German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich interned at Newport News
Captain Thierichens of the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich informs Collector Hamilton he will intern the vessel in U.S. waters due to failed relief and enemy forces. The ship will be held inactive until the end of the war, with crew awaiting departure orders.
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Thierichens
United States
Newport News
Prinz Lite Friedrich
Hamilton
S. M.S. Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Peters
Washington
Dla Eitel
Norfolk Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
Orient
William P. Frye
American
Germans Admit Loss of U-29 Submarine
Berlin reports the submarine U-29 is lost after not returning from its last cruise. The British admiralty record says she went to the bottom with her crew, and she is commonly associated with Captain Otto Weddigen who previously commanded U-9.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Otto Weddigen
Hogue
Aboukir
Cressy
Crown Princess Cecelie Delivers Daughter in Berlin
Crown Princess Cecelie gave birth to a daughter in Berlin with the mother and child reported well. She is a daughter of the late Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg Schwerin and married Frederick William in June 1905. The couple already has five children, four sons and one daughter.
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Berlin
London
Cecelie
Friedrich Franz III of
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
Frederick William
Plan strike of 20,000,000 unions to halt European war
New York reports international labor leaders seek a world strike of 20,000,000 trades unionists to stop the war. Ernest Bohm of the Central Federated Union cites the plan. Athens dispatch says Greece will stay neutral as the cabinet holds a crown council on neutrality.
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New York
Ernest Bohm
Central Federated Union
Greece
Berlin
London
Athens
Noted Indiana Artist Richard Black Dies at 27
Greenfield Indiana April 9 Richard B Black an artist of note died at his mother Mrs Ione Black's home in this city on Wednesday Two of his pictures were sold to the French government
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Indiana
Greenfield
Ind
Richard B. Black
Ione Black
Thaw Secures Long Stay in Habeas Corpus Case
Harry K. Thaw appeared before Justice Newberger as a writ of habeas corpus was heard. Justice Ingraham issued a stay barring the state from seizing Thaw until a final decision is issued.
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Thaw
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Newberger
Ingraham
Wilson Second Term Drive to Launch April 13
The National Democratic club plans a Jefferson day dinner at the Hotel Savoy in New York on April 13 to kick off a renewed bid for President Wilson's second term. The event marks a major party effort to mobilize support ahead of the 1916 campaign.
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New York
Wilson
National Democratic Club
Hotel Savoy
Willard Wins Heavyweight Title In Havana Bout
Willard defeats Jack Johnson in twenty six rounds to claim the world heavyweight championship. The Kansas cowboy delivering a decisive windmill right hand to Johnson's heart and jaw as the referee raised Willard's hand after a grueling victory in Havana.
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Havana
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
Johnson
Willard
Monmouth Park Hotel Fire Traced To Sanatorium Use
Long Branch New Jersey April 8 The old Monmouth Park hotel known as a turfmen gathering spot and later a sanitarium burned. Fire damaged the structure and officials noted the blaze at the historic site.
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Long Branch
N. J
Monmouth Park
Boston
Mass
Curtis Guild
Massachusetts
Russia
Hartford
Conn
House of Representatives
Philadelphia
Horn & Brannen Manufacturing Company
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Alaska
New York
Edward Luckenbach
Virginia Capes
Unstead
Charles H. Potter
Luckenbuch Steamship Company
Wisconsin dry gains in cities towns vote report
The Wisconsin wet and dry vote shows more dry towns joining the dry column while major cities Madison Superior Ashland and Beloit stayed wet. Forty one places remained dry and 65 kept saloons. Seventeen towns swung from wet to dry, while four dry villages moved to wet.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Madison
Superior
Ashland
Beloit
Crown Prince of Serbia Engages with Austrian POWs
Serbia's crown prince speaks with Austrian prisoners of war in Belgrade, captured during hostilities. The image was taken by a photographer from Sir Thomas Lipton's Red Cross party in Belgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serbia
Sir Thomas Lipton
Red Cross Party
Belgrade
Admiral Moore Reports No Progress on F-4 Submarine Recovery
In Honolulu Admiral Moore supervising the search for the last submarine F-4 reported to the navy department that no results had been obtained yet. The rescue force continues working over the wreck as of April 8 in Washington.
