Victorious Austrians Press Forward On Italian Defenses
Austrians seize mountain heights securing a line from Fort Forni toward the frontier. Italy pledges to stay in the war, marking the anniversary of entry. Berlin reports Italian retreats on the Lavarone plateau and say Austrians gain strategic positions. The advance also affects areas south of Trent as Austrian forces press the line.
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Rome
Fort Forni
Italy
Berlin
Lavarone
Verdun battle rages as French fort recaptured
May 24 dispatches report a deadly struggle around Fort Douaumont near Verdun with German forces gaining trenches on the Meuse and in Cumieres while French troops defend Douaumont and Harcourt. British and Russian reinforcements are noted in the wider theater as war credits and naval actions emerge.
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London
Fort Douumont
Paris
Meuse
Cumineres
Fort Douamont
Pues
Verdun
Harcourt
Brandeis Confirmed By Strict Party Vote In Committee
Washington May 24 The senate judiciary committee reported favorably on Louis D. Brandeis for associate justice of the United States Supreme Court by a strict party vote of ten to eight. The administration’s bid to reconsider Rublee’s trade commission nomination failed and remains tied up. The House last Saturday passed the shipping bill opposed by Republican Leader Mann who sought amendments to block foreign built vessels. Navy Secretary Daniels urged the President to reserve California oil lands to fuel the fleet.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Louis D. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
Senate
Rublee
Trade Commission
House
Mann
United States
Daniels
Wilson
California
Wilson note protests interference with American mails
President Wilson sent to the State Department the completed draft of a note to be sent to Great Britain protesting further interference with American mails. The message will be cabled to London immediately upon dispatch to the French government.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of State
Great Britain
London
Treachery Charges Flare in New York Mayor Row
On May 19 Mayor Mitchell accuses Senator Thompson, head of the legislative inquiry into police wire tapping, of treachery to the United States as probes into telephone taps at munitions firms intensify. Indictments also occur against city employees while Catholic clergymen serve as key witnesses amid the dispute.
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New York
Mitchell
Thompson
Legislative Committee
United States
Mitchel
Witne
Field of Politics Threads in Party Nominations
Washington reports on Democratic National Convention planning with Clark as permanent chairman and Glynn as temporary chair. Delegates reportedly favor renomination of Wilson, while others speculate Cummins withdrawal and vice presidential contenders. Roosevelt gains GOP backing as party organizes for his nomination amid platform talks.
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Washington
Clark
St. Louis
Glynn
New York
Charman
Wilson
Prince Buelow Seen As Possible Minor in Washington
London May 24 Prince Buelow former German envoy travels to Washington amid talks he may be named a minor to succeed Von Bernstorff as German ambassador in the U S, signaling high level diplomacy shifts.
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London
Prince Buelow
Dy Or
Washington
von Bornstortt
Peace Hint Seen At Mecklenburg Celebration In Charlotte
At an anniversary celebration in Charlotte North Carolina President Wilken hinted at peace between warring European nations. The event recalled Mecklenburg’s declaration of independence and noted Mecklenburg County’s rich history from 1720 white settlement to early crafts and growing industries in the eighteenth century.
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Charlotte
N.C
Wilken
Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
Wilson
Andrew Jackson
James Polk
Char Iotte
Piedmont
South
England
Little Delta Flees Lower Yukon Camp Heist
Little Delta Captain St Anwell escaped for Marshall City with mining gear and freight after loading two Berges and heavy scraping plant. Don McKinsie works at the lower site. Passengers include Mrs Vigalins and other Ophir residents. Deputy Marshal Per Charles travels with wife and companions.
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St Anwell
Marshall City
Don McKinsie
Gay
Rite
Louis Vigalins
Gentlemen's agreement on Japanese immigration debated in Congress
Washington April 10 the Burnett immigration bill faces strong debate over Asiatic exclusion and a proposed gentlemen's agreement with Japan restricting emigration. supporters say the move protects the Pacific coast economy while allowing restricted Japanese travel for students and professionals. opponents warn of altering existing conditions and argue for stricter overall limits.
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Washington
House of Representatives
State Department
Japan
Burnett
Eny
Taft
Wil
Hayes
California
United States
Pacific Coast
Orient
Portland educator attacks standard grammar texts
Willis Jeffries in Portland argues public schools should discard formal grammar and rhetoric books. He taught English from magazines and novels, deemed an evil influence by the school board, leading to resignation during a board hearing. He continues to lecture on reforms and criticizes traditional authors and publishers.
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Portland
Ore
Willis Jeffries
Jeffries
Portland School Board
Stevenson
Possibility of Grand Jury in Iditarod Court
Report notes it was expected no grand jury would meet in Iditarod but Judge Bunnell may decide to convene. At least one case likely to be presented, with potential for more. Transport costs for Ruby witnesses and time loss loom large, making a local grand jury appealing to save public funds. Deputy Marshal Charles says the matter is before Fairbanks officials, and a decision would not be surprising.
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Iditarod
Bunnell
Ruby
Uncle Sam
Charles
Fairbanks
Blatant Irish agitator makes sensational charge
Munitions of war were smuggled to Ireland rebels by Angela Spring-Rice sister of the British ambassador at Washington, declared Irish Labor Teacher in a Chicago address dated May 22. The speaker labeled Spring-Rice an agent of rebel support and charged alleged trafficking in weaponry to sustain insurrection.
