Prisoners Recovered as Bandits Halt Pursuit Near El Pino
American prisoners Jesse Beemer and Monroe Payne were recovered along with reports of a punitive expedition commanded by Col. Frederick Sibley south of Boquillas. A planned rescue near El Pino faced resistance from village residents who refused orders to kill rescuers, while officers feared extended pursuit would be impractical.
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Western
Union
News _Berrien
San Antonio
Tex
Cal
Frederick Sibley
Boquillas
Department
Jesse Beemer
Monroe ‘Payne
Megro Cook
Glenn Springs
Boquilias
BBC
Col Sibtsy
Maj. Langhorne
el ‘Pino
Sibley
de €Mer
Payne
Sweden Stays Neutral as Political Factions Unite
Foreign Minister Wollenberg reports a rare cohesion among socialist liberal and conservative parties in the Riksdag and with the king. The announcement says Sweden is more united against entering the war than at any time since hostilities began.
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Stockholm
Wollenberg
Riksdag
Sweden
Peace Conference Reorganized for Mediation Continuance
Stockholm reports the Ford peace expedition reformed as a neutral conference for continued mediation. It includes two delegates from six neutral countries the United States Switzerland Poland Denmark Norway and Sweden and remains supported by Henry Ford.
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Stockholm
United: ‘States
Switzerland
Poland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Henry Ford
Strict Economy Urged at Inland Daily Press Association Meeting
Report on Chicago meeting of the executive committee of the Inland Daily Press Association urging strict economy due to potential paper shortages and rising costs from the war in Europe. The group sought ways to reset operations and curb paper usage.
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Chicago
Europe
Inland Daily Press
Bryan Declines Run for Senate in Lincoln Neb
An official statement says William Jennings Bryan will not seek a Senate seat in Nebraska or a delegate role for another state at the Democratic national convention. It also notes Charles W. Bryan, defeated Nebraska Democrat for the gubernatorial nomination, does not plan to run for office independently.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Nebd
Wiliam _ Jennings
Robber Pursues Naval Plan Reported in Chicago
Chicago police search for a robber described as waiting at a front door, gaining access to a dwelling, and threatening the resident before proceeding with further actions. The incident hints at a planned, ongoing threat to the community.
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Chicazs
Chicago
Rickenbacker Wins Metropolitan Trophy as Delage Crash Kills Two
Eddie Rickenbacker wins the Metropolitan trophy race at Sheepshead Bay in 1 hour 33 minutes 31 seconds. Carl Limberg and R Pallotti die after Limberg's tire bursts and their Delage plunges into the bank. the car bursts into flames and crashes down the track.
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New York
Carl Limberg
Delage
R. Pallotti
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Eddie Ricken
Indianapolis
Tia Maxwell
Jules de Vigne
Ira Vail
Hudson
Rickenbacker
Limberg
Yail
Pailotti
Pallotti
Raid on the Border Drives Mexican Bandits From Polaris Camp
On May 15 Mexican bandits raided the Polaris mining camp seven miles below Lochiel on the border, driving out Americans who fled to Nogales in cars. Colonel Sage at Nogales sent a company of infantry and twenty cavalry to guard Leachiel Washington Camp and nearby towns on the American side. A telegraph report says Mexicans were tracked to the river by American detachments. no crossing into Mexico occurred.
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Tucson
Arig
Polaris
Mexico
Fires Threaten Fort Bliss After Suspected Arson Incident
General Funston ordered an investigation into fires at Fort Bliss near El Paso on Saturday night. Two stables burned and an ammunition house was targeted in what officials call deliberate attempts to destroy the garrison.
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Gérrigon
el Paso
Tex
Funston
San. ‘Antonio
Fort Bliss
Paso
New Word
Texas National Guard Mobilizes at Fort Sam Houston
More than 1,000 Texas Guardsmen arrived in San Antonio and entered the mobilization camp at Fort Sam Houston. They begin medical exams and swearing in, with terms to match their National Guard enlistment or the end of the Mexican expedition. Officials expect all 3,500 Texas Guardsmen to be in camp soon.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas National Guard
Fort Sam ‘Houston
United States Service
National Guard
Texas
Austrian Liner Dubrovnik Torpedoed in Adriatic
An Austro Hungarian passenger steamer named Dubrovnik was torpedoed and sunk by a hostile submarine in the Adriatic Sea with no warning, according to an official report released Friday.
