Pair in a Maze of Troubles in St Louis Divorce Suit
Count Leon J. Leschinsky sues for divorce from his wife Baroness Irene Von Schrader after a tumultuous marriage marked by alleged drug abuse, threats, and disputes over a $1,500 automobile. He claims she tried to burn him, damaged property, and that she harbors a drug habit while he cites prior financial dissipation by her.
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Arthur K. Snow
Leschinsky
Leschinskys
Jefferson Hotel
the Jefferson
Baron von Schrader
Austrian Fleet Attacks Ancona Driven Off by Italians
Italian forces repel an Austrian fleet near Ancona inflicting losses as three small vessels are sunk and two are captured. The engagement ends with the Austrians retreat under Italian fire.
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Ancona
Tyrol Front Flares as Teutons and Latins Clash
Teutons and Latins clash in the Tyrol on the brink of war as Bucharest reports Romanian negotiations with the allies. King Ferdinand reviews the army amid strong public enthusiasm. In Washington Secretary Bryan says the United States has assumed diplomatic interests for Italy and Austria Serbia and Cairo. Italy adheres to the allied pledge against a separate peace.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Bucharest
Ferdinand
Uncle Sam
Washington
Bryan
United States
Italy
Austria
Aussia
Serbia
Cairo
Egypt
German reply to US note expected this week amid war tensions
The German government reportedly plans to meet the United States more than half way as Berlin delays finalizing a response to the American note over naval rights. Officials foresee a week or more before an answer, with Italy's crisis affecting timing and maritime rights a central issue. German Americans in Washington express optimism for a satisfactory reply.
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Great Britain
United States
Wilson
Pan American Financial Conference Debates Trade Links
At the Pan-American Financial Conference in Washington on May 24, President Wilson and aides outlined obstacles to Western Hemisphere prosperity and discussed steamship lines linking major ports. Secretary McAdoo promised a U S South American committee to pursue cooperative or private steamship arrangements.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Atlantic
Western Hemisphere
Wilson
Bryan
Redfield
McAdoo
Burleson
Europe
Americas
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Russian troops occupy Van relieving Armenian siege
A detachment of Russian soldiers has occupied Van in Asiatic Turkey, delivering relief to Armenians under siege by Turkish forces. The Turkish defenders retreated toward Bitlis after the Russians arrived.
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Tiflis
Transcaucasia
Van
Asiatic
Turkey
Bitlis
Lassen Eruption Destroys Forest Fences And Diverts Creek
Lassen peak erupted today at 11 o'clock causing destruction of fences in the Lassen nation forest. Logs swept down the slope formed a dam that changed the course of Manzaila creek.
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Redding
Cal
Lassen Peak
Lassen Nation Forest
Manzaila Creek
Chelsea High School student dies after pole chin attempt
Madison Indiana May 24 Lawrence Roberts nineteen-year-old son of Lorin Roberts of Saluda Township died while trying to chin a pole with friends. He drew himself up seventeen times then dropped to ground saying he could not do more. He would have graduated from Chelsea High School next year.
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Madison
Ind
j—Lawrence
Lorin Roberts
Saluda Township
Morbid Curiosity Triggers Chicago Court Raid
May 24 Chicago police raided City Hall Morals Court arresting nearly 200 spectators for vagrancy. The judge halted the hearing and cleared the court as prisoners were detained in the hallway awaiting hearings tomorrow.
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Chicago
Police Department
Judge Heap
Rockefeller Physician Missing on Mt Wachusett
Worcester May 24. Dr Charles LeRoy Richardson, physician to John D Rockefeller, disappeared on Mt Wachusett during a walk with his father Saturday. A search party and Westminster prison camp men aided the relays as darkness halted the efforts with no trace found.
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Worcester
Mass
Charles LeRoy Richardson
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Mt. Wachusett
Richardson
Westminster
Serbia Recovers After Serbian Army Reorganization
Lausanne May 24 reports the Serbian army reorganized after Austria's retreat. Britain and France supply ammunition and artillery as crops are planted by Serbian women, with an abundant harvest expected.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Serbia
Great Britain
France
Di Martini Convicted Again to Die in Electric Chair
In New York on May 24, Charles Di Martini, who spent thirteen months in Sing Sing after being convicted for the 1913 murder of Patrolman Patrick Cotter, was convicted again today and faces sentence next week to the electric chair after a new trial on a legal technicality.
