Germany Poised to Save Relations With United States
Berlin reports the German reply to the American note will come after another imperial conference with the emperor. Diplomatic talks centered on submarine warfare and concessions to meet U S demands. Ambassador Gerard's dispatches stress Germany's effort to preserve friendly ties amid political pressures.
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Berlin
von Bethmann- Hollweg
erGard
von Bethmann-Holwegg
Admiral von Holtzendorff
Admiralty Staff
Washington
United States
State Department
Gerard
Germany
United State
von Jagow
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Rioting Renewed at Hastings Strike Plant
Hastings on the Hudson N Y April 24 A renewal of the strike riot at the National Conduit and Cable Company occurred when workers under military protection were attacked by crowds of strikers at noon. A squad of soldiers dispersed them and drove them to their meeting hall. One arrest was made.
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Hastings
Hudson, N. Y
National Conduit and Cable Company
Insanity Defense in Rogers Murder Trial
The jury selection and the state's case in the Mrs Ida Sniffen Walters Rogers murder trial were completed in under four hours. Representation by former Lt Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler announced insanity would be the defense's main contention.
MeCombs Resigns Chairmanship
Washington April 24 William F McCombs chairman of the Democrat national committee today notified his resignation from the post amid party leadership changes and ongoing campaign plans.
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MeCombs
Washington
William F. McCombs
Democrat National Suammittos
Lynch to Lead McCombs Campaign After Convention
Fred P. B. Lynch, national committeeman from Minnesota, is expected to succeed Mr. McCombs and direct the campaign for Mr. Wilson’s re election. The president expressed regret at the news and noted the change after the national convention.
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Wilson
McComb
Fred PB. Lynch
Minnesota
McCombs
Louisiana Sugar Act Declared Unconstitutional by Supreme Court
Washington April 24 The Supreme Court today annulled as unconstitutional the Louisiana sugar refinery monopoly act of 1915. The statute was aimed at the American Sugar Refining Company and the law's validity was challenged by it.
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Washington
Supreme Court
American Sugar Refining Company
Democrats invoke special rules to push bill agenda
Washington reports that House Democrats plan to use special rules to force passage of an army bill and three administration measures. A rules report will allow discharge of the military committee and speaker appointed conferees, with limited debate to speed action before conventions.
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Washington
Mann
Senate
House
Pope Receives Thousands of Easter Messages in Rome
The pope had received over 3,000 telegrams and numerous letters from around the world by sunset on Easter, far surpassing last year and his first pontificate. The messages chiefly wish for peace and bless Benedict as a future peacemaker.
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Pope
Rome
Paris
Benedict
French Attacks Repulsed Near Verdun Foothold Fails
French attacks on the German lines in the Verdun region were repulsed with the main effort near Thaumont farm. The British and American press summarize that the German trenches held firm as French assaults failed to gain ground.
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Berlin
London
Verdun
War Offee
Thaumont
Speaker Clark Urges House to Get Down to Work
Washington April 24 Speaker Clark urged both parties to stop long speeches and focus on business. He warned the chamber may stay until frost flies and criticized delays over a DC detention home color question. He praised Booker T. Washington and vocational training for whites and blacks.
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Washington
Clark
District of Columbia
Booker T. Washington
Artillery Bombardments on West Front Intensify
British forces keep up efforts to lift the siege of Kut el Amara as the town of Samayyat remains under bombardment. On the western front artillery exchanges dominate in Le Mort Homme and Argonne forests, with German and French forces as main aggressors and attackers.
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Kut-el- Amara
Samayyat
London
le Mort Homme
Argonne
Longuyon
Stenay
Dun
Monte Foucon
Vienna
Trieste
German East Africa
Conda
Tirangi
Daider
Egypt
Quatla
Kut-El-Amara
Mesopotamia
Kut- El-Amara
Constantinople
Felahie
Caucasus
Russian War Office
Kharput
French Troops Progress on Verdun Front Near Courette Wood
French troops advanced on the Verdun front northwest of Courette wood after night combat. They captured thirty prisoners including one officer and dispersed several German reconnoitering parties southwest of Harcourt. Dead Man's hill endured heavier bombardment while the Meuse sector remained comparatively calm.
