All State Buildings Abandoned in Wartime Illinois
Springfield May 25 The million dollar a year building plan of the University of Illinois and other state institutions was abandoned by order of the state administration because of the war. The excise bill was amended to divert funds to the general fund and not to specific institutions. The House passed a bill removing a race hatred provision in penalties for moving pictures and another bill allowing condemnation of property for pipeline extensions. For the first time over 1000 bills were introduced in a single session with the thousandth bill by Rep Church of Evanston. A reserve militia bill was introduced at the governor’s request.
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Springfield
University of Illinois
House of Representatives
State University
State School Fund
Shurtleff
Shurtliff
Lowden
Jackson
Gorman
Church
Evanston
Buck
Dickson
Italian Prince Udine Guests at White House Dinner
Washington May 25 The Prince of Udine and the Italian war mission met President Wilson at a White House state dinner closing a day of official introductions. The guest list included cabinet members and spouses, Chief Justice White, and various senators and representatives. The prince delivered a king’s letter and expressed joy at visiting, with Secretary Lansing, Daniels, and Baker among those receiving him.
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Washington
Prince of
Udine
Wilson
White House
White
Saulsbury
Daniels
Baker
Lansing
Victor Emanu
Italy
State Fish and Game Board Reorganized in Illinois
May 25 Springfield Ill. James W. Corwine of Lincoln appointed by Governor Lowden to serve until July 1 as a member of the state fish and game commission succeeding Jack I. Blackman who resigned. Governor Lowden also named Ralph F. Bradford of Pontiac to succeed Uc di Dittmer as president. Two more members were required to transact business. when the new code takes effect July 1 Bradford becomes head of the game and fish department and the old commission will be abolished.
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Springfield
Til
James W. Corwine
Lincoln
Lowden
State Fish and Game Commission
Jack I. Blackman
Paris
Ralph F. Bradford
Pontiac
di Dittmer
Bradford
Waite Executed in Sing Sing for Murder of Father in Law
OSSINING May 25 Dr Arthur Warren Waite dentist and tennis player was executed at Sing Sing at 11 10 pm for the murder of his father in law John E Peck of Grand Rapids Mich He walked to the chair with calm step and submitted quietly to the ordeal Three shocks were given within four minutes In the two hours before his death Waite prayed with his spiritual adviser He refused to send a farewell message stating there was no one he cared to contact The case was driven by money motive and exposed by a telegram from K Adams leading to autopsy showing arsenic poisoning The district attorney said there were no passions or enmity involved in the crime and Waite confessed to buying arsenic days before the death of his father in law.
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Ossining
Arthur Warren Waite
Sing
Waite
Mr. Peterson
New York
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Edward Swann
K. Adams
Perry Peck
Volunteers to Help Hoover in Food Campaign
Washington May 25 volunteers to serve without pay in the national food administration were received in great numbers at Hoover administration offices. Many prominent business men offered, Hoover to select aides quickly and start work once Congress passes the food bills. Governors pledge aid with state defense councils assisting through food divisions.
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Wasitington
National Food Administration Service
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover
Congress
Wilson
Redfield
National Banks of Omaha Boost Liberty Bond Subscriptions
May 25 Omaha nine national banks pledge to double their subscriptions and take four million dollars in bonds after a candid talk by Secretary McAdoo. He also spoke to the Nebraska State Conversation congress where about five sixths of 3000 in attendance signaled readiness to buy at least one liberty bond.
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Omaha
Liberty Loan
McAdoo
Nebraska
Congress
Private Bankers in Chicago in Custody
Thomas F. Mc Farland and Mark P. Bransfield presidents of Auburn State and Morgan Park State banks are in custody of the state's attorney after examiners closed the banks for unsatisfactory conditions. Formal arrest will follow on charges of fraudulent conduct and accepting deposits after insolvency was revealed.
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Chicago
Thomas F. McFarland
Mark P. Bransfield
Auburn State
Morgan Park State
William J. Kline
Morgan Park Bank
Airships Raid Coast Over Eastern England
London report says four or five German airships bombed eastern England Wednesday night and escaped after being pursued by defense forces. Official statement notes bombs were dropped and no details on casualties or damage yet.
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London
England
Transylvania
Mediterranean
Sontay
Saloniki
Marseilles
Balfour Praises War Prep In Farewell U S Visit
Foreign Secretary Balfour thanked the United States for its wartime reception and praised progress in forty days since U S entry. He told Washington reporters at the National Press Club that America would soon contribute full weight to the democratic fight, despite congressional delays.
