Wheat price advance shocks markets amid May price ban
Chicago traders watched the Board of Trade fix May wheat at 3.18 a bushel while July and September futures surged. Prices climbed from late session lows as May trading was halted, with July near 2.61 and September around 2.28. Government and allied buyers held large futures positions, influencing the volatile market.
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Chicago
Til
Board of Trade of Chicago
Staria
Alliedovernmente
James A. Patten
Patton
Minneapolis
Mion
Minne_apolis chamber of commerce
Chicago Board of Trade
John C. McHugh
First
Matsas City Patriotic
Kansas City
What Brings Pershing to Washington
A May 12 dispatch reports officials in Washington refusing to confirm Pershing’s potential command of an expedition to France. Baker’s office promises announcements soon, but restrictions prevent detail. The piece notes ongoing military planning conferences and a broader debate on army expansion and government price controls.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
John J. Pershing
War Department
Baker
Pershing
France
Freight rate raise sought by Wisconsin carriers
Wisconsin carriers filed a formal petition with the state railroad commission seeking a fifteen percent freight rate increase. They cite the commission's recent reduction order and the Adamson act as reasons for the higher charges.
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Badger Hallways
United Press
Madison
Wis
State Railroad Commission
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac Must Install Fire Escapes, Beck Warns Mayor
State Industrial Commissioner Beck told Fond du Lac city officials that court action would start unless the city guarantees fire escapes on all public schools. Madison dispatch says the deadline is within a few days to assure student safety.
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Madison
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Fond du Lac
Beck
Foni du Tac
Lenroot Stands by Roosevelt in WWI troop debate
Special to The Northwestern reports Representative Lenroot endorses Roosevelt's plan to lead volunteer troops to France. He supported the proposal after earlier opposition, arguing Roosevelt could provide valuable service. Lenroot attributes Republican support to patriotism and notes stance shifts among members and leaders.
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Kentucky
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Trent Delay
Harding
Kaiserism must end to end World War, Socialists urge
A message from America's Socialist leaders to European colleagues urges overthrow of the Kaiser and autocratic German rule as the path to peace. The cable lists prominent Americans and argues only by removing the Kaiser can liberty and peace be secured, amid disputes over signatories and party alignment.
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United Press
New York
Charley Edward Russell
J. Phelps Stokes
William English Walling
Rove Pastor Stokes
Stockholm
Germany
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Waukee
Robert A. la Monte
Connecticut
Charles Edward Russell
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Rose
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Henry L. Slobodin
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Berger
Milwaukee
Wis
Victor J. Berger
National Committee
Winfield R. Gaylord
National Executive Committee
Gaylord
St. Louis
Allan Bexson
Yonkers
National Executive Committee of Socialists of America
Socialist Party
Allan Benson
Naval battle report from Zeebrugge skirmish and ensuing destroyer clash
Reuters from Flushing notes flashes and heavy firing near Zeebrugge between 2 and 4 am suggesting a naval engagement ongoing. London reports British destroyer sunk on May 10 amid actions with German light forces and cruisers. British admiralty denies altered German account and cites eleven German destroyers sighted between Dutch and English coasts.
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London
Zeebrugge
Reuter
Flushing
Holland
Berlin
Admiralty
Teuton
Corts
Island of Tendon reports plenty yet scarce mail and goods
A dispatch from Tendon Island in the Pacific notes plenty of food such as oranges bananas potatoes pumpkins and pineapples but no mail since the war. Chief magistrate Gerard Reubert Bremler Christian says ships bring only basic commodities like flour clothing soap oil and other domestic articles.
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Titealra Ieland
Great Britain
Porxession
Pacific
Gerard Reubert Bremler Christian
Index of Today's Paper and Topics Preview
An old newspaper index lists sections and features including Laymen's Missionary Convention, sermons by Rev. J. W. Greenwood and Nev. H. W. F. Burns, social news, war tax notes, market and wheat reports, theater offerings, church services, sports, and plans for wartime measures. It references editorials on censorship, world affairs, and local events with scattered misspellings and partial lines.
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Keith
J. W. Greenwood
Demend Usher
Milwaukee
Nev
HW. F. Burns
Tos
Vl Food Institute
Keep Business Going For Our Country's Sake
A wartime patriotic appeal urges citizens to sustain local commerce and production. It emphasizes keeping wages, spending, and investment in circulation to fuel war efforts, while promoting efficiency and avoidance of panic. The piece cites President Wilson and economist ideas, urging continued building, manufacturing, and public works.
