Wilson addresses Mecklenburg day crowd in Salisbury
President Wilson spoke to a crowd estimated at over 100000 during the Mecklenburg declaration anniversary in Salisbury North Carolina. He praised American ideals, urged unity and forward-looking leadership, and criticized Republican leaders for looking backward as he prepared to travel to Charlotte.
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Charlotte
N.C
Craig
North Carolina
Manning
South Carolina
North Carolina National Guard
United States
America
South
New England
Middle States
Europe
a@ Joent club
Letcher to Washington on Mexico consular duties
Marion Letcher American consul in Chihuahua arrives in El Faso after orders from the state department. He will proceed to Washington to report on conditions in his consular district in Mexico.
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el Faso
Tex
Marion Letcher
Chihuahua
State Department
Washington
Mexico
Funeral for sergeant shot by Mexican guard at border
El Paso May 30 Serg Har ry Furman will receive a military funeral this afternoon after being shot on Mexican soil Thursday by a Mexican customs guard. The body will be sent to relatives in Brooklyn New York for burial.
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el Paso
Tex
Harry Furman
Brookhyn
N.Y
Ware Resigns as Union Pacific General Manager
Omaha May 20 Charien Ware 45 general manager of the Union Pacific announced his resignation at the companys headquarters no reason given no date set for effect observers expect retirement in July when Mollér relinquishes his post and title at the company
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Omaha
Charien Ware
Union Pacific
Ware
Mollér
Democrats May Steal Thunder On Tariff Issue
Washington May 22 Plans of President Wilton to steal the republican campaign thunder on the tariff were disclosed by a Ways and Means Committee member. Democrats will include four tariff planks at St Louis the tariff commission dyestuffs protection of American firms against foreign dumping penalties for mor eminent concerns engaged in unfair competition.
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Washington, D. C
Wilton
Ways and Means Committee
House
Resolution
St. Louis
Democratic Party
Morelem
United States
Wood's Hat now in ring for Republican nomination
Friends of Gen Leonard Wood plan to present his name at the Republican National Convention as a compromise candidate. They believe a deadlock may boost his chances. John A Stewart leads organizing efforts in New York and Chicago, with campaign literature distributed and a Chicago headquarters planned. Mercer Vernon from Washington arrived as advance agent for Senator John Weeks, claiming 174 first ballot votes.
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Chicago
Leonard Wood
Colonel Rockewell
John A. Stewart
League of Republican Clubs
New York State
General Wood
General
Income Tax Returns Reveal Major Fiscal Projections
Treasury department revised income tax estimates for the coming fiscal year near 170 million dollars with a likely final figure within a few thousand. The figure exceeds earlier congressional estimates by about 40 percent, with individuals expected to pay around 62.5 million and corporations about 57.59 million.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
Army readers up ten presient in Washington D C
The House approved the conference report on army bill by a large majority 349 to 25 after a debate. Mr Hay attacked editors for criticism and Rep Coadley questioned a proviso aimed at Judge A C Carson of the Philippine Supreme Court and judge advocate duties. Gardner defended the bill as acceptable even to pacifists.
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Washington, D. C
House Today
Senate
Hay
Coadley
Maryland
A. C. Carson
Supreme Court of the
Ty Cobb
Walter Johnson
Army Movements Reported As Troops Move North
General Gavira Carranza stated from Juarez that information from Casas Grandes indicated large bodies of American troops were moving northward. The report did not specify troop numbers or destinations.
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el Paso
Tex
Gavira Carranza
Juarez
Casas Grandes
Trevino to Avoid All Chances for Conflict
General Jacinto Trevino arrives in Chihuahua to command troops against the bandit menace in Chihuahua and Coahuila He pledges not to occupy towns until Americans evacuate to minimize conflict He establishes headquarters in the city.
