German Warning Urges Neutral Ships Clear Trade Routes
The German foreign office warned American shipping to avoid the war zone and to display neutral markings clearly, including night illumination. Washington reported that Berlin informed the U.S. embassy that sinking incidents occurred due to poor markings and urged prompt, sufficient illumination at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Naval War Zone
State Department
Berlin
Foreign Office
Floods Sweep Central U S. 18 Dead In Storms
Rain and lightning swept Kansas to Illinois, causing at least 18 deaths and widespread destruction. Levees broke along the Arkansas River and many streams rose over banks, with residents fleeing low-lying areas. North Platte Nebraska and Des Moines area warned of rising waters as Illinois and surrounding states endured record rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Central States
Kansas City
Arkansas River
Arkansas Valley
North Platte
Neb
Platte River
Des Moines
Iowa
Peoria
Dry Run
Bradley Park
Creditor Auctions 13 Tombstones in Purcell
In Purcell Oklahoma B H Rackley holds 13 tombstones as security for a loan and plans an auction sale of the stones. He lent money to a friend in the tombstone business and now faces a peculiar financial position due to the collateral. He offers the stones at cut prices, inviting buyers to bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purcell
Oklahoma
B. H. Rackley
Rackley
Twenty Negro Fishermen Missing Off Charleston Storm
Reports indicate at least 20 negro fishermen perished in the storm off Charleston. Eight fishing boats were lost and 20 crewmen are missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
South Carolina
Killing in Blind Tiger Raid at Tennessee Line
William Lowe was killed and deputy sheriffs Joseph King and James Pennington were shot during a raid on a blind tiger in Jellico Kentucky near the Tennessee line. Six men have been killed in similar raids according to reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jellico
William Lowe
Joseph King
James Pennington
Tennessee Line
Conference of Neutrals Urged in New England Peace Meet
Beaton Massachusetts hosts a New England Peace Conference where a resolution urges President Wilson to convene an immediate conference of neutral nations to address conditions arising from the war. The measure reflects strong calls for diplomacy and restraint amid ongoing global conflict.
Mouse Fright Kills Girl in Kenosha House
Miss Edna Engel aged 17, daughter of Caspar Engel, died after a mouse rushed from under furniture as she entered her room in Kenosha Wisconsin. The incident underscores household dangers and prompted local authorities to review safety measures.
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Kenosha
Wis
Edna Engel
Caspar Engel
Jitney Driver Given 180 Day Penalty in Hoosier Court
Terre Haute Indiana William Boyer a jitney driver was fined 25 dollars and sentenced to the penal farm for 180 days after uttering obscene language toward a street car motorman in the hearing of passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
William Boyer
Princess Irene Explosion At Sheerness Destroys Crew
A British steamer Irene in government service exploded at Sheerness harbor killing 425 crew plus 78 dockers on board. Only one survivor reported, three sailors not aboard at the time, and several nearby vessel men were wounded by splinters. The admiralty declares the disaster accidental.
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London
England
Sheerness
Great Britain
Thames
Admiralty
Sheerness Harbor
Stolen Test Questions Prompt Naval Academy Re‑examination
Annapolis Maryland. The entire first and second class at the Naval Academy re-examined in Spanish after officials suspected questions were surreptitiously obtained. Suspicions grew when the language department head’s office was robbed and papers vanished. Professors found backward Spanish students suddenly familiar with the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Maryland
Naval Academy
Department of Languages
Braddock Monument Unveiled Near Alexandria
The Colon ial Dames in Braddock Heights unveiled the first Braddock expedition trail monument near Alexandria Virginia. The cobblestone base is said to come from streets in Alexandria laid by Hessian prisoners in the revolution, topped by a cannon abandoned by the expedition.