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Washington
Balfour
United States
America
National Press Club
Congress
Wilson
White House
Delegates Reach Stockholm via London Conference
Hungarian, Polish and Bohemian delegates to a specialist conference reached Stockholm via London on Thursday.
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Stockholm
London
Senate Committee Begins War Revenue Bill Revisions
The Senate finance committee began revising the 1.8 billion war revenue bill in Washington on May 25. They favor reducing the gross tax levy to about 1.25 billion, striking retroactive income tax on 1916 incomes, dropping second class mail increases, and replacing excess profits tax with a plan based on average profits over up to five years. A parcel post tax is being considered as a freight tax. Completion of redrafting is expected within a week or ten days.
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Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
Senate
Red Cross Opens Record Campaign Nationwide Drive
Washington May 25 The Red Cross launched its largest drive to raise 100,000,000 for American soldiers and devastated districts. Henry P. Davison said the sum is needed to meet pressing needs as 160 men and women from 40 cities attended. A nationwide campaign will be led by prominent volunteers in each community.
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Washington
Red Cross
Davison
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
Pershing Plans With Wilson For Expeditionary Force
Washington May 25 President Wilson conferred with Major General John J Pershing who will command the first American expeditionary force to France The conference was brief and officials declined to discuss it The departure time for the force and for Pershing and his staff has not been set.
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Washington
Wilson
J. J. Pershing
France
Pershing
Baker
Heavy penalty for Canada’s slackers
Ottawa May 25 an order in council has been issued to stop Canadians from evading military service by leaving the country. It makes it illegal for any male resident aged 18 to 45 to depart without written permission from authorities under heavy penalties.
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Ottawa
Canada
War Minister Kerensky Begins Front Tour
War Minister Kerensky has started on his tour of inspection of all military fronts. He left Petrograd by special train for the journey, proceeding from Petrograd to inspect the fronts.
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Petrograd
London
Kerensky
Petrovgrad
Flag Day Proclamation Declares June 14 1917
Gov Frank O Lowden of Illinois proclaims June 14 1917 as Flag Day urging all citizens to display the flag to honor the nation and its ideals. The proclamation notes the flag and its principles are attacked by autocracy and calls for all to wear a small flag at schools stores homes and workplaces. It is signed by Governor Lowden and Secretary Lewis Emmerson.
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Pringfield
Ill
Frank O. Lowden
Springfield
Navy cadets to officer new fleet of chasers
Washington May 25 The present first class at the naval academy will be graduated June 28 a year ahead of time to provide officers for the fleet of submarine chasers. Captain Eberle commandant at Annapolis and the faculty approved the earlier graduation. There are 203 men in the class and all who pass the exam will be commissioned as ensigns. They have been doing double work to prepare for early graduation. The class which would have finished in June this year was graduated last March.
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Washington
Naval Academy
Eberle
Annapolis
Labor leaders decline to send delegates to Stockholm talks
President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor refused an invitation to send delegates to a Stockholm trade union congress amid peace talks. The event coincides with a Socialist peace conference denounced by the State Department for passport refusals and warned participation would breach the law. The Dutch Federation of Trade Unions sent the invitation from President Oudegeest, with German influence suspected behind the move through Carl Legein, an international union head.
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Washington
Stockholm
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
State Department
Holland
Federation of Labor
Oudegeest
Dutch Federation of Trade Unions
International Federation of Trade Unions
Carl Legein
June Budget for Allies Fixed Up
Treasury officials fix June funding for allies with an elastic program to span months. About 400 million dollars will be advanced in June, totaling over 1.0 billion. Baby bond subscribers can pay in installments like larger subscriptions, with option to pay full amount in advance.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve
Liberty Loan
Italians Push Toward Triest After 9000 Prisoners Taken
Italian forces on a ten mile front on the Caro plateau overwhelmed Austrian lines near Castagnavizta and reached the Gulf of Triest. They captured over 9000 Austrian prisoners, including 300 officers, as nine British batteries aided the Isonzo push. Triest lies less than ten miles away as fierce counterattacks followed the breakthrough.
