Claims Against Germany Filed Report to State Department
The United States presents claims totaling 1 47 064 313 to a mixed claims commission for settlement with Germany. The US government is the largest claimant at 366 113 000, while individual claims start at 1 and Lusitania sinking claims total 22 806 000. The commission began assessing amounts, with a formal order removing Versailles treaty rules from consideration.
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Washington
America
Germany
Mixed Claims Commission
United States
State Department
Robert C. Morris
Edwin B. Barker
Texas
Wilhelm Kiesselbach
Justice Day
Supreme Court
Morris
Socialists urge Taft ouster at national convention
The Socialist party opens its national convention with calls for impeachment of Chief Justice William H. Taft for allegedly receiving a $10,000 annuity from the Carnegie corporation and fierce attacks on Lenine and Trotzky by Alexand er Cahan editor of the Jewish Daily Forward.
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New York
William H. Taft
United States
Carnegie Corporation
Alexander Cahan
Forward
Socialist Party
Wishart Chosen Moderator by Presbyterian Assembly
William Jennings Bryan failed to stampede the Presbyterian general assembly in Indianapolis. Three ballots were taken for moderator with two inconclusive votes before Rev. Charles F. Wishart of Wooster College Ohio won on the third ballot.
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Wishart
Presbyterian Assembly
Indianapolis
Ind
William Jennings Bryan
Presbyterian General Assembly
Charles F. Wishart
Wooster College
Ohio
Zev Wins Kentucky Derby Before 75000 Fans in Louisville
Zev owned by Harry F. Sinclair and trained by Sam Hildreth won the Kentucky Derby in Louisville with more than 75,000 spectators. Martingale placed second and Vigil third. Mutuel tickets paid 40.40 on the winner.
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Louisville
Zev
Harry F. Sinclair
Sam Hildreth
Martingale
Vigil
Mutuel
Bulgarians claim heavy losses in Macedonia battle
A Sofia dispatch reports 1,000 Macedonians killed and 5,000 captured in a battle on Irin Planina between Bulgarian regulars and Comitathio bands. Macedonian chiefs Todor, Alexandros, and Prilejy are said to be killed.
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Vienna
Sofia
Rock Mountain
Irin Planina
Todor
Alexandros
Prilejy
Dollar Sinks and Ruhr Funds Rally Amid Ruhr Strife
Berlin reports the dollar rose to 50,000 marks in unofficial trading during Whitsuntide closures, with an official close near 48,000. Printing presses run overtime to fund the Ruhr fight, wages rise while unemployment climbs.
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Berlin
Ruhr
Spanish Language Appeal to Preserve in Philippine Islands
The Spanish Royal Geographical Society sent a memorial to President Harding on May 21 requesting steps to preserve the Spanish language in the Philippine islands.
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U. S
Madrid
Spanish Royal Geographical Society
Harding
Philippine Islands
Auto Turns Turtle Drowning Near Cushing
E Kretchman of Fort Worth drowned when the automobile he rode in turned turtle in Coal Creek four miles northeast of Cushing Oklahoma about a half dozen feet of water on May 21. The accident occurred as the car went into the water.
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Cushing, Okla
Kretch
Fort Worth
Here
SAYS BLOCS MUST GO AT STATUE UNVEILING
President Harding warned against factionalism in a speech at the Hamilton statue unveiling in Washington on the Treasury building plaza. He urged social and political integration under the Constitution and urged cooling coalitions that threaten rights and the common good. He urged a united American future despite political sacrifices.
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Washington
Harding
Alexander Hamilton
Treasury Building
Hamilton
America
Filipino Constables Slay 25 Moros on Pata Island
On Pata island twenty five Moro followers of Priest Akbaran were killed by the constabulary after an attack. The constabulary suffered no casualties.
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Manila
Akbaran
Pata Island
Theft Victim Wins $300 Verdict Against Bandit
A Minneapolis jury in County District court awarded $300 to a robbery victim in a civil action to recover losses from the bandit. The decision is regarded as a local precedent setting ruling.
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Minneapolis
Minn
B and C Shopmen Win 3 Cent Raise in Wales
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reaches a settlement with shopmen boosting pay by three cents an hour for about 20,000 workers. Details move to the United States Railway Labor Board for review.
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Wales
New York
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
United States Railway Labor Board
Allies Demand Greece Pay Turkish Reparations
Britain France and Italy at Lausanne press for Greece to pay Turkey reparations for Asia Minor destruction with a reported sum near 50 million dollars.
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Britain
France
Italy
Lausanne
Greece
Turkey
Asia Minor
Ziegfeld Founder Dies in Chicago May 21
Dr Florenz Ziegfeld founder and president emeritus of the Chicago Musical College and father of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr Broadway entrepreneur and creator of the Follies died in Chicago today May 21.
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Florenz Ziegfeld
Chicago
Chicago Musical College
Florenz Ziegfeld,Jr
Five Children Drown in Well Near Drummondville Que
Five children from St Nicephore parish near Drummondville Quebec drowned when a cover under their feet tilted and dropped them into a well. The accident occurred May 21 as the youngsters stood on the cover.
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Drummondville
Que
St. Nicephore
Flames claim lives at Camden oil lamp tragedy
A schoolhouse fire at a Camden South Carolina commencement killed fifty nine people, many children, when a lamp fell causing a deadly blaze amid a crowded auditorium. Gov. McLeod led mourners at Beulah Methodist churchyard as survivors and families mourned.
