Britain claims German attack repulsed in broad war update
Reports from London and Peking describe mixed battle news across Europe and Asia as German and Austrian forces claim successes while French and British lines report repulses. Observers question ultimata in China and naval actions affect the Danube and Dardanelles fronts.
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Galicia
Ypres
Flandera
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British War Office
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Wooevre
Weaterm Carpathians
Dunajec
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Dardanelles
Smyrna
Gallipoli
Gagged Neighbor Suspect in Annie Walser Murder
Cheyenne residents were unsettled as Annie Walser known as Giggling Annie age about 52 was found dead in a shack at 1715 O Neal Street. She had a gag tied around her face and hands bound with a ribbon with signs of strangulation. A heavy trunk had been looted and neighbors reported seeing a man near the house. Police pursue possible robbery motive as funeral plans begin for Walser.
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Anna Walser
William Jones
Mra. Walser
Jack Mitchell
Annie
Cheyenne
Laramie City
Submarine Actions and Allied Losses Reported
Berlin reports a German naval airship engaged British submarines in the North Sea with one submarine hit and damaged. Hull trawlers Nine ships sunk by German submarines with no known deaths. Other dispatches cite severe Austrian German artillery fire near Gorlice and large Russian center losses, shifting battlefield momentum in the Carpathians.
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Hector
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Monilay
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Battleflolia
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Nationality of Submarine Still In Doubt
Preliminary reports state the steamer Gulflight was torpedoed without warning while flying the American flag. Officials are unsure of the attacking submarine's nationality as Ambassador Page begins a detailed investigation after Chief Officer Smith’s report.
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Washington
State Department
Gulflight
Ambassador Page
Smith
James J. Hill Denies Report Of His Death In Minnesota
In St Paul on a damp May day James J Hill dressed in summer attire publicly denied rumors that he was dead. He hosted seven railroad magnates and business leaders while repeatedly stating he is alive, prompting a secretary to quip about a good record for a dead man.
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ST. Paul
Minn
First National Bank
James J. Hill
Empire Builder
Farmer Harry White Dead After Mire Accident
Lincolm May 5 Harry White 34 a prominent farmer near Middleton Wil was found dead in a mire crushed and smothered by his horse which had fallen off a culvert authorities report he became entangled in a wire drain ditch while checking the field's drainage conditions
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Lincolm
Harry White
Middleton
Wil
Does Not Oppose Organized Labor Open Shop Stance
The Pennsylvania Railroad, replying to charges of unfairness to organized labor before the U S Commission on Industrial Relations, said it did not oppose employee organization but insisted on an open shop and opposed unions with outside affiliations that could trigger sympathy strikes. Vice President W W Atterbury said better relations with employees are welcome under proper auspices and that organizational ties should remain internal.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United States Commission of Industrial Relations
W. W. Atterbury
Atterbury
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Road
Baltimore voters choose mayor in spirited contest
Baltimore Md May After a lively campaign voters go to the polls to elect mayor and city officials including council members Progressives field a single candidate a colored man seeking a city council seat Democratic voters rally behind James H Preston who was renominated for mayor without opposition Republican candidate is Charles H Heinteman
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Baltimore
Scen
James H. Preston
Charles H. Heinteman
City Coun- Cima
Desert Villa for Carranza surrender at Agua Prieta
Deserters from Villa troops surrender to Carranza garrison near Agua Prieta as 2,500 soldiers parade for the Mexican May Day holiday. Reported that additional Villa units may desert General Jose Maytorena. Also notes a London misaddressed letter to a client with the word Allemagne underlined "Not Yet."
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Douglas, Ariz
Carranza
Agua Prieta
Villa
Jose Maytorent
London
Germany
London Post
Allemagne
Dual-life bank thief led Masury Paint manager to Sing Sing
Philip T. White sales manager of Masury Paint admitted a double life and head of a highwayman band that robbed bank messengers of nearly 3000 dollars. He was sentenced at Sing Sing prison to seven and a half to fifteen years. Accomplices received similar or lesser terms.
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New York
Philip T. White
Masury Paint Company
Sng Sing
James Fr. Clinnin
Arccomplice
Reserve for Petroleum Established in Wyoming
President Wilson orders Naval Petroleum Reserve Number Three set aside in Natrona county Wyoming covering 9481 acres. No wells will be drilled yet experts expect it to yield fuel oil. Local reaction mixed as conservation goals discussed amid Wyoming’s broader land development push.
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Wilson
Natrona Naval Petroleum Reserve
Trona County
Wyoming
Use U S Ship as a Shield in North Atlantic Incident
The American vessel Brynhilda delivering cotton to Bremen was intercepted north of Scotland by a Bruine cruiser. Aboard were armed men who sought to seize a German submarine and ordered the British crew to shoot the submarine's commander. Duffy protested and sought to head to a Norwegian port before being allowed to proceed to Aberdeen.
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Brynhilda
Bremen
Duffy
Scotland
Cait
Aberdeen
Eight Free San Francisco Exposition Trips Promised in Wyoming
Readers urged to boost a favorite candidate for one of eight free trips to the exposition in San Francisco. The State Leader lists Cheyenne and out of town hopefuls, urging support before the upcoming campaign close.
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Lawler
Dorothy Bruce
Mike Erna Millyard
Nelile Heckman
Fay Weaver
Fort Rus
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Wage Ates
Misa Rest
Miss Glark
Dorothy Humis
Olive Gress
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Toler
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Wye
Mise Marie Lawler
LOS Ship
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Misa Fay Weaver
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Georgia Clark
Dorothy Hyamiston
Olive Gross
Dorothy Stubbe
New York Rampage by Ripper Murderer Terrifies City
Reports from New York describe a roaming killer labeled the "ripper" who has struck in tenants halls over weeks, prompting mass fear and precautions by residents. Police say a suspect claims the killings and warns of more attacks as investigations continue.
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Chy
Fr Bonis
Alty
Charley Murray
A. Cohn
Weiter
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Opare Cohn
Murrey Bers
Norwe gian historian Gabriel Gustafsson dies in Arizona home
Gabriel Gustafaui, a leading Norwegian archaeologist and head of the Bergen Museum’s Antiquarian section, has died at his home in Arizona. Born in Sweden, he moved to Norway in 1841 and later became a professor reorganising museums and directing excavations, regarded as a world authority on early civilization.
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Gabriel Gustafaui
Norwesc Logian
Sweden
Bergenuseum
Wich
Muses
New Oil Field Activity Expands in Wyoming Glenrock Area
Wyoming land officials report ten new state land leases closed last week near Glenrock in the North Platte valley. The Glenrock field lies about two miles east of Cooper and one mile southeast of Ball Creek, potentially feeding Casper refineries if proven productive. The surge aims to attract settlers, industry, and capital to develop the state's mineral wealth.
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State Land Office
Olf Feld
Glenrock
le Pow
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North Platte Valley
Machine Guns, Wheet? Vecrtables? BerlinWater Tale
Berne Switzerland May 4 seven cars believed carrying mineral water for Germany were halted near Come after ore contamination. One car veered, leaving the others stranded while the Chinese machinery was unloaded from the scene.
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Berne
Switzerland
Germany
Come
Hrigne
Shot After Call to Mother in Texas Tragedy
A report from San Antonio Texas describes a man named Charles Bayer shot and wounded while he was at the home of his mother. The incident occurred when Bayer was about to depart in a vehicle described as a caselty. Local authorities are investigating the shooting and condition is reported as non fatal.
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Sa Antonio
Tex
Howe
Todey
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