World War Era Briefs Shows Global Fronts and Policy Moves
AP dispatches report on near term peace hopes in Europe and continuing fighting at Soissons Rheims Argonne and Hartmann op. German advances near Ember and Meuse Moselle areas noted while British South Africa forces seize Keetmanshoop in German Southwest Africa. Swoboda case dropped in France and US Swiss talks on shipping disruptions with Bryan comment. Lloyd George blocks prohibition plans as Grey seeks China independence guarantees.
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Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Grey
England
China
Leo Frank case and Georgia political notes
A mix of brief notes reports from the Associated Press and various papers. Leo Frank’s appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court is noted along with possible clemency application. Other items include railroad earnings, diplomatic diplomacy remarks, and humorous local anecdotes.
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Associated Press
Bela
Leo Frank
Fit
Supreme Court
Georgia Si Commission
Roosevelt Barnes libel trial jury selection begins
A jury is being chosen in Syracuse for the $50,000 libel suit of William Barnes Jr. against Theodore Roosevelt. Both sides question jurors on whether Roosevelt or Barnes political prominence will bias their verdict. A separate note invites Bryan Colored Citizens to June 19 celebrations at West Side Park with baskets and food.
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N. Y
William Barnes Jr
Theodore Roosevelt
Talesmen
Roosevelt
Barnes
Bryan
Mose L. Lights
Jerry Simpson
L. A. Johnson
Ed Oliver
E. A. Brown
John R. Rhodes
Albert Empy
Charles S. Shelton
West Side Park
Baron Herbert de Reuter Found Dead in Surrey Home
Baron Herbert de Reuter, managing director of Reuters Telegram Company, was found dead at his Surrey home. A discharged revolver was found, and officials believe death was self-inflicted following the recent death of his wife.
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Associated Press
London
Baron Herbert de Reuter
Reuter
Telegram Company
Surrey
Mayor Roberts and others to prison
Leavenworth, Kan. April 19 Mayor Roberts and fourteen others convicted in the Terre Haute election frauds entered the Federal penitentiary today. Villa Maria Academy students enjoyed a picnic at Miss Alma Dunn’s home near Wheelock with cheerful day and city tour.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Roberts
Terre Haute
Federal Penitentiary
Villa Maria Academy
Almera Dunn
Wheelock
German Claims on Russian Death by Own Action
Berlin reporters cite an unimpeachable German source stating Grand Duke Nicholas was shot in the abdomen by General Sievers after a defeat, then Sievers killed himself. Other items note German shells in Switzerland, raids on Amiens, and French/Berlin war dispatch updates with no change on the eastern front.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Anzeiger
Duisburg
Siever
East Prussia
Switzerland
Delemont
The
Democrate
Pfetterhausen
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tBy
Amiens
France
Engage ments Hint at Central Armenian Turk Massacre
From Tabriz on April 17 reports say engagements between Armenians and Turks are frequent in Turkish Armenia and a general massacre of Christians is feared. London dispatches note Ludwig Selbach arrested in Hamburg linked to American citizenship claim for alien enemy status. Carasso Effendi reports Italy will stay neutral.
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Mse
Tabriz
Persia
Armenia
London
Ludwig Paul Selbach
Hamburg
United States
Carasso Effendi
Rome
Turkey
Desperate German Shift in World War I Fronts
A Geneva dispatch reports Germany shifts its focus to the Eastern campaign. Austria’s heavy artillery may move to Poland Cracow West Galicia and Hungarian cavalry leave Western front. British assaults near Ypres Comines fail. French attacks at Combres Vosges falter. Garros captured in Belgium. believed to have fled to Texas. Berlin signals retreat from a general French offensive.
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Vosges
Strassburg
Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Germany
Verdun
Poland
Cracow
Galicia
Ypres
Comines
Combres
Meuse
Moselle
French and British Forces Gain Ground in Belgium and Alsace
Official report states the British captured two hundred yards of German trenches near Zwartalen in Belgium and held them against counter attacks. French forces secured advancements on both banks of the Fecht in Alsace and pushed northward. Southwest of Colmar, French troops made further progress while two German planes bombed Belfort with no casualties reported.
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Associated Press
Paris
Belgium
Zwartalen
Fecht
Alsace
Colmar
Belfort
Austrian Attacks Subside at Mezalaborcz Heights
Petrograd reports Austrian assaults on the Mezalaborcz district of Hungary have apparently subsided. Madrid reports Count de Roma nones urges Spain to declare its stance in the war and states Spain has shown friendliness to the Allies.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Mezalaborcz
Hungary
Spain
Madrid
Count de Romanones
Leo M Frank Loses Fight as Court Denies Writ
The U S Supreme Court refused Leo M Frank’s habeas corpus appeal in the Mary Phagan murder case. The decision, with Justices Holmes and Hughes dissenting, leaves possible relief only via Governor pardon. Atlanta reactions and historical context follow the 1913–1915 legal saga.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Leo M. Frank
Mary Pha- San
Atlanta
Justice Pitney
Georgia
Frank
Holmes
Hughes
Leo Frank
Mary Phagan
National Pencil Factory
Will of Kansas City Star owner valued at 12 million
The will of William R. Nelson, owner of the Kansas City Star, was filed in Kansas City Missouri on April 20. The estate is valued at 12 000 000 dollars.
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Kansas City, Mo
William R. Nelson
Kansas City Star
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