Carranza Breaks Through Encircling Rebels and Escapes
Washington reports Carranza has escaped from rebel attacks near Esenfanaa and fled with 1,000 loyal troops into the mountains between Puebla and Anzacn. Obregon confirms the escape. Manuel de la Pena says Carranza and General Santiago surrendered to surrounding forces, while General Mores seizes the port of Masatlan on the west coast. Vera Cruz dispatch corroborates Carranza breaking rebel lines and retreat into southern mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obregon
Manuel de la Pena
Carranza
Santiago
Bureau of Information
Nogales
Flores
Masatan
New York
Carrajuza
Alfonso Almada
Mexican Bureau of Information
Crneral Santiago
de la Pena
Mores
Masatlon
Vera Cruz
Associated Press
Venustiano Carranza
San Marcos
Puebla
Anzacn
Budget of staple foods averaged no.8 in April
Ottawa May 1 The cost of the weekly family budget of staple foods averaged 1500 dollars in mid April compared with 45.98 at the date of maren 155 in April 1919 and 75 in April tid The May issue of the Labor Gazette notes seasonal declines in some foods but overall increases in several lines of foods and materials Sugar and potatoes prices rose while eggs offset some gains Fuel was slightly higher and rent advanced in many places
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Aidie of Maren
Labor Gazette
Labor Truce in Italy Holds Until New Government Formed
In Bone May 16 postal telegraphic and phone services resumed and all strikes ended either by settlement or a triage that will hold until a new government is formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Ouf
Bone
Erzberger Accepted as Reichstag Candidate in Württemberg
Mathias Kroberger former vice chancellor and finance minister wins approval as Reichstag candidate for the Württemberg Centrist party by 356 votes to 27. Other contenders from the National People's Party include Captain Karl von Mueller of the Emden and Captain Forstner, the submarine commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Mathias Kroberger
Reichstag
Wurttenburg
National People's Party
Karl von Mueller
Emden
Forstner
Jo H W Fullarton Dead Printer Known Across Newspapers
Edmonton reports the death of Joseph H Fullarton a veteran printer aged 57 in general hospital from heart trouble He began printing at age sixteen in Kalamazoo Michigan and was well known in newspaper offices across the continent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Joseph H. Fullarton
General Hospital
Kualamazoo
Mich
Water Power Resources Alberta Address for Industrial Congress
Calgary will host delegates from June 2 to 15 for an Industrial Congress. C Al Attwood of the Dominion Water Power Branch will speak on The Water Power Resources of Alberta, detailing undeveloped energy and industrial development potential with lantern slides. Attwood’s lecture aims to answer inquires and inform visitors and local participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
C. al. Attwood
Dominion Water Power Branch
Winnipeg
Attwood
Congress
Mr. Attwood
Albertan Industrial Development Association
Prairie Weather Snapshot with City Readings
Weather summary shows fair to warm conditions across the prairie region. Calgary and Edmonton report fair skies, while Saskatoon and Winnipeg show clear to cloudy conditions with mild temperatures. Alberta forecasts predict a few local showers but overall fair weather into Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Ohad
Edmonton
Fair c
Medicine Hat
Brandon
Chear
Regina
Clear
Winnipeg
Port Arthur
Victoria
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Prairie
Alberta
Calgary
Lethbridge
SCHOONER ROSAMOND REPORTED SINKING NEAR Moss Beach
A schooner named Rosamond, sailing from Port Angeles, Washington to Mapetown, South Africa, was reported in sinking condition seven miles south of Moss Beach near San Francisco. A tug was dispatched from San Francisco to render assistance.
