Red Cross drive in Adams County tops expectations
Quincy and Adams County reporters describe a four day Red Cross subscription surge that far exceeded weekly goals. Local committees report cash proceeds of tens of thousands with dozens of township gifts and factory pledges pushing county totals beyond sixty thousand for war relief.
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Quincy
Adams County
Red Cross
George B. Stadden
American Red Cross
W. J. Singleton
Red Cross Campaign
T. R. Evans
Chamber of Commerce
Government 10 Cuts Its Price on Coal
Washington May 24 Government fixed coal price reductions to be ordered after an agreement between the railroads and the Fuel Administration. The new price likely around 225 dollars a ton, 35 to 40 cents below current mine prices. Railroads will distribute cars more evenly among mines, ending 100 percent supply to railway contracts and potentially boosting production for the remainder of the year.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Garfield
McAdoo
Railroad Administration
Two Jurors See Grace Lusk Cry On Trial Witness Stand
Waukeshaw Wisconsin May 24 Two jurors and many speculators were in tears as Grace Lusk spoke on the witness stand detailing her relationship with Dr. David Roberts amid the case over the slaying of Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts. She described meetings in Chicago Milwaukee and a pivotal May 1917 Milwaukee hotel conference where she carried the pistol used in the crime and recounted his pleas to tell the truth. The defendant sobbed, Judge Lueck adjourned, and she was consoled by her father as she recounted the early meetings and the manuscript work that drew them together.
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Waukesha
Wis
Grace Lusk
Mary Newman Roberts
David Roberts
Ile
Mrs. Roberts
Miss Lusk
Warren
Judge Lueck
Dr. Roberts
Chicago
Milwaukee
Visit Details Describe Jealousy and Care Assertions
A woman recounts her visit where she denies jealousy was ever warranted. She states Dr. Roberts consistently assured her of his unique care and protested whenever she was away even for a day.
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Dr. Roberts
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