End of War Near Says British Leader
London reports quote Premier Lloyd George asserting US entry seals the war against military autocracy. He praises American aid, ships build plans, and foresees a real peace, not endless strife, while noting German doubts over America’s role. Local casualty and front-line notes from Arras and Cairo follow.
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Lencheon Club
Lioyd-George
United States
oyd-George
Lloyd-George
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Ile
von Indenburg
Battle of
Arras
Explosion Plot Foiled Near National City Plants
San Diexo reports secret service agents frustrated a plot to destroy the Hercules powder plant in National City and the Lower California Chemical company dye factory at Chula Vista. Investigations link the scheme to government funds, with several suspects to be arrested within 48 hours.
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Cal
Lote
Hercules
National City
Lower California Chemical Company
Chula Vista
Navy enlistment record sets new Iowa milestone
In Des Moines Iowa on April 12 the Navy enlistees swore in 42 men by noon, a new local record. Additional recruits included thirteen joining the regular army and two enlisting in the reserve.
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View Moines
Cuba Bans Pure Dispatches To Any Part Of Republic
The Cuban government forbids the use of pure dispatches to any part of the republic. The Commercial Cable Company is mentioned in relation to this restriction.
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Cuba
New York
Republic
Woman suffrage leader to train 500 wireless operators
Mrs Herbert Sumner Owen, a prominent suffrage worker and head of the wireless division of the National League for Women’s Service, founded the first commercial class in wireless telegraphy for women. She offers 500 licensed women operators to the navy within six months to replace men for sea duty. Owen has 75 students at Hunter College, with more classes planned nationwide.
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Herbert Sumner Owen
Chaieee
Nal League For Women's Service
Navy
Owen
League
Hunter College
New York
Bryce Scheme Details for Peace Enforcer Revealed
Lord Bryce outlines a plan for a league to enforce peace drawn up with Englishmen. The Bryce scheme mirrors Taft Wilson ideas, proposing collective action against nonmembers and aggression. The International council would be advisory with powers favoring larger nations.
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London
Taft
Wilson
International Tribunal
International Council
Lord Bryce
Sixty Day Supply Of Canned Goods Warned By Official
New York April 13 Joseph Hartigan city commissioner of weights and measures warns that most dry groceries have only a sixty days supply of canned goods. He says prompt federal action is required to prevent serious food supply problems as outside capital fuels speculation in food stocks.
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New York
Joseph Hmartifan
Weights and Measures
United States
Hartigan
Chicago Food Gambling Probe Adds Board of Trade
Federal grand jury summoned several board of trade operators with books and documents in the wheat corn and oats price inquiry. Thirty five subpoenas issued for witnesses. Chicago grocers urge prohibition of all gambling in food stuffs and futures trading to curb high prices.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago Retail Grocers’ Association
Explosion at Philadelphia Arsenal Kills One
An accidental powder explosion in the detonating department at the Frankford government arsenal mortally injures Joseph Iller and kills Phillip Solely. The incident occurred as ammunition production continued in the suburb of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Government Arsenal
Frankford
Phillip
Joseph Iller
Villa's German Doctor Seized in El Paso
Dr Jeo Knopf a German who once served as Villa's private physician was arrested by federal authorities in El Paso and placed in the county jail.
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Villa
el Paso
Tex
Jeo Knopf
Secret Service Agent Killed Aboard Smuggling Schooner
Reports from San Diego say a munition carrying schooner captured by two US destroyers off the Mexican coast involved an American secret service agent who was killed aboard when he boarded the vessel. Another ship was said to be en route from a Pacific coast port to Mexico with munitions.
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Secret Service
San Diego
Cal
Nest
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Agriculture department urges farmers to plant corn early
Washington notes the department of agriculture urges farmers to plant corn early to ensure robust yields. Officials emphasize timely planting and careful field management to maximize productivity this season.
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Washington
Greatest Battle Develops as British Push Advances
British forces advance near Vimy and Monchy Le Preux with tanks aiding the take of Monchy Le Preux. German counterattacks fail, while French and British actions include gains around Farbus wood, Wancourt, and the Scarpe as weather hampers operations. Prisoners are taken and positions fortified amid heavy fighting on multiple fronts.
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Monchy-Le-Preux
London
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France
Arras
Monchy -Le-Preux
Moncrhy-Le-Prewuxz
Mte
Moneby
Pelyes
Rosux
Vimy
Wilson Praises College Men In Yale News
President Wilson lauds the patriotic spirit of American colleges in a Yale News interview. He says universities supply capable, well fed men for all branches of national service in peace or war, noting their role as the nation’s strength.
