Big Rail Rate Hike Sets Fares Rising Across U S
Director General McAdoo orders a 20 percent rise in freight rates and an 8 cent per mile cap on passenger fares, effective June 25 and June 10 respectively, as wage raises for 2,000,000 railroad workers go into effect. The move aims to cover higher coal costs and other expenses, with revenues projected to climb by hundreds of millions.
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McAdoo
United States
Busis
Wilson Neling
Elveirne
Publi
Railroad Wage Commission
Nist
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Iington
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Wien Express Company
Adams, American
Wells-fargony Southern
Cupltel
Fedeal Txbre Company
George $. Taylor
Amverlean
Shippers
Aailroad
Western
Great Northern
Rates Rise Across Passenger and Freight Services
Passenger fares rise from 24 percent to ten cents per mile with 10 percent commutation hikes and Pullman surcharges. Tickets bought before June 10 redeem at current price. Freight costs jump 25 percent on wheat and livestock while coal rates climb 15 cents per ton and sugar up 25 percent with no date variations.
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Sollers
Sadora An Jenvent
Italian Victory Reported on North Front near Trent
The Italian army reports a decisive victory on the north front northwest of Trent after 48 hours of heavy fighting. Troops stormed Monte Zivalon and the Prezna pass area capturing about 470 prisoners and seizing 12 machine guns 14 trench mortars 25 machine guns and hundreds of rifles. King Victor Emmanuel sent a message of praise to his troops. The report includes details of prisoner counts and weapon booty.
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Victor Ammanuel Tis
Red Cross drives to $144 million in war funds
Washington reports the American public boosted the Red Cross second war fund to $144 million as districts submit final tallies. Central division trails by $300,000 of $13.8 million with over subscriptions in Iowa Nebraska Wisconsin and Michigan failing to offset a $2.8 million shortfall in Illinois. Milwaukee oversubscribed its $750000 quota by $869000. Wisconsin led central division with 33 1 3 percent oversubscription.
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Germany
Red Cross
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Union
Ninois
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Michigan
Greater New York
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
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Wlansin
American flyer saves comrade in France air fight
A U.S. flyer in northwest Toul front, Lieut. Edward Tuckenbacher, downed a German plane and rescued Lieut. James A. Meissner of Brooklyn after his machine faltered. Rickenbacher pressed two Albatross B planes and three monoplanes, firing hundreds of rounds as one biplane fell. Meissner’s plane damaged, the German craft descended too low for further attack.
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Edward Tuckenbacher
James A. Meissner
Brooklyn
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Greeks Win Big Victory On Macedonian Front
Greek troops supported by French artillery captured the Struma front strong positions at Srka Di Legen on a 12 kilometer width and two kilometer depth. More than 1,560 Bulgarian and German prisoners, including 88 officers, were taken along with a large quantity of war materials.
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London
Saloniki
Oferal
Srka di Legen
Struma
Geran
Draft 200000 Men to Join Military Service in June
Word from the war department states 200000 men will be inducted into military service in late June and sent to 22 camps nationwide during the five day period beginning June 24. No information yet on which states will supply troops or numbers per state for the cantonment.
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Louisville
War Department
Washington Passes 123 Million Defense Housing Bill
The Senate on Tuesday missed the urgent deficiency bill but the House passed a $123,000,000 measure including $60,000,000 for housing government water workers. The bill now moves to the president for signature.
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Senate
Washington
House
General Crozier Returns to United States After Europe Visit
Major General Crozier chief of ordnance and war council member returned to Washington after observing European ordnance handling. He had been abroad for inspection and to study ammunition problems.
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U. S
Washington
Baker
War Council
Europe
Australian Premier Hughes Arrives in Washington
May 30 reports President Wilson receiving William Morris Hughes prime minister of Australia and a party of officials in Washington on their way to a war conference in London.
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Wilson
Washington
William Morris Hughes
Australia
London
Deserter Sentenced to Ten Years at Fort Jay
Camymg Meade Md June 3 Private David B Flory Fourteenth company 464th depot brigade was convicted of desertion from the army and sentenced to ten years at hard labor at Fort Jay New York
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Camyg Meade
Army
David B. Flory
464Th Depot Brigade
Fort Jay
New York
New treaty with Sweden signed in London
The Swedish minister announced a commercial and navigation agreement between Sweden and Great Britain and her allies. The treaty will increase shipping by 600000 tons for the allies.