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Moore
Navy Department
Washington
Germans Limit Postal Service Suspension
Berlin report that German postal officials suspended parcel post service to Argen tina Greece the Italian colonies the Dutch West Indies Panama Portugal Spain Uruguay and Venezuela until further notice.
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Berlin
Argentina
Greece
Dutch West Indies
Panama
Portugal
Spain
Uruguay
Venezuela
Complex, B. C. Wiped Out by Late Fire
A fire destroyed the lumber settlement at Arrow Lake in Complex, B C. The steamer, several mill buildings, one hotel and 17 houses burned down in the blaze.
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Winnipeg
Man
Complex
B. C
Arrow Lake
135 Ships Added to Merchant Marine Through March
Washington reports 135 vessels totaling 485,586 gross tons were added to the American merchant fleet through March under the ship registry act, per the Bureau of Navigation.
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Merchant Marine
Washington
King Albert's Son in Ranks
The Duke of Brabant fourteen, son of King Albert of Belgium, enlisted in the Twelfth Infantry at Dunkirk. He marched in the ranks during a review by his father and mother.
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King Albert
Dunkirk
Duke of Brabant
King Albert of
Belgium
Twelfth Infantry
Opera tenor leads front line march with Christmas Ave Maria
Walter Kirchhof of the Berlin royal opera, captain of a company marching to France, describes the troupe converging with the crown prince near Verdun. On Christmas Day they held a church service and Kirchhof sang Bach's Ave Maria as shells boomed around the troops.
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Walter Kirchhof
Berlin Royal Opera
Beyreuth
France
Frankfurter Zeitung
Verdun
Kirchhof
Bach
Embuss or Embus Debate Stirs War Office Spelling
British officials debate whether to spell the bus action as embus and debus with one s or as embuss and debuss. The contention centers on English language logic and proper verb endings in divisional orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Whitehall
Gold Nugget Found In Goose Killed By Local Man
Jake Weller of Live Oak California found a $15 gold nugget embedded in the gizzard of a goose he killed. A physician said the nugget had been lodged there for some time but did not kill the bird. Weller had the nugget mounted on a watch charm by a Marysville jeweler and prizes it highly.
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Jake Weller
Live Oak
Cal
Weller
Marysville
Goose Feeds then Reveals Nugget Prize to Boy’s Capture
The goose likely picked up the nugget while feeding and swallowed it. The bird proved valuable as Weller receives congratulations from friends for capturing such a prize.
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Weller
Mrs Gimpers Attentions Draw Sharp Social Notes
In a social scene, Mrs Gimpers offers pointed attention to Mrs Come up, described as acidulous in her manner. The exchange highlights sharper commentary on prestige and behavior within their circle.
Sharp Elbow Not Bad Sign
A discussion explains old beliefs about elbows in love lore and contrasts them with modern views. It says sharp elbows once signaled temper but now indicate a lean, trimmed frame and better health, while plump elbows suggest excess fat and less elasticity.
Diplomatic Toth Dialogue on Fives and Tens
A brief exchange shows two men joking about lending a five for a ten. The banter reflects casual street talk and a light, humorous tone from the era.
Thompson Wins Chicago Mayoralty in Republican Landslide
William Hale Thompson swept Chicago mayoral race on April 8 in a GOP landslide. Mayor-elect Thompson led a dominant ticket with Sergel as treasurer and Siman as clerk. women cast 248,797 votes and provided decisive support, while 87 percent turnout marked the largest local election by far.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Robert M. Sweitzer
Thompson
Charles H. Sergel
John Siman
Hosea W. Wells
Stedman
Hill
Prohibition
Willam McKinley
Springfield
John S. Schnepp
Charles Bauman
Bloomington
Ebbe, Jones
J. W. Rodgers
R. L. Carlock
J. F. Anderson
A. G. Erickson
E. R. Morgan
Helen McCurdy
Stanton Township
Champaign County
Kankakee
Lincoln
Pontiac
Danville
Germans Cross the Yser Near Dixmude
Berlin announces German forces crossed the Yser canal and captured the village Drei Grachten on the west bank south of Dixmude. It says French assaults in the forest of Le Pretre were repulsed and notes occupation of the village previously held by Belgians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Yser
Dixmude
Berlin
Drei Grachten
le Pretre
War Material Order Doubles steel for French uses
An order for 45,000 tons of steel rounds for shrapnel has been placed with Carnegie Steel by a Cleveland firm acting for the French government. The deal doubles an earlier shipment, totaling 90,000 tons at an estimated cost of about $2,300,000.
