Palmer estate details reveal large philanthropic bequests and property
The will disperses funds to United Charities 100000 and Children’s Memorial Hospital 10000. Chicago Commons 10000 and Legal Aid 5000. Palmer Lake Shore Drive home bequeathed to sons. Florida land holdings near Sarasota and near Tampa named to Honore and Potter Palmer Jr. Gifts also go to secretary Pauline Furman 8000 and butler Ernest Woods 5000, with former footman George Marshall 3000.
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Honore
Potter Palmer Jr
United Charities
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago Commons
Legal Aid Society
Palmer
Lake Shore Drive
Potter Palmer
Florida
Sarasota
Maretee County
Tampa
Fla
Pauline Furman
Ernest Woods
George Marshall
England
Americans Begin Training With Haig Veterans In Flanders
Washington reports emergency measures successfully moving American manpower to aid Allied forces. U S troops have entered training behind British lines in Flanders and will be brigaded with Haig’s veterans for rapid seasoning before potential front line service. The move aims to reinforce the British in the German offensive.
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Washington
Flanders
General Pershing
Amiens
King George
Douglas Haig
Halgreens
Pershing
Many U S Planes in Europe War Clouded by Baer Claim
Washington reports Rep Baer of North Dakota stated aviation authorities informed him the government did not spend 640 million dollars on airplanes in the past year but 105 million. He said May 1 saw 250 war planes in Europe and 1 200 training planes there plus 4 000 training planes in America and a monthly output of 1 000 aircraft. He added that expenditures include equipment tinder motors and other parts destined to form a large aerial fleet.
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Washington
Aircraft Production Board
Baer
North Dakota
Inez
Europe
America
Palmer Estate Will Disposes Between 80 and 100 Million
In Chicago on May 18 Mrs Potter Palmer's will files in probate court directing the bulk of the Palmer estate, valued between 80 million and 100 million, be left in trust to Honore Palmer and Potter Palmer Jr. The two sons are to enjoy the income from the estate during their lifetimes.
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Chicago
Potter” Palmer
Honore Palmer
Potter Palmer, Jr
Presbyterians pledge support to Wilson in a telegram
The Southern Presbyterian assembly adopted a telegram to President Wilson praising him as the spokesman for moral forces and asking God’s wisdom to guide him. It expresses Christian fellowship and support during these days of trial and hopes to defend Christian principles as a heritage.
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Durant, Okla
Southern Presbyterian Assembly
Wilson
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
United States
Progressive Leader Sees Fifth Winter of War Inevitable
Berne reports Herr Hausmann of the Progressive Party declares a fifth winter of war is inevitable and victory not in sight. He warns Germans to face disappointment and not expect a summer triumph as the Wuerttemberg diet meets.
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Berne
May
iIn & Speen
Wuerttemberg
Herr Hausmann
Progressive Party
Peace parley looks very probable says Austrian premier
Zurich May 18 Premier Seidler of Austria told Graz strikers that general peace prospects are better than expected and that the Kaiser is pushing peace negotiations. He promised food would soon arrive from Ukrainia. Amsterdam May 18 Premier Wekerle of Hungary said the new alliance with Austria-Hungary improves mutual relations and does not hinder future economic ties with others. London May 18 George Barnes suggested the US ask Holland to convene a Hague peace conference as a prelude to a third peace conference, noting it could spur Germany to respect its position while continuing war efforts.
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Zurich
Seidler
Austria
Graz
Vienna
Ukrainia
Amsterdam
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Wekerle
Hungary
London
United States
Holland
Hague
George Nicoll Barnes
Inbor
League of Nations
the Hague
Most Successful Campaign Sets Record in Liberty Loan Drive
Washington May 18 The Third Liberty loan raised 4 170 019 60 oversubscribed 39 percent above the 3 billion goal with about 17 million subscribers Officials noted that some firms doubled their intended subscriptions near the end as banks sought large purchases The Minneapolis district led with 172 percent oversubscription and New York district 124 percent Secretary McAdoo called it the most successful loan in U S history with all subscriptions expected to be fully allotted.
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Minneapolis
Kansas City
Atlanta Ee
Philadelphia
Chicago
GUS Sts
Richmond W
San Francisco
New York
Treasury
Washington
Federal Reserve
United States
McAdoo
Nation honors wartime finances and resolve
The passage lauds a strong patriotic achievement amid wartime taxes. It notes the country funded the war effort through the second Liberty Loan and excess profits taxes, totaling about 7 billion dollars in revenue to the treasury, as irrefutable evidence of American resolve.
Noted Italian Flyer Killed in Test Flight
Captain Antonio Silvio Resnati of the Royal Italian flying corps died at Hempstead flying field during a test of a new American built Caproni bomber. He piloted a ten passenger bi plane and carried sixty bombs when the craft rose briefly to a hundred feet before a wing failed and crashed, crushing him as he was strapped in.
