Rusk Russians Minimize German Victory Claims in Galicia
In Mineola New York May 5 district attorney Smith opens second Carman trial with star witnesses in the slaying of Mrs Louise Bailey. Mrs May Black testifies she heard an explosion and saw nothing outside the Carman home. police clerk Cozzens places the shooting around 9 pm.
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N. Y
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Florence Conklin Carman
Louise Bailey
Carman
Freeport
May Black
Ruth
Mrsco
War Looms Over the Far East
Peking reports Japan may act without a formal ultimatum as a Japanese cruiser and four torpedo boats arrive near Chin Wang Te. Citizens remain quiet while officials guard against anti-Japanese demonstrations. Yuan Shi Kai faces a split cabinet as a Tokyo correspondent notes a possible 48 hour ultimatum window.
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Chin Wang
Gulf of
Liao Tung
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Yuan Shi Kai
Young Rioter Goes On Trial In Farmington Riot
Antonio Borgi aged 21 goes on trial in Fairmont West Virginia for the Farmington strike riot. Of twenty indictments, one for assault on Thomas Buckley is selected for this trial. Eight men held in jail were released last night. No definite reason given for their release.
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Antonio Borgi
Farmington
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Thomas Buckley
Ting
Arsenal Strike Ends at Woolwich Arsenal
London May 5 The strike by 1800 carpenters and builders at Woolwich arsenal has ended. Contractors will negotiate with union officials to arbitrate the questions. Workers had walked out to build homes for government employees and demanded a raise amounting to rent a hour.
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London
Woolwich Arsenal
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Grafton High to Take on Faculty in Charity Baseball
The Grafton high school baseball team will challenge the faculty Thursday afternoon to show the students how to play. Rev Blanning will pitch for the faculty and a strong lineup will contest the schoolboys. The game starts at blank o clock on the Mack, with another scholars vs B and C game to follow. Saturday is open in the league schedule, with Shinns expected to play next Saturday.
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Blanning
Shinns
Inquest Held On The Steamship Gulflight
In Penzance England on May 6 an inquest ruled that Captain Alfred Gunter of the American oil tank steamship Gulflight died from heart failure accelerated by shock after the ship was torpedoed off Scilly Island May 1. Evidence showed the Gulflight was towing a very large American cargo when torpedoed. The proceedings note the ship’s fate amid wartime naval actions.
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Alfred Gunter
Gulflight
Scilly Island
German Attack British Lines Near Ypres Report
Paris May The French war office said German forces attacked the left of the British front north of Ypres last night. They were repelled and suffered heavy losses as French artillery fired on them. No other front information was reported. Russians Pursue Turks in Caucasus The pursuit of Khali Bey’s defeated Turkish army in the Khari llman region of the Caucasus continues from Tiflis via Petrograd on May 5.
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Galicia
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Dukla Pass
Murderer’s warning ends in tragedy in New York
New York police report a murderer who vowed to strike again, claiming he would find a new victim within three days. He allegedly killed four year old Charles Murray in a hallway at his First Avenue home Monday night after warning via letter about Leonore Cohn. Detectives had previously forgotten the warning. The case unsettles detectives and residents alike.
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Charles Murray
First Avenua Iset
Turkeys Engaged in Dardanelles Fighting Report
A Mytalene dispatch claims a Turkish regiment was annihilated near the Dardanelles last night while allied forces bombarded Turkish forts and encampments. Meanwhile in Nashville Governor Rye vetoed a bill abolishing the penalty for tipping, saying it could inflame mob violence. Residents report eerie noises on West Main Street and a second-story porch disturbance, with no intruder found.
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Allies Shoot Down Turkish Flying Scouts
Paris dispatch reports two Turkish aeroplanes shot down by allied warships after bombing from Sedduh Bahr. The planes, aiming to reconnoiter Lemnos and Tenedos, were felled at sea and their German aviators were captured and imprisoned. Turks flee to Asia with hundreds of prisoners reported.
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British trawlers sunk by German submarine in North Sea
Three British trawlers the Iolapthe Hero and Northward Ho were destroyed by a German submarine after stopping and firing on their crews in the North Sea off Hull. All crews escaped in boats. the Hero and Portia evaded capture during dramatic chases before sinking vessels. Dispatch from Copenhagen confirms no lives lost.
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Hall
Wages Cut for Treasury Employees Across 806 Buildings
Acting Secretary Newton announced that every custodian’s crew in 806 federal buildings will be laid off for eight days before July 1 due to incomplete payroll funding. The action affects more than 45,000 employees nationwide and follows Congress not providing full payroll appropriation.
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British Critics Question German Victory Claims
London reports indicate Russian fighting in western Galicia reduces German victory claims. Grand Duke Nicholas confirms a Russian reversal at Donateb and holds lines on the bank, while observers deem Russian gains limited as battles in Stry continue. German and Austrian efforts in Flanders appear readjusted with some British lines shifted east.
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Galicia
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Ypres
Dixmude
John French
Belgium
Gallipolis
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Meeting for Baltimore and Ohio rail workers at courthouse
Officials led a gathering of Menongeh division employees at the courthouse last evening. Superintendent Blaser spoke on service improvement while Engineer Dotson presided and other readings covered air pump care and economical firing. Attendance was fair as many trainmen rested or were on routes.
