Quarrel at Brevoort Hotel Over Twin Beds Ends in Threats
Dr. Roberts testifies in a Chicago courtroom about a violent quarrel with Grace Lusk at the Brevoort where she allegedly threatened him with a pistol. He describes a blow to his eye, a kiss after the incident, and repeated professing of love to calm her amid months of unhappiness.
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Congress
Milwaukee
Chicago
Brevoort
Wes
Afr. Lockney
Mr. Lockney
Dr. Roberts
Miss Lusk
Mrs. Roberts
Mr. Locknes
Boy in France Is Satisfied With Work
A letter received by Sergeant and Mrs. G. I. Brown from their son Charles in the signal corps in France expresses optimism. He says weather in his sector is good, flowers bloom everywhere, the country is fresh and beautiful, and he is getting fatter while enjoying himself. He adds there is no need to worry about his health and conditions are not as bad as might be imagined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. I Wn
Charles
Signal Corps
France
Brown
Thoreby
Nation's Dead and Wounded Casualty List Update
The Washington casualty list for May 21 shows 41 names, including killed in action Lieuts Cyril Angell and William Emerson, and others by disease, wounds, or accidents. Notable entries include Lieuts Angell, Emerson, Colburn, Metzger, Robertson, and Capt. Hall, with many cited privates and sergeants from multiple states and towns.
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Washington, D. C
Lapong
Cyril M. Angéll
Attieboro
Mass
William 3
Cyril Mw.angell
Attleboro
William IC. B. Emerson
New York City
Leslie Allen
Saugatuck
Conn
John Kelso
Emad
R. V. Marvyona
Hartford
Wagoner
Roland Bigelow
Asbury Park
Walter W. Crisler
Ava
Gardner
Alday C. Jordan
Centrahoma
Oklo
Irvin McCormick
Donnybrook
N. C
Adam V. Mixtacki
Pulaski
Wis
Vincent Nickel
Chicago
Frank B. Roth
Fort Wayne
Ind
Abraham Shellenbarger
Hingham
Mont
Charles Slavik
Omaha
Samuel T. Smith
Barton
Ark
W. B. Wentworth
Denver
Harry Lutz
Ponca
N. D
Elmer L. Dokken
Palermo
John T. Hynes
Whitaker
L. N. Johnson
Minot
Lawrence Marauzzi
Berwind
W. Va
L. W. Silver
Converse
S. C
W. P. Warner
Allentown
American Soldier S Encounters With French Women
Margaret Deland, writing in June Woman's Home Companion, recounts an American canteen anecdote from France. A trio of YMCA workers observe French women bidding farewell to dispatching soldiers, noting the emotional farewells and the women’s expressive reactions. The piece contrasts soldiers’ cocoa culture with wartime travel and French sentiment. May 21 fuel oil prohibition for private radiators is under administration review in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Deland
France
June Woman's Home Companion
U.S. A
Mona
Verdun
Weill
Washington, D. C
Irish Agents in U S Aided Plan for IG Revolt
Irish agents in the United States aided a plan for Irish revolutionary government revolts. Dublin reports calm amid Sinn Fein actions while arrests proceed. A Daily Mail correspondent notes public unease over evidence and the German plot threat. An Irish anti conscription conference denounces Sinn Fein deportations as discrediting Ireland's stance. John Dillon and Joseph Devlin sign a statement demanding arraignment in Ireland and condemning efforts to sway public opinion.
