French Win on the Meuse in Verdun Battle
London reports French forces gain ground southeast of Douaumont near Verdun with trench captures and prisoners. Berlin claims French gains east of the Meuse were repulsed. Kaiser to Verdun with 700,000 troops massed. fourth Russian contingent landed at Marseilles amid cheering.
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London
fort Douaumont
Verdun
war office
river Meuse
Avecourt
Dead Man's Hill
Dead Man's
Berlin
Meuse
Germany
Amsterdam
Marseilles
Carency
Prince Henry of Holland repulsed at Loos bombing attempt
The report notes a small hostile bombing attack south of Loos repulsed with heavy artillery activity by both sides near Aganges and along the Ypres Comines canal and north of Ypres. German and French actions are described, including a bombed German trench and a German rooftop incident at Bapaume. Berlin cites disrupted attempts and continued fights along the Meuse sector and near Douaumont.
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Loos
Agangres
Ypres-Comines canal
Ypres
Bapaume
Berlin
war office
Western front
Meuse
Avecourt
Douaumont
Caillette wood
Shot to Death in Home by Bullets Through Window
In Thompson Conn May 3 George A Pettis a prosperous farmer and his daughter Sybil were shot to death in their home Deputy sheriffs and a posse pursue John Eliott charged with the shooting motive linked to the daughter s supposed attraction Elliott fired through a window after cutting telephone wires Mrs Pettis survives at least one family member seeks justice in a dark case
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Thompson
Conn
George A. Pettis
Sybil
John Eliott
He fuaal
Elliott
Riot at Edgar Thomson works leaves multiple dead and injuries
May 2 Pittsburgh reports a mob of strike sympathizers of foreign origin attacked the Edgar Thomson Steel plant in Braddock. Two killed, four fatally wounded, and numerous others shot or beaten as guards and workers defended the site. Deputies and guards were sworn in, with national guard calls and cavalry mobilization looming. The chaos spread to nearby mills as authorities sought control.
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Pittsburgh
Edgar Thomson Steel company
Braddock
steel works
Westinghouse Works
Monongahela
Edgar Thomson
Mquor
Westinghouse
John Barko
Richards
national guard
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GENE ROGERS
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R. E. BRADY
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N. MARKET ST
ARLINGTON HOTEL
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JACOB ROHRBACK
J. MARSHALL MILLER
EDWIN C. MARKELL
THOMAS A. CHAPLINE
HOWARD M. ALBAUGH
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GEORGE A. PEARRE
E. R. MILLER, M. D
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Lancaster
Gingham
worsten
Sia and Petticoats
Naincor
Murlin
Baby Patent Pumps
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line
Kaiser
BERMAN
OPTICAL COMPANY
B. GAINSBERG, Prop
FREDERICK, MO
CALL
PRINCE HENRY OF HOLLAND
Wilhelmina
American Press Association
Montrose
Charles E Hughes
Auburn township
eastern
Stelph B. Lite
Hughes
Josephine
Braddock Steel Plant
Aspartante
Harrisburg
Peninsylvesia
adjutant general's department
Devoe
Marhie Moor Fensh
Pitcairn
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