President Wilson Under Fire In Senate Over Overman Bill
Senator Sherman of Illinois pins blame on President Wilson and his aides calling them socialists and pacifists in a sharp critique as the last day of unlimited debate on the Overman bill unfolds. Ramsdell and McKellar dispute red tape while urging swift war power. debate limits are set for remaining actions.
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Washington
Wilson
Sherman
Illinois
Senate
Overman
Baker
Burleson
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Ramsdell
Louisiana
McKellar
Tennessee
Rams¢ell
Labor
Post
Vreoman
A. C. Townley
Council of National Defense
CAN'T SAVE DAYLIGHT AT MEUSAM MILL
Kennebunkport Maine April 24 J D Perkins proprietor of a tidewater mill remains unaffected by daylight saving. The Meusam river mill operates by the tide with gates closed to a reservoir at high water and opened as the tide recedes. He follows the tide schedule rather than clocks or sun, as he has for years.
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Kennebunkport
J. D. Perkins
Meusam River
Mr. Perkins
Lays Claim to Frisco City Hall
Mrs. Mary Keenan Dorian of Los Angeles files a claim to a 25 foot wide land strip under San Francisco's new 4 million dollar city hall. Her suit says the father deeded the strip to the city but required it revert to his estate if used for any purpose other than a street.
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Frisco City Hall
San Francisco
Mary Keenan Dorian
Los Angeles
Dorian
Baron Burian Named Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Hungary
Baron von Burian is appointed minister of foreign affairs for Austria Hungary, signaling a major reshuffle in the imperial government and centering on diplomacy amid a shifting European balance of power.
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Baron Stephen Burian
Austria-Hungary
Punt Cgernin
Burian
Finance
Germans May Force Holland Into War
London dispatch reports Germany pressing Holland for transit rights not only for civilian supplies but also for war materials. The demand would permit transit via Dutch canals and railways, threatening Dutch neutrality. Holland’s cabinet met in extraordinary session amid rumors Germany might risk war to secure Western Front victory.
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London
Holland
Germany
Hague
Handelsblad
Amsterdam
United States
Great Britain
New Mineral Found in Ute Mountains Near Cortez
Metallurgy experts sent by the government test a new mineral found 18 miles southwest of Cortez in the Ute mountains. Assays reveal traces of vanadium and manganese as trials aim to perfect an iron casting for guns and ship armor. The material could revolutionize iron casting techniques and weapon production.
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Cortez
Col
Ute Mountains
Bear Hunt Sparks Delaware Limited Tradition Revival
Delaware residents take part in a rare bear hunt for the first time in nearly a century. A cub was previously sent to a lodge in Wyoming, and after the bear escaped, the hunt faced challenges. Fears for local children prompted a city organized effort ending with shotgun volleys in an alley.
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Ohio
Delaware
Wyoming
Actors Will Do Their Bit for Soldiers Entertainment
More than 2 000 actors and other theatre members gathered in New York on April 24 to volunteer services for American troops in France. The meeting was called by E H Sothern Winthrope Ames and E F Albee after a report by Sothern and Ames on soldiers need for recreation following their recent trip to France.
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New York
France
E. H. Sothern
Winthrope Ames
E. F. Albee
Quiet Reigns on Battle Front as British Attack at Zeebrugge
British forces aided by French craft attempted a major strike aimed at eliminating the German submarine threat from Zeebrugge and Ostend. Two cruisers were blown up at Zeebrugge canal entrances, another sunk in the Brugge canal, and Ostend ships were destroyed by bombs. several smaller vessels missing with casualties reported. Front remains tense with artillery activity and preparatory fortifications as Allied commands anticipate further German assaults.
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France
Belgium
Germany
Manace
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Brugges Canal
Ypres
Kemmel
Nieppe Forest
Herbs Lead Vienna Children to Illness in Parkersburg
In Vienna near Parkersburg West Virginia April 24 children in local schools attempted to subsist on herbs and roots from lessons and grew seriously ill Doctors determined the roots were poisonous pork root Emetics were given and two girls daughters of Mr and Mrs Charles Chancellor remain seriously ill but expected to recover
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Vienna
Charles Chancellor
Swedish Sea Captain Seized in San Francisco
Otto Nelson, a sea captain who claimed Swedish subject status, was arrested in San Francisco on charges of possessing a naval code, maps of Pacific coast fortifications, and a diagram showing a safe route for vessels through the German zone in the Atlantic.
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San Francisco
Otto Nelson
Sweden
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
May Declare War on Turks and Bulgars Debate in Senate
In Washington on April 24 the senate debated war declarations against Turkey and Bulgaria. Senator Brandegee urged early action on a King resolution for war against both nations, while Senator Knox offered a substitute to study reasons against such a declaration. Brandegee condemned Bulgaria’s actions in France and Turk atrocities on Armenians amid rebuttals about Bulgarian troop involvement.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Turkey
Bulgaria
Brandegee
Connecticut
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
King
Utah
Knox
Pennsylvania
France
Pomerene
Ohio
Senate bill to melt silver dollar reserve passes
The house approved a bill to melt the U S silver dollar reserve up to 350 million dollars to fund subsidiary coinage and bullion needed for foreign trade balance. The senate had passed it last Thursday and the treasury secretary urged the plan to replace stored silver with new silver at one dollar an ounce.
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Washington
Senate
United States
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Young Nelson Draft Call Noted in Madison
Byron Nelson son of Congressman Nelson is certified for the draft in Madison on May 5. He previously failed to register on June 5 while living in Canada for agricultural work. Courts ruled nonresidents need not register, then he returned to Madison and completed registration.
