Germans Seek Peace at Stockholm Conference
German majority Socialists arrive in Stockholm led by Philip Scheidemann to discuss peace with Dutch and Scandinavian delegates. Molkenbuhr says hope remains but optimism is limited and Belgium rehabilitation may be settled at the general peace conference. He adds the German government bears no responsibility for the Stockholm meeting.
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Stockholm
London
Philip Scheidemann
Herren
Sassenbach
Ebert
Molkenbuhr
Fischer
Legien
Bauer
Herman
Moller T. Stauning
Copenhagen
Herr Molkenbuhr
Associated Press
Belgium
Belgium cites German plan of industrial strangulation and deportations
In a memorandum presented by Minister de Cartier and released by the State Department Belgium rejects Germany’s claim of deportations as military necessity. It accuses Germany of a cold blooded August 1914 plan to enslave Belgians Polish and Lithuanian territories and to sow hatred that endangers social ties for centuries. The document details alleged steps to break Belgian patriotism and force labor for military use.
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Washington, D. C
de Cartier
State Department
Germany
Belgium
W. Rathnau
Berlin
Europe
Mexico to hold all landowners meeting on crop goals
Mexico City June 4 The National Chamber of Commerce calls all landowners to a July 12 meeting in the capital to plan planting and harvesting of sufficient crops. The Department of Industry orders state governors to report district needs and supply crop planting prospects.
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Mexico City
Mexico
National Chamber of Commerce
Department of Industry
Noted aviator Captain Albert Ball killed in action
The War Office confirms Captain Albert Ball one of Britain's famed aviators was killed in action after last seen May 7 near Lens fending off three German aircraft. His recorded score stood at 29 enemy planes.
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London
War Office
Albert Ball
Great Britain
Ball
Captain Ball
Lens
Russians Denounce the Russian Church in Chicago
In Chicago the first sign of the Russian revolution touched locals as Russian and Ukrainian peasants gathered in a northwest hall and waved a red flag with the Statue of Liberty. They urged confiscation of 22 million dollars in church property, claimed bishops abroad own churches, and pressed for Russia to become a republic with federal unity.
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Chicago
United States
Ntussia
Russia
Heat Ignites Leaves Fire Damages Roof in Texas City
A Sunday afternoon blaze on the roof of Jesusa Torres’s home at 114 Guadalupe Street started from a pile of dry leaves on a tin roof. Firefighters contained the flames with the temperature at 92 degrees, limiting damage to the roof area.
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Jesusa Torres
Guadalupe Street
Italo Americans Picnic Largest Yet in San Antonio
The Italo-American Young Men's Club held its first annual picnic at Koehler Park, the largest gathering in the association's history. Alberto Martin-Franklin, Italian minister plenipotentiary to Mexico, attended as guest of honor and was welcomed by club officials and local Italian business leaders. He left for Laredo Monday to travel to Mexico City by special presidential train.
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Koehler Park
Italy
Alberto Martin-Franklin
Mexico
Silvio Cambiagio
Club
San Antonio
Laredo
Carranza
Noted Gun Inventor Louis Gathmann Dies at 74
Louis Gathmann, noted gun inventor and native of Germany, died here yesterday at age 74.
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Washington, D. C
Louis Gathmann
Germany
Local Society Activities Scheduled This Week
Choral Club of Ladies Auxiliary rehearses at 8 in St Marys auditorium. San Antonio Dramatic Club calls meeting at Gunter. Mu Nu Sigmas meet at the Gunter. Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary holds silver tea at 3 30 at 2810 Monterey Street. Ursuline Alumnae meets at p m. Elks Club Auxiliary card party at 230. Marriage of Walter Skinner and Adele Shaw at noon at the bride’s parents home. City Mission Board meets at 11 in Travis Park Methodist Church.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
St. Mary’s Auditorium
San Antonio
Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary of
Prospect Hill
The
Elks’ Club
Walter Skinner
Adele Shaw
John Case Griswold
City Mission Board
Travis Park Methodist Church
Registration and Service Theme For Luncheon Club
Mr and Mrs J Ernest Jarratt visited Austin with Dr and Mrs John Preston as guests. The Wednesday Luncheon Club meets to discuss Registration and Personal Service urging women to register and contribute to the war effort through thrift agriculture Americanization welfare for children and Red Cross work. Miss Sydney Simpson Dunlap linked to Houston society wedding notes conclude with bride’s silver and tulle gown.
