Italy Demands Washington Stay Out of War Warships Busy North Sea
Amsterdam announces all shipping between Holland and the United Kingdom is halted. No UK departures for Holland after Thursday and Holland ships barred from the UK. London hints at impending North Sea operations as German and British submarines increase activity along the coast and Helgoland. The German admiralty claims one British submarine was sunk on April 17.
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Amsterdam
Holland
United Kingdom
London
North Sea
Helgoland Hay
England
Helgoland
Italy Delivers Ultimatum to Austria Amid Frontier Mobilization
A report from Petrograd says Italy sent a note to Austria presenting minimum terms for an accord. In Rome, opinion favors a possible agreement, but frontier military preparations continue with energy as Austrian troops are reinforcing along the border.
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Rome
Petrocrad
Italy
Austria
Paper Cap On Anniversary Sparks Detroit Dispute
In Detroit Michigan Mrs William charged her husband with disturbing the peace after he gave a paper cap with silver wings for their silver wedding anniversary. An argument followed from their home to her father’s house where the celebration was to be held. William was arrested and the sentence was suspended on his promise to be more considerate.
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Detroit
Michigan
William
Stein
Indee Stein
William's
England May Avert Strike In Miners Dispute
London reports a compromise likely ending the threat of a miners strike after a Board of Trade mediation. A conference among Miners Federation of Great Britain representatives led to a request for a national meeting of mine owners and miners. A wage rise clash remains around 20 percent demand versus 1 to 5 percent offer. German sea raiders at ball game in Newport News. Kronprinz Wilhelm honored at Virginia League season opener.
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London
England
Enelieh
Board of Trade
Amog
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
Newport News
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Battleship Commander Dead in Portsmouth
War captain George Woods Logan, commander of the battleship Nebraska, dies at the naval hospital in Portsmouth. His death closes a notable naval career with service aboard the Nebraska and other ships during wartime operations.
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Norfolk
George Woods Logan
Nebraska
Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Called Him Shrimp in Alimony Case
New York man Begood, opposing his wife’s alimony request during separation proceedings, described his spouse as a 6 foot tall woman who called him a “shrimp” and said she was ashamed of him. His own height was noted as five feet tall.
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New York
Bolomon Begood
Chicago Rabbi Abraham Levy Dies at 67
Abraham Reuben Levy 67 founder of the Jewish Aeticulture Aid Society and longtime Chicago rabbi dies at home after 22 years serving the city. His death marks a loss to local religious and charitable work.
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Chicago
Abraham Reuben Levy
The
Jewish Aeticulture Aid Society
Frank seeks clemency to commute death to life
Atlanta lawyers for Leo M. Frank have filed a petition with Governor Slaton and the Georgia Prison Commission asking the death sentence for the Mary Phagan murder be commuted to life imprisonment. Frank argues his innocence and that key evidence was unreliable and requests permission to detail grounds at the forthcoming hearing.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Leo M. Frank
Gov. Slaton
Georgia Prison Commission
Frank
Mary Phagan
Fulton County
Twilight sleep barred in major New York hospitals
New York authorities ban twilight sleep in childbirth at Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital and Minckwell's Island city hospital. Sloane Maternity uses it for a few cases. Jewish Maternity Hospital restricts to about half of former eligible patients. Infant mortality linked to the method grows, signaling impending prohibition.
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New York
N.Y
Polyclinic Medical School
City Hospital
Minckwell's Island
Sloane Maternity Hospital
Jewish Maternity Hospital
East Broadway
Lake Mohonk Conference on Arbitration Headed by John B Moore
John Bassett Moore of Columbia University former counsellor of the state department will preside over the 21st Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration at Mohonk Lake New York from May 19 to 21. The program will avoid direct criticism of causes or actions of the war and covers topics such as Pan American influence for peace international regulation of armaments and the feasibility of a league of peace.
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Mohonk Lake
New York
John Bassett Moore
Columbia University
State Department
Lake Mohonk
League of Peace
Ore Movement to Begin in Pittsburgh District
Greenville Pa reports the Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad will move 900 to 1 000 carloads of iron ore daily from Conneaut Harbor Ohio to the Pittsburg district totaling about 42 000 tons. The plan reflects increased ore shipments and rail capacity to support steel production.
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Greenville
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
Conneaut Harbor
Pittsburg
New Finance Plan for Travelers Enacted in New York
Equitable Trust Co announces a new financing plan for American travelers abroad using international letters of credit payable in dollars instead of pounds sterling. The move aims to simplify overseas expenditures and stabilize currency usage for travelers.
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New York
Equitable Trust Co
Allies Forced to Fall Back Near Ypres in New Gas Attack
German forces struck near Ypres forcing back Allied troops and capturing four villages and about 1600 French and British soldiers. Berlin confirms a reverse though some ground was retaken by counterattack. Germans used asphyxiating bombs, spreading effects about a mile behind French trenches. The event signals the start of renewed fighting near Ypres with British and French troops reshaping lines.
