Tornado Toll Tops 150 With Hundreds Injured
A massive twister across Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky and Tennessee leaves more than 150 dead and over 1000 injured. Mattoon and Charleston Illinois report the worst losses with 54 and 38 dead respectively and millions in property damage. Andale Kansas, Dub lin Kentucky and Dyer County Tennessee also suffer重大 casualties.
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Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Chicago
Arkansas
Mattoon
Ill
Charleston
Andale
Kan
Dublin
Dyersburg
Tenn
Dyer County
Blytheville
Ark
Hebron
Kouts
Bees
Noni
Pots and Potatoes Raid Claims Seventy Six Lives
A German air raid on a southeast English town killed 76 people, most of them women and children queuing for potatoes in the main street. The attack wounded 175 as bombs fell with little warning, making it the deadliest raid on England since the war began.
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England
London
Guard Shot During Exchange of Bullets at Virginia Beach
Norfolk Virginia Beach wireless station guard Frederick Roach was shot and slightly wounded in an exchange of bullets with two attackers who appeared to assault the station. The suspects fled.
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Norfolk
Frederick Roach
Virginia Beach
Brazilian Congress Urges Abandonment of Neutrality
Rio de Janeiro committee on foreign relations drafted a measure to cancel the April 25 1917 decree that declared Brazil neutral in the Germany United States war. The bill would authorize the president to take steps to end neutrality and implement actions resulting from the cessation.
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Rio de Janeiro
Committee On Foreign Relations
Brazil
Germany
United States
Braz
Press guidance regulations issued by the Committee on Public Information
The Committee on Public Information issued regulations to guide the American press in voluntary wartime censorship. Most material deemed dangerous or useful to the enemy has already been omitted by newspapers. The move reflects adherence to self-imposed wartime limits since the United States entered the war.
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Washington
United States
Committee On Public Information
University Seeks Summer Labor for War Effort
A UNC program invites students to fill a questionnaire on summer productive work in agriculture, mechanical labor, or other war related tasks. President Graham urges patriotic duty. aims to place students where labor can aid national defense and coordinate with farms, councils, and local bodies for 1917.
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Chapel Hill
J. B. Bullitt
Graham
University of North Carolina
University
National Defense
Heavy Hailstorm Damages Wilmington Area
Two hail storms struck Wilmington and surrounding districts causing extensive damage to crops fruit trees and property. The first storm at 11 35 am lasted five minutes with hailstones near hen eggs smashing skylights breaking windows and denting automobile tops. A second storm an hour and a half later wrecked county crops and huts with six inch drifted stones shredding vegetables and destroying florists hot houses. A Wrightsville Beach portable house under construction collapsed narrowly avoiding injuries to workers.
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Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach
Education for a New Era in Raleigh Graduation
Commissioner P P Claxton spoke at Raleigh Public Schools closing exercises where 52 diplomas were awarded. He framed World War I as a war for world democracy and stressed a growing need for trained men and women across all fields to build a future global economy. The Allies have already called for 12,000 engineers to rebuild railways and support construction projects requiring skilled labor.
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Raleigh
P. P. Claxton
United States Department of Education
Raleigh Public Schools
Claxton
America
North Carolina Briefs Highlight Events Across State
Nurses tour Fayetteville and visit Montrose sanatorium. Gov. Bickett gave Greensboro College for Women address. Germans to Pisgah forest plan shaped by inspection report. May 31 hearing set on intrastate freight rate rise. Z Paris Sr. dies at 93 in Pamlico County. father of Rev. Z Paris. Lincolnton forms Red Cross auxiliary with forty charter members.
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Fayetteville
Montrose
Thos. W. Bickett
Greensboro College For
Pisgah Forest
Hendersonville
Commission of Inspection
Corporation Commission
North Carolina
Z. Paris
Pamlico County
Red Cross
Lincolnton
There Are No Bad Boys Says Scouting Program
The Boy Scouts of America claim there are no inherently bad boys and argue that mischief arises from lack of constructive activity. They compare youth energy to wind and water, urging programs like knot tying first aid signaling and camping to channel energy into useful work. The piece cites 10,000 schoolmasters directing 150,000 boys as the movement grows.
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Christendom
Boy Scouts of America
Any Old Canes for War Victims Urges Scout Help
The American Girls' Aid Society calls on Scouts to collect or make canes for maimed soldiers. With a demand for canes, they ask Scouts to gather unused canes and send them to 208 Fifth Avenue New York City or craft canes during hikes in woods and countryside.
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American Girls’ Aid Society
United States
American Girls’ Aid
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Scouts Help U-Boat Victims Near Nantucket
Survivors of German submarine U-53 were brought to Newport R I at night. Troop Five of Newport with Cloyne House school converted its camp into a hospital in one hour. A navy doctor and nurse attended the scene, scouts handling washing and cooking, and the unit joined the Red Cross. The troop previously earned praise for coast patrol Morse signaling with an unknown unit.
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Nantucket
Newport
R. L
Cloyne House School
Navy
Red Cross
How Scouts Can Help Nation Organize gardening patrols
A call to build scouting units into gardening patrols with four Leaders' Reserve Corps. Demonstrate right canning methods and farm preservation for schools and county fairs. Plant a garden now, plan meetings with officials and farming experts, distribute literature to homes and farms to double yields.
Mrs Green-and-White Learns Social Rules At Duck Pond
Mrs Green-and-White Duck moves to the pond and hosts a water party and later an insect dinner. Her airs and snobbery annoy the other ducks who prefer natural, friendly behavior. Mrs Brown-and-White confronts her, urging belonging to a wholesome, quiet club. Mrs Green-and-White reforms.
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Mrs. Duck
Mr. Green-and-White Drake
Mr. Green-and-White
Mrs
Drake
Mrs. White Duck
Progress in Architecture Emphasizes Homelike Homes
The twentieth century offers a fortunate period for house building with many mid cost homes rising nationwide. Architects praise simplicity and sincerity, noting homes adapt to owner needs and use suitable materials, marking strides beyond earlier decades.
Illinois highway signs to be removed on state aid roads
The Illinois highway commission orders removal of advertising signs along state-aid roads. Chief Engineer W W Marr directs advertisers and county and township officials to cooperate. The goal is to improve aesthetics, preserve road beauty, and elevate the quality of Illinois state-aid routes.
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Illinois Highway Commission
W. W. Marr
State Highway Commission
Illinois
Protecting Newly Set Plants in Spring Care Tips
Newly set plants need sun protection for a day or two until they establish in soil and secure water. Protection is unnecessary only when planting at the start of a wet spell. Nurserymen transplant any time in spring or summer if three to four days of rain or mist are expected.
Adjoining Towns Should Co-Operate In Planning
Two towns near each other need cooperative planning to prevent outside development harming their interests. Without joint action, streets and buildings encroach beyond limits, making costly corrections later. Areas near common boundaries warrant mutual planning to avoid needless waste and conflict.
Large Holes for Street Trees
Dig large holes for street trees. Too many plant them in small holes in clay or shale. The text urges proper planting depth and soil preparation to ensure vigorous trees. The note ends with a Latin phrase Morituri te salutant, warning the doomed salute thee.
Bait Casting for Beginners Practice Guide
A hands on instruction on bait casting using simple gear a rod bamboo 5 or 6 foot etc. The guide explains a step by step casting method from grip to thumb pressure to prevent backlashes and how to reel smoothly emphasizing practice and focus on the plug and reel.
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Buck
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