Sacrificial Volunteering At War Front Medics Responding
War dispatch describes how hospitals in Paris struggle to treat daily wounded, with up to 20,000 cases a day. It notes the urgent need for 5,000 American physicians and praises physicians leaving lucrative practices to aid France, while criticizing espionage provisions linking food and spies.
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Paris
Arras
Peoria
East St. Louis
Dayton
Ohio
France
New York
Food speculators and the wheat panic in Congress
The piece condemns talk in Congress as ineffective while high wheat prices are fueled by Allied agents bidding on American surplus. It argues for eliminating May wheat trading and suspending board of trade deals to curb price runs, cites 1914 market safeguards, calls for constructive statesmanship, and comments on Elihu Root and labor leaders Wood and Gompers.
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Congressional
Senate
Board of Trade
Stock Exchange
England
Washington
Billingsgate
Elihu Root
Russia
Leonard Wood
Sam Gompers
Each to His Appointed Task in Ordinary Times
A reflection urges Americans to serve their country by doing their best at their jobs. It argues that quiet, diligent work supports national effort amid extraordinary times, noting business as usual may require adaptation but remains a solid motto for all.
THE NEGRO IN ART HAT A MODEL FOR AMERICAN CULTURE
A critique argues art by Negro actors offers genuine self expression, not propaganda or sympathy. It praises authenticity, humanity, and the potential for art to reflect spirit beyond race. The piece lauds Negro performers shaping plays for themselves, seeking equal opportunity and a square deal in a culture that often underestimates them.
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New York
Villisca Lawyers Seek Contempt Citation for Prosecution
In Red Oak Iowa May 16 defense lawyers for Rev. Lynn George J. Kelly charged in the 1912 Villisca octuple murder case declared they would seek to cite the prosecution’s counsel for contempt over publication of alleged grand jury evidence. The case is led by Attorney General H. M. Havner and County Attorney Oscar Westland.
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Red Oak
Lynn George J. Kelly
Villisca
H. M. Havner
Oscar Westland
A Play School Animal Tales From Burgess
A playful lesson tale where Reddy Fox and five cubs learn to use scent and sight in a pretend school out in the Green Forest. Sammy Jay notes the kids’ clever nose work and stealthy games as they practice observation, patience, and tracking.
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Reddy Fox
Sammy Jay
Food survey bill in Senate to regulate foodstuffs
In Washington on May 16 the Senate began consideration of the first administration food conservation bill. It would fund a national food survey with 1.5 million dollars and authorize the secretary of agriculture to regulate foodstuffs and fuels storage, manufacture and distribution. The measure will be laid aside until the war army and navy budget bill is disposed of, delaying amendments on foodstuff speculation and potential conversion to liquor. A Sabath bill proposes banning futures trading in food products with penalties of one to ten years in prison.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Sabath
Illinois
Cold spring ends as warmer weather seen ahead
May 16 the weather bureau announces the appearance of the summer type of pressure distribution indicates warmer weather. No probability of unseasonably low temperatures for some time to come, the bulletin says. Washington notes the forecast suggests a shift to milder conditions.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Berlin Children Off to Farms in East Prussia
Nearly 1,000 Berlin children, ages eight to fourteen, depart for village and farm homes in East Prussia for periods of one to four months. They will perform light farm work to regain health amid better food, while nurses and teachers accompany them. Judge Janerick urged good behavior and hard work at the railway station as the first group of 1,000 began a fifteen hour journey.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Berlin
East Prussia
Germany
Janerick
District Court
FOR WAR GARDENS Short guide to efficient kitchen plots and space saving crops
The text urges maximizing garden use to prevent waste. It suggests keeping kitchen garden rows twelve inches apart, prefers north south alignment, and advises skipping space-hungry crops like squashes melons and corn. Lettuce can edge beds, radish seeds mix with others, and Japanese climbing cucumbers on stakes or wires.
Hollweg Declines to Answer War Aims in Reichstag
Berlin May 16 Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg told the Reichstag he would not issue a declaration on peace aims. He said his sole guide in discussing war aims is an early and satisfactory end to the war, acknowledging public demand for clarity but declining to say more.
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Berlin
London
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Private Bank Bill Passed In Senate
Springfield Illinois May 16 The bill to provide statewide regulation of private banks passed the senate 37 to 6 Tuesday. It will go to the house at once and the fight that has been waged against it in the senate probably will be renewed there. The bill proposes to compel incorporation of all private banks. Senators who opposed it charged that it meant the extinction rather than the regulation of private banks.
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Springfield
Senate
House
Fatty Bellowes Mouth Troubles At School
An incident during study hour recounts Fatty Bellowes failing to close his mouth after attempting to swallow a bite of candy. Miss Palmer and others propose remedies. Dock Wilgus intervenes with a piece of candy from Africa, finally closing Fatty’s mouth but angering him. A postscript notes Bull Hickey displaying a mustache and Lilac Grimes teasing.
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Fatty Bellowes
Miss Palmer
Brigham
Fatty
Hen van Ness
Blinky Hammond
Milliken
Wilgus
Africky
Atty
Kiricky
Dock Wilgus
Bull Hickey
Lilac Grimes
Bull
Lile
Lancaster Man Dies After Auto Drowning Incident
In Centerville Iowa on May 16, 80 year old Jesse Atterbury a Lancaster Missouri blacksmith was found dead in a roadside ditch after an automobile pinned him beneath it. He was alone unmarried and presumed to have driven over an embankment while driving the car.
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Centerville
Jesse Atterbury
Lancaster
Here
Buck-Bancroft bill passes House in Springfield
The Buck-Bancroft bill to remove the trial clause from the state civil service law was approved by the house on Tuesday with a vote of 84 to 55. Amendments were added to the measure.
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Springfield, II
Buck-Bancroft
House
Retain French Chief General Petain Named Commander
Paris reports General Petain was appointed commander in chief of the French armies on the front at a cabinet meeting. The move consolidates leadership as France patrolled the front with renewed authority and strategic oversight.
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Paris
General Petain
Dr Beil Pine Tar Honey Ad Boosts Cough Relief
Dr Beil’s Pine Tar Honey promises to halt lingering January coughs. Pine balsams loosen phlegm and soothe irritated membranes while glycerine eases tender tissues so breathing improves and coughing stops. Antiseptic and pleasant to take, available from druggists. bottle shows 25c.
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Meadows
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the Green
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Cutie
Dusky
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