Sinking of Lusitania and World News Highlights
A chaotic dispatch summarizes the Lusitania sinking with 1,251 passengers aboard and 816 crew victims, naming notable survivors and mourners. It reports Belgian and German advances, annexation proclamations, and wartime anxieties including attacks near Ireland, Libau seizure, and warnings from the Imperial German Embassy. The item lists weather oddities, strikes, and violent incidents across towns, including murders in Chicago, tornado damage in Georgia and Oklahoma, and a bank holdup with a fatality in Chicago.
German ambassador finds anonymous threat at Washington embassy
Washington Count von Bernstorf reports an anonymous letter in his embassy mailbox threatening destruction. The March US revenue rose over 500000 from 1914 per the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington. President Wilson informs suffrage delegates he cannot meet them in Philadelphia next Monday. The US rejects Germanys demand to submit indemnity and capture questions to prize court, preferring diplomatic settlement. Empress of Germany commends American Red Cross aid via the German ambassador.
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Count von Bernstorf
Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
White House
Washington Oy
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Philadelph
Germany
Red Cross
Mabel T. Boardman
Mexico City Revolt Leaves Several Dead in Disorderly clash
Reported fighting in Mexico City erupted after a brawl among rival factions at a gathering of military leaders. Violence spread through streets, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries as authorities struggled to restore order.
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Mexico City
Two Skeletons Found in Marseilles Excavation
Workmen uncover two human skeletons in an abandoned vault during construction in Marseilles, triggering an official investigation. In other Illinois items, prominent banker Wallace E. Walker dies at 69 after months of heart trouble, with survivors in Shelby County State Bank and local business ties. Additional notes cover a Ceylon entomologist, Protestant evangelical actions in Addieville, burglaries around Pana, tax reform push by Chicago commerce group, and various local notices from Freeport to Springfield.
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Ottawa
Marseilles
Shelbyville
Wallace E. Walker
Strasburg
Tower Hill
Shelby County State Bank
Shelby County
Rush County
Indiana
Nancy J. Wallace
Windsor
This County
C. W. Welker
C. E. Walker
Walker
First Methodist Church
Danville
Ig Post
Ceylon
India
Andrew Rutherford
University of Ilinois
University of Holinboro
United States
Carnegie
Addievilla
Evangelical Conference of Southern
Fred Buschmann
Edwardsville
K. Dexheimer
Freeburg
J. Berger
Granite City
Pana
Edward Mullen
Bulpitt
Yeggs
Morgan Mercantile General Merchandise
Oconegg
Chicago
General Assembly
Chicago Association of Commerce
Charles L. Dering
Freeport
Freeport High School
Knox College
Burlington
Canton
Galesburg
O. J. Jackson
Cairo
Ilinois
Wabash Railroad
Geneva
F. A. Linder
Swedish Lutheran Church
Linder
Omaha
Springfield
Wilson
Europe
Episcopal Synod of Minois
Lincoln
Quincy
Illinois State News Highlights Across Cities
A range of local items from Cobden to Chicago: Uniut county surveyor Anna W Townsend dies at 50. Collinsville hosts cornerstone laying for a new federal building. Averyville aims to curb jitneys. Cairo postmaster Harry McDaniel declared insane and committed to Anna asylum. Morrisonville elder Fred Bertman dies aged 75. Danville gymnasium and businesses destroyed by fire after a storehouse explosion. Peoria elects J R H Potts grand master and other officers. Mount Vernon to host Southern Minors Conference with Bishop Bashford presiding. Chicago bishops discuss World Church budget near 4.0 million. Eldorado Board of Education names new staff. Aurora rescues a missing boy using bloodhounds. Cairo celebrates golden wedding of Mr and Mrs McManus. Marion elects Daniel H. Ross as state deputy of Knights of Pythias. Johnston City to host next district convention. Pana electrical convention selects Chicago as next site. new regional district expands to Ohio Wisconsin and Michigan with officers named.
