Villa's provisional government proclaimed in Mexico
Villistas set Parral as seat of government and named Felipe Angeles provisional president with Francisco Villa as war minister. Villa leads a large army at Parral as plans target Torreon Chihuahua City and Juarez. The manifesto promises foreigner protection and rights for Americans, reinstates the 1857 constitution, and abolishes death penalty except for treason and murder.
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Parral
Felipe Angeles
Mexico
Angeles
Dario W. Silva
Villa
Francisco Villa
Silva
Torreon
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Germans Lose 198 Submarines in War Statistics
May 20 report from Bessische Zeitung details German submarine losses in the war. It notes 198 U boats sunk or destroyed including seven interned abroad and 14 wrecked by their crews. Over 3,000 sailors died. many others suffered injuries and were treated in asylums.
Hold up at East Fifty First Street nets bank messenger
John Cogan a 55 year old messenger for the Drexel State Bank was held up by three men in Chicago at 3 pm in front of a grocery store on East Fifty first street and robbed of 3200 dollars. He had just left the Metropolitan Life Insurance offices with a deposit and was handed to the holdup men by one robber after the satchel was seized.
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John Cogan
Messenger
Drexel State Bank
Cottage Grove Avenue
East Fifty-first Street
Cogan
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Michigan Avenue
New Air Route Brings World News to Toronto Newspapers
Toronto publishers plan to use air delivery from Buffalo to bring world news when telegraph operators strike in Canada. They expect air delivery to be slower and less reliable than wires but faster than delays in print.
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Toronto
Ont
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Canada
British Debt to U S Stands at 420 Million Says Chamberlain
London May 20 Chancellor of the Exchequer J Austen Chamberlain announced in the house of commons that Britain owes the United States about 420 million dollars while American departments owe roughly 210 million dollars to Britain.
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London
J. Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Thursday Baseball Scores Across Leagues
National League results show New York 6 Brooklyn 2 and Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 1 with Boston 4 Philadelphia 1. American League lists Boston 7 Philadelphia 1 and New York 5 Washington 4. Other leagues report scattered wins including Moline 6 Bloomington 4 and Peoria 7 Terre Haute 2. Columbus 2 Indianapolis 3 Toledo 4. Louisville 7.
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Loutaville
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American aid to Czechs sparked by war effort vote
General Marek told the House Military Committee that President Wilson shifted funds from a $100,000,000 program to aid the Czech Slovaks defending against bolsheviks. He described the transfer as a significant increase and implied further support.
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Washington
Liberta
Marek
House
Millitary Committee
Wilson
Cseche
Inter
Winney Wie
Strike Shrugs Buenos Aires Trams At Midnight
Buenos Aires faces transport disruption as a tramway strike begins at midnight on May 30. Taxi drivers and other passenger vehicle operators are expected to join in sympathy with the action.
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Transportat
Tienp
Buenos Aires
Trade outlook optimistic but cautions warned by Fed board
May reports from the Federal Reserve indicate an upturn in May across leading retail lines as wartime buying power frees. Officials foresee a summer and autumn of unusual activity but warn against overvaluing prosperity and note lasting high prices with no rapid postwar drop. Agricultural prospects remain bright with diversified farming and strong cash returns, while cattle prices rise and hog receipts fall. Steel and iron output hit a low for months though market tone improves.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
After War Boom Parallels in Trade and Industry
The article notes fuel use above production and a brighter business mood. Wool markets rise with strong orders for textiles, while shoe and dry goods demand improve. Retail trade runs at high volume, with prices kept high by war conditions. New York and Chicago show gains, while cash sales rise in the South. Real estate values harden and farm land sales increase. The banking system remains sound with sturdy reserve levels.
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New York
Chicago
South
Bad Manners Remarks Stir U S Officials Over Hawker
Washington May 30 Officials in high government circles criticised Australian aviator Harry C Hawker for belittling American flyers at a London banquet after his failed trans Atlantic crossing His jealousy over Commander Peads feat and others who flew farther prompted the caustic comments with Navy officials and others saying Hawker a private citizen deserved scolding rather than formal action.
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Harry C. Hawker
Atlantic
London
Navy
Tim
Menker
State Department
Hawker
Pead
Wilson Delivers Memorial Day Message From Paris Cemetery
President Wilson will attend a wreath laying in a Paris area American cemetery and broadcast a Memorial day message. He says the day commemorates the reunification of the United States and the liberation of the world, honoring fallen soldiers and the global fight for liberty. Two cent per Scout contributions fund wreaths for French grave sites.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
France
Woodrow Wilson
Dirigible K-34 to Challenge Atlantic Ocean Run
The monster airship K-34 has been formally accepted by the admiralty. Current plans call for the craft to depart for an Atlantic crossing within two weeks from London on May 20.
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Atlantic
London
Daylight Saving Plan Protest Appeals Issued
Marcus M. Marks president of the National Daylight Association urged chambers of commerce nationwide to oppose repealing daylight saving. He argued the repeal harms farmers, saves coal, reduces eye strain, promotes gardening, and lowers gas and electricity bills.
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New York
Marcus M. Marks
National Daylight Association
Mr. Marks
80 American Troops Missing After Coblenz Fire and Dump Blast
A Coblenz district building fire and a munition dump explosion leave 80 American troops missing, per a Coblenz dispatch. The Eighty-first Division, nicknamed Wildcat, sails homeward on the Van Steuben and Finistere, Maj. Gen. C J Bailey aboard the former.
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Coblenz
London
Civil War Hero Asa Bird Gardiner Dead At 92
Maj. Gen. Asa Bird Gardiner former US Military Academy law professor and Medal of Honor recipient for Gettysburg campaign died Thursday at his Suffern home from a stroke.
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New York
Asa Bird Gardiner
United States Military Academy
Congressional Medal of Honor
Suffern
Secretary Baker presses for temporary army size in Congress
Secretary Baker urged the House Military Committee to authorize a temporary army of 509,000 men with funds to reach 599,000, while deferring permanent army expansion. General March noted rapid demobilization in France but said an occupation force in Europe was needed until a definite policy is set. He also reported shrinking U S camps and backed military education beyond primary grades.
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Baker
House Military Committee
Congress
General March
France
Europe
March
War Department
May Get Two Hours Time to Sign Up
The message indicates a further delay and an extension of the signup window by up to two hours. It conveys a brief notice of deadline extension and the chance to register within the new period.
Allied Representatives Resent German Counter Proposals
Paris May 30 copies of the German counter proposals were delivered to peace conference members. The big four began reviewing the document as experts assist in crafting the allied reply due in a few days. The reply will modify terms but end negotiations with a clear 48 hour acceptance window.
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Ailied
Versailles
Installmien’s
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Ans
LawmakerHolds Hope For Size of Armed Force
Mr. Baker said the number of men will be reduced to the authorized figure unless changing international conditions require a larger force, in which case Congress will be asked to change the law.
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Mr. Baker
Congress
NC-4 Crew to Proceed to Paris for Atlantic Flight Tale
President Wilson orders Lieut. Com mander Albert C Read and the NC-4 crew to travel from Plymouth to Paris to report on their transatlantic flight. Three British seaplanes will meet NC-4 at sea and escort her into Plymouth harbor.
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Wilson
Albert C. Read
NC-4
Lisbon
Paris
Plymouth Harbor
Wilson to Visit Belgium As War News Unfolds
President Wilson plans a forthcoming visit to Belgium, denying false reports of a return home and praising Belgium's heroic wartime role. A wireless telegraph equipped train used by German headquarters arrived at Versailles, described as carrying five coaches with transmitters and receivers installed.
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France
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