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Braddock
Alexandria
Virginia
Colonial Dames
Braddock Heights
Rockland Steamer W G Butman Sinks in Rough Sea
The mail and passenger steamer W G Butman sank on its regular Metinicus to Rockland run in rough seas. All 10 passengers and crew are reported safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland, Me
W. G. Butman
Metinicus
Rockland
Rates on Beef Suspended
Washington officials report the interstate commerce commission suspended proposed higher freight rates on dressed beef moving from the East to St. Louis Missouri and East St. Louis Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Ill
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt Breaks Two Ribs Breaking Horse
Theodore Roosevelt injures two ribs in a strenuous effort to break a new horse in New York but refuses to retire to bed. The incident underscores his vigorous political persona and public image as a tireless leader.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Kaiser Pardons Five French Nuns
Berlin reports Emperor pardons five nuns from Roye convent who were found guilty of concealing a wounded French soldier in the convent last December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Berlin
Emperor
Roye
Man Detained After Attempt To See President In Washington
A man calling himself Sugs Otis of San Francisco was detained by police for observation after trying to see the president. Otis claimed distant relation to Harrison Gray Otis of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sugs Otis
San Francisco
Otis
Harrison Gray Otis
Los Angeles
Former Legislator A R Brown Dies in Galesburg
Galesburg Illinois reports the death of A R Brown a Democratic member of the Illinois legislature who served 1876 to 1878 from this district. He was born October 4 1846 and died reportedly of apoplexy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
A. R. Brown
Illinois
Court to Decide Tariff Refund Case to Supreme Court
Washington observers report the customs appeal court sustained the Underwood tariff law's 5 percent clause and will take the decision to the Supreme Court. The ruling could unlock a refund of almost $15,000,000 already collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Customs Appeal Court
Supreme Court
Two Merchantmen Lost Off Wales and North Sea
A German submarine torpedoed and shelled the Morwenna, a Montreal bound steamer from Cardiff to Sydney. One crew member was killed and three wounded. the Belgian trawler Jacquline rescued the survivors. The Betty, a Danish steamer of 1267 tons, was torpedoed in the North Sea. crew were saved and landed at the Tyne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Wales
Montreal
St. Ann’s Head
Sydney
Cape Breton
Jaqueline
Dundee
St. Lawrence Shipping Company
St. Ann's Head
Pembrokshire
South Shields
North Sea
Tyne
Copenhagen
Baltimore
Submarine Sinks Spennymoor Off Orkney Shores
The British steamer Spennymoor was sunk by a German submarine off Star Point, Orkney Islands. The captain and five crewmen drowned when a launch boat capsized. The engineer was badly injured by a shell explosion in the engine room. Twenty-three survivors reached Falmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
England
Star Point
Orkney Islands
Railway Magnate Indicted In Commerce Rule Violation
Cleveland report states Fred D. Underwood, Erie Railroad president, indicted by a U S grand jury for violating commerce acts. The charge cites use of a special passenger car on June 7, 1912, to transport a 25 person party to Beverly Massachusetts. Too Busy to Take Prisoner in Portland describes Judge Stevenson ordering Patrolman George Trojan to return Louis Brongofsky to New York at once after three days of lodge entertainment. Brongofsky faces a minor offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Fred D. Underwood
Erie Railroad
United States
Congress
Underwood
William B. Miller
Akron
Beverly
Mass
Portland
Ore
George Trojan
New York City
Stevenson
Louis G Brongofsky
New York
Trojan
Brongofsky
Caminetti case appeal filed by former Senator Bailey
Washington reports that Bailey filed an application for Supreme Court review of F Drew Caminetti's conviction in the California federal case for Mann Act violations. The filing requests appellate consideration of the ruling and cites the legal questions presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
F. Drew Caminetti
California
Bailey
Glasgow Butcher Shops Closed Over Beef Shortage
Glasgow Scotland reports that two hundred butcher shops shut due to cattle shortages driving almost prohibitive beef prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Forest Fire Rages at Eland Mining Camp in Jemez Mountains
Telephone reports to the local forestry office say a disastrous fire is raging at Eland, a mining camp in the Jemez Mountains, 60 miles west of Santa Fe. Citizens are battling the flames, which have attacked several residences.