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Caro
Castagnavizta
Gulf of
Triest
Isonzo
Austria
Adriatic
France
Soissons
Illinois Freshman Drowns in Gym Tank
Dwight W. Robeson of Mattoon a University of Illinois freshman drowned in the gymnasium swimming tank Thursday. Another student found his body after two hours of pul motor resuscitation attempts. Robeson a 1916 graduate of Nicholas Sena High School Chicago.
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Urbana
Dwight W. Robeson
Mattoon
University of Ilinois
Robeson
Nicholas Sena
Chicago
Four illnesses surface among camp officers at Port Snelling
Port Snelling Minn May 25 four cases of mumps and one of measles have broken out among the student officers at the officers training camp Major Greenleaf of the medical corps reports all are being treated at the camp hospital twenty five national guardsmen were added to the camp roster they came from Nebraska Iowa and the Dakotas.
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Port Snelling
Minn
Greenleaf
Medical Corps
Nebraska
Iowa
Dakotas
Daylight Saving Bill Urged by Illinois House
Springfield May 25 The Illinois House adopted Rep Igoes daylight saving restitution urging Congress to pass laws making clocks turn ahead one hour. With adjournment looming, the house planned a one day recess over Memorial Day.
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Springfield
Ill
House
Igoe
Congress
California Lifts Embargo on Illinois Cattle
Governor Stephens, acting on advice from the state veterinarian, raises the embargo on cattle shipped into California from Illinois and Mexico. The embargo had been in place over a year due to the foot and mouth disease outbreak.
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Illinois
Sacramento
Cal
Stephens
California
Mexico
Missouri House Floor Leader Indicted in Bribe Probe
Frank Farris Democratic floor leader in Missouri was indicted by a St. Louis grand jury on soliciting a bribe to vote for a bill raising St Louis policemen salaries. The indictment was handed down Thursday in St Louis Missouri reflecting political graft concerns.
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ST. Louis. Mo
Frank Farris
Missouri House of Representatives
St. Louis
Trial of Mrs Mooney Concludes Venicemen Called
In San Francisco on May 25 a court adjourned while a call for more Venicemen was issued in the trial of Mrs. Kena Mooney for murder related to a bomb explosion on July 24, 1916 that killed ten people. Sixmitgrs have been sworn and 121 tales men have been examined thus far.
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San Francisco
Kena Mooney
Jaly
Presbyterian church jury votes for Columbus assembly site
Dallas May 25 The general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States of America North voted unanimously to hold the assembly at Columbus Ohio confirming plans for the national church gathering amid ongoing debates on location and schedule.
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Dallas
Tex
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the United States of Aerica
Norths
WIS
Columbus
Nto
Arras Gains Confuse For London Front Report May 25
British claims in Arras battle report 21,000 German seized from 40 divisions, 50 percent fewer British losses than Somme, 200 guns captured, territory four times Somme gains. Italians have begun a successful second offensive from Gorizia to the sea with 9,000 prisoners taken.
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London
Arras
Germany
PF. B. Maurice
Somme
Gorizia
Maurice
Mautica
Ree
The
Arras-Cambrai
Railroad Men Boost Liberty Loan Drive in 192? Push
On May 24, railroad leaders organized a nationwide effort to swell Liberty Loan sales. Alfred H. Smith of New York Central urged railroad presidents to finance installments for workers purchases. Subscriptions reportedly rose sharply, with industrial firms asked to offer easy bond access. The National Board of Fire Underwriters backed the effort.
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New York
Liberty Loan
Railroad
Liberty Loan Committee
Alfred H. Smith
New York Central Railroad
Warren 5. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Liberty Bond
National Board of Firs Underwriters
Indicted Onion Dealers Accused of Interstate Monoploy
Eighty eight corporations and individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to monopolize interstate onion trade. The case follows a nationwide food cost inquiry led by George W. Anderson of Boston. Defendants allegedly divided markets, fixed buying prices, and hoarded supply to raise prices, storing onions in warehouses and selling mainly September to April. Headquarters were said to be at Renton, Ghia.
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Boston
Federal Grand Jury
George W. Anderson
Anderson
Renton
Ghia
Grain broker of Peoria dies by own action
Thomas Pursley, former president of the Pearl Board of Trade and longtime grain broker in Central Illinois, shot himself Thursday morning at 8 in his Peoria Board of Trade office. He died an hour later at a local hospital.
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Peoria
Thomas
Pursley
Pearl Board of Trade
Illinois
Peoria Board of Trade
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