Government bars American socialists from Stockholm talks
The American government denies passports to Berger Hillquit and Lee for the Stockholm conference and warns that any American engaging with foreign agents without a passport faces up to three years in prison and a $5,000 fine under the Logan Act. Officials say the move discredits unauthorized peace efforts and exposes Germany’s influence in the drive.
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Washington
Stockholm
Germany
Lansing
United States
American Socialist Party
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
Morris Hillquit
Algernon Lee
New York
Charles Edward Russell
William English Walling
Berger
Austria
Tillquit
Lee
Austria-Hungary
Coneess
Passorts
Socialist Party of Great Britain
Weather advances all spring crops nationwide
Washington May 2. Favorable weather for vegetation advance across the corn belt western cotton states and Atlantic coast states. Spring wheat seeding nearly complete with good germination and growth prospects. Corn conditions improving in principal states. abandoned wheat fields replanted to corn large in central Great Plains. Potatoes germinating well and gardens and truck crops progressing strongly in central and northern states.
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Wasitington
Atlantic Coast
Great Plains
Freeport Strikers Force Five Hour Telephone Outage
Freeport endured five hours of silence as 7 telephone company employees walked out on Wednesday. About 45 switchboard operators joined the strike demanding higher wages better working conditions and the reinstatement of manager L A Herrick who resigned. A conference granted wage and eight hour day concessions and remaining issues were sent to arbitration.
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Freeport
L. A. Herrick
Deadlock on Censorship Powers Per President's Plan
Washington May 24 The House and Senate remain deadlocked over press censorship in the administration espionage bill as President Wilson presses for a form of regulation. Conferees adjourned to Friday to test sentiment while senators oppose broad press control.
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House
Senate
Washington
Congress
Wilson
Representative Webb
House Judiciary Committee
White House
Houses
United States
Gard
Ohis
Presbyterian General Assembly Creates 45 member Social Service Branch
In Dallas Texas on May 24 the 129th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States adopted a plan to form a 45 member social commission to aid war related church problems without expense. Dr John A Marquis urged new methods and the assembly also opposed liquor traffic and tobacco use, backed a Sunday rest law in Washington DC, and approved routine measures.
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Dallas
Tex
129Th General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
John A. Marquis
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Standing Committee
Assembly
District of Columbia
Joffre and Viviani Arrive in France From United States
Marshal Joffre and former Premier Viviani returned to Brest after departing New York May 15 aboard the same liner that brought them over. The French mission sailed secretly to avoid German submarines, with cautious government arrangements to prevent leakage.
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Paris
Marshal Joffre
Viviani
Brest
United States
New York
Two Cities Compete to Host 1918 Sunday School Meet
Kewanee Illinois May 24 A contest for the next annual convention of the Illinois Sunday School association developed at the session when Rockford and Peoria invited the association to meet in their cities in 1918. The convention referred the matter to the executive committee with power to act. Captain Richmond P. Wobson will address the delegates. Officers will be elected before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewanee
Ilinois
Rockford
Peoria
Richmond P. Wobson
Vegetables Growing Says Crop Bulletin
The weather bureau crop bulletin reports oats, potatoes and vegetables growing nicely for the week ending May 22. Wheat, meadows and pastures show some improvement. Chinch bags are appearing in central districts. Fruit condition is satisfactory and strawberries are being shipped in the extreme south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
The
Weather Bureau
Guardsmen As Students at Fort Snelling Training
National guard officers arrive at Fort Snelling Minnesota to join the corps of student officers. They will be assigned immediately to companies for training under military heads guidance.
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Fort Snelling
Minn
National Guard
Old Premier Ousted as China Moves Toward War
Peking, May 24. President Li Yuan Hung dismissed Premier Tuan Chi Jiu and named Wu Ting-Fang acting premier to form a new cabinet. Parliament deadlock may end, possibly enabling a war declaration against Germany. Military governors who opposed dissolution left Peking as riot crowds demanded war after a secret session.
