Submarine War Note Sparks U S Britain Debate
European papers debate the American note to Germany over unrestricted submarine warfare. Editors argue the U S stance shifts on rights at sea, with criticism of Britain’s war zone and Germany’s responsive actions toward neutral vessels and armed ships like the Lusitania.
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Berlin
Germany
Washington
England
Otto Weddigen
Ecommenders
Lusitania
Arkus Zeilime
Submarine Raids Suspended Over Transylvania Report
Washington dispatch says Germany issued orders suspending submarine operations pending negotiations on representations in Wilson note. A well informed quarter questioned a German torpedo attack on the Transylvania en route from New York to Glasgow, noting submarine activity had been discontinued.
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New York
Moreha
Wessels
Wilson
Washington
Hner
Transylvania
Glasgow
Denver Weather Brings Snow and Cold Across State
Colorado reports show low temperatures with rain and snow alternating on Tuesday. Boulder recorded six degrees below freezing while Denver's street thermometers stood at 32 degrees. Eastern Colorado saw six to ten inches of new snow and widespread smudging. The sugar beet crop may need replanting as snow and rain persisted.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Boulder
Comet Discovery Reported From Harvard Observatory
A cablegram to the Harvard Observatory from Dr. Felix Aguilar of Ta Plata Argentina notes a comet discovered by Delavan A telescope sighting was reported for May 17 with precise celestial coordinates including right ascension and declination. The object was visible in a small telescope from Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Observatory
Felix Aguilar
Ta Plata
Argentina
Rr Aguilar
Delavan
Da.m
Blizzard Hits Nebraska With Heavy Snowstorm
A severe blizzard dumps ankle deep snow in Alliance and Nobraska on Tuesday morning as a northeast wind and freezing temperatures sweep the western part of the state. Reports flow from towns across the western boundaries as the storm intensifies.
Denmark Grants Equal Suffrage in New Constitution
Copenhagen announces a new constitution granting equal voting rights to men and women, effective June 6, ending a long and bitter struggle for suffrage.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Snowfall Stages in St Paul And Northern Minnesota
Snow fell across St Paul and northern Minnesota on Monday with persisted cold in the region. Temperatures stayed low in Duluth and nearby communities amid the wintry conditions.
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St. Paul
Minn
Duluth
Fragmentary OCR Note on War Era Figures and Locations
Fragmentary text references Towtv and Mien with a farm hand’s wife connected to war, mentions Schriber and City, a Mire eating item, a move from New York aboard Hiner, and a London connection. Details are garbled, making clear facts and events difficult to confirm.
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Tattid
Mien
John Cretan
Tollows City
New York
Parepie
London
Salandra Resigns as Rome Prepares for War Crisis
A government crisis in Italy deepens as Premier Salandra resigns but King Victor Emmanuel reportedly refuses to accept. Riots erupt in Rome and Milan as crowds clash with police and troops quell demonstrations. D Annunzio in Rome sparks war cheer. nationwide enmity against Austria grows.
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Salandra
King
Germany
Austria
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Baron Sannino
Milan
Piazza
Montecstorio
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Genoa
Florence
Naples
Palermo
Gabriele d'Annunzio
D'Annunzio
Margherita
Greatest Battle on War Front Drives French Gains North of Arras
Paris reports the great spring Allied drive with French gains north of Arras including Neuville St Vaast and Carency. German toll says 200 taken at Neuville, with French foothold near Hartmannsweiler Kopf and new trench lines north of Carency. British notes repulses near Ypres. Berlin touts some French gains and 4 000 prisoners total since Sunday. Belgians push at the Yser. The drive threatens German Oise and Aisne lines.
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London
Berlin
Paris
Arras
Newville St. Vaast
Carency
Allain
Carenty
Neuville
Hartmannsweiler Kopf
Ypres
Menin
Loos
Yser
Oise
Aisne
Hearing Postponed in Riggs National Bank Case
Washington reports on May 13 Treasury Mc Adoo Comptroller Williams and United States Treasurer Burke case delayed to next Monday at government lawyers request. Navy secretary Daniels says Atlantic fleet likely cannot pass through Panama canal this year and coal logistics cited as crewed by coal in liners. Submarine F4 salvage progress described with diver lines and stern lift attempts. United Mine Workers in Ohio ratify 39 cents per ton loader and 8 cents per cutter Cleveland scale.
