Red Cross War Council Plans $100 Million Relief Fund
Henry P. Davison leads a conference of representatives from over forty cities to launch a hundred million dollar Red Cross war relief fund. The plan covers care for American troops and also aid for destitute foreigners in war zones, including France, ensuring a home and rest for returning soldiers.
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Washington, D. C
Red Cross War Council
Henry P. Davison
Davison
Red Cross
War Council
France
Relieve Catarrhal Deafness With Parmint Mixture
A home remedy advises sufferers of catarrhal deafness or head noises to obtain Parmint double strength from a druggist. Mix 1 ounce with 1 4 pint hot water and 4 ounces granulated sugar, then take one tablespoonful four times daily. The remedy aims to clear nostrils, ease breathing, and stop mucus drainage.
Red Cross Call to Aid France Russia and Soldiers
A call urging American support for the Red Cross to help wounded in France and Russia. It outlines needs for ambulances and relief, cites widespread destruction in French towns, refugees in Russia, and urges a large nationwide fund with total goals. It emphasizes immediate action and unity of the American people.
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Red Cross
Europe
France
Russia
Poland
Lithuiana
New cabinet formed in China after premier dismissal
President Li Yuan Hung dismisses Premier Tuan Chi Jui and names Wu Ting Fang acting premier and cabinet head. The move ends parliamentary deadlock and opens possibility of war declaration against Germany. Military governors fled Peking. protests anticipated, but president vows to govern under the provisional constitution.
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Tuan Chi Jui
Li Yuan Hung
Wu Ting
Fang
Pekin
Tuan -Chi Jui
Wu Ting Fang
United States
China
Germany
Peking
Americans Safe Arrive in Switzerland from Turkey
Report from Berne states American Minister Stovall confirms safe arrival of more Americans from Turkey. Consul General George Horton his wife and daughter were among those who reached Switzerland.
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Washington, D. C
Switzerland
Turkey
Stovall
Berne
George Horton
French Liner Sontay Sunk Off Saloniki
Official report says the French liner Sontay of 7247 tons was torpedoed on April 16 while sailing from Saloniki to Marseilles with 344 passengers aboard. Forty five lives were lost in the attack as the ship went down.
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Paris
Sontay
Marseilles
Saloniki
Germans Foiled by Russian Attitude in War Aims
The Vorwaerts newspaper in Berlin says Premier Leofft and Foreign Minister Tereschtenko signaled a continued war with the Allies, disappointing Germans who sought a separate peace with revolutionary Russia. It criticizes Bethmann-Hollweg for not meeting Social Democrats on war aims and notes Austrian and Russian desires may not align with German policy.
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London
Vorwaerts
Berlin
Leofft
Tereschtenko
Russia
Germany
Vorwaetrs
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Austria
Dallas Man Defeats Gaines Gwathmey in Golf Tourney
Sam Hogsett of Fort Worth led qualifiers at River Crest then fell in the first round to C. R. Munger of Dallas 6-5. Gaines Gwathmey was ousted by A. H. Badger 5-4, shocking the field as Badger advanced to face Bryan Heard.
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San Antonio
Fort Worth
Tex
Sam Hogsett
River Crest
C. R. Munger
Dallas
Gaines Gwathmey
A. H. Badger
Badger
Gwathmey
Bryan Heard
Houston
Heard
O. S. Carlton
Clarence Mangham
Howard Vanzandt
Mangham
Jack Russell
Bonham
C. H. Munger
Selection by Lot Emphasizes Fair Draft System
The Provost Marshal General Crowder notes that only men outside the age window or already in military or naval service are excused from registration. Convicts and alien enemies must register, but registration does not equal drafting. Exemption claims may be submitted as selection proceeds by a fair lot system.
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Washington, D. C
General Crowder
Army
Navy
National Guard
Naval Service
Defeat of Char Ter Amendments Stirs City Debate
A San Antonio figure defends the new city charter amid opposition from media and political factions. He rejects charges of machine politics, praises civil service amendments, and thanks voters and supporters while urging informed judgment on the charter. The speech also honors George R. Gillete and organizers, stressing accountability in public funds.
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the Express
San Antonio
George R. Gillete
Citizens Committee
Italian Front Glory and Allied Morale in News From The Front
Reports from General Maurice praise Italian gains and trench work while noting German morale wane. He compares Arras to Somme, cites lower losses and more ground captured this year as Allied lines hold. He quotes Hindenburg’s order condemning surrender and threatening punishment.
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Maurice
Arras
The
Somme
von Hindenburg
Baltic firing dominates coast after night cannonade
A Central News dispatch from Copenhagen reports pronounced German naval activity in the Baltic on Tuesday. Residents along the shore heard a violent cannonade lasting through the night.