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Berlin
Dubrovnik
Adriatic Sea
British Premier Visits Dublin After Executions In Rebellion
Dublin May 15 Premier Asquith arrived to assess conditions after the executions of the signers of the Irish republic proclamation. James Connolly, wounded, was among the last shot along with others of the rebel forces. Maxwell briefed the premier on the rebellion’s course as martial law looms and civil administration is debated.
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Wera
James —Connolly
MacDiarmad
McDeria
Macty
Diarmad
Connolly
Ag ‘Quith
Asquith
Himaelf
Treland
Martial Aw
Maxwell
Mexican Raid Ends in Conference De Facto Truce
Mexican bandits crossed into Texas four miles north of Boquillas and attacked civilians and soldiers. A frontier conference suspended further talks and agreed to report to the governments to seek a resolution, insisting the pause does not break good relations among conferees or nations.
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Marathon
Tex
Obregon
AL Scott
Frederick
Funston
Railroad President William Gardner Dies in Cape Cod
William B. Gardner president of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad died at his Cape Cod summer home Friday at age fifty seven. Long declining health led him to visit the area with his family recently. The body will be taken to Franston for burial.
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Cape Cod
Mass
William &. Gardner
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Mr. Gardner
Eaid
Franston
Harris Johnston, 101, United States' oldest general, dies
Columbus Ohio reports the death of Harris Johnston at age one hundred one, noted as the oldest general in the United States. In Copenhagen, authorities say German forces plan a combined land and sea assault against the Russian port of Riga, according to Teporn.
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Columbus
Misa
Harris Johnston
United States
Copenhagen
Riga
Teporn
Derby won by George Smith in narrow Kentucky finish
East triumphs over West as George Smith the Great Disguise colt, owned by John Sanford of New York, wins by a neck over Star Hawk. Franklin takes third with Whitney colors distant in the field. Time 2 64, purses total 5 756 to winner, 32 000 to second, 1 000 to third. fourth horse saved starting fee.
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Louisville
George Smith
Great Disguise
John Sanford
New York
Star Hawk
A. K. Macomber
Franklin
Harry Payne Whitney
Archduchess Betrothed to Bulgarian Heir Boris
London May 14 reports say Vienna will announce the betrothal of an Austrian archduchess to Prince Boris heir to the Bulgarian throne according to an Amsterdam dispatch to Exchange Telegraph.
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Amsterdam
London
Vienna
Boris
Bulgaria
Exchange Telegraph Company
Collapse At Ak ro n Exposes Trapped Victims And Dead
A blast at an excavation site caused the old Seacon Journal building housing Crystal restaurant in Akron Ohio to collapse on Monday night. At least a dozen killed and about twenty injured as crowds of more than 10 000 gathered on Main Street and Quarry. The restaurant owners George and Augustus Gerris escaped, while seven identified bodies and three unidentified remains were recovered. Two more persons are missing and believed trapped in the rubble. National Guard field artillery aided police in crowd control.
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Akron
Seacon: Journal
Ghio
National Guard
Peseusra
George
Gerris
Augustus
Rural Credit Bill Wins in Senate Likely to Pass
The Rural Credit bill clears the Senate and heads to Conference. It would create federal farm loan boards and a system of land banks to lend to farmers at six percent interest via local associations. Mortgages would run from five to thirty six years under the measure.
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Washington
Banka
Will Bea
Trinitrocellulose Plant Blast Kills Fourteen at Repauno
A massive explosion at the Du Pont Repauno Powder plant near Gibbstown New Jersey on Monday killed fourteen workers and injured about thirty. The blast wrecked the trinitroloinel production building and three adjacent structures. Identified dead include W F Lawley of Woodbury and George Marsh of Paulsboro.
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du Pont
New Jersey
Gibbstown
N. J
Repauno
du Pont Powder Company
Here
W.F. Lawley
Woodbury
George Marsh
Paulsboro
Senate Rejects Rublee for Trade Commissioner
President Wilson's nomination of George Rublee to the federal trade commission was rejected by the senate on Monday by a vote of 42 to 36.
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Washington
Wilson
George Rublee
Senate
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