British Crush Irish Rebellion In Dublin and Beyond
British forces drive rebels from Stephen's Green in Dublin after heavy losses as troops seize Liberty Hall and sack Sackville Street. Reports say four hundred rebel prisoners captured and post office back in military hands while reinforcements reach Dublin and Belfast. Galway Ennistymon Killarney Clonmel Gorey report disturbances as authorities claim rebel centers confined to isolated localities.
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London
Wablin
Jeneh
Hierebele
Sibe Sackville Street
Sackville
Ireland
County Galway
Enniecorthy
Killarney
Clonmel
Gorey
Be Kind to Animals Week Urges Humane Sermons
Albany May 21 marked as Humane Sunday with hundreds of churches nationwide urged to preach on kindness to animals. American Humane association organizes literature and leaflets for clergy, while May 16-20 is Be Kind to Animals Week. Local groups plan horse parades, dog shows, lectures, and humane literature distribution as part of growing anti cruelty movement which in 1915 handled over 2.2 million animals and 212 thousand children.
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Albany
N.Y
United States
American Humane Association
Bory Scouts
Roosevelt backs suffrage in national push
In a prepared statement, former President Theodore Roosevelt said the enfranchisement of women has become a national issue and voiced support for an amendment to the federal constitution granting women the vote.
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New York
N. Y
Wowel
Congressional Union
Progressive Party
Theatre Roosevelt
Churchill elected President of Authors' League
New York officials report Winston Churchill was elected president and Theodore Roosevelt as vice president at the Authors' League annual meeting in New York. Bar silver rose to 71 cents an ounce, the highest price in nearly a decade, with quotes up from 60% earlier and 54 earlier in the year, just before the war.
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Authors’ League
New York
Winston Churchill
Theodore Roosevelt
Tokio Dispatches Spotlight Japan Protest in Pew Paper
Tokyo dispatch reports Japan protests against the Burnet immigration bill gain prominence in the Japanese pews paper while no American penti vent has been volerd.
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Tokio
America
Japan
British Lose Eleventh Battleship Russell Sunk in Mediterranean
London reports the British battleship Russell was sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean. About 124 crewmen are missing including Admiral Fremantle. 24 officers and 67 men confirmed dead. The vessel, completed in 1909, displaced 14,000 tons and carried multiple large guns and torpedo tubes.
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London
Russell
Admiral Fremantle
Mediterranean
Aso
Bulwark
Queean
Goliath
Triumph
Majestic
Natal
Preparedness Parade to Feature 105000 Business Leaders
New York will stage an extraordinary May 13 parade with 105,000 business and professional men marching for 12 hours to boost military naval and industrial preparedness. Sixty six trades will be represented and the National Guard will take part. Two vehicles will lead the march, one with Major Mitchel and the other with Major General Wood, head of the Eastern Army.
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New York
N. Y
National Guard
Mitchel
Wood
Department of the East
United States Army
Biese Offers Defense In Dinamore Murder
Lansing Kan Fred Biscell the baker who confessed to the murder of the Dinamore girl seeks to justify his crime by claiming the mother refused to marry him though he offers no explanation for killing the child The Honduras navy vessel sold at auction in Galveston to J W Steele for towing out to sea
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Lansing
Kan
Fred Biscell
Dinamore
Navy
Galveston
Tez
Honduras
J. W Steele
Pea
Britons Grip New York Harbor War Vessel Figures
From chamber of commerce data the British merchant fleet is listed as ship 16 vessels at the war’s start. Admiralty figures are notably smaller indicating a discrepancy in early naval strength between Britons and allies.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce
Veescle
Admiralty
Venizelos Backlash Sparks Greek Unrest Across Regions
Greece faces rising opposition as demonstrations favor former premier Venizelos. Reports note growing sentiment despite government suppression efforts in Athens and the Peloponnese. Revolutionary leaders from 1890 reportedly mobilize while Venizelos urges lawful, peaceful methods. King Constantine associates the protests with political misdirection.
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Athens
Greece
Malmand
Sentimeat
Elutherios Venizelos
Pelopannesa
Venizelos
Conatantine
Intercession Bid For Sir Roger Casement Support
Michael Frasely Dovie, a Philadelphia lawyer, travels to New York to seek Wilson intercession on the Casement case. He says he has a power of attorney and aims to secure George Henry Newman, wife of Sir Roger, who fled Ireland amid persecution. He claims to have wired the secretary for an appointment with President Wilson.
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New York
Michael Frasely
Dovie
Philadelphia
Hocer Casement
Attorner
George Henry Newman
Rorer
Ireland
Trieir
Turuity
Wilson
Devle
Roger
Truck Sets Record Run 120 Miles in 11 Hours
Columbus reports a record run by a steam line under Capt. James W. Furlough. A truck covered 120 miles to Colonia Dubian in just over 11 hours, marking a notable transportation milestone for the era.
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Columbus
James W. Furlough
Colonia Dubian
Chicago Detective Chief Resigns Over Politics
Nicholas Hunt, appointed head of the detective bureau months earlier, sent his resignation to Mayor Thompson citing excessive politics as the reason.