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Washington
Riggs National Bank
Admiral Moore
Honolulu
Navy Department
Wheeling
W. Va
United Mine Workers of Ohio
Fifth District
Cleveland
Americans Fight Yaqui Indians Near Guaymas
A band of 65 Americans including women and children near Esperanza south of Guaymas faced Yaqui Indians with 600 Mexican soldiers assisting. The group’s condition was described as critical and Secretary Daniels ordered the cruiser New Orleans to join Raleigh off Manzanillo to aid in relief.
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Nogales
Sonora
Esperanza
Guaymas
Washington
Daniels
New Orleans
Manzanillo
Mex
Raleigh
Yaqui
Internment Begins for 40000 Germans in Britain
London reports that on Friday Scotland Yard started interning about 40,000 Germans and Austrians in Great Britain under the home office. Many women children and elderly men will be deported while about 40,000 naturalized aliens remain at large.
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London
Great Britain
Scotland Yard
Home Office
British Warships Sunk as Dardanelles Action Intensifies
London reports confirm the British battleship Goliath torpedoed in the Dardanelles with over 500 feared lost. Admiral Churchill said submarine E-14 penetrated to the Sea of Marmora sinking two Turkish gunboats and a transport. Both sides press toward Roh Baba as forts fall.
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London
Dardanelles
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admilralty
Churchill
Sea of Marmora
Mr. Churchill
Straits
Bouvet
Roh Baba
Mondros
Cape Helles
Kild Bahr
Odessa
Sultan Selim
Black Sea
Darnell Found Guilty of Mann Act Violation
Ruth Soper is not Rev. James Morrison Darnell’s wife, yet the minister is found guilty of transporting her from Owaton na Minn to Kenosha Wis for immoral purposes. The jury delivered verdict after a trial in U S district court before Judge Geiger. Maximum penalties include ten years imprisonment and a ten thousand dollar fine.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ruth Soper
James Morrison Darnell
Owatonna
Minn
Kenosha
United States District Court
Geiger
Darnell
Chicago
Zeppelin raid on Paris repelled by aerial patrol
Paris reports a Zeppelin airship attempted another raid on the city on Tuesday night. The craft approached after seven from the northeast and was driven off by air scouts near Damartin ten miles northeast, forcing the dirigible to alter course.
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Paris
Dammartin
Death toll appalling as war yards claim heavy losses
London reports in the Daily News dispatch from northern France that the week of battle has exhausted both sides. The correspondent says on Ascension day thousands have been buried by the Allies and perhaps tens of thousands by the Germans. The fighting ferocity is described as unbelievable and the death toll appalling.
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London
Daily News
France
Anglo German Riots Surge After Lusitania Sinking
Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons that the government would intern aliens and consider concentration camps amid a wave of anti German unrest in London Liverpool Manchester and other cities. Police and special constables faced injuries as shops were attacked and some fires started.
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London
Lusitania Haa
England
Liverpool
Manchester
Birkenhead
Glasgow
Lonnon
Asquith
House of Commons
Navy review plans unchanged for New York and Narragansett
Washington reports the great naval review and accompanying war game will proceed as scheduled next week. Secretary Daniels says no changes were considered and President Wilson is expected to travel by water to join the events aboard the Mayflower. Lusitania incident will not affect the maneuvers.
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Washington
New York
Narragansett Piet
Navy
Daniels
General Board
War College
Wilson
New
Germans Report Massive Russian Captures in Galicia Push
The German war office says 143,600 Russians were captured in Galicia and Russian Poland. It reports 69 cannons and 225 machine guns seized from Muselany as Avastia and Cierman forces push east toward Przemysl, with some gains on the western front conceded.
