Villa declared dead from wounds by Mexican officials
Washington officials cite multiple sources that Francisco Villa was badly wounded and dead after a gunshot to the knee. Mexican authorities in Chihuahua report his body has been exhumed and will be moved to Juarez for American identification. U.S. officials say evidence supports the claim and are inclined to believe the report.
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Carranza
Villa
Chihuahua
Juarez
Washington
U. S
Break with Berlin Now Likely Says Dispatches
Despatches from Ambassador Gerard in Berlin indicate rising tension as Germany appears ready to sever ties with the United States rather than concede to American demands. The Kaiser is urged to yield, but Berlin favors maintaining the submarine as a war weapon against England.
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Washington
United States
Gerard
Berlin
Germany
England
Wilson and Lansing Press Germany Despite Submarine Crisis
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing are firm on pressuring Germany to honor promises on submarine warfare. No White House meeting with Stone or Flood yet as talks are anticipated tomorrow. Ambassador von Bernstorff remains calm, hoping for favorable U.S. consideration of Germany’s stance while Wilson studies new dispatches from Ambassador Gerard.
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Wilson
Lansing
Germany
Washington
Senator Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Flood
House Foreign Affairs Committee
White House
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Gerard
Address to the People of the Allied Nations Published
An address carrying the names of 500 prominent Americans in business, profession and education will be published in the United States and Europe. It urges defeat of the Teutonic allies as essential to lasting peace and civilization. It calls for Belgium’s restoration with indemnity and treaty sanctity as basis for negotiations and curbing militarism.
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United States
Europe
Belgium
Leading Boston Signers Include Bancroft Barron Beale and Brackett
Among the leading signers are many prominent Boston and Massachusetts men, including Hugh Bancroft, Boston, Clarence W. Barron, Boston, Professor Joseph H. Beale, Harvard, Professor H. Conrad Bierwirth, Harvard, former Governor John Q. A. Brackett, Ralph
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Boston
Massachusetts
Hugh Bancroft
Clarence W. Barron
Joseph H. Beale
Harvard
H. Conrad Bierwirth
John Q. A. Brackett
Ralph
Peck's Bad Boy author George W. Peck dies at 75
George W. Peck former Wisconsin governor and Milwaukee mayor died in Milwaukee on April 16 in his 76th year. He created the popular Peck's Bad Boy stories which boosted his Sun newspaper and later earned royalties from book editions. His humorous adventures captivated national readers and inspired widespread imitators.
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Milwaukee
George W. Peck
Wisconsin
Peck
United States
Mr. Peck
Palm Sunday Balmy Weather Across Boston
Boston enjoyed mild Palm Sunday weather with a high of 63 and a low of 41, no records threatened. The region mirrored national conditions as the weather bureau noted April norms, recalling historical extremes of 79 and 28 degrees in past Aprils.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
Fails in Love Stabs and Shoots Self
Giovanni Magano aged 25 of 22 Wall Street West End was found on Cotting Street room floor after a self inflicted stab wound and a gunshot. He told responders he was disappointed in love and wished to die. He was admitted to Relief Hospital with serious abdominal wounds.
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Giovanni Magano
Wall Street
West End
Cotting Street
Magano
Two Rescued After Boat Overturns Off Winthrop Beach
Two men were rescued after clinging to the bottom of their overturned motor boat for over ninety minutes near Winthrop Beach. They were pulled into a dory through heavy surf, chilled and near unconscious from exposure.
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Winthrop Beach
Rescuers Race To Save Stranded Boston Men After Boat Capsize
Leavitt S Waterman of South Boston and W Louis Miller of Roxbury were swept from a motor boat near Seal Rock off Winthrop Beach. After the craft overturned they clung to the keel as rescuers finally reached them in a dory after an hour of battling heavy seas.
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Leavitt S. Waterman
M Street
Boston
W. Louis Miller
Rockville Park
Roxbury
Winthrop Beach
Seal Rock
Great Head
Waterman
Miller
Man Who Defied Rockefeller Dies a Pauper
John Jacob Melin, 65, longtime saloon owner opposite John D. Rockefeller’s Pocantico Hills estate, died yesterday in the alms house and was buried in Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Rockefeller’s purchase of surrounding property and eviction of Melin’s tenants led to the saloon’s decline and Melin’s final poverty.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John Jacob Melin
John
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Sleepy Hollow
Melin
Rolling Insignia on Silks Reflect White House Romance
Washington April 16 An official look at summer silks showcases Bolling family coat of arms used as decoration. Designs adapt the black and white shield with six peace birds and three Pocahontas figures for garden parties and social wear at Chevy Chase golf.
