Verdun Campaign Triumph Reported As French Drive Reaches Fort Douaumont
Paris reports France crushed German resistance, retook Fort Douaumont, and pushed along a Meuse front in a major Verdun victory. Berlin disputes extent of gains while British setbacks near Vimy Ridge offset the news. Bloodier fighting continues along Verdun hills as troops clash with bayonets and trench warfare persists.
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Paris
Fort Douaumont
Verdun
War Office
Fort Deuaumont
Meuse
Berlin
Vimy Ridge
Deadman’s Hill
Thiaumont Farm
Teutons
Douaumont
Emperor Francis Joseph predicts Central Powers triumph
Emperor Francis Joseph told reporters in Vienna that the central powers would ultimately win the war. He praised his troops for successful offensives against Italy and warned against underestimating the enemy, saying they proved exceedingly brave.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Cline Begins Five to Fifteen Year Embezzlement Sentence
Oliver H. Cline ex cashier of the Pacific Coast Co entered Walla Walla prison Tuesday to serve a five to 15 year term for embezzlement.
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Oliver H. Cline
The
Pacific Coast Co
Walla Walla
Asquith Seeks War Credit In Commons Session
Premier Asquith moved in the house of commons for a war credit of 300 million pounds. Nels Haggsstrom, convicted under dry law, called off appeal and paid the fine and court costs.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Nels Haggstrom
Drilled Men to March in One Seattle Unit
Seattle plans a mass preparedness parade on Saturday June 10 with every man who has ever carried a service rifle organized into one unit The event will show the mix of trained and untrained citizens while city employees face possible council approval and Mayor Gill would lead planning.
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Seattle
Navy
Arcade
Seattle Produce Association
Greek Letter College
Cooks and Assistants’ Union
Judiciary Committee
Gill
Firlands
McBride
MecPride
Stith
Ryther
Family quarrel blamed for arrest in Oleson case
Frank Oleson Jr. was acquitted by directed verdict in Judge Gilliam's court on charges of irregularities in his accounts. The case stemmed from a dispute with father in law W H Pierson, who accused Oleson of mismanaging funds and cashing a $15 check for Pierson but the broader accusations of several thousand dollars were dismissed.
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Frank Oleson, Jr
Gilliam
W. H. Pierson
Oleson
Seattle
Frank Oleson
Willett & Oleson
Pierson
Young Oleson
W. H. Pierson Co
Northern Codfish Co
Esther Lyen Awarded Fifteen Thousand Dollars
A Seattle jury awarded Esther Aldeen Lyen fifteen thousand dollars for loss of a husband. The verdict named banker J L Lyen and Mrs. Lyen as liable, with a trial spanning ten days and a large, tense courtroom crowd. She remains in Denver. motions for dismissal were deferred.
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Everett
Esther Aldeen Lyen
J. L. Lyen
Lyen
Cecil Lewis Lyen
Ralph C. Bell
Young Lyen
Denver
Hey
Lyon
H. D. Cooley
Ida Marguerite Lyon
BE. C. Dailey
Fred Brown
Seattle
Market to close at 9 on Saturdays in Pike Place
The Pike Place market may shorten Saturday hours to 9 p m from 10 p m by council vote after a recommendation from the harbors and public grounds committee. Petitioners representing union butchers urged the change.
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Pike Place Market
Harbors and Public Grounds Committee
Union Butchers
Wilson commutes 1918 opium conspiracy sentence
On grounds of newly discovered evidence President Wilson commuted the three year sentence of Geo Poole alias Moore who was convicted in San Francisco in 1918 of conspiracy to import opium from Mexico.
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Washington
Wilson
Geo. Poole
Moore
San Francisco
Mexico
Heavens Nice It All Is Political Platform Satire
The article, by Chas Edward Russell, lampoons political platform making. It notes platform writers quarrel over contents and voters seldom remember the pledges, while parties often ignore them after taking power.
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Chas
Edward Russell
Democratic Platform Focus on Administration Achievements
In Washington officials say the main part of the democratic platform will praise the administration's excellence and achievements. the piece notes a terrible global conflict convulsing other regions.
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Russell
Washington
Orpet Trial Shown In Composed Courtroom Scene
In Waukegan Illinois on May 23 Will Orpet 20 sits between his parents in court as the Marian Lambert murder trial unfolds. The University of Wisconsin student faces a cyanide poisoning case tied to his romance with Celeste Yonkers while his lawyer and the state contend over motive and means.
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Waukegan
Will Orpet
Marian Lambert
Lake Forest
Orpet
Marian
Celeste Yonkers
Anrd
James H. Wilkerson
Ralph J. Cady
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Chicago
Man
Helm Woods
de Kalb, II
Fiancée to testify for accused in Maywood murder case
Ce lst e Yonker engaged to Wm Orpet believes him innocent of Marian Lambert murder and will testify. She denies engagement to Orpet in first interview, pledging faith and calling him kind and innocent. In Waukegan trial, presenter Cady plans a re enactment of the Helms Woods scene for jurors with actors portraying Orpet and Lambert.
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Maywood
Celeste Yonker
Wm. Orpet
Marian Lambert
Orpet
Marian
Waukegan
Ill
Cady
Wm. G. Orpet
Helms Woods
Oropet
Marias
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Goodwin
Real Estate Association
Fred W. West
West & Wheeler
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