Cabinet Meeting Set After Lusitania Disaster
Washington May 10 The Wilson administration plans no extra Congress session after the Lusitania sinking and will outline next steps at a cabinet meeting Tuesday The president may denounce German actions and consider cutting diplomatic ties or recalling the Berlin ambassador A wave of telegrams reaches the White House as Americans debate war and peace options.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Lusitania
Nations
Germany
Berlin
McAdoo
Bryom
White House
Count von Bernstec
Adriatic
State Department
Great Britain
Dudley Field Malone
New York
Count von Bernstorff
United States
US weighs action after Lusitania sinking
Washington officials across the White House and State Department weigh possible responses to the sinking of the Lusitania with American casualties. President Wilson studies legal and humanitarian angles while awaiting reports from Berlin and London amid mixed public messages and threats of war or firm diplomacy.
Hidden Merit Like Unadvertised Goods
A reflection on rare men who quietly show admirable traits and receive praise only from close friends. The analogy compares such individuals to good merchandise that goes without advertising.
Waterworks convention gathers water officials in Cincinnati
The American Waterworks Association meeting in Cincinnati draws many city water department heads consulting engineers and sanitary experts to discuss municipal water issues.
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Cincinnati
The
American Waterworks Association
London Opens British Industries Fair to Counter German Trade
London May 10 The first British Industries Fair opens as a two week exhibition intended to compete with German and Austrian factories. Represented are toy trade fancy goods earthenware glass clocks and more as British manufacturers aim to recapture wartime disrupted markets. The event signals plans to hold continental fairs regularly inviting global buyers.
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London
Leipzig
Germany
Locust Invasion Threatens Egypt Cotton Crop
Cairo public reports describe a severe locust swarm spreading across Egypt and Palestine, surpassing any in twenty years and jeopardizing the cotton crop as government and farmers push measures to control the outbreak. The scale raises alarm amid ongoing wartime pressures.
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Cairo
Egypt
Palestine
Mayor Appoints Standing Committees After Election
The new mayor and council held their first session to re elect officials and organize four years of work. A caucus split saw some opposition but the majority’s recommendations were carried out. Officials named include J R Tidwell city tax collector and C A Downey chief clerk to the mayor with a 1500 salary.
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J. KR
Tidwell
Messrs. L. R. Peers
J. T. Austin
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Powers
Messrs. P. M. Atkins
W. A. Walker
P. Slack
D. W. Faulk
Treasury
J. Heinberg
J. R. Tidwell
Sandel & Clarke
C. A. Downey
Wm. Schulze
J. W. Smith
News- Star
Water, Light and Traction Department
Fred Meyers
B. K. Fluker
R. O. Morrison
M. M. Robinson
Werren Garrett
W. H. Hill
L. Kern
Market Mas
City Health Board Sees One Re-election
Dr. R. W. O'Donnell was the only old member of the City Board of Health re-elected amid a slate that included W. B. Downs plumbing inspector and city officials such as Stubbs Russell and Theus with Ed Johnson janitor of city hall and police officers Henry and P. D. McCabe.
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J. B. Parsons
W. B. Bracey
F. J. Roddy
J.W. McWilliams
Joe Petagna
H. C. Walker
Alien Jones
City Power Plant
E. G. Courtney
Y. A. Roberts
J. M. Brothers
B. Fitzgerald
R. J. Roy
So Gross
J. A. Teekin
F. L. Speakman
Natatorium
H. T. Cooper
J. W. Freier
City Board of Health
R. W. O'Donnell
F. C. Bennett
J H. McCaleb
M. M. Munholand
Sig Haas
M. A. Lawrence
J. E. Lewis
Tom McElwee
W. R. Lewis
A. J. Tatum
M. C. Flewellen
L. V. Tarver
Frank Pettit
R. E. Heap
D. L. Roper
W. D. Stevens
Cc. F. Turbiville
J. M. Stockton
Frank Collins
H. T. Goodwin
C. A. Downey
Heinberg
Heekin
Meayor Apgar
Ter
W. B. Downs
Stubbs, Russell & Theus
Ed Johnson
City Hall
Albert Rex
P. D. McCabe
Mr. Henry
Connecticut Reform School Sends 50 Boys to Road Work
Cheshire Connecticut May 10 Fifty boys are put to work rebuilding a road as an experiment of the state reformatory. The boys are paid 50 cents a day, funds sent to their relief or credited at the reform school. They wear no stripes and enjoy some freedom. The sandy road will be covered with concrete and is to be finished in August.
