British concern over American support for submarine war
The United Press reports UK officials weigh American acceptance of a first cause in war and the political strains in Ireland and small democracies as Britain pushes for a unified stance. The inquiry by British officials aims to clarify policy signals from Washington and the timing of any public statements.
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Britain
Lord Northcliffe
America
United Press
Foreign Office
Explosion Violent at German Factories Kills Hundreds
Wireless reports from Basle say a powder factory at Furth Germany exploded killing 521 people and another blast at Troisdoorf killed 30. The cause was not yet determined and details remained unclear.
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Basle
Switzerland
Furth
Germany
Troisdoorf
Northcliffe Authority on War News and U Boat Losses
A United Press analysis from London notes America will soon receive full war facts including submarine losses. The piece highlights Lord Northcliffe as a blunt source of truth in England and argues U boat losses remain a serious card for Germany but cannot win the war.
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London
America
Germany
Lord Northcliffe
Northcliffe
England
United Press
States to Send Doctors to France and Britain
The Council of Defense announced plans to dispatch medical units and doctors to France and Great Britain. The first group of ambu and medical personnel will depart in three weeks, joining about 1,000 already planned, part of a broader mobilization totaling several thousand.
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Washington
France
Council of Defense
Great Britain
Bargain Friday Sale Promises Deals at Local Stores
Fragmentary advert styled notice lists firms like Furnitur e Drug Co Rankin Co and McCormack Pron suggesting a Bargain Friday event. Mentions live Wires and theatres with scattered address snippets and pages, indicating a local shopping promotion across multiple merchants.
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Rad Furniture Drug Co
Rankin Co
Grand Fey
Brockman Odea Co
McCormack
Patersonnian
Rpineker Brow
Ada Stone Brow
Tallora Row
Marche Frederick & C O
Roosevelt Urges 3 Million Man Army to Enforce Peace
Oyster Bay May 3 Col Theodore Roosevelt argues that the United States must raise an army of 3,000,000 and rely on universal military service to defend rights and enforce peace. He criticizes volunteers as dangerous, warns of alien conspiracies and pirate campaigns, and calls for national unity in arming the nation. He cites naval strength as a deterrent and blames the public for unpreparedness while urging immediate enlistment and universal service.
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Oyster Bay
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
High Seas
America
United States
Washington
Lincoln
Gould Heiress Appears as Red Cross Nurse at Charity Tea
Mrs Drexel identified as Misa Marjorie Gould shown in Red Cross nurse role at a tea and motion picture event hosted by Mrs George J. Gould to benefit the American Red Cross.
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Red Cross
Drexel
Misa Marjorie Gould
George J. Gould
American Red Cross
House Haunted Sign Scrawled by Kids and Robbery Incident
A front porch chalk sign reading This house is haunted appears on a vacant 900 block 19th Ave N. A masked man robbed D. W. Mc Conaghy in his Westlake Ave Ward office, taking 15 dollars and 38 cents.
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19Th Ave
D. W. McConaghy
Westlake Ave
Ward
Seattle fishing industry asks cabinet to establish fisheries defense council
Gov. Ernest Lister in Washington DC will urge the president’s cabinet to back a Washington fisheries mobilization plan for war. Seattle leaders say Pacific coast fishermen offer men and boats to government, with associations across the Northwest backing a nationwide mobilization effort for naval and mine-sweeping support.
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Seattle Fishing Industry
Cabinet
Fisheries Defense Council
Ernest Lister
Washington, D. C
Northwest
The
Star
Washington
Redfield
Daniels
Pacific Coast
Uncle Sam
Seattle
America
Washington Fisheries Association
W. A. Lowman
Anacortes
Secretaries of Commerce
Navy
Puget Sound Purse
Final Plea Heard in Tracy Murder Trial
The trial of Thomas Tracy continues with defense attorney Fred H. Moore speaking after a noon recess. Special Prosecutor H. D. Cooley is to follow, as the case nears a verdict expected tonight or Friday amid courtroom exchanges over statements about I W W and local authorities.
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Tracy
Thomas Tracy
Fred H. Moore
Moore
H. D. Cooley
Snohomish County
West Coast
Veitch
Los Angeles
Everett
Industrial Relations Commission
Cooley
Berlin Confirms New Haig Attack On Wide Front
May 3 report from London states British troops opened a new attack on a wide front after days of artillery along both banks of the River Scarpe. The official statement notes heavy drum fire preceding the renewed assault, marking a broad offensive start.
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Berlin
London
Sun Tanker Torpedoed and Sunk in Mediterranean
The tanker Sun was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean, with advices from London confirming the loss. The crew is reported saved.
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Philadelphia
Sun
Mediterranean
Sun Oil Co
London
Haig Routs Germans in Broad Allied Drive North and South of Scarpe
British forces press a wide offensive along the Scarpe front with gains north of Greenland Hill and toward Fresnoy Cherisy and Bullcourt. German resistance remains fierce at Gavrelle and Loos as 13 enemy divisions are reportedly worn down since May 9.
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United Press
Scarpe River
Hindenburg
Greenland Hill
Fresnoy
Cherisy
Bullcourt
Gavrelle
Loos
Lens
Boches
Douai
Arras
Arcadian Sinking Claims 279 Lives in Mediterranean
London May 3 The transport Arcadian was sunk in the Mediterranean April 15 with the loss of 279 lives, according to an admiralty statement today.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Why I Join the Red Cross
A reader explains joining the Red Cross as a civic duty and a small donation with big impact. The author highlights affordable membership, nurse and physician mobilization, and relief of human suffering during war and peace.
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Red Cross
Red CrovJs
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