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New York
Charles di Martini
Sing Sing
Patrick Cotter
di Martini
Belgians Accused of Fiendish Atrocities in White Book
The German government published a White Book asserting Belgian civilians including clergy women and children engaged in attacks on troops and officers. It claims bells signaled assaults and that Louvain measures aimed to suppress these acts. The Belgian report is labeled untrustworthy due to lack of examined evidence.
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Berlin
Sayville Wireless
Belgium
Louvain
Minerva Sunk by German Sub. Iris Rescues Crew at Sea
The Norwegian steamer Minerva of 2413 tons, sailing from New York on April 16 toward Norway, was sunk by a German submarine off Newcastle. The Iris landed the Minerva’s crew this evening after rescuing them, but the Iris was then torpedoed with a near-miss. The Minerva was owned by Jacobson & Sons of Christiania.
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Newcastle
England
Minerva
Shields
Norway
New York
Jacobson & Sons of
Christiania
Victims’ Bodies Sought to Boost Glycerine Supply
Albert Oppenheim of Marietta Ohio and other members of the Western Nitroglycerine Manufacturers Association in Chicago urged using bodies of fallen soldiers and horses to extract animal sinews for glycerine. The group warned war demand could exhaust U S glycerine in ninety days and halt oil well work. They noted U S imports from Europe totaling about 10 million dollars annually have been cut off.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Albert Oppenheim
Marietta
United States
Oppenheim
Villa and Carranza Claim Victory Amid Mexican War News
A State Department bulletin cites General Obregon repelling General Angeles at Trinidad after a sixteen hour siege with light own losses and heavy enemy casualties. The Villa agency reports Las Vacas near Del Rio captured and frontlines in Coahuila under Villa control.
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Vera Cruz
State Department
Obregon
Angeles
Trinidad
Villa Agency
Las Vaca
del Rio
Tex
Villa
Coahuila
Mother Dies Shielding Daughter in Pittsburg Shooting
Mrs Camela Poseno shielded her eighteen year old daughter Angelina as a man entered their home and shot her. Poseno died of a bullet wound and Angelina was wounded likely fatally. County detectives seek Sam Bonaro, alleged rejected suitor, as the investigation continues.
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Pittsburg
Camela Poseno
Angelina
Sam Bonaro
Bulgaria Faces Neutral Stance Amid War Pressure
London May 23 Bulgaria aims to stay neutral unless Bulgarian interests are harmed. The opposition urges joining the Allies amid tensions with Turkey over seizure of 719 Bulgarian Way cars laden with goods. Sofia protests the action as Romania’s fate shifts in Galicia and Russia gains ground along the San River.
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London
Bulgaria
Turkey
Sofia
Galicia
Russia
San River
Jaroslau
Most Hated Enemy Italy Replaces England in War Wording
In Austria and Germany Italy is denounced as the most hated enemy while in allied nations Italian intervention is welcomed. Italian communities in London and Paris celebrate and cheer the Italians departing to join the armed forces.
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London
Austria
Germany
Italy
England
Paris
Russian battleship Panteleimon sunk with 1400 dead
A wireless despatch from Berlin reports the Russian armored cruiser Panteleimon sunk in the Black Sea with about 1400 men aboard. Built in 1897, the 378 foot vessel displaced 12 582 tons and armed with four 12 inch guns sixteen 6 inch and four 3 inch guns plus torpedo tubes. The casualty figure could vary in wartime reports.
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Berlin
Sayville
Panteleimon
Italian Consul in Constantinople Killed
A dispatch from Odessa reports the Italian Consul at Constantinople has been killed. The telegramto Telegraph exchange notes the assassination amid regional tensions.
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London
Odessa
Constantinople
War Office reports Italian front bombardments and reconnaissances
The War Office states British forces bombarded Italian positions from the coast to Ancona and Venice while Austro German air and naval actions target Venice and Ancona. Italy and Austria clash on land in the Tyrol and eastern front with heavy casualties ahead of a larger campaign, as 680000 troops mass on the front.
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Vienna
War Office
Italy
Venice
Barletta
Tharvalla
Ancona
The
Commercial Tribune
London
Austria
Germany
Tyrol
L. Viale
Italian War Office
Adriatic
Marshal von Hindenburg
River
Adige
Verona
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Second Presbyterian Church
Tween
Viribus Unitus
Dante Alighieri
Wilhelm
Sitania
Foreign Office
Relief For Christians
Lassen
Chelsea High
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Oro
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Iris
Gen. Villa
Carranza
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Winteleimon
Black Sea
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