War News Roundup From The Front Lines And Skies
Russian forces repulse offensive in Imoukst region and north of Lake Ilsen while German bombers strike Cairo killing two and injuring several. Dunkirk raid kills six and wounds sixteen. French seize German trench in Champagne. British halt two German thrusts near Vimy Ridge and recapture a crater. Italians withdraw parts of lines near Trent after three days of bombardment. Russian cavalry breaches Turkish lines on the Tigris and joins British in Mesopotamia. Thirteen Seventh Cavalry troopers fired on near Temosachic with one wounded. Austrians claim 2500 captives on Isonzo front. Trave sunk by new submarine campaign. crew landed. Austrians compel Italians from Col Santo southeast of Roveto. 13,000 Italian prisoners since Austrian drive began. Cardenas and Villista leaders killed near Rubio ranch, Mexico. Verdun: French take two German trenches Esnes to Haucourt and drive back Germans east of hill 304. Teutons repulsed west of Dead Man’s Hill. French capture Haudromont quarries. U S soldiers rescue J Deemer captured by Mexican raiders at Glenn Springs and Boquillas. six bandits killed and seventy-five captured. a negro prisoner with Deemer is freed.
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Cairo
Egypt
Dunkirk
Champagne
Loos
Wieltze
Crater
Vimy Ridge
Trent
Tigris River
Mesopotamia
Temosachic
Isonzo
Col Santo
Roverto
Julio Cardenas
Villista
Rubio Ranch
Lake Itascate
Mexico
Verdun
Esnes
Haucourt
Teutons
Dead Man’s Hill
Haudromont
United States
J. Deemer
Glenn Springs
Boquillas
Tex
Deemer
Mount Etna Active Again and Global War Signals
A Rome dispatch notes Mount Etna’s renewed activity. Other items report Alaska mineral production at 32.85 million dollars in 1915, German pig iron output for April and March, and Victoria’s land set aside for postwar soldier settlement. Parallel cables cite ship sinkings, political resignations, wartime paroles, and regional claims in Europe and the Caribbean.
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Mount Etna
Rome
Alaska
Victoria
Hebe
Pera
Cape Oland
Baltic
Notable Deaths, Executions, and Disasters Reported
Mrs. Martha Newkirk dies at 75 after 40 days without nourishment in Worcester Ohio. George B. Cox dies at his Cincinnati home, long-time Republican leader. Texas Governor Ferguson adds nine troops to raise the federal quota to 7,500. Francisco Rodriguez is hanged in Florence Arizona for Phoenix wife murder after nine reprieves. Colorado River rises at Yuma reaching 24 feet with 60 000 second feet of flow. Needles reports falling water. A cyclone injures six in Yuma damaging business areas and homes, over 100000 dollars in damage.
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Martha Newkirk
Worcester
Ohio
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
Texas
Ferguson
Francisco Rodiguez
Florence
Ariz
Phoenix
Colorado
Yuma
Needles
Colo
Sundry Civil Bill Advances Through House
The sundry civil bill carrying to tal appropriations of 127 237 221 was reported to the House. Russia's 1915 cotton crop is estimated 20 percent above 1914 at 717 500 000 pounds. Italy imposes macaroni export embargo due to war. Mirza Ali Kuli Khan named consul general of Persia in New York. Building appropriations include Colorado Durango 40000 Fort Morgan 10000 Glenwood Springs 5000 Grand Junction 45000 Wyoming Buffalo 30000 Cody 15000 Newcastle 1400.
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House
Russia
Department of Commerce
Mirza Ali Kuli Kahn
Washington
Persia
New York
Colorado
Durango
Ft. Morgan
Glenwood Springs
Grand Junction
Wyoming
Buffalo
Cody
Newcastle
Fort Collins wins 15th state track meet in Boulder
Fort Collins takes the 15th annual state interscholastic track and field meet at Boulder with 6042 points as Greeley finishes second, while Victor Carlstrom flies 416 miles from Newport News to Sheepshead Bay in 241 minutes. Benny Palmer tops boxing cards slated for June 5 at Colorado Springs against Harvey Thorpe after Burns and White bouts.
