Veterans Unite North and South on Decoration Day Program
On Decoration Day a joint ceremony at the National Cemetery united Union and Confederate veterans in a show of national unity. Captains Denny and Mosher clasped hands at a Confederate monument as 3000 attendees witnessed calls for lasting American spirit.
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North
South
C. A. Denny
Albert Sidney Johnston
United Confederate Veterans
al Mosher
E. C. C. Ord
Grand Army of the Republic
Veterans and Sons of Veterans of the
United States
Monks to Front as Russia Reassigns Clergy and Soldiers
May 29 dispatch from Petrograd reports war ministry orders turning all Russian monks to front line sanitary duties and recruiting lay brothers as soldiers. In Nizhni Novgorod province 500 prisoners petitioned to join the army, with 300 approved. A barracks theft punishment uses public placards. The Council of Workmen and Soldiers’ Delegates calls for peasants and workers to subscribe to Liberty Loans to bolster the provisional government.
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Petrograd
London
Russia
War Ministry
Nizhni-Novgorod
Council of Soldiers’ and Workmen's Delegates
Provisional Government
Workmen's and Soldiers
M. Tchernoff
Anarchists Urge Resistance as Draft Debate Grows
Federal authorities scrutinize a widely circulated circular from an anarchist pacifist and radical socialist group, urging vigorous opposition to conscription while stating young men need not refuse to register. Madison Square Garden hosts the First American Conference for Democracy and Terms of Peace with leaders and speakers including Hillquit Magnes Harriman Jones and Berger.
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New York
League
Madison Square Garden
First American Conference For Democracy and Terms of Peace
Morris Hillquit
Judah Magnes
Job Harriman
Los Angeles
Jenkins Lloyd Jones
Chicago
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
Medal for Storms honored for Belgian relief effort
Arthur Storms assistant manager of Pioneer Flour Mills received a silver Belgian government medal for organizing flour aid to Belgium in 1914. The award honors his role in a nationwide miller movement that sent a shipload worth over 650000 dollars, with San Antonio millers contributing two carloads of flour.
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Arthur Storms
Pioneer
America
United States
Belgium
Albert
Queen Elizaeth
Germans Hold 74 American War Prisoners in Germany
A State Department list released today identifies 74 American POWs captured from merchant ships by German vessels. Sixty are held at Dulman detention camp, one at Rastatt in Bavaria, five at Karlsruhe, and seven at Havelberg.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
State Department
Dulman
Rastatt
Bavaria
Karlsruhe
Havelberg
Niles City votes dry in school district election
Niles City Texas voted against saloons in the school district area with a 160 to 116 dry win. The measure affected local packing-house districts and the result reflects the town's temperance stance.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Niles City
East and West Texas Weather Tonight and Thursday Outlook
East Texas sees generally fair conditions tonight with cooler temperatures in the extreme east and cooler interior Tuesday. West Texas reports fair skies tonight with cooler readings in the north portion and Thursday's outlook also fair.
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East
Texas
West
Public Notice Urges Railroads to Release Freight Equipment
Texas railroad leaders met in Dallas at the request of the National Committee on Defense to plan curtailment of passenger traffic to free locomotives and cars. Officials said about 15 percent of locomotives are under repair and reducing that to 10 percent could add 3325 engines, with pooling and quicker turns raising mileage. Passenger demand has fallen as automobiles and roads grow, with many routes losing up to 60 percent of prewar business across the state.
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Texas
National Committee On Defense
Dallas
A. Ki. Ponder
Ponder
San Antonio
Ifrance
W. B. Scott
Southern Department of the American Railway Association
National Defense of the Railroads of the
United States
Washington
Hay
Corpus Christi
Austin
The
National Committee
New Haven Railroad Plans Major Train Cuts During War
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad will remove 199 passenger trains weekly to aid national defense. The curtailment aims to maximize movement of fuel food supplies and troops needed for the war effort.
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New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Special Committee On National Defense
American Railway Association
Medical recruits urged for new army by Southern Association
Dr J C Bloodgood, chair of the committee on medical preparedness for the Southern Medical Association, appeals for more physicians to enlist. He urges every doctor under 55 to volunteer services to the government as an inescapable duty.
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Baltimore
J. C. Bloodgood
Southern Medical Association
Bloodgood
British Food Controller resigns amid speculation on successor
London May 30 the Daily Express reports Baron Devonport has resigned though other papers say his departure is pending. Possible successors include Kennedy Jones and Dr Christopher Addison while Lloyd George may seek a labor representative due to the food controller role's worker duties.
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London
Daily Express
Baron Devonport
Kennedy Jones
Christopher Addison
Liloyd George
Young Americans Crossing Into Mexico For Work
Federal officials report fifteen to twenty young Americans cross into Mexico daily from Laredo Texas with money and perceived good families. They travel south under claim of mining or oil work though lacking training and may be avoiding conscription. Most originate from Eastern states including Maine and New Hampshire. Full descriptions are taken for future identification.
