Valley Flood Forces Ranchers From Homes in Hat Creek
Lassen peak mudslide sent a river of mud through Hat Creek valley in Shasta county. Ranchers fled to hills after forest ranger Fred Seaborn warned them. several farms and livestock were destroyed but no lives were lost. The flow moved about thirty miles from midnight to 1 a.m. before abating.
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Redding
Cal
Lassen Peak
Hat Creek
Shasta County
Fred Seaborn
Cassel
Papers Attack Kitchener In British Crisis
In London the ministerial crisis features sharp newspaper attacks on Field Marshal Earl Kitchener secretary of war. The Daily Mail and related papers dismiss his soldiering and warn against his involvement in European campaign strategy amid the Great War.
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London Daily Mail
London
Great Britain
Field Marshal
Earl Kitchener
Daily Mail
The
Kitchener
Field
Sir John French
Arizona House Pushes to Reopen Capital Punishment
By a 17 to 16 vote the Arizona House adopted a resolution urging the Board of Pardons to grant a sixty day respite for five men to be hanged May 28 at Florence penitentiary so the abolition issue could return to the legislature and possibly trigger an extra session. Voters had supported capital punishment in November.
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Phoenix
Ariz
House of Representatives
State Board of Pardons and
Florence
Roosevelt Libel Trial Jury Deadlocked in Syracuse
The Syracuse jury in William Barnes' libel suit against Theodore Roosevelt remained deadlocked after briefly returning a conditional verdict in favor of Roosevelt. Judge William S. Andrews rejected the conditional verdict as improper because court costs and disbursements would be split between the principals.
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Syracuse
N. Y
William Barnes
Theodore Roosevelt
Supreme Court
William 5. Andrews
Salt Lake man arrested in Wilmington fraud case
New York report says Raymond McCune son of A W McCune of Salt Lake City was arrested here early Friday at the request of Wilmington Delaware authorities and charged with using the mails to defraud in connection with the Peruvian Gold Mine company with which McCune was connected.
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New York
Raymond McCune
A. W. McCune
Salt Lake City
Wilmington
Del
McCune
Buffalo woman pleads guilty to second degree murder
Mrs. Cynthia Bufflum of Little Valley pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree in the supreme court after a two week trial on a charge she poisoned her husband Willis Buffum.
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Buffalo
Cynthia Bufflum
Little Valley
Supreme Court
Willis Buffum
Irrigation Ditches Cut During San Miguel Border Clash
Reports say Carranza garrison cut irrigation ditches after being driven from San Miguel on the Chihuahua Sonora border by local populace. Advices note the actions followed a conflict with residents and indicate ongoing tensions in the border region.
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Douglas
Arie
Carranza
San Miguel
Chihuahua Sonore
Italy Moves to Authorize War Power and Register Foreigners
Rome reports the chamber of deputies approved a bill giving the government full war powers, with the royal decree ordering all foreigners in Italy to register with police within three days or face arrest and fines. The vote was 407 to 74, amid strong cabinet silence on next steps. Italy’s army is listed at 1,200,000 and naval assets total 206 warships and vessels.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Prince von Buelow
Austria
United States
Spain
Death ends trial of alleged spy in Brixton prison
London. Anton Kuepferle, who claimed American citizenship and had lived in Brooklyn, hanged himself in Brixton prison with a silk scarf after a trial for giving military information to Britain’s enemies. He left a slate note praising the fairness of his trial and confessed he was a soldier unable to bear the scaffold as a spy.
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London
Anton Kuepferle
Brooklyn
Great Britain
Brixton
Germany
Food shortage in Mexico prompts aid appeal to Carranza
Washington reports Mexico City faces severe food shortage as international committee advises Carranza government at Vera Cruz to supply the capital. Secretary Bryan says representations have been made and the matter has been referred to the American Red Cross for action.
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Washington
Mexico City
State Department
International Committee
Bryan
Carrap#4
Vera Cruz
American Red Cross
Thousand Sheep Poisoned Near Hoyd's Hamlet
In Spokane Washington more than 1100 sheep are dead within a three mile radius of Hoyd's after eating the white camas weed. The incident was reported Friday expanding concern for local livestock at risk.
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Spokane
Hoyd's
Tornado Strikes Springfield Area Damages Plant and Homes
A Thursday tornado ripped through Springfel d MO injuring about ten to twelve people. It damaged a large packing plant two miles east of Springfield and leveled several frame houses in the vicinity.
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Springfeld
Springfield
Italian steamer Mar Corusco sinks after collision near Gibraltar
London reports the Italian steamer Mar Corusco from Haltimore April 26 bound for Spezia Italy foundered near Gibraltar on May 14 following a collision. The crew were saved.
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London
Mar Corusco
Haltimore
Spezia
Italy
Gibraltar
King George and Kitchener Visit Northern Munitions Plants
King George and War Secretary Hari Kitchener traveled to northern England to inspect munitions production plants, assessing war material input and factory conditions.
