Verdun Fronts See Varying Action as War Stirs
War bulletin notes quieter artillery activity east of the Meuse around Douaumont and Vaux with German infantry held for attacks on Hill 304 and Le Mort Homme. French and Italian fronts show ongoing exchanges. Reims bombardment continues while Pershing's lines and Villa rumors overshadow military moves and domestic wartime data.
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Meuse
Douaumont
Vaux
Verdun
Hill 304
le Mort Homme
Cumieres
Forges Brook
Mexicans Attack American Troops in Parral
American troopers clashed with Mexican forces at Parral in Western Chihuahua as Carranza warns Washington he cannot control the situation. Reports on casualties vary with a U S official saying one cavalryman was killed and Funston ordered precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabriel Gavira
Carranza
Juarez
Villa
Washington
Mexico
United States
Seventh Cavalry
Tompkins
Parral
Chihuahua
Senor Aguilar
Baker
Wilson
War Department
General Funston
Funston
Garcia
el Paso
State Department
Letcher
Germany Admits Torpedoing Sussex Linked Channel Steamer
Washington notes say the United States believes Germany virtually admitted a submarine commander torpedoed the Sussex and attacked a channel vessel carrying American citizens. Cabinet meeting expected to outline drastic follow up if no clear admission of guilt is made.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Sussex
Wilson
Lansing
Berlin
Wilson Cancels NYC Speech Over War Situation
President Wilson cancels his engagement to address the Young Men's Christian Association in New York due to the urgent national crisis with Germany and Mexico. The decision reflects the administration's focus on the unfolding conflict and security concerns.
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Wilson
New York
Washington
Germany
Mexico
German consul general pleads not guilty in fraud indictments
Bopp, consul general of Germany, and four others pleaded not guilty in a U S district court to indictments alleging violations of federal law in San Francisco on April 14. The case centers on alleged fraud and related offenses tied to the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Rrhnz Bopp
Germtany
United States District Court
Estate Left to Friend of Plummer in Kansas City
Miss Martha Belle Givens a former artist and current St Louis rooming house operator receives the bulk of the late William S Plummer estate. Plummer a former Leavenworth resident and ex congressman left small bequests to his daughter brother and sister. Givens said she does not know the estate total but noted their long association and her care of him during illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Belle Givens
St. Louis
William S. Plummer
Plummer Manufacturing Company
Plummer
Leavenworth
Kas
Congress
Missouri anti saloon league to push dry legislature plan
The Missour i Anti Saloon League and the Women s Christian Temperance Union outline a campaign to elect a dry legislature in November and add a peace health and safety clause to the prohibition statute to prevent referendum challenges. They report 52.4 percent of Missouris population living in dry areas with eighty four wholly dry counties and fourteen more mostly dry, while St Louis votes will not nominate dry candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Missouri Anti-Saloon League
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
W. C. Shupp
Anti-Saloon League
E. F. Jones
Doctor Shupp
St. Louis
Posse Kills Negro Slayer Near St Charles
A large posse of over 500 men and boys trapped the negro shooter of Sheriff John H. Dierker in a barn seven miles from St Charles. Amid flames he surrendered figures of surrender ignored and was killed as shots shattered the barn. Dierker died about two hours later.
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Lafayette Chandler
John H. Dicker
St. Charles County
St. Charles
Edward Buschert
Dierker
Officers fatally shoot farmers during eviction near Montgomery
George Lorton 65 and his son Walter 35 were shot on a farm near Montgomery as Constable R L Cowell and Deputy Henry Utter attempted eviction from tenant Mrs F E Lee. James Loron wounded and jailed. Utter slightly hurt. The Lortons had moved from Warrenton a year earlier.
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George Lorton
Walter Lorton
Montgomery
R. L. Cowell
Henry Utter
James Loron
Utter
Lortons
F. E. Lee
Cowell
Montgomery County
Warrenton
Clay County Rock Road Estimate Reported
J C Wonders and W B Cauthorn have completed cost estimates for a Clay county rock road system. Wonders will forward his report to Washington for publicity. The proposed 199 miles of road are priced at 1 312 175 42, with road widths from nine to sixteen feet and wide dirt shoulders.
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Clay County
J. C. Wonders
W. B. Cauthorn
Columbia
Wonders
Washington
Progressives Name Delegates at State Convention
Delegates to the Progressive state convention at Kansas City endorsed nationwide prohibition by a vote of 532 to 194 and supported complete tickets from national to county with Colonel Roosevelt as presidential nominee. Judge A. D. Norton of St. Louis and I. R. Kirkwood of Kansas City received the full 734 votes. George W. Schneer and A. M. Hyde were the other two elected. Alternates: Paul Janis St. Louis, G. O. Nations Flat River, Paul Ewert Joplin, Charles Geiger St. Joseph. Presidential electors at large Capt. J. M. Burrus Kansas City and Frank Wyman were chosen.
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Kansas City
Rooseveltt
A. D. Nortons
St. Louis
I. R. Kirkwood
George W. Schneer
Windsor
A. M. Hyde
Princeton
William Jewell Defeats Columbia in Debate Victory
William Jewell College defeated Columbia University of New York City by unanimous decision on the resolution that the United States should immediately and materially increase its army and navy. The Jewell team comprised L. L. Wallace, W. B. McGraw, and W. Holt Smith with judges James M. Johnson John G. Parks and J. I. Williamson of Kansas City, presiding judge Francis H. Trimble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
William Jewell
Columbia University of New York City
United States
L. L. Wallace
W. B. McGraw
W. Holt Smith
James M. Johnson
John G. Parks
J. I. Williamson
Kansas City
Francis H. Trimble
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Death in pulpit seals life of Rev Caleb W Litchfield
The Rev Caleb W Litchfield pastor of Epworth Methodist Church South Kansas City died at age 69 while delivering the closing words of his sermon in the small church at Forty fifth and Genesee streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb W. Litchfield
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Kansas City
Forty-fifth and
Genesee Streets
Judge Shelton Declares Congress Candidacy
Judge J. M. Shelton, a fourteen year incumbent of the Second Judicial Circuit, announces formally his bid for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the First district.
