Chinese Dissatisfaction Over Shantung Terms
Paris reports the Chinese delegation received Peiping orders not to sign the peace treaty over Shantung. The Kaio Chau and Shanting settlement is cited with May terms to Austria, calling for surrender of the Austrian navy and later Allied disposition. Council sessions on Austria and Austro-Hungarian boundaries continue. Russians face possible government changes as Kolchak faction's Omsk regime gains support.
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Paris
Associated Press
Peking
Austria
Council of Four
Council of Ministers
Kolchak
Omsk
Six Camps Ordered to Discharge Men by June Fifteenth
The War Department directs the commanding generals of Camps Knox Bragg Benning Humphreys Eustis and Fort Sill to discharge by June 15 all drafted or enlisted emergency men who are eligible for discharge.
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Washington
Knox
Bragg, Benning
Humphreys
Eustis
Fort Sill
War Department
Omsk Government Strengthhed by Interim Russian Embassy Statement
Washington reports the Omsk government has reached a formal declaration by Uger charge d affaires ad interim of the Russian embassy. The statement announces the establishment of an all Russian government at Omsk, signaling completion of a nationwide government.
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Washington
Omsk
Uger
Prohibition to Double Coffee Prices Says Trade Leader
John W. Olson president of the retail tea and coffee dealers association warns that after July 1 coffee prices will nearly double. He cites higher demand due to prohibition and Brazilian frosts destroying crop quality, predicting a 100 percent rise in better grade coffees.
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Chicago
John W. Olson
Retail Tea and Coffee Dealers’ Association
Olson
Brazil
Mare Island explosion kills Vallejo worker and injures seven
A Mare Island navy yard blast during a refuse burn killed W. McKean of Vallejo and injured seven others. The most seriously hurt was G. McGrana han, not expected to survive. All victims were yard workers living nearby.
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Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
W. McKean
G. McGranahan
French Fiend Henri Landru Linked to Burned Victims
Police discoveries tie Henri Landru to a villa in Gambais where human trunks were found burned in a furnace and limbs destroyed in a fireplace. The case involves several women who vanished in the recent past and whose murders are under investigation.
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Paris
Gambas
Henri Landru
Whirlwind Finish Last Day of Victory Bonds Drive
The Victory Loan drive ends tomorrow night with Boy Scouts and patriots surveying Bannock County. The committee aims to raise the quota and include every citizen on the honor roll, urging a final push to show local loyalty to the war effort.
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Whirlwind
Victory Bonds
Victory Loan Committee
Bannock County
Boy Scouts
George
Corn and Oats Report From Chicago Market
Chicago market note dated May 9 reports corn at 1.63 and oats at a fractional closing, with the brief price indication showing slight activity. The tag BR suggests bid or market shorthand carried in the tidbit.
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Chicago
St. Louis First to Reach Victory Liberty Loan Quota
The St. Louis district officially exceeded its Victory Liberty loan quota with subscriptions totaling $195,104,000, becoming the first district to achieve the record. The national total rose above three billions, with final figures due tonight. President Wilson urged Americans to make the loan a great popular thanks offering.
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Washington
Treasury Department
St. Louis
Treasury
Wilson
Glass
Page to resign as ambassador after peace talks
Paris reports that Thomas Nelson Page, American ambassador to Italy, will resign his post upon the conclusion of peace. The announcement comes from high quarters in the capital today.
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Paris
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Severe Border Storm Hits Brownsville With Losses
A severe storm swept the lower Rio Grande valley Wednesday night causing 15 deaths and heavy crop damage as wire communication in the Brownsville area slowly returned to service by May 9.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Idaho Counties Press Drive Near Target in May Report
Official returns show eight Idaho counties over the top on Victory bank quotas led by Payette with 28 000 over its allotment. The Short Line ran four special trains to boost railroad employee subscriptions, Ada county is within 100 000 of its quota, and state headquarters push to finish Idaho in second place in the Twelfth Federal reserve.
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Idaho
Boise
Victory
Payette
Bingham
Onner
Butte
Gem
Teton
Oneida
Valley
Pocatello
Huntington
Ada County
Newhouse
Winn
Federal Reserve
President Wilson Sees No Quick Action on Prohibition
Paris report says President Wilson will abrogate the war time prohibition order only if sentiment shows strong opposition. Attaches at the White House stated no action will be taken until he returns home and surveys public opinion.
