German Cruiser Commander Thierichens Surrenders to U S Orders
Newport News Va April 3 Commander Thierichens of the German auxiliary cruiser Prine Bite Priedrich submits to United States orders and will be held of the war. The notice states the ship will not deliver the prize and will depart by April 7. The surrender comes as an American warning to German commerce raiders after a prolonged clash with U S authorities.
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Germans admit loss of U-29 in April Amsterdam report
Fragmented German naval notice confirms the loss of submarine U-29 with the commander and crew presumed dead. The dispatch notes the vessel went to the bottom after a harsh engagement, aligning with historic sinkings such as Hogue Aboukir and Creasy mentioned by contemporaries.
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Birth of Crown Princess Cecelis Daughter in Germany
Crown Princess Cecelis of Germany reportedly has five children, four boys and one girl, with husband Bertie. The couple’s heir Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg Gebwarts is named along with their other offspring. The latest birth comes as the family grows to seven members in total.
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London
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PLAN STRIKE OF 20 000 000 INTERNATIONAL LEADERS SAID TO FORCE WORLD PEACE
International labor leaders are eying a world strike involving about 90 million trades to push for global peace while the Central Federated Greese to Remain Neutral. Greek cabinet maintains strict neutrality after crown council.
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Adrift F4 Rescue Fails as Admirals Report No Progress
Washington reports Admiral Moore informed the Navy Department that no regalia had been recovered by rescuers despite active diving and salvage near Honolulu. Berlin notes mail service suspensions affect Europe and colonies, while a fire wipes out Campiles, British Columbia. Also reported are new ships added to the U.S. merchant fleet and the Belgian royal family’s gun salute. In other items, the Duke of Humbant enlisted in the Twelfth Infantry, a huge sun spot was spotted on the sun, and German troops are evacuating Italy with trains overloaded.
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Admiral Moore
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Willard Triumphs in Historic Heavyweight Battle
Havana April reports Jack Johnson loses his world heavyweight crown to Jess Willard the Kansan giant. The long fight featured Johnson pressuring early with power fading by round 25 as Willard’s windmill right connects in the 26th round forcing Johnson to collapse and Willard to celebrate a new title.
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Long Branch Hotel Turned Into Sanitarium in past years
Notices from April report the Long Branch hotel once a sanitarium, Curtis Guild death in Boston, suffrage referendum defeat in Hartford, fire at Horn Broaden Manufacturing plant injuring firefighters with $200000 loss, lighthouse service wireless upgrades, and the sinking of the ocean-going steamship Edward Lockenbach with fourteen lives lost near Virginia Cape.
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Virginia Cape
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Lackerweh Steamship Company
Wisconsin cities vote on wet and dry issue shifts
Wisconsin towns and cities split on the wet and dry question with larger areas largely dry while several previously wet locales shift to dry. The notable trend shows communities transitioning toward dry while only a few once-dry towns move back to wet status amid overall regional change.
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Illinois Elects Republican Ticket In Close Statewide Vote
The Illinois election results show William H Thompson sweeping Chicago to become mayor with a Republican landslide and Charles Sergel elected city treasurer among other GOP wins. Across the state, women voted for the first time in mayoral races influencing results. several cities shift from wet to dry, including Lincoln and Pontiac, while mayoral and commissioner races unfold in Springfield and Bloomington.
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Prohibition
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Germans Cross Yser River Capture Village Near Dixmude
Berlin announces German forces crossed the Yser and seized the village of Drei Grachten on the west bank south of Dixmude. Also notes French charges in Le Pretre forest were repelled.
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Big War Material Order For 45000 Tons Of Steel Rounds
Pittsburgh reports an order for 45000 tons of steel rounds for Shrapnel placed with Carnegie Steel by a Cleveland concern for the French government. The deal is said to be a pooling of interests with Lackawanna Steel, totaling 90000 tons at about 2200000 dollars. Balloonists in Queer Accident. Hopkinsville Ky April 9 John Henry 20 descended in a parachute from a balloon landing on a Riverside cemetery with a deep forehead gash. Miss Helen Taft at Capital Washington April 8 Miss Taft arrives for a week with Miss Sophie Johnson. Postmaster Uniforms Postmasters General Burleson approves cooler summer uniforms for city letter carriers at lower cost. Arkansas Banker Pardoned W Fort Smith Ark April 25 W R Cunningham pardoned by the governor after a bank failure case. Archduke Punishes 46 Officers Cracow Archduke Frederiele presides at a court martial retiring 40 officers including 3 colonels and 6 captains. King Undergoes Operation London April 6 Copenhagen says King Christian had a minor operation and is recovering.
