Shipping Board Chairman Outlines Vast 1920 Merchant Fleet
Commerce fleet envisioned by Hurley would reach 25,000,000 deadweight tons with Harney as chair declares Americas postwar shipbuilding plan aims to link the United States with South and Central America and the Pacific while boosting trade with Europe. He spoke at Notre Dame graduates detailing output forecasts and the role of American ships in global commerce and justice.
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Shipping Board
United States
South Bend
Indo America
Hurley
Notre Dame University
Air
South
Central America
Pacific
Japan
Russia
China
Australia
Orient
America
Europe
Repubic
Schwab
Emergency Fleet ‘Corporation
Great Britain
700 000 Yanks To France In Farewell Address
Washington officials quote Secretary Baker as he bids farewell to French Alpine chasseurs at the Washington monument base. He cites that over 700000 American soldiers have sailed for France to reinforce Lafayette and Rochambeau era aid. Attendees include M Jusserand and French officials. A bonfire in Council Bluffs destroys Hun literature, with patriotic songs and school and community participation.
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Blue Devils
Washington, D. C
France
Lafayette
Rochambeau
America
Baker
Alpine Chasseurs
Washington Monument
M. Jus‘serand
French High Commission
Mr. Baker
Council Bluffs
Matt Tinley
Company L
McAdoo urges $5 billion tax plan for 1919 war bill
Secretary McAdoo writes to Chairman Kitchin proposing a revenue bill to raise $5,000,000,000 by taxation for the 1919 fiscal year. He calls for a real war profits tax at a high rate, tighter excess profits rules, higher taxes on unearned incomes, and heavy levies on luxuries, aiming to fund wartime expenditures.
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Washington
McAdoo
Kitchin
House
Ways and Means Committee
Great Britain
Hoover to Visit England and London visit news
Hoover to visit England as newspapers highlight potential progress toward unity in food command and milk price fixes. Chicago reports a national milk price agreement east of the Rockies discussed at the Food Administration in headquarters. Washington sees a senate proposal for war time prohibition as an amendment to the emergency agricultural appropriation bill.
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London
Herbert Hoover
Chicago
United States
Rocky Mountains
Food Administration
Washington, D.C
Senate
Senator Jones
Washington
Big Sum for Coast Defense Plan Heads to Congress
Washington reports a 516 million appropriation requested by the War Department on Thursday to establish 16 coast defense stations for submarines and aircraft. Eighteen would be on the Atlantic coast and three on the Gulf. The plan also calls for movable fortifications so guns can be shifted by rail to meet possible attacks.
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Washington
United States
Congress
War Department
Department
Atlantic Coast
Gulf Coast
New York Senses Quiet Air Raid Drill Evening
New York and nearby Jersey towns were dark as aircraft flew over the city after eight in a nighttime test of blackout orders. Crowds watched the planes and listened to engines, assuming alarms for bombing, until the flyers' true purpose was revealed.
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New York
Jersey
Sound
Must Cure Huns of Desire for War
Thomas A. Edison told a New York convention on June 10 that Germany must be cured forever of the desire to wage war, arguing there is only one outcome that can satisfy. He framed disarmament as essential to lasting peace.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Germany
Neal for New Fuel Post in Garfield plans
Washington June 10 Fuel Administrator Garfield announced the appointment of J B Neal as director of production of the fuel administration. One aim of the new office is to stimulate production.
Italian high commissioner denies wheat spaghetti claim
F Quattrone, Italian high commissioner to the United States, flatly denies that American wheat shipped to Italy returns as spaghetti. He protests rumors of idle ships in Italian ports and warns further tonnage reductions in US-Italy trade would threaten Italy and its army with starvation.
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F. Quattrone
United States
Italy
Mr. Quattrone
Hoover Opposes Beer and Wine Prohibition Move
Washington June 6 The Food Administration and Hoover oppose halting beer and wine production while whisky remains legal arguing the net food savings would be outweighed by evils of a whisky based nation President Wilson has not used his power to ban foodstuffs in beer and wine unless Hoover deems it necessary Senators ally with prohibitionists plan to strike a $13 million emergency agricultural bill amendment unless wine and beer production is stopped by the president
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Washington
Hoover
Wilson
Senator Sheppard
Texas
Prohibition
Food Administration
Senate
House
C W Fairbanks Dies in Indianapolis at 79
Charles Warren Fairbanks former vice president and longtime Indiana senator died at his home in Indianapolis at 8 55 pm Tuesday after a chronic nephritis illness. Born May 11 1852 in Union County Ohio he studied at Ohio Wesleyan and became a lawyer in 1874. He married Cornelia Cole and was elected senator in 1896 and later nominated for vice president in 1904.
