Treason Trial of Sir Roger Casement Opens in London
London and Dublin report Casement and Daniel Bailey arraigned for high treason with charges of acting within and outside the realm. Bailey captured after escape. Casement in ill health but in good spirits amid martial law relaxations in Dublin and ongoing political maneuvering for Ireland’s crisis.
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Scott
Roger Casement
London
Daniel Julian Bailey
Posse
Bailey
Wadsworth
No Immediate Intervention Planned in Mexico
Washington reports no full intervention in Mexico for several weeks if at all. Secretary Baker met with Scott and expressed confidence diplomacy will avert a crisis, with no immediate drastic changes anticipated and no report to be sent until after a cabinet meeting tomorrow unless summoned by the president.
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Mexico
Washington
Cabinet
Baker
Scott
Leutenant
Tax land sale in Rushing County reduces parcels
Worth Whitesides conducted an advertised land tax sale in the city and county. Thirty-one parcels were listed delinquent at dawn, ten remained by 2 pm, with many owners paying late to avoid sale. A notable sale involved 24 acres near the Cherokee county line to a Birmingham woman for $4.59 total.
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Worth Whitesides
Cherokee County
Court House Dormitory Ready for Confederate Veterans Reunion
Jefferson County will convert third floor court rooms into sleeping quarters for Confederate veterans arriving for the big reunion. Camp Wilcox U S V received permission to fit the rooms with cots, 166 beds and blankets provided by the arrangements committee, with porters to staff the courthouse throughout the event.
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Birmingham
Jefferson County
Board of Revenue
Camp Wilcox
General Committee
Falls Thirty Freer Lands Head Split in Fall
Albert Lindsey, a Black man, injured at the furnace early today and taken to Sellers Hospital with a concussion and dislocated shoulder. Report says he fell about thirty feet, landing on his head, and is expected to recover enough to leave bed soon.
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Albert Lindsey
Sellers Hospital
Lindsey
Two Italians Killed and Five Slain in Mafia Gun Battle in New Orleans
In New Orleans on May 15 a gun fight between rival Mafia factions outside a large hotel killed two Italians and injured three, causing a panic among about a thousand pedestrians. Police were called to quell the crowd as the city faced a fourth day of violence with eleven shot and five killed.
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Palians Bioten
New Orleans
Philadelphia Meeting Focuses on Jewish Sufferers Fund Drive
In Philadelphia on May 16 representatives from 14 states met to review flaws and methods for continuing the work of raising funds for Jewish sufferers.
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Philadelphia
Dusty roads signal prolonged dry spell ends with scarce rain
A motorist returning from countryside trips shows heavy dust from an extended dry spell. County rain has been scant since May 3 with only a .41 inch shower on April 22 and a last soaking of 1.26 inches on April 7. Farmers report delayed crops cotton and corn and looming livestock stress unless rain arrives. Weather folklore tied to Katy frogs adds local color while Washington forecasts call for a dry week.
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W. J. Edmondson
Alexandria
Katy
Washington Weather Bureau
Edmondson
French Artillery Prevails on Verdun Front as Attacks Pause
Paris May 16. The war office says only artillery actions occurred on the Verdun front last night. Heavy fire targeted Avecourt Wood and Hill 304 west of the Meuse while there were no German infantry assaults. Attention shifts to the northern battle line where Germans pressed the British positions on Sunday. French critics forecast renewed German pressure on Verdun after a period of rest and reorganization.
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Paris
Verdun
War Office
Avecourt Wood
Hill 304
Meuse
Irish Secretary Quits Amid Pearse Execution News
In the House of Commons Premier Asquith announced the execution of four Irish conspirators including Patrick Pearse who served as president of the Irish Republic for five days. Augustine Birrell, Ireland secretary, has also resigned.