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Paris
Wilson
White House
Bandits Raid Border Town Kill Six Officers
Bandits attacked Cananea Sonora at night raiding the town bank releasing prisoners. Five policemen and the city jailer were shot dead including the chief of police. Bandits stole horses and fled to the mountains. In a separate clash near Laredo immigration inspector Charles Hopkins and three Mexicans were killed with two wounded in a gunfight with smugglers.
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Douglas
Cananea
Sonora
Ladero
Charles Hopkins
Laredo
Borahs Jolt at League Is Unvarnished
Senator Borah of Idaho reaffirms opposition to the league of nations in a letter to the Boston Transcript editor. He questions Republican attitudes toward the covenant and warns he would quit the party if it approves the document. He argues for preserving American sovereignty and traditions.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
League of Nations
Republican Party
Boston Transcript
America
Federal Boards At Swords Over Steel Price Schedule
Washington May 9 Resignation of the department of commerce industrial board is expected as the railroad administration refuses to accept the board s steel price schedule. With the largest purchasing agency in the country buying on a competitive basis the board lacks influence to promulgate agreed prices for public use.
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Washington
Department of Commerce Industrial Board
Railroad Administration
Mutiny Project Czech Forces Gain Footing at Nagyszegen
Copenhagen reports that Czech forces secured a foothold in Nagyszegen after a bitter struggle, overcoming the Hungarian supreme army command. The Budapest message confirms the outcome as of today May 9.
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Copenhagen
Nagyszeczeny
Budapest
British mutiny conspiracy uncovered in London May
The Daily Mail reports a conspiracy to induce British sailors to mutiny and soldiers to demobilize by marching from their barracks. Premises of various persons were searched and documents seized.
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London
Daily Mail
One Plane Crippled on First Lap in Atlantic Flight
Washington reports the NC3 and NC3 seaplanes postponed from Halifax to Trepassey on the second leg of the Atlantic crossing. In Chatham the NC-4 was towed to naval air station after engine trouble on its first leg, two engines out, but expected to resume toward Halifax tomorrow with all crew safe.
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Washington
NC3
Halifax
Trepassey
New Foundland
Atlantic
Navy Department
Chatham
Mass
Naval
Toledo Strike Expands at Willys-Overland Plants
Labor trouble in Toledo Ohio widens with Willys-Overland Autolite and Ford Plateglass Co plants closed leaving about 16 500 workers idle after rioting and arrests. Merchants board warns further closures if unrest continues and a settlement seems unlikely.
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Toledo
Ohio
Willys- Overland
Overland Autolite
Ford Plateglass Co
Merchants and Manufacturers Board
Willys-Overland
German delegates push for peace with Russia at Versailles
Berlin dispatch reports German reactions to the Versailles terms with phrases like untillable and instrument of robbery. Stimmen from Neue Zeitung quote Geisbergs calling for peace with Russia and bolshevik troops, while papers condemn the terms as too harsh and opposed to Wilsons fourteen points.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Russia
Germany
Geisberts
Versailles
Neue Zeitung
Frieheit
Brest-Litovsk
Wilson
Vorwaerts
German peace terms debate triggers talk ofarchy loss of freedom
London reports a Berlin telegram notes that many fear the consequences if Germany refuses to sign the peace treaty. A common remark across sides is that the alternative to the terms would be worse, implying widespread concern over future slavery or subjugation.
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London
Reuter
Berlin
Germany
Peace Delegates Split Over Allied Terms, Paris
A high British authority intimated today that German delegates to the peace congress are notably divided on the terms proposed by the allies, according to Reuter’s report from Paris.
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Paris
Reuter
Kills Husband and Shoots Woman Near Lincoln Neb
Omaha man Jess Foland shot and killed Daniel Headley a railroad worker at Waverly Neb wounded Mrs Headley then killed himself. Mrs Headley a former Omaha resident said her would be suitor pressed marriage. she had refused and she will recover at a hospital in Lincoln.
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Lincoln, Neb
Omaha
Sheriff's
Jess Foland
Waverly
Neb
Daniel Headley
Wilson to Visit Belgium and Deliver Important Speech
Paris reports President Wilson plans a forthcoming trip to Belgium where he will make an important speech. The announcement notes the visit is expected soon and carries diplomatic significance.
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Paris
Associated Press
Wilson
Belgium
Riots At Ford Glass Plant Lead To Jailing Of Eight Men
Eight men were jailed after rioting at the Ford glass plant. A demonstration in front of police headquarters followed the arrest of three men linked to rioting at the Overland plant where several local workers were attacked. Police refused to release the prisoners.
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Ford Glass
Overland Plan
Ocal
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Shantung
Mare Island
Page
Inspector
Mutiny Project
Overland
Ford
Bolsheviks
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