Hughes's Role in Aircraft Inquiry Earns Momentous Support
The piece lauds Charles Evans Hughes for smoothing Congress aircraft probe friction by asserting DOJ jurisdiction. It argues his outsider status, judicial background, and calm insistence on merit over politics could help reduce wartime friction and align executive legislative aims for national welfare.
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Charles Evans Hughes
Congress
Senate
Hughes
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Continuing Their Crimes in Occupied France
Reports from France indicate German forces continue looting and destroying property in occupied territories. The strategy aims to pressure governments by crippling civilian life, but has yielded no tangible results to date.
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France
German crimes rendered unavoidable and punished, says prisoner accounts
Prisoner statements allege German officers ordered looting and destruction of nonmilitary property in Noyon during a late offensive. Food taken, inhabitants starved, while civilians plead for relief. Authors foresee eventual punishment or ostracism as Germany confronts reckoning after the war.
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Noyon
Rhine
War Chest concept for Texas cities to fund war relief
A dated editorial argues for a businesslike war chest funded by a fixed budget for war relief. It cites Utica Syracuse Rome Toledo and Auburn as examples where pre set contributions are raised in a single campaign. The approach frees residents and businesses from unplanned asks while boosting assurance.
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Utica
Syracuse
Rome
Toledo
Auburn
War Chest
Human nature and financial caution in decision making
The passage argues that uncertainty about costs makes a person cautious, while knowing exact obligations and lacking pessimism leads to a more liberal stance, describing this as human nature.
The Man in Blue Jeans and the War Effort
A Denver man who vows to wear only blue jeans for the war raises a psychology debate on social impact and national economy. The piece argues such eccentric dress hinders industry and reduces funds for the war effort, risking overall social welfare. It notes subsequent quips about tornado season and wartime logistics with a satirical jab at German naval feats.
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Denver
Liberty Bond
Peter
Paul
Siege of Paris Highlighted by Bread Ration Tale
The piece recalls Paris during a 142 day siege with rye rice and bran bread for two million people. It contrasts wartime grit with future postwar readjustment as leaders urge victory and political parties stand aside to win the war. The verses critique aggression and praise national resolve.
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Paris
Paria
Montreal Star
Majestic and Royal Theaters End Week of Vaudeville
The Majestic closes its current bill headlined by Odiva the water queen with eleven sea seals and a diverse set including Herbert Clifton Ree Eleanor Hl Legroghs and Rubio Troupe. At the Royal Theater Kennedy and Company present Dont Do It while Lottie Mayer leads a diving troupe and Francis Bushman and Beverly Bayne star in Neatness and Dispatch the week’s feature.
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Majestic
Odiva
Herbert Clifton
Lfe
Ree Eleanor Hl
Legroghs
Lambert and
Fredericks
Rubio
Variety Four
Johnny Singer
Dancing Dolls
Arigona Frank
Francis Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Thais and Over the Top at the Empire features Mary Garden
Mary Garden stars in Thais at the Empire with her famed singing praised by critics. Also at the Grand, Over the Top featuring Sergeant Guy Impey runs eight days, portraying western front warfare with trench and airplane scenes filmed with government cooperation at Camp Wheeler and Long Island aviation camps.
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Empey
the Grand
Guy Impey
Knpey
War Department
Camp Wheeler
Macon
United States
Long Island
Wilson fixes zinc prices through September
President Wilson today fixed zinc prices for the period to September with Grade AA at 12 cents per unit, plate FOB plant 14 cents, sheet FOB plant 16 cents, subject to standard allowances and discounts effective February 12.
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Washington
PD. C
Wilson
Italy Day Address Forecasts U S Forces With Italians
Secretary of War Baker declared in New York that American infantry machine gunners and artillery would soon fight shoulder to shoulder with Italian troops on the front. He cited Italian ministers and Italy-American Society leaders, read Wilson’s note of admiration, and noted American medical and support units already in Italy as part of a broader shared war effort.
