Verdun Battle Rages As German Drive Fails To Prevail
Paris report describes a renewed German offensive east of Dead Man Hill and Fort Douaumont near Verdun. After fierce close combat, French and German forces held ground with massive losses on both sides, as observers note the siege-like conditions and the immense shelling that leaves trenches ruined and ground churned.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Paris
Dead Man Hill
Verdun Front
War Office
Cumieres
Verdun
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Meuse
Fort Douaumont
Nivelles
Popper Hill
Vaux Fort
Rome
Trentino
Germany
Austria
France
Italy
Vacancy in Council as Hawkins Resigns from Third Ward
Frank A Hawkins resigns from the city council leaving a vacancy in the Third ward to be filled at the next regular session. President Zink expresses regret at the loss of Hawkins who represented the ward for terms and will move to the Fourth ward. Executive session held after adjournment with no action taken on finances. Street car regulation concerns raised over congestion on Market Street and spur stops near Steubenville Follansbee Wellsburg and Weirton lines.
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Zink
Council
Los
Hawkins
Third Ward
Fach
Zimmerman
TCA Price
Market Street
Alley D
Sixth Street
Steubenville
Follansbee & Wellsburg
Weirton
Steubenville Forms Two National Guard Companies
Two companies of the Ohio National Guard are being formed in Steubenville under a new federal preparedness law. Major William P. Love announces one company already formed, with a second to follow, as citizens show strong support for military readiness and armory funding.
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Ohio National Guard
Steubenville
William P. Love
Youngstown
Ohio
Love
Steubenville Citiizens
National Guard
Adjutant General of
Zanesville
Major Love
Steas Benville
Bellaire
Lisbon
East Palestine
Salem
White Wings oppose jail squad roadwork protest grows
The city jail labor plan, starting Tuesday, puts county prisoners to street cleanup sparking a protest by the White Wings who refuse work while the jail squad is active. Dan Sweeney resigned as head of the service department and Harry Davis fled after escaping a moving ice truck while serving a liquor sentence. Mayor McMaster warned doubled sentences for any escapees.
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Dan Sweeney
Kenville
Dani
George
Woring
IF Squad
Harry Davis
McMaster
Presidents Wilson Attend Grayson Gordon Wedding
President and Mrs. Wilson departed for New York at 8 a m to attend the wedding of Dr Cary T Grayson the President's naval aide and physician and Miss Alice Gertrude Gordon of Washington and New York They were accompanied by Secretary and Mrs McAdoo and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones and will return to Washington tonight
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Washington
Wilson
New York
Cary T. Grayson
Alice Gertrude Gordon
McAdoo
Helen Woodrow Bones
Boy Scout prac tice game fatality in Oil City
James D. Erwin aged 15 was instantly killed in Oil City Pennsylvania when struck over the heart by a pitched ball during a Boy Scout practice game. The incident was reported by Associated Press to Herald-Star.
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Pratt
Associated Press
Herald-Star
Oil City
James D. Erwin
French Hold Lines as Verdun Battles Rage On
London reports heavy German counterattacks around Verdun after the French recaptured Fort Douaumont and adjacent ground. The French war office notes a murderous struggle with artillery bombardment and fierce assaults, while German forces briefly held trenches west of Le Mort Homme before a French counterattack drove them out.
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London
Douaumont
Verdun
Fort Douaumont
French War Office
Paris
le Mort Homme
Daugherty and officials address Steubenville luncheon
Hon. Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus Republican candidate for U S senator and Judges John Pollock W H Spence and W S Metcalfe attended the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce Ways and Means luncheon at the Imperial hotel. Daugherty praised local business vigor and urged business leaders to share governance responsibilities amid talk of White Way lighting system renewal and interurban line ticket issues raised by Harry Griffiths and others.
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Ways and Means
Steubenville Chamber of Commerce
Imperial Hotel
Harry M. Daugherty
Columbus
United States
John Pollock
W. H. Spence
W. S. Metcalfe
Court of Appeals
Daugherty
Steubenville
Harry Griffiths
Follansbee
Interstate’ Commerce
Griffiths
Huston
Chamber of Commerce
Former German Chancellor to Seek U S Ambassadorship
London reports via Telegraph circles that Prince Von Buelow, ex chancellor, travels to Washington on a special mission from Emperor William and is expected to become the German ambassador to the United States. The claim comes from diplomatic circles in London cited by the Exchange Telegraph Co.