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Asquith
House of Commons
Patrick J. H. Pearse
Irish Republic
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
Birmingham Welcomes Twenty-Sixth Confederate Reunion
Birmingham May 15 crowds gather for the twenty sixth annual United Confederate Veterans reunion with an expected 25 000 to 76 000 visitors over two days. Gov Nat Harris of Georgia and Commander in Chief Bennett W Young are among arrivals as police and city committees coordinate housing and safety.
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Birmingham
Confederate Veterans
United Confederate Veterans
Nat Harris
Georgia
Bennett Wh, Young
Louisville
Maide
Commissioner of Justice
Man Charged With Rock Run Post Office Robbery
Rayburn faced a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Randolph on charges of robbing the Rock Run Station post office in Cherokee county. The post master said the safe was blown open. Rayburn allegedly acted as lookout while others worked inside. He claimed he acted as a picket to aid reward efforts and was sent to the county jail in default of a 300 dollar bond.
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Rayburn
Randolph
Rock Run Staton
Cherokee County
Five Thousand More For Masonic Home School Near Montgomery
Birmingham district Beet Ash Rite Masonic bodies approve a $5,000 contribution toward a fundraising drive for a new school building at the Masonic Home near Montgomery. A $15,000 goal is set to construct the schoolhouse and place it under public school supervision.
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Montgomery
Birmingham
Seer Montgomery
Lake crowd enjoys Savor orchestra attraction
Music pleased lakegoers as the Savor orchestra joined attractions yesterday. The performance drew steady crowds and contributed to a lively Sunday afternoon atmosphere.
New Walking Record Set at Celtic Park by Edward Nene
Edward Nene of the Mohawk Athletic Club established a new 16 mile walking record at Celtic Park with a time of 6 hours 6 minutes and 3 and 6 tenths seconds. The previous mark of 2 hours 14 minutes 45 seconds, set by W. O Keefe on December 31, 1880, was surpassed.
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New York
Edward Nene
Mohawk Athletic Club
Celtic Park
W. O'Keefe
Alabama Grand Army of the Republic Encampment in Birmingham
The annual G A R encampment will be held in the Chamber of Commerce building with about 500 representatives from across the United States. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church assembly will meet Thursday in Birmingham for a five day session. Two underwriter associations will attend conventions during the week alongside other gatherings.
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Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Grand Army of the Republic
Birmingham
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
United States
Gen Scott Arrives. Officials Weigh Mexico Negotiations
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Scott arrives at the War Department with Gen. Weaver and aides. The president seeks firsthand border conditions and a tentative oral agreement with Obregon on operators of U S troops in Mexico. Funston plans troop distribution and calls for 26 000 more men as state militias may be mobilized.
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Washington
Scott
Gen. Weaver
Coast Artillery
War Department
Obregon
United States
Mexico
U. K
Congress
Funston
War College
Tt Ia
Langhorne Forces Press Raid Rescue Near Border
Major Langhorne's cavalry drive from Boquilas towards the Hig Mead district and advance ten miles into Mexico in a raid to free prisoners Jane Deemer and Monroe Payne held by bandits. State guards guard moblie posts at Douglas Columbus and San Antonio. many troops are poorly equipped and many unfit for duty.
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el Paso
Langhorne
Boquilas
Hig Mead
Mexico
Jane Deemer
Monroe Payne
Bandita
State Guardemen
Mobille
Irouglas
Columbus
San Antonio
Explosion Kills Workers at Dupont Plant in Gibbstown NJ
Camden reports several workmen killed in an explosion at the Dupont Powder Company nitrate buildings in Gibbstown New Jersey. The blast wrecked facilities, felt twenty five miles away, as rescue parties move toward the scene from nearby towns.
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Camden
Gibbstown
N. J
Dupont Powder Company
Women of Scotland Demand Prohibition Demonstration
In Glasgow on May 15 about 30,000 women led by bands marched through the city to the screen for speeches demanding prohibition amid wartime liquor concerns. The mass rally marked the largest women’s demonstration in Scotland's history.
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Glasgow
Sootland
London
Scotland
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