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Camden
S. C
Beulah Methodist
South
Carrison
Canadian Pacific Extends Farm Payment Terms 34 Years
Montreal May 18 President B W Beatty of Canadian Pacific announced scrapping sale agreements with about 30 000 farmers and replacing them with new 34 year amortization contracts. The roughly 100 million dollar face value shifts from a 20 year basis and opens colonization lands to future settlers under the longer terms.
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Montreal
Quebec
B. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Turkey orders Bolshevik ships out of harbors
Constantinople May 18. Turkey orders Bolshevik ships to be cleared from Constantinople and Smyrna in reprisal for Bolsheviks denying entry to Guljemal aground at Trebizond to Batum.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Russia
Smyrna
Guldjemal
Trebizond
Batum
Women's Suffrage Congress Backs World Court
Rome May 21 The International Women's Suffrage congress adopted two resolutions by French and German delegates urging a world court to insure peace and world wide membership in the League of Nations.
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Rome
International Women’s Suffrage Congress
League of Nations
Illness Forces Bonar Law to Resign as Prime Minister
London May 21 Prime Minister Bonar Law who is seriously ill tendered his resignation to the king His action was fully expected though some thought it might be deferred to later in the week The move ends Law’s tenure amid political turmoil in Britain
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London
Bonar Law
Human Vision Prolonged to Pierce Iron and Stone
Madrid reports Marquis de Santaora, a Spanish scientist, demonstrated theories that human vision can penetrate opaque objects such as iron, wood, or rock if developed properly. He presented the findings before the king and queen.
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Madrid
Marquis de Santaora
Sorbonne Awards Medal to Elsie Janis in Paris
The Medaille Louis le Grand, rarely given to actresses, was presented by Sorbonne officials in Paris on May 21 to Elsie Janis in recognition of her war work following prior recipients Madame Bernhardt and Madame Rejane.
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Sorbonne
Elsie Janis
Paris
Louis le Grand
Madame Bernhardt
Madame Rejane
Sorbonn
Histe Janis
Malone Candidate for White House
New York May 21 Dudley Field Malone former collector of the port of New York in Wilson’s administration has announced his candidacy for president according to a wireless report received from here.
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Malone
White House
New York
Dudley Field Malone
Port of
Wilson
U. S. Market Report Highlights May 17
Weekly market roundup shows hay prices across cities with No 1 Timothy and prairie ranges. Feed costs for bran middlings and flour middlings, linseed meal, and gluten feed are listed with regional variations. Live stock prices in Chicago cover hogs, beef cattle, veal calves, and lambs, plus fruit and vegetable quotes for Florida potatoes, cabbages, onions, strawberries, and assorted regional produce. Grain quotes include Chicago cash No 2 red winter wheat, No 2 hard winter wheat, and corn, with farm price averages for Iowa and North Dakota regions.
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Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Prairie
St Louis
Buffalo
Florida
Texas
Alabama
Bliss
Carolina
Virginia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Iowa
North Dakota
Kansas
Prisoners Warned as Bandits Issue Ultimatum
Shanghai May 19. The Suehow bandits threaten to shoot American and British captives unless Chinese troops withdraw by next Tuesday. Marcel Berube, a French prisoner, was paroled to deliver the ultimatum to outside observers.
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Shanghai
Marcel Berube
Man in Trial for Murder Dies in Witness Box
John Sturmer of Feldkirch proclaimed his innocence with a pledge before court. He collapsed and died from a cerebral hemorrhage in the witness chair during his trial for poisoning his wife to claim insurance.
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Geneva
John Sturmer
Feldkirch
Cunard Line Agrees to Follow Dry Law Ruling
New York dispatch reports Cunard Line will strictly observe the Supreme Court dry law ruling as applied to vessels despite London directors calling the ruling outrageous during the annual meeting.
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Cunard Line
N. Y. Dispatch
New York
Cunard Steamship Line
Supreme Court
London
Doctor Links Dry Law to Rise in Diabetes Cases
In New York on May 19, Dr. Benjamin Jablons claimed prohibition increases diabetes by prompting sugar and fat substitutions to create heat instead of alcohol. The remark came during a lecture at St. Mark's hospital.
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New York
Benjamin Jablons
St. Mark’s Hospital
George Jay Gould Dies in France at age Fifty Nine
Mentone reports financier George Jay Gould dead after a prolonged illness. He died at three o'clock Wednesday morning with his wife and two children at his bedside. Gould was fifty nine.
Russian Patrol Fights Japanese Poachers at Sea
A Russian patrol engaged two Japanese steamers poaching in Russian waters near Vladivostok. One Russian sailor was killed and three Japanese were wounded in the clash. The Russians captured the two steamers.
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Vladivostok
Brazilian Rebels Suffer 100 Killed in Rio Grande do Sul
A Buenos Aires dispatch dated May 19 reports that Brazilian rebels in Rio Grande do Sul suffered about 100 killed in a clash with state troops. The defense forces also sustained losses though details are sparse.
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Buenos Aires
Rio Grande Do Sul
Isaiah Ready to Answer the Call as Nations Sink
A lesson on Isaiah's vision of God in heaven, the seraphim, and cleansing by a coal, leading to Isaiah answering, Here am I, send me. The text links his call to service with Israel’s spiritual state and divine commission.
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Isaiah
God
Israel
Prophet
Economy and the old aunt proverb on leaving us something
A pithy reflection compares frugality to how one treats an elderly aunt who may leave a final bequest. The quote likens prudent spending to cautious handling of anticipated fortune.
Conscience Quotation Echoes Schiller on Sin and Light
A literary fragment cites Schiller noting the worm of conscience as the owl’s companion and stating that sinners and evil spirits shun the light. The terse aphorism reflects moral reckoning and gloom in a classical voice.
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Schiller
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