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Mes Larkin
Chicago
Ireland
Angela Spring-Rice
Washi
Roosevelt a witness in Washington bank perjury trial
Former President Roosevelt appeared as a witness for officers of Riggs National Bank in the perjury case on trial here.
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Teddy
Detroit
Roosevelt
Henry and
Mathe
Washington, MN
Riggs National Bank
Triel
Anchorage residents protest Houston railroad measure
Residents of Anchorage protest against the Houston police measure for the Alaska railroad district. At a mass meeting last night the proposed law was denounced and resolutions were sent to Delegate Wicker sham, Secretary of the Interior Line, President Wilson, and Congressman Houston. Other towns are joining the protests as news on the government railroad labor dispute remains scarce.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Houston
Alaska Railroad District
Wickersham
Secretary of the Interior Line
Wilson
House Committee On Territories
Trouble With Roumania Stirring In Bucharest
Fragmentary report notes tensions between France and Roumania with mentions of Rome and May. No clear events, quotes, or dates available.
Great Suffrage Parade Chicago May 19
Suffragettes from eighteen states will parade the streets of Chicago on the opening day of the suffrage convention marking the start of the event with a large cross state turnout and public demonstration of support for women's voting rights.
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Chicago
Deported Native Woman Transported by U S Marshal Party
United States Marshal Peri Chyrles and his wife accompanied by Peri Junior were aboard the Little Delta bound for Marshall City this week. The party plans to bring back one demented native woman from Pimate, according to shipboard reports.
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Doury
United States
Peri Chyrles
Peri Junior
Little Delta
Marshall City
Vessels Bound for Tolstoi Carry Passengers and Freight
The Tolstoi river diggings saw first water departures for the new camp last week. The Nancy Bell carried six passengers and heavy freight under Fred Soule and Earl Byers, with Tom Dean in charge for H. H. Porter’s Cooper branch store. The Ruby Tamarack also sailed with notable freight and several passengers, including Earl Hunt and Silas McGonigle, as Griffis and Haley prepare to run a cooperative merchandising venture at Cooper. Additional small craft prepared to depart, amid minor mishaps and ongoing prospecting uncertainties.
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Tolstoi
Rew
Nancy Bell
Fred Soule
Earl Byers
H. H. Porter
Cooper
Tom Dean
Dominick Soraci
George Mutchler
Billy Thom
Flat Creek
Mr. Cameron
Finnegan & Cameron
Ruby Tamarack
Jim Heley
Bob Griffis
Earl Hunt
Silas McGonigle
van Falkenburg
Frank Morgan
Joe Kean
Griffis & Haley
Mr. Morgan
Messrs
McGonigle
Kean
John Currin
E. J. Smith
Ruth
Anxiety Over Mexican Regulars Near Washington
May 23 reports say General Trevino moves thirty thousand troops into the Big Bend area as U S officials fear theU S expedition near the border. Returns from Glenn Springs raid prompt conference with American consuls. cries of danger rise as further Mexican actions are awaited.
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Washington
Trevino
Carranza
Big Bend
United States
Antonio
Funston
Quillas
Plight of Jeremiah Lynch Calls for Official Action
London reports indicate President Wilson pressed Ambassador Page to secure a stay of execution for Jeremiah Lynch, an American citizen implicated in Irish unrest. The U S inquiry notes Lynch's sentence has not yet been confirmed and awaits submission to Prime Minister Asquith before any action.
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Wilson Menage
Ambassador Page
London
Dof
Jeremiah Lynch
Dublin
State Department
Lynch
Asquith
Lynch Was Early Klondike Resident and Politician
Jeremiah Lynch, a San Francisco capitalist and former Klondiker, born in Fall River Massachusetts, moved to California in 1858. He invested in baking powder, lived in Dawson after 1898, published Three Years in the Klondike, wrote poems, and served three years in the California state senate, notably helping remove Boss Buckley from power.
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Lynch
San Francisco
Jeremiah Lynch
Mr. Lynch
Fall River
Mass
California
Dawson
Klondike
State Senate
Buckley
The
Tate
Baltic Reopens to German Navigation With War Loan Plan
German traffic in the Baltic is restored and German merchantmen reached Swedish ports under naval escort. The German government plans to propose in early June a war loan of ten billion marks.
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Copenhagen
Baltic
Alaskan Miner to Seek Dismissal in Contempt Case
Jafet Lindeberg of Nome Alaska plans to file an affidavit in San Francisco tomorrow to seek dismissal of contempt proceedings brought by the Northern Light Mining Company.
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San Francisco
Jafet Lindeberg
Nome
Alaska
Northern Light Mining Company
Illness Of Financier James J Hill Causes Alarm
St Paul May 23 The illness of James J Hill railroad magnate has caused alarm Complications have set in London May 23 The Crocker Land expedition first members reach Copenhagen with reports of important scientific discoveries Remaining team members stay in the North
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ST. Paul
James J. Hill
London
Copenhagen
United States to police Santo Domingo under Marine supervision
Washington May 23 United States authority in Santo Domingo plans to police the city with constabulary under the supervision of the United States marine corps following the recent revolutionary movement.
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San Domingo
Washington
Santo Domingo
United States Marine Corps
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