Giant troop ship narrowly misses undersea mine
A Leviathan transport carrying 12 006 soldiers dodged a mine off the Grand Banks near New Foundland, drifting within 50 feet. Quick steering swung the ship past the threat, averting disaster. The voyage delivered 22 972 troops of the Rainbow Division, including 42nd and 40th units, with casualties listed and high praise for officers and crews.
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New York
Bellethen
Priday
Grand Banks
New Foundland
Kingston Harbor Plans Promised for Shipping Aid
April report from Kingston Jamaica notes government study of harbor improvements to attract vessels to Poumna Canal. Proposals include a dry dock and modern coal station at Snake Kingston free port of call, with an English expert to aid. Longshoremen in Kingston demand 8 hour day, higher wages, and threaten disruption to fruit shipments amid looming general labor movement.
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Kingston
Famades
Poumna Canal
England
St Ile
Jimdica
Longshoraney
Land Honors Fallen Seraes on Confederate Memorial Day
Atlanta April 29 Confederate Memorial Day is celebrated with patriotic meetings parades and grave decorations for fallen soldiers across the South. The day supports Victory Loan drives to lift quotas and is a legal holiday in Georgia Florida Alabama and Mississippi. Naval aide leaves Havana after aiding in Germany spy network break up and communications in Mexico Cuba and Spain during the war. Pan-American Socialist Labor Congress opens in Buenos Aires with delegates from Argentina Uruguay Chile Paraguay and Peru to discuss the eight hour workday wages free trade arbitration disarmament and labor exploitation by foreign capital.
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Atlanta
Bouthera States
Georgia
Florida
Mabaaia
Misesissippi
Naval Adiddie
Havana
Carlos V. Cucadis
United States
Naval Attacke
Legation
Germany
Eyslen
Mexico
Cuba
Spain
Washington
Pan-Amertors
Buenos Aires
Pan-American Socialist
Argentine
Uruguay
Chile
Paray
Peru
Parade of San Antonio public schools dazzles crowds
The Victory Carnival Week parade featured San Antonio public school floats highlighting manual training, home economics, health, music, art, kindergartens, and Americanization. Nationalities from 32 countries were shown in uniformed groups, with large crowds applauding the colorful displays and student efforts.
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San Antonio
Menual Training
Home Economics
Health Department
Parade Draws Thousands Through Main Street
A large parade along Main Street and surrounding avenues drew thousands who lined the sidewalks to applaud as floats from various school departments moved past. Notables including police, the provost marshal, and school officials rode at the head, while students on freewriters floats and the bands highlighted the event with colorful displays and patriotic themes.
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Lancaster
Charley 8
Meek
Ure
Eh. O. Evans
Charles Gerlach
Mckayland
Henry Civerra
Dan Aa
Mavusl Training Department
Goolker
Santa Ana
Sem Haueton
Flong
Uung
Main Avenue
Brackenridge High Schools
Alf
Ernst
Camp Wraris to Host Soldier Meetings by Dr Payne
Preparations underway at Camp Wraris for a series of soldier meetings led by Dr Payne a former poster and day fet player of Fowston Texas now serving overseas The meetings to be held in S Building Bathy Jane Lie Wed Best Camp religious work director will coordinate Payne later speak at nearby camps including Houston Kelly Yield and others in the San Antonio area The YM A conducted athletic programs and rallies for soldiers and Payne who served near Metz endured injuries limiting his duties but will continue serving the soldiers in these outreach efforts
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Phonntutt
Payne
Fowston
Coa
Gareed
Bort Save
Houston
Kelly
San Antonio
Hue
Euldiers
Metz
A. Heepital
Four Uilles to Wreek Memphis Rail Yard Crash
Four railroad employees are reported killed and twelve or fourteen injured in a collision between a control work team and a promotion in the Nonnaubah railrood yards near Were tae.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nonnaubah
Freight rates cut amid shippers call for change
Reading of a sparse OCR clip shows freight rates discussed with focus on reduced pricing for freight movements. Mentions lines about honichohs and cars, but readable entities are limited and specifics are unclear. The piece hints at industry pressure for pricing adjustments.
SQUIER REVEALS WAR SECRET USED TREES AS WIRELESS TOWERS
Washington April 26 Major General Aquier chief signal officer reveals a war secret describing trees used as wireless towers. He showed at the Penison Society of America how a eucalyptus tree served as a transmitter with a hanging insulated wire. Four killed in jitney crash Camp Merritt N J April 28 official reports say ten injured in collision near the government reservation.
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Squier
Washington, D.C
Aquier
Army
Amerlestary
Ehips
Rodliy
Squid Meade
Prnsion S
Wiety of America
the States Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Nature
Camp MercHtt
N. J
British flyers delay Atlantic crossing with new wireless gear
Australian pilot Harry G. Hawker on the Sopwith plane awaiting the Digby expedition ship Digby to depart Hogland by April 30. Hawker expects installation of a new wireless set to solve earlier spark plug troubles as he aims for a nonstop 20 hour Atlantic crossing.
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St. John's'n. F
Walt
Atlantic
Harry G. Hawker
Hogland
Kay
Hawker
United States Air Service
Macaules
United States
Hag
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