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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1916

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Desperadoes of Villa Band Killed by U S Soldiers

Villistas engage with U S soldiers and Texas Rangers as eight desperadoes are killed in a clash at a villa. Only four escape the ensuing fire as the confrontation ends.

Conference to pursue talks on U S Mexico troop dispositions

Reports from El Paso and Marathon detail a temporary easing of U S Mexico tensions after conferees agreed to a new meeting possibly the next day. Eight Mexican raiders were killed by U S troops near Rio Grande while cavalry units move toward Boquillas under Colonel Sibley.

Eighth Cavalry Boquillas Rio Grance Miller’s Ranch Fourteenth Cavalry Marathon Henderson's Ranch F.W. Sibley George T. Langhorne Casper Cole Fourteenth Cole Sibley Rio Grande

Germans Launch Strong Push to Take Verdun

Brenner dispatches report heavy bombardments and assaults around Verdun as German forces press to break the French defenses at Hill 304 and along the Meuse front. French counter moves reclaim lost ground while artillery roars east and southeast of the fortress. The Cymric torpedoed liner incident is noted with crew casualties and ship sinking.

Commercial Tribune London White Star New York Liverpool Queenstown Verdun Douaumont Haudremont Paris Meuse Thiaumont

Army reorganization plan nears Senate House accord

Washington May 9 Conferees from the Senate and House work toward a compromise on the army reorganization bill. They expect to place the measure on the President’s desk next week. The plan drops the volunteer army reserve of 261 000, backs citizen instruction camps, and envisions a peace strength around 175 000 to 180 000 with a 220 000 expansion in need. The nitrate plant provision may pass with a 20 million dollar appropriation for a government run facility.

The Commercial Tribune Washington Senate House National Guard Secretary of War

8000 More Troops Rush to Mexico Border Duty

The article reports 8,000 more troops including militia sent to the Mexican border while most U S infantry remaining stateside are ordered to border duty. The move signals intensified military posture along the frontier.

Mexico

Obregon Refuses to Sign Peace Protocol for Armies

General Obregon declines to sign a protocol for cooperation of armies in restoring peace in the republic. President Wilson exercises authority under current law to send troops across the border.

Obregon Republic Wilson

Mexico Press Vows to Resist Any New U S Invasion

Dispatch from Mexico City quotes the government pledging to defend sovereignty at all costs if the United States pushes a new punitive force into the country. In Washington, President Wilson orders Texas New Mexico and Arizona National Guards to active border duty and expands regular troops to the frontier amid fears of further incursions.

Mexico City Big Bend United States Mexico Wilson National Guard Texas New Mexico Arizona Baker Rio Grande War Department Funston Plattsburg N.Y Madison Barracks Oswego Twenty-first Infantry Vancouver Barracks San Diego Fourteenth Infantry Ft. Lawton Washington Scott

Hair tonic poison kills three in Plainville Texas

Plainville Texas May 9 three young men Paul J Warren Joe Dingler and Mug Brock died after drinking denatured alcohol contained in hair tonic Wendy and Tom Earnest are dying and three others are seriously ill Doctors fear total fatalities or blindness may follow the tainted drink

Plainville, Tex Paul J. Warren Joe Dingler Brock Wendy Tom Earnest

FTC to review coal prices after wage rise for anthracite

Washington May 9 The Federal Trade Commission said it would seek a Justice Department inquiry if anthracite coal prices rise further. The move follows a wage advance granted to anthracite workers and an earlier department suggestion for a probe.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Department of Justice

Lima men test natural gas as auto fuel for forty miles

Three local automobilists in Lima Ohio report a successful forty mile test of natural gas as a substitute for gasoline. The gas was pumped into the engine from a machine. They have applied for a patent and experts say the plan appears practical.

Lima, O

Charity Workers Meet Opens National Conference in Indianapolis

In Indianapolis on May 9 delegates from allied organizations arrived by the hundreds as preparations continued for the forty third annual session of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections set to open tomorrow.

Indianapolis Ind National Conference of Charities and Corrections

Clara Louise Kellogg Gravely Ill at Home in New Hartford

Opera soprano Clara Louise Kellogg born Clara Louise Strakosch is gravely ill at her New Hartford home. She retired from public life about twenty six years ago after an operatic career that began in 1861.

New Hartford Conn Clara Louise Strakosch Clara Louise Kellogg

Prohibition Wave Receding Says Woolner at Louisville

Samuel Woolner of Peoria IL told the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association in Louisville that regulation must continue and enforcement strengthened as the prohibition wave recedes. Vermont’s prohibition defeat was cited as supporting evidence. Levi Cooke and C A Windle spoke on policy and moderation, with the convention set to close Thursday.