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King Visite
London
King George
Hari Kitchener
England
Missouri Declares Embargo On Livestock Trade
The Missouri board of agriculture on Thursday issued a provisional quarantine against all livestock from Arizona California Nevada Oregon the United Kingdom and Washington amid concerns over animal health and market safety.
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Columbia
Arizona
California
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Missouri Board of Agriculture
Conference adopts resolution seeking stronger Pacific coast naval protection
Western governors conference closes with a resolution urging the federal government to provide greater naval protection for the Pacific coast.
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Seattle
Pacife
Conference of Western Governors
Whuraday
Austrians Struggle in Desperate Fight on Eastern Front
Allied forces press on in France as Western Front activity resumes. Austria and Germany push against Russia seeking to divert troops for a southern theater. Russians strive to form a new line behind the Vistula while gains north of Priemysl include crossing the San and capturing positions southeast of an old fortress. Gallipoli progress continues with fresh troops landing on the Asiatic side of the straits.
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Italy
Austria
Russia
Germany
Gam
Vistula
Priemysl
Sienawa
Poland
Ivangorod
Gallipoli
Straits
Signor G Marconi Arrives in America
Signor Marconi, the famed Italian inventor of the wireless telegraph, is now in America.
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Signor Marconi
America
Bandits Rob Passengers In Interurban Car Heist
Two masked robbers halted sixty passengers on an interurban car near Los Angeles early Monday and escaped with about 100 dollars. Women passengers were not molested.
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Los Angeles
Michigan Banker Dies in Detroit Leader George H. Russell
George Howard Russell, president of the People's State Bank of Detroit and a former president of the American Bankers Association, died at his home Monday at age 60.
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Detroit
George Howard Russell
The
People’s State Bank of Detroi
American Bankers’ Association
German Orders Suspend Submarine Attacks Pending Negotiations
A Washington dispatch reports that the German government issued orders suspending submarine operations against merchant vessels pending outcomes of representations in Wilson note negotiations with the United States. The Times notes a May 18 briefing that the Transylvania incident may be inaccurate since submarine activity had reportedly ceased. The new policy is said to apply to all merchant ships, belligerent or neutral, and timing of official announcement remains unclear.
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New York
Wilson
Washington
The
Times
Transylvania
Glasgow
Times’ Dispatch
Wessels
Germany
Aberdeen
Spry Reelected President of Western Governors
Governor Spry of Utah has been reelected president of the Western Governors conference to serve until the Water Power congress in Portland on September 21 22 and 24. The congress, approved by the Oregon legislature, will include governors and four other representatives from each western state. Governor Lister of Washington remains secretary of the conference until the Portland meeting.
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Seattle
Spry
Utah
Water Power Congress
Portland
Oregon
West
Lister
Washington
Switzerland transfers China duties to American envoy
Washington says Swiss diplomatic interests in China will be handled by the American minister at Pekin. The Swiss minister at Pekin informed Secretary Bryan that Switzerland has no diplomatic representation in China.
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Washington
Switzerland
China
Pekin
Bryas
Lee M Prank death sentence commuted to life in prison
Georgia officials plan a Monday hearing on the Lee M Prank petition seeking to commute the murder verdict of Mary Phagan from death to life imprisonment. The process aims to review the case and determine a possible clemency outcome.
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Atlanta
Eorgia Commission
Lee M
Lfe
Mary Phagan
Iife
Nebraska Storm Blankets Omaha Region With Heavy Snow
A severe western Nebraska storm dropped several inches of snow on Omaha and surrounding areas on Tuesday. Strong northwest winds pushed the storm into a blizzard-like condition, creating difficult travel and low visibility.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Appleton Storm Spurs Efforts to Save Crops
A major Tuesday storm in Appleton Wisconsin aided farmers by salvaging portions of the crop and reducing losses from earlier damage while threatening further harm to the remaining harvest.
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Appleton
Win
Ripton Faces Memorial Week and a Royal Letter
Shelby helps Ripton confront a letter from the past as spring arrives. Ripton admits his role is changing and hints at leadership over his company while planning for Memorial week, revealing tensions between duty and friendship.
Quiet Man in Mourning Town Aids Reunion Parade
Shelby grapples with Ripton as the pair prepare for Memorial Day events. Ripton’s reserved dignity contrasts with Shelby’s restless urging while townspeople gather for the parade and remembrance. A girl in the crowd catches attention as the veterans’ procession forms, hinting at personal ties and social undercurrents.
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Aris
Mexico
Missouri
Auber
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Gan
Signor G. Marconi
Michigan
Western Governors’ Conference
Frank
Gicaard
Wisconsin
Spirit Ike
Ertrude Morrison
Ripton
Galt
Shelby
Norchiat
Eulen
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Briely
Dilly
Roy
Bachive
Helby
Derellets
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Gris
Riptom
Bill
Bhelby
Perry
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