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London
Ypres
Berlin
Ypres Canal
Hritems
Tarie
Chewman
Caine
Bay Rum Kills Two Drinkers in Bristol
In Bristol Pennsylvania a bay rum seller says he will stop selling the substitute liquor after two men who bought his products died from its effects. He destroyed all remaining stock. The tragedy, reported from North Holston Virginia, involved men of local families.
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Bristol
Pennsylvania
North Holston
Here
Familion
Traveling vet sues Centralia police chief over assault claim
Dr A W Fravel a traveling veterinary surgeon and medical company president filed a suit in Centralia alleging that Chief of Police W H Baldridge assaulted him during an arrest attempt. He seeks Baldridge’s ouster and redress.
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Centralia
A. W. Fravel
W. H. Baldridge
Baldridge
Government fur sale postponed to next fall on rules islands
The sale of fur from the islands is postponed to next fall. Secretary Redfield has discussed the situation with the president and a government sale on rules islands will be held next fall.
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Washington
Eale
Rules
Redwill
Redfield
London Landwehrman Wounded Reaches Konigsberg Hospital
A Landwehrman wounded 47 times with 10 pieces of shrapnel embedded in his body is recovering at a hospital in Konigsberg.
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London
Konigeberg
Margaret Haskins Charged In Slinton Murder
Mrs Margaret Haskins was arrested in Douglas charged with murdering her husband Rev Allen Haskins, a Baptist minister, killed with a shotgun as he slept at their Slinton home nearby.
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Douglas, Ga
Mra
Margaret Haskins
Allen Haskins
Slinton
Train Kille Missourian in Laclede Crossing
Andrew E. Flick of Senath Missouri was killed by an Illinois Central train while attempting to cross the track ahead of it. He was 139 years old.
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Missourian
Laclede
Andrew E. Flick
Senath
Immigration trends and Missouri officials head to Panama exposition
The Missouri region sees sharp drops in foreign arrivals as European conflict dampens immigration. In the year to 1904 Missouri welcomed 1 781 entrants from Britain to Mexico, while eight months into 1915 only 2 182 arrived bound for the state. Meanwhile 3 744 foreigners left Missouri for home in the last fiscal year. Governor Major leads a party to the Panama Exposition for Missouri Day, traveling by private car Colonial with officials and relatives, visiting Colorado Springs Salt Lake and Los Angeles en route. The senate committee studies creating a state park and vast game preserve in the Ozarks, naming members Bufom Brunk Brean Alle Carter Casey.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
John T. Fitzpatrick
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Mexico
Holland
Belgium
Austria
United States
Gov. Major
San Francisco
Con
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake Los Angeles
San Diego
Ozark
Senate
Thie
Bufom
Heynolde County
Brunk
Brean
St Louie
Alle
Miller County
Carter
Clark County
Casey
Kansas City
State grants bond issue for railroad corporation
The state public service commission approves United Railway of St. Louis to issue five hundred thousand dollars in bonds at 4 percent interest. The bonds mature July 1 1994 to refinance the bonds issued by the old Southern Electric Line due May 1 1916.
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Comnetion
United Raihwaye of
St. Louis
Southern Electric
Prison Inspectors Visit Four States For Penitentiary Details
The State Board of Prison Inspectors toured Indiana Ohio Massachusetts and New York to gather information on penitentiary operation. The visit aimed to collect data on management conditions and practices across state facilities.
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Indiana
Ohio
Massachusetts
New York
Death of Missouri public figure Mar J Finks at 77
News of the death of Mar J Finks a marshal of the supreme court reached here. He had been ill at the home of his daughter Mrs Alwup in Fayette for several weeks. Finks was 77 and one of the most widely known Missourians in public life.
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Mar J Finks
Supreme Court
Mrs Alwup
Fayette
No Chance of Reappointment Across Missouri News
Friends of Frank A. Wightman say his resignation from the public service commission came after he believed Governor Major would ignore railroad workers petitions and refuse reappointment. In Jefferson City, a historic building once housing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s Civil War Missouri division HQ is being torn down. The State Board of Prison Inspectors plans an overall factory at the penitentiary, with Star Clothing Company moving out to allow a state run operation using drilled workers.
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Frank A. Wightman
Public Service Commission
Gov. Major
Jefferson City
Gen. A. &. Grant
Missouri Division
State Board of Prison Inspector
Star Clothing Company
Missouris
Burlington Nunestone
Miscourt Capitol
E. W. Stephene
Tracey Swartwont
Colummae
Capitol
Aggard Can Martie
Stephens
Forfeited Bonds Remitted by Governor Major
Gov Major ordered remittance of two forfeited bonds in criminal cases after a review with officials, while declining to remit one. Lasker’s $1,600 bond was not remitted. he is in a West Virginia prison. Caney’s $1,200 bond was forfeited and remitted. McHugh’s £3,000 bond was not remitted and surety Geraghty must cover costs.