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Chicago
Apt
Nicholas Hunt
Detective Bureau
Thompson
Turkey Asked About Elbus Ambassadorship Post
Washington's inquiry to Ankara asks if Abram I Fcus of New York could be accepted as American ambassador to succeed Henry Morgenthau after his resignation was accepted by President Wilson.
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Turkey
Elbus
Washington
State Department
Abram I
Sheriff’s Poets Kill Two Fugitives in Oklahoma Shootout
In Muskogee Oklahoma deputies exchanged fire with two fugitives named Ian and Dave Smith after they allegedly resisted arrest. The confrontation ended with the suspects killed and officers unhurt. The incident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Muskogee, Ok
Ian
Dave Smith
Erreet
Bar Association Urges Revision Of State Code
A Missouri Bar Association committee met in Jefferson City to draft plans for revising the state code for the 1918 session. Judge Harris of Fulton was elected chairman and Manly O Hudson of Columbia secretary. Members include judges from Boonville, St Louis, Palton, and Kansas City, plus university and college officials who discussed cooperation to develop Missouri’s resources and constitutional reform.
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Atvte Bar Association
Joe
Missouri General Assembly
Bri Tiaress
Fulton
Manly O Hodson
Ounmtin
William V. Willams
Boonville
Williamen
St Louie
Manly Olvidson
Columbia
John Widiburton
Carthage
Harrie
Palton
Hugo “Oeneh
St Louis
T. Ll. Montgomere
Kahoka
W. T Ragland
Robert Lamar
Houston
Martin F Lawsors
Liberty
Eyeet N. Powell
Kansas City
Minton
Pop Lewis
State Board of Agriculture
Jewell Mayes
W. Nelson
Mountain Grove
B. Mumfont
Agricultural College
Mowe Hill
State University
F M Carter
State Teachers” Asteration
A. Ta MecRan
School of Mines
Rotla
John R. Kirk
Normal School
Kirkeville
Efle Hendricks
Warrensburg
Ira Richardson
Norms Echool Marrville
Scarborough
Warrensboro
HO St. Marka
Board of Pharmacy exams reveal list of candidates in Missouri
A partial list of candidates for the board of pharmacy examinations appears, including L. Biank and Joplin figures, with the next meeting set for Excelsior Springs in mid June. A rehearing motion was filed with the public service commission by Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain about canceling an order last November affecting coal mine operators in Southeast Missouri. The commission was urged to demand filings from lines claiming compliance with the law as interpreted by the supreme court. The matter was discussed with the railroad lines under review.
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Public Service Commission
Missouri
Board of Pharmacy
Kaneas City
Koute L. Biank
Iralirie Home
Edward F. Dugeins
Corder
Walter D. Jensen
St. Joseph
G. W Kessler
Alvin
Charlies M Murray
Cameron
A. Lo Osborn
Joplin
Walter E Dunn
Chillicothe
James B. Troffinger Caveville
Miseera H Stanton
Houlder
Cole
James P Parrish
Strighton
Cole Assistan
F Il. Angell
Kingsville
Harry Burke
Mend City
H W Rison
St. Lows
Henderson
Harris
John Hagerman
Lagrante
Louise Jeese
Mexico
CV. Jamison
Fred Schekler
81. Louis
Miss Hazel Warilh
St Louis
Walter E. Banner
Brookfield
Excelsior Springs
Jone
Ovnet
Estate Public Service Commission
Missouri Pacific Iron Moontain Syeter
Agarakre
Cone Mission
Fleteri
Cupreme
Erate
Edriveriest
Rebels Surrender After Dublin Insurrection Ends
An official Dublin report says seven hundred seven prisoners were taken, including leaders and messengers sent to Galway, Wexford, Longford, and Dublin counties to surrender. Casualties include five officers killed and many wounded. the rebellion in Dublin is effectively ended with mass surrenders and destruction in Sackville Street area.
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Dublin
Galway
Arr
Werford
Lowth
Rblin
Tepnl
Penny For Each Sparrow
Bartleerilie Oklahoma residents organize sparrow control to reduce nuisance birds and protect crops. They offer a reward of four pence per sparrow captured, using flashlights at night to locate roosts and chase birds from houses and roofs.
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Bartleerilie
Darkner
Bell crashes on man during church maintenance near Tarrytown
Michael J. Kiernan, a contractor from Irvington New Jersey, was hanging a 1,500 pound bell at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Tarrytown, NY, when it fell, striking his head and severing an ear and hand. He was saved from further harm by scaffolding, and he quipped that lifting a such a heavy bell is a risky habit.
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New York City
Michael J. Kiernan
Irvington
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Tarrytown
Kernan
British Casualties In April Report Stronger Than March
The April tally lists 1 255 officers and 10 254 men for British casualties, higher than March across all fields of operation. The combined April figures total 1 244 officers and 19 356 men, versus 1 107 officers and 19 517 men in March.
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London
England
Paroled Officer Reiily M Smith Released in Omaha
Reiily M Smith, once a deputy in Missouri City, was convicted of second degree murder in a decedent retrial. He received a parole release after serving part of his sentence.
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St Leute
Omaha
Reiily M Smith
United
Staten Marthe
Bad
Louis
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