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J. Ernest Jarratt
Austin
John Preston
Welfare For
Red Cross
Roy Campbell
Dunlap family veil and wedding details set in era
Grecian style veil and lace bodice adorned with rare pearl ornaments belong to the Dunlap family wedding. Bridesmaids wear hydrangea blue and silver. Miss Bessie Simms among them. After visiting California Alaska and British Columbia the couple will reside in Houston where Elliott practices law.
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Dunlap
Bessie Simms
California
Alaska
British Columbia
Houston
Elliott
Swift & Company's San Antonio beef sales weekly report
Swift and Company's weekly beef sales in San Antonio for the week ending June 2 show domestic beef averaging 15.06 cents per pound.
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Swift & Company
San Antonio
Local Gossip Sparks City Proposal Tale
A Boston Transcript item recounts a quarrel where a man named Jack boasted of proposing to the town’s prettiest girl, but a woman claims the fibber never approached her and denies the rumor.
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Jack
Boston Transcript
Veterans Welcomed by Union Veterans at Confederate Reunion
In Washington on June 4 veterans in blue welcomed Confederate veterans gathering for their twenty seventh annual reunion. The Grand Army of the Republic escort General George P Harrison to the event as thousands of visitors from the South are expected to attend.
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Grand Army of Republic
Harrison
Reunion
Washington, D. C
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Veterans In Gray
Washington
Second Corps’ Association
Grand Army of the Republic
George P. Harrison
United Confederate Veterans
Confederacy
Sons of Veterans
Mickle
South
Union Station
Jeb Stuart
Barkesdale
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Rappahammock River
Fredericksburg
Burnside
Kershaw
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Mary's Heights
Washington Artillery
Louisiana
Arkansas Squirrel
Stonewall Brigade
Wilson
Marshal
Orphan Brigade of Veterans
W. B. Haldeman
Louisville
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln
Richmond
el Paso
Tex
Manassas
Southern Memorial Association
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Surprise Anniversary Party For James Galbreath Couple
A surprise party honored Mr. and Mrs. James Galbreath on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary Sunday night. Friends gathered, gifts were given, and refreshments served. Guests included Emil Sherrer and family, G C Zellweger, Frank Grimsinger, Joe Wernette, Elner Wernette, Enright Sinclair, Ira J. Galbreath, Arthur Scherrer, A Miller, Frankie Grimsinger, Josie Wernette, John Subira, Frank Fassnidge, and Fritz Achten.
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James Galbreath
Emil Sherrer
G. C. Zellweger
Frank Grimsinger
Bride-elect Elizabeth Offer Feted In Miscellaneous Shower
Mrs. W. G. Decelliers hosted a Saturday afternoon shower at El mira Street for Miss Elizabeth Offer, whose wedding to Ashton Rives of Laredo occurred Sunday in Boerne. Pink and white sweet peas decorated the rooms. Guests were welcomed by Mrs. Oelkers with assistants Mrs. O. E. Englebert and Mrs. A. E. Goering as the honoree received gifts beneath a canopy of blossoms.
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W. G. Decelliers
Elmira Street
Elizabeth Offer
Ashton Rives
Laredo
Boerne
Master George Daniel Smith Hosts An Elegant Event
Master George Daniel Smith presented a display of miniature automobiles. Two course refreshments followed with a central silver punch bowl adorned by pink and white sweet peas. Punch was served by Mesdames Halm Heim Zimmer Morris. Guests included several Mesdames and Misses listed among the attendees, led by George Daniel Smith and other local residents.
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George Daniel Smith
Mesdames
Walter Halm
I. G. Heim
William Zimmer
William Morris
F. G. Heim
Emil Goering
O. E. Englebert
Adventists to Train Nurses for War Effort
Seventh Day Adventists announce a nationwide program to train nurses and first aid workers as part of wartime service. Hundreds of students in sanitariums and colleges under Adventist control already receive instruction, with several thousand more expected to enroll by summer's end.
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Washington, D. C
Seventh Day Adventists
Seventh Day Advent
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