Naval Bill in House Urges Balanced Fleet and New Vessels
The House committee argues for a balanced fleet with dreadnaughts and battle cruisers, proposing ships costing about 160 million dollars with 59.2 million in 1917 and 28.37 million for ongoing builds. It includes 3.5 million for dry docks at Philadelphia and Norfolk and notes Pearl Harbor San Francisco and Boston docks will finish in two years to host the ships.
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Philadelphia
Norfolk
Pearl Harbor
H.T. San Francisco
Boston
Germans Retake Douaumont After Furious Assaults
London reports the Germans renewed attacks in rain of shot and shell to retake Fort Douaumont northeast of Verdun. French counterattacks northwest of Verdun recaptured Traiches near Cumieres, while Germans failed several debouching attempts. Fort Douaumont remained in German hands after fierce combat. French still held near the fort.
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London
Cnter
Fort Douaumont
Verdun
Lamar Surrenders to Authorities for Impersonation Case
David Lamar has surrendered to federal authorities and been moved to Tombs prison to await transfer to the Atlanta penitentiary. He faces a two year sentence for impersonating a congressman.
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Lamar
Washington, D. C
David Lamar
Tombs
Atlanta Penitentary
Thompson Confirmed as Judge of Hawaii Circuit Court
The Senate confirmed James Wesley Thompson of Honolulu for the Hawaii circuit court judgeship in Washington DC. His confirmation follows his nomination to the post and moves the process to formal appointment and swearing in.
Famine in Lebanon reported by Daily Mirror cable
A cable message to the Daily Mirror reports widespread starvation in Lebanon New York with thousands dead. The Syrian newspaper notes severe famine conditions and a drastic humanitarian crisis.
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Lebanon
New York
The
Daily Mirror
American ambassador Graves Sharp convalescing from pneumonia
Paris-William Graves Sharp, the American ambassador, is convalescing from pneumonia. Doctors hope he can resume duties in about a fortnight. In ON City James D. Erwin, 35, died after being struck in the chest by a pitched ball during a local baseball game. Dullin John MacNeill, head of the Sisa Fein volunteer teens, found guilty by court martial of em …
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Paris
William Graves Sharp
City
James D. Erwin
Senate approves army bill expanding regular force
Senate action clears a conference bill to raise the regular army to a standing strength around 218000 with full enlistment potential near 296000. It includes federalization of the National Guard and provisions for nitrate plants training camps and military education. The measure now awaits the president’s approval. The same session sees the shipping bill pass the House 211 to 161 to bolster the American merchant marine.
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Washington
Inc
House
Lbstian-Chamberlain
Senate
Kahn
California
National Guard
Administration
Wilson Hints Peace Move At Gathering In Charlotte
President Wilson, addressing a huge Charlotte crowd, hinted he may soon push a world peace initiative. He compared mountaineer farmers who declared independence 141 years ago to modern efforts for global harmony and urged nations to heed a small voice of humanity.
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Charlotte
Wilson
Httle
Great Britain
Mecklenburg
Americs
America
Progressive national convention announces presidential nomination Friday
Chicago May 22 officials reveal a four day Progressive convention beginning June 7 with presidential candidate nomination on Friday June 9. Victor Murdock chairs and calls the meeting to order at noon June 7 with invocations by Bishop McDowell Friday and Rev Stona Thursday.
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Chicago
Progressive National Convention
Victor Murdock
Progressive National Committee
William Fraser McDowell
John Timothy Stona
Joseph Stolz
Squier Becomes Head of Army Air Forces Section
Washington May 24 Secretary of War Daker announced Colonel George C Squier as head of the aviation section of the army signal corps. He succeeds Colonel Reber.
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Squier
Washington
Secretary of War
Daker
George C. Squier
Army
Reber
Two Ships Sunk in Baltic and Minefield Near Baltic
Copenhagen May 23 German steamer Worms of Hamburg is believed sunk in the Baltic by a Russian submarine. Swedish steamer Boenlind, 377 tons, has been sunk by a mine.