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Sinn Fein Agrestis
Ireland
Marner
Daily Mail
Daily Express
Dublin
Lord French
Sinn Fein
Mansion House
John Dillon
Joseph Devlin
Father of Soldier Saved From Shooting by Wilson
East St. Louis father Frank Sebastian writes to President Wilson expressing gratitude for executive clemency that saved his son Forest D Sebastian, a U S Army private sentenced to death in France for disobedience. Sebastian, 20, enlisted April 1917, and described frontline experiences before pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis, Sr
Wilson
oDs
Frank Sebastian
Forest D. Sebastian
United States Army
France
Sebastian
Jefferson Barracks
Forest
British Improve Positions Near Melville in Flanders Salient
London May 21 British forces northwest of Melville in the Flanders Salient advanced their positions last night taking 30 prisoners and six machine guns in a local operation. A counterattack this morning was repulsed by British artillery and machine guns. A raid southeast of Arras yielded a few prisoners and a machine gun. Nightly shelling affected the Albert sector Hebuterne area and the Scarpe to Hill 76 north of Lens. gas shelling near Bethune reported heavy. FEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. iBy Tack Hawk County Abstract Co.) Wm. Deane Lee to Henry Steeger Ely 2134 ft I. 13: Wie 20 ft 12. 82. Summit Aga, Waterloo. 2.2 .0. 202 PW. Belanger to Darwin Stevens L 42 South Waterloo . 2.00 Annie C. Gettie to Gust A. Palmer L 1 and 2 B 64 Riv view Add. Waterloo . & Wm. Maitland jr. to Lotus Sur vey Pe L 2 and 1 B 6 Johnsons Add. Waterloo . . L. E. Powers to J. B. Brinkman i. e. B 22 Hagerman Place, Waterloo ooo. celle e ewe ee, Treasurer of Black Hawk Co. to J. E. Jordan Lon. Boaz Linden Place, Waterloo w., $3.000.00( 19) 525.05 1.40
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London
Melville
Flanders
War Office
Surrey Battalion
Nieppe
Meteren
Scarpe River
Hill 76
Lens
Bethune
iBy Tack Hawk County Abstract Co
Deane Lee
Henry Steeger
Ely
Wie
Summit Aga
Waterloo
Belanger
Darwin Stevens
South Waterloo
Annie C. Gettie
Gust A. Palmer
View
Wm. Maitland, Jr
Lotus Survay
Johnson's
L. E. Powers
J. B. Brinkman
I. E
Hagerman Place
Ooo
Celle E Ewe Ee
Black Hawk Co
J. E. Jordan
Lon
Boaz
Linden Place
Five Gothas Downed Over London in Sunday Raid
London May 21 official reports state five Gotha bombers were brought down in Sunday night's raid on London. Reports say two others possibly fell into the North Sea. One raider was engaged by a British airman and burnt out in a cloud at 7,000 feet. Other aircraft were destroyed by anti aircraft fire or by pursuit. Swedish steamers rescued three forced to land in the North Sea, possibly those same machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
North Sea
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Reid
Four Minute Men Hold Waterloo Conference in Chamber
E. B. Wilson state chairman of the Four Minute Men addressed Waterloo delegates at the Chamber of Commerce. He cited 5,000 local chairmen and 35,000 speakers nationwide, with 198 local chairmen and 1,500 speakers in town. Plans include supporting the Red Cross campaign and detailing dangers of foreign invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Wilson
Des Moines
Four Minute Men
Waterloo
Chamber of Commerce
America
Tlowans Are Given Army Commissions
Washington May 31 Special The war department today granted commissions to Iowans as follows Second Lieutenant aviation section signal reserve corps James M Blackburn 3601 Grand avenues Des Moines Francis G McFarren Osk toosay Dan W Bailey Winfield Clark G Bowen Mount Vernon Second lieutenant nonflying section signal reserve corps Charles Bernard Beno Council Bluffs Thomas M Stribling Baskin First Lieutenant medical reserve Benjamin L Meigs Fort Dodge Hollis Thomas tuberculosis sanatorium Oakdale Chester H Johnson Cherokee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
War Department
Towans
Heutenant
Signal Reserve Corps
James M. Blackburn
Grand Avenues
Des Moines
Francis G. McFarren
Oskatoosay
Dan W. Bailey
Winfield
Clark G. Bowen
Mount Vernon
Charles Bernard Beno
Council Bluffs
Thomas M. Stribling
Baskin
Soldiers' Tobacco Loot Traced to Rail Raid in Chicago
Chicago May 21 A railcar carrying 49000 pounds of Army tobacco en route to France was raided in the Baltimore and Ohio yards in South Chicago. Seven railroad workers were taken into custody by federal authorities, with several others being hunted as part of the probe. The tobacco had begun to disappear before A R Osborne, railroad police lieutenant, was tipped off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
France
Baltimore & Ohio
Spaulding & Merrick Company
Atlantic
A. R. Osborne
Bolsheviki Name Karakhan to Head Foreign Affairs
Amsterdam dispatch reports M. Karakhan appointed to succeed M. Tchitcherin as Bolsheviki foreign minister. Former secretary at Brest-Litovsk talks, he helped Russia at the first session and participated in the second conference. An interview from February 26 1918 shows his stance of neutral ally relations and indirect support to Germany through resumption of trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
X. Karakhan
M. Tchitcherin
Kiev
M. Karakhan
Brest Lite
Brest Litovsk
Intereview
Russia
Germany
Corporal Lewis Neits Recovers From Wound In France
Corporal Lewis Neits, severely wounded in France by shrapnel on March 5, is rapidly recovering at a base hospital and hopes to return to active service soon, per a letter to his mother Mrs. L. W. Deits dated May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Deits
France
L. W. Deits
War Labor Board to Hear Labor Disputes in Chicago
Chairman Walsh announced the national war labor board will assemble in Chicago next Monday to hear labor differences arising in the raid period, focusing on issues in Detroit and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAR Board
Washington, D. C
Walsh
National War Labor Board
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
City in Brief Neighbors Tackle Local Oddities and Accidents
City in Brief reports illness cases including Janay Wayle ill with smallpox and Viclt Binnings with scarlet fever. A car accident injures Helen Reed. James Nay injured by a pole at the carnival grounds. Local officials prep primary ballots. several residents travel or return from various towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Nay
St. Francis Hospital
Poison Letter Writer Captured In Army Camp
Federal agents report capture of the poison letter writer linked to disruptions during a Liberal parade. The suspect, held at an army cantonment, faces espionage charges and potential 26 years in prison. Names withheld until trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Department of Justice
Von
Delaware River
Old Shop Fido and Ponto Donate Fur to Red Cross
Minnespolis May 21 0 A quirky wartime fundraiser describes Old Shop dogs Fido and Ponto offering fur for Red Cross yarn. The piece lists breeds and fur styles for a humorous yet patriotic campaign while noting research by Miss Henriettta Oldverg on stronger yarn from Hog hair and Angora fibers.
