Germany and United States clash over contraband ships
The note from Germany signals safety for American ships while asserting controls on contraband. It outlines rights to search, threaten torpedo, and a proposed arbitration led by an umpire amid disputes over the 1785 treaty and The Hague process.
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Willem P. Frye
Staté Department
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Saarch
Sante Talons
Bremen
Hague
Srbl
Stich
Foreign Office
Hartin
London
Ferman
Political withheld safe conduct dispute and Belgian war notes
A set of late 1915 dispatches reports a failure to obtain safe conduct from Austria-Hungary pending American requests, with ambassador recalls and Dutch routes noted. Other items include Ogden estate proceedings, a Kansas mother's pension stance, Odd Fellows election, German silk used for trench candles, a Minneapolis pennant race note, and a funeral deferment in London.
Rockefeller Jr Visits Colorado Amid Ludlow Fallout
The arrival of John D. Rockefeller Jr in Denver triggers plans by United Mine Workers to have him arrested on charges tied to the Ludlow massacre. Union leaders say action will be taken, while Rockefeller tours state sites associated with the mining fight as investigators and officials discuss the grim events and legal cases linked to the strike.
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Trinidad
Colo
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado
Bonn
United Mine Workers
Ludlow
A. M. Belcher
Tainers’ Union
Denver
Willam Diamond
Bear
King
Rockefeller
Colorado Foal and Iron Company
G. C. Herdt
New York
Federal Industrial Commission
Jones
John R. Lawson
Seader
West Producen
Lawcoux
Mer
Rouse
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Clendening
Air raid on Stuttgart by French aviators shocks Europe
Paris reports French flyers crossed into Germany and bombed the royal palace and railway station at Stuttgart while under heavy anti aircraft fire. All planes returned safely after a long 100 mile journey despite damage.
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Lenton
Germany
Stuttgart
Wurttemberg
Artatora
Ofela Commanique
Paris
Royal
Archibald Letters Reveal Dumba Remarks on Wilson and Yankees
London dispatches publish German and Austrian diplomat correspondence criticizing President Wilson and American sentiment. Included are Von Papen calling “these idiotic Yankees” and Dumba’s views on US neutrality, Congress influence, and the president’s self-willed temperament.
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Archibald
London
James F. J. Archibald
United States
Doctor Dumba
Washington
von |.Papen
Count von Hertistorf
Lansing
House of Common
Dumba
Haron Burian
Wilson
Doctor Durahm
America
Subway Disaster Kills Eight in New York Collapse
Police seek Frank Midnight alias Mexzoncee on homicide charges after a Seventh Avenue subway collapse killed eight and injured fifty. Authorities warn of further danger as pillars gave way and a street car plunged fifty to sixty feet into a 60‑foot trench. Firefighters recovered dynamite evidence while building fires and a rushing water main worsened the rescue effort.
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New York
Frank Midnight
Mexzoncee
Seventh Avenue
Feinberg
Bulgarian Army Mobilized for Armed Neutrality
Bulgaria announces mobilization of all military forces for armed neutrality. One hundred thousand Bulgarian reservists in the United States are notified to join the colors immediately through consuls. Other items note strikes and fires in New York and Los Angeles, a Dutch mine sinking, and a U S Supply crew death toll recovery.
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Washington
Bulgaria
Panareto
United States
Kaiser Wilhelm and Prince Joachim injured in auto crash
Berlin dispatches report Kaiser Wilhelm and Prince Joachim slightly injured in an automobile accident. The Imperial car was wrecked with no further details provided.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
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Berlin
Washington
L. W. T. Waller
Hart
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Ind
Sanford Shepler
Benjamin Franklin
Bl Redman
Mayfield
Budapest
Illinois bank is closed in Winslow after director’s absence
The private Fuller and Son Bank failed to open in Winslow Illinois on Monday with about 138000 in deposits. Cashier J B Puller had been absent since last Tuesday to visit partner A L Noel who runs Invincible Metal Furniture in Manitowoc. The Fullers wealth funded the bank and two invalid sisters may be penniless while depositors fear loss.
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Fuller & Son
J. B. Puller
A. L. Noel
Invincible Metal Furniture Company
Manitowoc
Fuller
Noel
Fullers
Stephenson County
Canal tied up by slide blocks Panama Canal action
Washington dispatches report the Canal Zone saying last Friday's slide tied up the canal, described as one of the worst tasted events in history. In Paris Dr Joseph Jake resigns as chief surgeon to take charge of a new British base hospital at Neuilly.
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Washington
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Paris
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Fioranges
Guinea Pig Colony Aids State Health Work
A report notes a colony of guinea pigs taking an important role in state health department research and practical work, illustrating experimental contributions to public health efforts.
Horses in Ohio health dept to produce diphtheria antitoxin
A large troupe of guinea pigs and over 300 rabbits join Ohio state health department equipment for preserving citizens' health. New horses added will aid in diphtheria antitoxin production as state efforts expand biosafety and preventive care statewide.
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Union News Service
Columbus
State Department of Health
Ohio
His Favorite Hymn at Funeral in Tenements
A sweet voiced woman connected to a charitable organization often sings at tenement funerals. At the service for a deceased man and woman, she asks mourners to name the hymn. A bystander jokes about hens showing taste, while the scene shifts to a scaffold and a feeble attempt to express faith through drinking and singing.
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Msn
Feathered
Ohio Postmasters Reelect Officers and Local Incidents
Ohio postmasters reelect H. H. Collins of South Zanesville as president E. Whiteside of Bloomingshore as vice president W. C. Geyer of Norwich as secretary and treasurer with Zanesville selected for 1916. The news also reports Senator Joseph B. Foraker undergoing surgery and multiple local incidents including a murder confession in Xenia and various deaths and crimes across the state.
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National Association of Stationary Engineers
Walter H. Damon
Springfield
Mass
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Louisville
A. Kerley
Cincinnati
Sam B. Force
Pittsburg
W. Raven
Chicago
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H. H. Collins
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Bloomingshore
W. C. Geyer
Norwich
Zanesville
Republicans Fate of Tariff in Democratic Platform
A scrambled late1910s style column argues Germany expects a return to protective tariffs in the United States after the war, aided by business optimism and party realignments. It discusses Democratic resistance, 1916 politics, and taxes, with references to Wilson, Payne Aldrich, and party infighting, plus assorted quips from contemporary columns.
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Germany
Democratic Party
Wilson
United States
Republican Party
Sagerneas
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