Speculate on Gerard's visit to Berlin for submarine talks
Ambassador Gerard reported to the state department that he had been invited to confer with Emperor William at army headquarters but had no explanation for the meeting. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing weigh the submarine dispute as Berlin signals urgency while no Americans were aboard the attacked British merchantman Industry. Germany defends use of open boats for rescued crews as weather permits, while officials fear delays in response.
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Gerard
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William
Army Headquarters
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Wilson
United States
Germany
Post Office Recaptured in Dublin Riots Report
April 29 via London reports Dublin unrest with Liberty Hall shelled by a royal naval reserve gunboat and Sinn Fein headquarters occupied. Belfast military retook the Dublin post office, with reinforcements arriving as repairs to the railway line proceed. Telegraphic links between Belfast and Dublin were interrupted.
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Attack on Gerard in German press sparks war talk
London reports that the iel Neuste Nachrichten and other Berlin papers publish an attack on American Ambassador James W. Gerard. The piece, tied to a Berlin “League of Truth” publication, claims Gerard upbraided editors and hints at releasing letters to push the ambassador toward a pro war stance.
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Prince Henry of
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Berlin
Reuters
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League of Truth
Postmaster Indicted Over Embezzlement in Tamburg Ta
Creston Ta April 20 Nelson Z Luce held to await arraignment on federal indictment charging embezzlement of government funds while postmaster at Tamburg Ta He was indicted March 21 1916 but the document was not published as Luce had disappeared while a post office inspector reviewed the office records He could not obtain bond
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Nelson Z. Luce
Tamburg
Luce
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Sackville Street
Healiday
Ireland
Trish Republic
Dublin in 24 hours of Sinn Fein uprising chaos
Dublin suffered a full day of disruptions as Sinn Fein militants and James Larkin followers seized key buildings and streets. Post office and Stephens Green were among sites occupied, with looting and gunfire reported, while presses and newspapers faced occupation and closures. Police and troops faced sporadic resistance as authorities warned of possible continued trouble.
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Sinn
Markievicz
James Larkin
Stephens’ Green
St. Vincent's Hospital
Portobello Road
Pris Feiners
Souvenir of air raid vault ventilator in Paris
Paris reports a unique memorial of the Zeppelin raid with the Metropolitan subway vault on Boulevard Monumentant left open and bricked up to serve as a ventilator. The feature marks the last visit of the air raid and becomes a perpetual souvenir for historians and residents.
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Paris
Metropolitan
Boulevard Monumentant
King George Journeys to London for Talks
London gossip swirled after an official note said King George left Windsor for London to confer with Premier Asquith and Earl Kitchener. The Friday night movement drew political circle chatter about potential policy shifts and strategic plans.
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London
King George
Windsor
Asquith
Earl Kitchener
Bombs Used In Routing Rebel Band In Dublin
Dublin rebels driven from St Stephens Green after heavy losses. Four hundred Irish rebels captured as troops seized the area using bombs. Dispatch from Dublin says rebel forces numbered about 12 000 on Thursday with 2 000 marching volunteers and 10 000 Sinn Fein and many peaceful citizens among casualties.
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St. Stephens Green
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Artillery and Air Forces Engaged in Europe War updates
British forces suffer reverses in Egypt and Mesopotamia as Turks annihilate four cavalry squadrons near Quatia and 300 prisoners are taken. Townshend relief attempt at Kut fails due to a grounded supply ship. Turkish airmen raid Quatia and attack Port Said docks and a warship. Infantry actions persist in France near Verdun. heavy artillery on both sides east of the Meuse. German and Austro-Italian fronts show no major actions. Russian-Turkish front reports calm.
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Cate du-Poivre
Douaumont
Slava
Gulf of Riga
Berlin
Teutons
Riezvca
Asia Minor
Stormy Senate Debate Over Brandeis Nomination
A stormy senate session over Louis D. Brandeis’s Supreme Court nomination featured Senator Sutherland challenging printed interview statements by Senator Ashurst. The Judiciary Committee members clashed over delays by Republicans and accusations about executive sessions as a vote on Brandeis’s appointment nears.
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Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Senate
Judiciary Committee
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Ashurst
Brandegee
Brandeis
Eight Germans Indicted in Firebomb Plot on Ships
A federal grand jury indicted eight Germans and Dr. Walter T. Scheele, leader of the alleged conspiracy, over an arson and incendiary bomb scheme to strike ships carrying munitions for the Entente. The bombs were partly made at Scheele’s New Jersey plant. several key figures faced charges, with immunity promised to some witnesses.
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Federal Grand Jury
Walter T. Scheele
New Jersey Agricultural Chemical Company
Scheele
Charles von Kieist
Ernst Brecker
Fridrich — der Grosse
Otto Wolpert
Eno Bode
Hamburg: American Line
Carl Sehmidt
Frederick Karbaide
William Parades
George Praede
El Paso Sees Possible U.S Occupation Plan in Mexican Talks
As the Obregon Scott Funston conference nears, El Paso residents sense a tentative American occupation of part of Chihuahua pending eradication of Villa bands. Mexican officials express confidence a speedy agreement is possible and Obregon could decide decisively, with withdrawal following.
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EL Paso
Tex
Dublin Rebellion Suppressed by Troops in Sackville Street
London dispatch reports Field Marshal French says Dublin suppression operations proceed satisfactorily. Rebels confined to a few localities with Sackville Street as HQ at the general post office. Troops tightened cordon around the district amid house sniping and fires, particularly northwest of the four courts.
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London
Dublin
French
Sackville Street
Four Courts
Relief ship grounds in Tigris near Kut
A British relief ship carrying supplies for the Kut garrison ran aground in the Tigris four miles east of Kut. Official wording says the April 24 night attempt failed after reconnaissance showed the vessel aground near Magasis, about four miles east of Rut.
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London
Kutel Amara
Tigris
Kut
Magasis
Rut
Virginia Woman Narrow Escape After Gas Explosion
Virginia woman Mrs Henry Thunt narrowly escaped serious injury when a gas explosion from a coal stove burned her face head and most of her hair Friday. She credits eye glasses for preserving her sight as she stood nearby in Cass county.
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Henry Thunt
Cass County
Ulinois Federation of Women
Hunt
Ani
Military talks eye joint plan on Mexican border help
Major Generals Hugh L. Scott and Frederick Funston meet Mexican consul Andreas Garcia in El Paso to set dates for talks with General Obregon on joint border operations. Washington officials say US officers aim to work out detailed plans for cooperation and division of northern Mexico to pursue Villa and other outlaws. Cabinet discussions at Pri day session noted, with full reports to State and War departments.
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Scott
Obregon
Pershing
Villa
EL Paso
Tex
Hugh L. Scott
Frederick Funston
Andreas Garcia
Mexiass
United States
Washington
Juarez
Carranza
Furston
Mexico
Funston
Columbus
Priday
Kansas fiend confesses crime in Topeka murder
Fred Bissell a Topeka baker confessed to killing Edna Dinsmore a 10 year old girl in Topeka last Tuesday. He said resentment over the mother’s refusal to marry him prompted the crime and he later set fire to the vacant building to cover it.
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Kans
Fred Bissell
Topeka
Edna Dinsmore
Ttme
J. K. Codding
Kansas State Penitentiary
L. L. Kiene
Bisse
Bissell
High water mark reached in La Crosse
La Crosse Wis April 29 flood crest reached as Mississippi river hit 17, equaling 1897 peak. Railroads keep men on rights of way between Midway and East Winona loading sand and rock to shore up embankments threatened by washouts. Flood forces three La Crosse factories to close.
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