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Indianapolis
Charles Warren Fairbanks
United States
Indiana
Maj
Richard Fairbanks
France
Union County
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Cornelia Cole
Ohio Wesleyan
Farm labor furloughs canceled by state in war call
Governor Manning told the state council of defense that farm labor furloughs would be canceled and laborers mobilized in class one. He warned the U S may face trouble in Mexico and possibly deploy a large army in Russia as U boat attacks could presage further events. Italian forces struck on Monte Di Val Bella front, took 50 prisoners six machine guns and materials, war office reported.
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Columbia
S. C
Manning
Washington
State Council of Defense
United States
Mexico
Rusia
Rome
Monte di Val Bella
Italian War Office
Strause Convicted in Mead Murder Case
Peoria June 10 E A Strause banker was found guilty of murder in the second degree after a four hour jury deliberation. The verdict comes in the Berne M Mead killing case.
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E. A. Strause
Peoria
Berne M. Mead
Second Largest U S Wheat Crop Forecast
The Department of Agriculture forecasts 931,000,000 bushels of winter and spring wheat combined with oats at 1.6 billion and barley at 235,000,000. The outlook calls for a large, possibly record, harvest across states including Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and the Northwestern trio with high yields and strong export potential.
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Nebraska
Oklahoma
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Illinois
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Missouri
North Dakota
Argentina
Australia
India
United States
North America
Europe
Seven Indicted In Plot Against United States
Six men and one woman were indicted on high treason charges in New York. Named defendants include Jeremiah O Leary an Irish agitator fugitive and Maria K de Victorica held at Ellis Island. Others are Paul Rodicker Albert Paul Ficke W J Robinson Emile Kipper and John D Ryan for aiding enemy forces financing propaganda and spying at plants. Also reports Floyd Gibbons wounded in Paris while with American troops near Chateau Thierry. A fire at Stamboul Constantinople rends 50000 homeless.
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New York
Jeremiah O'Leary
Maria K. de Victorica
Ellis Island
Paul Rodicker
Albert Paul Ficke
W. J. Robinson
Emile Kipper
John D. Ryan
Taunition
America
Two Million in National Army as New Recruits Reach Cantonments
Washington on June 7 reports 1 595 704 selective service men called to date and 2 000 000 expected in camps. Crowder orders mobilization of 200 000 between June 24 and 28, with 45000 deemed fit for active duty. Arizona not included. future registrations likely every three months.
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Washington
Crowder
Arizona
Congress
National Army
War to finish Lansing at Columbia University
Secretary of State Lansing condemned peace suggestions based on Prussianism and criticized the government and war conduct as not constructive. He argued Prussia seeks perpetual war and spoke at Columbia University commencement, where he received an honorary Doctor of Laws alongside Lord Reading.
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New York
Lord Reading
Gen Michie Dies in France on Railroad Train
Brig. Gen. Robert B. L. Michie of the American army died suddenly on a railroad train near Rouen France Wednesday. The death was unexpected as he had not been ill. Start New Air Route Inaugurated in New York and Boston when Lt Webb began the first flight from Belmont Park. Jerome Arizona Fire Sweeps Town Leaves Over a Thousand Homeless in Mexican District. more than 100 houses burned.
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Paris
Robert B. L. Michie
Rouen
New York
Boston
Lieutenant Webb
United States Army
Belmont Park
L. L
Arizona
Jerome
Ariz
Iowa college halts 50000 building drive amid pledges
Simpson College suspended its campaign to raise 50000 for a new building as readers contributed 66.20 in subscriptions. Reports note flour returns from Iowa to France and list several wartime notes including gassed Airs and other local impacts. The dispatch covers public notices, charity drives, and local incidents with names like Harding Johnson Stone Cleman Olson and farmers reacting to food administration policies. The piece also mentions Cedar Falls Sunday closing ordinance and looming federal mergers in express services.
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Simpson College
WL. Harding
Charles: Johnson
Hanna Manufacturing Company
Oskaloosa
Addie Cle
Spencer
Little Sioux
Alvin Krause
H. W. Krause
Storm Lake
France
Harold
Cedar Falls
Elias Doty
Cedar Rapids
United States Food Administration
Sam
Sioux City
Jete
Food Administration
Chas
Cleman
Union ‘Township
Boone
Iowa
E H. Hoyt
Elbert ‘Stone
Eld
Viola Stone
Ida Boies
English Channel
Young Stone
Camp Dodge
Waa
Express
Federal Express Company
Me— Adoo
Adams, Southern American
Welle Fargo
W. B. Barney
Dairy and
Jen Homer A. Miller
Des Moines
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Amsterdam
Stamboul
Constantinople
Sultan Selin
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Hunter Liggett
Lansing
Michie
Scott
Iowa State
O. A. Olson
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Tt Fair
Fest City
A. Miller
Tlpaign
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