Lloyd George Pushes Heavy Tax On Liquor In War Plan
London May 1 Chancellor Lloyd George submitted a broad liquor program to the House of Commons and urged immediate adoption of a 15 shillings 9 pence per gallon rise in the duty on whisky brandy and gin effectively more than doubling the tax. The government will regulate liquor sales in war material and shipping areas and reform or close pubs with hours shortened and non intoxicating drinks promoted.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
England
Flanders
France
Mrs Astor Engaged Rumor Reignites After Titanic Victim's Will
Washington reports a renewed rumor of an engagement between Clarence Mackay and Mrs. John Jacob Astor following her visit with Mrs. J. K. Widzner in New York. The late Colonel Astor left a will cutting off her income from 5 million dollars or 250000 a year if she remarries.
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Washington
Clarence H. Mackay
Postal Telegraph Company
John Jacob Astor
New York City
Colonel Astor
J. K. Widzener
Philadelphia
Mackay
Dead Woman, 50 Injured In Lake Shore Crash
A collision on the Lake Shore Electric line four miles east of Fremont Ohio killed a woman and injured about 50 people, 15 seriously. An elderly woman died later in Clyde from a fractured skull. Others injured include F. R. Baldwin of Toledo and Mrs. N Belknap of Bay City. Both cars were set afire. severely wounded were dragged from the wreckage.
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Fremont
Lake Shore Electric Railway
Clyde
F. R. Baldwin
Toledo
N. Belknap
Bay City
Mich
Battle at Trek Kopjes in South Africa
Cape Town reports a clash at Trek Kopjes with German forces suffering two officers and five privates killed, two officers and twelve men wounded, and thirteen men captured as British forces prevail.
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South Africa
Cape Town
Trek Kopjes
Zeppelin Wrecked In Raid On Dunkerque Area
The Zeppelin air ship that dropped bombs on Dunkerque was badly damaged by French artillery and wrecked among trees between Bruges and Ghent, near Paris, on May 1.
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Paris
Dunkerque
Bruges
Ghent
Allies Halt Germans and Recapture Key Towns
British and French forces halted the German drive on Calais and pressed the offensive near Ypres. French troops retook Het Saas on the Ypres canal while Belgium announced the recapture of Lizerne. The summit of Hartmannswiller Kopf was regained by French troops as reinforcements arrived for the Allies. The German general staff claimed fresh successes on the Meuse heights and in Priestwald.
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London
Calais
Ypres
Het Saas
British War Office
St. Julien
Legation
Lizerne
Hartmannsweller Kopf
Berlin
Hartmannsweiler Kopf
Argonne
Cambrea
Ailly
Meuse Heights
Priestwald
LePretre Forest
Unity and federation talk at eleventh Brotherhood convention
Philadelphia delegates from eastern U S Canada and Jamaica discuss unity among men and plans for an interdenominational federation at the Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip eleventh international convention in session. Noordam sails to Rotterdam with delegates to The Hague peace congress after English coast detention amid North Sea embargo. Kronprinz Wilhelm interned at Newport News following a phone report to Treasury and Navy officials.
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Philadelphia
United States
Canada
Jamaica
Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip
Deal
England
London
Noordam
Hague
Rotterdam
Washington
Hamilton
Newport News
Treasury
Peters
Thierfelder
Navy
Roosevelt
Turks Claim Big Victory At Dardanelles Battle
Halil Bey in Berlin reports from Constantinople that 8,000 French and British soldiers were driven to the sea and 12,000 captured as Allies attempted to land to attack the Dardanelles fortifications. British admiralty says Allies hold Gallipoli and pushfronts, while the Ottoman war minister cites a victory over the enemy center and right wings and hopes for the left wing defeat.
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Berlin
Halil Bey
Constantinople
Dardanelles
London
Gallipoli
Amsterdam
Simon van Sanders
Divorce leads to shooting in Morrilston Arkansas
Sam Bell, a young cattle buyer, shot and killed four members of his wife's family and fled after his wife divorced him and moved in with her father Richard Fryer. The victims were Richard Fryer, 54, his son Amos, 17, daughter in law Bard Bear den, and her husband.