Louisville National Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association of America Samuel Woolner Peoria Ill Woolner Vermont Prohibition Levi Cooke Washington, D. C Association

Catholic Priests Barred from Charity Balls by Decree

Rome decree upholds Baltimore Council ban on priests organizing or attending charity balls.

The Commercial Tribune Rome Baltimore Council

Tragedy on Lake Superior Steamer R. Kirby Sinks

Twenty men perish near Eagle Harbor as the steamer R. Kirby sinks in a sixty mile gale on Lake Superior. Only two of twenty two crew survive, with survivors rescued by the Berwind and Block. The vessel, built in 1890, valued at 100000 dollars with ore cargo worth ten thousand, was owned by North Western Transportation Co. of Cleveland.

Commercial Tribune Sault Ste. Marie Mich Eagle Harbor Lake Superior R. Kirby Joe Black Block Kirby Berry Keweenaw Point Northwestern Transportation Company of Cleveland Petoskey Little Traverse Bay Joseph B. Murda Chicago Berwind Otto Lannquist Pequaming Brown & Co Detroit Northwestern Transportation Company

Debates On Executions And Arrests In Ireland

In the House of Commons, MPs pressed Premier on mass arrests in Cork and Tipperary and the alleged mistreatment in Cork jail. Questions sought to curb the so called reign of terror and questioned raids on Cork Free Press and the shooting of Irish critics before martial law.

London Ireland House of Commons William O’brien Cork Tipperary Cork Free Press Sdom Philip Edward Morrell Burnley F. Sheehy Skeffington the Irish Citizen Dublin Timothy Healy Porto Bello

Weather report for Ohio Indiana and surrounding states

Cloudy and warmer for parts of Ohio and Indiana with night showers or Thursday. Kentucky and West Virginia fair Wednesday, showers and cooler Thursday. Eastern North Dakota sees intensified disturbance with westward showers and sharp temperature drop. Yellowstone snow at 28 degrees. Highs widespread in the 90s for several regions. cooler in upper Ohio Valley and lake region. South generally fair. table lists 7 pm temps, daily highs, and precip at named locales.

Ohio Indiana Kentucky West Virginia North Dakota Pacific Coast Yellowstone Park Mississippi Missouri Valleys Plains States Colorado Southwest Ohio Valley Lower Lake Region Atlantic States North Carolina South New England Middle Atlantic States Lake Aas

Attempted assassination of Swedish king reported in Stockholm

Aftonbladet quotes rumors of a failed plot by socialist and anarchist elements against King Gustav V at a horse show. Detectives foiled the plan as three socialist editors Hoeglund Oljelund and Heden were sentenced for urging soldiers to strike if Sweden entered war.

Messrs Hoeglund Oljelund Heden Sweden

Pope Benedict XV Helps Secure German Submarine Pledge

Rome May 9 It is learned that Pope Benedict XV played a major role in persuading President Wilson to accept Germanys new submarine warfare pledge. The Pope acted in person via the Papal Delegate in Washington and Vatican sources say further discussion of his part is inadvisable at present. Cipher exchanges between the Pope the Kaiser and Wilson are admitted but Vatican circles express pessimism about the outcome of the Pontiffs peace efforts.

The Commercial Tribune Rome Benedict XV Wilson Germany Washington Vatican United States Tribuna Kaiser

Powder Blast Kills Five at Atlas Plant

Five workmen died in an explosion at the Atlas Powder Company plant near Lake Hopatcong. President W. J. Webster issued the statement but gave no injury numbers. The victims named include Force Johnson of Landing, John Herischio of Netcong, Albert Masker of Netcong, Theodore Young of Netcong, and George Zoiteck of Elizabeth.

New York Atlas Powder Company Lake Hopatcong W. J. Webster Force Johnson John Herischo Albert Masker Theodore Young Netcong George Zoiteck Elizabeth

Deaths at Windsor Home for Aged Under Investigation

Hartford police and the U S attorney resume inquiry into the Archer home where forty eight inmates died since 1911 and twelve before, including the first and second husbands of Amy Archer Gilligan. Arsenic found in two exhumed bodies. allegations of body removal at night and filing of death certificates incomplete.

The Commercial Tribune Hartford Conn Amy Archer- Gilligan Windsor Here United States Hugh M. Alcorn Archer Home James H. Archer

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