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Anna
W E Townsend
Uniut
Cobden
Collinsville
Morrisonville
Fred Bertman
Itate
St. Louis
America
Germany
Danyville
Danvillé
Southers
Philippa Brothers
Shanghai
Bashford
Ohio Wesleyan College
Delaware
O. Chicago
Cranston
Washington
Mission
Temperance
Bible Society
Eldorado
Board of Education of
James Ryan
Washington School
R. K R. Jenkins
Lincoln School
James Shriver
Jefferson School
Ira Steinsuly
Lewis Barton
Lula Ramsey
Ruth Rodman
Lalitha Elder
Grace Murry
Grace Cape
Arleen Organ
Frieda Vaneleave
Mrs. Shager
Agnes Goa
Mary Bubdinks
Helen Bowling
Jessie Manson
Grace Dillsworthy
Aurora
Jesse Hopp
A. R. Ropp
Lee Center
Cairo
B. McManus
St. Patrick’s Church
Auil
B. McManus, Jr
James McManus
R. B. Gannon
Otto Schuh
Marion
Daniel H. Ross
Bent
Knights of Pythias
Johnston City
Joy Albert Watson
Thomas Williamson
Charles P. Caldwell
Charles Hitter
John J. Brown
Chicago
Ohio
Wisconsin
Michigan
Knott
W. E Guptenberg
Rock Island
F. C. Huse
Springfield
W. A. Culp
H. Dorophy
Cleveland
O. H. i. Hunt
Detroit
Mich
J. Talaska
Ashland
Wia
D. Bd. Wright
Hammond
Ind
Mayr Wonderfully Restores Health After 20 Years
A vocal testimonial from a Ces ton businessman who suffered two decades from stomach and digestive issues. After trying Mayr’s Wonderfu Remedy, he reports quick relief and a return to youthlike energy. He praises the product’s promise of permanent stomach and digestive improvement and notes a money back guarantee.
Red Cross Nurse Helps Wounded Soldier On Metro Car
A Paris Metro car scene shows a young woman in a Red Cross nurse dress tending a bandaged soldier. The soldier speaks softly about toothache, while onlookers notice the compassionate exchange amid the bustling train.
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Paris Metro
Red Cross
The Generous Host War Talk
Mrs. Amos Pinchot scolds ignorance during a war debate as she describes Parvenu and his lunch scene. Parvenu and his wife amuse with a demand for four menus in a lofty dining room, illustrating pretentious dining behavior.
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Amos Pinchot
Parvenu
The Road to Wellville Letter Promises Postum Benefit
A hospital ward scene includes two appendectomy patients and a third brought in from the table. A recovering man reads a testimonial about Postum coffee substitute, claiming health gains, steadier nerves, and weight loss over six months. The piece cites the Postum Co. from Battle Creek Michigan and invites readers to consider the claim.
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Postum Co
Wellville
Pligs
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Opean War News
Mens
Deutscher 2In
Blanud
Victoria
B. C
Charles Probopzaavets
Cork
C. A. Fondon
Afred G. Vanderbilt
Ley Field Malone
Berlin
New
Senelegraph Company
Libau
Courland
Russia
Charles T. Jeffnery
Kenosha
Wis
Oue
Httle
New York
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Lusitania
Uner
Great Britain
Imperial
S. M. Inox
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
William Sterling Hodges
Paris
Baldwin Locomotive Works
London Daily Mail
Hotterdam
Antwerp
Belgium
E. Bliss Thompson
Seymour
Old Country
Thompson
Fish Milling Company
Kensag
Panhandle
Texas
Denvay
Nebraska
Dakotas
Montana
Wyong
Etna
Ohic
Seusion
Operators’ Association
Muspers
Sarah Hays
Hardy Hays
Hardy Haye
Humboldt
Tenn
Misa Marian Farwell
Francis C. Farwell
John W. Farwell Company
Farwell
Cyrus H. McCormick
Lake Forest
Mermenton
Ella Coppersmith
John
Lowe Avenue
Copper
Mini
John L. Coppersmith
Ardmore
Okla
Atlanta
Tom Martin
Rockport
Tre
Orrin N. Carter
Supreme Court
Lake, Will
Dupage
Kankakee
Cook Counties
F. A. Geiger
Milwaukee
Eugene Kuentzte
Edward Klopocznski
Clara Stigra
Kuentzre
John J. Stomski
News OF Illinois
Telegraph
Illinois
State News
M. Gikeon
Ceston
Mayr
Tak Bevety
Papa
Willie
Columbia
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