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Berlin
German War Office
Galicia
Russian Poland
Avastia
Cierman
Przemysl
Emden Crew Arrives in Syria After Sinking Escape
Fifty members of the Emden crew reach Syria aboard a landing party from the German cruiser Emden which evaded sinking in the Indian Ocean last November. Lieutenant von Muecke leads the group in Deamuscug May 17.
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Emden
Syria
Deamuscug
von Muecke
Indian Ocean
Hare
Submarine AE-2 Sinking Report Rumor Denied
London reports the admiralty says there is no confirmation of a Turkish claim that the Australian submarine AE-2 was sunk at the entrance of the Sea of Marmora and that three officers and twenty nine men were captured. The official Turkish report remains unconfirmed.
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London
Admiralty
Sea of Marmora
Dominion liner arrives Liverpool after Atlantic voyage
The American steamship Dominion, which sailed from Philadelphia on May 1 with passengers and cargo, is reported to have reached Liverpool by May 17 at dawn.
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Liverpool
Philadelphia
Riots Cause Heavy Damage in Capetown
Riots following the Lusitania sinking have caused over 5 million dollars in damage in Capetown. Few shops or hotels owned by Germans survived the disturbances.
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Capetown
Fugitive Mayor Shot by Sheriff Near Cairo
William Wilson, alleged mayor of Thomas Logan and escapee from the county jail on April 2, 1914, was shot and killed by Sheriff Kerby of Poplar Mug. Kerby was wounded by Wilson in the exchange.
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Cairo
William Wixon
Thomas Logan
Rherif Kerby
Poplar
Mo Kerby
Wilson
Roosevelt Boss of Empire State, Barnes Testimony Reveals
In a $50,000 libel suit against Theodore Roosevelt, William Barnes contends Roosevelt was the dominant Republican leader in 1910. Barnes cites Roosevelt’s influence on the New York convention which then backed Charles E. Hughes for governor following Roosevelt’s urging.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
William Barnes
Boas
Death Claims D. M. Parry in Indianapolis
David M. Parry sixty three former president of the National Manufacturers Association dies at home in Indianapolis. He was a prominent figure in long running disputes between organized manufacturers and organized labor. The report notes his death and his role in labor relations.
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National Manufacturers’ Association
Indianapolia
David M. Parry
Golden Hil
Detroit Transit Strike Ends as Drivers Ratify City Plan
Detroit Mich May 17 The strike by Detroit United Railways motormen and conductors ends as union members ratify Mayor Marx proposed settlement plan approved by railroad officials.
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Detroit
Mich
Etree
Moltormen
Detroit United Railways
Marx
Thaw Wins Point as Supreme Court Upheld Jury Trial
Harry K. Thaw won another point in his fight for sanity as the New York appellate court upheld Justice Hendricks granting a jury trial to test Thaw's sanity.
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Harry K. Thaw
New York
Frandom
Amazon
Supreme Court
Justice Hendricks
Doctor Woelsburg Sentenced in White Slavery Case
Dr House P Woelsburg of Ligonier Indiana convicted of white slavery. Judge Carpenter sentenced him to sixty days in the house of correction and fined $600 in Chicago on May 14.
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Chicago
House P. Woelsburg
Ligonier
Ind
Phyasican
Carpenter
House of Correction
Dutch Trawler Shelled by Taube in Dutch Waters
A Taube drops bombs on the Dutch trawler Heravenhage near Amsterdam but none of the bombs explode. The crew was tying alongside the Lime when the attack occurred. no injuries or significant damage reported.
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Taube
Amsterdam
Thien
Heravenhage
Nebraska State News Highlights Transitions and Projects
News briefs from across Nebraska note a $15,000 theater planned at Clarksey, new Carnegie library opens in Crete, and Burns of Hastings crowned May queen. Rex projects include Wahoo racing meet July 7 8, Chinchbug problems near Falls City, and a large cement block garage at Weeping Water.