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Wilson
New Haven
Conn
Yale News Today
Iowa Senate Passes Enger Resolution To Direct Youth Efforts
Des Moines April 12 The senate approved the Enger resolution directing city officials and others to guide the energies of young people so they contribute to government efforts during the war though not in active service. The Mleck road oiling bill was killed.
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Des Moines
Senate
Enger
Spy Suspect Arrested in Chesapeake City Case
A man identifying as George O Krimgoel of Philadelphia was arrested by justice department agents in Chesapeake City. Authorities found photographs of the Chesapeake and Delaware canal locks and Eddy Stone disaster clippings in his possession.
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George O. Krimgoel
Philadephia
Department of Juaticn
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Eddystone
Bie Pouoe
German bread rations tighten as April 15 food rules loom
Berlin Vorwaerts reports food regulations to take effect on April 15 dominate discussions in elite circles. The looming bread ration cut, about one fourth, causes tension as stockpiles and upcoming harvest plans shape debate and policy.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Amsterdam
Central News
Brazil Stays Short of War Over Germany
Rio de Janeiro reports the government will sever diplomatic ties with Germany but delay a formal declaration of war and a seizure of German ships in Brazilian harbors. The German envoy was given passports at Petrópolis. Amsterdam commentary notes further German trade pressures and central powers prospects.
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Petropolis
Amsterdam
London
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Lokal Anseiger
Ustrian
Cagliello Volks
Latin American Nations Back U S Against Germany
Argentina informed the state department it recognizes the justice of the United States stand against German aggression. Costa Rica, emerging from revolution, endorsed President Wilson and said it was ready to prove support if needed. Brazil announced breaking off relations with Germany in a press release.
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Argentina
Costa Rica
United States
Germany
State Department
Sony
Wilson
Spain Protests Unwarned Sinking of San Fulgencio
London reports from Madrid that Spain protested Germany over the torpedoing of the San Fulgencio without warning. The Madrid dispatch cites the Banulgencio incident as the first Spanish ship sunk without notice by German forces.
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Madrid
Germany
Banulgencio
Paris
Havas
Brazilian studies U S agriculture mission to Washington
Dr Paulo de Moraes Barros minister of agriculture of Rao Paulo Brazil travels to Washington with wife and daughter to study U S agricultural practices. He recently completed tours in the Philippines and Alaska on the same mission seeking practical farm methods for Brazil.
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Rao Paulo
Brasil
Washington
Unitates
Philippines
Alaska
Acate
United States Plans Merchant Fleet to Break German Submarine Blockade
President Wilson advances a grand plan to build a vast U boat busting merchant fleet. The aim is to flood Europe with food clothing and munitions while avoiding a direct army deployment. George W. Goethals will supervise construction of ships to outpace German submarine efforts and potentially end the blockade. Viviani and Balfour to attend allied war talks in Washington to discuss supplies and postwar arrangements.
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Wilson
America
United States
Germany
Shipping Board
Careius
Abit Ae de Gerenaez
U-boata
Ahi
Saheant
Arya
Cam
Crimany
Balfour
Viviani
France
State Department
M. Viviant
Mipa
U States
Sub captain captures U S ships off Sardinia
Adispatch from Washington reports the American schooner Marguerite of New York captured by a submarine near Sardinia. The crew was exposed in boats for hours. one American crew member is believed missing. Ambassador Sha forwarded the information to Tunis. The submarine made no attempt to surface or aid the crew.
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Marguerite
Washington
New York
Qasdinis Apeit
Sha
Tunis
Rush Midshipmen Work Ahead of Schedule at Naval Academy
Annapolis Md April 12 The two senior classes at the naval academy will graduate earlier than usual under an order from Captain Edward Freeman superintendent approved by the president. The present senior class will finish in September and the next higher class will graduate in June of next year.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Marriage Bureau Ad Warns Against Hasty Marriages
In Pittsburgh on April 12 a printed display at the marriage license bureau warned against marrying quickly to avoid neglecting duty to country. The sign urged caution, noting men who wed hastily may not honor their obligations to their wives.
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Pittsburoh
Retort Brings Prison Term In France Incident
Havre, France April 1. A German officer identified herself to Baroness De Coninck in a courtly guise and claimed knowledge of her. She denied the claim and was sentenced to one month in prison for the exchange. The Baroness’s husband is away at the front.
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Havre
France
Mall
Initenmar
de Coninck
Paper Men Indicted in Sherman Anti-Trust Case
New York April 13. The News Print Manufacturers' Association and seven members of its executive committee were indicted today by a federal grand jury under the Sherman anti trust act. The seven individual defendants are named in the indictment.
