Zeppelin Loss Reported After Gale Over Duisburg
An Amsterdam dispatch via Exchange Telegraph says a latest type Zeppelin was destroyed in a storm east of Duisburg during a trial trip. The crash killed the entire crew and two officials from the Zeppelin plant. German reserves rush to slow the British advance as Haig reports repulsed counter attacks around Garrel. The Hague Evening News notes German press claims victory at Arras.
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London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Maastricht
Netherlands
Duisburg
Rhenish
Prussia
Friedrichshafen
Wilhelmshaven
France
Reuter
Garrel
Field Marshal Haig
Battle of
Arras
Hague
Frankfurter Zeitung
Cologne
May Wheat Prices Rise on Chicago Board of Trade
May wheat opened at 2.54 a bushel and rose to 2.60, a 9 to 9 percent gain from Wednesday. July wheat moved from 2.17 to 2.21, up 5 to 6 cents. September opened 1.89 and climbed to 1.935, up about 4 percent. Cash wheat quoted at 28 a bushel. flour and wholesale prices also increased.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Alleged Plotters Reported Held by Federal Agents
Federal agents near Philadelphia reportedly arrested five men on suspicion of involvement in damaging a wire rope plant belonging to John A Roebling's Sons in Trenton or Roebling New Jersey. Officials declined to confirm details beyond saying arrests occurred Wednesday outside Philadelphia. Two bombs were said found on one suspect.
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Philadelphia
John A. Roebling’s Sons Company
Trenton
N. J
Roebling
Drunks to Work Fines on Fort Wayne Roads
Fort Wayne Indiana April 25 1930s police court approved a plan by Commissioner William Schwier requiring intoxicated offenders unable to pay fines to work off their penalties by improving county roads nearby. The measure secured $134 worth of road work in a single morning.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
William Schwier
W. Ferr
Militia to Be Home Guards
Iowa guardsmen who refused to subscribe to the federal oath after returning from the Mexican border may be called into service as home guards. They could be stationed anywhere within the state but could not be sent out of town for duty.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Military Department
Goshen Pioneer Hares to Close Boarding House
Henry Hazel a Goshen Indiana pioneer who ran a popular priced boarding house for sixty years pulled down his sign on Wednesday and told boarders to find another place to eat. He cited rising food costs with creamery butter at 52 cents a pound new potatoes at 10 cents a pound and eggs at 40 cents a dozen as intolerable.
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Goshen, Ind
Henry Hazel
Goshen
Mr. Haze
Bear Named Receiver for Madison Trust Company
Solomon J. Bear a Madison attorney was appointed receiver for the People s Trust Company of Madison after its doors were closed by the state bank examiner over an alleged shortage of about 20000 in uncertain investments.
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Madison
Ind
Solomon JL. Bear
People’s Trust Company
State Bank
Water Franchise Granted by Lawrenceburg Council
Lawrenceburg Indiana council in a special session grants Newton Water company a twenty five year franchise for a water works system in the Fourth and Fifth wards.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Newton Water Company
Britain ends the blacklist of shipping to the United States
The British admiralty has withdrawn the blacklist as it affects the United States. Issued in October 1915 the list began with forty seven neutral vessels, including ten American ships. British shippers were warned about chartering ships suspected of German control or neutral service.
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London
United States
War bond issue to launch around May first
Washington reports the treasury department expects nationwide advertising of the five billion dollar war bond issue to begin around May 1. The announcement signals the start of a major public sales push for the government debt program.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Chicago and Kansas City Live Stock and Produce Markets
Hogs receipts 22 000 with ranges 15.40 to 15.75 for light to heavy packing and 11.50 to 13.50 for pigs. Cattle receipts 4 000 with steers 11.50 to 12.50 and cows 9.19 to 11.25. Cash grain includes wheat 2.50 to 2.55, corn 1.62 to 1.64, oats 0.74 to 0.75. Produce shows butter up to 87c, eggs 30 to 32c, poultry prices varied. Kansas City figures: hogs 7 000 receipts, bulk 15.15 to 15.75. cattle 2 000 with prime fed steers 12.00 to 12.75. sheep 4 000 with lambs 12.50 to 16.30. East Buffalo notes: cattle receipts 10 cars, hogs 5 cars with strong market, sheep 5 cars with gains, prices listed for several classes.
