Global turmoil and diplomacy mix in Juarez and Oaxaca
Major General Hugh F. Scott and Major General Frederick Funston meet Mexican War Minister Alvaro Obregon in Juarez to discuss rights for U S troop pursuit of Villa and his bandits. Reports from Casas Grandes Tomachio and Cocomorachic describe clashes with Villistas and casualties as U S troops engage insurgents. Georgia enacts prohibition and Theodore Roosevelt pushes universal service at a Chicago banquet. A New York inquiry details a German invasion plot via the United States.
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Hugh F. Scott
Frederick Funston
Alvaro Obregon
Juarez
United States
Villa
Mexico
United States Army
Obregon
Scott
Funston
Theodore Roosevelt
Ilinois Bar Association
Hotel la Salle
Chicago
Washington News In Brief From Capitol And Treasury
Congress members of the house judiciary received violet, daisy boutonnières in a display by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage reflecting suffrage colors. Admiral Dewey plans a naval building program to elevate the navy to second place within three years. A policy report from the navy general board will accompany the formal recommendation. A distinguished group of jurists condemned submarine warfare against commerce at the American Society of International Law in Washington. An envelope with 5000 dollars addressed to the conscience fund arrived at the treasury without explanation. Senator Husting urged a congressional probe into the flood of telegrams about the German American situation on the senate floor in Washington. Secretary Lansing said the United States sent another note to Great Britain demanding the release of 38 Austrians, Germans and Turks seized from the China near Shanghai. The State Department inquired if Abram I. Elkus of New York would be acceptable as ambassador to succeed Henry Morgenthau, who has resigned.
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Admiral Dewey
House Naval Affairs Committee
Washington
Navy General Board
Lansing
United States
Great Britain
China
Shanghai
State Department
Abram I. Elkus
New York
Henry Morgenthau
Wilson
Railroads Pass Requests Read Into Interstate Record
Domestic letters to the Louisville Nashville and Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railroads asking passes for judges legislators witnesses and newspapers were read into the interstate commerce commission record in Nashville Tenn of alleged carrier corruption. The Anchorage labor union rejected the wage scale from the federal arbitration board and strike settlement efforts continue for railroad workers in Alaska. Secretary Baker urged mobilization of American industry for national defense at a New York banquet of the American Newspaper Publishers Association. Ira Nelson Morris left Stockholm on two months leave. A streetcar crash in Cincinnati down a grade killed one woman and injured 38. Mrs Ronald McLean former DAR president is sinking in a Baltimore hospital. Senator Taggart nominated for the short term at Indianapolis. Two thousand Westinghouse employees joined a Pittsburgh strike of 18,000. A tentative agreement reached in a New York conference on hard coal contracts. Dr E H Trezona and family killed in a Wabash collision near Gibson City Illinois. A thousand Methodists representing over four million communicants gathered at Saratoga Springs New York.
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Louisville & Nashville
Nashville
Chattanooga & St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nashville, Tenn
British and German naval actions dominate European War News
Reports from Rotterdam say Germany plans to sink all vessels carrying food to England. British steamer Teal sunk. crew rescued. Swed ish bark Niola torpedoed. Kut el Amara falls to Turks after 143 day siege. Townshend s garrison Surrendered. Sinn Fein HQ Liberty Hall bombed. 300 rebels inside. German trench taken near Dead Man Hill. Paris war office cites repulsed assaults in Vosges. Dublin rebels driven from St Stephen s Green after heavy losses. 400 prisoners reported.
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Teal
London
Niola
Dead Man Hill
Lassigny
Vosges
Paris
Dublin
St. Stephen's Green
Trish
Philippines Bill Killed in House Clarke Amendment Rejected
In Washington on May 2, the House struck out the Clarke amendment granting independence within four years and passed the Jones Bill for broader self government. The Clarke amendment was endorsed by President Wilson but defeated 213 to 165 to strike, while the substitute carried 251 to 17. The bill now goes to conference as Clarke supporters concede it is dead this session.
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Washington
Senate
Philippines
House
United States
Congress
Wilson
German reply to American note due Tuesday or Wednesday
Berlin dispatches report cautious optimism about future German American relations. The Politiken Berlin correspondent says the German reply to the American note will be delivered Tuesday or Wednesday. Ambassador Gerard arrived in Berlin after discussions at high command.
