Weather Report and regional conditions May Day note
Haven weather bulletin reports rain tonight and warmer conditions across New England and along the Atlantic coast with a trough broadening from the Mississippi area into a central low over the Atlantic. Cloudy to rainy readings listed for cities from Atlantic City to New York and Chicago to Detroit, with some clear spells in the West.
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Mississippi
Mississip
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Rocky Mountains
Pi River
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Chicago
Detroit
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Jacksonville
Nantucket
New York
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Weather notes and global headlines mix with partial items
The report cites Mt Higby weather with 61 max 46.5 min and 12m 50 barometer 27 feet 4 inches wind cloudy. A Hartford update notes May Day demonstrations and diplomatic debates around the League covenant. Other items mention lunar questions after July 1, Cleveland federation calls Burleson to resign, a New Jersey store starts first delivery system, and plans for lemonade parties. A naval program debate and a harsh sentencing hypothetical appear alongside bomb plot mentions and a Belgian envoy stance on treaty promises.
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Mt. Higby
Moon
Fragmented report on China Japan talks and taxes
Incomplete text notes tensions over an agreed position with Japan regarding a peninsula. It mentions President Wilson and unclear statements about the situation. A luxury tax measures are described as affecting articles from sundries to medicines with retailers bearing added costs.
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China
Japan
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Call for Cleanup of South Park to Restore Beauty
City residents urge officials to address litter in South Park. A survey shows papers and refuse strewn about the area, hindering rest and beauty. Advocates say parks educate residents on cleanliness and orderly living, and minor labor could restore the space.
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South Park
Clean Em Out Clean-up week urges citywide effort
A call to all citizens to join a clean-up campaign to make the city cleaner and healthier. The drive, backed by civic agencies, urges everyone to clean alleys, remove trash and ash heaps, and curb mosquito and fly breeding.
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Middletown
Armenians ask permission for 10000 armed soldiers from U S forces
The Boston Transcript argues that Americans should allow a 10,000-strong Armenian force drawn from discharged soldiers. It compares to Polish, Jewish, and British acceptances, condemns Ottoman rule, and urges U S action to prevent the destruction of Armenian lands and people. It notes Armenian troops already served in France and warns denial would be a national crime.
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Boston Transcript
Great Britain
France
Palestine
Armenia
Germany
Belgium
East
Historic Absences In A Wise Rhetorical Parable
A New York Evening Post piece playfully notes how absences alter history. It imagines Wilson and Orlando missing meetings, Eve remaining in the cave, Paris out of sight, Socrates avoiding the cup, Caesar absent at the capitol, and Louis XIV skipping the guillotine.
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Orlando
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Helen
Socrates
Caesar
Capitol
Brutus
Cons
Louis XIV
The American A Celt. Gibbs on American character
Phillip Gibbs analyzes the American character in The American A Celt noting contradictions between stern business discipline and charitable appeals from the poor. He observes the professional beggar thriving in the United States, reflecting on a broader cultural paradox.
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Montreal Gazette
Phillip Gibbs
British blister ships prove torpedo proof in war time
The Great Lakes Bulletin notes a wartime British invention called the blister, an outer steel casing fitted to ship sides that shielded vessels from torpedoes. Naval experts say blistered ships faced no greater risk than surface threats, with several torpedoed ships reaching port after damage.
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E. H. T. D’eyncourt
Naval Construction
Grafton
Erebus
Terror
Rodney
Howe
Hood
Practical remount camps prove open shelters work best
Knowledgeable horsemen in charge of remount camps favored open sheds or one sidedly closed shelters for harsh climates. Critics, city humanitarian types, claimed cruelty but tests showed horses housed outside fared better than those kept indoors. The remount head boasted fewer losses and better condition than in England and France, achieved with a smaller staff due to open air treatment.
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Uncle Sam
England
France
Quietly Proposes to Modern Woman Over Horseshoe Luck
In Chicago, Mr Quietly confronts Selima Newgirl with a bold question. She rejects old luck charms, declaring herself a modern woman. Quietly reveals his horseshoe, then jokes about her efficiency, breaking the tension with a light quip.
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Selima Newgirl
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