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Morrilston
Ark
Anril
Sam Bell
Richard Fryer
Amos Fryer
Bard Bearden
Bell
Fryer
Huerta Invests $300,000 in Harlem Apartments
Victoriano Huerta former Mexican head shows strong faith in New York real estate by investing 300000 Mexican pesos in Harlem apartments on May 1. The purchase signals confidence in Harlem property despite unsettled conditions in Mexico.
Allied transport destroyed off Gallipoli and landings at Gaba Tepe
An official statement reports the destruction of an allied transport off the Gallipoli peninsula and the defeat of British forces landed at Gaba Tepe. The report notes Allied losses and Ottoman advances during the engagement.
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Constantinople
Berlin
Amsterdam
Gallipoli
Gaba Tepeh
Leon Gambetta Sunk by Austrian Submarine in Otranto
Paris reports the French cruiser Leon Gambetta sunk off the Otranto entrance by Austrian U-boat U-5. Of 714 crew, 578 died. 136 saved by Italian boats in dire condition. Gambetta, 12416 tons, had joined Jules Ferry to block Austrian forces in the Adriatic. Lieutenant von Trapp commanded the attacking submarine.
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Paris
Leon Gambetta
Strait of Otranto
Adriatic Sea
Ministry of Marine
Otranto Canal
Gambetta
Jules Ferry
Strait of
Otranto
Adriatic
George Ritter von Trapp
Temps
Death pact confession halts planned double tragedy
Daniel Hurley, nineteen, farm hand, confessed to murdering his seventeen year old sweetheart Katherine Roller after a death pact required both to die. The girl died Saturday night from convulsions. Hurley said the sight of her suffering broke his nerve and he could not complete the plan. He spoke after a sleepless night in solitary confinement and grilling by State's Attorney C. E. Smith of Lofan county.
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Lincoln, I
Daniel Hurley
Katherine Roller
C. E. Smith
Lofan County
John Bunny Actor Dies at Brooklyn Home
John Bunny, famed film comedian, died at his Brooklyn home after a three week illness. At fifty two he was reportedly the highest paid actor in the moving picture field, with overwork blamed for a nervous breakdown. Born in New York, he trained as a priest and began in theater in 1883 before entering cinema eight years ago.
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New York
John Bunny
Brooklyn
Ave
Bunny
Paris
Belasco
Italy summons envoys to Rome for grave decision
Rome reports Italian Foreign Minister Sonnino has summoned ambassadors in Paris London Vienna and Berlin to confer on an important government decision. Signor Tittoni from Paris arrived in Rome after a fortnight away. Marchent Carlotti to Petrograd cannot return due to travel difficulties. a messenger was sent.
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Rome
Italy
Paris
London
Vienna
Berlin
Sonnino
Italan
Signor Tittoni
France
Marchent Carlotti
Petrograd
Carranza Forces Take Michoacan Town in Record Claim
El Paso April 30 General Obregon reports Carranza troops occupy Morelia a key town in Michoacan state and claim control of the entire state. The dispatch emphasizes the strategic gain amid the Mexican conflict updates from the Mexican theater.
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Carranza
Michoaca
el Paso
Tex
General Obregon
Morella
Michoacan
Trial date set for Kenosha pastor on Mann Act case
In federal court it was announced that James Morrison Darnell, a Kenosha pastor, will stand trial on May 11 for alleged Mann Act violations. The scheduling follows the April 30 notice detailing the charges and venue in Milwaukee.
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Rev. Darnell
Milwaukee
James Morrison Darnell
Kenosha
Italy to stay neutral in war says official
An Italian government official told the International News Service that Italy will not participate in the war. He said neutrality would yield a greater victory than joining either side. The envoy declined to give his name.