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New York
Baker
Italy
Count V. Macchi di Cellere
Charles I E. Hughes
Italy-American Society
Haly
United States
Wilson
America
Red Cross
Young Men's Christ In Association
Army Sanitary Corps
Bera
Mae
Happin
Wilson Praises Italy in Rome Italy-America Society Meeting
President Wilson expressed admiration for the Italian people and the Italy-America Society in a letter read at a Rome gathering. Colonel Roosevelt and other speakers praised Italy for three years of heroic effort, while Hughes urged friendship and hoped for American troops to someday tread Italian soil.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
America
Italy
Hughes
Charters Filed In Austin Texas May 16 Charters filed
Hardin County Salt Water Company Beaumont capital stock 100000 incorporators H C Weiss M Gutterman D V Blocker and others Terry s Houston capital stock 2000 purpose dealers in food products incorporators F A Hervey Jr Siderry D S Price The Vair Company of Smithville Smithville capital stock 10000 incorporators M L Eppstein Charles Hichbaum M Weixel Army Men s Athletic Club San Antonio no capital stock incorporators J M Santacruz Henry Weckmann L Weckmann Jr Amendments filed Clark Lynn Grain Co Texarkana increasing capital stock from 26000 to 100000 Fowler Radiator Co Dallas changing name to Southwestern Radiator Company
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Austin
Tex
Hardin County Salt Water Company
Beaumont
Capital Stock
H. C. Weiss
M. Gutterman
D. V. Blocker
Terry's
Houston
Incorporators
F. A. Hervey Jr
Siderry
D. S
Vair Company
Smithville
Caital
M. L. Eppstein
Charles Hichbaum
M. Weixel
Army Men's Athletic Club
Sant Antonio
J. M. Santacruz
Henry Weckmann
L. Weckmann Jr
Clark- Lynn Grain Co
Texarkana
Markle Listed Missing After Army Service
Word from this side reports Cliff Markle former Waco star pitcher and later New York Yankee, now in the United States Army, listed as missing indicating potential capture by German forces. Also mentions Al Walters as Markle’s battery partner from Waco.
Austria Must Win On Own Front Or Fall To Pieces
London dispatch reports Ward Price believes Austria must secure a victory on its own front to hold its status in the war. He notes potential shifts of Austrian troops to France, mentions a general Trieste strike and German worker sympathy, and cites a Trieste newspaper criticizing Russian prisoners begging.
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Austria
London
Fimes
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The
Public Ledger Co
Ward Price
Isonzo
France
Germany
Trieste
Jailbreakers Henry and Oscar Moss Recaptured in Texas
Henry and Oscar Moss, facing robbery and bootlegging charges across Cook, Grayson and Fannin Counties, escaped last night via three jail compartments. They were recaptured in Sherman today after another convict in the plot exposed the scheme to the warden.
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Gainesville
Tex
Henry
Oscar Moss
Cook
Grayson
Fannin
Sherman
Red Cross Fundraiser Game At League Park Nets 608
A May 18 game at League Park between University of Texas and Camp Travis drew funds for Fort Sam Houston Red Cross. The park donated for free by President Benson of the San Antonio Baseball Club, with expenses minimal and receipts totaling 608 dollars.
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University of Texas
CampTravis
League Park
Fort Sam Houston
Red Cross
Benson
San Antonio Baseball Club
Smith Bill Faces Senate Opposition Over Rehab Funds
In Washington on May 25 the Smith of Georgia bill proposing 2 million dollars for federal rehabilitation of war disabled soldiers drew Senate opposition. Critics argue the army already has adequate authority and moving rehab to the Educational Board would cause friction. A London school visit note and a separate parable about a student’s answer follow, illustrating miseducation.
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Et. B. Faucett
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Miary Garden
Empire
Mary Garden
Miss Garden
Europe
NAVY
Roosevelt
Carrie Onn
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Chieko Owenk
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Binother
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Tres Golf Course
Dow
Tripune Assoc
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