HMNS REACH THE MARNE Battle Line Near Paris
War report from New York describes German gains east of Soissons and near Chateau Thierry as French forces defend, with the Marne reached by enemy lines. Submarine activity off New Jersey shore prompts port closures while Italian front and Paris bombings continue with Allied counterattacks.
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New York
Jersey
Edward H. Cole
New York Harbor
Germany
France
Foch
Paris
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Long Pont
Corcy
Faverolles
Troesnes
Villers-Cotterets
Atatinats
Vaurezis
Laconin Et Breuil
Chaudun
Licey
Bouresches
Marne
Streem
Rheims
Rheims-Dormans
Olizy-Violaine
Ville En Tardenois
Fort de la Pompélie
Oain
Cantigny
Luneville
Pamelades
President Wilson Urges Thrift and War Savings Drive
President Wilson appeals to Americans to buy essentials, conserve materials, and join a national thrift movement. He urges voluntary pledges by June 28, National Thrift Day, to invest in War Savings stamps or other government securities and to increase production for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
U. S
Treasury Department
United States
Great
Volunteer Army of Production
France Urges Potatoes in Bread From Food Dictator
Paris reports M. Boret the food dictator has written to local authorities urging full cooperation with the food-card system. He notes experiments show potato paste can replace up to 20 percent of flour in bread, aiding cereal economy and reducing large potato stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Boret
Health officer brings smiles with vaccine dimples
Spokane City Health Officer John B. Anderson jokes about his vaccination program. He uses painless punctures that create dimples on arms, earning him the nickname "the dimple maker" as he notes that local women now agree to vaccination and do not fear visible marks.
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Spokane
Wash
John B. Anderson
Doctor Anderson
The Only Way Knife Retort Prompted by Legislator Comment
A dialogue notes a legislator drawing a knife on another. The reply quips the act was the only way to make a cutting retort. The exchange reflects sharp satire on procedural tensions amid political discourse.
Got Him Wrong She What Do You Suppose I Did When
A fragmentary dialogue scene presents a teasing exchange about mistaken perceptions and a line about coloring up. The readable text hints at a domestic or literary mood without a clear event or named persons.
Texas Grain Dealers End Convention in Galveston
About 200 delegates attended the twenty-fifth Texas Grain Dealers Association convention in Galveston where reports of larger wheat oats and corn acreage due to good rains were welcomed. New officers include W M Priddy president Ben Clement and A E Bishop vice presidents with H B Dorsey reappointed secretary treasurer and L G Belew R J Merrill and J H Pearlstone on the executive committee. The group pledged full cooperation with the food administration grain corporation and urged consultation on grain trade policies. The next convention site will be selected later by the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Texas Grain Dealers’ Association
W.M. Priddy
Wichita Falls
Thomas F. Connally
Clarendon
Ben
BE. Clement
Waco
A E. Bishop
Houston
H. B. Dorsey
Fort Worth
Priddy
Clement
L. G. Belew
Pilot Point
R. J. Merrill
J. H. Pearlstone
Palestine
Committee On
Food Administration Grain Corporation
Food Administration
Texas Equal Suffragists Elect War Relief Strategy
The Eighth Annual Texas Equal Suffrage Association convention in Austin adopted a plan to push federal suffrage via state ratification and war relief work, asking the governor and 36th Legislature not to pursue a Texas constitutional amendment this year. A second resolution pledges to vote only for candidates who back the federal suffrage amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas Equal Suffrage Association
Texas
America
Congress
Steel Vessels Launched for Shipping Board
Ten steel vessels totaling 63,486 tons were completed for the Shipping Board in the week ending May 25. Eighteen launches occurred that week with a combined tonnage of 109,700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shipping Board
British Casualties Week 33,694 Reported in London
British casualties for the week ending Tuesday total 33 694 with numbers showing killed or died of wounds and wounded or missing. Officers losses include 168 killed or died of wounds and 735 wounded or missing officers with 6 327 and 29 264 enlisted men respectively.
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London
Ruling Extends Farm Loans to Nonresidents in Texas
The Federal Land Bank of Houston explains a new rule allowing nonresidents who actively manage or hire work on farms to qualify for loans. Owners who lease to tenants remain ineligible. The change lifts January restrictions barring borrowers whose principal income was not from farming, noting bonds can be marketed publicly and funds no longer rely on Treasury sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Farm Loan Board
Washington
Charters for Loan Associations Hit Texas and Colorado
Bank of Houston Friday sent federal charters to new arm loan associations in Miami County and Eagle Lake Texas. Loans totaling 72250 were made Thursday and Friday to members at multiple towns including Alice Hondo Jasper Caldwell Corsicana Rock Island Van Alstyne Amarillo Bandera Austin Cisco Clifton Devine El Campo Franklin Glen Rose Jenkins Liberty Rule Snyder Angleton Pleasanton.
