Austrians Push Offensive in Tyrol
Austrian forces press offensive in Tyrol as Italian reports note shifting fronts and mounting pressure on cadred lines. retirement from activity cited in dispatches.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1916
Page
1
Verdun and Tyrol Fronts Highlight WWI Clash
Vienna reports ongoing heavy fighting on the Verdun front with Fort Douaumont contested and French incursions near Cumieres. Austrians press inland on the Austro Italian front while Rome and Vienna disagree on Trentino gains. Balkan fronts show artillery duels as German Bulgarian forces seize several forts in Greek territory near Salonika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
Ft Douaumont
Thiaumont Pod
Crown Prince
Meuse
Cumieres
Berlin
Trentino
Roms
Astico
Lagarina
Vienna
Cornochampe Verde
Manta
Monte Cimone
Batalo
Posina
Balkans
Saloniki
Etruma
Parrot Advertises Votes For Women Parade Effort
A parrot at Chicago suffragists headquarters failed to utter the full slogan votes for women and was returned to a bird store. The women hoped to feature the bird in the June 7 suffrage parade alongside the Republican National Convention.
Contenders for 1920 GOP Nomination Move Toward Chicago
Special Dispatch reports Sherman of Illinois or Cummins of Iowa favored by progressives to rally favorite sons delegates in Chicago. Taft, in Washington for League to Enforce Peace, backs Justice Hughes and would stump for him if nominated. Chicago HQs opening as managers converge for key conferences shaping the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edwin Nevin
The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Sherman
Illinois
Cummins
Justice Hughes
Roosevelt
Hughes
Taft
League
Supreme Court
Friends
Chicago
the Commercial Tribune
Europe
United States
Waite Sentenced to Death for Killing Father in Law
Young dentist Waite is found guilty and faces a death sentence after a trial described as swift. Prosecution framed the case as a clear act of murder against his father in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waite
Waite Convicted of Murder in First Degree at Trial
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite a Grand Rapids drug magnate is found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of his father in law and mother in law and an attempted murder. He faces the electric chair after sentencing by Judge Clarence J. Shearn on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Arthur Warren Waite
Peck
Hanna Peck
Katherine Peck
Frank
Dr. Waite
Clara Peck Waite
Two Puerto Rico teachers fined in political pressure case
In Porto Rico, after six months of inquiry, two court convictions emerged. Rev. Sidney W. Edwards of Utuado was fined on two counts and Estaban Padilla, a Socialist leader in Arecibo, on one. Tests showed teachers in Utuado contributed directly to Edwards. Authorities estimate teachers pay as much as 100000 dollars yearly to political parties. efforts to bar teachers from politics failed in the Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
Sidney W. Edwards
Utuado
Estaban Padilla
Arecibo
Edwards
Padilla
Utuada
Freedom of Seas Guaranteed Through Neutral Judgment Demand
A proposed treaty seeks to guarantee freedom of seas and require submission of war causes to neutral judgment. It insists no future war shall be waged without neutrals examining and ruling on the causes leading to conflict.
Wilson hints at peace role for U S in Europe
President Wilson told the League to Enforce Peace that the United States is ready to join any feasible association of nations to preserve world peace. He urged freedom of the seas universal security of territorial integrity and political independence and emphasized the right of each people to choose its sovereignty.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wilson
League
United States
Association of Nations
Germany
Great Britain
Weather by region and 1916 readings across the United States
A regional weather summary reports Sunday and Monday forecasts for Ohio Indiana Kentucky West Virginia and nationwide trends. It notes irregular pressure patterns with thunderstorms in the Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys and other areas while much of the country is fair. Temperatures are higher in the east and south with a notable drop in the Ohio Valley from thunder showers and a table lists 7 pm readings across major cities and the May 27, 1916 Cincinnati record.
