Verdun Front Holds As German Assaults Meet Repulse
Paris reports heavy fighting near Verdun with German attempts to retake Fort Douaumont repulsed and heavy casualties. Artillery on all sectors remains active as British and German forces largely conduct bombardments and minor infantry actions. An Austrian air raid on Bari causes deaths and injuries, mainly among women and children.
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London
Verdun
Fort Douaumont
Paris
Avecourt
Hill 304
Reither
Bari
Adriatic
League to Enforce Peace Holds First Annual Meeting
Washington reports the League to Enforce Peace held its first annual meeting with president William H. Taft and other prominent figures outlining aims to secure lasting world peace after the European war. The discussion touched only lightly on ending the current conflict as the group emphasized a permanent peace with defined limits.
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Washington
League To
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
William H. Taft
League
Mr. Taft
Villista Chief Cervantes Killed Near Cruces
American troops killed Villista bandit leader Candelario Cervantes south of Cruces after a surprise attack on engineers. Cervantes was beaten back and hunted into the hills by engineers aided by Seventeenth Infantry. One Mexican, Jose Bencorne, and one American died. two Americans wounded.
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Columbus, N. M
Candelario Cervantes
Villista
Cruces
Cervantes
Seventeenth Infantry
Jose Bencorne
Desperado Fights Police Battle At Bay In Outhouse
In San Francisco a lone desperado barricaded in a boat house outhouse on the bay fought fifty policemen for about thirty minutes after killing Police Sergeant John Moriarity. He died when officers shot through the door and ended the standoff.
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San Francisco
San Franccisco Bay
John Moriarity
Jock
Oregon Tragedy Ends in Murder Suicide
In Selon Oregon William L Paterson a cigar store owner shot and killed his wife and baby daughter then killed himself. Neighbors said he had become mentally unbalanced over concerns about his ailing wife.
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Selon, Ore
William L. Paterson
Paterson
Speculator Not Obligated to Pay Gambling Debt Notes
The U S circuit court of appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that Joseph Leller cannot be forced to pay notes totaling 257,890 dollars as the debts fall under statutes regulating gambling.
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Chicago
United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
Joseph Leller
Hilles Arrives in Chicago Ahead of Republican National Convention
Charlem D. Hilles, chairman of the Republican national committee, arrived in Chicago on Friday and will stay through the party's national convention beginning June 7.
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Chicago
Charlen D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
Destroyer Officer Killed by Electric Shock in Sag Harbor
Lieutenant Clarence Alvin Richards commander of the United States destroyer Fanning died from an electric shock at the Sag Harbor Light and Power company station in Sag Harbor Illinois.
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Sag Harbor
Clarence Alvin Richards
United States
Fanning
Rockefeller Foundation Allocates 1 Million for War Relief
The Rockefeller Foundation announced on Friday an appropriation of 1 million dollars for war relief in Volund Berbla Montenegro and Ab fonic. Funds to be spent at the discretion of the executive committee.
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New York
Rockefeller Foundation
Volund Berbla
Montenegro
Ab Fonic
Mie Executive Committee
Lewis Proposes Mediation in War for World Peace
In Washington a Senate resolution by Senator Lewis of Illinois asks the president to propose mediation among European belligerents. It envisions truce, neutral boards of arbitration, referee by the president, and an equitable adjustment of demands. Wilson says neutrality rests on mutual terms aiding all nations.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Senate
Lewis of
Ilinois
Wilson
German offer to General Leman to seek Switzerland rejected
Havre reports German authorities proposed letting General Leman travel to Switzerland on health grounds. Leman declined the offer stating he would not admit unfitness to continue fighting for his country.
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Havre
Leman
Liege
Switzerland
Republicans denounce naval appropriation bill in minority report
Republican members of the house naval affairs committee filed a minority report Thursday condemning the 241000000 naval appropriation bill as wholly inadequate and urging more liberal allowances to position the United States navy as a leading world force.
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Washington
House
Naval Affairs Committee
United States Navy
Tragic Fire Wounds Dahl Family in Sandy
Salt Lake City reports three Dahl family members injured in a Thursday farmhouse fire that destroyed the home. Katherine Elizabeth Dahl, 3, died from burns while Eric Dahl and Annie Dahl sustained serious burns to hands and face.