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United States
Cheshire
Conn
Connecticut Reformatory
Connecticut
Reformatory
Baron Natili of the Southern Pacific Dies at 71
Morgan City reports the death of Rudolph Natili a noted railroad man aged seventy one. He served as the official station agent and was believed to draw a salary of twenty five thousand dollars yearly. Natili held a influential role in the railroad’s inner counsels.
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Morgan City
Chautauqua Dates Fixed for June Week of Entertainment
The Chamber of Commerce announced a Chautauqua by the Alkahest Lyceum System opening June 17 and closing June 25. The program features Senator R. M. La Follette, Shakespeare interpreter Frederick Ward, Edward Addine Pound on civic life, Madame Grace Hall Ribeldaffer, singer, and Chas Zeeblin of Boston on civic topics. Merchants are urged to organize a merchants day to draw crowds and boost trade during the event.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chas. Zeeblin
Boston
Young Men’s Branch to Be Organized by Chamber
Monroe and West Monroe youths show strong interest in forming a chamber of commerce young men’s branch. Tonight’s meeting will discuss duties and benefits and set up committees for a membership push. Applicants aged 18 to 35 welcomed to join as the organization is perfected.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Smith
Aerial Raid Reaches Forty Miles From London
An aerial raid neared London within forty miles early today. Reports vary with claims of property damage and possible fatalities. Four Zeppelins were said to have taken part while the overall outcome near the Planders and Carpathians remains disputed with both sides asserting gains.
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Associated Preas
London
Planders
Carpathians
German Emperor Charged With Wilful Murder By Coroner
Kinsale May 10 The coroner's jury in the Lusitania disaster returns that the crime is wilful and wholesale murder. They charge the submarine officers and the German Emperor and government with the crime under international law and civilized standards.
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Associated Press
Kinsale
Lusitania
Germany
Burial of Lusitania Victims in Massive Grave Near Queenstown
Reports from Queenstown detail the burial of Lusitania casualties in a 20 by 30 foot grave, with 140 unidentified bodies to be interred tomorrow. Survivors recount sighting a submarine near the liner, and latest tallies list 764 survivors of 1910 aboard, while authorities note stricter conduct and female workers starting at ten.
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Queenstown
St. Paul
Alfred Vanderbilt
German ambassador calls at State Department
Washington May 10 The German ambassador met with Secretary Bryan and expressed deep regret that the war caused the loss of many American lives.
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Washington
Bryan
State Department
Germans Meet Severe Check in Baltic Province Campaign
Copenhagen dispatch reports German forces suffering a sharp setback in the Baltic provinces campaign. The move indicates renewed Allied pressure and commands seek to stabilize positions along the front with rerouted units and defensive reorganizations.
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Copenhagen
Baltic
Cotton Futures Jump on Rumor of Extra Congress Session
New Orleans on May 10 reports cotton futures breaking $2.50 per bale amid rumors of an extra session of Congress.
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New Orleans
Congress
Women conductors ride Cardiff street cars in April debut
Cardiff Wales May 10 reports the first women conductors began work on April 23 and were greeted with enthusiasm by residents. The town crowded the cars to ride with the new crews, creating a hectic rush for passengers and a notable social shift.
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Cardiff
Wales
Few Horses Exported From United States to War Zones
London reports cavalry use limited in the war and rising motor transport. US ships under 100000 horses to date. even a total of 240000 would barely touch one percent of the American horse supply, suggesting a large future European shortage after the conflict ends.
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London
Europe
United States
Saskatchewan May Go Dry Debate In Regina Assembly
Regina Sask May 10 The legislative assembly meets today with a move to abolish bar and club licenses after July 1 to end of the war A second measure plans government dispensaries replacing saloons and a postwar referendum bill asks whether the old license system should be renewed or the province remain dry
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Regina, Sask
Legislative Assembly
Americans Arrive in Basel Awaiting U S Germany Talks
A Basel arrival reports several American businessmen reaching Basel from Germany to monitor evolving U S Germany relations and potential diplomatic developments.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Basel
Germany
United States
Frank Resentenced to Hang in June
Atlanta authorities resentence Leo Frank to be executed by hanging on June 22. He stood proudly and told the court he maintains his innocence while addressing the judge.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Leo Frank
Supreme Court Affirms Florida Automobile Tax Law
Washington reports the Supreme Court today upheld Florida's automobile tax law. The decision reinforces state revenue measures affecting vehicle owners and is viewed as a win for Florida's tax policy.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Supreme Court Today
Florida
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