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Citens
Oakland
Ely Park
Pheree
Samuel Brown
Kearney
Clarksey
Wahoo
Chinchbugga
Falls City
Gothenburg National Bank
Crete
Carnegie W
Mise May Sheldton
Hastings College
Carey
Seymoyne
Keith County
Caldwell
Scottsblot
Merna
Piese Motor Company
Weert Paint
Omahaigh School
Lincoln
Dawen
Blair
Omaha
O. S. D. Goal Roads
Hastings
Mise Olive Jones
Yale
Court House
Pawnee County
Harvard
P. Jelnsaon
Nim Creek
Charles Strey
Mitchell
Douglas County
Miller Park
Omomha
William Catherwood
North Bend
Northwest Nebraska High School Athletic Association
Hartington
William Jacobs
Council Bluffa
Eastern Star
Hastinge
McCook
Morris
Fremont Omaha
B. &. Leedom & Son
Gordon Journal
Nebraska State Board of Nurse Examiners
State House
Nebraska
J. R. Duncan
State Horticultural Society
Odd Fellows of
Broken Bow
Charles Suns
Plettamouth
Leonard W. Klein
Blue Springs
Aaron Speter
Donald G. Moore
Geneva
Morehead
Rendell K. Brown
Onsha Commercial Club
Minit Musik
Anna Musik
South
English
Myelk
Wheat crop threatened by Hessian fly and chinch bug spread
Nebraska experts warn the Hessian fly and chinch bug may cause severe damage to this year’s wheat. The fly appears in the eastern third and chinch bugs in southern counties. experts urge caution and note control methods include avoiding deliberate infection and burning winter stubble to reduce pests. Researchers mention variable conditions and potential statewide concerns.
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Nebraska
Washington
Dodge
Douglas
Lancaster
Gage
Pawnee
Richardson
Webster
Lawrence Bruner
Bruner
Kansas
Wellington
Salina
Railway Commissioner Clarke Praises Western Rate Hearing
Railway Commissioner H. T. Clarke and Attorney General Reed return from the Chicago hearing. He says the sixteen states made a strong showing and the freight rate testimony is complete. The passenger rate advance from 2 to 2 1/2 cents is scheduled for July.
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H. T. Clarke
Reed
Chicago
Lancaster and State Settle Debts Through Plenipotentiaries
Lancaster county and the state reach a peace settlement via plenipotentiaries Phil Sommerlad and George E Hall. Lancaster forgives all money owed to the state up to May 1 while the state turns over a signed warrant for 11124.10 to the county, monies approved at the recent legislative session.
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Lancaster County
Phil Sommerlad
George E. Hall
Lancaster
State board takes over Hundcraft plant at Ure penitentiary
The state board of control has taken over the Hundcraft Furniture Co plant at Ure penitentiary. Subject to minor changes from last week’s inventory, the price in round numbers will be $21 000.
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State Board of Control
Hundcraft Furniture Co
Ure Penitentiary
State Board Rejects Pritchard Clemency Bid
The state board of pardons unanimously refused the application of Julius Pritchard of Wymore who was sentenced in 1912 to twenty years for statutory assault. Gage county officials protested his release.
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State Board of Pardons
Julius Pritchard
Wymore
Gage County
Nebraska General Inspector Visits Blue Hill Hastings Holdrege
Adjutant General Hall of the Nebraska National Guard returned from a trip where he inspected the companies at Blue Hill Hastings and Holdrege. He arranged rifle ranges at these points.
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Hall
Nebraska National Guard
Blue HI
Hastings
Holdrege
Carload of boas sold by Ingleside hospital nets 1262
Stewart O'Meara of the Ingleside insane hospital at Hastings informed the board of control that the institution sold a carload of boas averaging 310 pounds. The car netted $1262.
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Stewart O'Meara
Ingleside Insane Hospital
Hastings
Board of Control
Provisions for Consolidated and Rural High Schools
State Superintendent Thomas notes growing interest in consolidated school provisions and rural high schools. He reports plans to consolidate five districts near Nehawka spanning six square miles. Petitions circulate and June school meetings will decide questions for affected districts.
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Thomas
Nehawka
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