World War Era Briefs Reach Across Fronts
French troops stormed and captured a small German fort northeast of Hill 304 near Verdun. Sir Edward Grey reported Vatican efforts to persuade Germany to abandon submarine warfare. A submarine reportedly sank two German steamers Kolga Hamburg Bianca Hera near Landsort in the Baltic. French forces occupied Devetepe near Lake Doiran and pushed toward Monastir. Verdun casualties cited at 300000 killed or out of action. A monitor was lost to Turkish batteries. Austrian and Russian actions span the Adriatic to the Iraq front with prisoners seized and ships sunk. Submarine L-11 launched at Quincy. Antitrust raids in Ansonia and coal price increases announced in Philadelphia. Strikes and church elections noted.
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Hill 304
Verdun
Paris
Edward Grey
House of Commons
London
Henry Howard
Vatican
Germany
Reuter
Stockholm
Kolga
Hamburg
Landsort
Baltic
Washington Moves on War Time Reactions and Naval Plans
President Wilson seeks delay of Jeremiah Lynch execution with help from Senator O Gorman as Germany warns its citizens to obey American law. The House Naval Committee drops a five year program and favors a fleet of battle and scout cruisers and destroyers costing about 200 million. Admiral Fletcher to retire June 19. Mayo to succeed. Senate approves army reorganization bill for 211000 regulars and debates election finance limits. Immigration talks adjust Japanese exclusion amid broader Asiatic policy.
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Wilson
Senator O'Gorman
New York
State Department
Washington
Ambassador Page
London
Jeremiah
Lynch
House Naval Committee
Daniels
Frank F. Fletcher
Atlantic
Henry T. Mayo A
Death of Former Congressman B. P. Birdsall of Clarion Iowa
Personal B. Birdsall a former congressman from Clarion Iowa and successor to Col D B Henderson died suddenly after a brief illness He was widely known in the state and served in congress from 1902 to 1908.
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B. P. Birdsall
Clarion
D. B. Henderson
Mr. Birdsall
Congress
Mexican Revolt Ends as Bandits Captured near Laguna del Fresno
Mexican bandits who raided Glen Springs weeks ago and killed American troops were captured near Laguna del Fresno, 105 miles south of the border, by troops under Major Langhorne and Colonel Sibley. Six Mexicans were shot, about seventy five surrendered. Washington announced General Carranza agreed to an informal understanding with General Scott and General Chregon, allowing Cian troops to Valor.
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Glen Springs
Laguna del Fresno
Langhorne
Sibley
Washington
Carranza
Scott
Chregon
Indiana Hires 574 in Federal Jobs in Washington
The Blue Book shows 574 Indiana natives employed in U S executive offices in Washington D C with total salaries of $780 014. One Indiana man works at the White House as a stenographer earning $2 500 yearly. Other Indiana hires and salaries are listed for various departments.
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White House
Washington, D. C
United States
District of Columbia
Congress
Indiana
Department
Treasury Professrees
Interstate Commerce Commission
Civil Service Commissions
Renee Do
Federal Reserve
Federal Trade Commission
Smithsonian Instituen
Gov. P't'g “Ortica
State
Navy
Library of Congress
Columbia
District Af
Washington
Will Meet at Ade's Farm Brook Farm Meeting
The Tenth District Medical Association closed its session in Valparaiso and accepted an invitation to meet at George Ade's farm in Brook. Dr. O H Powell was elected president H O Mertz vice-president and E M Shanklin secretary. Mary A Brandt demonstrated skilled craft during the afternoon session including penning name cards and sewing.
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Ade
Valparaiso
Tenth District Medical Association
George Ade
Brook
O. H. Powell
H. O. Mertz
Laporte
E. M. Shanklin
Hammond
Mary A. Brandt
Winona Welcomes W. J. Bryan at Rail Station
William Jennings Bryan, president of the Winona assembly, spoke to about 500 people at the Winona railway station on his first visit since election. En route to Atlantic City for a Presbyterian church general assembly, his train stopped unexpectedly at Winona Lake where locals gathered on the platform. He shook hands with many, called Mrs. Bryan to the platform, and introduced her.
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Winona
W. J. Bryan
Warsaw
William Jennings Bryan
Arrest of William C. Boor for attack on Delia Berry
William C. Boor, twenty four, is under arrest on the charge of attacking and injuring Delia Berry, following a quarrel in Miss Berry's home. The incident occurred as Boor was riding to a theatre in an automobile.