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Gamble
Fort Collins
Boulder
Colo
Greeley
Victor Carlstrom
Newport News
Sheepshead Bay
New York City
Benny Palmer
Colorado Springs
Harvey Thorpe
Kansas City
Frankie Burns
Charley White
Palmer
Penrose wins in Pennsylvania primary contest
In Pennsylvania the primary election ends with United States Senator Boies Penrose declared victorious. The report also notes a deadly wind and rain storm north of Denison Texas killing at least eighteen people, and other political and social items from the period.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Boies Penrose
Denison
Tex
Bureau of Biological Survey of
Department
Bureau
Frank Lambert
Marion Frances Lambert
H. Orpet
Waukegan, Ill
Terrific storm wrecks town. eighteen killed in Oklahoma region
A violent cyclone struck Yuma Colorado and Brush with damage to businesses and homes. Six injured in Yuma with one critical, and a motorist among the injured. Kemp Oklahoma near Denison reports many deaths, while Denison and Woodward Oklahoma suffer injuries from wind and a toppled Tent. One child dies near Denison.
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Oklahoma
Denison
Tex
Kemp
Okla
Red River
Woodward
H. B. Peebles
Progressives Name Delegates in Colorado Convention
The Colorado Progressive convention on May 20 named a twenty member delegation with half votes each to back Theodore Roosevelt at Chicago and endorsed Clarence P. Dodge for governor. Delegates include Dodge of Colorado Springs and numerous representatives from Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and other cities. The group urged Congress to pass the Susan B Anthony amendment granting women the vote and protested its obstruction in the House judiciary committee.
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C. P. Dodge
Denver
Colorado
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Clarence P. Dodge
Colorado Springs
E. P. Costigan
Ben Griffith
Grand Junction
C. E. Fisher
Sterling
A. A. Lee
James H. Causey
Marie Dicker
John B. Stephen
Charles N. Knowles
Hattie K. Howard
George W. Jackson
Loveland
Thomas E. Thomas
R. R. Prennan
Fort Morgan
Ira de Long
Boulder
Joseph W. Ewing
Greeley
A. E. Patton
Golden
Patrick Burns
Pueblo
P. H. Troutman
Carton City
Merle D. Vincent Paonia
Mert Nicholson
Leadville
Mabel Costigan
Lillian Kerr
Edward A. Miller
Fort Collins
L. G. Kertz
Las Animas
J. I. Carp
Chivington
E. C. Smith
G. P. Gibbs
Creede
Folkerson
Carion City
J. L. Oliver
Palisade
Barney Haughey
Durango
Congress
Susan B. Anthony
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Widely Known Politician Cox Dies in Cincinnati
George B. Cox, a prominent politician and theater magnate, died at his Cincinnati home. The longtime figure in Ohio politics and business left a lasting imprint on civic and entertainment circles.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
George B. Cox
Favorite Son Campaigns Open Chicago Headquarters
Campaign headquarters will be opened in Chicago by several Favorite Son candidates for the Republican nomination. The list includes Elihu Root Charles W Fairbanks Theodore E Burton John W Weeks Albert B Cummins Lawrence Y Sherman Robert M La Follette T Coleman Du Font and Major General Leonard Wood.
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Chicago
Elihu Root
New York
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
T. Coleman du Font
Delaware
Leonard Wood
Arizona State News Roundup of Early Arizona Events
Arizona reports Pioneer celebration at Prescott and New Mexico Bankers Association meeting at Grand Canyon. Arizona State Fair at Phoenix, new hotels at Chloride, bootlegger activity at Bisbee, and a bid to make Bisbee flyless. Gold finds and mining updates across Oatman, Globe, and Cochise. National Guard on border duty, rail and road projects, and various court actions. Educational fairs note girls from Thatcher Canning Club winning medals. Large gold discovery near Ajo and Lost Frenchman quest highlighted.
