British Sinks German Cruiser Dresden Near Juan Fernandez
European war news report that the German cruiser Dresden was sunk by three British warships near Juan Fernandez Island in the Pacific after a five minute battle. All 320 crew were saved, including 15 wounded, while Britain rejects any German demand to lift the naval blockade.
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Admiralty Office
Dresden
Juan Fernandez Island
Pacific
London
Germany
Neuve Chapelle
War Office
Churchill
Pernambuco
Guadeloupe
Kronprisz Wilhelm
Bayone
Italian Telegraphs Orders Suspend Money Orders with Austria
The Italian minister of posts and telegraphs in Rome issued orders delaying the exchange of telephonic money orders with Austria-Hungary and suppressing the traveling post offices operating trains toward the Austrian frontier.
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Posts and Telegraphs
Rome
Austria-Hungary
Washington census chief and other WWI era notices
Washington Samuel L. Rogers of North Carolina took the oath of office as census director succeeding William J. Harris who resigned to join the federal trade commission. A Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania was selected for chief justice of the United States court of claims. Unemployment nationwide was reported lower than two months prior. Banks in eastern Wisconsin sought to move from Minneapolis to Chicago. Col W H Crook, longtime White House disbursing officer, is gravely ill with pneumonia. President Wilson will seclude himself at the White House for three weeks. Wilson pledged a thorough inquiry into the sinking of the William P Frye. Capt Henry King, retired editor of the St Louis Globe Democrat, died in St Louis. Aviator Lincoln Beachey died in San Francisco when his monoplane failed. Sarah Bernhardt left a Bordeaux hospital for home. Count Sergius Witte of Russia is dead at sixty five. Mehmed Burhan-Eddin Effendi, son of Abdul Hamid, found strangled in his room.
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Samuel L. Rogers
North Carolina
Washington
William J. Harris
Federal Trade Commission
W. H. Crook
White House
Lincoln
Wilson
Scott Plans Cavalry Push Against Piute Indians
Brig. Gen. Hugh L. Scott at Bluff Utah says he will lead United States cavalry against the renegade Piute under Old Polk and Old Posey in one final effort to force surrender and restore peace after failed negotiations.
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United States
Old Polk
Old Posey
Hugh L. Scott
Scott
Bluff
Utah
Carranza abandons Progreso blockade amid U S warnings
U S officials in Washington inform that Carranza has ended the Progreso blockade after urgent representations. President Wilson and his cabinet discussed the Mc Manus assassination in Mexico City and the insult to the U S flag. The United States warned Carranza to keep rail links open between Mexico City and Vera Cruz and pressed for explanations on the Wyvisbrook seizure and Captain Muir’s imprisonment.
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General Carranza
Progreso
Mex
United States
Des Moines
Wilson
Washington
Zapatistas
Mexico City
John B. McManus
Chicago
McManus
Carranza
Vera Cruz Ee
Wyvisbrook
Muir
Campeche
Chevrolet Returns to Auto Racing After Five Years
Louis Chevrolet, renowned French American driver, resumes competition after a five year gap sparked by a Vanderbilt accident in 1910. He plans to build his own car, targeting a light 1000 pound frame with about ninety three cubic inch piston displacement, aiming to be the lightest racer on the speedway.
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Louis Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Vanderbilt
Back to the old days five-pitcher rotation argues former Cub star
Jimmy Ryan argues baseball should return to a compact pitching staff. He recalls 1880s practice with Clarkson and another pitcher handling most work, and criticizes today’s clubs with ten or more pitchers on payroll. He credits hard work and Stallings for showing a six-man limit is possible and cites Boston Braves’ championship as proof.
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Jimmy Ryan
Cub
Stallings
Ryan
Chicago Colts
Callahan
Clark Griffith
John Clarkson
Boston Braves
Sports notes mingle golf base ball and college track
An English writer says golf is killing cricket while Christy Mathewson fears three leagues could spoil major league baseball. Inter scholastic track meets begin in May. Frank Baker quit road life. Ed Willis plans horses for Lexington. Wrestling dominates eastern colleges with swimming close behind. Connie Mack must rebuild without Baker or Eddie Collins. Buck O'Brien seeks raise with Memphis. Tony James retires to practice law. Michigan spent over 50 000 on football in 1914, receipts exceed 80 000. Branch Rickey releases 11 men, Bunny Brief earns praise after a bad start. Union Club by General Watts bought by John R Townsend. James Hart leaves Cubs for globetrotting via Egypt and Japan. Lake Erie circuit opens June 14 to Oct 7 for 24 meetings. Hendrix trade rumors loom as Lee Magee negotiates.