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Arizona
Santa Fe
N. M
Forestry Office
Eland
Jemez Mountains
Here
Scandinavians Maintain Strict Neutrality in War
Copenhagen Denmark Stockholm Sweden and Oslo Norway have officially informed Austria and Italy of their intent to uphold the strictest neutrality in the Austro Italian war. The announcement emphasizes nonparticipation and a desire to avoid aligning with either belligerent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Austria
Italy
Becomes Sole Owner of Paper in Missouri Town
George Gilbertson sold his interest in the New Florence Leader to William Fields, making Fields sole owner and editor. The Leader, known statewide as Howard Ellis’s paper, will remain independent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery City
George Gilbertsen
New Florence
Leader
William Fields
Howard Ellis
Germans Sink Three More Ships In Atlantic Warfare
German submarines continued operations sinking British steamers Tullochmoor and Glenlee and the Portuguese Cysne. Megantic of White Star Line reported sighting a submarine and then outran it, drifting 60 miles southeast of Cork after signaling from Queenstown. French torpedo boats brought Glenlee and Cysne crews into Brest with Dixi rescuing them at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tullochmoor
Glenlee
White Star Line
Megantic
Liverpool
Montreal
Irish Sea
Brest
Scilly Islands
Cape Finisterre
Dixi
Queenstown
Cork Harbor
Italian forces seize Spessa summit and silence Luserna fort
An official dispatch from Rome dated Sunday states that Italian troops occupy the summit of Spessa in the Guudicaria Valley near Storo on the Trentino Tyrol frontier. Artillery destroyed the fortified position at Luserna on the Asiago Plateau, which had raised a white flag. In response, the Austrian Fort Belvidere further back turned its guns on Fort Luserna.
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Rome
Guudicaria
Trentino-Tyrol
Spessa
Storo
Luserna
Asiago
Belvidere
Italian Censor Tightens War News Frontiers
Italy enforces strict censorship on war reporting. Journalists cannot reach the front and must rely on official communiques, with severe penalties for leaks. Descriptions of operations may travel only 10 days after events, forcing reporters to cross into frontier areas to file dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Poincare Declares Abstinence From Alcohol During and After War
Paris reports President Raymond Poincare has agreed to abstain from all intoxicants for the war and beyond. He states he never drinks alcoholic liquors and follows the example set by other heads of state per a request from the National and Antialcoholic League, conveyed through his secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Raymond Poincare
French Republic
Roumania and Bulgaria in Key Negotiations
A Bucharest dispatch says important negotiations are in progress between Roumania and Bulgaria. The Bulgarian minister to Roumania left for Sofia. A current report states Turkey has offered to cede Adrianople to Bulgaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roumania
Bulgaria
London
England
Bucharest
Exchange Telegraph Company
Sofia
Turkey
Adrianople
Doctor of Divinity, 22, Killed in San Francisco
Rev. Arthur McClure D. D. head of the manual training department at the Christian College of Bangkok Siam was struck by an automobile as he alighted from a street car in San Francisco and died from his injuries. He was 22 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cay
Arthur McClure
The
Christian College of
Bangkok
Siam
McClure
Whisky Poured Into City Sewer in Lawton Court Action
Sheriff Tom Richardson poured one hundred thirty pints of whisky and sixty quarts of beer into Lawton sewers by court order after seizure in dry territory. The action followed legal proceedings related to intoxicants in a prohibition era setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Tom Richardson
Triumphs Casualty List From Gallipoli Action
London report lists casualties from the British battleship Triumph torpedoing. Three officers and 11 men killed while 420 sailors are missing after the Gallipoli Peninsula engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triumph
London
England
Gallipoli Peninsula
Election Contest Suit Filed in Vandalia City Clerk Race
Vandalia Republican candidate George A. Bigaman filed a county court contest challenging the election of Fred Chandler, the Democrat, in the city clerk race. Bigaman has fled suit in the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Ill
George A. Bigaman
Fred Chandler
Chicago Moves To End Baseball Pools Chief Orders Crackdown
Chicago police chief Healy orders all baseball pools wiped out after the conviction of William Rapp who received the maximum fine for running a pool. The action targets individuals involved in organizing betting pools in the city.