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Laredo
Tex
Mexico
United States
Maine
New Hampshire
Miners Fired Upon at Jerome During Strike Turmoil
In Jerome Arizona authorities investigate the killing of two mine workers and the wounding of two others from the United Verde mine amid a strike by the Union Copper Miners. About forty to fifty workers were fleeing a fire at the Gilded Verde and Pacific rail station when shooters opened fire. The depot fire is described as incendiary by Sheriff J F Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Arizona
United Verde
Union
Paci
J. F. Young
German Socialists Headed to Stockholm for Conference
A delegation of eight German majority Socialists led by Philip Scheidemann arrived in Stockholm on the way from Berlin. Amsterdam dispatches report the Socialist conference postponed to July 15 or later depending on French and Italian delegates arrival.
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Copenhagen
London
Philip Scheidemann
Stockholm
Amsterdam
Prison for Socialists in Paris Convention Law
In Paris on May 30 a bill was introduced by the Chamber of Deputies regarding the French Socialists plan to join the Stockholm international Socialist convention. It states that any person who negotiates with enemies or with groups allied to an enemy outside official authorities faces five years in prison and a fine of 10 000 to 50 000 francs.
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Paris
Stockholm
Chamber of Deputies
Sinking Fewer Ships Report Expected Tonight
London May 20 The weekly tally of British merchant vessels sunk by submarines will show a favorable total when issued tonight. War conditions improve as summer weather and longer days favor submarine warfare and the admiralty utilizes these conditions.
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London
Admiralty
Swiss minister to United States sails for Washington
Hans Sulzer has been appointed Swiss minister to the United States and leaves for Washington after approval by the American government. In Louisville Kentucky wage hikes totaling about 1.92 million dollars yearly were granted to over 9000 shopmen and foremen at the Louisville and Nashville Railroad including an eight hour day and pay raises for machinists boilermen and repair staff.
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Berne
Switzerland
Paris
Hans Sulzer
United States
Washington
Lo Ville Ky
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Allied Armies Pause on West Front as Cadorna Advances
The Associated Press reports a pronounced halt in major Western Front operations with only the Austrian Italian front showing sustained action as General Cadorna pushes toward Trieste. German and French activity appears local and sporadic amid indications of a broader strategic pause.
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Associated Press
Cadorna
Trieste
France
William
Paris
Mont Blond
Champagne
Verdun
Italians Report Further Gains on Trieste Front
Rome authorities report continued Italian advances on the Trieste front with lines extended west of Medeazza as of today's official statement.
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Trieste
Rome
RCMP
London
Medeazza
Artillery Fire Violent on French Front South of St Quentin
Paris reports violent artillery firing on the St Quentin sector during the night. A German assault on Mont Blond in Champagne was repulsed with casualties left on the field. Berlin notes British reconnaissance and French raids on Chemin-Des-Dames and Artois fronts were repulsed.
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Paris
St. Quentin
Mont Blond
Champagne
Brlin
Artois
Chemin-Des-Dames
De Palma Favored In Cincinnati 250 Mile Sweepstakes
Twenty eight leading American race drivers entered the Cincinnati Speedway event at Sharonville Ohio with $29000 in purses. Ralph De Palma tops the field as favorite, Earl Cooper a close second. The program includes a Ford car race over twenty miles and a free-for-all at thirty miles.
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Cincinnati
America
Cincinnati Speedway
Sharonville
Speedway
Ralph de Palma
Earl Cooper
Ford
Grow Fat on New Bread in Austin San Antonio Bread Debate
Ed Raymond of the Majestic describes a bread made with 20 percent cotton seed meal and 80 percent flour, claiming 20 percent wheat flour savings. He says the loaf is appetizing and nutritious and notes Austin bakers ship it to New York and other states.
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Austin
San Antonio
Austin Bakers
New York
Dirigible Flight Sets Distance Record for Navy Style Airship
The first Navy pattern dirigible completed a flawless Chicago to Akron trip, starting at noon and landing around 6 pm for about 600 miles. In Salem N J a plane bound for Wheeling W Va wrecked after wing fouled a fence. occupants unhurt but several spectators lightly injured.
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Washington, D. C
Navy
Chicago
Akron
Salem
N. J
William Fry
Louis Bennett Jr
Sheepshead Bay
New York
Wheeling
W. Va
Meningitis Fatal to Naval Recruits at Great Lakes
At the Great Lakes naval training station in Chicago 30 deaths from meningitis occurred in six months, with 80 cases total and 10 in hospital, most convalescent. About 400 sick-listed, many with colds or minor illnesses. several mumps, measles and scarlet fever. Captain Moffett says deaths are below normal and overcrowding is noted.
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Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
W. A. Moffett
Villa forces attack Ojinaga across the border
Villa leads a surprise assault on Ojinaga in Mexico across the border from Presidio Texas. Mexican troops flee to the American side leaving arms behind. women and children cross into Texas as Villa reportedly commands from Polyo twenty miles east of Presidio.
