Sugar Tariff Repeal Passed by Senate 59 to 10
Washington report on the sugar section repeal of the tariff law with a 59 to 10 senate vote. The repeal requires only the president's signature to become law and ends the one cent per pound duty yielding about 50 million dollars yearly. Ten Democrats opposed. Owen withdrew due to a paired absence.
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House
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Hardwick
Hughes
Hasting
Johnson
South Dakota
Lane
Martine
Smith
Georgia
Thomas
Vardaman
Owen
Kenyon
Simmons
Finance Committee
United States Notes Germany Over Submarine Warfare
The note delivering through Ambassador Gerard was handed to the German foreign office as Berlin heads army headquarters. Washington insists on immediate end to illegal sinking of ships and warns that talks on cruiser warfare will only follow if current campaign stops. The U S stance remains firm against unlawful attacks on American and neutral vessels.
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London
Germany
Gerard
Exchange
Amsterdam
Army Headquarters
Washington
United States
Berlin
Berlin denies Sussex submarine story
A Berlin official denies that the French captured a German submarine which sank the steamer Sussex. He says the French knew which submarine was involved and that it was trapped after the Sussex incident with no confirmation of the commander and crew being saved, though such a hope exists.
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Berlin
Sussex
Admiralty
Navy prepares 80 ships at Charleston yard
Boston reports seven thousand bluejackets at the Charleston navy yard are put in overalls to overhaul 80 war vessels, including six battleships and ten destroyers, with official says readiness in 15 days and civilian worker shortages driving enlistment.
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Boston
Charleston Navy Yard
Von Igel Won't Be Released In Canal Plot Case
New York United States Attorney Marshall says Wolfe Von Igel will remain in custody. Only part of seized documents will be returned to the German embassy. The arrest concerned a plot to destroy the Welland canal.
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von Igel
New York
Wolfe von Igel
Welland Canal
United States
Marshall
Lansing
Optimistic view on US note Germany seeks only policy alignment
An official close to the German embassy says Germany will meet the president's note though it believes the United States is not justified in demanding more. Berlin maintains the note asks only that submarine policy follow accepted international law. Germany cites Von Bernstorff's Jan 7 communication and notes tacit U.S. acquiescence in the Mediterranean while the North Sea remains a separate matter of retaliatory actions against the British blockade.
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Washington
United States
Germany
von Bernstorff
Lansing
North Sea
Lone bandit robs express on Louisiana train
A lone bandit held up the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Co express near Mansuria Louisiana about 30 miles south of Alexandria. Passenger train guard C L Phillips said the robber escaped with about 350 dollars. Phillips was hospitalized with head wounds from the assault.
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Mansuria
Louisiana
Alexandria
Louisiana Railway & Navigation Co
C. L. Phillips
Phillips
Scott Report To Border Delays Mexico Troop Withdrawal
Gen Scott heads to the border as secretary Baker sends him to compile a full report. No decision on Mexican expedition withdrawal will be made for a week unless new outbreaks force action. The Carranza suggestion to recall may hinge on Scott's forthcoming findings.
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Border
Washington
Mexico
Baker
Gen
Carranza
Chinese Cabinet Reorganized Under Tuan Chi Jui Premier
Peking announces a new cabinet to be formed under Tuan Chi Jui former war minister. President Yuan Shi Kai will surrender civil authority to the cabinet in hopes of reconciling southern provinces and ending the uprising.
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Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Tuan Chi-Jui
Gains in Verdun As French Take Prisoners Near Dead Man's Hill
Paris reports that on April 21 French troops advanced west of the Meuse near Le Morte Homme capturing a trench near Courettes Wood, taking four officers and 150 soldiers. Across the Meuse a German bombardment was followed by a French counterattack. West of Douaumont progress included rescuing wounded prisoners and capturing Germans. The night remained calm elsewhere with artillery activity near Le Pretre Wood.
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Paris
War Office
Meuse
le Morte Homme
Dead Man's Hill
Courettes Wood
Thiaumont
Pond of Vaux
Fort Douaumont
Douaumont
Haudremont Wood
More Ships Sunk in British Merchant Fleet Report
London reports multiple sinkings by German submarines. The Italian steamer Joseph Agost Teherzac was sunk with the crew landed. The French bark Chanaral, 2476 tons, to rpedoed with crew believed saved. The Feliciana, 4277 tons, lost with crew rescued or missing. Tregantle of St Ives, 3091 tons, sunk but all crew saved.
