authorities argue parcels could benefit the central powers. The foreign branch post office has held this mail since November.
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New York
Holland
America
Foreign Branch
Tepals
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