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Mex
Fl Paso
Jacinto Trevino
Coahuila
Sterling to Fight for Protection at Vermilion
Senator Sterling seeks an amendment to the river and harbor bill to protect Missouri River banks near Vermilion. The plan would allocate 200 dollars from the government and 100000 dollars from local residents. A provision by Senator Storing would authorize a survey of Big Stone Lake to improve paving and rivet for pavement.
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Washington
Sterling
Missouri
Varmilion
Storing
Big Stone Lake
Transatlantic Shipping Rates Drop Amid German Note
The article notes a reduction in transatlantic rates attributed to the German note, with underwriters citing English information of renewed British anti submarine activity. It mentions concerns over missing hail lines and German craft submersion, reflecting wartime insurance and shipping risk in New York and London.
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New York
England
London
Germans Attack at Navy Points and Dunkirk Bombardments
Paris reports German forces pushed along the line between Steenstrait and Hettus with a crossing attempt failing. Dunkirk and Bergues were bombarded by German aircraft with casualties. French and Belgian planes retaliated on German camps. Verdun front saw no major changes.
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Paris
Steenstrait
Hettus
War
Canal
Champagne
War Office
Fent
Dunkirk
Bergues
German Seaplanes Raid English Coast Reported
London reports three German seaplanes attacked the east coast of Kent last night. One plane shot down off the Friesland coast while boats were dropped wounding a soldier and two civilians. Explosives caused minor damage in Thanet area with no major casualties.
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Solier
Kent
Isle of
Thanet
May failures slow French attack on German positions
Forlin and Lomdang report repeated assaults toward the Verdi front near Haucourt and Esnes. The road between the towns was advanced by the war office as a patrol in the Argonne caused heavy losses for the French.
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Forlin
Lomdang
Haucourt
Esnes
Verdi Front
War Office
Argonne
Deny Pope Urges Abandoning U Boats in War
A Berlin report relayed by Reuter from Amsterdam claims Sir Edward Grey told Parliament Britain pressed Germany to end submarine warfare. The Norddeutsche Zeitung notes the Vatican sought a mediating stance and references America's prior reply to Germany.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdian
Berlin
Burddeutsche Baertung
Edward Urey
House of Commoans
Germany
Norddeutsche Zeitung
United States
Cnverer
America
Pleads With Wilson To Save Oil Fields
Secretary Daniels appeals to President Wilson to defend Navy reserves in California oil fields as crucial to national defense. He warns abandoning fuel to coal would shrink steaming radius and speed. a Senate bill to legalize certain land entries may pass, with Taft withdrawals under review. Daniels has briefed Wilson and expects Senate action soon.
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Washington
Daniels
Wilson
California
Atte Thiblic Lands Committee
Taft
Navy
Senate
Olbrich to Present LaFollette’s Name at Convention
Madison May 20 Michael Olbrich a Wisconsin delegate to the Republican national convention at Chicago has been chosen by Senator LaFollette to present his candidate for president Olbrich a 1905 University of Wisconsin graduate taught oratory there and later practiced law at the university
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Madison
Wis
Michael Olbrich
Wisconsin
Chicago
LaFollette
Hause
Olbrich
University of Wisconsin
Venire Called for Will Orpet Murder Trial in Wisconsin
A new venire of 100 men was summoned in Waukesha on May 30 for the trial of University of Wisconsin student Will Orpet charged with murdering his former sweetheart Marion Lambert. Five days passed with 22 jurors examined and five tentatively set aside.
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Waukesaw, TL
Toxtny
Will TH. Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marion Frances Lambert
Old Guard Plans To Name Root In Early Balloting
Washington dispatch reports that the old guard aims to back Root as early as the second or third ballot at Chicago. They hope to block Hughes and provoke Roosevelt support, whileCummins forces seek a prompt nomination if sentiment favors Root or if stalemate drives compromise among factions.