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Salt Lake City
Katherine Elizabeth Dahl
Eric Dahl
Sandy
Dahl
Fewer Republican Convention Delegates Contested in Chicago
Chicago reports that fewer delegate seats will be contested at the Republican national convention in the Coliseum on June 7, the smallest number in twenty years for the party.
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Chicago
Brandeis Nomination Clears Senate Judiciary Panel
The senate judiciary committee recommended confirmation of Louis D. Brandeis to the Supreme Court on a strict party line vote.
Tornado tears through Wimbledon area causing injuries and heavy loss
A severe tornado swept over Wimbledon North Dakota at 5:56 p.m. Thursday injuring six people and causing about 400000 dollars in property damage across Wimbledon and surrounding areas. Authorities reported extensive structural damage and mobilized emergency services.
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Fargo
N. D
Wimbledon
Army Appropriation Passes House Committee in Washington
The army appropriation bill carrying 145 million dollars and provisions for implementing the Hay Chamberlain reorganization plan was approved Thursday by the House military committee.
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Army
Washington
Hay Chamberlain
House
In House of Commons Irish Settlement Plea by Asquith
Prime Minister Asquith urged settlement of the Irish question by agreement among contending Irish parties. He announced David Lloyd George would attempt to unite hostile factions. John Redmond, Sir Edward Carson, and William O'Brien voiced support, briefly erasing party lines.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Ireland
David Lloyd-George
John Redmond
Mr. Redmond
Edward Carson
William O'Brien
Portland Chauffeur Fred Ristman Found Dead
The body of Portland chauffeur Fred Ristman, who was to drive an unidentified man to Mrs. Helen Jennings country home, shows he was beaten to death, likely by the same man who killed Mrs Jennings by crushing her skull.
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Portland
Ore
Fred Ristman
Helen Jennings
Ristman
Jealous man charged with murder in Aurora choking case
19 year old Paul Verhoye is held on a murder charge for choking 15 year old Gwendolyne Holden in Aurora. The case, linked to allegations by Anna Holden Collins, a rooming house keeper, stems from jealousy.
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Aurora
Paul Verhoye
Gwendolyne Holden
Mia
Anna Holden Collins
Dolly Ledgerwood Matters Freed in Probates Conspiracy Case
In Chicago the defendant Dolly Ledgerwood Matters and two co-defendants were found not guilty after a trial in Cook County Probate Court. The trio faced charges of conspiring to file a spurious heir to influence the probate process.
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Chicago
Dolly Ledgerwood
Cook County
Casement and Batley Indicted by Grand Jury
London reports the grand jury returned true bills against Sir Roger Casement, Sinn Fein leader, and Daniel J. Batley, former British soldier held as his accomplice.
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London
Roger Casement
Sinn Fein
Daniel J. Batley
Congress Plans Three Day Recess During Conventions
Senate leaders reach a formal agreement for a practical halt in legislative activity during political national conventions. A three day recess will take effect, signaling a pause in normal proceedings while parties attend convention events.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Fairbanks Campaign Swing Reaches Chicago
James P. Good, national committeeman and Republican nominee for governor of Indiana, led Charles W. Fairbanks on a Chicago visit on Wednesday as part of the presidential campaign push in the state.
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Chicago
Charles W. Fairbanks
James P. Good
Rich
Nana
Grey Says Peace Talks Inopportune In War Time UK
London reports Sir Edward Grey in the House of Commons rejecting any peace talks while hostilities continue. He says terms require entente unity and German public mood is manipulated by ministers. Diplomatic circles note Prince von Buelow’s Washington trip as a possible peace mission.
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London
House of Commons
Arthur Ponsonby
Stirling
Scotland
Pourpariers
Edward Grey
Sir Edward
Hess
Exchange Telegraph Company
Prince von Buelow
Washington
William
United States
Europe
Emperor William
Prince Von Buelow Drops as German Envoy to United States
Prince Von Buelow, former German imperial chancellor, travels to the United States on a special mission for the German emperor, as reported by diplomatic circles.
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Prince von Buelow
United States
Industrial Resources Mobilization Bill Moves in House
A bill to create a national council to marshal the nation's industrial resources for wartime use is introduced in the House and awaits presidential approval. President Wilson backs the measure as a step to organize industry for national effort.
