Freight and Passenger Rates Boosted Nationwide
Washington May 27 Two hundred fifty rate increases go into effect June 25 with rail fares rising to 8 cents per mile from June 10. Major items gain 15 to 50 cents a ton for coal coke iron ore stone and sand brick cement plaster grain and livestock up 25 percent sugar in midwest states and uniform state rates up to 3 cents per mile. Passenger and tour fares rise with half to quarter cent per mile additions for standard sleeping cars Pullman seats and berths. service personnel on furlough get a third cent per mile. Rates apply state and interstate traffic.
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Washington
Railroad Commission
Middlewest
Germans Active Again On Western Front Fronts
General Haig reports renewed German offensive actions on a newly opened 35 mile front south and east of Picardy and a push on the Ypres front in Flanders. He notes heavy assaults between Theims and Soissons with strong enemy pressure and new indications of British operations south of Avre.
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Picardy Front
Ypres
Flanders Front
Haig
Soissons
Theims
Avre
Will Restore Russian Monarchy Report Sparks Diplomatic Talk
Petrograd dispatches to the London Express report Germany plans to restore the Russian monarchy with Duke Mekleberg as governing head and a German statesman as czar. Vienna notes to Bulgaria and Turkey, Austria-German alliance soon to be restored after Charles visit Sofia and Constantinople. A Geneva source says half of Constantinople’s population is starving.
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Russia
Petrograd
London Express
Duke Mekleberg
Vienna
Charles
Sofia
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Turkey
Geneva
Rumble of artillery heard on the Western Front
The report notes louder artillery around the Somme and Ypres valleys and Villers Bretoneaux with improved weather aiding fighting. Prisoners say Mackensen is to lead western front operations and German troops may be moved from the Balkans to the west front within 24 hours.
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France
Somme
Ypres
Villers Bretteoneaux
Mackensen
Balkans
West Front
Americans Blamed for Mulvanna Sinking Passenger Rules
London dispatches say 57 Americans died when the British steamer Mulvanna was torpedoed in the English Channel. The loss is attributed to passengers failing to remain aboard while the ship passed through the danger zone.
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London
English Channel
Germans plan to arm Sinn Fein in Ireland plot disclosed
Dispatches reveal a Sinn Fein conspiracy to arm 100 Austrian German civilians interned in Ireland. The plan included deportation of those men starting today and involved arms delivered by German submarines to aid alien civilians against Britain.
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SINN
Thirty Five Billion Congress Predicted by Experts
Washington on May 27 1935 financial experts predict the largest tax bill in U S history with eight billion dollars in estimated appropriations by this congress set to break global records for spendthrift fiscal policy.
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Washington
Old Soldier Kee Surprised on 76th Birthday by Family
Comrade Robert Kee of Sanborn was surprised at his eldest daughter Mrs. T. B. Swartout’s Helena avenue home for his 76th birthday. Relatives from Moorhead, Sanborn, Clark City and He man joined four generations for dinner and a big celebration after the camouflage reveal.
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Robert Kee
Sanborn
T. B. Swartout
Helena Avenue
Mr. Kee
Swartout
E. D. Tucker
Moorhead
Minn
R. E. Kee
Arthur Kee
Clark City
Roy Swartout
Heman
Earl Swartout
Valley City BoyS Tobacco Gift To Company G
Ten weeks earlier L S Ward of Valley City Grocery shipped forty pounds of tobacco and candies to Glenn Moe for distribution among Company G. A wartime gratitude letter from the 164th Infantry lists many names and thanks Ward for the gift noting they hope the war ends soon.
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Company G
Ward
Valley City Grocery Company
Glenn Moe
France
Valley City
N. Dak
Mr. Ward
David S. Ritchie Fay Ross Jack Bush
Bert Weaton
Milton H. Mason
Sgt
Douglas Martin Knute Berg
William A. Andreason
Wm. Simon John Landort
Hugh F. Dedrick
Edward L. Anderson
Francis E. Moran Arden Burdick Rollin E. Jaberg
Roy D. Garrett Paul Gerhard ‘Baarstad
Lester R. Vale Olaf R. Moe Ross G. Will Giles
Personius H. Benson
Vincango Depaoti
Glenn
Moe Howard M. Sollin
Amana Parker Peake, Jr
Fred Hermett
Sét
L. M. Bell
Tom Gordins
C. E. Brown, Jr
Curtin
G. Solvig
S. Cuyler Anderson
Presbyterians Pledge Enduring War Support
In Columbus on May 24 the Presbyterian assembly declared against premature peace and pledged to support the nation to the end until a just peace is achieved for the world.
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Columbus
Ohio
Presbyterian Assembly
North Dakota letter from G M McKinstry on war effort and camp life
McKinstry, from Muscle Shoals Alabama, writes of 12 000 workers building a war plant, pay scales up to 12 dollars a day, and orderly pay as he praises North Dakota's support and urges others to contribute. He outlines camp meals, housing, and the scale of operations, urging civilians to donate to the Red Cross and support the war effort.
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Hon. Ing. Moe
Coures
President Wilson
Moe
North Dakota
Red Cross
N. D
Union
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
White Bros. Farm
M. le
Torsten
Minneapolis
Compa
Career Training Offer From G M Langum President
A dated recruitment mate urges readers to mail for course details of a paid training program promising a guaranteed position upon completion. The letter asserts past success and invites inquiry with no cost to investigate, directing responses to G M Langum in Bismarck North Dakota.
Love's Old Sweet Song in Twilight Reflections
A nostalgic wartime verse piece references Love's Old Sweet Song as a refrain to comfort soldiers in France. The poem threads the themes of fatigue, hope, and homecoming, contrasting twilight scenes with calls to keep spirits high for the troops.
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France
Love
M. C. Miller
Millionaire Wears Private Suit Drafted as Private
Chicago May 23 Nelson Morris a young millionaire packer was drafted into the national army as a private and will earn $30 a month. He leads the draft quota due to his experience head of a military company at his plant. A boy carried his suitcase as he wore a custom soldier suit. The article notes scrap iron for sale and Holstein cattle listings including four year herd sire Dr Van Houten.
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Chicago
Nelson Morris
Packer
National Army
Cuba Red Cross Sale and Supper Nets Big Proceeds
Cuba township residents attended a Red Cross benefit at the Aug Erickson farm house in Cuba. A Cuba school program preceded the auction led by Col J A Harris with items donated by local families selling briskly. proceeds from the sale and supper push Cuba township over the top for Red Cross support.
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Red Cross
Aug. Erickson Farm
Cuba
American Red Cross
Ruth Davis
Edmere Robarge
Minnie Nielson
Chief Swanson
Cuba Township
Manito Commerce College Promotes Business Training
The article extols Manito Commerce College M as one of the finest business schools in the country. It urges parents to enroll their sons and daughters, promising they will be well repaid. It invites readers to send for the catalog.
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Manito Commerce College
Daezheter
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Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Agency
Granger Lando
Bismarck
Gookkeapars
Mall Us
G. M Langum
Pres
Millionaire
Andreas Erickson
Dr. van Houten
Plymouth
Penn Ayesho
Irn
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Richtl
Northwest
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
California
J.C. Engelman Land CO
South Fourth St
Minnesota
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