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Paris
Verdun
Courette Wood
War Office
Harcourt
Dead Man’s Hill
The
Meuse
Preparations For Speedy Withdrawal Reported
El Paso notes indicate American troops are concentrating near Namiquipa and San Antonio in Guerrero with a reduced force at San Antonio. General Pershing is said to have shifted forces to Namiquipa and Dowblan to guard the shortened communication line as interventionists fear a hurried exit after talks between Generals Scott and Dowblan.
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el Paso
Guerrero
Namiquipa
San Antonio
Pershing
Dowblan
Scott
Senate and House Schedules with Bills and Debates
Senate opened at noon with rural credits bill in debate, Judiciary panel did not vote on Standeis nomination, immigration panel to meet Thursday over Japan protest, adjourned at 4 50. House session began at 1 am with Democrats pushing a rule to send the army bill to conference amid Mann opposition, agriculture and banking bills advanced, naval committee drafted a 217 million appropriation, adjourned 5 58 to 1 am Tuesday.
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Judiciary Committee
Standeis
Immigration Committee
House
Mann
Books Turned Over to Justice Department
New York April 24 Memorandum books found in the possession of Cho Shinto a twenty one year old Japanese student in the United States for six months have been turned over to agents of the department of justice for investigation The authorities are suspicious of pages of Japanese lettering He was held for one week pending federal investigation after being found guilty of assault on April 18 The police suggested maps of fortifications and immigration references but these were not borne out in the department of justice examination Shinto had nearly $800 when arrested.
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New York
Brooklyn
Department of Justice
Cho Shinto
United States
Edward W. Cooper
Kings County
Calfornia
Department of Yustice
Shinto
Fire damages Norfolk and Western steel car shop
A blaze in the forge area of the Norfolk and Western steel car shop on central yards caused about 300 in damage to the building and machinery last night around 9. Firemen redirected water streams to confine the flames to the blacksmith department and prevent spread toward the Superior Supply plant. Several workers were shocked by live wires but escaped injuries. Chief Carter and aides aided suppression.
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Norfolk and Western Steel Car
Norfolk and Western Fire Company
Carter
Conte
Superior Supply Company
Chester Crowell
Rutherford
Reese
J. J. Berry
Jack Hidler
Villa Not Incapacitated Moves Near Parral
San Antonio April 24 Francisco Villa, slightly wounded but not incapacitated, has moved into the mountainous region northwest of Parral. The report, verified by General Funston as authentic, places Villa last at Moncava about eighty five miles by trail southwest of Satevo where Pershing’s advancing forces were yesterday.
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Villa
San Antonio
Texas
Francisco Villa
Parral
Funston
Moncava
Satevo
Pershing
Weather forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday with cooler temperatures. Regions named West Virginia and Virginia are expected to see similar conditions and a dip in temperatures across the period.
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West Virginia
First Serious Rioting At Westinghouse Strike In Pittsburg
In Pittsburg April 24, the first major riot amid 14 000 Westinghouse strike workers broke out. Shots fired left a striker and a detective injured as deputies and guards battled crowds near the Cable avenue bridge and shellmakers meeting disruptions in Wilmerding. A masked woman led a march toward East Pittsburg, demanding an eight hour day reinstatement of discharged men and continued pay for fifty two hours.
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Pittsburg
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
East Pittsburg
Wilmerding
Cable Avenue
Westinghouse
Charles Oakes
J. H. Hall
R. L. Wilson
Westinghouse Flectric and Manufacturing Company
Robert Braun
Tonght
Pennsylvania Railroad
Attempt to Land Arms in Ireland Leads to Casement Capture
London reports Sir Roger Casement seized after a German auxiliary ship, posing as a neutral, attempted to land arms and ammunition in Ireland on April 20–21. The vessel sank, prisoners taken, Casement identified among them. Casement had allied with Berlin to negotiate Irish separatism with Germany.
