Pershing Opens Largest U S Army Marksmanship Tournament
General John J. Pershing presided as the AEF and army officers opened a major marksmanship contest at d Avours range near Le Mans. Scores posted included Private Karl Kennedy leading with 139 of 150, followed by Lieutenant Edgar H. Gerber and other top shooters as preliminary slow and rapid fire rounds determined qualification for tomorrow.
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Jzemans
John J. Pershing
American Expeditionary Forces
United States Army
d'Avours
Lemans
Pershing
Regular Army
Naonal Guard
Karl Kennedy
Texas National
Poison Plot Unfolds At luncheon Murder Trial
Miss Garrison recounts how she prepared a poison-laced cocktail for Mrs. Grace Storrs at a department tea room. She admits intending to kill her for years and cites alleged hereditary weakness and childhood injuries as defense, while five tea room workers and Mrs. Storrs’s relatives testify. The coroner’s findings and witness accounts frame a sensational first degree murder case.
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Miss. Garrison
Askren
Miss Garrison
Bombs That Missed Reach Americans In Chronicle Demo
The Chronicle presents a diagram of failed bombs and notes a postal clerk who recalled parcels labeled Gimbel Brothers after they were held for insufficient postage. He feared an explosion at the post office when a similar package was found and sheltered under the counter.
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Chronicle News Service
Chronicle
Senator Hardwick
Kaplan
Gimbel Brothers
Hardwick
Henry Meier
Mike
Nation's loan drive passes two billion mark
The Associated Press reports May 6 that total subscriptions reached 2,060,740,000 or 45.79 percent of the 4.5 billion goal. In the last 24 hours subscriptions rose by 226,000,000, with New York contributing 146,000,000. Experts struggle to explain lagging pace as farm work slows and employment varies across locales.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
New York
Idaho Suffers Urgent Drive to Meet Bond Quotas
Boise May 6 desperate efforts sweep Idaho to finish state victory bonds quota by Wednesday night and secure second place among the twelfth federal reserve states. Butte county leads with an over subscription as counties plan to work through afternoon and night in a push that blends business, holy day observance, and concerted campaign.
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Boise
Idaho
Twelfth Federal Reserve
Butte County
Doubt Ability of Liberty Motors to Start Flight
May 6 New York. No attempt will be made tomorrow by the United States navy trans Atlantic aviators to start on the first leg of their journey due to adverse weather conditions. Announcement came from Commander John H. Towers, flight commander.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Navy
John H. Towers
British aviators scoff at US navy trans Atlantic flight
In St Johns on May 6 Harry Hawker and Captain Frederick P Raynham mocked the US navy sea planes plan to cross the Atlantic. They wager a fast New York departure will reach England before the Americans and questioned the Liberty motors endurance. Local papers note strong American interest and skepticism here.
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ST. John’s
N. F
Harry Hawker
Frederick P. Raynham
Atlantic
Hawker
New York
England
Charles W. F. Morgan
Raynham
C. W. F. Morgan
R. A. Flfr
St. Johns Daily Star
United States Navy
St. Johns
Trepassey Bay
Floods in North Sweden Cause Widespread Destruction
Stockholm May 6 reports grisly floods in North Sweden due to abnormal rains and heavy snowmelt. Authorities say damage tops 80,000,000 krona with avalanches and widespread destruction across towns and cities.
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Sweden
Associated Press
Stockholm
Damage Claims After Flood Washes Mills and Workshops Away
Front works, flour mills, power irons, wood and pulp buildings were washed away or badly damaged in the flood. Mills and other structures suffered extensive destruction, with water damage reported across industrial sites and surrounding properties.
Clark Declares War on Regular U S Army in National Guard Speech
At ST. LOUIS May 5 Lt Col Bennett Clark son of Speaker Clark urged the National Guard Association to smash the regular army and build up the national guard. He said the aim is to strengthen the national guard and abolish the regular army amid calls for a national guard bureau a guard corps a guard units in every state with 200 men per congressman and universal military training.
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National Guard
Bennett Clark
Clark
Associa Ttion
Regular Army
Harvey J. Moss
Washington
Congress
National Guard Bureau
War Department
National Guard Corps
Army
Houses
Victory loan drive near end in Twin Falls county
County 70 campaign in Orne Thomas county faces setback as G D Thomas reports the drive may fail. A whippet tank visit failed to secure success and today service men conduct a city canvass urging bond purchases. Four days remain before closing.
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Twin Falls
Bonda
Epler
Red Guards Kill Four Hundred in Moscow Riots
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from East Germany reports four hundred people killed in Moscow last week as red guards dispersed rioters who gathered to protest shortages and shouted down with Lenin and Trotzky.
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Associated Press
London
Moscow
Red Guard
East Germany
Lenine
Trotzky
Japanese statesman urges peaceful Kiao-Chau settlement
Baron Shimpei Goto, former Japanese foreign minister, says Japan never sought permanent Kiao-Chau occupation and would return Shantung to China after its unconditional cession. He argues Tokyo desires China’s stability, warns against third-party grabs, and suggests using Boxer indemnity funds to aid Chinese education.
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Nce Not
Japan
Shimpei Goto
Kiao-Chau-Shantung
Kiao-Chau
China
Shantung
Open Highway Bids In Oregon Total Over 1.5 Million
Portland May 6 bids for highway projects totaling more than 1 1/2 million dollars and spanning over 90 miles were opened today by the state highway commission. Contracts will be awarded as soon as bids are tabulated.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Mare
State Highway Commission
Oklahoma votes against $50 million road bonds plan
In incomplete returns from Oklahoma City May 6, early tallies show voters rejected by a large majority a proposal to issue 50 million dollars in bonds for hard surfaced road construction. The measure faced broad opposition as results remained incomplete.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
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