Joffre to Meet Col Roosevelt in Washington War Dispatch
Ambassadors Jusserand may invite Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to Washington to discuss sending an American expeditionary force to France. General Joffre seeks American troops to fight with his poilus and expects a concrete plan via Roosevelt.
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Washington
Papa” Joffre
France
Jules Jusserand
Theodore Roosevelt
Joffre
Himelf
Poilus
Jusserand
Roosevelt
Ambassador Jusserand
Car Men Organize for Strike in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana on April 26 workers of the Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan Railway company join the Amalgamated Associations of Street and Electric Railways of America to seek higher wages and better working conditions. All employees are said ready to strike if demands fail.
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South Bend
Ind
Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan Railway Company
Amalgamated Associations of Street and Electric Railways of America
Twenty Steamers Break German Blockade At New York Port
Twenty steamers arrived at New York, enlarging cargo space by about 60 000 tons for Europe transport. Four vessels rank among the largest merchant ships, including a British craft on its maiden voyage.
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New York
Europe
May Wheat Climbs to Record $2.52 on Chicago Board
May wheat opened at 2.44 a bushel and rose to a record 2.52 amid thin supply. July wheat reached 2.1514, cash wheat sold to 2.94, and St Louis reported No 2 red at 3.00. Foreign buyers hold futures for cash delivery while wet northwest weather delays spring seeding.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
St. Louis
Europe
Prison term for treason shadow on wartime lines
Christian Locke an American born citizen was sentenced to one year and a day at the Atlanta penitentiary by General Judge A B Anderson after pleading guilty to threatening President Wilson. He admitted German sympathies and preference for Germany as the United States and Germany are at war.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Christian Locke
Atlanta, Ga
A. B. Anderson
Wilson
Locke
Germany
United States
Brutus Caught on Submerged Rock Off Pacific Coast
The U S collier Brutus with a 37 crew is pinned on a rock somewhere in the Pacific near San Diego on April 26 as ships and tugs race to aid the vessel and salvage efforts begin.
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U. S
San Diego
Cal
Pacific
United States
District Attorney Orders Raid on Gambling Devices in La Crosse
La Crosse Wisconsin April 26 District Attorney O H Schlabach orders Sheriff Weber to confiscate slot machines punch boards dice boxes and other gambling devices found in the area as part of a crackdown.
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la Crosse
Wis
Atorney O. H. Schlabach
Weber
Illinois lawmaker seeks ban on high heel shoes
Springfield April 26 Representative James H. Kirby of Petersburg introduces a bill to fines women and girls in Illinois who wear shoes with heels over one and three eighths inches. First offense ten dollars, second fifty, third two hundred, aiming to curb injurious footwear and offset high shoe costs.
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Springfield
Ill
Ilinois
James H. Kirby
Petersburg
Kirby
Sheriff’s posse removes German flag mistaken for U S emblem
East St. Louis April 26 United States District Attorney Karch and a posse seized a locomotive and ran sixteen miles into the country to pull down a flag over William Hills house they say the flag was given to him and he believed it to be American.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
United States
Karch
William Hills
Missing Man Edward Altright Found In River
Edward Altright twenty five who vanished March 5 while ill with pneumonia was recovered from the river south of Janesville. A nationwide search was mounted with Boy Scout units in thirty communities aiding the effort.
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Janesville
Wis
Edward Altright
Altright
Boy Scout
Germany in New Concessions Reported to Ease Submarine War
Christiania notes, citing Norges Handles Stefartstidende, that German ministers and consuls in neutral countries have reported to Berlin and may draft new rules governing the ruthless submarine war on neutral shipping. Spain has reportedly obtained concessions.
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Germany
Christiania
The
Norges
Stefartstidende
Spain
Mongolia Sinks German Sub After First War Gun
Captain Rice reports the Mongolia fired the first U S gun of the war and sunk a German submarine in British waters on April 19. Gunners hit the sub at 1000 yards as the periscope was shattered. oil and spray marked the hit and the crew believed the submarine vanished.
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Magnolia
London
United States
Rice
Alco
Mongolia
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Spain hints war on Kaiser via sinking ships stance
London notes Spain warns Germany of a retaliatory sink all vessels policy to defend its life. Paris reports Count Romanones asserts his resignation as Spanish premier came from belief Spain should join the Allies.
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London
Germany
Germary
Spain
Paris
Count Romanones
Madrid
Petit Parisien
Bryan Joins Food Campaign in West Tour
In Terre Haute on April 26, William J. Bryan announced he would tour the West to urge greater food production and conservation. He said this effort would yield better results for the government than any other action.
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Terre Haute
Ind
William J. Bryan
West
Theatrical Man Dies by Own Action in Terre Haute
Theatrical figure Edward Makin, 38, musical director of a vaudeville troupe in Terre Haute, committed suicide by cutting his throat and wrists. He leaves a Kalamazoo widow and two children. Letters show he faced financial distress.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Edward Makin
Vaueville
Kalamazoo
Mich
William Marconi Inventor Becomes Senator Allies U S
William Marconi, famed inventor, is noted as taking a senate seat and welcoming the United States as an ally. The report highlights his new political role and the strengthened transatlantic ties implied by his position.
