Natives Fail to Stop Bolshevik Advance Deep into Mongolia
Bolshevik troops push more than 175 miles inside Mongolian territory near Urga after crossing from Siberia, confiscating goods of Chinese merchants while Mongolian resistance collapses amid ongoing western front fighting. Dutch? (Note: actual text preserved entities: Bolsheviks, Urga, Mongolia, Irkutsk, Daily Mail, Tien Tsin, Chinese cabinet)
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Italian Front Battles Continue as Allies See More Loans
In Monte Coro south of Asiago the Italians repel Austrian attacks while artillery duels persist on the Italian front. In Washington McAdoo authorizes further Allied loans totaling 200 million to Britain, 100 million to France, and 60 million to Italy, bringing overall Allied loans to about 5.764 billion.
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41 612 British Fallen In Week Heaviest Yet
London May 14 The total British casualties for the week ending today reach 41 612 with 501 officers and 5 065 men killed or died of wounds and 2 123 officers and 33 923 men wounded or missing The week’s losses likely represent the peak of fighting in Flanders and Picardy and may be the heaviest weekly British toll of the war
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Trench Born Pup Wears Camouflage Suit Debut
A puppy born in an American front line trench made headlines as the censor posted a playful bulletin noting the dog arrived with a camouflage suit. The Associated Press reports the incident from France on May 13, highlighting wartime humor amid combat conditions.
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Austrian Press Urges Unity With Germany
London reports a vigorous Austrian newspaper campaign to persuade the non German population that Austria Hungary must align with Germany. Even Austria's Zeit and Vienna Tageblatt acknowledge that German backing is essential for Austria Hungary's role at the upcoming peace conference.
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Swift's Son-in-Law Held as Dangerous Alien
Chicago May 14 Count James Minoito son in law of Louis F Swift packer is held on $56000 bonds after habeas corpus action following his arrest on a presidential war warrant charging him with being a dangerous alien. Bonds signed by Swift and attorney Henry Veeder. Hearing set for May 20 before Federal Judge George A Carpenter. Born in Berlin he claims Italian subject status and previously fended off deportation proceedings.
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Stefansson Recovering Too Ill to Continue Arctic Quest
May 14 telegraph from Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson reports he is convalescing at Hisconal hospital Fort Yukon Alaska after typhoid fever on Herschel islands. He says he will not be able to continue the expedition he undertook this year.
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Chicago Drivers Strike Without Notice Paralyzes City
Five thousand teamsters and truck chauffeurs walk out without warning in Chicago on May 14 with 15,000 more expected by night. They seek a weekly wage rise of about $3, catching employers by surprise. action authorized at a secret joint council meeting and coordinated across the city. International Brotherhood of Teamsters officers claim they were unaware of the strike, and owners plan to seek federal mediation.
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Reed Urges Rail‑Waterway Boost to Ease Coal Shortage
Senator Reed of Missouri urged rapid scale up of coal output and transport capacity at a Mississippi Valley Waterways convention in St. Louis. He called for government action to boost rail efficiency, procure engines and cars, and use inland waterways, especially the Mississippi and New Orleans port, to relieve eastern congestion and ensure coal supply for war needs.
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Lithuania to Help Pay War Bills in German Proclamation
Amsterdam report cites Emperor William declaring Lithuania will share Germanys war burdens and that Lithuania’s independence is recognized in alliance with the German empire. The note notes Polish legion failure and Lithuanian demand for full independence amid German influence across historic regions with about 2.6 million Lithuanians.
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Federal rule topic stirs Irish home rule debate
London May 14 A Sunday speech by George Nicoll Barnes labor member of the war cabinet urged a federal scheme of home rule for the United Kingdom. Westminster lobbyists call it a trial vote to gauge opinion while Cabinet members including Premier Lloyd George are said to lean toward federalism as a way to win Ulster support. In Ireland the plan is rejected angrily with Dublin dispatches noting Irish leaders would repudiate such a scheme if accepted by the Irish party. Also Lieut Milo amiller injured in a firing accident at Kellyfield Texas is improving. his brother Lieut Herman C. Milter travels from Camp Pike to Fort Sam Houston to stay with him until recovery. War Size Diamond Joe the Cigar Goad to the last puff.
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Workers from Athols Central to aid tornado area
Between 359 and 400 laborers from Athols Central shops will leave on a special train to Nashua to donate a full day of work in rehabilitating the tornado wreckage. Carpenters painters and mechanics will build temporary homes clear debris repair fences and prepare firewood sites as they assist stricken communities along the route.
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First U S ship completions surge in war effort
Washington reports the first million tons of ships built for the government under the Shipping Board. By May 11 a total of 3,108,621 tons across 153 ships had been completed, most on requisition or contract. None of the larger ships delivered yet, as boiler and machinery delays persist.
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Pershing's Iowa Trip Aids Red Cross Fund Drive
Three Iowa veterans from Pershing's Fifty Veterans depart Washington to campaign across the state for the Red Cross and other wartime drives. Sergeant Hawkins of Red Oak Corporal Merle Skinner of Ottumwa and Private Albert Montgomery of Stuart will assist Iowa’s national defense councils in Des Moines and Iowa City. Their itinerary includes Indianola Winterset Atlantic Greenfield Stuart Fontanelle Red Oak Corning Vidises and Bedford as they travel through May to promote patriotic gifts.
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Bennett Dead Herald Publisher Led Cable News and Paris Edition
Gordon Bennett proprietor of the New York Herald died in Paris at 4:30 this morning after a long illness. He directed the paper from Paris and New York, pioneered key ventures like sending Stanley to Africa, and maintained a personal yet impersonal editorial style. His death ends a century of American journalism influence and a global news network.
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