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Berlin
Vienna
Italy
Sonnino
Prince von Buelow
Foreign Office
Baron von Macchia
Signor Sonnino
Twin Cities Case Decided in Inter State Ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected railroads east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio plans for a ninety cent class rate on rail-lake and rail traffic from New York and the East to St. Paul and Minneapolis. An eighty three cent rate is kept, and a twenty eight cent differential to Minneapolis and St. Paul over Duluth was denied with a twenty one cent scale kept. The decision adds twenty one cents to Duluth rates for traffic bound for St. Paul and Minneapolis. The Twin Cities Case is among the commission’s most significant recent rulings.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Ohio
New York
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Twin Cities
Indiana
State Board of Health
Indianapolis
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Terre Haute
South Bend
Gary
Munecle
Hammond
Richmond
Anderson
East Chicago
Elkhart
Lafayette
Michigan City
New Albany
Logansport
Marion
Polson
Delaware County
Lake County
Scott County
Roosevelt ends testimony in Barnes-Roosevelt libel suit
In Syracuse on April 30 Gov. Charles S. Whitman was named in the Barnes-Roosevelt $50,000 libel case as Colonel Roosevelt concluded a near fifty hour testimony. The district attorney had written a February 19, 1914 letter urging a reunion of Progressives to curb boss rule. Roosevelt’s record run on the stand spanned seven court days and parts of two others.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Charles S. Whitman
Roosevelt
Whitman
New York County
Charles H. Duell, Jr
Dynamiter Leglettner Paroled From Leavenworth
Henry W. Leglettner, once convicted in the 1912 Ironworkers conspiracy case at Indianapolis, was paroled by Attorney General Gregory on Tuesday. He had been serving a three year term at Leavenworth penitentiary and the warden was notified to release him.
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Henry W. Leglettner
Indianapolis
Washington
Gregory
Leavenworth
Battle report claims 900 Mexican soldiers killed
A dispatch from General Villa reports more than nine hundred Mexican soldiers killed in a battle between Villa and Carranza forces at Silos southwest of Guanajuato. The clash near Guanajuato was dated May 1 and details no further combat outcomes.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Villa
Carranza
Silos
Guanajuato
Eleven Die In Wreck Of Schooner Emma Off Mexican Coast
The schooner Emma was wrecked off San Jose de Gabo Mexico. Eleven persons perished according to the Bernardo Reyes crew, which later reached San Diego with the casualty report.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Emma
San Jose de Gabo
Mex
Bernardo Reyes
San Diego
Indiana Tax Report Flags Big Growth Since 1860
A federal review tracks Indiana taxation from 1860 to 1912, noting property valuations rising from 411 million to about 1.898 billion, with realty dominance and growing personal and intangible property. The report groups Indiana with Ohio Wisconsin Illinois and Michigan, highlighting shifts away from unlimited property tax in some states and continued pressure in Indiana and Illinois, raising concerns about revenue and the burden on tangible property. The piece also covers rising government costs, tax rates, and a March death-rate uptick in Indiana, plus a women’s peace group organized in Indianapolis with Miss Addams sailing to The Hague for a peace conference.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Tax Commission
Indiana State Tax Association
Ohio
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Illinoia
Woman's Peace Party
R. C. Bennett
Bennett
National Peace Party
Charity Dye
George C. Hitt
Propylaeum
Jane Addams
Miss Addams
Hague
Miss Dye
Hitt
J. F. Barnhill
C. Rumpler
EB. G. Ritchie
Eleanor Carey
J. B. Blam
Helen Ernestinoff
A. BE. Butler
S. R. Artman
F. M. Ayres
Russell Fortune
T. V. Smith
Florence Webster Long
R. J. Leonard
Milas Marguerite Frenzel
Mise Blanche C. Foster
Henry B. Ostrom
Woman's Franchise league organized in Arcadia
Arcadia reports the formation of a Woman's Franchise league with 26 charter members led by Misa Lola Teal president. Mrs. Alice Waugh and Mrs. N. Martz aided the effort. In Sullivan, Sullivan Commandery Knights Templar to escort Bloomfield Masonic lodge for laying the cornerstone of a new school building on May 6.
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Arcadia
Misa Lola Teal
Town School
Alice Waugh
N. &. Martz
Tryton
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