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London
Joseph Agost Teherzac
Lloyds
Feliciana
Lloyd's
Tregantle
St. Ives
Lloyd’s States
Troops Not To Leave In Mexico Says Maj Gen Scott
San Antonio dispatch quotes Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott saying troops will remain in Mexico. He states he proposed main issues by telegraph with Gen. Funston in full agreement and notes the president and War Secretary have decided. He cannot disclose the decision publicly yet indicates no withdrawal prospects.
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Hugh L. Scott
Mexico
San Antonio
Funston
Scott
Secretary of War
Washington
Final Warning to Germany Over Submarine Warfare
President Wilson issued a final warning to Germany on April 19 demanding an end to submarine warfare against commerce and an immediate declaration of intent to abandon it. A note delivered to Berlin and his joint session address make clear that only Germany’s compliance can avert severing diplomatic relations, with a reply expected within a few days.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Berlin
Congress
Germany
Italy
Villa death rumors fade as border reports grow
Reports from the border confirm Villa is alive near Sombrerete in Zacatecas, while U S forces prepare to cross into Durango amid Carrancista resistance. Correspondents and Mexican authorities faced crowds and riots as more details emerged about the Villa expedition and ongoing border tensions.
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Carranza
Torreon
Saltillo
Villa
Canuto Reyes
State Department
Sombrerete
Durango City
Zacatecas
United States
Durango
Guitierrez
Chihuahua
Estecawild
Luis Gutierrez
International Bridge
Submarine L-3 Delivered to Navy by Fore River
The submarine L-3, one of the largest in the navy, was delivered to the government by Fore River Shipbuilding at Charleston Navy Yard and placed in commission. The seven vessel class, each with a 5500 mile cruising radius, was expected to be in service by July 1, per the builders.
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Boston
Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation
Charleston Navy Yard
Vandenberg Commits Suicide at Baltimore Hotel
Yzaak Vandenberg a Baltimore resident and chair man of the Gulf States Railway board and president of the Aransas Harbor Terminal Company killed himself at a Baltimore hotel by shooting through the temple. The death ends a prominent life noted for leadership in rail and harbor interests.
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Vandenberg
Self
New York
Yzaak Vandenberg
Baltimore
The
Gulf States Railway
Aransas Harbor
Northeast Mississippi high school meet dominates Starkville event
Starkville reports 4000 plus participants in the Northeast Mississippi School Masters' Association meet at A. and M. College. Okolona swept track and tennis titles while Tupelo led in track and Buena Vista claimed placings. Prize summaries include 5000? plus in shooting at Vicksburg and various church, dairy, and stock judging items across Oxford, Wesson, Jackson, Shannon, Columbus, Indianola, and Okt.
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Starkville
Northeast Mississippi School Masters’ Association
A. & M. College
Okolona
Northeast Mississippi
Tupélo
Buena Vista
Tupelo
DEPUTIES CHOSEN BY COMMISSIONER WILL EXAMINE PRINTERS
Four state deputy game and fish commissioners were appointed by Game and Fish Commissioner Z A Brantley. They include W E Davidson Jackson EB and E Blount Summit G W B Bennett Louisville P V James Laurel. The deputies will enforce the law, work as needed, and be paid 3 a day. An open competitive examination for printers is announced by the United States Civil Service Commission for June 7 and 8 in multiple Mississippi cities. Candidates must prove five years as a compositor with apprentice and journeyman time and one year on linotype or monotype. A weekly weather and crop summary notes favorable conditions with rapid germination and growth for cotton, corn, oats, and truck crops across the state.
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Jackson
Game and Fish
Z. A. Brantley
W. E. Davidson
E. Blount
Summit
G. W. B. Bennett
Louisville
P. V. James
Laurel
Earl Richardson
United States Civil Service Commission
Vicksburg
Hattiesburg
Corinth
Greenville
Grenada
Holly Springs
Meridian
Natchez
West Point
Mississippi
Wm. E. Barron
United States
Alabama Officials Invite Visit to Study Game and Fish
Game and Fish Commissioner Brant ley will visit Montgomery within a week after an invitation from Alabama official John H. Wallace Jr. The aim is to inspect Alabama’s game and fish department and consider adopting similar methods locally. Governor signs eight pardons.
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Game and Fish
Brantley
John H. Wallace, Jr
Alabama
Montgomery
Game and Fish Department of
Mississippi depose case resumed in attorney general office
The State of Mississippi vs the S C and the Y M V railroad companies resumed depositions in the attorney general office after a months long recess caused by lack of funds. Attorney general Collins personally conducted the examination for the state while Judge Mayes supervised railroad interests.
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Madison County High School
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Red” McClare
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Columbus
R. R. Spiers
Odd Fellow Fraternity
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W. M Wood
M. D. Frasier
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Everett
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Summitt
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