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Minnespolis
Minn
Ttn
Kennet
Fug
Ponty
Red Cross
St. Bernard
Newfoundland
Behur
Mise Henriettta Oldverg
Lina
Textile Research Department
The
Watt
Pennsylvania Names State Ticket And Men for Congress
Philadelphia May 21 Primary election held in Pennsylvania for nominating a full state ticket and candidates for Congress and legislative seats. Republican contests were spirited for nearly every statewide office from governor downward. Democratic municipal slate focused on the gubernatorial nomination with Joseph F. Guffey of Pittsburgh and Eugene C. Bonniwell of Philadelphia as nominees, and there were several contests in the 32 congressional districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Down
Joseph F. Guffey
Pittsburgh
Eugene C. Bonniwell
Municipal Court of
Lufbery Shot Down in Combat With German Two Seater
In Orange on Monday May 20 the American army reports Maj Gulberg was shot down within American lines in a duel with a German two seater. The official statement notes artillery activity but nothing else of consequence. General Pershing’s communique adds only artillery action from last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Pershine
Gulberg
Forster Fends Off Pickpocketing Dice Game Chase
Alfred J. Forster owner of a Denver barge missed his train in Kansas City and was drawn into a dollar matching game with three strangers at Twelfth and Walnut. He lost ten dollars, borrowed forty, and longan out to two suspects. One man drew a revolver and chased the winner while Forster reported the incident to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Alfred J. Forster
Denver
Lexington
Twelfth
Walnut Streets
Forster
Admiral Honeyard
Charlotte Street
Cmoke
Forster E
New Top Price Noted For Stours In Bronx Report
Bronx dispatch reports a new peak price of 17 752 hundred pounds for stours. Washington notes appointment of Charles I Brent as chaplain to American expeditionary forces. Edwardsville reports eight jurors dismissed in a lynching trial. War department takes over mail delivery to tool collection for expeditionary forces. Gloucester fishermen report wreckage near the City of Aflions. Cyclops disappearance mystery deepens. Atlantic City forms permanent coal traders. US balance of trade shows a $563 million deficit over ten months. Dupont buys Grand Central Palace to promote wartime trade efforts.
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Bronx City
Washington, D. C
Hishey
Charles I
Brent
New York
Edwardsshire
J.D. Metaler
Ieaven
Grevelind
Charles M. Sehiwab
Governments Shipbuilding Program
Preac Inkes
Edwardsville
Robert Pals
War Department
St. Louis
Stenry P. Daylsan
Red Cross War Gonmen
Tle
Europe
Gloucester
Maass
Ney Aousey Post
Waahinetan
Cyclops
Navy Department
Gikdale
Aetna
Annapolis
Ind
Charles W. Fairbanks
London
Dublin
Sinn Fein
St. Washington, D. C
United States
France
Italy
United Kingdom
Canada
Atlantic City
N. J
Alfred 4. Dupont
Grand Central Palace
There May Be Noise on Fourth Fireworks
The ordnance bureau warned not all fireworks factories were taken for army signals and that Fourth of July celebrations would be restricted. A later mines bureau statement corrected this, allowing licensed dealers to sell consumer fireworks with 25 cent licenses and police monitoring to prevent misuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siall Haya
Ordnance Bureau
The
War Department
T le
Mines Bureau
Young America
Wfeep
Two Airplanes Fly From Rantoul to Camp Grant Today
In Rockford Illinois on May 21 two airplanes arrived at Camp Grant at 1 12 PM after departing Rantoul at 9 AM. They paused two hours at Seneca for oil and overhaul. Lt David Bondike and Major H Abbey led cadets J W Chamberlain and H L Brown. The party will stay in Rockford for two weeks directing all army maneuvers of the Seth division.
