No Chance for Civil Service in City Charter Debate
The piece argues against a proposed city civil service amendment, contending it would not yield nonpartisan results as appointees would bow to those who appoint them. It favors public selection or a balanced faction system but warns the plan would fail to produce real civil service. The section also discusses a colonel's ambitions in wartime and his potential national impact beyond military leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
San Antonio
Board of Civil Service Commissioners
Liear
The Colonel Gives Up In France Expedition
The colonel resigns his command and urges his army to lay down arms and serve the country in other patriotic roles. He remains unhappy with President Wilson and believes Allied aims could have advanced with his leadership in France. He denies political gain from the expedition and insists no quest for glory motivated him.
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Wilson
France
Roosevelt
Prices of Grain Fall After Chicago Board of Trade Curbs
The article argues that high grain prices were driven by speculation and credits the Chicago Board of Trade with reducing speculation and causing price declines. It criticizes Congress for not protecting general welfare and questions relying on a mere request for other exchanges to follow suit. It highlights public anger and calls for decisive government action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Associated Press
Board of Trade
United States
Congress
Congress Faces Bread Price Burden Cue From Public Need
A concise line notes that if people must pay for daily bread, Congress should heed that public demand and act. The remark suggests legislative attention to affordability and access, framing bread costs as a policy signal.
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Congress
Atlanta Fire a Lesson for San Antonio
The Atlanta blaze caused 3 to 5 million dollars in property loss with little loss of life due to daylight. It suggests southern cities with wood construction face severe fire risk. urges stricter fire prevention, oil and explosive handling safeguards, and banning bonfires.
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San Antonio
Atlanta
Georgia
Paris
Tex
Pumpernickel Price Increase Sparks Comment
The notice notes that the price of pumpernickel has risen. The remark Shades of laager adds a colorful local reaction to the change.
No cavalry troops in the new army, they must walk
The statement notes that the new army will consist without cavalry units and that mounted riders will have to march on foot. It emphasizes a fundamental change in force composition and mobility.
Poland’s political fate unsettled amid foreign promises
Germany and Russia pledge freedom to Poles but clash over governance, debating a king or a republic as the future appears uncertain.
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Germany
Russia
Wheat futures slide as real grain remains scarce at three dollars
Wheat futures prices fall steadily while available wheat sells around 3 dollars a bushel. The report notes futures reflect potential production rather than current supply, with real wheat hard to obtain despite the price level.
Secretary Redfield Proposes Teaching Children Rag Picking
A historical remark questions urging children to rummage alleys and ash barrels for waste paper rags and old iron, prompting concern over child labor and social conditions. The comment highlights tense attitudes toward poverty and work in the era.
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Redfield
America Means Business in the War Effort
A Beaumont Enterprise editorial encourages sending American forces to the front to bolster allied nations and convince the public of sacrifice. It argues that Americans must share in wartime burdens and that the nation cannot be spectators while young men die to keep the country free.
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America
Beaumont Enterprise
Tuberculosis Growing Menace in Texas Cities
An Houston Post reprint argues that tb menace grows as communities lack data on citizens needs. The author questions if any Texas city tracks food, clothing, shelter, recreation and medical care, calling for municipal data to curb the disease.
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United States
Texas
Houston Post
The Voracious Middleman
President Wilson warns middlemen and retailers to accept a reasonable profit on rehandling lifes necessities or face punishment. The piece accuses retailers of greedy price increases and pledges government action to ensure consumers pay fair prices amid abundant American food.
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Wilson
America
Beaumont Enterprise
Sedition in Texas: Seven Arrested in Snyder Plot
Report from Snyder Texas details the Farmers and Laborers association formed to resist the draft. Seven men were arrested on sedition charges amid tension over loyalty during the war. Authorities suspect possible German influence or sympathy behind the group.
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Texas
Snyder
Farmers and Laborers’ Association
Germany
Austin
Majestic Theater This Week Showcases Eva Taylor and Variety
The Majestic presents Eva Taylor and Company in a clever farce Rocking the Boat with a society reporter, a muddled plot, and a comic twist ending. The Belle of Bingville features eccentric dances with Lee Lee Murdock and Marie Ireland. Gertrude Barnes performs in a Votes for Women number. The program includes Ernest Evans dances, Georgia Howard on violin, Frank Willing and Dolly Jordan songs, and the Thomas Trio acrobatics. The Americano at the Empire stars Douglas Fairbanks in a cave-set adventure with a four-man fight scene, plus Pathe News and a Keystone comedy. Sacrifice starring Margaret Illington to follow Friday and Saturday.
