Misuse Americans Intervention Sought in Cuba Refugee Appeal
Western Newspaper Union reports 24 American and British refugees accuse Cuban negro rebels in Oriente province Palmarito Bagote and Miranda districts of burning homes and terrorizing foreigners. They urge U S intervention claiming the Cuban government cannot protect white residents and cite a May 20 ultimatum from 15 000 rebels threatening a massacre unless Menocal steps down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
New York
Palmarito
Bagote
Miranda
Oriente
United States
State Department
Washington
Blas Maso
Menocal
Mob lynches Daley a Slayer near Florence Arizona
Daley alias Ashmore who killed James Ray Gibson a traveling salesman near Mesa was seized from the county jail by deputies Sunday morning and hanged by a mob of Phoenix and Florence citizens. A coroner’s jury ruled the death justifiable homicide by unknown persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Star Daley
James Ray Gibson
Mesa
Florence
Daley
Ashmore
Florence-Mesa
Fail to See Success in Retreat Copenhagen
German authorities struggle to calm home front nerves as critics cite reader letters doubting official bulletins and war reports, signaling widespread skepticism about progress on the western front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Thomases
Rear Admiral Willits Dies After Long Illness
Woodbury New Jersey Rear Admiral George Sidney Willits U S retired died here after a long illness He was 64 years old He was awarded a service medal for his part in the China expedition during the Boxer rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willits
Woodbury
George Sidney Willits
U. S
China
Erie Discontinues 22 Trains in Effort to Save Resources
The Erie railroad announced the discontinuance of 22 suburban passenger trains to conserve transportation resources for movement of necessary supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
New York
Erie Railroad
World War Era Briefs Highlight Mobilization Efforts
War mobilization dominates reports from Washington New York and Hartford. McAdoo vows finance for the war while 15000 skilled shipbuilders are registered. Judge Burpee warns of German incursion if resources aren t marshaled. Rockingham sunk. 13 missing. 33 aboard rescued. Joffre Wilson and Lane push for timely American troop deployment. Canada and the United States discuss wheat prices and joint action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
Wilson
Washington
Ottawa
Thomas White
Finance
Canada
United States
George Foster
Foreign President Demands War Declaration Over Germany
Ilajti leader Artiguenave asks congress for war against Germany. Reports from Basle state Furth powder factory exploded killing 521 and a Truisdoorf blast killed 30. Rome announces a special mission to America including Prince Udine Senator Marconi Marquis Borsarell and Deputies Ciufel and Nitti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artiguenave of
Ilajti
Congress
Germany
Furth
Truisdoorf
Basle
Switzerland
Rome
America
Udine
Marconi
Borsarell
Ciufel and
Nitti
Washington Receives French Mission Amid War Debates
The French mission led by Rene Viviani was welcomed with cheers in Washington. The administration seeks broad authority for wartime food control. Senators debated price fixes and suspected plots as recruiting records shattered with 68,524 new enlistees. Marshal Joffre startled the Senate with a brief speech ending in Vive lAmerique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rene Viviani
Congress
British Sun Sunk in Submarine Warfare Raises Losses
The British tank steamship British Sun, owned by Sun Oil of Philadelphia and leased to Great Britain, was sunk by a German submarine. London reports the crew saved. The 8600 ton vessel valued at 2.5 million dollars represents the continuing losses as unrestricted submarine warfare sinks over 1.6 million tons in two months. A dispatch from Amsterdam notes Dr Kar Helfferich, German secretary of the interior, speaking to the Reichstag committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Sun
Sun Oil Company of
Philadelphia
Great Britain
London
Kar Helfferich
Interior
Reichstag
Amsterdan
Iowa State News Details From Wartime Iowa
Wartime notes from Iowa cover student enlistments and training at Ft Snelling, farm production shifts, and local efforts. Descriptions include eight Iowa men recommended for officers’ commissions, a Kamrar grain elevator arson attempt, and a 104 year old McGregor pensioner who served in the War of 1812.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster County
State College
Ames
Chicago
Iowa State College
Ft Snelling
Girard Sturtevant
Iowa
Officers’ Reserve
Park A. Findley
Ivan A Bickelhaupt
Lawrence R
Lydia Ault Shrake
McGregor
Great Western
Carroll
West Liberty High School
State Teachers’ College
Oskaloosa
Middle West
Herlihy
Missouri Valley
Allamakee County
Des Moines
Waucoma
Theo Perry
St. Lucas
D. J. McClure
Bloomfield
Winton
Hazel Chapman
Crawford County
J W Holden
Iowa City
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Greene River
Iowa Soldier's Home
Marshalltown
Paul McSteen
United States Revenue Collector
Dubuque
Fort Leavenworth
Sioux City
Roy Baker
Delphos
France
Ft. Snelling
Fort Madison
Santa Fe Railroad
James McLaughlin
Frank Bergman
North McGregor
Boy Scouts
Bergman
Mississippi Valley Iron Co
Waukon
Earl C. Scott
Uncle Sam
Postville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cuba
Slayer
U.S
Teutonic War News
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Lucien F. Burpee
Hartford
Conn
James W. Gerard
Berlin
Chicago Bar Association
Nevada
War Department
Margaret
Council of National Defense
Federal Shipping Board
Rockingham
Amercan
Atlantic
Marshal Joffre
Lane
Plar
City Traction
Sanderson
Cleveland
University of Kentucky At
Lexington
Charles I. Clyne
Herbert
R. A. Pearson
Iowa State Agricultural College
Senate
Thomas
Williams
United States Army
Navy
Marine Corps
War and Navy Departments
Army
Joffre
United States Senate
Washinton
Marne
Iowa State News
the Commonwealth
Northwestern
A. M. Bracket
United Commercial Travelers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!