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Dence
Reot
Hughes
Teddy
Root
Frederick W. Euphaim
Chicago
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Hoot
Old Guard
Frank H. Hitchcock
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Toym
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Toole
Hushes
Taft
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Roote Huches
Cummins
Mwauld
Supreme Court
Ilughes
Republican Party
Wilson
Senate
House
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Heshes
Ning
Seven New Bishops Named by Methodists
Saratoga Springs N Y May 2 with the election of seven new bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church completed the general conference today began balloting for three missionary bishops One to oversee Singapore Kalayasia another for Liberia and a third for other parts of Africa The seven bishops named include M S Hughes Pasadena California William F Oldham Keow Fork Charles B Mitchell Chicago Thomas Nicholson New York Herbert Welch Dek Odio and W Leone of
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N. Y
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Singapore
Kalayasia
Todio
Liberia
Africa
M.S. Hughes
Pasadena
Cal
William F. Oldham
Kew Fork
Charles B. Mitchell
Chicago
Thomas Nicholson
New York
Herbert Welch
Dek Odio
W. Leone
German Cabinet Changes Reported in Berlin and Copenhagen
The Herliner Tazebmtt says Dr. Karl Helfferich will become vice chancellor replacing Dr. Clemens Delbrneck. Tageblatt notes Baron von Skorlemer loses the Prussian agriculture post, Herr Poesch named to take the post. Delbrueck retirement cited as due to food distribution policy discontent.
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Copenhagen
London
Herliner Tazebmtt
Karl Helfferich
Imperial Treasury
Clemens Delbrneck
Tageblatt
Baron von Skorlemer
Herr Poesch
Reichstas
de Delbrueck
Interior
Devise Outlines QF Revenue Bill in House Plan
The House Ways and Means Committee has completed a tentative revenue bill to fund the preparedness program. It aims to raise about 85 million dollars by an income tax surtax on incomes over 10,000 and an additional 50 million through a tax on raunitions and an inder sinnes tax. The bill mirrors the tariff commission plan with few changes.
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Wisston
House
Ways and m
Treasury
Trix
Ways and Means
Pass Sentence On Jerry Lyngh Today
Unclear text mentions Jerry Lyngh and a court outcome. Contains garbled names and phrases about a sentence upcoming or delivered today. No coherent details on case, date, or jurisdiction are extractable.
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Jerry Lyngh
Canadian woman petitions for writ in child custody case
In federal court Mrs Ida Nellie Ledserwood seeks a writ of habeas corpus to recover a child claimed as the heir of her late husband Fred Miae-Tere. The case includes allegations of a spurious heir and improper immigration handling, with a hearing set for Friday, May 2.
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Ryan
Ida Nellie Ledserwood Xu Titers
Judie Landis
Fred Miai- Tere
Jessie
Kent Company
Aung
Misericorda Hospital
Ottawa
Loem
Demand Removal of American Forces in Dominican Republic
Enrique Henriquez, former Dominican foreign minister, travels to the United States at party request to seek withdrawal of American armed forces. Dominican provinces reject Congress authority as malcontents, with Gen Desidirio Aris in mountains near the city. Washington reports delayed election of a successor to President Jiming amid unrest. additional Marines and ships ordered to Dominican waters.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Enrique Henriquez
United States
Congress
Hadio
Comtmnand
Desidirio Aris
Suffrage Parade Adopts Animal Mascots From States
Chicago May 22 Animal mascots will join the woman suffrage Parade on June 7 as delegates travel with beasts. California began by securing a grizzly bear Tilian followed by an elephant Wyoming a buffalo Colorado a mountain goat Utah a porcupine Idaho a black bear Oregon a cinnamon bear Washington an eagle Arizona a ligard (likely jaguar) Kansas piv Abon tana mountain lion and Nevada mustang finalize the list.
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Chicago
California
Tilian
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Arizona
Kansas
Nevada
British gain on the Plain of Lens during Verdun fighting
British forces including the North Lancashires and Lancashire Fusiliers captured 360 yards of front on the high ground after mines and night assault. The Lancashires, largely Manchester cotton workers, secured craters and connecting trenches six feet deep, establishing a forward position with Germans on higher ground overhead. The operation caused slight casualties but achieved tactical foothold near Lens.