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Washington
National Council
Wilson
Puerto Rican bill passes with suffrage amendment
In Washington the house removed the Puerto Rican bill's suffrage amendment by an eighty to thirty nine vote and then approved the bill without a roll call.
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Washington
House
Islands
United States renews protest to Britain over mail interference
President Wilson completed a note renewing the protest to Great Britain over interference with American mails. Secretary Lansing and legal experts drafted the note and the president revised its wording. The renewal centers on British policy of seizing neutral mail vessels and censoring mails in British ports, challenging the Hague 1907 guarantee of postal inviolability and citing economic harm to US business.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
Lansing
State Department
France
Majority favors Brandies in senate judiciary vote
The senate judiciary committee voted ten to eight to report favorably to the senate the nomination of Louis D Brandeis to be associate justice of the supreme court. It was a strict party line with Culberson Overman Chilton O Gorman Fletcher Reed Ashurst Shields Walsh and Smith of Georgia voting yes. Clark of Wyoming Nelson Dillingham Sutherland Brandegee Borah Cummins and Works voted no.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Culberson
Overman
Chilton
O'Gorman
Fletcher
Reed
Ashurst
Shields
Walsh
Smith
Georgia
Clark
Wyoming
Nelson
Dillingham
Sutherland
Brandegee
Borah
Cummins and Works
Naval appropriation bill seeks larger budget for preparedness
The naval appropriation bill totals 241 million dollars and was reported to the house by Chairman Padgett. It includes a 91.8 million dollar increase to improve readiness and 98.9 million for new ships, including five battle cruisers, plus continued construction of existing vessels.
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Washington
House
Padgett
Naval Committee
Four Die In Mine Fire At Gold Hill Belcher Works
Four men dead after a fire at the Yellow Jacket mine in Gold Hill near Virginia City. The blaze began at the compressor station on the 1,400 foot level when a fuse blew, the flames rapidly scorching timbering. The victims are Thomas Mc Donald Felice Casale D Ollato and B Battaglia all of Gold Hill.
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Reno, Nev
Belcher
Yellowjacket
Gold Hill
Virginia City
Thomas McDonald
Felice Casale
D. Ollato
B. Battaglia
Government Controls Meat Supply In Germany
An ordinance issues control of all meat stocks by May 25 placing supplies at the disposal of the new imperial meat bureau. The bureau may authorize sale or disposal of meat at reasonable prices.
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Berlin
Germany
Imperial Meat Bureau
Holder Resigns Post to Join Ameink & Co in NY
Dr. Charles A. Holder a foreign trade adviser at the state department resigns effective June 6 to join Ameink & Co a New York banking and exporting house. The move shifts Washington policy circles as the department seeks a successor.
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Washington
Charles A. Holder
State Department
New York Banking and Exporting House of Ameink & Co
Sioux City Bank Robbery Crowns Noon Heist
A masked robber entered the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Sioux City at noon Tuesday and forced the teller to hand over between 800 and 1000 dollars before fleeing.
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Sioux City
Farmers & Merchants’ Bank
Porto Ricans Profit by War in San Juan
Porto Rican sugar producers reap unexpectedly large profits due to crop conditions and prices driven by the European conflict.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Macedonian Call Drives Pauls Second Missionary Tour
The text summarizes Paul's second missionary journey as he and companions Silas Luke and Timothy pursue the Macedonian mission after the Antioch decision. It notes the open door in Philippi, Lydia's conversion, and the emphasis on preaching Christ over social uplift, with themes of faith, baptism, and growing church foundations.
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Antioch
Jerusalem
Paul
Barnabas
John Mark
Mark
Silas
Luke
Timothy
Asia
Troas
Jesus
Damascus
Christ
Macedonie
Tha
God
Macedonia
Lydia
Europe
America
Christ Inn
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Taft
Peace League
Outlaw
Desperado
Oregon
Hilles
Lewis
Navy
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Saloniki
James
Buildinga
Mrs. Matters Freed
Fairbanks
Grey
von Buelow
Nevada Mine
Dr. Holder
International Sunday School
Bellerb
Moody Bible Institute
Western Newspaper Union
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