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Major
Gov Major
Harry Lasker
St Louis
West Virgina
Sam Welsman
Lasker
Carey L. Caney
George Scullin
Honda
John McHugh
Charles Geraghty
McHugh
Geraghty
Missouri Plans Centennial Celebration for 1918
A unanimous resolution urged the Missouri Historical Society to study a statehood centennial plan, with no fixed date. Officers were elected for the celebration, to honor Missouri’s 1821 statehood recognition, while a 1918 milestone and the society’s 100th anniversary were also noted.
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Missouri
The
Missouri Historical Society
Adjutant General Mears Heads to San Pranciaco
Adjutant General John Ho Meara departs for San Pranciaco to confer with the proportion commission. Maj Gen Arthur Murray commanding the Western Division and California Adjutant General arrange the party for the Wiaspurt lay celebration on May 3 with Gov Major present. Murray, a Mike County man from Bowling Green, is a personal friend of Gov Major and has assured Meara he will do all in his power to make the occasion memorable.
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John Ho Meara Hase
San Pranciaco
Arthur Murray
United States Army
Adjutant General of
Roach Chairs State Board of Equalization Alone Again
Secretary of State Cornelius Roach convened the state board of equalization by himself to assess public service corporations for the year. The board must meet on the third Tuesday in April. Roach was the only member present in the city as Governor Major was away for 16 days and the quorum was not met. The other three members were unavailable.
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Cornelius Roach
State Board of Equalization
Roach
Major
Blind Workers Encouraged and Four Park Sites Noted
The Missouri Association for the Blind welcomes a state commission inquiry into its affairs and hopes for an appropriation following the investigation. A committee reported four potential sites for a state park game preserve: Ho-la-Tonke Park in Camden county, a wild land in Reynolds county, Arcadia in Iron county, and a fourth site in Crawford county.
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Avelaet Begta
Missouri
Missouri Association For the Blind
Missouri Blind Association
Ho-la-Tonke Park
Camden County
Reynolds County
Iron County
Arcadia
Crawford
Refugees Endure Harsh Displacement at Julfa
Arriving at Julfa on the Russian border, refugees faced passport hurdles and treaty pressures. Many fled with families and risked rivers or makeshift shelters to escape hunger and cold. Pather DeCross distributed food as mud and freezing conditions persisted for three weeks, forcing slow dispersal of the displaced.
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Julfa
Arates
Pather
DeCross
Smith Ark court ruling threat to Port Smith saloons
A circuit court decision by Judge Litthe in Smith Ark Port Smith could lead to permanent saloon closures as Prohibitionists had appealed from the county court ruling. The judge found petitions did not show a majority of white adults as required by state law.
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Smith Ark
Paul Litthe
Port Smith
Jedge Little
Panama Canal Fees Seen Fall Below Ten Percent
Washington reports the Panama Canal has been operated with fees about ten percent during the first eight months of service. Officials say indications point to the rate falling to less than nine percent within a few months. The note arises from an official review received here.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Celal
Indictments Returned in Duquain Bank Embezzlement Case
Juuquein in The Grand jar at the April ters of the Trequoin City cmirt returned indictments against Henry Horn Jr cashier of the defunct tank of Duquain and Frank Wella an associate at the bank. Horn and Welle are charged with embezzlement.
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Juuquein
Grand Jar
Trequoin City
Cmirt
Henry Horn
Tank of
Duquain
Frank Wella
Horn
Welle
Notable Kidnapper Slayer Totals Mystery in London
London report notes the slaying of Yanne Sandusky described as a Macedonian figure and former teacher famed for abducting Miss Eden Stone, an American missionary, with the killing carried out by an unknown assailant. The incident follows years of notoriety from prior crimes.
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London
England
Reuters Telegram Co
Yanne Sandausky
Bank of France Releases 5 Million France to Bank of England
Paris reports the Bank of France released 5,000,000 france to the Bank of England for transit to New York to aid in steadying the exchange. The move aims to curb volatility in currency markets and support international trade liquidity.
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Bank of France
Paris
France
Bank of England
New York
Inventor Builds Vacuum Plan Chinch Bug Killer
Virden contractor and carpenter I1 J Swires has invented a machine to kill chinch bugs. The device is built on the plan of a vacuum cleaner and aims to control pests in crops or gardens.
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Virden
Foraker Jr. Dies at Manhattan Beach Cottage
Joseph Henson Foraker Jr., son of former Ohio senator Joseph B Foraker, died in his cottage at Manhattan Beach after a six month illness. The death was reported from New York.
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Joseph B. Foraker, Jr
York
Joseph Henson Foraker, Jr
Joseph B Foraker
Ohio
Manhattan Beach
Pooley Indicted for Manslaughter in Saloon Shooting
Evaneville Indiana James Pooley was indicted by the grand jury on a charge of manslaughter for the April 1 saloon shooting that killed Frank Stein during an alleged April fools joke.
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Evaneville
Ind
James Pooley
Frank Stein
Mulhall Hotel Sold to Hedley With May 15 Takeover
James H. Mulhall, proprietor of the Mulhall Hotel, sells the property to George Hedley who will assume charge about May 15. Mr Melbill will manage the Saline Hotel at Marrisburg.
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City
Minos
James H. Mulhall
George Hedley
Melbel
Marrisburg
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