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Madison
Wis
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Canada
Ben Hyatt Walks Home to Conway After Delayed Exam Notice
Ben Hyatt, working in Norfolk, Virginia, received a selective service exam notice from Conway Arkansas. On the way to appear before the board his ticket and money were stolen, yet he continued walking. He had a postmaster advise the board he might arrive a few days late. He eventually reached Conway.
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Conway
Ark
Ben Hyatt
Norfolk
Selective Service Board
Job openings for women hod carriers in New York building trades
In New York on April 24, Allen E. Beale, secretary of the Building Industries of New York, announces job applications for women hod carriers. Applicants must wear white trousers and avoid hatpins, hair pins, and talcum powder. applications are arriving.
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New York
Allen E. Beale
The
Building Industries of New York Association
German Baker Planned Poison and Torch in Memphis
A German baker in Memphis plotted to poison thousands with bread and burn multiple buildings then flee to Mexico where he would receive a German government bonus for destruction. The scheme was never carried out as agents uncovered the plans and he faces internment until after the war.
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Memphis
Mexico
America
Hogs Bring Big Price in Charleston Sale
In Charleston Mississippi on April 24 forty four head of pure bred Duroc Jersey hogs sold for a total of 128435 dollars an average of 419 dollars per hog.
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Charleston
Miss
Hindu Editor Is Killed In San Francisco Trial
Ram Chandra editor of the Hindu Ghadi was shot in the back in U S district court by Ram Singh, who was then killed by U S Marshal Holohan. Judge Van Fleet ordered custody of remaining defendants as an investigation into how the revolver entered court proceeds.
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San Francisco
Revolver
Ram Chandra
Ram Singh
Revolution
United States
J.B. Holohan
Singh
Chandra
Holohan
van Fleet
Occidentals
Preston
Gas mask demonstration shown in Washington by Tilson
In Washington on April 22 Representative Tilson of Connecticut staged a gas mask demonstration in the House. Representative Francis of New York served as the human model while Tilson attached masks for neutralizing poison gas. Tilson warned masks could become obsolete by midsummer yet praised current models as best available for supplying to soldiers in France.
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Washington
Representative Tilson
Conn
Mr. Tilson
Francis
N. Y
Tilson
France
Dublin Mayors Passport Request Amid Suffrage Protests
Dublin reports the lord mayor has applied to Foreign Secretary Balfour for passports for himself and his secretaries to travel to Washington. Ireland faces a work stoppage in protest of conscription with railways halted, newspapers and stores shut, signaling a near total cessation of business.
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Dublin
Balfour
Washington
Ireland
Ohio counties to award War Savings stamps
Ohio county fair associations plan to follow the Ohio State Fair by giving War Savings stamps as prizes this year. Knox County Agricultural association reports it will allocate 50 percent of prize money to boys and girls in war savings and thrift stamps.
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Columbus
Ohio County Fair Association
Ohio State Fair Association
Mount Vernon
Knox County Agricultural Association
RULES ON NEWLYWEDS Canton Draft Board to Admit Love Letters as Evidence
Canton Ohio April 24 The district appeal board clarifies its stance on marriages since May 18 1917 offering military exemption for newlyweds who prove a bona fide engagement through love letters or via dependency claims due to a child. The statement follows criticism of deferral given to Milton Wright of Akron related to Orrville Wright.
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Canton Draft Board
Canton
District Appeal Board
Joseph Bertels
District Board
Milton Wright
Akron
Orrville Wright
Young Wright
Baltimore & Ohio trains rerouted through Penn tunnel
The railroad administration told that B & O trains will run into the Pennsylvania station at New York via the Pennsylvania tunnel starting Sunday. The move aims to use capacity and aid the Pennsylvania line between New York and Washington, with passengers previously ferried across the Hudson River.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Pennsylvania Tunnel
Hudson River
Baseball Scores and Standings From National League Games
National League results show New York and Philadelphia posting decisive wins while Cincinnati and St Louis split series. Brooklyn and Chicago also recorded losses. Detroit and Chicago game postponed due to rain.
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National League
W. A Pet
New York Lasik
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Louise Vice Deaey
Pitteburg
Ccocsess
Cincheo
Grookijn
R.H.E
Chiebeg
Erynclae
Schneiler
Eller
Wingo
Walter, Vaughn
Jllliott
St.Louis
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
W. Li
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
New York Oein
Washington
Teei
Chicago
Rie Ene Eng
New York
Ead Aes Jt
Thormasen
Bush
Agnew Hannah
American Airman Dies Abroad in Paris
Second Lieutenant Dinsmore Ely of Chicago died from injuries after an airplane accident. The French government awarded the war cross to Sergeant David E. Putnam of Newton Massachusetts William A. Wellman of Cambridge Massachusetts and Phelps Collins of New York. Collins was killed in aerial combat on March 13. Putnam Wellman and Collins joined the foreign legion early in the war and served long in the trenches before aviation service.
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Paris
Dinsmore Ely
Chicago
Lafayette Eccadrille
David E. Putnam
Newton
Mass
William A. Wellman
Cambridge
Phelps Collins
New York
Lafayette Escadrille
Collins
Putnam
Wellman
Foreign Legion
Aviation Service
Prisoner Sets Fire in Padded Cell in Jail Scare
In Youngstown Ohio on April 24 inmate Joe race an insane prisoner at the county jail started a fire in his padded cell. He was unconscious and nearly suffocated before guards stopped the blaze and rescued him.
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Youngstown, O
Joe Race
County Jail
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