Brave Fight by Small Band in Border Raid
Western Newspaper Union reports a border raid near Glen Springs Texas 85 miles south of Marathon and 10 miles north of the border. Troop A Fourteenth Cavalry suffers multiple casualties including three killed and six wounded. a civilian boy is dead and civilians are missing. Raiders loot J Deemer store and abduct a clerk, reportedly killed, while another band attacks Boquillas with seven International Mines Co. workers taking refuse in a mine tunnel.
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Union News Service
el Paso
Columbus
Glen Springs
Marathon
Texas
Troop A
Fourteenth Cavalry
J. Deemer
Deemer
McCoy
Boquillas
Boquillas del Carmen
International Mines Co
Countess Markievicz commuted to life term in Ireland trial
Dublin reports that Countess Georgina Markievicz received a life penal servitude sentence after a field court martial. Henry O Hanrahan also got life. George and John Plunkett were commuted to ten years. Other sentences include Hughes ten years Cosgrave five years and thirteen others three years. Lewis Harcourt named Secretary of State for Ireland succeeding Augustine Birrell.
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Dublin
Georgina Markievicz
Henry O’hanneahan
George
John Plunkett
Joseph Plunkett
Henry O’hanrahan
George Plunkett
James Hughes
Phillip Cosgrave
Lewis Harcourt
Ireland
Augustine Birrell
Teutons Gain On Verdun Front In Bold Offensive
Reports say German forces have seized the initiative north of Verdun and attacked along the Meuse front. The Crown Prince directs furious battles across a 50 mile sector from Argonne to Woevre with the fiercest bombardment yet.
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London
Verdun
Meuse
Crown Prince
Argonne
Woevre
St. Mihiel
Washington Makers Warn of Break in Ties Over U Boat War
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing met at the White House to discuss the German submarine warfare crisis. Officials said that if another U.S. vessel is sunk in violation of international law, diplomatic relations would be severed promptly once the facts are proven, with no further communications.
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Washington
Procaident
Wilson
Lansing
White House
United States
Dean
Ohio
A. Barton
North
Logan, C
Deanis
Notable Indiana Masons Leader Dies Amid State Notices
Obituary notices report the death of Edward B. Grisney, a leading Indiana Mason. Other items note local civic actions and incidents across Indiana towns including safety drives, births, injuries in sports, and public works. The long column mixes retirements, legal actions, and community events in Indianapolis, Muncie, Lafayette, and others.
European War Developments a Year Ago This Week
A May 1915 snapshot notes French gains near Lens along the Fecht, British advances toward Fromelles, and German losses at sea with Lusitania controversy. It covers naval sinkings, Zeppelins, Allied offensives at Carency and Souchez, and troop movements across Belgium, France, Italy, and Eastern Europe including Russia.
French seize more German fortifications and advances
German positions near Ypres repulsed British attacks while German forces pushed toward Hoogs. Russian forces shattered Austrian lines and pushed them across the Pruth. German advanced guards reached Przemyal as escaped members of Emden's crew reached Damascus.
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Ypres
Fromelles
Hoogs
Pruth
Przemyal
Emdan
Damascus
World’s largest flower in Sumatra and wartime army size
The piece notes the giant Rafflesia arnoldii blooms in Sumatra measuring about a yard and weighing around 16 pounds. It also cites WWI era British military strength with 711,600 total and 601,000 in the British Isles, and comments on Wyoming oil and mining royalties shaping future tax needs.
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Sumatra
British Isles
Wyoming
Villa bandits ford Rio Grande in raid on Glen Springs
Villa bandits about 70 strong crossed the Rio Grande sweeping 15 miles inland on American soil. They attacked a cavalry detachment of nine men from Troop A Fourteenth Cavalry with casualties including three killed and two wounded. A missing trooper is believed captured. Civilians J Deemer and Compton reportedly abducted with threats to their lives. A Marathon posse pursues the attackers as details emerge.
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Union News Berries
Alpine
Tex
Villa
Rio Grande
Glen Springs
Fourteenth Cavalry
Coahuila
Mex
J. Deemer
Compton
Marathon
Villistas
Roscoe Tyree
J. Birch
Frank Defree
Birch
Defree
Germans Near American Coast With Submarine Fleet
Report says two German submarines and two armed cruisers may reach the U S coast. The April 29 attack on the Venezia occurred about 700 miles southeast of Cape Race about 1 900 miles from New York in a direct line. Capt Boniface refused to discuss the affair.
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New York
Venezia
Cape Race
Boniface
Cincinnati Market Summary of Grains and Livestock Prices
Wheat, corn, oats, hay, eggs and poultry prices listed for Cincinnati markets. Includes No 2 red wheat at 1221.24 and various No 2 white oats, No 4 hay and pork, beef, and lamb quotations with ranges for shippers, cows, calves, hogs, sheep, and spring lambs.
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Northwestern
Bologna
Theyre Even See Here Mr Jones Doctor Billing Joke
A humorous exchange has a doctor chiding Mr Jones for a slow payment while Jones retorts that the doctor took long to cure him. An ad note mentions Hanfords Balsam Adv for horse wounds from barbed wire.
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Doc
Jones
Hanford
Bride’s Joy Mirrors Betting Odds on Wedding
The bride beams with happiness as guests recall bets against her marriage, noting friends joked two to one against a successful union. The scene captures festive relief and social amusement surrounding the couple’s nuptials.
Mother Gray’s Powders for Children Marketed Nationwide
Thile Will Interest Mothers. Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children ease feverishness headaches teething disorders and regulate bowels while destroying worms. They quickly break up colds and are pleasant for children. Used by mothers for 88 years. All druggists 3 cents. Sample free. Address Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
Comparative Possessions in Baltimore American Quote
A humorous item from the Baltimore American features a quip about possessions. The exchange contrasts a fireless cooker with a smokeless husband, illustrating the era’s lighthearted social humor.
Get Rid of Freckles With Ethine Double Strength
A nostrum promises the removal of freckles using ethine double strength. Apply night and morning, one ounce often enough to clear the skin, with a money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles.
New Bread
A playful dialogue imagines a child asking if rabbits lay Easter eggs and whether incubating them would hatch red blue and green bunnies. The quip riffs on Easter symbols with a whimsical homegrown tone.
Vanderbore The Recluse Declines Social Cues
A brief note says Vanderbore is invited out often but will not be drawn out of his place once there. Ady comments that he is a stayer and will not take hints to leave. The quote reflects social habits and personal preference.
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Vanderbore
Retort Courteous Lines on Women and Praise
A witty exchange notes women as fools and the ease of marriage advice. It questions why a man earns praise only at his funeral and hints at social ironies about gender and understanding.
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Ian
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