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Washington
White House
Washington Society
National Museum
Chevy Chase
Bolling Hall
Bradford
Eng
America
Carranzistas Made Attack at Parral
A dispatch from Major Frank Tompkins reports Carranza soldiers attacked American troops at Parral after being invited into the town by Mexican officers. Major Tompkins was wounded. two U S soldiers were killed and six wounded. Private reports say about 40 Mexican soldiers, including a major, were killed and one civilian wounded.
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San Antonio
Texas
Parral
Carranza
Frank Tompkins
Pershing
Funston
Tompkins
Confusion Cleared Over Parral Fight By U S Troops
Major Tompkins' account reached General Funston tonight clarifying Pershing's yesterday report. It shows American forces are north and west of Parral with reinforcements from the Tenth under Major Young and a squadron under Major Howze along a path eight miles to Santa Cruz. The dispatch notes lack of troop control under General Lozano and public resentment, while Pershing ordered dispositions reassure safety.
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Tompkins
Pershing
Funston
Patral
Lozano
Parral
Santa Cruz
Stricken Fire Captain Rescued En Route To Grass Fire
Captain Thomas Ramsay of Engine 34 Brighton collapsed from heart trouble while answering a grass fire alarm. Engineer Philip Kerrigan caught him and kept him on the engine pan until St Elizabeth's Hospital reached. By midnight he rested comfortably with a good chance to recover.
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Thomas Ramsay
Brighton
Philip Kerrigan
St.lizabeth’s Hospital
20th Century in Collision
The Twentieth Century Limited of the New York Central was side-swiped by two empty tank cars near Cleveland near the Cuyahoga River. Passengers were tossed about and several were slightly bruised as the train slowed toward Union station en route to New York.
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Cleveland
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
Draw Bridge
Cuyahoga River
Union Station
New York
Villa body identified after grave discovery near Chihuahua
Carranza officials and private wires report Pancho Villa's body found and positively identified near Cusihuiachie Chi huahua. If true the U S army may withdraw from Mexico as Villa's death fulfills the original objective. A former Villa colonel aided in locating the grave under General Cartos and Colonel Carlos Carranza.
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EL Paso
Texas
Pancho Villa
San Francisco
Borja
Cusihuiachie
Chihuahua
San Antonio
Mexico
Villa
United States
Carlos Carranza
Unclear exhumation confirms identity of gunshot victim
The message states the body was identified after exhumation and death resulted from gangrene from a left knee gunshot wound. The body was to be moved from San Antonio to Chihuahua City and then Juarez. Carranza consul in El Paso Andres Garala sent a telegram to Governor Gutierrez after Villa's capture.
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San Antonio
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Andres Garala
Carranza
el Paso
Villa
Gutierrez
High Tide and Moon Details for Tonight
The notice states high tide at 10:52 P.M. and moon phase 23 320. It directs lighting all vehicles tonight at 6:58, signaling restricted or special lighting conditions.
Showers Forecast For Boston And Region
Showers in Boston and vicinity with increasing southwest winds on Monday. Tuesday turns fair and cooler with improving conditions. Northern New England expected showers and warmth Monday, clearing Tuesday. Southern New England showers followed by cooler, fair Tuesday.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Mass. Highway Accident Season Opens With Six Injuries
The motor vehicle accident season opened yesterday in Massachusetts with six injuries across six crashes. Three involved motorcycles, two of which collided with trolley cars. in a third a cyclist struck an automobile. Injured include Edith Trainer of Quincy and Mrs. R. G. Channing of Fitchburg among others.
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Edith Trainer
Quincy
R. G. Channing
Fitchburg
Pittsfield
Richard A. Crowley
Malden
Ernest Schonrock
Chatham
Boston
Arthur A. Waite
Stoneham
Medford
Massachusetts
Three-vehicle crash injures thirteen. one victim fatally injured
In a triple crash involving thirteen people only one victim is reported fatally injured while the others escape with no injuries.
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Rautos
Run Down Child Injured in Quincy Street Collision
Edith Trainer a 5 year old girl was seriously injured yesterday afternoon after being struck on Adams Street Quincy by a car owned and operated by Edward EB Wilson of 15 Orchard Cambridge. Wilson drove her to Dr Reynolds where she was treated for a fractured left thigh and additional injuries. Police are investigating.
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Edward EB. Wilson
Orchard Street
Cambridge
Adams Street
Quincy
Wilson
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