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Menongeh Division
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Court House
Blaser
Clarence Dotson
Darby
Grant Aso
Maryland Coal Co Seeks Higher Rates at Junction 10 Stop
Maryland Coal Co requests increased prices at Junction 10 Stop as railroad employes count rises from 700 to 800 and likely to 1,000. Output is planned to rise toward 4,000 tons.
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Maryland Coal CO
Ray Tucker II Convicted of Grave Offense
A verdict of guilty was returned against Ray Tucker II charged with breaking and entering the McGray Coal Company buildings at Simpson. The offense carries a penalty of from two to ten years in the state penitentiary. The trial followed yesterday afternoon with the jury handing down a verdict after a completed cast. Oliver Minor faces trial on a separate shooting charge against Philander P. Martlett, with testimony nearing completion.
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Ray Tucker
McGray Coal Company
Simpson
State
Oliver Minor
Philander P. Martlett
Maryland Coal company expands output at Weldel mines
The Maryland Coal company in Taylor county operates Weldel mines with 700 to 800 workers. Orders from New York headquarters boost production toward 4,000 tons daily, reflecting a lake-trade boom. Payrolls show high monthly earnings and wide county circulation benefiting the region as bids for a Grafton high school contract proceed.
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Taylor County
Galloway
New York City
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Wendel
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Cook
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Wendel Mines
Mor Board of Education
Board of Education
Frank L. Packard
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Virginia
Ohio
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West
Labor hearings scrutinize Pennsylvanias labor policy
Atterbury, VP of the Pennsylvania Railroad, testifies before the Federal Industrial Relations Commission on labor policy and alleged discrimination. He rejects the claim of a "spy system," saying investigators are part of the railroad's police to gauge employee sentiment and labor leader activity.
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Pennsy
Washington, D. C
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Federal Industrial Relations Commission
W. W. Atterbury
The
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Perham
Pennsylvania Company
Harrass Linions
Art Exhibit In City Schools Friday May 7
An art exhibit will be held in all city schools on Friday May 7 offering parents and others a view of progress in school welfare. Ward schools display in their own buildings, with the West Side high school exhibit due to congestion at Central. Last year’s event was successful and this year’s work is said to be even better.
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Grafton Schoo
Marble Shaft Erected in Lewis County Farm Tradition
Josiah J. Snyder of Lewis county plans a marble shaft at his and his recently deceased brother’s graves. The shaft features a wheat sheaf and a growing corn on opposite sides with the inscription Peace on earth good will to men. Snyder, a prosperous Weston area farmer, marks a life spent tilling the soil with a lasting memorial.
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Weston
W. Va
Josiah J. Snyder
Lewis County
Feerth
Charleston Builder Roy Frame Drowns in Kanawha River
Charleston, W Va May 6 Roy N Frame once a prominent building contractor drowned in the Kanawha river last night A woman watch is usually more ornamental an useful.
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Kanawha River
W. Va
Roy N. Frame
Funeral for John Walters Planned in City
The remains of John Walters arrived from Brooklyn where he died. Accompanied by W M Walters his son, funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM from St Pauls M E church with Rev James E F Scott and Rev Ford officiating. Undertakers Porine Bartlet Co in charge. Interment at Whipster cemetery. Burial drive through the country planned.
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Daily Sentinel
W. M. Walters
John Walters
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sarah A. Bonafield
Walnut Street
St. Paul's M. 8
James EF. Scott
Rev. Ford
Porine,Bartlet, & Co
Wapster
Grafton Team May Play Parkersburg Next Sunday
The Grafton Independent team, built from last year’s squad under Tom Murphy, could meet Parkersburg in their city next Sunday. Local lineups are uncertain though several players may join. Red Collins is likely to guard the first sack for Grafton with other locals lining up briefly than enroute to Clarksburg.
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Tom Murphy
Parkersburg
Vance
Collinstopher
Red
Clarksburg
Iman
West Virginia Begins Paying Debts From Revenue
Charleston on May 5 reported that West Virginia started paying some debts as $60,000 became available from ordinary revenue collections. State treasurer E. L. Long told the public works board that delaying the $100,000 loan from the workmen's compensation fund until February could allow the state to meet all expenses.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
E. L. Long
Ban of Public Works
Accused Paver of Pittsb Medical Society Ring to Face Trial
A Pittsburgh district manager of the Medical Society, accused of counterfeiting, will be arraigned in Federal Court tomorrow. He allegedly shipped twenty three counterfeit half-dollars to East Liverpool via express to Wilson Collection. He plans to prove with 28 witnesses he was in Altoona at the time, not Wheeling, when the package was sent. His arrest traces to 1912 trouble with Pittsburgh police.
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Ti Ae Medical Society
Pittsburg
Express
East Liverpool
Wilson
Baldwin
Wheeline
Altoona
Pottssburg
Spring term opens at Charleston Supreme Court
Charleston may 5 The spring term opens with a large roster of legal talent and seventeen cases ready for oral submission from the Fourth Sixth Seventh and Eighth circuits Attendance is high but no decisions are announced today The term runs through July 165.
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W. Va
Supreme Court of Mopes
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