London papers hail new peace talk in war endgame
May 5 reports describe London papers urging a peace offensive by Germany but warn allies will not accept a settlement that fails to meet war aims. The Times notes guarded German attempts to probe pacific terms while neutral emissaries push for terms. Daily Mail and Daily Express criticize such moves as dupes and militarist plots, urging a firm front and no peace by arrangement.
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London
Germany
the Times
France
Flanders
England
Daily Mail
The
von Kuehlmann
Great Britain
Daly Express
the Express
Albert Ballin
Hamburg American Line
Quincy healer touts nonpoisonous cures and free exams
In a bold sales pitch, a Quincy practitioner claims four weeks of treatment cured multiple patients including James K. Wilcox and Mattie Barnard. He denounces poison medicines, promotes Physio-Medical methods, and offers free examinations while asserting success against liver, lung, and pelvic disorders and vaccine-related harms. He dates his training across Chicago, Los Angeles, Europe, Africa and Mexico City.
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James K. Wilcox
N. 3Rd St
Wilcox
Quincy
Abraham Lincoln
Washington Park
James Barnett
Ursa
Mattie Barnard
Adams County
Chicago
Los Angeles
Europe
Africa
Mexico City
President pardons four Pershing men in France
President Wilson disapproved the sentence of four American soldiers ordered shot in France. Privates Ledoyen and Fishback receive three years confinement, while Privates Sebastian and Cook are pardoned for youthful errors. Sebastian and Cook return to their units. Ledoyen and Fishback to Leavenworth.
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Washington
Wilson
France
Olon Ledoyen
Stanley G. Fishback
Forest D. Sebastian
Jess Cook
Sebastian
Cook
Ledoyen
Fishback
Leavenworth
Pershing
Army
War Department
Department
Judge General's Department
Enoch Crowder
Baker
White House
Kerensky Cabinet Released From Prison
BERNE May 4 Members of Kerensky cabinet have been freed from Nitiken prison and have accepted government positions according to a Petrograd dispatch received here The Bolsheviks seek to unionize Russian Socialists to form a coalition government able to demand a revision of the Brest Litovsk treaty Also note Austrian Diet adjourned Emperor Charles of Austria empowered the premier to adjourn parliament and quickly block resumption of its activities
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Berne
Kerensky
Nitiken
Petrograd
Brest-Litovsky
Amsterdam
Charles of Austria
Vienna
Verdun Mere Childs Play French Aver Verdun Mere Childs Play
Veterans of Verdun dominated French fighters at Kemmel Hill in Flanders where German bombardment and gas attacks tested troops. French 75s and machine guns hammered German infantry as runners and stretcher bearers carried on under heavy fire. Gas masks were worn dozens of times on April 23 and 24, yet French casualty figures stayed low.
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Presa
France
Verdun
Kemmel Hill
Fleury
Flanders
Kemmel
Plow Warehouse Leased in Freeport Depot Move
The United States government has leased factory No 2 of the Moline Plow Co in Freeport Illinois for use as a depot. This action follows government needs for storage and logistics in the region as of May 5.
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Freeport
Ill
United States
Moline Plow Co
Front line stores to be allocated to founding territory
Quartermaster notes indicate stores will be distributed to the founding territory as needed. Further details on quantities or timing are not provided in the fragment.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Adverts Local Remedy
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. the medicine is taken internally through the blood to affect the mucus membranes. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, prescribed by top physicians, combines tonics and blood purifiers. Sent free literature. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Dayton, Ohio. All Druggists sell Hall's Catarrh Medicine for 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills recommended for constipation.
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Constitutional Co
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
All Druggista
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GW. Chapman
4Th Street
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating CO
Tove Orieran
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