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Commission
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Steel Company
Cleveland
Lackawanna Steel Company
Balloonist Dies in Parachute Descent at Cemetery
Hopkinsville Kentucky April 9 John Henry age twenty descended by balloon in a parachute landing heavily in Riverside cemetery his head struck a tombstone a deep gash cut in his forehead report says during the accident Principal details are from the scene and witnesses.
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Hopkinsville
John Henry
Riverside Cemetery
Miss Helen Taft Arrives in Washington for Weeklong Visit
Miss Helen Taft daughter of the former president has arrived in Washington and will spend a week with Miss Sophie Johnson daughter of General and Mrs James Marion Johnson.
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Helen Taft
Capital
Washington
Sophie Johnson
James Marion Johnson
Postmen to wear cooler summer uniforms approved
Washington April 8 Postmaster General Burleson issues an order allowing city letter carriers to don cooler summer uniforms. The uniforms can be procured at lower cost than previously paid, promising savings for carriers and city post offices.
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Washington
Burleson
Arkansas Banker Pardoned After Midland Bank Failure
W R Cunningham was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for the Bank of Midland failure but received a pardon from Governor Hays. The pardon was issued in Fort Smith Arkansas on April 8.
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Arkansas
Fort Smith
Ark
W. R. Cunningham
Bank of Midland
Hays
Germany to Pay $180000 for Frye Case Damage
Germany will compensate the United States $180,000 for the destruction of the schooner William P. Frye by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich. Berlin informed Washington and a formal notice near term is expected. The case may set a wartime treaty precedent affecting the Thrasher death linked to the Falaba torpedoing.
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Frye
Leon Co. Thrasher
Washington
Germany
United States
William P. Frye
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Berlin
Prussia
Massachusetts
Falaba
Terre Haute Mayor Among 27 Guilty In Fraud Case
Indianapolis April 8 All 27 defendants including Terre Haute Mayor Donn M. Roberts were found guilty by a federal jury on Tuesday. Sentences for the 27 guilty and 9 who pleaded guilty will be set next Monday. The case concerns alleged election fraud targeting voters and election boards and a scheme to defraud gamblers and saloonkeepers with a letter mailed in furtherance of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Donn M. Roberts
Terre Haute
Anderson
United States
Congress
Bulgars Attack Serbs Along Varda Front
Bulgarian irregulars in uniforms crossed the frontier near Vallandova on a dawn raid. They seized left bank heights, reached Strumitza station, cut telegraph lines, and captured two guns. Serbian counterattack recovered the guns as heavy fighting continued with Serbian losses around fifty dead and Bulgarians suffering heavy casualties.
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Lish
Serbia
London
Vallandovya
Varda
Strumitza
Delegates Convene in Albany to Draft New York Constitution
Albany April 7 delegates gathered to draft a new New York Constitution for the first time in nearly twenty-one years. Of 168 delegates all but fifty-two were Republicans. Wise Root was chosen as president. Key issues include natural resources conservation judicial system revision and the short ballot.
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Albany
N. Y
State of
New York
Wichi Root
Sweden Protests Seizure of Swedish Ship England
Sweden protests the German seizure of the Swedish steamer England. The government lodged strong representations with Berlin as protests rise in Sweden over the incident.
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Sweden
Copenhagen
Germany
England
Berlin
Von der Goltz Returns Via Vienna to Constantinople
Field Marshal von der Goltz, who traveled from Constantinople to confer with the Kaiser, has arrived in Vienna and will proceed back to Constantinople.
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von der Goltz
Vienna
Berlin
London
Field Marshal von der Goltz
Constantinople
Ameri can residents to be investigated in Mexico City
Vera Cruz April 7 Duvall West special agent of the American state department and Consul General Arnold Shanklin left for Mexico City to investigate the condition of American residents and other foreigners.
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Vera Cruz
Duvall West
American State Department
Arnold Shanklin
Mexico City
Railroad Loses Lawsuit Affirms Discrimination Verdict
Washington April 7. The Supreme Court affirms a $74 000 verdict against the Pennsylvania Railroad won by Puritan Coal Mining Company for discrimination in supplying freight cars.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Puritan Coal Mining Company
United States Supreme Court
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