War Powers Voted By Italian Premier Before Deputies
Rome May 11 Premier Salandra presented to the chamber of deputies Italy’s war powers measure setting government full power to act in defense and maintain order. The bill, approved by a deputies vote, authorizes wartime decisions under articles 24 and 25 of the military code and cites nearing declaration of war on Austria. Venice bombardment feared as Italian troops await orders amid Austrian and German ambassadors ready to exit.
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Italy
Amine
Saiaw
Chamber of Deputies
Parliamant of
Maly
Austria
Gelaodra
Parlement
Ma Iapona
Savatha
Amisio Mowe
Milas
Pole
Venice
Belin
Vienna
German Spy Hangs Himself In London Trial Ends Tragedy
London May 22 Anton Kuapterte the alleged German spy who faced charges of commending secrecy about England's naval and military secrets hanged himself in his cell in Brixton The warden found his body after delivering breakfast Kuapterte claimed he had been in many battles but said he could not make affant for death Bridegroom Fatally Shot In Cimwood Springs Colorado Jobe Urrey twenty four a rancher was shot and likely fatally wounded near his home He had married the previous Sunday Submarines Lost German Submarines Reported Missing In British Wave Circles London May 22 The Evening News cites a dispatch from Copenhagen stating seventeen German submarines have been lost Seminary Fund Raising Campaign Louisville May 21 A drive to raise fifty thousand dollars for the Southern Presbyterian Theological Seminary raised sixty four thousand four hundred ninety nine including a fifty thousand dollar gift from Mrs John S Kennady Death of General Hubbard New York May 21 General Thomas Hubbard prominent lawyer Civil War veteran railroad magnate and former director of a polar expedition died at age seventy seven Fire Destroys Grain Minneapolis May 20 Fire at the Helmuth Elevator Company building destroyed 230000 bushels of grain causing significant losses Defeat of Germans in Africa Prarie South Africa May 20 British forces inflict another defeat in German Southwest Africa with a detachment at Hast Windhuk losing forty men
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Anton Kuapterte
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Wilson reviews fleet and praises Secretary Daniels in New York
President Wilson lauded Secretary Daniels and the Navy at a luncheon in New York honoring the Atlantic fleet. He praised a strong American navy as a manifestation of national character and moral force, stressing no threats against any nation while underscoring unity of purpose and duty.
Nome Steamer Corwin May Reach Anchorage In Ice
Nome Alaska May 20 A big lead opened in the ice of Nome and the steamer Corwin and the power schooner Polar Bear, first vessels of the season from Seattle, are expected to reach their anchorage without difficulty Priday or Evanshire Ind May 14 Twenty acres were found covered with fish when a cofferdam at the government dam on the Oho river a few miles below here was pumped out People came with baskets and sacks for miles around and carried the fair home. New York May 2 The Cunard line officials gave out a cable from Mr Henderson representative of the Anchor One dated Glasgow May 19 in which Henderson states that there is no ground for the story that the steamer Transylvania was chased by a German submarine or that any attempt made to brea torpedo at Paris May 20 The government has decided to requisition all wheat stocks at the uniform price of about $2 50 per hundred pounds Syracuse N Y May 20 That Col Theodore Roosevelt s alleged trial of William Barbes was nothing but a political manifesto and that the 50 000 legal ult was not brought in good faith for pecuniary damages but was only a game to during down Colonel Roosevelt tents John M Bowers who summed up for the colonel
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Russians in Route 140000 Men Lost in Galicia War Report
Berlin dispatch reports Russia under Gen Radko Dimitrieff lost 140000 men, 100 cannons and 300 machine guns in Galicia. Dimlieiff ordered retreat toward the San. Austro-Hungrian forces captured Jaroslaw and surrounding positions. The bridgehead and city fell under Austro-Hungarian control, with heavy Russian casualties and fortifications along the San line.
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Will Fight With Gas Resist Demands for More Troops
Lord Kitchener told the House of Lords the allies would use poisonous gas against Germany and pressed for 360,000 additional troops. He praised British and French troops in Flanders, noted German gas attacks near Ypres, and said Dardanelles news was satisfactory despite heavy losses.
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Fugitive Cashier Surrenders After 24 Days on Run
Edward J. King, former cashier of Dugger State Bank in Sullivan Indiana, surrendered to prosecutor Fred F. Bays after 24 days as a fugitive. He said he wandered through eastern cities and Tennessee seeking refuge, and he was released on 500 dollar bond. The bank had sued to recover 24000 dollars allegedly embezzled.
