Wilson Urges Speed In Food Control And Army Bills
President Wilson presses Congress to accelerate war measures including food regulation and a larger army payroll. Senate debates a 3.3 billion dollar war budget behind closed doors as House fights for higher enlistment pay and faster passage of the selective service bill.
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Wilson
Senate
Washington, D. C
Representative Good
Iowa
House
Szenaie
Congress
America
Secretary of Agriculture House
Europe
Herbert C. Hoover
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
German Socialists Seize on Reichstag Rift Over War Aims
The report notes revolutionary sentiment among Socialist leaders in the Reichstag as Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg rejects their bid for war aims interpretation. Ledebour cautions of a Russian revolution repeat and plans to push anti government resolutions toward a republic. Scheidemann, head of peace advocates, warns against annexation. the twenty eight member government controlled committee shows little progress toward reform. any republic proposal faces Kaiser approval and Reichstag majority constraints.
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von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Ledebour
Constitution Committee
Philip Scheidemann
Scheidemann
Reichstag
Hundred Million to Russia Adds to Allied Loans
United States grants Russia a $100,000,000 loan, raising total Allied aid to $626,000,000. The funds will finance Russian purchases in the United States and be credited in Federal Reserve banks. Secretary McAdoo says the credit aims to support democracy and freedom worldwide as further loans to Britain France Italy and Belgium are planned.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Russia
Federal Reserve Banks
McAdoo
Germany
Onon
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Wheat and Flour Prices Fall Amid Regulation Effects
Early trading on May 16 shows wheat futures dropping 23 to 24 cents with July at 2.18 and September at 1.95 as board rules curb speculation. Actual wheat remains above 2.34 a bushel and soft red varieties at 2.89, while flour prices in Minneapolis ease with clear flour at 22.50 a hundredweight and fancy patents down 73 cents to 12.56.
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Associated Prony
Chicago
Board of Trade
Minnéapolis
Minn
Aviators Injured In Atlantic Coast Aerial Accident
Newport Va May 16 Ted Hequembourg instructor and Lawrence Curtis Boston student were injured today when their aircraft fell about fifty feet at the Atlantic Coast aeronautical station. Official report cites banking too sharply as cause. The machine was wrecked. This follows another fatal air crash last Wednesday killing Victor Caristrom instructor and Dan P. Epes student.
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Newport Va
Ted
Hequembourg
Lawrence Curtis
Boston
Curtin
Atlantic Coast Aeronautical
Offclaix
Victor Caristrom
Dan P. Epes
Widow Mrs Shevlin to wed financier in New York
The engagement of Mrs. Thomas Shevlin widow of a famed football player and lumber magnate to Marshal Russell a young Winchester broker was announced in New York. Mrs Shevlin has resided in New York since her husband’s death.
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United Prom
New York
Thomas Sherlin
Marshal Russell
Winchester
Shevlin
Americans Mobilize To Aid Russia In Turbulent Times
The American commission led by Elihu Root aims to support the new Russian republic by furnishing administration know how and organization. Washington says the mission has two goals: show U S gratitude for transforming despotism into a republic, and provide useful services to the emergent government. The effort is a race against time as Germany seeks to influence Russia toward a separate peace.
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Washington, D. C
Elihu Root
Russia
United States
Germany
Petrograd
Republic
State Department
New York
France
von Hindenburg
Reichstag
Ita Refosal
Stockholm
Mining Village Terrorized by Car-Bandits in Newshaft
Pittsburgh May 16 Automobiles loaded with armed bandits visited the mining village of Newshaft near Kensington in the early hours. At gunpoint residents were forced to surrender valuables as two cars ransacked homes. Loot estimates vary and the town had no police protection.
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Pittsburg
Newshaft
Kensington
Eves House
U S Warships Reach European Waters on Allied Duty
American destroyer flotilla now operating in European waters under Rear Admiral Sims. British admiralty confirms U S ships will cooperate with British forces in anti submarine and patrol duties. Names and numbers of destroyers withheld. faces the risk of sea combat with Germany.
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Destrer
United Preas
London
United States
Admiralty
Simma
America
Germany
Washington, D. C
Admiral Simms
Governor vetoes food bill and edits Wisconsin votes
Governor Philipp vetoed the Chapple bill authorizing city action to provide basic necessities. Several assembly and senate votes followed on education, taxation, street railways, real estate exams, and food regulation while Armour discusses wartime prosperity and domestic spending.
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Supreme Court
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Assembly
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Stout Educational Institute
Thaw to be moved from hospital to state insane asylum
Harry K Thaw accused killer of Stanford White will be transferred from St Marys hospital to the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane in Wear Philadelphia Pa. The move was ordered by Presiding Judge Martin in common pleas court after the death of Mrs Thaws counsel, enabling the petition for removal.
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Aefer
White
United Prem
Philadelphia
Harry K. ‘Thaw
Stanford White
St. Mary's Hospital
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Wear Philadelphia
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Common Pleas Court
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Harry
Future of Alsace Lorraine May Be Divided Between Bavaria and Prussia
The Berlin Post reports a radical government decision is pending on the future of Alsace Lorraine. The proposal would divide the province between Bavaria and Prussia, altering administrative control.
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London
Berlin Post
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Bavaria
Prussia
British and Italian Advances Drive on Isonzo Front
Official dispatches report mixed results on May 14 to May 16 as British and Italian forces push on the Macedonian and Isonzo fronts while German counter offensives lose momentum. French repulse German attacks near Moulin and Laffaux, with British regaining ground at Bullecourt amid heavy artillery duels.
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Alsa
Haut-Alence
Italian Drive on Julian Front Advances with Prisoners
Official Rome report notes Italian forces crossed into enemy trenches east of Lavenville along the Julian front from May 12 to 14. They captured prisoners and gained ground despite French attacks, aided by intensive artillery and cooperative Italian aviators.
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Vilta
John Woolene
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Gorizte
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Beriin
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Associated Prosy
Paris
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Sonzo
Julian
Tolmino
United States War Machine 1 Ready to Wage Formidable War
A fragment reflecting wartime mobilization notes the Surgeon General and Medical Department leadership. It mentions augmenting the Medical Officers Reserve Corps and expanding medical readiness as part of a broader war effort.
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United States War Machine
Gorges Im Charae
Organizing High School Boys for Farm Help
A staged call for high school boys to assist on farms expands through the Council of Defense. May 16 reports in Washington note mobilization plans as the war effort accelerates, detailing duties, training, and oversight by the War Department and Chief of Staff.
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Meia Marrev
Ceastr Council of Defense
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Merray
Washington, D.C
Wilson
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Navy
National Guard
War Department
National
Newton D. Baker
Baker
Explosion at Fort Brady Pier Kills Six Laborers
An explosion at the Fort Brady pier in Sault Ste. Marie Mich on May 16 killed six men and seriously injured several others. Most victims were laborers. dynamite stored under the dock is believed to have caused the blast. A fire at Fort Brady’s quartermaster building caused additional damage. Soldiers patrolled the area as an Army investigation began.
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Sault Ste. Marie
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Fort Hrady
Fort Brady
George Cook
Coast Guard
Mackinac
St. Mary's River
Frank Parr
Parr
New Push for Woman Suffrage Leads to Special Committee
President Wilson urged Speaker Pou to appoint a special committee on woman suffrage in response to long standing advocacy by Carrie Chapman Catt and Helen N. Gardner. He approved the move as a wise public policy. It was unclear if Jeanette Rankin would be considered for the panel.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Pou
House Committee On Committees
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
Helen N. Gardner
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