Break with Germany Avertible Says Officials
Washington April 20 The administration hopes a break with Germany can be averted and Wilson has told German officials he opposes any rupture if avoidable. German leaders cite 15 month stats showing five percent of ally ships destroyed, offset by submarine losses as tension eases. Von Bernstorff pressed Lansing for Von Igel’s release and to know if German Mediterranean policy would satisfy the United States. Lansing says no discussion of policy until Germany abandons current submarine methods.
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Int'l News Service
Washington
Germany
Wilson
von Bethman Hollweg
von Bernstorff
Lansing
von Igel
Mediterranean
United States
President Wilson’s address to Congress on war and neutrality
President Wilson declares submarine warfare incompatible with humanity and neutral rights. He warns Germany of possible severing of diplomatic relations unless it abandons its methods, urging action consistent with international law and U.S. moral stance. The address references Allied and German responses and notes ongoing differences over timing for German notes.
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Wilson
United States
Lily
Lansing
Baker
Houston
Gregory
Burleson
House
Capitol
Clark
Lusitania
Germany
Wan
Asia
America
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chamberlain
Tornado Ravages Midwest Leaving Dozens Dead
A Kansas storm scene swept through Kansas, Missouri, and Minnesota, killing at least twenty and injuring over a hundred. Stover, Missouri suffered the heaviest damage as widespread debris and ruined homes hindered efforts to assess totals. Authorities warn the financial toll may reach several million dollars while crews continue search and rescue.
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Int'l News
Rvice
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Stover
How the Crowned Heads of Europe Are Guarded
Berlin dispatch outlines royal protection across Europe as of wartime. It notes King George of England surrounded by detectives in Buckingham Palace and during outings, Czar guards exceed three hundred with patrols along rail routes, and German emperors followed by swift detectives with field troops. It mentions multilingual chiefs, female detectives at several courts, and a spy network feared by revolutionaries.
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England
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Sophie
Greece
Marie
Roumania
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Spain
Partisan reactions to president over war stance
Senators Wadsworth Kenyon Mann Cooper Gallinger Curtis react to the presidents policy on neutral shipping and possible war. They debate arming merchant ships and the impact on relations with Germany and England amid campaign rhetoric. Curtis predicts general public approval.
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Republican
New York
Kenyon
Mann
Germany
England
Sina Pet
Lansing
Cooper
Foreign Affairs Committee
Gallinger
Curtis
New Hampshire
Senator Curtis
Kansas
French Capture Verdun Trenches and Russian Reinforcements
Paris reports the French recaptured a redoubt and trenches northeast of Verdun as heavy shelling persists west of the Meuse. A Russian contingent arrived in Marseilles to reinforce the Verdun front, and French estimates put German losses at about 50,000 in the past week.
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Verdun
Pac
Int'l News Service
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French War Office
Meuse
Paroled in care of industrial school
Jacob Van icck, aged 18, was arrested in Elko for interfering with the Southern Pacific railroad block system. He was sentenced to one to twenty-one years, but the district attorney urged parole to the Industrial School at Elko. The board of pardons granted parole and he was moved to the school.
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Elko
Southern Pacific Railroad
Elko County
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Board of Pardons
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Carson News
Germans Penetrate English Lines Near Ypres 600 Yards Reported
Berlin reports German forces pierced English trenches near Ypres, advancing about 600 yards and taking 108 prisoners. Two machine guns were captured as the action continued this morning.
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Int'l News Service
Berlin
Ypres
Inventor’s Vibra-Ton Auto Scheme Revealed
Western inventor Charles Cooper proposes a vibration powered auto. The crank mechanism winds a spring to release 50 pounds of air from a tank to move the car. Carsons Neva notes vibration from the vehicle and occupants drives further machinery, claiming a future of hot air powered cars.
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Charles Cooper
Carson Neva
Presbytery of Nevada adjourns after Elko visit
The Presbytery of Nevada closed sessions with two addresses by Rev. H H Mc Creery and Rev. W K Howe. Commissioners elected were Rev. James Byers of Lamoille and Lambert Henderson of Elko to attend the 128th General Assembly in Atlantic City New Jersey next month. Both men are long involved in church work.
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Nevada
Presbyterian Church
H. H. McCreery
W. K. Howe
Elko
James Byers
Lamoille
Lambert Henderson
General Assembly
Atlantic City
N. J
United States
Presbytery
Committee On Home Missions
Henderson
Elka Presbyterian Church
British cabinet crisis ends with agreed proposals
London April 20 A settlement was reached in the cabinet crisis today and the cabinet agreed on proposals to be submitted to parliament at a secret session to be held Tuesday.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
London
British Reply Admits Some Orders Illegal
The British ambassador is quoted saying Britain’s reply to the American protest partly admits that some orders in council are illegal but Britain does not consider its blockade illegal. The reply was received by the British embassy and part will be referred to London before delivery to Secretary Lansing.
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Washington
Murder and Death in San Francisco Twin Tragedies
In San Francisco on April 20 a double tragedy was uncovered as Timothy J. Lyons prominent attorney and politician, and Anna McPherson clairvoyant, were found dead in a hotel room from gas asphyxiation. A farewell note from McPherson cited a Jekyll-Hyde life and an intention to marry Lyons to tease her sister-in-law.
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San Francisco
Timothy J. Lyons
Anna McPherson
Jekyl-Hyde
Villa Chase At Standstill
San Antonio April 20 General Funston said expeditionary forces will stay inactive until General Scott arrives in San Antonio from Washington. He warned the whole campaign plan may change and Pershing may merely mark time unless attacked by Mexicans.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
San Antonio
Pershing
Latevo
Funston
Washington
General Pershing
EL Paso
Villa Mut
Matzalan
Alger
State Department
Mob clash at Hastings militia post leaves one dying
A mob of 250 men and girls, led by a woman, charged the militia guarding the bridge to the National Cable & Conduit plant. Six were bayonetted, and one is dying. The confrontation occurred in Hastings New York on April 20.
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Int'l News Service
Hastings
New York
National Cable & Conduit Company
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