Man Takes Own Life After Rebuff From Telephone Operator
Charles Twiddy, 29, Lafayette Ind, committed suicide at Adell after a telephone operator Miss Blanch Jones refused to cut off a man paying attention to her. Twiddy had been courting Jones for over a year and, after a final conversation, threatened self harm if she did not discourage the rival.
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Lafayette
Ind
Charles Twiddy
Adell
Miss Blanch Jones
Twiddy
Miss Jones
Trempealeau Election Voided Over Ballot Indorsement
Judge Higbee of the circuit court voided Trempealeau’s recent dry ticket election held in La Crosse Wisconsin after ruling ballots were not indorsed properly.
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Drys
la Crosse
Wis
Higbee
Circuit Court
Trempealeau
Goodrich appoints three to public service commission
Governor Goodrich selects John W. McCardle Ernest I. Lewis and William J. Wood to replace Thom as Duncan James I Clark and Edwin M. Lee. Each new commissioner earns six thousand dollars a year. The four year terms run until May 1. Evansville lawyer Wood previously served on the railroad commission.
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Indianapolis
Goodrich
Public Service Commission
Thomas Duncan
James I. Clark
Edwin M. Lee
John W. McCardle
Chicago & Northwestern moves first ore train of season
Ashland Wisconsin April 26 the Chicago and Northwestern railway moved its first ore train for the season from the Gogebic range. The train carries 4000 tons and an ore boat is due from Duluth within a week.
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Ashland
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Gogebic Range
Duluth
Former Indiana officials freed from Leavenworth on commuted terms
Terre Haute Indiana April 24 George Fhrenhardt Henry Montgomery once on the city board of public works Thomas Smith former city judge and Edward Driscoll ex city employee arrived from Leavenworth prison after serving two of three year terms for election frauds. Commutation released them while Mayor Donn Roberts and Sheriff Danny Shea remain imprisoned.
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Terre Haute
Ind
George Fhrenhardt
Henry Montgomery
City Board of Public Works
Thomas Smith
Edward Driscoll
Leavenworth
Donn Roberts
Danny Shea
Big Four Brakeman Hurt In Freight Car Incident
Greensburg Indiana April 25 Walter Long twenty three year old Big Four brakeman was injured probably fatally when caught between two freight cars Long suffered a broken left arm crushed chest and internal injuries.
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Big Four
Greensburg
Ind
Walter Long
Long
Smallpox Epidemic Closes Goshen College Campuses
Smallpox grips Goshen Indiana with five cases on April 26 leading to full college shutdowns. All branches closed and no students may enter Goshen city. Emergency health measures halt campus activity.
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Goshen
Ind
Goshen College
Goshen City
Arras Fighting Intensifies as 500,000 German Troops Mass
London reports Arras battles raging with British forces advancing south of the Scarpe and capturing Bilhem. French gains in Champagne and Aisne accompany heavy German counterattacks. Report cites 3,029 British prisoners since Monday and half a million reserves hurled into the front.
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London
Arras
Teutons
Verdun
Somme
Hindenburg
Havrincourt Wood
Bilhem
Sir Douglas Haig
Coreul
Scarpe
Aisne
Champagne
Nivelle
Cerny-En-Laonnais
Berlin
War Office
Teuton
Belgium
Perlin
Stock Buyer Accused in Indianapolis Fraud Case
Portland Ind April 26 Carl Cotton arrested at Indianapolis was returned here to answer a charge of issuing a fraudulent check by grand jury indictment. Cotton is accused of buying cattle from F S Hardy in July 1915 and passing a Montpelier bank check without funds.
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Portland
Ind
Carl Cotton
Indianapolis
Cotton
F. S. Hardy
Montpelier
Local florist sells one million plants at cost
Boonville Indiana April 26 Ernest Lutz a local florist disposed of one million tomato and cabbage plants planted in this county He sold this number at cost under an agreement with the Chamber of Commerce and other production groups to fight the high cost of living This is ten times his previous annual total
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Boonville
Ind
Ernest Lutz
Chamber of Commerce
Lutz
German Immigrant Glass Blower Dies in Hartford City
German Hurrie eighty six born in Germany and noted glass blower dies after a short illness in Hartford City Ind His widow aged eighty seven survives The couple have lived in the United States thirty five years yet spoke no English
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Hartford City
Ind
Hurrie
Germany
Aero Science Club Formed at Indiana University Bloomington
Formed in Bloomington Indiana on April 26 the Aero Science Club at Indiana University is led by Professor Tobias Dantzig. The group will start building military airplane models under his direction reflecting his background in constructional aeronautics.
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Aero Science Club
Bloomington
Ind
Tobias Dantzig
Indiana University
Dantzig
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