Zeppelin destroyed in gale over Duisburg
Amsterdam dispatch reports the latest Zeppelin type was wrecked in a storm east of Duisburg during a test flight between Friedrichshafen and Wilhelmshaven. All crew and two officials perished. British dispatches note German reserves rushed to counterattack while suffering exhaustion.
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London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Maastricht
Netherlands
Duisburg
Rhenish
Prussia
Friedrichshafen
Wlhelmshaven
Zeppelin
France
Reuter
Garrel
Marshal Halc
Battle of
Arras
Hague
Frankfurter Zeitung
Cologne
May Wheat Prices Climb on Chicago Board Trade
May wheat opened at 2.54 a bushel and rose to 2.60, up 9 to 14 cents from Wednesday’s close. July wheat moved from 2.17 to 2.21 1 2 cents higher, September wheat opened 1.89 and climbed to 1.93 5 cents. Cash wheat valued at 2.00 a bushel as flour and wholesale prices rise with retail prices passing 14.40 a barrel for flour.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Alleged Plotters Arrested in Wire Rope Plant Case
Federal agents in Philadelphia say five men were arrested on suspicion of involvement in damage to the John A Roebling's Sons wire rope plant. Arrests reportedly occurred Wednesday outside Philadelphia with two bombs found on one suspect. exact locations, identities, and status were not disclosed.
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Philadelphia
John A. Roebling’s Sons Company
Trenton
N. J
Roebling
Drunks Required to Work Roads in Fort Wayne
Drunks arrested in Fort Wayne must work off fines by repairing local roads. Commissioner William Schwier requested the court order and Police Judge W Ferr granted it. In one morning the order contract amounted to 134 dollars in county road work.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
William Schwier
W. Ferr
New Mexico Sets Sail as She Leaves the Ways
A historical note reports a vessel leaving a harbor marked as the launch point for New Mexico era progress. Officials salute the departure as a symbolic start of regional enterprise and development projects tied to the state’s early expansion.
Militia to Be Home Guards in Iowa
Des Moines April 24. Iowa guardsmen who returned from the Mexican border and refused to subscribe to the federal oath may be called into service as home guards. They could be deployed anywhere within the state but could not be sent outside Iowa for duty.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Military Department
Towa
Pioneering Goshen Boarderhouse Owner Quits After Prices Rise
Henry Hazel a Goshen Indiana boarding house founder of sixty years pulled down his sign and told boarders to find other meals. He cited rising costs including creamery butter at 52 cents a pound new potatoes 10 cents a pound and eggs 40 cents a dozen as beyond his tolerance.
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Goshen, Ind
Henry Hazel
Goshen
Mr. Haze
Receiver named for Madison bank after closure
In Madison Indiana Solomon L Bear a local attorney was appointed receiver of the People's Trust company of the city which was closed last week by order of the state bank examiner over an alleged shortage of about twenty thousand dollars in uncertain investments.
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Madison
Ind
Solomon L. Bear
People’s Trust Company
State Bank
Water Franchise Granted to Newton Water Company
Lawrenceburg Indiana city council in a special session grants a twenty five year water franchise for a water works system in the Fourth and Fifth wards effective immediately.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Newton Water Company
Britain Ends the Blacklist of Shipping and Trade
London reports the British admiralty has withdrawn the blacklist as it affects the United States. Initiated in October 1915, the list began with forty seven neutral vessels, including ten American ships. Shippers were warned to avoid chartering ships suspected of German control or neutral service.
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London
United States
War bond campaign to start May 1
National advertising for the $5,000,000,000 war bond issue is expected to begin May 1, according to the treasury department in Washington. The announcement signals broad government efforts to promote bond purchases across the country.
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Washington
Treasury
Chicago and Kansas City live stock and grain markets steady
Hogs receipts 22 000 with mixed quotes from light to heavy packing pigs. Cattle receipts 4 000 with steers and cows priced from 9.19 to 11.25. Wheat and corn prices for No 4 northern spring and No 2 white and yellow futures. Butter eggs and poultry quotes vary by grade. East Buffalo market reports slow cattle demand and strong hogs with mixed steer and sheep values.
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Chicago
Kansas City
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
American Made Prisoner Sunk By German Submarine
The American schooner Percy Birdsall of New York was sunk by a German submarine with ten shots fired. Survivors were rescued by a British patrol boat after taking to the boats. all on board were saved according to reports from Bordeaux and Washington. The vessel, built in 1890 in Wilmington and owned by Edward L. Holmes, carried a crew mostly of Americans led by Captain C F E Peterson of Lowell Mass.
