Japan Delivers Ultimatum to China Over Demands
Tokyo announces a fresh ultimatum to China with a Sunday deadline to accept Japan’s 24 hour demands or face force. Tokyo says mediation talks may be offered by the United States and Great Britain, while Yuan Shikai seeks to avoid rupture and civilians move to safety.
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Great Britain
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Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Russia
Waller Murder Mystery Ends In Police Probe
The death of Mrs. Annie Walser is investigated after her body is found in her home. Coroner Clyde Harry will hold an inquest as police seek clues amid rumors and suspects including Frank Walser and an unnamed man seen with her.
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U S Replies To Kaiser Complaint On Odenwald Incident
The State Department responded to Germany’s protest over the steamer Odenwald’s exit from San Juan Porto Rico without clearance. The unpublished note reportedly cites military and port authorities detailing warnings, two blank shots and a solid shot across the bow as the ship tried to depart.
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State Department
San Juan
Porto Rico
College Men to Stage Bout in Chicago Rivalry Sparks Match
In Chicago on May 6 the rivalry between Stanley and Hitchcock halls at Chicago University prompts a planned bout. Prof. Frederick D Bramhall, political fence instructor from Stanley, and Rev. Charles Whitpey Gilkey of Hyde Park Baptist church, are drawing up rules for the event to settle their differences at the annual gathering.
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Stanley Ball
Hitchcock Ball
Chicago University
Prederick D. Bramhall
Stanley
Charles Whitpey Gilkey
Hyde Park Baptist Church
Hives
Hitchcock Hall
Britain Eyes Mexico Oil Field Control Amid War Turmoil
Washington May 6 British embassy officials warn over Mexico oil supplies needed by the navy. Tampico assurances say no foreign owned wells burned at Panuco captured by Villa. fear double taxation as Villa controls wells while Carranza holds gulf terminals. Reports of fighting near Morales and possible Villa attack on Aguas Calientes. Also Victo riano Huerta announces plan to make New York his home after leaving Barcelona, leasing a Forest Hills house for family.
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Scriey
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State Department
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Panuce
Villa
Obregon
Morales
Carranza
Aguas ‘Calientes
New York
Victoriano Huerta
Forest Hills
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Spain
Huerta
Mother and child found with throats cut in Chicago
In Chicago on May 6 Mrs Balte found her sister-in-law Ella Coppersmith dead with her throat cut and her 2 year old son John also slain in the home. A large diamond owned by Mrs Coppersmith was missing. The husband, John L Coppersmith, is a wealthy commission merchant. Police suggest robbery as a likely motive. no cries were heard.
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Machant
Coppersmith
John L. Coppersmith
P. W. Coppersmith & Co
South
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Heavy frost warned by weather bureau for Cheyenne area
The U S weather bureau forecast a heavy frost for Cheyenne and surrounding country last night, with a warm spell expected today. Cold weather has persisted since May, frost remaining nightly. freezing temps cover the Rocky Mountain region and northern plains, while rain and snow affect Wyoming, Colorado, and parts of the west and Midwest.
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Rocky Mountain
Plains States
New Mexico
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Colorado
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Denver
Noblo
North Dakota
Explosion wrecks two Chicago buildings on West Ohio Street
A massive blast at 2316 West Ohio Street and an adjacent brick building threw residents from beds and sent many fleeing into the street. Police believe dynamite caused the explosion, but a roll call found all residents accounted for.
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Danville Dry Wins By Coin Flip In Ward Alderman Race
In Danville on May 6 a coin flip decided the Fifth Ward alderman race between A Dyas dry and W Garner wet. Dyas won securing a two vote dry majority in the council and leaving the mayor unable to break the tie. Fourteen saloon dealers applied for licenses increasing totals to 567.
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Austro German Pressure on Cracow Fiercest Battle Yet
London May 6 The German and Austrian forces press the eastern front advancing toward Libau Riga and bombard Grodno while fighting along the Prussian frontier. Russian defenses hold as Allied troops attack in the west with Ypres and other fronts under strain amid claims of a German Austro victory.
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Dunkirk
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Geneva
Geneve
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Archduke Eugeny
Noravitea
Milee
Russians in full retreat along Carpathians amid Vienna dispatch
Vienna reports Austro German forces pressing along the Rogasian Carpathian corridor in western Galicia. Russian defenses yield as 50,000 prisoners are captured and Dunajec and Diala heights fall. Allied actions around Smyrna and Gallipoli cited with ongoing bombardment and Turkish counterattacks.
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Chancelorsville
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Vialeka
Smigrad
Justo
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Dunajec
Diala
Turnow
Eight Free Trips Contests Attract Statewide Nominations
A long list of candidates prompts inquiries for details of an offer giving eight free trips to an exposition. The state campaign emphasizes that married and widowed women may run, with ten thousand votes credited per nomination blank. The list includes many named candidates from towns and out of state, urging residents to submit names before closing date.
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Boulder
Cole
Mt Wilde
Aod
Ler Dame
Vollowing
Ming Marie Lawler
Dorothy Bruce
Pay Weaver
Ora Murphy
Georgia Claré
Dorothy Huumiston
Dorothy Stubbs
Dorothy Bergeson
Mabel Noyes
Burns
Rosella Ekstrom
Fine Bluffs
Fannie Stanley
Margaret G.beaver
Douglas
Kathryn Campbell
Lareaie
Aby Brevenega
Pramondvile Barber Glenrock
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Waanete Mists Kroa Millyard
Capitol
Myrile Forest
Pioneer Ave
Olive Grogs
Louise Gillich
Gillette
Rete
Newe
Suffragists Press to See President in Washington
Two Philadelphia suffragists Mrs Lawrence Lewis Jr and Mrs Harry Lowenberg waited in the White House to see President Wilson as he prepared to address naturalized citizens in Philadelphia Monday. They stood vigil outside the White House after being told he was busy inside and planned to return.
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Wilson
White House
Mra
Lawrence Lewis Jr
Harry Lowenburg
Philadelphia
Ettiana
White Mouse
Theo
Viey
England Seeks Cotton Embargo With Egypt
May 6 report Britain requests an embargo on Egyptian cotton exports. The measure would affect U.S. cotton spinners while the United States contemplates a reaction similar to wool import arrangements.
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Egypt
Great Britain
United States
Great Hritalon
Admiralty Record Tarnished by Troop Ship Loss
London reports a break in a famed wartime record of transporting over a million troops with no loss of life. This week a Yorksh ire yeomanry man is said to have been among those aboard a torpedoed ship, but the vessel's name is not given.
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Admiralty
Yorkshire Yeoumanry
Windstorm Blows Down Homes Across Ardmore Area
A windstorm causes extensive damage with dozens of homes reported blown down in Ardmore and Wilkon areas. No deaths reported though several schoolchildren were tired and a watchdog was uprooted. Weather conditions hamper relief efforts today.
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Carman Trial Brims With Sensational Charges
Attorney Levy opens Carman trial claiming Celia Coleman as key witness and arguing the murder was committed by a stranger wandering around the house that night. defense asserts Carman not guilty and seeks to prove a different suspect.
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Garman
Wen Leking
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