Germany Regrets Attacks on Ships Asks Facts Lusitania Note
German note to the United States expresses regret over ship sinkings and requests factual clarification. It defends submarine warfare and cites British flag abuse, notes investigations into the Cushing and Gulflight cases, and accuses the Lusitania's last voyage of carrying war material and ammunition. It emphasizes self defense and questions American awareness of dangers to passengers.
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Washington
Gerard
Berlin
Cushing
Gulflight
International Commission of Inquiry
Lausitania
Th’ Lusitania
Cording O
Lusitania
United States
London
Jagow
NAMES ON WORKS OF ART AND SIGNATURE SIGNS
Experts warn that many old master works lack signed marks and rely on painter technique rather than signatures. False signatures can be erased by solvents and signs fade with cleaning. Light reveals signatures briefly, then they vanish again, leading to will o the wisp strokes and uncertain identifications.
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Jin
Saya
Philadelphia
Wife Pleaded For Leo Frank Hearing Completes In Atlanta
The Georgia prison commission completed its review of Leo M. Frank s bid to commute his sentence from death to life imprisonment. No opposition appeared, and a governor bound decision is expected within ten days. Key items included a letter by Judge L S Roan urging clemency and Mrs Franks account denying rumors of marital strife.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Stte
Frank
L. S. Roan
Becker May Confess Could Reveal More Before Execution
Governor Whitman said Becker could tell a lot and hinted that a confession may occur between Becker's July 12 death sentence and his June 18 return to New York. He spoke before heading West, noting Becker has not yet told all he knows about the Rosenthal murder plot.
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Chicago
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
New York
West
Becker
DePalma Wins Fifth 500 Mile Race At Indianapolis
Ralph DePalma drove a Mercedes to victory in the fifth annual 500 mile sweep at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The champion finished in a remarkable 6 hours 33 minutes 55 seconds as competitors battled on the famed track.
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DePalma
Indianapolis
Ralph DePalma
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
School Notes and County Plans for Youth Programs
County Superintendent Moreland announces available partly complete year books from the Department of Animal Industry for district libraries. Reading Circles for next year have been adopted. Books include Badgley Education for Social Efficiency and Rural Life and Education. Missouri fair officials plan a third Boys State Fair School with an August or early September exam for boys under seventeen in agriculture, arithmetic, and geography. Students will be guests of the fair with meals and lodging provided. railroad fare aid may be arranged.
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Perattiment
Badgley
King’s
Cubberly
Bates County
State Fair Board
Warrensburg
Death of Mrs. W. S. Steele at Butler home
Mrs. Winfield S. Steele aged 67 died at her Mechanic street residence on May 29. Born October 12, 1847 in Cedar Rapids Iowa she moved to Bates County in 1867 and married W. S. Steele in 1870. Survived by seven children twelve grandchildren husband two brothers and a sister with ties to Willow Branch New Hope and Butler Church.
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Winfield S. Steele
Mechanic Street
Martha Steele
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bates County
W. S. Steele
Kansas
Butler
Herbert L
Adrian
William
Porto Rico
John and Earl
Spokane
Wash
Francis
Flanagan, NL
Jessie Tennart
Seattle
Carry Chandler
Ithaca
New York
Steele
Willow Branch Baptist Church
New Hope
Butler Church
Kimball Hill
Eldorado
Oscar Hill
College Place
P. C. Harper
Bryan
Texas
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Germany
Wilson
Falaba
Men of Genius
Duval West
Duval
San Antonio
Tex
Mexico
State Department
Leo Frank
Georgia Prison Commission
Cor. Whitman
Oliver Irom Mining Company
Iy A
Ls As
Absolutley
Yours
Norfleet
Ream
West Side Square
Butler, MO
C. C. Smithy
Spruce
Mabees
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