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Majestic
Majestic Theater
Eva Taylor and Company
Miss Taylor
Mr. Grattan
Adelle Marsh
Society Reporter
Walter Fisher
Bingville
Lee Lee Murdock
Marie Ireland
Hey
Fred Whitfield
Gertrude Barnes
New York
Coan of Arc
Liberty
New York Harbor
Bradley
Ardine
Ernest Evans
Ora Dean
Stella Callans
Mildred Delmar
Mr. Evans
Georgia Howard
Frank Willing
Dolly Jordan
Thomas
Fairbanks
Pathe News
Noted Caves Are Filmed
The La Jolla caves are captured on film amid legends of the wild south coast. Researchers and locals describe the eerie scenes and dramatic coastal light that draw photographers and storytellers to the site.
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la Jolla Caves
Pun on Commerce Street Draws Attention to Tailor Shop
Passersby on Commerce Street read a three foot high white painted message Fits on the sidewalk before a small tailor shop. The sight arrested attention as a bright light might and caused pedestrians to pause then smile before moving on.
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Commerce Street
Crop acreage increased worldwide amid war food calls
The Department of Agriculture reports increased cereal acreages in several countries as of May 1. France England Italy and Switzerland show mediocre cereal conditions. Spain the Netherlands and Algeria are average. Tunis is good. Spain up 6 percent to 10,300,000 acres. Switzerland up 20 percent to 128,000. India up 8 percent to 82,885,000. Algeria down 8 percent to 3,141,000.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
France
England
Italy
Switzerland
Spain
Netherlands
Algeria
Tunis
India
Confederate Reunion Parade Plans Move Ahead With White House Meeting
Robert N. Harper, chairman of the citizens committee, met with officials at the White House and government departments to arrange official participation in the parade. He presented President Wilson with an invitation to review the parade on June 7 and to address the first Veterans meeting on June 5.
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Washington, D. C
Robert N. Harper
Citizens’ Committee
White House
Tumulty
Wilson
American Army Engineers Arrive in England Consult War Office
In London May 24 engineers from the American army met Ambassador Page then held talks with War Office officials on their specialties. They were hosted at a luncheon by the Earl of Derby. Many officers and hospital units arrived, nurses in blue uniforms with Red Cross bands becoming common sights. Over 1000 American troops are now in Great Britain.
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London
England
Ambassador Page
War Office
Earl of Derby
Cleveland
Harvard
Red Cross
French Mission Cheered in Paris Arrival Welcome
Enormous crowds greet the French mission in Paris with Premier Ribot and Interior Minister Malvy present. Marshal Joffre remarks it feels like New York as motorcars halt in dense cheering. Viviani, after reception, recalls telling President Wilson of American sympathy and Wilson’s response about shared cause.
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Paris
America
Ribot
Malvy
New York
Marshal Joffre
Viviani
Washington
Wilson
May Cut Down Train Service
May 24 Knoxville report states the Southern railway asks railroad commissions in states along its lines to discontinue some passenger trains to conserve coal release men and equipment and clear tracks for efficient handling of troops and supplies for the government in a letter to commissioners.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Queen Ranavalona Dies in Exile at Algiers
Former Queen Kanavalona of Madagascar dies at her home in Algiers where she had lived in exile since 1296 after being deposed by the French. Queen Itanavalona had succeeded an aunt in 1883 as Madagascar ruler amid colonial upheaval and martial campaigns.
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Algiers
Paris
Kanavalona
Madagascar
Ranavalona
Itanavalona
Marshal Joffre
Mud blocks Ashburn aviation camp in Illinois
Mud and three days of soaking rain delay the Ashburn Illinois government aviation field project. Camp Capt. A R Christie reports equipment from Memphis unloaded but transport to the site blocked. Barracks and a mess hall may be built, but completion will take weeks. One hundred fifty troops are billeted in local homes and tents.
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Chicago
Ashburn
Iill
Memphis
A. R. Christie
Monument honors French officer Saint Sauveur in Boston
A memorial to Chevalier de Saint Sauveur, ordered by Massachusetts in 1778, was unveiled at King's Chapel grounds. Saint Sauveur died after being wounded during a riot visit with Count D Es tainge's fleet. The monument, designed by Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow, was funded after records of the 1778 vote were found and an appropriation made last year.
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Boston
Magss
Massachusetts
King's Chapel
Chevalier de Saint Sauveur
Count D’estainge
Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow
Plan to import Chilean nitrate via Union Oil tankers
New Orleans reports a plan to bring nitrate from Chile to the United States using after-hold space of Union Oil Co tankers. The first shipment of 3000 tons arrived this week, with more shipments planned.
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Chile
New Orleans
United States
Union Oil Co
California
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Joffre
Sherman
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