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San Francisco
Calif
Rosamond
Port Angeles
Washington
Mapetown
South Africa
Moss Beach
Suan Francisco
Senate votes Saturday on Republican peace resolution
Washington May 1 The senate agreed to vote on Saturday on the Republican peace resolution after leaders struck the clause urging the president to negotiate no separate peace with Germany to establish friendly relations and commercial intercourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Germany
Bolshevik Rule Ghastly Failure
Washington reports Colonel Edward W. Ryan, Red Cross commissioner for north Russia and the Baltic states, says the Bolshevik government is hopeless and would fall without outside aid within six months. He describes famine like conditions in Moscow and Petrograd, street filth, lack of water and coal, and a daily bread ration cut to a quarter pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward W. Ryan
Red Cross
North Russia
Baltic States
Ryan
Russia
State Department
Reval
Petrograd
Moscow
Robert N. Olds
Europe
Olds
Carey
Fire Truck Wheels Snap Killing City Fireman
Quebec report says Joseph Careaun, motor ladder tender at No 3 station, was instantly killed at ten this morning after a wagon collision near St. Joseph street. The rear wheels on the fire truck snapped, dropping him against an iron post as a priest prepared to give last rites. The alarm came from a small blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Joseph Careaun
No. 3
St. Joseph Street
Police Court Fines Man for Intoxication and Vandalism
In police court this morning Wm. Quesnel was fined ten dollars and costs for intoxication and five dollars and costs for wilful damage to property due to breaking a window in the shoe shine parlor on South Railway street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Quesnel
South Railway Street
Sultan to resign throne in protest against treaty
Constantinople May 15 reports a rumor that the Turkish Sultan will resign his throne in protest against the severity of the peace treaty presented to Turkey by the allied powers. The rumor is credited in many quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
A.P
Turkey
One of Wives Sues Bluebeard in Bigamy Case
Mrs Katharine Wombacher of Spokane sues Watson alleging a forged marriage plot to defraud and recover 100000 damages. She previously sued the sheriff over property Watson allegedly took, and names Watson plus aliases Walter Andrew H M Lewis and C N Harvey in the action. Eureka Springs Ark is cited as the original home of James P P Watson, described as a confessed bigamist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Katherine Wombacher
Spokane
Watson
Andrew
H. M. Lewis
C. N. Harvey
Eureka Springs
Ark
James PP. Watson
Manufacturers Wire Protest Against Renewal Business Tax
Ottawa May 15. Manufacturers across the Dominion telegraph to government members protesting renewal of the Business Profits Tax. The tax expired last year but a likely reenactment, possibly in modified form, is suggested for the upcoming budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion
Judge Bourquin Denies Ban on Cream Baking Powder
Helena May 5 Judge Bourquin of the federal district court sitting at Butte denied an injunction sought by Royal Baking Powder Co of New Jersey to restrain the state health board from prohibiting sale in Montana of Dr Price s cream baking powder on the ground that it was misbranded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Bourquin
Federal District Court
Butte
Royal Baking Powder Company of
New Jersey
State Health Board
Montana
Dr. Price
Student suffers broken neck awaiting trial in jail
Fort Collins May 15 C Haysmer Thompson a conservatory student at the state agricultural college fell from a bank in the jail where he awaited trial on a charge not attempting to extort money from a banker by black hand letters. He regained consciousness but cannot speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Collins
Colo
C. Haysmer ‘Thompson
Conservatory of Music
State Agricultural College
Debs Nominated for President by Socialist Party
New York May 15 The socialist party convention nominates Eugene V Debs for president for the fifth time. Seymour Stedman of Chicago is named vice president after a unanimous second ballot. Kate Richards O Hare remains a jailed rival in espionage case. party pledges no change to its program despite the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Socialist Party
Agene V. Debs
Atlanta
United States
Deb
Lincoln
Wabasa
Seymour Stedman
Chicago
Kate Richards O'Hare
Kansas City
Jefferson City
Debs
Socialist Party of America
Morris Killqult
Parrots' Food Saves Crew of Schooner Uneas
The schooner Uneas arriving at Balboa after a voyage from New York survived by feeding on cracked corn meant for its cargo of parrots. Captain KP. Sh 'C Doc' Wilson reports gales damaged the ship after leaving Sandy Hook December 4 and heading toward the Panama canal before turning north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Balboa
Lore
New York
KP. Sh 'C Doc’ Wilson
Sandy Hook
Panama Canal
Tropics
Wilson
Montana Faces Unprecedented Stomach Cramps Epidemic
Federal dry enforcement officer G. K. Devine reports a sweeping epidemic of stomach cramps in Montana. He notes enormous Jamaica ginger demand and asks Washington for guidance on the fate of the medicinal beverage. Druggists may sell two ounce Jamaica ginger containing zero percent alcohol only for medicinal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulte
Montana
Gf. K. Devine
Devlin
Washington
Peviin
Market Prices For Grains And Flax Reports
Oats and barley price figures listed for May July October delivery with STIS figures. Flax prices appear for May and July with percentages. Cash prices show oats No 2 CW 128 and feed varieties. barley No 3 CW 182 percent and track 171 percent. flax No 1 NW 516 percent and No 2 CW 312 percent. rye No 2 CW 240.