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Chicago
Healy
Wiliam Rapp
German reply to US note on Lusitania sinking
Berlin says it investigated the May 15 American note and seeks frank, friendly clarification. It argues neutral ships with no hostilities are not attacked, cites Cushing and Gulflight cases, and explains why Lusitania carried ammunition and Canadian troops. It assigns blame to the British Shipping Company and notes prior mediation attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
United States
Gerard
Cushing
Gulflight
International Commission of Inquiry
Lusitania
Cunard Company
President Wilson to Press Sharp German Reply
Washington officials express deep disappointment with the German reply to President Wilson’s note. They say it is evasive on key issues and silent on guarantees against repeating the offenses. A sharp reply to the Kaiser is expected within a day or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prsident Wilson
Not Superstitious at Dinner Table
A Woman's Home Companion quip ponders superstition during meals with 13 diners. One woman jokes she is not superstitious but worries having prepared only enough for ten. The piece blends humor with folk belief in a domestic setting.
Then He Made a Start
DeBorem remarks at 11 45 p m about staying power in a race. Miss Knox asks if DeBorem is training for a race, implying ongoing preparations or competition context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeBorem
Miss Knox
Mr. DeBorem
Dyspeptic scholar clashes with misanthrope in sharp rebuke
In a terse exchange, Alexander Akinside declares seven of ten are confounded bores while J Fuller Gloom retorts that only three escape the flaw, framing a sardonic duel of personalities between two sharp wits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Akinside
J. Fuller Gloom
A Motor Fiend and a Tire on the Arm
A humorous quick quip notes Duckfitz wandering with an automobile tire on his arm. The joke explains the tire is worn as a habit while his car undergoes repairs, suggesting a light, absurd scene in a local column.
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Duckfitz
Light fiction only on long aeronaut voyage
A brief exchange notes the aeronaut plans to take only light fiction for a likely long trip, while the reporter anticipates using books for ballast. The aeronaut dismisses any need for heavy items, stressing minimal luggage and simple reading material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeronaut
Easter the Harder says Dobbs on work ethic
An old man named Dobbs urges a practical view of labor quoting Do not fear work. He warns that easy jobs are hard to land and calls for effort with both brain and hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easter
Old Man Dobbs
Attic Sofa Uplift Ends Two Chairs Reliance
A fragmented note urges discarding an aged sofa and stops repairs. It hints that the two chairs once supported the sofa’s use are now combined into one unit. No further context or names are provided.
Plodding Pete Offers Eloquence Over Dinner
A humorous exchange has Plodding Pete offering to stay and give an impassioned talk to a lady and her family about their duties after he retrieves his dinner. The light moment reflects the era's rural dialect and everyday humor.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Ad Testimonial
Terre Hill Pennsylvania resident Mira August Lyon touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for women's ailments. The letter claims the product revived health, saved some from surgery, and notes decades of testimonials in Pinkham Laboratory files.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Hill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mira
Aucustus
Lyon
Lydia E
Pinkham
Maer
Lydia. E. Pinkham
Means Much to Naval Men
A report notes several American battleships and submarines now use R Fessenden’s submarine wireless device to send messages underwater over long distances. The vibrating metal plate creates sound waves, enabling ships to talk to submerged submarines and potentially direct their movements in naval warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Fessenden
American Magazine
Cleveland Moffett
Professor Fessenden
Genuine Heroism and the Call to Perseverance
The passage argues genuine heroism lies in persistent resolve rather than impulsive generosity. It urges to serve others despite lack of approval, stay true to one’s commitments, and celebrate bold acts that break societal monotony. Emerson counsels always do what you are afraid to do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
No Case for Sympathy in Breach of Promise Verdict
A jury foreman explains no damages were awarded in a breach of promise case, saying the plaintiff was lucky to end a relationship with a man described as sending fool letters read aloud by her lawyer. The exchange underscores the jury's view of the suit as unfounded or frivolous.
Postum Cereal Helps Chief Bookkeeper After Coffee Fade
A Western city chief bookkeeper reports coffee and tea harmed his health with stomach trouble and nerves. After two years on Postum, he is well, drinks it daily, and recommends it for long mental work. Postum comes in Cereal and Instant forms, priced 15–50 cents, sold by grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Postan
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