Balfour Urges Sweep of Submarine Threat to World Civilisation
New York May 12. British foreign secretary Arthur J. Balfour told about a thousand leaders at the New York Chamber of Commerce that submarines as weapons of destruction and the debased ideals behind them must be swept away for future commerce and civilization. He drew a contrast between British and German fleets and spoke of a coming bond among English speaking peoples as a safeguard for world peace.
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New York
Arthur J. Balfour
America
Balfour
Mr. Backfour
Joseph H. Choate
Metropolitan Club
Red Cross
British War Relief Societies
Carnegie Hall
Joffre in Boston Amid Vast Welcome Parade
A French marshal of France, Joffre, rode through a Boston crowd of about 500000 as flags flew in sun and rain. The gray haired hero drew tears as he concluded his American city tour, greeted by unprecedented adulation before the afternoon’s events were marred by an unspecified disruption.
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Boston
France
Joffre
Marne
Prince Alexander Albert of Battenberg to wed Lady Irene Denison
The engagement of Prince Alexander Albert of Battenberg to Lady Irene Denison daughter of the Earl of Londesborough has been announced in England. Prince Alexander is a brother of the Queen of Spain. The Earl of Londesborough is very wealthy with estates in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
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Prince Alexander Albert of Battenberg
Henry of Battenberg
Irene Denison
Earl of Londesborough
England
Alexander
Spain
Lincolnshire
Yorkshire
Death of Lt Col Franklin L Joy at parade
Lieutenant Colonel Franklin L Joy of the First Corps Cadets led a column along Boyleston Street when he staggered and fell. The parade halted as he was carried to the sidewalk. An ambulance arrived but he died before reaching the hospital.
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Franklin L. Joy
First Corps
Boyleston Street
City
Joy
Old Glory in Paris Letter From Elizabeth Schaefer
Elizabeth Schaefer in Paris thanks Dr. C. Warfield for magazines sent. She notes magazines reach huts at St Denis and hospitals, praises American Allied unity, and reports flag reverence on public buildings and homes. She hopes spring brings harvest and signs off with affection.
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C. Warfield
Elizabeth Schaefer
Paris
St. Denis
America
Port Arthur Harbor Set for Deeper Channel Expansion
David Picton, a government contractor building the jetties at Port Arthur, visited the city to discuss plans funded by nearly 1 million dollars to deepen the harbor entrance to thirty feet. He asserts Port Arthur's tonnage rivals Galveston and New Orleans, noting oil and lumber dominate shipments though overall cargo volume outpaces the other ports.
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David Picton
Port Arthur
East Texas
Mercantile Service
Galveston
New Orleans
Mr. Picton
Texas can furnish 420 200 men for military service
Texas can supply 420 200 men aged 21 to 30 for national service under the selective draft, Ranking fifth among states behind New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio. A 1919 census had 362 676 Texas men in the same age range. the new estimate uses 1910- year increases. Dr. Davis reports 412 504 Texas males 21 to 29 subject to duty.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Census Bureau
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Davis
Arras Freed from German Bomber Rule Described
A front dispatch portrays Arras waking from two and a half years under siege. Citizens walk streets, reopen shops, and reclaim ruined homes as German guns fall into Allied hands. Street signs warn civilians, while a vast underground ward treats wounded with rapid care.
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Arras
Rue d'Amiens
Ghosts In Vaults After War Wounds And Silent Return
The scene describes wooden tables with tea and hot food then veterans in a vault writing a field postcard from the chaplain. Ghostly figures sit in darkness, whispering greetings, as walking and stretcher cases rest in separate vaults. The wounded endure pain in silence, proud to be home.
WILL CONTROL SHIPPING
White House leaders from both chambers say President Wilson will have absolute control of American shipping with Congress backing every necessary dollar. They plan an amendment to the urgent deficiency bill to provide 2.8 billion dollars for army and navy funds to accelerate shipping and construction programs already outlined. The measure is before the Senate Finance Committee.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
White House
Senate
House
Army
Senate Finance Committee
Cloudburst Tragedy Hits The Dalles Rail Route
A small cloudburst near Wight Mile causes a thirty foot wall of water to wash away a railroad bridge between Morgan and Iane. An Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation passenger train plunged into the canyon killing engineer U S Hansen and a section foreman. None of the passengers were hurt.
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Dalles
Ore
Wight Mile
Morgan and
Iane
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation
U.S. Hansen
Morrires Are Freed in Quanah Murder Case Verdict
After five hours of deliberation the jury found R. E. Morris and Ewell Morris not guilty of murder in the 1915 shooting of Garland Radford at Quanah. Winnie Joe Morris, linked to the alleged wrongs, was previously acquitted at Quanah.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
R. E
Ewell Morris
Quanah
Garland Radford
Winnie Joe Morris
Gambling Exposed in McLennan County Grand Jury Report
McLennan county gambling exists, says the adjourned grand jury report. It blames officers for being handicapped since gambling operates in Waco club rooms licensed by the state. Seven indictments for gaming were returned.
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Waco
Tex
McLennan County
University of Illinois Offers Athletic Staff to War Camps
University of Illinois President E. J. James sent an offer to Secretary of War Baker for the full services of the universitys physical culture and athletic staff to help organize and run recreational programs at military training camps.
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Champaigne
University of Illinois
Baker
E. J. James
University
Packer Aids Liberty Loan in Chicago
Nelson Morris chairman of Morris & Co. packers authorized the purchase of 750000 dollars in the Liberty loan. He announced a plan whereby all 25000 employees of the packing house may participate in the loan.
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Packer
Liberty Loan
Chicago
Nelson Morris
Morris & Co. Packers
Packing House
German Farmers in Dilemma
German farmers face shortages of fertilizer seed and planting material in Berlin advices. No draft arrangements are available and labor supply is shrinking, signaling growing distress in farming regions around Amsterdam as of May 12.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Notable Prison Names Usurp Rome Fame in Leavenworth
A historical note lists names recorded at Leavenworth Prison including Julius Caesar Richard Wagner George Washington Grover Cleveland Robert E Lee John Adams John Hay Carter Harrison William Jennings Bryan John L Sullivan Jack Johnson and Stonewall Jackson suggesting aliases or misattributions rather than verified visits or identities. The reflection questions whether these figures truly conspired within federal penitentiaries while serving sentences.
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Federal
Leavenworth
Rome
John L. Sullivan
Jack Johnson
Richard Wagner
Uncle Sam
George Washington
Grover Cleveland
Robert Lee
John Adams
John Hay
Carter Harrison
William Jennings Bryan
Stonewall Jackson
Santa Fe Discontinues One Train Between Temple and Brownwood
The Santa Fe announced a plan to cut passenger trains nationwide and strengthen equipment for government use. In Fort Worth on May 12 local railway mail service officials received word that train Number 75 and 76 between Temple and Brownwood would be discontinued starting Sunday.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Railway Mail Service
The
Temple
Brownwood
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