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Worms
Hamburg
Baltic
Boenlind
NEW U. S. SHELL MILL TOLD 70 OBEY LAWS
Washington May 22 Rock Island arsenals to be wade one of the great munitions factories of the country under appropriations plan to be perfected by war department A field artillery ammunition plant costing 1 250 000 is to be erected at this Arsenal an initial appropriation of 500 000 for the purchase Increased facilities for the manufacture of field artillery vehicles at 90 000 In all 755 200 is appropriated for immediate improvements at the arsenal A new powder plant may cost 500 000 to be located at Rock Island arsenal to serve as a midwest factory The sundry civil appropriation bill carries 127 237 221 and provides for many items including fortifications and canal projects Germany seeks to prevent war plots Consuls instructed to inform countrymen in the United States to obey American laws German ambassador von Bernstorff orders German consuls to impress on citizens the duty to obey laws and avoid lawless actions The aim is to deter plots or unlawful acts and to show Berlin disapproves of illegal activities by German citizens in America
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Rock Island
House
War ‘Departments
Ar Geral
Secretary of War
Rock Island Arsenal
Middle West
Panama Canal
Hawaii
Philippine
Germany
von Bernstorff
United States
Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
Naval committee backs new warship program for 1917
Washington May 20 The house naval committee voted to abandon the five year building program and to recommend five battle cruisers at 20 439 532 each four coast cruisers ten torpedo boat destroyers 20 submarines one hospital ship one oil supply ship and one ammunition supply ship to be built in the 1917 fiscal year The plan carries about 200 000 000 in total an increase from 150 000 000 for the current year.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Danielg
Warships Bombard El Arish Egypt Near Palestine Border
British warships and aeroplanes bombard El Arish in Egypt near the Palestine border, reported officially from London on May 20. In Iowa Sioux City, Miss Jen nie Jones, champion golfer, is killed in a collision between her car and a police patrol wagon in May 20 reports. In Marseilles a coasting steamer Mira, 3050 tons, sunk by torpedo near the Mediterranean May 16. all passengers and crew saved.
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London
el Arish
Egypt
Palestine
Sioux City
Jennie Jones
Iowa
Marseilles
France
Mira
Mediterranean
War risk rates fall in transatlantic markets
In New York and London, transatlantic war rates declined from three percent to two percent over the past week with further reductions of half a per cent anticipated.
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New York
Tondon
5000 Students In Army Training In New England
Borton May 23. Five thousand students in New England are now receiving military instruction. This was announced at the Association of New England Colleges conference on athletics.
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Borton
New England
Association of New England Colleges
Conference On Athletics
Roosevelt urges military prep and true Americanism in Detroit event
Theodore Roosevelt spoke at three addresses in Detroit, urging thorough military preparedness and "social justice" at a Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen convention gathering and at a public reception. He called for national unity beyond origins, faith, or region, and did not meet Henry Ford during the visit.
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Mich
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Brotherhood of Railway
New York
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Mr. Roosevelt
Henry Ford
Welch elected bishop at Methodist conference
Saratoga N Y May 20 Rev Herbert Welch D D LL D was elected as bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church on the eighth ballot at the general conference held Thursday.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Herbert Welch
D. D
Methodist Episcopal Church
Dutch Reject Diver Note in May London Telegram
The Dutch government decided to send a strong note to Bertin asserting the German account of the torpedoing of the Dutch steamer Tubanda cannot be accepted.
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London
Bertin
Illness of James J Hill Alarms St Paul Friends
James J Hill of St Paul Minnesota has been ill causing concern among his friends and business associates. He has been in retirement at his residence since last Wednesday.
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James J. Hill
St. Paul
Minn
Thfll
Wage scale fixed after miners operators talks in Iowa
After seven weeks of negotiations Iowa miners and mine operators reached a wage scale agreement ending a threatened strike. The second district will see 77 cents per ton with lump mining phased out there. The Des Moines area scale rises from 77 to 79 1-2 cents. A three operator and three worker sub committee will study machine mining. About 100 delegates will meet to ratify the pact. Rockwell City reports Rockwell’s church membership surpassing most in the Northwest Iowa conference with over 1,300 church members in a town of about 2,000.
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Oskaldala
Iowa
Aube
Des Moines Aeld
B.C. Smith
Mine Oprators’ Association
William Rodgers
Rockwall City
Rockwell
Methodist Episcopal Church
High Church
Northwest Iowa
United States
Des Moines to Levy Mulet Tax on Liquor Sales
Des Moines officials including Attorney George Wilson and Safety Superintendent Woolger announce a mulet tax of 300 dollars on every building where liquor sales are proven. Property owners will bear the tax when liquor sales are established, as a measure to curb intoxication. In Pleasantville and Knoxville a tornado damaged several homes and barns injuring two people, with Mrs Hicks and Mrs Benge among those affected.
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Des Moines
Pleasantvile
Knoxville
Pleasantville
Tw Town
Robert Hicks
Bruce Benge
Charles Eyan
C. Speed
Leonard Mobler
Aged Doctor Convicted in Stratford Liquor Case
Dr. A W Chamberlain, aged Stratford physician for forty years, is found guilty of maintaining a liquor nuisance after a four hour trial. He also ran a drug store with his medical practice. The maximum penalty is a $1000 fine. Newton Hit By Storm Damages county farm outbuildings and inmate home roofs as two tornado clouds sweep the area. No injuries reported.