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Munacle
William C. Boor
Delia Berry
Miss Berry
Tie
Riba
Boor
Ghout Theatre
Swat Contest Ends With Large Fly Kill Totals At Columbus
In Columbus a four week swatting contest supervised by school principal Melvin Houk crowned Daniel Heck Harry Taylor and Martha Hague as top fly killers. About 500 children participated with 56 prizes awarded by local merchants as 615,984 flies were counted before two witnesses. A neighbor injured James H. Lacy Jr. after a dispute over swatting. In Terre Haute the Eleventh district United Mine Workers convened to discuss miner operator relations and the pending contract, with a possible continuation of the old terms modified to fit the New York agreement.
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Columbus
Melvin Houk
Daniel Heck
Harry Taylor
Martha Hague
McKinley
James H. Lacy, Jr
Lacy
Terre Haute
United Mine Workers of America
New York
Collie Delivers Water to Field Workers in Waldron Area
Shelbyville resident Conrad Kuhn reports his Scotch collie earns three good square meals daily by delivering fresh water to men at work in a field half a mile from his house. The dog retrieves empty buckets and returns to fetch more water for workers.
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Shelbyville
Conrad Kuhn
Waldron
Mr. Kuhn
Muncie Pupils Complain Fly Shortage Contest Prizes
In Muncie school contest for prizes offered by local businessmen, pupils report few flies to kill as city is unusually clean this spring. Some boys have set up a fly breeding shed to obtain targets for the competition.
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Muncie
Hoosier News Notes and Police Seek Three Robbers
Police in northern Indiana hunt for three men who stopped a New York Central freight near Mishawaka by setting hand brakes and robbing a car of meat and fruit. They dumped the haul into a nearby automobile and fled before crew members reached them.
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South Bend
Indiana
Mishawaka
Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley
Mr. Riley
Lockerbie Street
Indiana Historical Commission
Hartford City
al Mills
Blackford Church
Here
Man Who
Fort Wayne
At & Junk Shop
State’ Park
Turkey Run
Bee
Kashan Persia’s famed ruins and royal palace
Kashan, ancient Bcbatana site near Hamadan, holds tombs of Hather and Mor. Once a great city rebuilt by Zobeideh, it boasted 6 600 houses and 40 mosques, famed silk weavers and brass workers, now decayed by earthquakes and economic collapse. The Leaning minaret rises 130 feet, and four miles away Shah Abbas built a lush palace with gardens and pavilions. In 1863 Mirza Khan, prime minister and shah’s brother, died there after requesting to kill himself. Kashan is also famed for large poisonous scorpions.
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Lan
Britiah
Kashan
Hamadan
Bcbatana
Hather
Mor
Bethlehem
Zobeideh
Haroun-el-Raschid
Shah Abbas
Mirza Khan
Near
Haat
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Aristocratic Bowser Loses Gem in Central Park Incident
Junior the bulldog wearing a jeweled collar returns with a missing diamond and torn tail to owner Mrs. K D Slavens of St Louis at the Hotel Majestic. A rival dog of the park challenges Junior, a vet notes minor injuries and a severe shock from the encounter.
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Junior
Bowton
Central Park
K.D. Slavens
St. Louis
Hotel Majestic
Juenior
Boston Herald
Plan to Domesticate Mink by U S Agriculture Service
The United States Department of Agriculture plans a fifty year project to domesticate the mink bred in captivity. It notes many American mink types, at least ten, are considered plastic or adaptable, aiming to develop a higher quality, more valuable type than current varieties.
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United States Department of Agericulture
Medales Planned for Three Diplomats by U S
Mina Janet Scudder noted as leading sculptor will design three gold medals for presentation by the United States to ambassadors Naon of Argentina De Gama of Brazil and Buari of Chile, regarded as mediators in regional affairs.
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ABC
Mina Janet Scudder
United States
Naon
Tina
de Gama
Brazil
Buar
Chile
B.C. Mediators
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Devetepe
Lake Doiran
Balkans
Monastir
Chroncle
Dubrovnik
Adriatic Sea
Vienna
Sir Roger Casement
Daniel Julian Bailey
Ireland
High Court of Justice
Luigi Martini Mancini
North Sea
Austria
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Bagdad
Turkey
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Asia
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Ansonia, Conn
State Attorney General's Office
Girard
Montgomery
Ala
Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy
Maia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Ray. Herbert. Welch, DD
Methodiat Episcopal Church
Saratoga
N. Y
Thomas Nicholson
A. W. Leonard
Ward Macauley
Detroit
Booksellers’ Association of America
Chicago
John J. Wood
Cleveland
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National Guard
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Kern
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Foreign Relations Committee
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