Benson Denies Antagonism to Britain at Senate Hearing
Rear Admiral William S. Benson told the Senate naval investigating committee he bore no ill will toward Britain and said he had been unjustly judged by Admiral Sims regarding instructions given before his voyage abroad. The admiral asserted the United States remained neutral and disputed claims of hostile intent.
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William S. Benson
Senate Naval Investigating Committee
Sims
Admiral Benson Remarks on Final Instructions to Sims
Admiral Benson said he could not recall whether his final instructions to Admiral Sims included a line about not letting the British pull the wool over your eyes and that they would as soon fight them as possible.
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Benson
Baseball Scores From City Leagues And National Circuit
Continued on page four third column listings show Boston beating Philadelphia 3 to 1 and Detroit defeating St. Louis 6 to 4. Washington over New York 4 to 1. Cleveland 3 Chicago 2 in ten innings. In the National League Boston S and S Philadelphia 6. Pittsburg 3. Chicago 1. New York 2. Brooklyn 1. St. Louis 6 Cincinnati 0. Eastern League Albany 8 Waterbury 2. Bridgeport 12 New Haven 5. Hartford 10 Worcester Springfield 9 Pittsfield 6.
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Carranza About to Leave Mexico City for Vera Cruz
President Carranza was scheduled to depart Mexico City for Vera Cruz later today, per a telegram received by La Patria in El Paso. In Washington observers note that Carranza concentrating troops in the capital prompted rebel representatives and U.S. army officials to respond.
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EL Paso
Texas
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Nogales, Ariz
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Washington
Hold Trio as Auto Bandits in South Braintree Robbery
Three men are under arrest and a fourth sought by State and local police in the April 15 payroll robbery of Slater Morrill Shoe Co. in South Braintree, where $20,000 was taken and two men were killed trying to stop the cash box seizure. The suspects identify as Bartholomew Vanzetti, Nick Sacco, and Ricardo Orciani. a fourth man, possibly the getaway driver, is being sought.
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Slater, Morrill Shoe Company
South Braintree
Frederick A. Parmenter
Alexander Berardelli
Bartholomew Vanzetti
Plymouth
Nick Sacco
Stoughton
Ricardo Orciani
Hyde Park Avenue
Hyde Park
South Stoughton
Death claims Mrs Gompers longtime AFL wife
Mrs. Samuel Gompers, wife of the AFL president, died at home in Washington at 69 after a long illness. Funeral services will be held locally before the body is sent to New York for burial Sunday. Born in London, she came to the United States at eight and later worked in a tobacco factory where her husband was a cigarmaker. She married in 1867 at age 61.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New York
Gompers
London
No Soldier Relief Bill Before Recess Says House
After informal conferences Democratic and Republican members of the House agreed there was no prospect of enacting soldier relief legislation before the forthcoming recess for the political conventions.
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Washington
House
Knutson Pushes Delay on Question Until After Election
Representative Knutson of Minnesota the Republican whip said many members favored deferring the question until after the November election to avoid partisan infl uence during consideration. Continued on Page 15 Fourth Col.
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Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford Arrive in London
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford arrived in London and took a hotel suite at Hyde Park. They plan to stay until the end of May while the political scene in the United States contemplates a beer bill and possible veto.
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London
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Hyde Park Hotel
Boston Post and
Cross Atlantic Newspaper Service, Inc
Baron Birkenhead Stands Firm on Irish Independence
Baron Birkenhead, the British chancellor, takes a firm stand against Irish independence, signaling strong government resolve amid rising nationalist pressures. The remark positions him as a key voice in ongoing debates over constitutional status and self rule.
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Birkenhead Speaks in House of Lords
Chancellor voices a sharp interrogation on independence during a House of Lords session. He states independence will not be granted. The exchange centers on constitutional limits and parliamentary prerogatives.
McCarten Proposed Over Geddes as Ireland’s Minister
Washington May 6 A resolution by Democrat House member Hamill proposes Congress urge President Wilson to refuse Sir Auckland Geddes as Ireland’s diplomatic representative and instead name Dr Patrick McCarten as minister of the provisional Irish Republic.
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Congress
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Sir Auckland Geddes
Ireland
Patrick McCarten
Hamill
New Jersey
Sinn Fein agitation and De Valera provoke UK debates
In the House of Commons and Lords Bonar Law faced questions about Irish bonds sold in the United States and references to De Valera as an outlaw. MPs pressed the government on potential representations to the United States over what they termed unfriendly activity connected with the Irish agitation.
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