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Presidio
Tex
Villa
Ojinaga
Mexico
Texas
United States
Polyo
Prospects of shopmen strike at Missouri Kansas Texas
Prospects of a strike by shop employes on the Missouri Kansas & Texas railroad grew after a strike ballot was mailed. Conferences between workers and company officials over handling five shop crafts separately or jointly have failed to produce an agreement. Road officials favor separate deals while the men demand joint agreements.
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Denison
Tex
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Triest Near Fall Sparks Italian Mission Anxiety
Italian mission members say Triest’s fall is inevitable and urge avoiding bombardment. They fear the city could be destroyed by retreating Austrians and hope evacuation proceeds without destruction.
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Washington, D. C
Triest
Food prices ease in Chicago market declines noted
May 30 report shows wholesale sugar dropping from 9.35 to 8.50, flour at 14 after 50 cent drop, fowls down 1.12, and green vegetables also showing notable declines aiding housewives nationwide.
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Chicago
French officer decorates A Piatt Andrew with Legion of Honor
A French officer confers the Legion of Honor Medal on American A Piatt Andrew chief of the American Ambulance Corps in France. The ceremony photo was taken in the Marne district.
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A. Piatt Andrew
American Ambulance Corps
France
Marne
Citizens urged to aid army camps near Baltimore
Dr. W Rucker assistant surgeon general says civilian cooperation near army concentration camps determines welfare of the new American army. Plans include two year war and activities for soldiers but government needs local help. Slogan: no alcohol and no immoral work. A letter from Secretary Baker warns camps may be moved if citizens do not cooperate.
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Baltimore
W. Rucker
United States Public Health Service
Rucker
Ambulance Donations and Red Cross Drive in Chicago
The Chicago Athletic Association donates two ambulances to the ambulance corps along with two more from Mrs. Montgomery Ward. Chinese residents plan a weeklong meeting to boost Chicago Red Cross membership to 500000. Local businesses organize three signal corps companies and brokerage firms recruit top telegraphers for service in the Central Department.
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Chicago
Ill
Chicago Athletic Association
Montgomery Ward
Red Cross
Signal Corps
Central Department
Stiff collar doomed in Britain as starch ban urged
In London on May 30 Captain Bathurst announced in Parliament that starch extraction from cereals will be prohibited soon. He notes the shift to soft collars and is already wearing one himself. The policy aims to reduce starch use in food production.
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London
Great Britain
Bathurst
House of Commons
Tornado Destroys Schafer Home. Insurance Policy Found
Edward C. Schafer of Mattoon received a letter from Dana Indiana reporting a life insurance policy for $1000 made out to Mrs. E. C. Schafer. The Schafer house in Mattoon was destroyed by a recent tornado. Dana is 65 miles away.
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Decatur
Edward C. Schafer
Mattoon
Dana
Ind
E. C. Schafer
Schafer
Found Dead in Tank at Henriet ta Depot
The bodies of W. J. Roberson and his son Hamp Roberson were found in a gasoline storage tank near the Missouri, Kansas & Texas depot in Henriet ta Texas. They had been missing since Monday. The elder, 62, was an agent for a refining company. Authorities believe they entered the tank to repair a leak and were overcome by gas.
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Henrietta
Tex
W. J. Roberson
Hamp
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Roberson
Marriage License Demand Surges in New York
An abnormal rise in marriage license applications has been reported in New York City with most applicants men of conscription age. Officials say the surge stems from the belief that married men will be the last to be drafted.
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New York
Peace and War Watchword From Petrograd Front Officers
The Congress of Front Delegates in Petrograd votes to end international carnage and seek peace without annexations, urging national self-determination. It calls for mobilization of Russian munition supplies and warns against adventurers profiting from war. The piece also notes rising vodka abuse and a push to curb intoxication to prevent civil unrest.
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Petrograd
London
Congress of
Desclares
Ireland
India
Egypt
Council of Workmen's and Diers
Henderson to Russia Mission Alters War Cabinet
London May 30 official notice that Arthur Henderson has begun a government mission to Russia. George Nicoll Barnes is appointed a cabinet member without portfolio during Hendersons absence. Barnes has led labor in the war cabinet since August 1914 and is a strong advocate for vigorous war effort.
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London
Arthur Henderson
War Council
Russia
George Nicoll Barnes
Henderson
Barnes
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National Cemetery
Y. Union
Fort Sam Houston
Sons of Veterans
E. O. C. Ord Post
Women's Relief Corps
Barton W. Perry
Third
United States Artillery
Nat M. Washer
Lett
L. A. Hitaker
Department
E. O. C. Ord
Harry C. Leonard
Ellen Mills
Larsen
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Broadbent
Charles Sickles
G. Peterson
Arthur W. Pigott
National Organization of Veterans Oforeign Wars
Deore
Department of Sanitation
National Defense Council
New Haven
Young
West Front
DE Palma
Great Lakes Training Station
Katy
Triest Near Fall
Piatt Andrew
Dr. Rucker
Baker
Refining Company
Council
Black Hundred
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