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Chicago
Kansas City
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
American Schooner Birdsall Sunk by German Submarine
The American schooner Percy Birdsall of New York was sunk by a German submarine with ten shots fired. All crew and the captain C. E. Peterson of Lowell Mass were saved by a British patrol boat after about an hour and a half in lifeboats. The vessel, built in 1890 in Wilmington Del and owned by Edward L. Holmes, carried sulphur from Sabine Texas to Bordeaux before heading to New York.
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Percy Birdsall
London
Glasgow
Washington
New York
State Department
Birdsall
Wilmington
Del
Edward L. Holmes
Sabine
Tex
Bordeaux
New War Loan Planned for Banks in Ten Days
Secretary McAdoo weighs a further 200 million treasury certificates due June 30 to banks nationwide within ten days. Details of the first $7 billion war finance bond issue expected by May 1. McAdoo collects Entente needs to guide Wilson on bond size.
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Washington
McAdoo
Treasury
Wilson
Jews Urge Russia to Stand Firm Against Separate Peace
American Jewish leaders led by Louis Marshall with Henry Morgenthau Jacob Schiff Oscar Straus and Julius Rosenwald urge Foreign Minister Miljukov in Petrograd to oppose any move toward a separate peace. The cable warns such a step could restore autocratic rule and worsen Jewish persecution in Russia.
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Washington
Louis Marshall
Henry Morgenthau
Jacob Schiff
Oscar Straus
Julius Rosenwald
Chicago
American Jewish Committee
Milyoukov
Petrograd
Russia
Longtime Vanderburgh official Morris dies at 63
Evansville Indiana April 27 Benja min Morris recently serving justice of the peace for Pigeon township Vanderburg county and longtime constable and justice of the peace here died at age sixty three.
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Evansville
Ind
Benjamin Morris
Pigeon Township
Vanderburg County
Baseball Results From Cincinnati Game
Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 9 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Douglas and Wilson Ring and Wingo pitched for the teams in a decisive result.
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Cincinnati
R.H
Chicago
Douglas
Wilson
Ring
Wingo
Cleveland R A E Chicago Game Note
A fragment shows team Chicago and player initials R A E Cleveland with numeric codes. No full event details or outcomes are readable beyond placement markers.
Illinois Ready Within Week for War Strength
Adjutant General Frank S Dickson says Illinois National Guard units can be recruited to full war strength within a week after the President signs the selective conscription bill. Colonels report eight infantry regiments can fill to 2 058 officers and men. first cavalry has a waiting list of 200. Congress is expected to pass the bill and the President to sign by next Monday.
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Springfield
Ill
Frank S. Dickson
Illinois National Guard
Dickson
First Cavalry
Adjutant General's Office
Congress
State defense council bill clears Senate in Illinois
The Illinois Senate approved the administration bill to create a state council of defense by a 41 to 0 vote. The measure authorizes the governor to appoint a 15 member defense council and moves to second reading in the House. The Senate also sent the house military code bill to the judiciary committee and approved a $452,917 maintenance appropriations for National Guard and Naval Reserve plus $50,000 for emergency expenses.
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Springfield
Ill
State Council of Defense
Senate
House
Judiciary
National Guard and
Naval Reserve
Lewis Pushes State Guard Policy in Washington Visit
Senator James Hamilton Lewis arrived in Washington after a western trip and said he discussed with Governor Lowden and the War Department the disposition of the Illinois guard. He anticipated immediate War Department consent, placing 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 Saloons Flag Raising Ceremony
Mooresville Indiana observed a flag salute on April 25 as a 10 by 20 foot flag rose on a 125 foot pole in the Public Square. Ed Jackson secretary of state addressed about 2 000 Morgan county citizens while Civil War veterans sat on the platform and F W Samuels served as master of ceremonies.
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Mooresville
Ind
Morgan County
Ed Jackson
F. W. Samuels
French mission begins Washington tour with joyous welcomes
The French commission led by Viviani and Marshal Joffre arrives in Washington. Secretary Lansing and President Wilson greet them with warm handshakes as crowds cheer in the state department and at the White House. Viviani may address the Senate later, with Balfour considered for similar honors.
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Wilson
Viviani
U. S. Senate
Washington
French Commission
Marshal Joffre
Chochprat
Marquis de Chamburn
Lansing
Elihu Root
M. Viviana
Admiral Chocheprat
White House
France
Chocheprat
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Marne
State Department
Army
Navy
Balfour
M. Hovelacque
M. Viviani
Poincare
Phillips
United States
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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R.A. E. Cleveland
Robert Lansing
Secretary of State
Illinois
Council OF Defense
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STATE
Joffe
Joffre
Hovelacque
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