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Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
Upper
Mississippi
Lake
New England
Middle Atlantic
Florida
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Atlantic States
North Carolina
Upper Lake Region
Prohibition Plank Aims For All Party Platforms
National Prohibition activists push to force all three major parties to adopt a prohibition plank. Circulars from Chicago and New York outline a nationwide campaign by the Committee of Sixty-one to elevate the issue in national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Commercial Tribune
Chicago
National Prohibition
New York
Shaw files to run for governor opposing Willis in Ohio
George W. Shaw of Shaker Heights filed his declaration to run for governor opposing Governor Willis. Shaw, 38, a lawyer born in Green Spring, supports stronger city taxation power, abolition of state government if taxes aren’t justified, and ending the State Tax Commission and State Auditor control. He criticizes Parrett Whittemore and Warnes tax laws and expects broad support while rejecting a personal political machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Willis
George W. Shaw
Lee Road
Shaker Heights Village
Cuyahoga County
Hildebrant
J. D. McConnell
Green Spring
Seneca County
H. H. Connagahan
Wade Park Avenue
H. B. Sherman
East
Ninety-sixth Street
Frank W. Sheffield
East One Hundred and Seventh Street
Samuel Raper
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Shaw
Western Reserve University
Ohio
Western Reserve
United States
State Tax Commission
Parrett- Whittemore
Warnes
Supreme Court
Youngster Who Stol $10,515 From Morgan Blames Cheap Novels
Sixteen year old William A. Mc Manus admitted he stole $10,515 from J. P. Morgan & Co. yesterday, blaming dime novels and cigarettes. He was arrested in Philadelphia after sharing the money with two companions. Known at Morgan as the angel-faced messenger, he shows remorse and will be spared prosecution, receiving parental discipline at home. The trio sent $300 checks to their mothers, which will be returned to the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
William A. McManus
J. P. Morgan & Co
Philadelphia
Martial Law Proclaimed to Continue in Ireland
Dublin May 27 martial law will be continued in Ireland the proclamation states disaffection and unrest prevail in parts of Ireland causing anxiety among law abiding subjects of His Majesty and martial law will endure until further notice in effect across the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Commercial Tribune
Dublin
Ireland
Riggs Bank Officials Cleared of Perjury Charge
Charles C. Glover president William J. Flather vice president and Henry P. Flather former cashier of Riggs National Bank were found not guilty of perjury by a District of Columbia Criminal Court jury. The government cannot appeal. jury deliberated nine minutes and the defendants left the courtroom after shaking hands with jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Charles C. Glover
William J. Flather
Henry P. Flather
Riggs National Bank
District of Columbia Criminal Court
Fatal college fire at Penn College hall in Oskaloosa
Robert H. Williams business manager of Penn College and State Secretary of the Prohibition party and freshman Harry Oakley were killed in the blaze. George Minear and Howard Kelley were probably fatally injured as the fire caused about 75016 dollars in damage to the college home and hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Oskaloosa
Robert H. Williams
Penn College
Prohibition Party
Harry Oakley
George Minear
Howard Kelley
Fourteen Hurt in Long Island Rail Crash at Wad ing River
A Long Island Railway northbound train from Rockaway collided with an electric train on a siding at Wad ing River station injuring fourteen passengers. Investigators attribute the crash to a signal-reading error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New York
Long Island
Rockaway
Wading River
Mine Blast Kills Four at Welch WV Colliery
An explosion in the Houston Collieries Company mine near Welch West Virginia killed two overseers Daniel Rudy and John Raymond and two unidentified miners. Five other miners were seriously hurt while forty workers escaped to the surface. The cause was not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Daniel Rudy
John Raymond
Houston Collieries Company
Welch
Earthquake Shakes Curaçao but Causes No Damage
A heavy earth shock rattled Willemstad Curacao at 2 20 this afternoon May 27. No damage has been reported and there were no injuries observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willemstad
Curacao
Woman Cashier Shot At Buffalo Drugstore
In Buffalo on May 27 an unidentified man about 28 shot Dorothy Prefert a drugstore cashier likely fatally. He visited the shop in a car at 7 00 am asked for ice cream spoke to her then left. Three hours later he returned shot her in the abdomen and fled in the waiting car.
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Miss Prefert
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