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London
Baltic
Copenhagen
Germans Repulsed in Vauclerc Plateau Attacks
Paris reports German counter attacks in the Vauclerc plateau area were repulsed last night with heavy losses. Since May 1 French forces have taken 600 prisoners in this district, according to a war office statement.
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Paris
Vauclerc
War Office
Garden Plots Set for City School District
L. E. Wolfe and W. G. Hand of the City Food and Feed commission select plots near schoolhouses for immediate cultivation. Roark seeks six workers for paid garden prep. The railroad offers space along rights of way and Roark reviews an offer of 21 acres near Hot Wells via Adolph Holz.
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L. E. Wolfe
W. G. Hand
City Food and Feed Commission
George J. Roark
The
Food Commission
A. R. Ponder
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railway
Roark
Adolph Holz
New Braunfels
Charles Graebner
Agricultural Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Roark
Americans barred from Stockholm peace conference
Washington reports that Americans may not join the International Socialist Peace Conference in Stockholm with U. S. government consent. If J Eads How attends, he would face Logan Act penalties up to three years imprisonment and a $5000 fine, officials said. Morris Hillquit planned to protest to Secretary Lansing.
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Washington
Stockholm
United States
State Department
Morris Hillouit
Lansing
J. Eads How
Bobo
Military registrars call for final pre census meetings
Sheriff Tobin and City Clerk Fries call registrars to instructional meetings on June 2 for county precincts and June 4 for city precincts to review census procedures. Officials will distribute blanks and printed materials. additional registration cards are needed and wire to Adjutant General Hutchings seeks replenishment.
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John W. Tobin
Fred Fries
Commissioners
Washington
Tobin
Hutchings
Chicago Red Cross Expanding to Half Million Target
Chicago reports 253 766 residents as Red Cross members and leaders expect the city to reach a half million by the end of the campaign next Monday.
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Chicago Red Cross
Chicago
Ill
Red Cross
Train Your Hair As An Actress
An article notes actresses devote time to beauty and warns against generic cleansers. It advises a thrifty shampoo using canthrax dissolved in hot water, yielding enough liquid to wash all hair. The method reportedly cleanses dandruff oil and dirt, speeds drying, and enhances fullness and shine while stimulating growth.
Chicago sanitation delegation surveys Texas sewage disposal methods
A Chicago Sanitary Commission delegation met Mayor Brown and city officials to study Texas sewage practices. They explained San Antonio's system of transporting sewage to Mitchell's Lake for private irrigation use and plan further visits to Corpus Christi, Houston, Fort Worth, and Dallas.
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Chicago
Chicago Sanitary Commission
Brown
Texas
San Antonio
Mitchell's Lake
J. M. Dailey
Landon Pease
P. J. Carr
George W. Paulin
Charles Reading
J. W. Lawless
E. J. Kelley
Charles Anthony
Joseph Culkin
Corpus Christi
Houston
Fort Worth
Dallas
Rabid English Bulldog Terrorizes City Area
The big English bulldog that ran amuck in the Fourth ward Wednesday forenoon was found to have rabies by the Pasteur Institute in Austin. Seven year old Joseph Volz was bitten and will receive treatment there. Officers killed the dog after a three hour chase and sent its head to Austin for tests. five other dogs bitten by the mad animal were killed in the afternoon.
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Pasteur Institute
Austin
Joseph Volz
J. J. Volz
Easturel Street
fPastuer Institute
Subira
Caperton
Solemn Requiem Mass for Archbishop Blenk at San Fernando
A solemn month mind mass for the late Archbishop James Hubert Blenk of New Orleans will be sung at San Fernando Cathedral at 9 o'clock Friday morning with Bishop J. W. Shaw celebrant. Mexican refugee bishops will attend and officiate at the catafalque after the pontifical mass.
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James Hubert Blenk
New Orleans
SanTernando Cathedral
J. W. Shaw
Catafalque
Jose de la Mora del Rio
Mexico City
Miguel de la Mora
Zacatecas
Jesus Chavaria
Saltillo
Juan Herrera
Tulancingo
Ignacio Valvespino
Aguascalientes
United States Steel Hits New Stock High In Market Trade
United States Steel common stock rose to a new peak near 130 shortly after noon today on the New York Stock Exchange surpassing yesterday's 129 3/4 peak and the late last November high in the current market boom.
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New York
United States Steel Common
Stock Exchange
Australian boxer Les Darcy dies of pneumonia
Les Darcy, the Australian pugilist, died at a Memphis hospital this afternoon from pneumonia after more than a month of illness.
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Memphis
Tenn
Les Darcy
Drowning Fatality Found on Abilene Ranch
Gus Ross, 50, was found dead in a shallow water tank on a nearby ranch near Abilene Texas. Authorities said the cause of death was drowning and that Ross had no identifiable family ties. Police are investigating how the accident occurred.
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Abilene
Tex
Gus Ross
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