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Ireland
Sir Roger Casement
London
Sir Roger
Berlin
Italian Air Raids Hit Trieste and Berlin
An Italian air raid on Trieste killed nine people and wounded five, with a monastery destroyed. The report notes a German-leaning influence and sensational coverage in England following activity in Germany.
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Trieste
Berlin
Wireleas
Demand for Eight Hour Day by Youngstown Workers
About 200 employees at the Automatic Sprinkler Company struck on April 24 in Youngstown demanding an eight hour workday and higher wages. The walkout represents a broader labor push affecting local manufacturing.
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Youngstown
Threat to disrupt New York harbor shipping in wage protests
New York April 24 officials of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association threaten a coastwise and harbor wide work stoppage. They demand about fourteen percent higher wages and changes to employment rules. If refused by May 1, engineers and allied ship crews may strike in sympathy, risking disruption to export trade and allied war supplies.
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New York
New York Harbor
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Marine Engineers Beneficial Associations
Tourope
British Reply Delivered on Neutral Commerce Protest
Sir Cecil Spring Rice delivered Britain and France’s joint note to Secretary Lansing. The reply defends the sea policy and objects to American interference with neutral commerce, with France agreeing on the main points and detailing minor concerns.
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Washington
Cecil Spring Rice
Lansing
France
Air Raid Beaten by British Guns Over Dover
An enemy aircraft was sighted over Dover this morning and engaged by British guns. The intruder was driven off without dropping any bombs.
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London
Dover
Villa Bandits All Dispersed
General Pershing reports indicate the Villa followers dispersed across Chihuahua after the punitive expedition. No Villa death or capture. objective was to disperse bands and protect border Americans. Mexican officers warned of limited bases, yet American detachments faced no sustained attacks as they pursued retreating bandits.
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General Pershing
Columbus
N. M
Villa
Mexico
Washington
Chihuahua
Col. Dodd
Guerrero
Texas liquor tax invalidated by Supreme Court ruling
Washington April 24 The Texas statute of 1907 levying a $5 000 annual tax on each liquor handling outlet was struck down by the supreme court as an interference with interstate commerce. Chief Justice White stated the decision, noting it arose before Webb Kenyon act passage.
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Texas
Washington
Supreme Court
White
U.S. and Mexico discuss Villa pursuit and Obregon meet
Washington awaits high level talks as General Scott and General Obregon plan a border meeting likely in Juarez. Carranza allies and U S officials agree to hold formal replies, while General Funston readjusts lines to secure a longer stay on Mexican soil. The aim is to clarify policy and avoid clashes with Mexican forces.
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Washington
Villa
United States
Mexico
Geneal
Hugh L. Scott
Alvaro Obregon
Juarez
General Scott
San Antonio
Texas
General Obregon
Mexico City
Carranza
Eliseo Arredondo
Lansing
Baker
Scott
Arredondo
State Department
Rodgers
Arrendondo
Gen. Obregon
General Funsion
State
War Departments
Obregon
Pittsburg Firms Refuse to Cut Working Hours
Seventy six metal manufacturers in Pittsburg and surrounding boroughs announced they would not reduce shop hours after meetings last week. The firms, employing about 100000 workers, considered the eight hour question following demands from some employers and growing pressure from others.
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Pittsburg
No Decision Yet After Coal Miners Meet
New York April 24 after an all day discussion of miners demands for an eight hour day a 20 percent wage rise and union recognition the joint sub committee of anthracite operators and miners announced no definite decisions had been reached tonight members of the tri district board returned here today to the hard coal fields where they had gone over Sunday prepared to receive the report of the joint sub committee the conference
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New York
Tridistrict Board
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