Asquith Seeks Unity in Ireland Conciliatory Push
In London May 12 a plan to kidnap Sir Edward Carson was thwarted as he canceled Easter holidays. John Dillon assailed British rule in the House of Commons. Asquith will visit Dublin to oversee policy and guide military authorities, aiming to unite all factions and curb martial law. Ulster Volunteers and Irish Volunteers urged to lay down arms.
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Ireland
House of Commons
John Dillon
Asquith
London
Sir Edward Carson
Cushendall
County Antrim
Daily Telegraph
Dublin
Edward
Pan
Westiminster
Parnell
John Maxwell
Lord Wimborte
Augustine Birreil
Mathew Nathan
Irish Mail
Fire Scorches Forest Hills Elevated Train Cars
A train of four empty cars at the dead end of Forest Hills elevated structure caught fire shortly after 9 PM. Strong winds blew burning debris over 400 feet onto adjacent house roofs, igniting smaller fires put out with minor damage.
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Forest Hills Terminal
Forest Hills
Fire on New Haven Elevated injures cars and aid
Thousands watched a dramatic blaze on the New Haven railroad bridge as two wooden and two steel cars burned, with about 200 feet of the elevated structure damaged. Damage totaled around 25000 dollars. Investigators suspected a short circuit in car equipment or beneath the structure. A water curtain saved nearby structures and embers forced patrons to flee a saloon.
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New Haven
Terminal Station
Elevated
Joseph Kern & Co
Weld Hill Street
Village of Lovelville Destroyed by Forest Fire
Lovelville, a village near Holden, is a mass of smouldering ruins after a forest fire. It destroyed three shoddy mills five tenement houses an office building the log dam on the Quina poxet River and the bridge.
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Holden
Lovelville
Village Fire Destroys Most Buildings in Lovelville
Fire swept Lovelville destroying every building except the boarding house of Joseph Lemley and leaving about 100 residents homeless. Damage is estimated at 30000 dollars as a spark from a Massachusetts Central engine is blamed. Firefighters from Quinapoxet and Worcester battled the flames without success through the day.
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Joseph Lemley
Unionville
Lovelville
Holden
Quinapoxet
Massachusetts Central Division
Boston & Maine Railroad
Worcester
Conference called on Mexican problem put up to officials
A diplomatic appeal seeks resolution of the Mexican issue with officials from both nations to mediate. Reports note casualties including several American deaths in a new raid, intensifying calls for outreach and de‑escalation while awaiting formal statements from Washington and Mexico City.
American farmer shot by bandits near Mercedes
Curtis Bayles, an American farmer, was shot and killed late tonight near his home by a party of four or five Mexicans who fled, likely crossing the Rio Grande. In El Paso, after two weeks of talks Generals Scott Funston and Mexican War Minister Obregon failed to agree on troop dispositions and referred the matter to diplomatic channels.
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Brownsville
Tex
Curtis Bayles
Mercedes
Rio Grande
EL Paso
Hugh L. Scott
Frederick Funston
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Poisoning Probe Into Windsor Home Headed by Officials
State authorities claim strong proof Amy Archer Gilligan of the Archer Home for Aged People in Windsor poisoned many of the 48 inmates who died over five years. State's Attorney Hugh Allen and toxicologist Dr. Arthur Wolff asserted the evidence today while she is held in a Hartford county jail without bail for possible murder of Franklin R. Andrews.
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Hartford
Conn
Amy Ff. Archer-Gilligan
Archer Home For
Windsor
Franklin R. Andrews
Hugh M. AlIcorn
Arthur J. Wolff
Mexican Conferees Reach End of Talks on Pershing Withdrawals
Negotiations ended after two sessions as Obregon faced pressure from Carranza to concede. Obregon and Amador left by private car and Funston accompanied him to his vehicle. The talks closed with no immediate breakthrough on the withdrawal date.
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General Pershing
General Obregon
Venustiano Carranza
Juan N. Amador
Scott and Funston
Poison Case Claims Grow Beyond Exhumed Bodies
State's Attorney Alcorn asserts the largest poison case in history, relying on evidence from multiple exhumed inmate remains at Archer Home for Aged People in Windsor. He and Dr. Wolff refuse to quantify the number of bodies examined or named cemeteries involved.
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Alcorn
Andrews
Archer
Windsor
Love claim against Roslindale rector unfolds in court
Miss Laura Johnson testified in federal court that Rev. Charles Wilson professed love, urged marriage, and engaged in affectionate acts and attention including kisses, dancing, and tea in her room before allegedly neglecting to wed. The 25 year old described repeated proposals and controlling behavior.
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Laura L. Johnson
Minneapolis
Charles C. Wilson
Church of Our Saviour
Roslindale
Ralph H. Willard
Laura Louise Johnson
Morton
United States District Court
Charles Chase Wilson
Church of Our Saviour, Roslindale
Track storage charges rise for Boston shipments
The Eastern freight accumulation conference executive committee approved an Interstate Commerce Commission application by railways entering Boston to increase track storage charges. The aim is to maximize Boston terminal use and prevent slow consignors from tying up delivery tracks. The new charges add to existing rates.
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New York
Eastern Freight Accumulation Conference
Boston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Temperature Report From Thompson Spa Yesterday
Average temperature yesterday was 68 degrees with a high of 79 and a low of 61. The report notes yesterday’s temperatures and compares them to values from the previous year.
Asquith Recalls Crisis Era To Face New Challenge
The Prime Minister previously seized the secretaryship of war during Ulster unrest in 1914 to avert rebellion after Colonel J Seely resigned. He has shown conciliatory skill and now faces a duty that will test his full powers as he plans to consult with authorities.
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Mr. Asquith
Ulster
J. Seely
Senator Lodge Birthday and War Anniversary Card
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge birthday noted from 1550. Naval bombardment of San Juan Port Rico by U S ships listed under 1898 as a historical event. Reference to last year’s sinking of British battleship Goliath by Turkish destroyers with 500 lives lost.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Rescue of Officer Leads to Skeffington Arrest and Execution
Mrs F Sheehy Skeffington, widow of the Irish editor, says her husband risked his life to rescue a wounded officer outside Dublin Castle on Easter Monday. He reached the scene to find soldiers had taken the officer away and was shot at Portobello barracks after arrest despite being unarmed and unresisting.
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London
F. Sheehy Skeffington
Dublin Castle
Skeffington
Portobello Barracks
Widow asserts Skeffington death in martial law era
Mrs. Skeffington claims her husband was killed during unrest and that authorities framed him. She alleges he refused to be blindfolded, died with a smile, and that his body was moved from Portobello Barracks Cemetery to Glasnevil Cemetery. Her sisters were briefly arrested and her son and maid were detained during raids.
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Mr. Skeffington
Skeffington
Portobello Barracks
Glasnevil M
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