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Percy Birdsall
London
Glascow
Washington
New York
State Department
Birdsall
Wilmington
Del
Edward L. Holmes
Sabine
Tex
Bordeaux
New War Loan Plan in View as Treasury Eyes 200 Million
Washington April 27. Secretary McAdoo considers another 200 million in treasury certificates due June 30 to banks within ten days. Plan not yet final but likely adopted. Details of the first bond issue under the 7 billion war finance law expected by May 1. McAdoo gathers Entente needs to advise President Wilson on size of the first bond issue.
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Washington
McAdoo
Treasury
Wilson
Jews Urge Russia Stand Firm Against Separate Peace
American Jews led by Louis Marshall and including Henry Morgenthau, Jacob Schiff, Oscar Straus, and Julius Rosenwald send a cable to Foreign Minister Mil yukov in Petrograd urging Russian Jews to oppose any move toward a separate peace. The appeal warns that such a step would restore autocratic rule and further degrade Jews in Russia.
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Washington
Louis Marshall
Henry Morgenthau
Jacob Schiff
Oscar Straus
Julius Rosenwald
Chicago
American Jewish Committee
Milyoukov
Petrograd
Russia
Well Known Justice Dies in Indiana
Evansville Indiana April 27 Benjamin Morris long serving official in Vanderburgh County dies at sixty three He was justice of the peace of Pigeon township and held constable roles for forty years in the area.
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Evansville
Ind
Benjamin Morris
Pigeon Township
Vanderburg County
Baseball Results From Cincinnati Chicago Duel Ends
Cincinnati and Chicago clash as scoreline shows Chicago 4 to Cincinnati 6 in a shortened nine inning result. Pitchers Douglas and Wilson appear for Chicago with Ring and Wingo tallying in for Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
R.H
Chicago
Douglas
Wilson
Ring
Wingo
Chicago- R.A. EF. Cleveland.math matchup note
Fragmentary data shows Chicago and Cleveland teams with coded scores and identifiers. No clear event, date, or outcome is readable.
Illinois Ready Within Week After Conscript Bill Signed
Adjutant General Frank S Dickson says Illinois National Guard units can reach full war strength within a week after the selective conscription bill is signed. Reports from regimental commanders show eight infantry regiments needing only days to fill to 2058 men. first cavalry has 200 above war strength. Congress is expected to pass the bill and for the President to sign by next Monday.
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Springfield
Ill
Frank S. Dickson
Sinois National Guard
Dickson
First Cavalry
Adjutant General's Office
Congress
State defense council bill clears Senate with no opposition
The administration bill creating a State council of defense passed the Senate 41 to 0 and moved to second reading in the House. It authorizes the governor to appoint a 15 member defense council. The Senate also referred the military code revision to the judiciary committee and approved the House bill funding the National Guard and Naval Reserve with 452,917 dollars for maintenance and 50,000 dollars for emergency expenses.
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Springfield
Ill
State Council of Defense
Senate
House
Defense Council
Judiciary Committee
National Guard and
Naval Reserve
Lewis Pushes State Guard in Washington Visit
Senator James Hamilton Lewis arrived in Washington after a western trip and said he could secure immediate War Department consent on Illinois guard disposition. The move would place the Illinois guard among the first if troops are sent abroad.
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Washington
James Hamilton Lewis
War Department
Lowden
Illinois Guard
Mooresville Salutes Flag In Public Square Ceremony
Mooresville Indiana marks flag day as 10 by 20 foot banner raised on a 125 foot pole in the Public Square. About 2,000 Morgan County residents attend an address by Ed Jackson secretary of state while Civil War veterans sit on the platform and F W Samuels acts as master of ceremonies.
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Mooresville
Ind
Morgan County
Ed Jackson
F. W. Samuels
French Commission Arrives in Washington for War Mission
The French commission led by M Viviani and Marshal Joffre arrives in Washington. They meet Secretary Lansing and President Wilson at the White House with loud cheers led by women clerks. Viviani may address the Senate while plans unfold for further calls and luncheons with American leaders.
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Wilson
Viviani
U. S. Senate
Washington
French Commission
Viviant
Marshal Joffre
Chochprat
Marquis de Chamburn
Lansing
Elihu Root
M. Viviana
Admiral Chocheprat
White House
France
Joffre
Chocheprat
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Marne
State Department
Executive Mansion
Navy
Balfour
Vivianit
M. Havelacque
M. Viviani
M Viviant
Poincare
M. Viviant
Phillips
Gretings
United States
Vivian
Senate
Baker
Daniels
Capitol
Marshal
Robert T. Lincoln
Henry White
Senator Lodge
McCall
Massachusetts
Marquis de Chambrun
Mr. Lincoln
President Lincoln
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Cleveland
Robert Lansing
Secretary of State
Illinois
Council OF Defense
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