Continental War Moves and Mexican Tensions Rise
General Funston proposes redistributing American troops in Mexico after talks with President Wilson and Secretary Baker. Carranza troops mobilize along Pershing’s route. Villa bandits kill two hundred en route to Torreon. Dorothy Arnold case denied. no body found. Fire at Iowa City hotel causes 350000 in damages. Villa gangsters convicted in Deming murder case. Roosevelt plans Memorial Day speech in Kansas City ahead of conventions. Bandit train holdup near Angola yields thousands in loot.
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Funston
Mexico
Baker
Washington
Wilson
Bliss
Carranza
Torreco
Saltillo
Villa
Canute Reyes
Theodore Roosevelt
Kansas City
Chicago
Oyster Bay
L. 1
European War Briefs Open with Gains in East Africa and Europe
British forces capture Umbugwe and Salanga in German East Africa. Von Mackensen and Enver Pasa depart Constantinople for Armenian front. Emperor Nicholas narrowly escapes death from Austrian bombs during southern front visit. German trenches along Langemarck Ypres road evacuated due to floods. Dutch ship Lodewijk van Nassau sinks after six minutes with five dead and 36 rescued. Trebizond evacuation explained by Constantinople war office. Canadian port inspections to remove belligerent sailors. German trenches taken at Ypres. French attack near Verdun yields redoubt and trenches along with 200 German prisoners. Lincoln conspirator survivor John Harrison Surratt dies at 72. Col. Charles Horton dies at 457 transit. Baron von der Goltz dies of spotted fever. noted as a top Turkish commander.
Tornadoes sweep central Kansas and western Missouri
Seventy people die and scores are injured as a series of tornadoes hit central Kansas and western Missouri, causing extensive property damage. Former U.S. Judge Walter C. Noyes and Alfred E. Marling are named receivers for the American Real Estate Co. of Rhode Island, with offices at 523 Fifth Avenue, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tula
Okla
H. F. Sinclair
New York
Sinclair Oil Refining Company
Kansas
Missouri
United States
Walter C. Noyes
Alfred E. Marling
American Real Estate Company
Rhode Island
Fifth Avenue
Senate Repeals Free Sugar Section of Tariff Law
The senate at Washington passes a bill repealing the free sugar clause of the tariff law effective May 1. President Wilson is urged by Viscount Satemi Chinda to modify the Burnett immigration bill to remove any implication of linking Japanese with Hindu nationalities. Germany agrees to export 15,000 tons of dyestuffs to the United States, via a note from Count von Bernstorff to Secretary Lansing.
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Senate
Washington
House
Wilson
Viscount Satemi Chinda
Senate Immigration Committee
United States
Count von Bernatorff
Lansing
Irish traitor Sir Roger Casement captured on German ship
London reports Sir Roger Casement, the Irish separatist leader and former British pensioner, is among prisoners after a German auxiliary disguised as a neutral merchant ship attempted to land arms in Ireland between April 20 and 21 and sank. The case tied to German aims and possible Irish alliance.
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London
Roger Casement
Ireland
Roger
Berlin
Edward Grey
Germany
United States
Scott to Meet Obregon for Talks on Villa Pursuit
Washington reports a planned conference between Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott and Gen. Alvaro Obregon to discuss Villa pursuit and US Mexican relations. The meeting, arranged for Juarez or El Paso, follows Scott's arrival in San Antonio and Obregon's expected northward travel from Mexico City.
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Washington
Villa
United States
Mexico
Hugh L. Scott
Alvaro Obregon
Juarez
el Paso
General Scott
San Antonio
Tex
General Obregon
Mexico City
Chairman McCombs to quit as D N C chair
William F. McCombs announces to President Wilson his inability to serve as chairman of the Democratic National Committee after the St. Louis convention. Wilson replies with regret as McCombs states he must retire.