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Houston
Tex
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Miami
Berts County
Eagle Lake
Colorado County
Alice
Hondo
Jasper
Caldwell
Corsicana
Rock Island
van Alstyne
Amarillo
Bandera
Austin
Cisco
Clifton
Devine
el Campo
Franklin
Glen Rose
Jenkins
Liberty
Rule
Snyder
Angleton
Pleasanton
President Drives Rivet Home On Gunston Hall
President Wilson helped drive a rivet in the keel of the steamer Gunston Hall a 9400 ton freighter in Alexandria Virginia Mrs Wilson joined in keel laying guiding the last vertical plate into place naming the ship She joked about not having a union card then praised the worker as the rivet was set and edged on the keel plate
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Alexandria
Wilson
Gunston Hall
Union
White House Wool Sells for 1250 at Auction
R S Sterling the Houston oil man bought two pounds of the White House wool for 1250 dollars. The bid equaled 626 dollars per pound and proceeds go to the Red Cross. The wool came from sheep on the White House lawn and two pounds were allotted to each state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
R. S. Sterling
Houston
White House
Texas
Red Cross
Washington
Allied Airmen Down 252 Axis Planes in Week
Allied aviators claimed 252 German aircraft down on the western front in the week ending May 23, according to advices received by the British military mission.
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Washington
Western Front
Epidemic Grips Spain With Widespread Outbreak
Madrid reports a rapidly spreading grip epidemic affecting nearly all of Spain. The disease started mild but quickly claimed many victims and remains virulent across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Madrid
Bankers Form Texas Task Force On Cotton Slump
Dallas bankers react to 60 to 70 million dollars of Texas cotton tied up at ports awaiting export cargo space. W. W. Woodson appoints a committee to seek government and Southern state cooperation. The panel includes Howell E. Snaith as chair and members Law Day Andrews Kempner Graves Tenison Talley. The Texas Bankers Association meets in Waco and sets Galveston convention dates for 1919 with W. A. Philpott Jr. reappointed secretary.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
W. W. Woodson
Texas Bankers’ Association
Texas Bankers
Waco
Howell E. Snaith
F. M. Law
Houston
J. Dabney Day
Warren Andrews
Fort Worth
I. H. Kempner
Galveston
Morgan Graves
Clarksville
B. O. Tenison
Lynn P. Talley
W. A. Philpott, Jr
United express firms merge into Federal Express Company
Washington reports a new private Federal Express Company will consolidate Adams American Wells Fargo Southern express firms and the United States operations under a single corporation with over 30 million dollars in capital. George C. Taylor to lead. commence July 1 with service integration and wage reviews.
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Washington
United Express Company
United States
McAdoo
Adams, American
Wells Fargo
Southern Express
Federal Express Company
George C. Taylor
The
American
Western
Great Northern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taylor
Texas to furnish about 45,000 men in draft
Austin with estimates show Texas will supply about 45,000 men out of roughly 1,000,000 eligible for registration on June 5 under the selective draft act. The law requires all men who turned 21 since June 5, 1917 to register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Selective Draft Service
Texas
Men to Be Called This Month
Washington announces 280000 men will be called to the colors in June. They report June 24, but the camps they will join are not yet determined, so apportionments remain withheld.
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Washington
12,000 Barrel-a-Day Well at Saratoga Tex
The Austin Oil Company’s No. 1 well at Saratoga Houston began gushing oil at 12,000 barrels daily after completion two weeks ago at about 2,000 feet. It previously flowed 1,200 barrels a day until sanding up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Saratoga
Austin Oil Company
No. 1
Sweden Sells Ships to Free Grains for US and Allies
Sweden releases over 400000 tons of ships to the United States and allies under a Stockholm agreement. The commercial deal was signed by representatives of Sweden and the United States, marking a major exchange to bolster wartime grain supplies.
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Washington
United States
Sweden
Stockholm
Abolish German In New York Schools
The New York Board of Education voted unanimously to discontinue German instruction in public schools for the duration of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Education
Nervous Mother Finds Relief with Vegetable Compound
Philadelphia housewife Mrs Worthline describes chronic fatigue and back pain from nervous indigestion. After a doctor advised managing stress, she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for three months and reports improved health, appetite, and mood. The ad touts the product as restoring normal health during challenging periods for mothers.
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Philadelphia
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Je Worthline
North Taylor St
Lydia Pinkham
Worthline
Heaven and the Army Recruiter Joke
A humorous line from Harper's Magazine features a man named William and a woman named William's beloved discussing heaven. He claims heaven resembles army life after hearing a recruiting officer describe it, delivering a playful twist.
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William
Harper's Magazine
Golfing duel on the links ends in light banter
An amateur and the Instructor play near the eighth hole under a clear sky. Her precise shot lands close to the cup and his ball nears hers. He jokes about a dead stymie while she teases about a peculiar smell.
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U.S. A
Convention OF Texas Grain Dealers’ Association
W. M. Priddy
Equal Suffragists
President
Bankers
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cuthura Soap
OAK Porch Furniture CO
Fifth Ave
North
Nashville, Tenn
Daisy Fly Killer
Harold Somes
DE Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Bo-Ko
KO Company
Donestows
Miss
Opienaie County
R. W- Gilbert
Cheyenne Wells
Coloe
Thuride
Dept. X
Boston
Williams
Heaven
Golf
Bobby
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