Teutonic Allies Advance in East Front
Forty German and Austrian Army Corps press Russia on a broad front from Ogutow in Poland to Kolomea in Eastern Galicia. In Poland, Przemysl area sees gains for the attackers with Sleniawa seized on the eastern bank of the Vistula. In France, weather slows fighting but Allied actions resume as they consolidate gains and anticipate German counterattacks.
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Galicia
Hakowina
Crernowht
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Arran
Asquith Signals Broad Cabinet Reconstruction
London May 20 Premier Asquith told the Commons a reconstruction of the ministry on a broader political basis is under consideration and a coalition cabinet may replace the Liberal ministry. He added no definite arrangements and the changes would not affect himself, Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey, or England's war policy.
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Edward Grey
England
ASK UNITED STATES TO ACT
Austria and Italy have asked the United States to care for their diplomatic interests in Rome and Vienna if relations sever. Washington instructs embassies to prepare. A broader war could bring Italy into conflict with Germany and Turkey, with Rome seeking American mediation in Berlin and Constantinople. Germany reportedly requests Switzerland to handle its interests.
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Constantinople
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Chicago Strike to Continue Amid Carpenters Vote
Chicago union carpenters totaling sixteen thousand nine hundred will keep the strike going for at least a month more and perhaps through the summer after ballots favored a 2 cent per hour raise. London dispatch reports General Weber Pasha, the German forts commander at the Dardanelles, is dead.
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Atlantic Fleet Parade Honors President Wilson on River Review
President Wilson viewed the Atlantic fleet in the Hudson yesterday after a damp morning, amid a four mile parade of 16 battleships and a shoreline luncheon in New York. He lauded the navy as engines to promote humanity while sails fluttered and twenty one gun salutes echoed between the Palisades and skyline as the Mayflower escorted the flotilla.
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Redfield
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Snow Saves Michigan Fruit Belt From Frost Damage
Western Michigan fruit belt escaped serious frost loss as Bain and light snow fell in Muskegon Jackson Grand Rapids and other areas before turning to rain. Officials expressed optimism that crops would survive though apple crops may be ruined in parts.
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Wik
Two Die In Oil Fire Crash Near Drumright
Geneva Hilton aged 28 and Rachel Hidock 17, both near Drumright, burned to death when their motor car ignited a pool of oil seepage on a rural road. Fred Swan 26 of Cleveland was severely burned after escaping by tearing off his clothing. The trio was traveling from Dilton to Drumright when the car struck the oil and burst into flames.
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Rachel Hidock
Fred Swan
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Tosh
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Allies to Use Gas Bombe London May 19
Lord Kitchener announced in the House of Lords that British and French governments believe allied troops must be protected against poisonous gases by using similar methods. Allan Ambassador Lees Bryan. Washington May 19 The Italian ambassador met Secretary Bryan for discussions on American diplomatic representations of Italy.
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Yser
Ypres
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Teutons Ready to Leave Rome Crisis Across Europe Grows
A Rome dispatch notes German ambassador and Austrian envoy demand passports as staff depart. Pola arrowed arsenal unrest leaves ten thousand Italian workers clashing with troops, many dead or wounded. Across Europe, British cabinet turmoil looms with Churchill's fate and naval crisis. Images of Przemysl siege, French and British offensives press on, Dardanelles battles intensify, and Lusitania disaster aftermath continues at Queenstown.
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Rome
Giornale d'Italia
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Baron von Macello
Austria
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Idea Nazionale
Adriatic
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Reichstag
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Waly
Lord Fisher
Eet
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Admiralty
J. L. Galvin
Pall Mall Gazette
London Observer
Portuguese Leader Chagas Killed in Train Attack
Madrid reports Jono Chagas president of the Portuguese cabinet died of wounds after a midnight train shooting from Oporto to Lisbon. A second dispatch cites the Entrecamento station attack and says Senator Freitas was killed by gendarmes. Lisbon fighting resumes with ships bombarding and over two hundred killed amid ongoing revolutionary turmoil.
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Jono Chagas
Espana
Rio de la Mata
Lisbon
Joao Chagas
Denver Hears Home Rule Liquor Vote Narrowly Passes
Early unofficial returns from today's municipal election show the home rule amendment for local liquor control carried by a narrow margin, while the single tax likely failed by a large majority. Rain and snow reduced voter turnout across the day. In Bartlesville Oklahoma a drowning tragedy occurred at Silver Lake as John Jackson 14 and his father Andrew F Jackson died attempting a water rescue after the boy cramps struck.