Bresnahan Signed With Washington at Seventeen Years
The baseball figure Roger Bresnahan is praised as a young Irish hurler who debuted for Washington at seventeen in 1897 after being signed from Lima Ohio. He won his first game 3 0, earned a $40 suit of clothes, and finished the season with seven games pitched, one loss. He is described as a future star and the Chicago Nationals’ new manager.
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Washington Club
Roger Bresnahan
Chicago Nationals
Lima
Charles Nichols
Earl Wagner
Arlie Latham
St. Louis Brown
Latham
Washington
Bresnahan
St. Louis
Roger
Dublin
Ireland
Fans are Hard on Umpire in Louisville Columbus Game
An incident last season shows how crowds taunted umpire Johnstone after Scotty Ingerton clashed with him and was ejected for a kick. McLarry’s fifth inning single hit Field Umpire Westervelt, Osborne on base, and Ingerton’s argument spurred a long police escort after the game while fans continued to jeer.
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Scotty Ingerton
Johnstone
McLarry
Osborne
Westervelt
Ingerton
Jack Hayden
Borton Seeks Release To Manage Coast Club
Babe Borton former White Sox first baseman has requested release from the St. Louis Feds to take a managerial post with a Coast league team. The move reflects Borton's decision to shift from player to managing duties in the minor leagues.
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Borton
Babe Borton
White Sox
St. Louis Feds
Kidney Cleanse via Four Ounces of Rad Salts
A famous warning from a national authority about meat overindulgence clogging kidneys with uric acid. It promotes Jad Salts, four ounces daily in water, to flush and stimulate kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent urinary and bladder disorders. claims safe, inexpensive, pleasant effervescent drink.
Bonding Public Officers Promoted by National Surety
Advertisement features National Surety Company boasting the widest bonding reach and a department for bonding public officers worldwide. It urges readers to write for rates and presents the company as "America's Leading Surety Co." with a humorously mixed dialogue about horse riding and a dog charity logo.
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National Surety Company
West Street
New York
America
Adv
Sailors Taught Crochet Sparks Navy Glee Club Banter
A humorous exchange questions if US Navy sailors learn crochet. An irate speaker retorts that it is not yet common but notes efforts to foster glee club timber among jackies, signaling a morale and entertainment initiative.
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United States Navy
Wall Decorator Faces Constant Business Pushback
A dialogue notes a man earning well yet regularly facing difficulties in his line. The speaker explains the cause: being a wall decorator means frequent pressure and challenges inherent to the trade. The exchange paints a picture of entrepreneurial strain despite good income.
The Way It Goes
A fragment describes a man judged as hard up by speech and reveals he has kept six model T or cars and had to dispose of one while a consolation speaker earns $2,900 yearly.
Theatrical Manager and Discosolate Lover Dialogue
A dramatized exchange unfolds as the Theatrical Manager asks about a public safety matter and the Discosolate Lover contemplates fatal harm. The manager urges a note confessing the act in the name of Misa Starr, the leading lady, arguing the dull season needs help.
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Misa Starr
Effect of Their Warm Drink in the Morning on Children
A mother recounts how Postum replaced coffee for her nervous, coffee‑drinking self and helped her school work. She notes lasting health gains and comfort drinking a meal‑time beverage with children. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum, 15c/25c packages and 80c/50c tins, with the claim there’s a reason Grocers sell it.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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British Foreign Office
Ambassador Page
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England
Francis Joseph
Austria
Italy
Baron von Burian
van Hindenburg
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Augustown
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Galveston
Havre
Rallin H. Bunch
Muncie
Ind
General Williams
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Sleepy Hollow
Pocantico Hills
Drummond Jones
Marie Busch
August A. Busch
Adolphus Busch
SC Lewis
John DD. Archbold
Tarrytown
N. J
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Charles Baldwin
Evansville
Terre Haute
Shelburn
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
President Wilson
United States Court of Claims
Caminetti
Wisconsin
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve District of
Minneapolis
District of
Daniels
Brooklyn
Boston Navy Yard
William FP. Frye
Prinz Eltel Friedrich
Henry King
The
St Louis Globe Democrat
Lincoln Beachey
San Francisco
Sarah Bernhardt
Bordeaux
Andernos
Sergius Witte
Russia
Count Witte
Tiftis
Mehmed Burhan-Eddin Effendi
Sultan
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Bryan
Senor Riana
Dare-Devil Auto
Acies
Christy Mathewson
Frank Baker
Ed Willis
Lexington
Connie Mack
Eddie Collins
Falkenburg
Buck O'Brien
Memphis
Tony James
University of Michigan
Branch Rickey
St Louis Browns
Bunny Brief
Jack Fournier
Union Club
General Watts
John R. Townsend
Goshen
James Hart
Globe
Hart
Egypt
Japan
Lake Erie
Coshocton
Doe Tinker
Hendrix
Pitcher
Brook
Lee Magee
Ohio
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