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Peking
Li Yuan Hung
Tuan Chi Jiu
Wu Ting-Fang
United States
China
Germany
Tuan Chi Jui
House of Representatives
Call for Bids on Army Trucks in Chicago May 24
Bids will be opened June 8 by the quartermaster’s department for 74 000 motor vehicles. One and one half ton trucks 35 three ton trucks 20 three quarter ton trucks 200 five passenger touring cars 1000 runabouts 3000. Also bids on 5000 motorcycles and 5000 with side cars. Twenty repair shop equipment bids are also sought.
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Chicago
Quartermaster’s Department
U.S. A
New Order Admits Labor From Mexico
Washington May 24 The Secretary of Labor has issued orders to admit aliens from Mexico barred by literacy tests or contract labor clauses to ease farm labor shortages in the southwest. Commissioner Caminetti announced the action aimed at relieving conditions in New Mexico Arizona Texas and California where farmers have long imported Mexican labor.
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Washington
Leper Wilson
United States
Mexico
Tomigration Bureau
Caminetti
New Mexico
Avivona
Texas
California
King Hails First American Medical Unit to France
King George and Queen Mary welcomed 25 American surgeons under Major Harry L. Gilchrist at Buckingham Palace, the first detachment to join British allies in France. The ceremony featured royal hospitality, with the unit from the Fourth Army Base Hospital, many from Iceland and Virginia, and officers in distinct service uniforms.
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London
George
Queen Mary
Wales
Princess Mary
America
France
Buckingham Palace
Harry L. Gilchrist
King George
Prince of Wales
Grenadier Guards
Fourth Base
United S* . Army
Cigeland
Virginity
First Food Bill Moves Through Senate Contours
Washington May 24 The government’s first food bill to census and appropriate about 15 million dollars for boosting production was briefly discussed in the Senate and slated for continuous debate. The House will press its second food control measure granting a food administrator power, price fixing, and hoarding prevention with possible conference reports.
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Washington
Senate
Chaiman Gore
Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Plan Barge Fleet for Mississippi
Washington May 24 Construc tion and iteration are a great fleet of barges to move pram down the Mississippi river to tidewater and thus relieve railway congestion is under consideration by the government. The project has been placed before President Wilson for approval. Government heads and railway managers agree the government should build and operate a barge fleet or finance private interests. Barges would load at St Louis and return from New Orleans with southern commodities for northern distribution.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Tidewater
Wilson
Mississippi
St. Louis
New Orleans
Minimum draft age 20 announced in Canada
QUAWA reports the minimum age for compulsory service in Canada will be twenty years, with the policy officially announced. The excerpt notes the change is set to take effect in twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quawa
Canada
Shipping Losses Decline in Week Reports
London reports a weekly shipping statement with 18 merchantmen over 1,600 tons sunk, nine under 1,600 tons, and three fishing vessels lost. For the third straight week British ship losses from U boats remain well below last month’s alarm figures though a small week-to-week increase appears. Kennedy Jones notes a new method to combat submarines has been put into operation.
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London
Kennedy Jones
Food Economy
Cantonment Board Visits Springfield Illinois Site
Cantonment board head Colonel Edwin M. Root and four members left Cantonment for Peoria after inspecting a site offered by Springfield. Illinois quota troops under the conscriptive draft will require about 1.5 million dollars monthly for food and supplies, most of which will be spent in the nearest camp city.
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Springfield
Edwin M. Root
U. S
Uwlinais
National Army
Peoria
Editor of Army Journal Dies at 81 in New York
William Conant Church, editor of the Army and Navy Journal and a noted military authority, died at his New York home on Wednesday of pneumonia at age 81. A brevet lieutenant colonel, he founded the journal in 1863 after time as publisher of the New York Sun and service in the Civil War.