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Portugal's New Ruler Shot in Lisbon
Joan Chagas head of the Portuguese revolutionista and cabinet chief was fatally shot at Entrecamento station en route to assume duties. Senator Freitas fired four shots and was killed by a bystander as Chagas lay gravely wounded amid ongoing rioting and prior days of fighting in Lisbon with about 200 dead and 800 wounded.
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Entrecamento
Freitas Fred
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Freitas
Liston
Axpana
Romania to follow Italy into the war
Rocmania moves toward war on the side of Italy with a Romanian army on war footing and ready to strike Austria through Transylvania after a ministerial council discussed information from the Romanian envoy in Rome. German envoy attacked in Mexico City. no serious injuries reported. Steamer Stampalla arrives from Italian and Mediterranean ports with passengers. General Weber Pasha dies in the Dardanelles. Swedish steamer Bjoern seized by a German submarine bound for London. Record canal traffic through the Panama Canal shows March cargoes near 1,800 railcarloads.
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Transylvania
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Taly
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Mixed World News Briefs From May 7 to May 21
Reports from Washington to Evansville summarize a U S citizen shot near Ebano by Villa troops during the Tampico conflict and a request for identification. Other items include three more Lusitania victims found in Chicago, a Nome Alaska gold strike, rescue efforts on the sunk submarine at Honolulu, Harry Thaw’s parole, Austrian bombardment of Serbia, and a Turkish shelling of a Bulgarian steamer in the Black Sea.
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State News and Prize Highlights From County Contests
Western Newspaper Union reports county champions to receive an all wool hockey or skating cap in school colors. Statewide spelling winner gets an all wool sweater in the school colors. prizes funded by a Cleveland knitting mills company. Legislative adjournment set for May 27 after eight day recess with bills to finish. Utility mergers sought and one day rest bill for laborers passes with exemptions. Senate backs reducing state fair admission to 25 cents.
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Ohio Tax Letter Warns County Officials Over Due Personal Property Returns
State tax commission urged all counties to enforce Circular No. 74 of April 29 1913 on personal property returns. Officials risked tax inequity as many wealthy property owners evade taxes, shifting burden to modest earners.
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Rockefeller and Mother Jones Meet at Industrial Hearing
They confronted each other at an industrial relations commission hearing. Rockefeller asked about his planned trip to Colorado to inspect mining conditions. Mother Jones pressed, saying he should have gone last January when action was needed.
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Silver floods a cornfield in Nebraska
A large corn field near Nebraska City was flooded with melted silver from a freight train wreck. Five freight cars burned, 950000 worth of silver was recovered by road crews as rivers of metal spread along the furrows.
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Senate Approves Civil Service Bill Amid Contested Revisions
The Senate accepted the conference committee report on Moore Burns civil service reform by 18 to 9. The bill abolishes noncompetitive exams and sets up a three member bipartisan board to administer the law, with state offices in transition and no mandatory reexamination for those already holding noncompetitive positions.
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Mathematical Prodigy in India Stuns Scholars
A fifteen year old Indian boy, illiterate yet a mathematical prodigy, answers complex figures rapidly. He reportedly divided a 16 digit line by a six digit line and corrected a published cube calculation, proving the book's error. The Youth's Companion notes he is physically abnormal with extra fingers and toes.
Furnace Workers Slain by Molten Slag in Ohio Plant
In Cleveland area a caldron toppled above workers on a trestle at Corrigan and McKinney Co. in the Lake flats. Henry Sadler was killed, George Frank died later after being pulled from the stream of liquid fire.原因 of the tipping was not learned.
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George Frank
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Party on the Run Predicts Republican Advantage in 1914
The piece argues that the 1914 political climate favors Republicans as Democrats fail to impress voters. It cites economic troubles, unemployment, and disputed foreign policy, noting the Taft era backlash and a weakened Bull Moose movement. Tariff politics and Roosevelt's stance are discussed amid a broader critique of Wilson's administration.
Political rivalry and rumors roil Democratic talks in 1915
A Massachusetts Progressive candidate Charles Sumner Bird dismisses a Democratic nomination under Wilson policies. The piece notes friction within the Democratic national organization and cites Indianapolis News. Bryan’s view on Roosevelt-Barnes is mentioned amid broader party tensions in a lively town column, plus a brief town anecdote and a quip about immortality and Parker.
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