Germany says Sussex was not U boat victim
Berlin reports Germany denies Sussex attack by a submarine. Investigation links nearby ships sunk March 24 to war vessels, while Manchester Engineer, Berwindvale, and Eagle Point fate details unclear. U S notes simplify steps in submarine warfare inquiry. final American note to Berlin expected after cabinet review.
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United States
Sussex
Manchester
Berwindvale
Eagle Point
Washington
Engishman
Borwindvale
Manchester Engineer
State Department
Buried Treasure of General Urbina Recovered in Durango
Five million dollars worth of loot buried by the late Villista general Thomas Urbina has been recovered in Durango by Carranzista forces. The treasure includes twenty three boxes of gold coins and jewelry, twenty bars of gold bullion, silver bullion and church loot, plus 800000 dollars in bank notes.
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EL Paso
Tex
Villista
Thomas Urbina
Durango
Carranzista
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England Says Seizure Justified
Britain defends its seizure of 88 Austrians and Turks from an American steamer near Shanghai. London says the detainees were plotting against Great Britain in the War East and vows further correspondence on the matter.
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Washington
Britain
Iernas
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Fire bombs found aboard several ships in harbor
Four men were arrested by justice department agents and charged with making fire bombs to be placed in sugar bags on the Kirk Oswald of the Fabre line. About 200 bombs were seized, with four found in the Kirk Oswald cargo and others aboard the Bankdale Devon City Lord Erne Cressington Court. The plan aimed to ignite in warm holds en route to France but failed.
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Department of Justice
Kirk Oswald
Fabre Line
Charles von Kleist
General von Briesen
Ernest Becker
Otto Wolhert
U S Sailors Near Clash With Indians
Panama April 12 The U S S Leonidas surveying the Atlantic coast of Panama has faced repeated friction with the San Blas Indians. The crew warned of reprisal by felling coconut trees for cloth stolen, leading to a halt in thefts after a few trees were cut.
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Panama
Leonidas
San Blas
Alfalfa Weevil Postponed Arrival in Wyoming
Wyoming reports no alfalfa weevil presence yet though warnings persist. Superintendent W L Quayle notes the pest is scarce near the Utah Idaho border and only appeared in Uinta County, urging vigilance against potential spread and outlining control methods like flooding fields and crop rotation to protect alfalfa quality.
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W. L. Quayle
Dry Farm Experiment Atations
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Uinta County
Quayle
Seattle
Financial Prosperity Tops Ever Across United States
Washington April 12 Comptroller of the Currency Williams interprets March 7 bank data as showing record national bank resources totaling 13.888 billion dollars up 20 percent in a year. Deposits reach 10.79 billion dollars, up 25 percent, with resources surpassing major European banks in scope.
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United States
Willaims
Reichs Bank of Germany
Bank of England
Bank of France
Bank of Flussia
Bank of Nethes
Swiss National Bank
Bank of Japan
Prominent Crook County Ranchman Commits Suicide
Special to The State Leader reports Clarence Eaton of Crook county living near Sundance shot himself four times with a .22 rifle four hours after the first shot. His wife and a man named Fisher witnessed the event. Rumors say family trouble caused the act. Eaton, a jovial rancher and Democratic sheriff candidate, had become morose and sleepless in two weeks.
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Sheridan
Clarence Eaton
Crook County
Sundance
Fisher
Eaton
Keaton
Senate weighs hydroelectric plant to make powder
Washington April 12 forecast for Senate action on a proposal to build a large hydroelectric air nitrogen plant to produce powder for war and fertilizer in peacetime. An amendment to strike the fertilizer feature failed, leaving a plan for eventual capture of fifteen million for the project. The surplus ammonia acid leaves farmers in doubt.