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France
London
Maggey
North Lancashires
Lancashire Fusiliers
Watts
Vna
Lens
Verdun
Manchester
Club Women Arrive for Blo Convention
New York May 22 women who attended the LATA convention will arrive Wednesday for the Blo convention. The meeting will discuss official seals and the missing Arizona seal. Candidates for presidency include Mrs Sam Tiffie Ghie and Mrs Josiah Angelos with treasurer Mrs William T Leech from Michigan and Mrs James A Leech of Kentucky seeking director.
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Tao
Reneril St
Convent Inns
York
Ion
Arizona
Guard Tournaments Opened in New York
New York June 20. More than 1,000 handlers in big civil defense display opened by President Wilson in Washington. The program aims to spark interest in national defense by showing military, manual, and aviation service. Events include cross country relays, naval base planning, and prizes for time and distance with entrants from Newport News and Ithaca.
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Uy Tod Mont
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Washington
Corte Y
Antidote Claim For Bichloride Poisoning
May 24. Champaign doctors report a new antidote for bichloride of mercury poisoning. Dr B Merrill Rickelts describes a calcium sulfide formula given by mouth, one grain per swallowed grain, every two hours if treated within 42 hours, then continued after 43 hours with same dosing.
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Lisiness State Medical Society
B. Merrill Ricketts
Cineiangel
Tay
Rickelis
California
Daylight Savings Bill Advances In Legislature
The legislature moves a daylight savings bill forward through committee. If enacted the new time change would take effect on May 23 and alter the official hour across the state.
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Christiiania
London
Legislaure
Shipping Bills Pass House to Senate for War Era Control
The House approved shipping measures by 212 to 161 to let the government operate ships for up to five years after the European war. A five-member Shipping Board would curb rate discrimination and charter, lease, or sell vessels to private capital. The bill moves to the Senate with bipartisan support.
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Panama
Board of Five
Shipping Board
Kitchin
Swiss Ready for Fight If Invaded
Paris reports President Jul De Coppet says Switzerland would mobilize all forces and act immediately if any belligerent troop crossed into Swiss territory. The Swiss army is highly trained with new heavy artillery from France and Germany. The Peremy salient near Alsace lies about 20 miles south of Belfort, threatening French lines from Verdun.
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Paris
Switzerland
Jule de Coppet
Berne
Ent de Coppet
Speity
Federal Council
Ulticl
France
Germany
Perentruy
Alsace
Belfort
Baptists Consider Preparedness Views at Northern Meeting
Minneapolis delegates attending the Northern Baptists convention will be asked to express a view on national preparedness. A resolutions committee considers the issue as part of broader church work. Proposals to broaden the Foreign Mission Society were discussed and speakers forecast improved results with deeper study.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Resolutions Committee
Wemans American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Identity of U-boat known to Washington
Washington May 2-7 German submarine U-18 destroyed the channel by Lieut Otto Steinbrink according to information from entente sources obtained from a captured submarine crew. Ambassador Gerald has not replied to the State department inquiry about punishment promised to the commander. Another inquiry may be made.
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Washington, DD. C
Otto Steinbrink
State Department
Entente
Gerald
Germany
Cox Once Ohio Politician and Theatrical Magnate Dies
Cincinnati obituary reports George Cox, notable Ohio politician and theatre magnate, died at his home after a paralysis onset February 29. Pneumonia developed in the final days, ending his life in May at age 70.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
George
Cox
Church union predicted by Norwegian synod faction in Minneapolis
A suggestion of a constitution uniting the United Norwegian Lutheran Church with Haugedspneg conscientiously predicted by a Norwegian faction during today’s deliberations in Minneapolis Minnesota May 20.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Babe Theran Church
Haugedspneg
Aghod
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