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America
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United
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New York
Roosevelt Plan in House After Stormy Debate
Washington May 12 The Senate voted 1 to drop the censorship from the espionage bill and then the House, 215 to 178, instructed its conferees to accept the Senate amendment permitting Roosevelt to lead a division to France. The vote signals strong support for the Roosevelt plan despite expert opposition and political fireworks in both chambers.
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France
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Jeera
Austin
Theodore Roosevelt
Gardner
Mairischusetts
McKinley
George Wheeler
Fitzgerald
New York
General Pershing
Joe Cannon
Government to control prices urged by Wisconsin council
The Wisconsin state council of defense, sixteen leading business and professional figures, today urged Congress to enact immediately a law creating a commission to regulate essential commodities including wholesale bread, flour, and other basic goods, as a measure of urgent national need.
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Defen
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Wiinole
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Council of
Two People Near Drowning Rescued From Lake Mystery
Reports describe two individuals nearly drowning at a lakeside picnic incident. Madveon and Mevander Grant, both students at regional universities, were rescued after clinging to a car’s edge while a bystander aided them. details remain unclear.
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United Press
Madveon
Gindva Brown
Peoria
University of Wisconsin
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Madleon
Lake Mens
Acta
British Strikes on Hindenburg Line Reported In World War I
An Associated Press summary reports British forces pierced the Hindenburg Line near Bullecourt and advanced along the Arras Cambrai road. The official London statement says several hundred prisoners were taken and the attacks achieved their objective amid continued pressure on the German front in northern France. In other theaters French forces shell and probe along the Aisne and Champagne fronts while Verdun sees big gun action near Avecourt wood. Mesopotamian operations show a British clearing action north of Baghdad, pushing Turks back to the Jebel Hamrin range. In Washington, a prohibition amendment to the espionage bill is debated in the Senate, proposing wartime prohibition of using foodstuffs for intoxicants beginning September 1917 for one year after the war.}
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Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Jebel Hamrtin Range
Senate
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Iowa
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Kenyon
Walworth
New York
Phelan
California
Australia Led The Way In War Shipping Policy
Australia, per Prime Minister Hughes, led the world in interning enemy vessels and reorganizing merchant shipping. Britain followed Australia’s lead, while Australia stood first to systematically manage the shipping business. Last year Australia exported all products with no local market except wheat, with wheat exports rising from the prior year.
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Australia
Wulfilam M Hughes
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Een Delivere
Australis
Great Britain
Iead
Affairs of Russia Deny Anarchy and Coalition Talks
Petrograd dispatch reports the executive committee of the council of workers and soldiers delegates votes 23 to not participate in forming a coalition government. It is noted ministers of munitions labor and rebet will be created. Arrests and claims of autonomous Schlusselburg are denied by officials. confirmation comes from council leaders.
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Londens
Counel of
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London
Council of Workmen's and
Solétera’ del Ceaten
British and French war mission leaders honored in Boston luncheon
Rene Viviani, head of the French war commission, arrived in Ottawa and John J. Morgan and other American industrial leaders gathered in New York for a luncheon honoring Arthur J. Balfour. In Boston, Marshal Joffre received a hero’s welcome with a city luncheon, a statehouse visit, and a parade. A $150,100 French orphan relief order was presented, with further ceremonies planned at Boston Common and Faneuil Hall.
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America
Arthur J. Balfour
Chamber of Commerce
United States
E. H. Outerbridge
Chamber
J. P. Morgan
Jacob
State House
McCall
Fancull Hall
Boston Common
Marshal Joffre
New England
M. Visiani
Cuese
Bravesfield
Boston
United Press
Mae
Orlech
France
Henry F. Sears
Joffre
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Mary Curley
Mayo
Harvard
Copely Plaza
Cherch
Ue Chamter of Commerce
Carnegie Hall
Almple
British War Commission
John the Divine
Charles HL Breniy
Philippine Islancts Aft
Free Stationery Rationing for Members of Commons
The Associated Freewey London report states the free stationery aid for House of Commons members will be drastically cut. Under the new system, each member may use no more than a dollar’s worth of free stationery weekly.
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Associated Freewey London
Free State
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