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Webster Cly
A.W. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Stratford
Newton
Jag- Fer County
Select National Delegates, Cedar Rapids
Following the state republican convention the Iowa republican delegates to the Chicago Convention met and elected Senator W. S. Kenyon as chairman George C. G. Call of Sioux City secretary James A. Devitt of Oskaloosa treasurer John Jamieson of Casey sergeant at arms Jos. Byrnes of Des Moines assistant sergeant-at-arms
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Will Rains Endowment Fund at Buena Vista College
Buena Vista college, in Storm Lake, entering its twenty fifth year, launches an endowment drive for 106000 dollars. More than 39600 already on hand and 20000 promised upon reaching the goal. Founded in 1891 by Fort Dange and Sioux City Presbyteries, the college has graduated 4000 students and is supported by the Iowa synod.
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Will Rains
Storm Lake
Buena Vista College
Fort Dange
Sioux City
Synod of Iowa
Dolliver’s Daughter Wins Fort Dodge Debate Prize
Margaret Dolliver, daughter of the late senator J. P. Dolliver, won first place in a Fort Dodge debate contest, beating nine other high school teams. The event drew attention from Town State College and the State University as well as a congressional half holiday for her birth date.
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Fort’ Dodger
J. P
Dolliver
Margaret
Fort
Dodge Miss
Dallivar
Port Dodge High
Prominent Former Iowan Col William Michael Dies in DC
Des Moines reports the death of Col William F Michael a former prominent Town man who served in the Eleventh Iowa Infantry and was wounded at Shiloh He later joined the Davy and served many years with the state department He edited the Sioux City Journal and was chief clerk of the state department from 1897 to 1912 and former consul general at Calcutta.
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Des Moines
William Fr. Michael
Washington, D.C
Michael Was
Eleventh Iowa Infantry
Shiloh
Davy
State Department
Sioux City Journal
Calcutta
Coe College Leader Elected Moderator at Assembly
John A. Marquis president of Coe College Cedar Rapids was chosen moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States at the national conference in Alliance City New Jersey He won on the second ballot with 618 votes to 227 for Rev William L McEwan of Pittsburgh Pa
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Coe College
Cedar Rapids
John A. Marquis
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In the United
To Fight Hog Plague in Iowa Counties
Federal authorities show hog cholera can be controlled but a county trying to eradicate it faces a hard proposition. Iowa state veterinarian Dn J J Gibson says he will organize the county by county effort to fight hog cholera across the state.
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Ames
Dn J. J. Gibson
Gibson
Iowa
Electric shock survivor recounts near fatal incident
Mason City cecek Lacore, an electric gas plant worker at the People's Gas & Electric Plant, received a full 52 200 volt shock. He says a burn across the back was the only injury after his body touched live wires behind the switch boss when he rose.
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Mason City
Cecel Lacore
Gias
People's Gas & Electric Plant
Dedicate New Lutheran Church in Newton Iowa
A large gathering of prominent Lutheran pastors and lay members will dedicate a new edifice in Newton on Sunday June 4. Rev. John Bright leads the congregation. Upon completion the church will rank among Iowa’s finest Lutheran houses of worship.
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Newton
John Bright
Iowa
Enlarge Arsenal Force at Davenport Plant
Rock Island arsenal plans to hire hundreds more workers after Congress approves 1.25 million dollars for the local plant which is already the government’s largest manufacturing arsenal. The current force totals 2,000 men.
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Davenport
Rock Island Arsenal
Congress
Change Reported In Knoxville Hospital Plans
Circulation in Knoxville claims the local hospital will close within months and be converted into an insane asylum due to severe overcrowding at the four state hospitals now serving that purpose.
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Knoxville
Boone Jones Couple Observes 66th Wedding Anniversary
Pioneer Iowa residents Mr and Mrs Richard Jones marked sixty six years of marriage with a quiet observance due to health issues. Mrs Jones suffers paralysis and can no longer speak after a stroke two years ago.
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Boone
Richard Jones
Iowa
Frost Devastates Iowa Strawberry Crop
A late frost hit nearly all sections of the state causing serious damage. Freezing temps were reported at Inwood Carroll and Creston with Des Moines dropping near freezing. Killing frost occurred in parts of Iowa and garden produce was badly damaged.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Inwood
Carroll
Creston
Mercury
Lowe
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