War at Tokyo heightens as Japanese push on Manchuria
May 6 dispatches report imperial decree sanctioning martial law on the Kwantung peninsula and South Manchuria railway. Tokyo says fortress at Port Arthur fell to Japan Jan 1 15 under Ports mouth treaty. Debates between Japan and China continue as an ultimatum looms. Chinese capital quiet amid gravest peril, with notable suicides claimed in south cities.
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Antung
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China
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Butte News Digest Shows Turbulent City Contests
Reading across the Standard page reveals a mosaic of items from politics to crime and society. It highlights a railway repair disruption, a coroner or corset maker facing sentence, divorce cases, and local council business alongside broader events in Montana and world affairs.
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China
Carpathian
Roosevelt
Boss Tule
Dan ‘Connell Eulty
Butte Council
Mind Reader
Bute
Montana
Wall Street
Butte and Telegraphic
Proper time to exact reparation debated in Commons
London May 10 6 p m Premier Asquith told the house of commons that proper reparation would be exacted at the proper time from those who violated civilised warfare rules. He said a record of events and evidence is kept to ensure punishment when the hour comes. He noted difficulties in interning German prisoners and mentioned Switzerland as a potential site.
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Asquith
House of Commons
Germany
Switzerland
Mayor Thompson Sends Personal Tip to Crooks
Chicago in May Mayor William Haley Thompson told the Chicago Association of Commerce he and Police Chief Healey have received many anonymous letters threatening their lives over a crusade to drive criminals from the city. The mayor declared he would be quick on the trigger, remarking he has mixed with West gunmen and knows how to act swiftly.
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William Haley Thompson
Chicago Association of Commerce Today
Healey
Elf
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Agreement Between Italy And Austria Probable
Rome may 5 official quarters note real Italy situation favors accord with Austria despite Garibaldi monument protests. Paris expected May 6 1:40 a.m. report hints at growing likelihood of a settlement between the two nations. A separate item from Chicago reports a postponement in a U.S. rail rate hearing until July 6 due to administrative delays.
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Rome
Chiasso
Switzerland
Paris
Italy
Garibaldi
Quarto Sant’ Elna
Austria
Extent of Victory in Carpathians Grows
The German official report indicates the third Russian fortified line has been pierced by German allied forces, with Russians evacuating parts of their northern flank southwest of Dukia and over 39,000 Russian prisoners taken. It notes stubborn Galicia fighting, fresh German reserves, and heavy artillery use as fronts shift.
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Carpathians
Dukia
Galicia
Vistula
Russian War Office
Women Peace Envoys 10 Call on Asquith First
The Hague dispatch reports the International Women's congress peace envoy group will visit Prime Minister Asquith in London. Miss Jane Addams leads the delegation with Signora Genoni and Dr Aletta Jacobs as permanent members. The tour then spans Berlin Vienna Budapest Berne Rome Paris Havre and possibly Madrid. A second delegation led by Mme Rosika Schwimmer will visit Scandinavia.
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London
Great Britain
International Women’s Congress
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Jane Addams
Chicago
Signora Genoni
Italy
Aletta Jacobs
Holland
Berlin
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Budapest
Berne
Rome
Paris
Havre
Madrid
Mme
Rosika Schwimmer
Care Riftzage Association
Russia
C. Washington
Wilson
Marshal French admits changes in British front
London May 5 The German official report claims victories in Western Galicia and against the British near Ypres. Field Marshal John French the British commander in chief admits he was forced to readjust his lines around Ypres. The French communication says German attacks were repulsed and does not confirm a Belgian victory.
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Ypres
British War Office
London
Galicia
Flanders
John French
Belgium
Fifteen Fishing Craft Torpedoed Since Sunday
London May 5 report confirms another trawler sunk by German submarines bringing to fifteen the total number of trawlers torpedoed since Sunday. The crew of the Sceptre were saved after being torpedoed forty miles off Peterhead. No lives lost among crews, though fishermen attempted escapes as shells flew.
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London
Peterhead
England
Boss Rule By Colonel Roosevelt In New York Testimony
Syracuse May 5 The former president testified on the stand in the supreme court about the oaths of boss rule and machine politics as William Barnes described them He said leaders must direct the organization to defeat direct primaries and political bills He recounted conversations with Barnes dating back to 1906 claiming the head of the party must control operations and that the rift raft could not govern without a leader Witnesses laughed as he said punishment followed those who defied the organization, noting Senator Platt’s influence.
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Theodore Roosevelt
William Barnes
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Supreme Court
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Raft
Varnes
Platt
Nat
Taft cites Roosevelt drift toward stronger presidential initiative
MadisonWis May 5 William H Taft former president opened a Wisconsin lecture at the University of Wisconsin urging better federal governance noting the tax base exhausted and calling for more presidential initiative in lawmaking He recounted a Roosevelt tale from Tammany Hall about constitutional limits ignored among friends and warned Roosevelt may be moving toward such views
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Wis
William Hyatt
United States
Perlon
University of Wisconsin
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Roosevelt
Tammany
New York
Les Solature
Lim
Mr. Taft
Rock boat drowning near Seattle claims two youths
Archie H. Von Carnap, aged 2, and Clifford Niblock, 15, residents of Kirkland across Lake Washington, drowned when their canoe capsized in the lake today during the outing.
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Seattle
May O
Archie H. von Carnap
Clifford Niblock
Kirkland
Lake Washington
Butte School Affairs Stir Keen Interest Over Reinstatement Debate
Reinstatement of seventeen teachers is not recommended for election stirring strong public sentiment. Citizens allege a board member repudiated the Citizens' Ticket platform on which he was elected. Formal statements accompany the dispute as the community follows developments.
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Citizens
Canty vows no resignation amid board tensions
Trustee J A Canty declares he will not resign and accuses critics of misrepresenting his motives. He says he joined the board to oppose socialist influence and to protect teachers, asserting he relied on trusted local sources and denies taking guidance from socialist channels. He promises to respond to bitter attacks in due course.
Citizens campaign committee blasts Canty on school board pledges
A protest meeting at The Auditorium, Butte, demands Trustee James A Canty act according to his elected platform or resign. The campaign statement accuses agitators of distorting the electorate and cites the survey board report on teacher appointments and district policies.
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Hutte
Jame A. Canty
Saminittes
Wnemment
Tt. Corde
C.J. Kelly
TJ. Murray
Br. Donnald Campbell
Brophy
Rowe
John J.o’nell
Herman Blank
John J. O'Meara
Charlen B Nevin
Charles B. Meagher
Wiliam M. Tuohy
M. J Sheehan
Citizens
Butte
J. Hamilton
EB. Wetrick
T. Ctson Brockway
David H. Wittenberg
George D. Woite
J. Groeneveld
William Lutey
Lusthowe
Iale
EB. Worrick
Canty
Lnevey Board
Nationality of torpedoed steamer Gulfight unclear
Washington reports say preliminary dispatches place the Gulfight torpedoing at sea with flag flying, leaving the submarine's nationality in doubt. Ambassador Page ordered a detailed technical inquiry with naval attache and constructor. A German government inquiry was requested while officials await fuller facts. In London, an inquest into Captain Gunter’s death blamed heart failure influenced by torpedoing.
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State Department
Ambassador Page
London
Skinner
Gerard
United States
England
Gunter
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