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New York
Antonio Silvio Resnati
Royal Italian Flying Corps
Washington
Hempstead
Resnatl
United States
Resnath
Resnati
Wilson Arrives in New York for War Fund Drive
President Wilson arrived from Washington to launch the Red Cross war fund drive totaling 700 million dollars. He was met by Mrs. Wilson Secretary Tumulty Admiral Grayson and several secretaries and accompanied to a hotel. He attended a theater and planned to review the Fifth Avenue parade and address a mass meeting at the Metropolitan Opera House.
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New York
Wilson
Washington
Red Cross
Tumulty
Admiral Grayson
House
Fifth Avenue
Metropolitan Opera House
New Registration Expected On June 5 Anniversary
Chicago May 18. Registration of all men who have turned twenty one since June 5 1917 is expected on the first anniversary of that date. A proclamation by President Wilson will order the registration next week. Registration will be conducted through loan boards rather than election boards as in the first registration.
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Chicago
Wilson
Irish Home Rule Delayed As Commons Adjourns
London May 18 The house of commons adjourned until May 28 without any sign of the long delayed Irish home rule bill. Government members show no indication when heat will be introduced.
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London
House of Commons
US Troops Reach British Front in Northern France
American forces arrive within the British zone in northern France and train with blockers to the channel ports as Allied command assesses the next big offensive. Violent artillery duels flare near Amiens and in Flanders with raids repulsed and prisoners taken.
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France
Channel
General Pershing
United States
Lloyd George
Germans Poised for Major Push on Western Front
May 18 report notes Field Marshal von Hindenburg delaying. weather favorable but no change on the front. It warns the next German offensive could be decisive as they try to break Allied lines. The U S sector in Picardy faced a heavy bombardment for 45 minutes with normal troop movements behind German lines.
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von Hindenburg
U. S
France
Picardy Front
Huns Set Trap for Yankees in Toul Sector
German forces near Toul deploy mine wires to slow American patrols. A patrol member stepped on a harmless looking wire and an enemy bomb exploded in the group. The patrol retreated into an abandoned trench and waited, then returned to the American line after a failed engagement.
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Toul Sector
France
Toul
Three Die in Nitro Blast Near Pleasant City
A blast of nitroglycerin being hauled to oil fields by John Huey blew up injuring and killing three men. Huey and his horses were killed. victims include William Kelps and his son John who were traveling on the road.
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Pleasant City
John Huey
William Kelps
John
Dutch Rations Cut as War Holds Dutch Farms
Amsterdam reports drastic government action to seize withheld grain stocks and feed shortages across Holland. Farmers threaten to plow sown fields, with 30 percent of wheat and 83 percent of peas reportedly withheld in Haarlem district.
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Amsterdam
Haarlem
Holland
Yell
Ministry of Agriculture
America
Germany
Tijd
Explosion at Aptna Chemical Company Injures 500 Near Pittsburgh
A massive blast at Aptna Chemical Company near Pittsburgh injures about five hundred workers. Fire units battle flames as rescuers search collapsed facilities and treat victims at the scene and nearby hospitals.
Tremendous TNT Explosion Kills and Injures Hundreds
Aetna Chemical plant at Oakdale near Pittsburgh suffers a massive TNT blast. Reports place dead at 170 with many more wounded or missing. Destruction extends beyond the plant with widespread property damage. Cause of the explosion remains unknown.
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Evening Journal
Pittsburgh
Aetna Chemical Company
Oakdale
Interned Germans In Riot At Hot Springs
About 2,200 interned Germans at Hot Springs North Carolina nearly rose in a riot upon learning the plan to move them before July 1 to posts at Ports Oglethorpe Georgia and McPherson Georgia. Guards were increased to preserve order. Many had invested savings in cottage improvements hoping for permanent residence.
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Washington
Hot Springs
N. C
Ports Oglethorpe
McPherson
Bolshevik Troops Retake Baku and Tanker Attacks
Russian bolshevik troops reinforced from Turkestan and Astrakhan recapture the port of Baku on the Caspian Sea after crossing by gunboats to attack Mussulmans. Bolsh eviks press on with further assaults as relief efforts in Berne, Switzerland, report a prisoner exchange agreement between German and Italian commissioners awaiting ratification.
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Baku
Caspian Sea
Constantinople
Turkestan
Astrakan
Berne
Switzerland
Philadelphia Strike Expands Outrage as Transit Men Walk Out
Philadelphia May 18 The conductors and motormen strike of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company grows more serious with 1500 to 2000 men out. The firm normally employs about 6200 workers, affecting street car operations across the city.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Ous
Argentina Maintains Neutrality Policy in Address
President Irigo declares Argentina at peace with all nations and maintains neutrality in his annual message opening the fifty seventh congress session in Buenos Aires. The statement emphasizes no change to the current policy.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Irigo
Porto Ricans to Work on Farms in United States
Washington reports that Porto Rican laborers will be transported to the United States within a month to work on farms in southern states and shipyards and other industries along the Atlantic coast.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
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