American destroyer flotilla joins Allied effort in Europe
May 17 reports from London and Washington confirm a flotilla of United States destroyers arrived in British waters. Rear Admiral Sims, in command, directs operations with the British and French navies. The ships, kept from exact positioning by voluntary censorship, will cooperate in naval duties in the war zone.
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Admiralty
Sims
United States
Washington
Navy Department
Grand Alliance
America
Germany
Congress Fails the War Effort Says World
The New York World charges Congress with breaking down during the war, failing to pass key measures such as the army bill and espionage act, and delaying the revenue, food control, and shipbuilding initiatives. It argues a wartime committee is needed to supervise Congress and warns of a broken government if leadership does not emerge.
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United States
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
House
Senate
Navy Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Campbell
Kansas
New York World
Photoplays Authentic Fares in Silent Screen Era
Photoplays listing titles and stars including Belasco Virginia Pearson in Sister Against Sister Princess Irene Howley in Her Father's Keeper A Finished Product Savoy The Star Witness The Peril of the Secret Service The Capture Purple Mask No 3 Family The Magpie Mrs Fuller Pep An Old Bird Pays Him a Visit Colonial The Yellow Menace Quincy Bertha Kalich in The Standerer
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Belasco
Virginia Pearson
Irene Howley
Savoy
Secret Service
Sing of Society premieres at the Orpheum Quint
Tonight at the Orpheum an initial performance of Sing of Society debuts in Quint a drama of the thrill variety with bright comedy and a heart story. The Williams company is cast to best advantage with special scenery for each of four acts a Saturday matinee and Sunday show plus a final Sunday night performance.
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Williams Company
Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey Cough Soother Ad
A vintage drug advertisement touts Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey to stop lingering coughs from January. It claims soothing pine balsams loosen phlegm heal irritated membranes glycerine eases tender tissues and makes coughing cease. It urges not to neglect a lingering cough and notes the antiseptic formula and 25 cent price.
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Dr. Bell
No limits placed on court power in Illinois labor bill
Springfield Ill May 17 Labor lost its chief battle in the fiftieth Illinois general assembly as a bill to limit the power of courts to issue injunctions in strikes failed 73 to 57. Another measure allowing jury trials in certain contempt cases also fell 68 to 51 amid acrimonious debate. Proponents attacked judges Baldwin and Holden as usurping power while opponents said curb on courts was untimely for liberties.
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Til
Illinois General Assembly
Davis
House
Tuttle
Harrisburg
Bruce
Chicago
Bee Esesinus Tuttle
Baldwin
Cook County
Jesse Holden
Thon
Weber Suai
Lyle
Thomas E. Lyon
Caviezel
McDavid
Shurtleff
War Measure Vote Sparks Court Power Debate
Representative Lyon warned that global output hinges on courts keeping factories operating during the war. The vote leaned Democratic, though not strictly along party lines, on the measure favoring the policy.
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Lyon
Grain condition in state improving
Springfield May 17 The condition of oats in Iloia a good and wheat in improving according to the weekly crop bulletin issued by the federal weather bureau covering the week ending May 15. Pastures are short in northern counties. Vegetables are backward but apparently in favorable condition. Some potatoes are rotting. Fruit trees are blooming in the northern part of the state. Frosts occurred during the week, the report says.
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Springfield
Iloia
Federal Weather Bureau
Gardner Resigns to Enter Army Service
Representative Gardner of Massachusetts resigns from Congress to enter the Army. An active figure in military preparedness, he leaves after being ordered to active duty as a reserve officer. He is the first member of either house to quit for military service in the present war.
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Washington
Gardner
Massachusetts
Congress
Army
Ways and Means
House
Bills Offered in Lower House Springfield May 17
Bills introduced in the lower house include H B 247 to appoint public administrators in third class counties with compensation not exceeding 7500 dollars yearly set by the county board. Other measures include Torrens land title option by petition, and H B 970 to fund grave markers for Thomas Lincoln and Sarah Bush Lincoln in Pleasant Grove Coles county. H R 971 addresses detainer practices and residency, H B 972 awards 4000 dollars for loss of a barge and corn shipment in the Illinois Michigan canal 1366. H R 873 McCabe advances vocational education system.
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House
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Howard
Thomas Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Sarah Bush Lincoln
Pleasant Grove
Coles County
Garescher
Lyle
James H. Akhurst
Illinois, Michigan
Supreme Court
McCabe
Moline Plow Company Grants War Bonus Wage Increase
The Moline Plow company announces a ten percent wage increase for all employees under $2,000 a year, effective immediately as a war bonus. About 1700 workers at Moline plant and auxiliary locations are affected across factory and office roles.
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Moline
Moline Plow Company
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