Nine trawlers lost to German sea raider in North Sea
English crews report a new German submarine sank nine trawlers in rapid order. Boats named Tolanthe Northward Hector Coquette and Hob White, plus Rugby and Uxbridge, were destroyed with crews escaping ashore bearing black dread souvenirs. No lives lost, but fears of more sinkings grow.
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London
England
Te Gerthites
Isis
Hector
Coquette
Rugby
Uxbridge
Grimsby
Elventine
Destro Hull
North Sea
Mountas Sud
Tolanthe
Hero
Copenhagen
PAYS PENALTY FOR DUAL LIFE
New York City Phillip T. White sales manager of the Masury Paint company Brooklyn halted Mistha last week confessed to life and to being the leader of a band of highwaymen who robbed his employers bank messengers of nearly 3000 dollars was sentenced today to not less than seven and a half and more than fifteen years In Sing Sing penitentiary James Ciuniae confessed chief sevampileo was given similar sentence Three other accomplices received terms of five years
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New York City
Phillip T. White
Masury Paint Company
Brooklyn
Sini
Sue-Ning
James Ciuniae
Sevampileo
Dakota Wesleyan Commencement and Related Events
A garbled notice lists events including Dakota Wesleyan commencement from May 20 to June 2, a trap shoot event at Gorn Palace from September 27 to October 2, a midyear June date, a state Episcopal choir festival on Ascension Eve May 12, and various scattered schedules.
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Dakota Wesleyan
Gorn Palace
State Episcopal
College education no bar to happy marriage record
Dean Virginia C Gilde Sleeve of Barnard College declares there are fewer divorces among women because educated graduates marry for love not for a home. The article notes college graduates delay marriage and pursue personal fulfillment.
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Virginia C. Gildesleeve
Barnand Coileg
British Retreat At Ypres Reported By German Lines
Berlin dispatches claim a British retreat with heavy losses near Ypres as German forces seize farms and castle grounds in the eastern Bridgehead area. Reports detail fighting across the Dardanelles and Carpathians, Turkish interference, and Russia claiming gains in Persia while Britain and France press on at various fronts.
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Ypres
Berlin
Germany
London
Houle
Basternest
Hernthage
Seu
Sulwalki
Tagustowo
England
Ester Galea
Russian War Office
Damasec
Sty
Salonay
Dardahelles
Telgaria
Turkey
Arsenople
Gallipoli
Austria
Russii
Italy
Rome
Gadela
Nicholas
Iehief
Dunajee
Paris
France
French War Office
Vnden
Alliens
Asatte
Tenedos
Persia
Galicia
Froner
Petrograd
OUTLOOK MOTHER SEEKS VENGEANCE ACROSS RIVER
A grief filled letter from Aberdeen urges a strong response after the torpedoing of the American ship Guitligt by a German submarine near the Scilly Islands. A mother mourns her son Charles Short and demands government punishment for the torpedo captain, arguing that murder, not warfare, justified retaliation.
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Chicago, Srs
Lottie B. Short
West
Charles C. Short
Scilly
Signa
Ieee
Europe
Tas
Iis Sien
Ne Son
Monument For Soldier Dead In Hot Springs South Dakota
A monument honoring the fallen soldier was unveiled at the state soldiers home in Hot Springs. The project was carried out by members of the Women's Roller Corps and home staff. The stone stands tall and bears an inscription memorializing Our Soldier Dead.
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Hot Springs
S. D
Women's Roller Corps
Aging resident sees first electric cars in county
Aged 74, Aberuces Weare of Stanley County recalls twenty years here while facing charges after being accused of selling liquor to Indians.
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Aberuces Weare
Lear
Stanley County
Never Lost Trench Record of a French General
A fragmented wartime note highlights General de Maudhuy of the French Army recently wounded in action in Flanders. The garbled text references battlefield hardships and a high-ranking officer’s courage amid ongoing conflict.
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DE Maud'huy
Flanders
Sebastian Leads in Mayoral Race Amid City Vote
Sebastian holds a lead as voters in the city continue tallying results at polling sites. Final counts show a close race with a population of 6,008 contributing to the tense municipal contest and candidates Felipe Hsage and Sata tied in late returns.
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Os Angelos
Ronson
Bosna
Felipe Hsage
Jerauld Farmer Rescued From Crushing Machine
Sam Kieser, a farmer in Jerauld, narrowly escaped severe injury by gripping the tongue of a diger while horses pulling the machine ran amok. He clung on as the contraption lurched and he was pulled free, avoiding broken ribs and fatal damage.
Daylight murder claim shocks Carman trial in Mineola
New testimony in the Carman case places a woman firing the fatal shot through a office window in broad daylight. Mrs Carman is accused of killing Louise Dailey as the jury was formed in Mineola New witnesses described a man seen on the lawn after an explosion and fleeing in daylight. Prosecutors say motive was jealousy while defense suggests a different assailant.
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Mineola
N. Y
May
Black Shearat
Hero
Louise Balleey
Smith
Carman
Elva
Sis
Trainp
Dr. Carman
Dailey
Ultimatum Reported as China Given 48 Hours
Japan moves to respond to China crisis as naval forces reach Chin-Wang-Teo and Japanese consulates report concentration of troops. Peking stays calm amid warnings of potential action and government seeks to curb anti Japanese demonstrations.
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Andon
England
China
Peking
Chin-Wang-Teo
Gulf of Liao-Tung
Japan
Fukio
Mukden
Wanchurian
Weking
Peking Gazette
Militia Show Strong In Territorial War Service Debate
The piece outlines British territorial forces and compares them to the American system. It notes Sir John French’s praise for territorial troops, their direct control by the War Department, and advantages in discipline and efficiency. It highlights volunteer foreign service, three year terms, and the appeal to recruits, including doctors.
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Te Associated Press
Nore Jo
John French Sapelie
Siron
Great Britain
America
War Department
Wich
War Office
Territorials
Pease
United States
Foreign Service
Kitelen
Flirting Aids British Recruiting Exploitation Exposed
Fragmentary report shows a British recruiting effort using flirtation tactics aimed at enticing young men. The note mentions five individuals potentially involved and hints at a broader campaign. Details remain unclear due to damaged text.
Sulflight Death Verdict Links U.S. Flag to Collision
Penzance England report notes inquest into the death of Captain Gunther aboard the American tanker Gale Hight torpedoed May 1 off the Selby Islands. The verdict cites heart failure accelerated by the shock of the torpedoing as the cause of death, with evidence of the ship’s rapid distress.
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Penzance
England
Gunther
Selby Telands
Dawgunnit Weather Pup Dawgunnit Crews Forecast
A garbled weather item references South Dakota with frost tonight and for Thursday. The fragment mentions Dawgunni t he weather man’s pup and a region’s chilly outlook, but details are unclear.
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Dawgunnit
South Dakota
Frost
Ashes
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