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Rockford
Camp Grant
Rantoul
Seneca
David Bondike
H. Abbey
H. L. Brown
Séth Division
La Follette's Former Partner Urges Charges Dropped
Roe of New York, former law partner of Senator La Follette, told the senate committee investigating the Wisconsin senator over his St. Paul speech that loyalty charges should be dismissed. He argued petitions by St. Paul citizens do not constitute a legal basis, and the committee lacks jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
T—Gilvert Fe. Roe
New York
Senator la Follette
Senate Committee
Wnconbin
St. Paul
Cedar Height Red Cross Chapter Meets Wednesday
The Cedar Height Red Cross unit plans a Wednesday gathering to organize 500 extra gauze pieces and to assemble sandwiches. A new English soup plate design helps one armed individuals access the final spoonful without tilting the dish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Height
Red Cross
England
British Lose 36 677 in Past Week Reported Today
London May 24 British casual ties to the number 36 677 have been reported in the week ending today. A new cancer theory cited by Paris scholars suggests cancer stems from excessive elimination of substances in the blond fat, supported by Prof Dubard research. Willard Eddy Hart was found unconscious on the cement walk in Chautauqua Park after trimming trees. no bones or internal injuries suspected. Washington May 21 Senate halves a 56 cent coin bill to commemorate Illinois statehood anniversary.
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London
Paris
Dubard
Academy of Medicine
Willard Eddy Hart
Willard Eddy
Chautauqua Park
Senate
Illinois
Washington
Illnois
Ansgar Social Roundup and School Reception
Ansgar residents report trips to New York to visit Max Duenew who plans to sail soon. Miss Lelia Beatty of Minneapolis visited Mr and Mrs Woodyard. SE Ansgar junior class hosted the annual reception for seniors and faculty on May 14, with a banquet at the city hotel and games at the City Opera House afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansgar
N. A. Moller
Chas
Duenew
New York
Max Duenew
Lelia Beatte
Minneapolis
Dire Woodyard
SE Ansgar High School
City Pactel
City Opera House
Local School Retains Teacher as New Grader Obliges
Mitchell reports Miss Natler to remain as domestic science teacher while Miss Laura Beckner is appointed to teach seventh and eighth grades. Saccalaureate services for high school graduates were held at Congregational church with Rev Brenniman delivering a sermon titled Stem ming the Tide. Visitors from Waterloo included Mr and Mrs J Ho Batrd and Mrs Gnas Rodemaker, while H K Drake traveled to Minneapolis to see his father. E Drake is noted as having fallen ill. Fred Femiling of Dent visited the Cordes sister during their return from Camp Dodge. Miss Hester Hood of Tionesta, Pa, visits her sister Mrs L B Riples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Drake
Minneapolis
E. Drake
Fred Femiling
Dent
Minn
Camp Dodge
Hester Hood
Tionesta
L. B. Riples
Lawn school festival postponed and lightning strikes noted
Dunkerton notes Friday plans moved due to postponement of the lawn school festival. Albert M. Cloud of Manchester spoke at Bank hall. Several electric light poles south of town were slivered by lightning Friday. Crops hay and pastures look strong with bumper prospects in the locality.
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Dunkerton
Albert M. Cloud
Manchester
Bank Hall
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U.S
Official War News
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Bolsheviki
Karakhan
Corporal Lewis Neits
Buchanan Optical Co
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Buchanan's
Janay Wayle
Bath Street
Sycamore Street
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C. G. McClinton
Texas
Earle Oliver
Kelso
Vinton
Des Maines
J. P. Archibald
Helen Reed
Earl C. Robbins
Myrtle Burr
Peter Doyle
Cascaden
Minneapolia
J. O. Gould
Gertrude Lenz Ban
R. C. Thompson
Columbus
Abs. C. T. Jackson and
Little Son
Rapid City
S. D
Gers
A. FP
Charles C. Smalley
Sixth Street
Waterton
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Tex
Kelly Field Hospital
H. R. Fisher
Sixth and
Robbins
ELF
Bruce
Harry M. Reed
D. L. SllMaglay
M. CG. A
Ar. Shillinglaw
Frank Summy
Orange Township
Park Board
WT. Owings
Owings
Byrnes Park
Susan
Grand Jury
March
Bliss
DD. C
Rusz
Fido
Ponto
Lufbery
la Follette
Mitchell
Black Hawk County
K. of P. Hall
Commercial Street
West Side
P. Hall
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