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Germany to Pay US Damages for Destruction of Schooner Prye
Washington reports from Berlin indicate Germany will pay the United States 1800. damages for the destruction of the American schooner William Prye by the cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich. The forthcoming formal declaration will outline the terms and reference the treaty between the United States and Prussia. The case raises precedent on the applicability of the Prussian treaty amid wartime detention and also touches on the drowning death of Leon C. Thrasher of Massachusetts after the torpedoing of the British steamer Falaba.
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Prussia
Leon C. Thrasher
Massachusetts
Terre Haute Men Guilty in Election Fraud Case
All 27 Terre Haute defendants, including Mayor Donn M, were found guilty by a federal jury. Sentencing set for the 27 convicts and 8 pled guilty next Monday. Prosecution contends federal jurisdiction due to a U.S. senator and a congressman being voted for. The indictment alleges voter suppression, disrupted election boards, and mailing a fraudulent letter as part of a broader scheme. The final count cites section 215 of the U.S. penal code.
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Bighed Appeal and Bills Dominate Ohio Assembly Return
Ohio manufacturers, business leaders and railway officials delivered a broad appeal against new trade restrictions as the assembly returned to Columbus. Thirty bills were offered, including Clark's plan to regulate inflammable oils and a tax measure to tax credit instruments.
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Bulgars Attack Serbs Near Vallandovo Station
Mish Serbia via London April 6 Bulgarian irregulars in uniform crossed the frontier near Vallandovo at 2 am in force, seized river heights, advanced to Strumitza station, cut telegraph wires, and captured two guns. Serbian counterattack reclaimed guns as fights continued. Serbians suffered fifty dead.
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Albany Delegates Draft New York Constitution
Albany April 1 delegates from 40 districts convened to draft a New York constitution for the first time in twenty one years Of 168 delegates all but fifty two were Republicans Bihu Roots was named president of the convention with key topics including natural resources conservation judicial system revision and the abolishment of the ballot.
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Conference Opposes Thatcher Rate Hike in New York
Rail executives from Ohio and other states declared in New York a firm rejection of the Thatcher bill substitute that would cap passenger fares at 24 cents and place tariff control with the state public utilities commission. The decision, reached by unanimous vote of the Ohio railroads, postpones the Thatcher bill and creates a three member subcommittee to draft a substitute while awaiting campaign headquarters’ reaction.
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Cold Feet Sleep Aid Advice From Early Health Column
A health note warns cold feet disturb sleep in children and recommends hot water bottles wrapped in felt to prevent burns. It advises guarding youngsters from chill, as cold conditions cause restless nights and poor sleep. The piece contrasts household care with a humorous aside about a man rushing by an open window at 5:20 with an exposed muffler.
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Periscope Mechanics for Submarine Use
The periscope must project above the surface to be effective because its mirrors only function when exposed. This requirement ensures the device can relay sight lines from beneath the water to observers above.
Trust Breakup Urged for Harvester Monopoly Case
Government lawyers in the Supreme Court urge breaking up the International Harvester trust as a “combination of able competitors” with intent to monopolize. They argue the trust dominates trade in harvesting machinery, notes Sherman Act needs to be applied, and cites unfair trade practices as the case hinges on antitrust law and dissolution.
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Eight Cars of Gold Shipped Under Guard Across Midwest
Eight carloads of bullion shipped from Council Bluffs to the East under bills of lading. Silk boxes described as silk travel from Council Bluffs to Davenport and Chicago then New York. Armed agents accompany the train from Council Bluffs to Davenport and on to Chicago. Railroad men say the gold is destined for a European war nation. The cars move as a fast second section of the mail train under express.
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Ten British ships destroyed by German submarines
London reports a weekly haul of ten British vessels sunk or destroyed by U boats. Five merchantmen and five fishing boats were lost. The trawler Zarina was sunk with nine crew possibly missing after an explosion lifted her from the water. Pinewell and Ruby witnessed the blast and fled the area.
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Three Die in Gary Steel Plant Blast and Fires
Gary Indiana April reports three steel workers died at the Emergency hospital of the Gary Works Illinois Steel Company. Two others were dying and several injured. Names of deceased listed as Patrick Dever John Gilaherky and John Nemish.
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Spending Promises Yield to Reckless Expenditure in US History
The piece argues that the Democratic administration inherited a surplus and then overspent, pushing taxes higher and increasing debt. It cites $2.291 billion in appropriation over two years, warns of bond issues and future tax fights, and contrasts with Republican leadership. Wickersham predicts Republican victory and unity with progressives by 1976, while Taft and Root receive strategic praise.
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