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Washington
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
St. Louis
McCombs
History of Subsea Dispute With Berlin
Chronology of US Germany submarine war from Feb 1915 to Apr 1916. Key events include Lusitania sinking and Arabic attack, multiple notes from Wilson, resignations, anti submarine policies, and warnings to armed liners. Strong entities: United States, Germany, Wilson, Bernstorff, Lansing, Falaba, Lusitania, Cushing, Gulflight, Arabic, Sussex, York?
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Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
British Isles
Great Britain
Falaba Guniks
Noes Lsst
Cushing
Gulflight
Lusitania
Wilson
Bryan
Orduna
Berlin
Lee‘ahan
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
von Bernstorff
Hesysman
Acona
Austria
Ancona
Mediterranean
Persia
McNeely
United States Senate
Aliec
Senator Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Flood
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Kern
Indiana
White House
Congress
Stone
Gore
Senate
House
McLemore
Stegmers Manchester
Eagle Point
Berwyndvale
Canada praised by Spokane letter writer
The piece recounts S. L. Wallace of Spokane defending Canada against anti immigration claims. He describes five years in Saskatchewan, farm yields, government aid, and land value, noting loans, provisions, and fair delivery costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Alberta
Spokesman-Review
Spokane
S. L. Wallace
Crestline
Chamber of Commerce
Saskatchewan
L. Wallace
Sheep Raisers Propose Tax on Dogs to Protect Flocks
An editorial urges taxing dog owners to reimburse Vermont to Alabama sheep raisers for losses from predatory dogs. It notes Allegheny range could support sheep with fewer dogs and lauds Vermont Merino stock as among the finest. Also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as liver pills.
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Allegheny Range
Vermont
Alabama
New York Commercial
Dr. Pierce
Had no Chance Young Wife and Miss Smith at Cooking School
A diary-like note records a young wife home from cooking school praising Miss Crusty and her progress while expressing sympathy for Miss Smith who struggles. The young husband jokes that Miss Smith has no one to practice on.
Cuticura Ad Promotes Dandruff Relief and Hair Growth
An advertisement for Cuticura products advises removing dandruff with light on scalp, treating itching and burning, then shampooing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It claims the emollients keep the scalp clean and promote hair growth and offers free samples by mail via a postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept, L
Boston
Keeping Secrets Echoes Through Quiet Exchange
A terse dialogue hints at a confidential statement not shared with a woman to avoid implying importance. The exchange centers on discretion and perceived significance, shaping a muted, cautious atmosphere.
Secret Keeping Hard for the Everyday Wonkan
A local saying notes that ordinary residents struggle to maintain secrecy in public life. The remark underscores cultural attitudes toward privacy and discretion within the community.
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Scott
Ge Ae
General Pershing
War Departments
State Department
Francisco Villa
Troya
Parral
Gavira
Gutierrez
Chihuahua
Dorothy Arnold
West Point
N. J
Faurot
Miss Arnold
Michigan Agricultural College
R. E. Olds
Lansing Midh
Granite City
Til
National Cable and Conduit Company
New York State
Hastings-on- Hudson
N. Y
C. Klinck Packing Company
Buffalo
William A. Morgan
Buffalo and Brass Rolling Mill
Black Rock
J. R. Stratton
Hot Springs
Ark
Prof
Feiggs
Louisiana, Red River & Navigation
Angola
Iowa Union
St. James Hotel
Iowa City
Deming
N. N
Charles D. Miller
Columbus
Rome
von Mackensen
Enver Pasha
Constantinople
Nicholas of
Russia
Stockholm
Langemarck
Ypres
War Office
Lloyd’s
Ymuiden
Holland
Lodewik van Nassau
Ymaiden
Trebizond
Lake Carriers’ Association
Department of Commerce
Great Lakes
Paris
Vaux
Verdun
John Harrison Surratt
Abraham Lincoln
Baltimore
Charles Cummins Horton
Iowa
Marshalltown
Baron Kolmar von der Goltz
Amsterdam
U. S
Pablo Lopez
Villista
Santa Ysabel
Outlaw
Ei Paso
Chihuahua City
Lopez
Obregon
M’combs
Fletcher
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