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Unusual Berlin Gardens and War Era labor shifts
Unrest marked by vacant lot gardens on Berlin outskirts as families cultivate divided plots. Pittsburgh Loco motive plant undergoes overhaul with plans to resume two years idle operations. Immigration orders push deportees toward Britain via the Atlantic shipping lanes. Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict urges votes for women as a remedy to industrial unrest before a Congressional Union committee.
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Commission On Industrial
Chrystal East
Man Benedict
New York
Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
United States favors allies in German note debate
Berlin papers argue Washington cannot drop submarine warfare and fault U S for double standards about free seas. Chinese whispers aside, German outlets insist neutrality must heed German arms and ship searches. Lusitania flag ships armed says press, while Cologne Gazette predicts German stance will face limited approval from foes.
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Kreas Zebtung
Germany
Cologne
PLOTTED TO SLAY SULTAN ON SULTAN'S BIRTHDAY PLOT
Reports from Constantinople detail a conspiracy by Armenians and Turks to assassinate Sultan Enver Pasha and his commanders during a royal ceremony. Four hundred Armenians reportedly arrested. Kurds ordered to burn villages near Van amid tensions, per the Journal's Athens desk. A new comet was also reported as easily visible from Cambridge after discovery by Delavan and Dr. Aguilar.
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Mass
Harvard Observatory
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Argentin
Heavy May Snow Hits Nebraska and Omaha
Heavy snow swept western Nebraska with several inches lying by morning and last through the afternoon. Omaha and nearby areas registered record cold for May with street thermometers near 26 degrees.
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Omaha
Zeppelin Bombardment Strikes Calais Wounding Children
A Zeppelin airship from the Channel dropped bombs on Calais causing casualties including two children and injuring civilians. The attack occurred last night as the airship hovered over several quarters of the city near May 18. Police and emergency crews responded to the casualties and damage reported in multiple districts.
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Channel
Ome Normay
Turks Slay 6000 Armenians in Van Massacre
London reports six thousand Armenians have been murdered at Van. The massacre is described as imminent and widespread, with casualties attributed to Turkish forces amid ongoing ethnic violence in the region.
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London
Van
Fragmented chatter and quips from a busy day
A collage of witty lines and quick exchanges includes a self made man’s vanity, gender jokes about cooking, a note on Red Cross bias, and a quip about Nero and Rome’s fire. Various names and stray phrases surface without a clear event.
The Professors Statement About Dodd's Kidney Pills
Prof Aug F W Schmitz of Thomas Okina writes of twenty one years with backache and Bright's Disease last stages. After two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills relief came, joint with more pills later. He reports three boxes used three years ago and backache not returned. He recommends the pills wherever possible. Dodd's Kidney Pills 50c per box at dealers or Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY Ad.
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Thomas
Okina
Bright
Dodd
Prof. Schmitz
Jack
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
Quibble by Stanchfield Cites Objections as Mere Quibbles
In a New York interview lawyer John B. Stanchfield dismisses objections as trivial quibbles with no real bearing on the case. He compares such disputes to a farmer’s wife who confuses and embroils matters in spring talk. A dialect-filled anecdote follows about a sickly farmer and his sharp wife discussing perceptions in Paint Rockway.
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John B. Stanchfield
New York
Harry We
Mr. Stanchfield
Paint Rockway
The Eighteen Year Old Heroine Debate in Novels
A satirical note from the Saturday Evening Post mocks the notion that female characters peak at eighteen. The author imagines judging a novelist who makes heroines eighteen, arguing such a trope is unfair and dangerous. The critique references Pinero Blavatsky Garden Medici Aphrodite Athene and dismisses the idea as an iniquitous cliché.
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Blavatsky
Aphrodite
Athene
George Weston
Saturday Evening Post
Insomnia Story Credits Postum With Sleep Renewal
A Topeka woman recalls coffee caused insomnia and nervousness for years. After quitting coffee and using Postum, she notes quick, then lasting relief, improved digestion, and better sleep over five years. She credits Postum, not medicines, for her recovery.
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