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New York
Asenciation
Executive Committee
Federal Grand Jury
Sherman Anti Law
Joffre May Come to Washington Amid Peace Pact Talk
Reports from April suggest Premier Viviani may visit Washington as WWI war aims and actions are debated. Some readers expect the Entente to seek a binding arrangement rather than a separate peace, while the United States pledges unlimited participation until Wilson's aims are met.
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Washington
Ane Pacches
Mier Viviant
Tony
Entente Commissionere
Genber
United States
Wilson Anpesenet
Villa Rout Margia Men Rally as Trainloads Carry Wounded
Villa forces rout Margia units and send wounded in trainloads to base hospitals. Reports say 1,508 Villa followers were struck with heavy casualties and severed lines of advance.
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Neurgia
Experts probe Eddy Stone plant explosions in Chester
Experts analyze powder in shrapnel shells at Eddy Stone Ammunition works to confirm cause of explosions that killed 122 at the plant. Officials consider a plot with an acid capsule dropped into a shell as a possible factor. Investigators also examine explosive defects and review anonymous warnings and notes.
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Chester
Eddystone Ammunition Corporation
Eddystone
Ope
Railroads organize wartime operational board
Washington April 12 leaders of major U S railroads met at the defense council to form a five man board to direct railroad operations during the war. The members named include Harrison Billet Rae Holden Kruttachnitt and Willard with the defense council ex officio chair and the Interstate Commerce Commission to appoint a successor.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Council To National Defense
Arestairfax Harrison
Houtherna Baw
Howard Billet
Haven
Amuel Rae
Vania
Hale Holden
Hurlinatea
Ane Puaine Kruttachnitt
Rania Willard
Identiies Tuaare & Ohia
Defense Council
Ereabet Atte
Interstate Commerce
Anot
Tuberculosis Declared Worst Modern Disease Peril
New York on April 13 reports Dr. Hermann M. Bigus warning that tuberculosis is the greatest disease menace of modern times, stressing its peril to public health and urging urgent action.
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New York
Hermann M. Bigus
Cody page fragment mentions Indian affairs and Buffalo seat
Fragmentary text references a person named Neiar and a former position in Indian affairs near Buffalo. It suggests a witness or testimony context with partial details, but lacks clear event or outcome.
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Cody
John Ne Iar
Withnee
Buffalo
Army plans call for 660000 volunteers to fill regular and national guard units
Washington reports the army plans to instruct recruiting officers to seek 660000 volunteers to bolster the regular army and national guard. Already 4355 Regular Army enlistees remain under wartime status, with projections showing 617968 volunteers needed to absorb gaps and create a selective army.
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Washington, D. C
Army Department
Regular
National Guard
Regular Army
Army Cere
Allies Recruit Bill Intro by Webb and Culberson
Washington April 13 with the approval of Attorney General Webb the Reece judicial committee will introduce tomorrow a bill to allow allied governments to recruit their citizens in the United States. Chairman Culberson of the Senate judiciary committee will introduce the same bill.
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Washington
Mn Webb
Reece Judicial Committee
United States
Culberson
Senate Judiciary
Qill
U S Plans Early Action on New Russia Rulers
Washington reports indicate the United States aims to recognize the new Russian government promptly to ease internal strife and curb Germany’s aims. Officials expect difficulties in Russia and seek congressional authority for a large bond-based financial aid package to support the new regime.
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Washington
Rursia
Russia
Germany
Congress
Cincinnati Boxer Seeks Army Post Despite Short Stature
Sam Sandow, a Cincinnati bantamweight, tries to enlist but is told he is too short. He buys high-heeled shoes to aid the exam as a recruiter tests his height. The incident ends with a decision pending the shoe removal.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Sammy Sandow
Sandow
Death of Eugene Blough in South Dakota
Eugene Blough aged 69 formerly assistant of the South Dakota News Union died at a local hospital from self-inflicted bullet wounds suffered days earlier amid a personal crisis. The death occurred in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on April 12.
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Sioux Falla
Eugene Blough
South Dakota New Union
Mexican skirmish reported near El Paso
An April report from Texas describes Mexican forces vying with U S troops near Fort Bliss, with firefights along the border. One American soldier and one Mexican laborer reportedly killed amid the exchange as patrols returned fire.
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Tex
United States Army
Yarerany
FE Paso
German charged with bomb plot sentenced in New Jersey
Fritz Kolb, a German, was today sentenced in Gereuane erecy City New Jersey to not less than three years and not more than five years for possessing bombs. He was implicated in a March plot with Han ney to explode a penow on Black Tem island. The jury could not agree to Bedworts.
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N. J
Fritz Kolb
Kolb
Hanney
Black Tem Island
Bandit Capture Report From Hacienda Matabi Venture
Report states that a gang led by C G Dun con captured by authorities after a dawn raid at 4 a m on Sunday near Boner aaden. Details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
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