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New York
William Conant Church
Army and Navy Journal
United States Volunteers
Church
Army and Navy
Rockester
Col. Church
New York Sun
Fair Oaks
Overwhelming response to 200 million short term certificates
Washington May 24 An overwhelming response to the treasury department offering of 200 million dollars in short term certificates of indebtedness part of liberty loan financing. Subscriptions oversubscribed by about 50 percent. books closed early and allotments to be scaled down by about one third. Certificates bear 3.25 percent interest due July 30 receivable at par in payments to subscribers to liberty bonds. Mrs W G McAdoo chairman calls Friday June 1 meeting of the women's liberty loan committee to launch a nationwide subscription campaign.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Liberty Loan
Liberty
Berty Joan
W. G. McAdoe
Secretary of the Treasury
Wilson
Women’s Liberty Loan Committee
Rockefeller Gift to Endowment Increases Foundation Resources
May 24 New donation by John D. Rockefeller to the Rockefeller Foundation endowment is announced by Dr George L E Vincent, former University of Minnesota president, who assumed the presidency at a board meeting. The gift raises the foundation's resources to 125,765,000 dollars, increasing by 40 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Foundation
George LE. Vincent
University of Minnesota
Gasoline Price Advance Announced in New York
The Standard Ont eoopore of New York announced a four cent per gallon rise in gasoline prices effective in New York. The move reflects rising costs affecting consumers and local fuel markets.
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New York
Ont Eoopore
House Passes War Revenue Bill With 329 to 76 Vote
The House approved the war revenue bill by 329 to 76 on May 24, aiming to raise about 1.8 billion dollars in new taxes. Democrats backed the measure, led by Speaker Clark and Floor Leader Kitchin, while Republicans, including Mann, opposed it. Illinois Republicans listed as dissenters.
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Washington
House
Clark
Kitchin
Mann
Illinois
Tlinois
Bruttes
Denison
Graham
Ireland
Juul
McKenzie
McKinley
Madden
Mantz
Rodenberg
Wheeler
Wilson
Wasittington
Treasury
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Marconi Device 10 Fight U Boat
Washington May 24 The Prince of Udine head of Italy's war mission arrived in Washington with Italian officials including William Marconi the wireless inventor The mission met with Secretary Lansing and Navy officials and planned a White House dinner with President Wilson Marconi was said to bring devices from the Italian admiralty claimed to have sunk 18 U boats in three weeks as part of discussions to foster closer ties between the United States and Italy
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Washington
Prince
Udine
Royal House of
Savoy
Italy
William Marconi
America
di Cellere
Breckenridge Long
Prince of Udine
Lansing
Polk
Philipps
John C. Gilmore
Army
William WN. Jeffers
Navy
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury Department
White House
Joseph Leiter
Marconi
Admiralty
Unites =ites
Bankers Aid in Bond Campaign in Seventh District
Sel A. Smith of Northern Trust, named chair of a committee by the American Bankers Association to aid Liberty Bond sales to farmers, livestock dealers, and dairymen in the Seventh Federal Reserve district. Final committee includes WL A. Tilden of Fort Dearborn National Bank, E. D. Keyes of Farmers National Bank, and Homer A. Miller of Iowa National Bank.
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Chicago
Sel A. Smith
Northern Trust Company
American Bankers’ Association
Seventh
Federal Reserve District
Tiineis Town
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Finels
Tilden
Fort Dearborn National Bank
E. D. Keyes
Farmers National Bank
Springfield
Homer A. Miller
Towa National Bank
Des Moines
Towa
Flour Contract Let in Springfield State Installations
May 24 contract for 2,000 barrels of flour for state installations let to Kevest bidder at 13.334 dollars per barrel. Previous year price was 16.65 dollars per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Kevest
McAdoo Addresses Missouri Bankers in St Joseph
Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo spoke to Missouri bankers in St Joseph urging swift funding for wartime needs. He addressed the Taney association about finance and liberty bonds while en route from Denver, visiting several towns along the way.
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St, Josepti, Mo
Missouri Taney Association
William G. McAdoo
Dorks
Liberty
Denver
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National Weather Bureau
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Presbyterian Assembly
Joffre
Frange
NEW Order
Labor OF
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U. S. Base Hospital
PLAN
Cantonment Board
Army Journal
Rockefeller
Committee
Prince Udine
Royal Household
Bankers
M'Adoo
Missouri
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