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Washington
Senate
Waa
Morgenthau to resign as ambassador to Turkey
Washington April 12 Henry Morgenthau American ambassador to Turkey is expected to submit his resignation to the president tomorrow Abram Elkus of New York has been suggested as his successor Morgenthau is home on leave and the president is pleased with his work while friends urge him to resign to assist in Wilson reelection in San Francisco Dabies in China town rise as war continues and Chinese high binders declare a father with a child shall not be shot sparking more babies on the streets
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Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Abram Elkus
New York
Morgenthau
Wilsor
San Francisco
Calif
Chinatown
Snake, Pum Ubraming In Wep Pour Linge
Neave found a strange blind furbear in a field, described as a snakelike creature with crawling backward movement. It was kept in a glass jar by a farmer, has black head and back, red body, and long white teeth. no one knows its diet as it disappeared from a bumper sticker.
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Tes
Klee
T. RB
Major Leagues Open Season in Eastern Cities
Opening day across the National and American leagues reported crowded parks and early scoring. Giants and Phillies started the season with runs in Philadelphia, while Cleveland, Chicago, and Washington also posted early scoring as crowds surpassed twenty thousand in several games.
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Benny
Fletcher
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Graney
Cleveland
Flack
Chicago
Sodeon
Senators
Yanks
Cincinnat
Contraband Articles Extended In Royal Proclamation
A royal proclamation extends the ban on contraband articles including gold silver and packaged goods. The decree outlines enforcement measures and ongoing enforcement actions by authorities to curb illicit trade and smuggling activity.
Thousand Villistas Sack Menigan City and Destroy Property
A Villa band of about a thousand men sacked Sierra Mojada eighty miles from Jimines, destroying much American property. The raid is attributed to Villa, with Caonute Reyes named as heading toward the area to unite forces. Sierra Mojada lies about 140 miles east of the nearest known American troops. Americans were killed in the attacks.
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Menigan City
U. S
EL Paso
Tex
Villa
Sierra Mojada
Jimines
Keacol
Caonute Reyes
United States to Augment Forces in Mexico Officials Claim
Washington reports officials weigh further increases in U S forces in Mexico after confidential advice from General Funston. Focus lies on Hue of communication while Carranza troop movements near Calla Grandesia are watched. Some doubt use of National Guard, while Villa death rumors are treated as hoax. SAN ANTONIO reports delays in Pershing’s reinforcements and supply arrangements with Carranza authorities. A border raid defendants are identified as Villitas. frontier communications extend beyond 400 miles.
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United States
Mexico
Funston
Melale
Carranza
Calla Grandesia
Villa
San Antonio
Tex
General Pershing
Agalnet Villa
Durango
Columbus
N. A
Bix Villieta
Colum Foe
Tucson Victim Mrs Bates Shot Dead After Theater Trip
Mrs J B Bates a Tucson socialite was killed when four shots fired at her and husband from a returning car near town as deputies investigated a robbery. An officer and a woman named Mrs Williams reported a jewelry theft of 2000 dollars at a nearby amusement park.
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J. B. Bates
Jamex
Bates
Tucson
Fa Fm
Joe Wiley
Tom Jones
Salazar
Min. Oates
Three Killed When Blast Wrecks Dun Pont Powder Plant
Three people died when an explosion at the Dun Pont Powder plant near Nenwary Mercer County West Virginia wrecked the building and damaged nearby houses. A Workwan and two children were killed as the blast tore the plant apart and buried victims in ruins of their home. Authorities reported the powder plant had been operating on early morning shift.
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Dun Pont Powder Company
Nenwary
Mercer County
Iitie
Powder Mall
Verdun and Western Front Fighting Report Amidst Artillery Strikes
War dispatches describe continued operations on the Verdun front and allied sectors with infantry assaults and fresh bombardments. German efforts to retake positions near fort Douaumont are noted alongside Allied raids in Belgium and French sectors, including Canadian participation and artillery duels across the Oise and Aisne fronts. Substantial fighting is also reported on the Russian front near Brest and other northern theaters.
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Verdun
Stallone
Hinaete
Mentepert
Uinuaedery
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