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Sweden
London
Great Britain
Ex Czar’s Family Reunited In Russia
Moscow report says Alexis Romanoff the former heir apparent and the daughters of the former emperor arrived at Ekaterinburg. The note mentions Perm government area on the Asiatic side of the Ural mountains.
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Moscow
Alexis Romanoff
Ekaterinburg
Perm
Ural Mountains
Madoo Warns Rail Strikers in Government Service
Washington June 1 Director General McAdoo sent a directive to six labor group leaders over machinists boilermakers and other shop workers. He condemns strikes against the government noting employees in rail shops work for the United States and urges no repetition while promising justice and a wage board to review grievances. The note cites over 400 million dollars in recent wage increases funded by higher freight and passenger rates.
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McAdoo
Alexandria
United States
Thalr
Honlor
Ratlroid
Britons in Huns vice book trial opens defense
Noel Pemberton Billings, MP for East Hertfordshire and Vigilante publisher, begins his libel defense at Bow Street in a case involving a German secret agents' book alleging 47 000 Britons in bondage to Germany. Mrs Villiers Stewart testifies about the book’s existence and names including Asquith and Haldane.
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Noel Pemberton
Billings
East Hertfordshire
Vigilante
Wie Bow Street
Mlude Allan
Dancer
J.T. Gren
Bilunger
Independent Theater
Villiers Stewart
Pemberton-Bilng
Germany
Stewart
Pemberton-Billings
Asquith
Congress Plans Recess After Revenue Bill
Washington May 30 congressional leaders agree on a recess starting around June 15 after appropriations, with the House Ways and Means Committee drafting the new revenue bill. Passage of the measure is expected between August 1 and August 10, followed by an 80 day recess awaiting Senate action.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Boston Bay Reports Croix de Guerre Award
Cable messages from Boston state Lieut Edmund Q O Bigelow of this city, serving with the Red Cross in France, has been awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery.
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Boston
Edmund QO. Bigelow
Red Cross
France
Interurban Collision injures over twenty near Flint
In Flint Michigan on June 8 a collision between two interurban cars injured more than twenty passengers on a special Detroit bound car. Most were reportedly hurt but none confirmed as fatal.
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Mich
Detroit
Transport Lincoln Torpedoed by German Submarine
Washington reports the 18 072 ton American transport President Lincoln was sunk at 10 40 am Friday by a German submarine while returning to the United States. Casualties are unclear though the vessel likely carried few troops. The loss follows the sinking of the President Lingela and Antius as American transports in wartime service.
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Washington
President Lincoln
United States
Daniels
Navy Department
Sims
Lincoln
America
Lingela
Tuscaumn
France
Largest Army Bill Passes House Amid Swift Debate
Washington reports the largest annual army appropriation bill totaling 22,041,682,000 was passed by the House and sent to the Senate. An urgent deficiency measure of over 128,000,000 was approved with Senate amendments. The bill plans an army of 8,000,000 for the coming year to rush soldiers to France.
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Washington
Hoase
Senate
House
France
Two Flying Cadets Killed In Training Crashes
Cadet Charles B Passwater of Noblesville Indiana died at Hempstead field after attempting a tall spin from 2000 feet. Cadet Paul M Currie of Minneapolis fell from an airplane near San Antonio and was killed. In Lorraine three American aviators defeated four German airmen, destroying one plane and driving the others behind American lines.
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New York
Charles B. Passwater
Noblesville
Ind
Hempstead
San Antonio
Tex
Paul M. Currie
Minneapolis
William A. Currie
Lorraine
Large draft set for June orders in Washington
An official announcement on Friday states 280,000 men will be called to the colors during June. They are to report June 24, but the exact camps for assignment are not yet determined, so the present amended list remains withheld.
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Washington
Oficia
Cohers
Evik
Passenger Ferry Sinks at Port Huron Dock
The ferry steamer Jones Beard crashed into the dock at Santa and sank in 20 feet of water. All passengers were saved.
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Mieh
Jones Beard
This City
Sarnit
Sirnta An
Soldiers Die as Auto Skids headline
Two soldiers, Lieut. Arthur Pickens and Corporal Aritint B. Willard of the Thirty Seventh Division, were killed when an army truck skidded off an embankment near Pine, Montgomery, Alabama, on June 3.
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Ala
Lieut
Arthur Pickens
Aritint B. Willard
Thirty Sevventh Division
In Pine
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