Paris fair opens with pro protection talk by minister
The Paris fair opened Wednesday as Minister of Commerce Saue addressed the crowd. He said the recent prohibition decree on certain imports must not be seen as narrowing protectionist political economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Saue
High cost of living tied to world food production shortfall
Ottawa reports Dr J W Robertson says immediate remedy is useless because global food output does not meet demand. He notes farmers will keep high prices for two years and Wheat Board certificates support this view. He warns four years of waste cannot be cured quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
J. W. Robertson
C.M.G
Dominion
Robertson
Wheat Board
Montana Floods Disrupt Train Service Across Regions
Matte Montana reports heavy rains caused landslides and washouts delaying rail travel. A washout at Reed Point disrupted Northern Pacific service between Whillings and Livingston. Detours routed Milwaukee trains coastward via Spokane Missoula and billings area as cleanup continues.
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Matte
Mont
Montana
Reed Point
Whillings
Livingston
Northern Pacific
Bitter Root Mountains
Idaho
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Grace
Homestake
Bitter Root
Milwaukee
Spokane
Missoula
Billings
Gunlington
Casper
German Communists Plan New Insurrection and Mass Murders
London dispatch cites Herr von Graefe, a Reichstag conservative, saying German communists intend a fresh insurrection possibly involving wholesale murders, per Berlin report to the Exchange Telegraph Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Herr von Graefe
Reichstag
French Troops Withdrawing From Frankfort Region
Paris reports French forces have begun withdrawing from the Frankfort and Darmstadt regions. No full evacuation order has been issued by the French government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Paris
Associated Press
Darmsdal
Canadian Chaplain Accused in Fraud Trials
James Atherton Sin Clair, pastor of Adlington Congregational Church Lancashire, held for trial on multiple fraud charges after claiming to be a Canadian chaplain with decorations. A private of the Canadian Pay Corps reportedly dismissed, contradicting his claims. Two six year old boys were injured by automobiles in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Canadian Associated Press
James Atherton
Sin Clair
Adlington
Lancashire
Toronto
Nitti declines task of forming new Italian ministry
London May 15 Signor Nitti refuses to undertake to form a new Italian cabinet after President Nitti told King Victor Emmanuel in a Rome interview that Signor Bonomi would be asked to form a government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signor Bonomi
London
Nitth
Victor Immanuel
Reuters
Rome
Signor Nitt
French Traitors Executed at Vincennes Prison
Paris reports the execution of three men and three women formerly condemned for denouncing French citizens to German authorities during the Laon occupation. Names Toyte Lemoine Herbert and Madame Audert among those executed, with others condemned or given prison terms after last summer’s trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Worman
Laon
Vincennes
Toyte
Lemoine
Herbert
Madame
Au- Dert
Stummer
Melbourne House Favors Raising Members Allowance
London reports the Melbourne house of representatives supports increasing parliamentary allowance from 600 to 1000 pounds yearly. Premier Hughes plans to introduce the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prem. Hughes
London
Canadian Associated Press
Melbourne
House of Representatives
Hughes
Convention in Calgary Opens May 1 to 20
Western Canada Boards of Trade convenes in Calgary from May 1 to May 20 with delegates arriving from Fort William to Vancouver. Medicine Hat members planning attendance must inform Secretary Richardson by Monday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Western Canada Boards of Trade
Fort William
Vancouver
Medlcine Hat Board
Richardson
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Eserfanaa
Erzberger
Wurtemburg
Jo H W. Fullarton
Water Power Resources
Industrial Congress
C. H. Attwood
A’ Conservative
Ilon
Robert Rogers
T. J. Church
Henry, Bellew
Montreal
North End Liberal
Conservative Club of
Huledgiera
Sues Bluebeard
Snevester
TS Shoken
J. A. Sinclair
Fran
Prem. Nitti
B. of T
Vaneconver
C. C'S
Esplanade
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