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Copenhagen
London
Politiken
Berlin
Rebels in Dublin Surrender and Dublin Reports Quiet
London reports all rebels in Dublin have surrendered and country districts follow suit. About 1,000 prisoners were in Dublin yesterday with 486 sent to England last night. Arm hands may be handed in Cork city. seven prisoners captured near Ferns. Ulster remains quiet and other counties show calm.
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Dublin
England
Queenstown
Cork
Royal Irish Constabulary
Ferns
County Wexford
Wicklow
Arklow
Dunlavin
Bagenalstown
New Ross
Clare
Limerick
Kerry
Ulster
Envoys Marking Time In Mexico Border Policy
President Wilson will keep American troops in the Mexico border zone until brigandage ends. After a White House conference Secretary Baker prepared new instructions for Generals Scott and Funston, following talks with Gen Obregon Carranza's war minister. No change in policy announced.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
White House
Baker
Scott
Funston
Obregon
Carranza
Lansing
Progressive state convention延期 to June 22
Indianapolis May 2 The Progressive state committee authorized postponement of the state convention until after the national gathering in Chicago on June 7. The convention will be held at Tomlinson Hall on June 22, replacing the original May 24 date.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Progressive State Committee
Tomlinson Hall
Bank Robber Holds Up City Bank of St. Paul
A bandit held up the City Bank of St. Paul on West Seventh street and forced the cashier and two messengers into the vault before escaping with 3000 dollars.
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St. Paul, Minn
City Bank of
Street Car Strike Grips Pittsburgh and Nearby Areas
Street car service halted as 3100 motormen and conductors in Pittsburgh walk out over wage demands. Suburban lines into Ohio and beyond are also affected. Mayor Armstrong failed to broker an agreement as talks ended with no concessions. Freight terminals report labor action with similar aims elsewhere.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Railways Company
Jos. G. Armstrong
Ohio
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Canonsburg
Port Arthur
Ont
Fort Williams
Court Favors Extradition of German Spy Lincoln
The Supreme Court approved extradition of Igna tus T. T. Lincoln of New York to England to face a forgery indictment. Lincoln, who had appealed after a habeas corpus denial in New York, claimed the extradition violated the political offense clause. The decision was issued without a written opinion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ignatius T. T. Lincoln
New York
England
Lincoln
United States ‘District Court of
United States
Tuthill Reverses Shakespeare Authorship Ruling
Chicago May 2 Judge Richard Tuthill withdrew his previous opinion that Lord Bacon authored Shakespeare plays after a conference with four colleagues who criticized the decision as undermining court dignity.
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Chicago
Richard Tuthill
Lord Bacon
Tuthill
German Drive Fails on Verfun Front Near Dead Man's Hill
Paris reports German troops massed for a violent attack north of Dead Man's Hill on the Verfun front. The French war office says the assault was defeated and the Germans suffered enormous losses.
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Paris
Dead Man’s Hill
Verfun
War Office
British Steamer Hendon Hall Sunk. Crew Saved
A dispatch to Lloyds reports the British steamship Hendon Hall, sailing from Portland on April 7 and Louisburg on April 11 bound for Rotterdam, was sunk. The vessel carried wheat and the crew was rescued.
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London
Hendon Hall
Portland
Louisburg
Rotterdam
Lloyds
Civilians Apply for Fort Benjamin Harrison Camp
Indianapolis May 1 750 applications have been filed for the civilian military training camps to be held at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Chicago engineers will join the engineering corps. Col D A Frederick laid out the camp. Total cost is estimated at 100000 dollars to be borne mainly by civilian members.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Chicago
Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Engineering Corps
D. A. Frederick
Central War Department
Suspect Harry Rodebaugh Captured in Evansville
Detectives pursued Harry Rodebaugh to Evansville where he was captured. He is alleged to be in sane and accused of fatally shooting his brother Gordon Rodebaugh who identified the shooter before dying. Rodebaugh had recently been discharged from an Illinois insane hospital.
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Harry Rodebaugh
Indianapolis
Evansville
Gordon Rodebaugh
Illinois
Negro Earns Carnegie Medal in Heroism
Gary May 1 James Duncan of 1411 Adams Street a Black porter at the Union depot received a bronze medal from the Carnegie hero commission for risking his life at a steel mill by bridging a pit of hot slag to rescue a fellow worker who had fallen into a hole.
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Gary
James Duncan
Adams Street
Carnegie Hero Commission
Union Depot
Duncan
Henry County Historical Society Holds Thirtieth Annual Meeting
The thirtieth annual meeting of the Henry County Historical Society was held in Newcastle on May 1. State librarian De marchus C. Brown and George M. Barnard addressed the gathering. Memorials to Dr. J. W. White of Knightstown and Elisha B. Ratcliff of Spiceland were read.