Man Rides In Corn Car Ten Days From Steubenville
Michael Derich a 35 year old wanderer entered a corn freight car at Steubenville Ohio ten days ago and was locked inside. He rode to Chicago starving on corn with no water and pounded on the door along the way. A Pennsylvania Railroad special officer found him exhausted and sent him to a hospital. He gave no residence and is likely a county wanderer.
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Steubenville
Chicago
Michael Derich
Penna. R. R
Derich
Willie
Monmouth College President presides at 58th General Assembly
Dr. Thomas H. McMichael president of Monmouth College presides at the opening session of the 58th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian church in Cleveland. The session runs from May 24 to May 29 with McMichael serving as retiring moderator.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Cleveland
Thomas H. McMichael
Monmouth College
58Th General Assembly
The
United Presbyterian Church
Country Club Opens Season With Banquet and Speeches
The Country Club opened its season with a banquet for 125 guests featuring a six course dinner. Pittsburgh singers entertained while toastmaster Frank Loeb led remarks praising the club and its future. Speakers included Frank Murphy on play, Chas. D. Simeral on local conditions, and John Williams on a religious experience in Wales. The Carnegie company provided film illustrations including Safety First. An auspicious formal opening.
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Country Club
Pittsburgh
Westfall
Frank Loeb
Frank Murphy
Murphy
Chas. D. Simeral
John Williams
Wales
Wisener
Carnegie Company
Nomination of Louis D Bran Deis to Supreme Court
The senate judiciary committee voted 10 to 8 to report favorably the nomination of Louis D Bran Deis as associate justice. It was a strict party line vote. The Foreign Relations Committee recommended a favorable report on Senator Kern's resolution asking the secretary of state to inquire about safety of American citizens in Ireland where martial law is proclaimed.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Kern
Secretary of State
Ireland
Electrician dies on live line near New Cumberland
Bert Howley 25 was instantly killed while repairing a Hancock Electric Co line near New Cumberland. 22 000 volts surged through him as he touched a live wire, his body dropping 30 feet to the ground. His body was taken to Wellsburg and funeral plans set among family, with wife Nell Huss and one child surviving.
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Bert Howley
Hancoc Electric Co
New Cumberland
Wellsburg
James Bradley
Hancock County
William S. Huss
Warwood
Nell Huss
Plan to reorganize Methodist missionary leadership
Saratoga Springs May 24 A plan for reorganization of the board of home missions and church extension proposes cutting three secretaries to one in charge of all missionary work in the United States. The change aims to centralize responsibility on a single executive, though delegates favoring the current setup oppose the proposal.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Board of Home Missions and Church Extension
General Conference
M. EB. Church
Floater Found Near Martins Ferry Linked to Missing Musician
Authorities in Martins Ferry investigate a floater found in the Ohio river to determine if it is Ralph Ogden from Toronto. Relatives, led by his father, travel from Steubenville to consult officials who handled the body. Ogden, a popular local musician, vanished weeks ago after touring moving picture theatres in the area. The corpse bears clothing and papers suggesting Steubenville origin, though burial by Belmont County complicates positive ID.
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Ohio River
Martins Ferry
Ralph Ogden
Toronto
Ogden
Steubenville
Belmont County
Ohio Weather Outlook Shows Clouds Then Showers
Partly cloudy tonight in Ohio with a transition to Thursday showers. Forecast calls for patchy precipitation and cooler conditions across the state as a dry period ends.
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Ohio
Conference votes to continue magazine publication
The conference approved continuing publication with a 448 to 26 vote. The decision sustains all magazines and their distribution under the current publication plan.
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BiG BAZAAR Opens By German Austro-Hungarian Societies
The German and Austro-Hungarian societies of the city opened a bazaar and festival at Turner Hall last night at eight with a crowd. Jacob Engel spoke for the German-American Alliance outlining aid to the German Red Cross and Charles Hadmage spoke in Hungarian. The hall featured decorated booths, a fish pond, and music by John Spear's country band. Tonight German dishes will be served. Thursday Hungarian goulash.
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Turner
Jacob Engel
John Spear
John MacNeill Linked to Sinn Fein Rebellion
Dublin May 24. John MacNeill president of the Sinn Fein volunteers is charged by court with complicity in rebellion. The Associated Press correspondent reports a swift development tying him to the rebellion amid London and Dublin reports.
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Herald-Star
Dublin
London
John MacNeill
Sinn Fein Volunteers
Artia
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