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Prescott
New Mexico Bankers’ Association
Grand Canyon
Phoenix
Oatman
Kingman
Arizona National Guard
Tom Reed
Old Dominion
Globe
Inspiration Magma
Iron Cap
Oatman Southern Mining Company
Curry and Alexander Group
Western Union
Ft. Huachuca
Dickinson
Coconino County
Cochise County
Heffern
Swisshelms
Black Range
Bisbee
Sawtelle
U. S. District Court
Alabama Queen Mining Company
Orozco
Alto Post Office
Patagonia
Italy Faces Crisis as Allies Watch Austrian Drive
London reports a supreme gravity crisis in Italy due to the Austrian drive on Trentino. Allied war council officials fear Italy may soon defend its own territory as fighting intensifies on Verdun, the Italian front, and the British line. Vienna claims Italian resistance and gains. Paris notes German trench captures on the Meuse. Gevenchy-en-Gohelle evacuates trenches. Baltic fleets rumored to clash. Joseph C. Grew travels amid peace chatter, carrying notes possibly from Emperor William to Wilson.
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London
Italy
Trentino
Allies
War Council
Verdun
France
Golden Jubilee G A R Encampment At Decatur
Civil War veterans from across the United States gathered in Decatur Illinois for the fiftieth anniversary of the Grand Army of the Republic. The event marks the organization’s birth place with flags adorning streets and buildings and about 10 000 visitors anticipated.
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Decatur
Ill
United States
Illinois Grand Army of the Republic
Home Rule Plan Aims to Settle Irish Question
The Evening Standard reports influence favors early home rule with Ulster excluded. A temporary Irish government by a cross party advisory board may be proposed. Asquith wants a full act outline shown in Commons soon. An American sentenced to ten years in Dublin court martial was initially condemned to death.
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London
Evening Standard
Ulster
Ireland
House of Commons
Asquith
America
Jeremiah C. Lynch
Dublin
Dickens Case Goes to Jury in Boulder Court
Arguments in the Dickens case ended at a night session as the jury retired Monday after an hour of voting with no verdict. The jurors spent the night at a local hotel before resuming deliberations.
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Boulder
Dickens
Wyoming Girl Killed In Auto Crash Near Casper
Miss Nora Lester a 16 year old high school student was killed when a car driven by a friend rolled over on the Douglas road about a mile east of Casper.
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Wyoming
Casper
Nora Lester
Douglas Road
Young Women Told to Seek Pinkham Remedy for Pain
Buffalo mother praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief of monthly back and side pains in her daughter. Advertisement urges young women with painful or irregular periods to try the root and herb remedy and contact the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for confidential guidance.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Matilda Kurtzweq
High St
Buffalo
N. Y
Sreman
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Persistent Canada Thistle Root Drives Plant Vitality
The long cordlike perennial root enables Canada thistle to survive deep in the soil and droughts. It can extend eight to fifteen inches or more, sending up leafy shoots from a single connected plant. Pieces carried to new areas sprout into new patches, and cutting stems prompts further growth until the root is depleted.
Timely Virtue Tale From a Provincial Street Corner
A young man in a provincial town waits anxiously at a street corner. A girl wearing a Covent Garden style hat arrives and chides him for keeping her waiting. He laments that she has kept him since last night, mistaking the day for a moment of humor.
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Covent Garden
Maud
Colored Help and The Other Answer in Harper's Magazine
A playful exchange from Harper's Magazine about colors and help. The dialogue mixes meta commentary on assistance and color responses in a witty, compact exchange.
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Harper’s Magazine
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Pereira Reis
Almeida
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Weaver
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N. C
General Conference
The
Holiness Christian Church
Elwood
Ind
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Brush
Benjamin Meckelburg
Meckelburg
H. E. Greer
Arizona State News
Chloride
Douglas
Melville C. Hawkins
Chamber of Commerce of
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Board of Pardons and Paroles
Francisco Rodriguez
Black Range Mountains
Lost Basin
F. E. Young
C. G. Walker
Jessie Williams
Thatcher
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Arizona
Ruth Moody
Dessa Branham
Thatcher Canning Club
Ajo
Yuma County
Tucson
Pope
Alfonso
Madrid
U. S
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Munich
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