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Shelton
Congress
J. M. Shelton
Second Judicial Circuit
First
Missouri History on Screen at William Jewell College
A private exhibit at William Jewell College chapel shows 200 stereopticon views and relics of Missouri. Collected by state historian Mrs. Robert S. Withers, the event was attended by state officers including Mrs. Mark Salisbury and Mrs. Herbert Owens. Slides were prepared in the college photo lab by Kenneth Parker.
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Missouri
William Jewell College
Robert S. Withers
Mark Salisbury
Independence
Herbert Owens
St. Joseph
Kenneth Parker
Lost at Maryville on commission form proposal
At the Maryville special election the measure to adopt the commission form of municipal government was defeated.
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Maryville
Westminster Debaters Win State Championship
Westminster college team led by R. W. Wenzlich of St. Louis, Arthur W. Boand of Kansas City, and Frank L. McClure of Fulton defeated Park College of Parkville to win the inter collegiate debating state title.
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Westminster
R. W. Wenzlich
St. Louis
Arthur W. Boand
Kansas City
Frank L. McClure
Fulton
Westminster College
Park College
Parkville
State Official Faces Court Over Dual Roles
Jacob L. Bretz, state hospital steward at St. Joseph, has been summoned by Judge Thomas B. Allen to show cause why he should not be removed from office. Prosecuting Attorney McDaniel and R. E. Culver, for a committee of freeholders, allege Bretz unlawfully holds the office as a member of the general assembly, to which he was elected in 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob L. Bretz
State Hospital
St. Joseph
Thomas B. Allen
Circuit Court
McDaniel
R. E. Culver
Freeholders
Bretz
General Assembly
Machinists Strike Demands Eight Hour Day In Three Cities
About 150 machinists from foundries and shops in Carthage Joplin and Webb City walked out recently demanding an eight hour day and wage increases from 40 to 50 cents per hour.
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Carthage
Joplin
Webb City
Former Mayor of Tipton Dead at 76
Judge E. L. Callison, a wealthy retired farmer and ex judge of Morgan County Court, former Tipton mayor, died at age 76. He had lived here twenty two years and served years as president of the Farmers Bank.
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Tipton
E. L. Callison
Morgan County
Exmayor
Farmers Bank
First Courthouse of Jackson County Built in 1827
The first courthouse, a log structure in Jackson County, was erected in 1827 and later sold after a period of use as the county's early government center.
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Jackson County
Marshall Paper Sold Announcement in Democrat News
A fragmented notice from Democrat News at Mardaball reports the sale of a paper entity controlled by H. Bur of Butler Missouri from A. Le and B. The text is garbled but indicates a transfer of ownership or control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Democrat-News
Mardaball
H. Burof Butler
A. le and
Terminal Official Dies at Moberly after 40 Years with Wabash
W. H. Ballou longtime Wabash terminals superintendent at Chicago died in Moberly recently. He had served with the railroad for forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Ballou
Chicago
Moberly
The
Wabash
Oldest White Woman in Sallaway County Dies at Fulton
Mrs. L. A. Gilman aged 94, longstanding resident and widow of pioneer physician Dr. William Gilman, died at Fulton after a life spent in Sallaway County.
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L. A. Gilman
Sallaway County
Fulton
William Gilman
Wealthy farmer's death by self-inflicted shooting
A 65 year old affluent retired farmer, R. H. Bampson, reportedly died by suicide at Serene by shooting himself in the heart. No further details about motive or circumstances are provided.
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R. H. Bampson
Meece
Serene
Dollerst
Glass of Hot Water Before Breakfast a Splendid Habit
A health note promotes drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims cleansing of sour fermentations gases and toxins improves appetite and complexion. Also a quip about a woman's mind and dress is included.
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Adv
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Endorsement Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a regulator for liver bowels and stomach. The copy asserts money talks but a wife persuades better than the man who refuses to give up. It also claims a nonworking man should seek a political job or jail as a consequence.
War on Dirt Begins at Home Front
Humorous wartime style note proclaims a kitchen cleaning offensive as a wife pits mop and broom against household grime. The exchange frames domestic chores as a campaign with a spirited, lighthearted tone.
Another War Hero
Mrs. Peck laments lack of heroic deeds by men for women. Henry Peck reveals his bold act by proposing marriage, declaring he would let her marry him.
War Makes Geographers of Us All
The piece notes that war educates civilians and Londoners alike about the city. Six wounded London officers were given a hospital motor tour to Hampton Court, with only one having prior sight of the palace. It reflects on the idea that visitors truly see a city, and contrasts a London commercialist who has traveled widely yet never entered Hyde Park or Westminster Abbey.
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London
Hampton Court
Blue Mountains
Australia
Victoria Falls
Africa
Hyde Park
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Manchester Guardian
Handy husband uses Grape Nuts for breakfast
A wife recalls her husband volunteering to cook breakfast and serving Grape Nuts with Postum. After returning from a hot country they suffered weak health but soon both gained strength and improved health from Grape Nuts and Postum, with a friend's similar positive experience mentioned.
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