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Newcastle
Henry County Historical Society
Demarchus C. Brown
George M. Barnard
J. W. White
Knightstown
Elisha B. Ratcliff
Spiceland
Y. W. C. A. Elects Officers in Shelbyville Branch
Miss Anna Sorden was elected president of the Shelbyville branch of the Shelby County Young Women's Christian Association. Other officers are Miss Margaret Birely as vice president Miss Fannie Bone as secretary and Mrs William Bass as treasurer.
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Shelbyville
Anna Sorden
Shelby County Young Women’s Christian Association
Margaret Birely
Fannie Bone
William Bass
Steel Worker Incinerated at Illinois Steel Plant
Tony Chipion, a worker at the Illinois Steel company plant, was totally incinerated. His tomb is described as a hundred ton mass of steel likely to be broken up and buried in Lake Michigan out of respect to his memory.
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Gary
Tony Chipion
Illinois Steel Company
Chipion
Lake Michigan
Bowman sues street railway for loss of chewing tobacco
Robert Bowman sues the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Co. for 5000 dollars claiming he was deprived of the pleasure and employment he formerly had due to a street car accident in Indianapolis on May 1.
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Indianapolis
Robert Bowman
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Taggart Sells Hotel in Indianapolis
Senator Thomas Taggart retires from the hotel business after selling his interest in the Denison House to Crawford Fairbanks the Terre Haute brewer.
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Taggart
Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Denison House
Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute
Engine House Burns at Brazil Col1 Mine No 1
Fire destroyed the engine house and boiler rooms at the Brazil colleries mine No 1, four miles west of Brazil. Cause undetermined. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars.
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Brazil
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Promises Clear Skin
An advertisement claims Cuticura Soap cleanses and purifies while Cuticura Ointment soothes and heals pimples redness rough skin and itching. Free samples offered by mail with a booklet from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Daily Fly Killer Ad Promises Seasonal Control
An advertisement touts a product called a daily fly killer that kills thousands and lasts all season. It claims express paid delivery for six units at one dollar and lists H Somers at 150 De Kalb Ave Brooklyn as the contact. The copy ends with a sharp ad line about revenge’s souring effect.
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Express
H. Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Bel Speyre Medicine Promises Lasting Results
Stoppeds quickly and claims years of uninterrupted success for Dr Kline's Bel Speyre Medicine. A large trial bottle is offered free by DR BLI COMPANY in Red Bank New Jersey.
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Dr. Kline
Bel Speyre
DR. Bli Company
Red Bank
N. d
Adv
Tf is the most unsatisfactory word in our language
A concise remark criticizes the word Tf as repeatedly unsatisfactory in usage, reflecting frustration with linguistic expression and communication standards.
Teen Thomas Biggs Fined in Petit Larceny Case
Logansport May 1 Thomas Biggs nineteen arrested at Elmwood on petit larceny charge. He paid 300 dollars in fines and costs and received 180 days at the penal farm.
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Logansport
Thomas Biggs
Elmwood
Tragic motorcycle crash claims Olson and Shuster
Arthur Olson aged 34 died from injuries after a motorcycle collision with a Michigan Central train. The crash also killed Ben Shuster. Located in Gary on May 1.
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Gary
Arthur Olson
Ben Shuster
Michigan Central
Waltz Township Farm Ladies Club Organized
Thirty farmers wives of Waltz township organized the Waltz township Farm Ladies club. The group will study agriculture and other subjects.
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Wabash
Waltz Township
Child Scalded in Greencastle Coffee Pot Incident
Four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Otto Sears seriously burned after child pulled boiling coffee from table in Greencastle. The accident occurred May first. The family sought medical aid and the case was reported to local authorities for record.
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Greencastle
Otto Sears
Replogle Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding
Hagerstown May 1 Rev and Mrs Jacob Replogle long-time residents will mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their Antiat Wash home on May 16.
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Hagerstown
Jacob Replogle
Antiat
Wash
Health board schedules first elimination week in May
Dr W A Bailey secretary of the Carlisle board of health announced a gesternated plan for the first elimination week in May. The notice outlines a cleanup drive with emphasis on community participation and municipal coordination.
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Carlisle
W. A. Bailey
the. Board
Health
The
Elganup
Carsliaie
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