Sussex Situation Presses Washington as Note to Berlin Sent
The German note on the Sussex and other submarine incidents has reached the State Department and will likely be shown to President Wilson and Secretary Lansing tonight. Affidavits from Paris and London on the liner St Paul will be considered with the note, and information on attacks since Lusitania is expected for Berlin within a week. Officials insist on clear evidence of Germany’s good faith, possibly punishment of the Sussex commander, to prevent a crisis.
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State Department
Wilson
Lansing
Paris
London
St. Paul
Berlin
Germany
United States
Germany denies Sussex sinking in note to U S officials
Berlin says its submarine did not sink the Sussex and outlines actions on March 24 near Folkestone Dieppe. The German foreign minister's note to Ambassador Gerard details encounters with the Berwindvale and Englishman and includes sketches and photos to support the findings.
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Sussex
Manchester
Berwindvale
Eagle Point
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Gerard
Folkestone
Dieppe
London Daily Graphic
Bull Rock Light
Irish
President Wilson Cancelled New York Speech
President Wilson abandoned plans to travel to New York and canceled his engagement to speak before the Young Men's Democratic Club on Saturday due to pressing international situations with Germany and Mexico.
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Germany
Mexico
Wilson
New York
Young Men's Democratic Club
Gregory Withholds Standard Oil Data In Senate Row
Attorney General Gregory refused to disclose Department of Justice findings on Standard Oil, citing public interest. Sen Kenyon had urged release as gasoline prices rise and Morrison of Chicago reportedly led new anti trust probes since the decree.
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Kenyon
Department of Justice
Standard Oil Company
Senate Today
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Charles B. Morrison
Chicago
Standard Oil
Morrison
Attorney General's
Federal Trade Commission
Democratic committee under pressure over Texas primary funding
Fort Worth April 13. Wise county chairman Ford will not support the double primary assessment on candidates other than the senatorial race. The state committee voted to tax all primary candidates statewide to cover the senatorial run off. Attorney General Looney denied involvement. State Chairman Waples pledged to address the Wise county protest promptly.
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Tex
Democratic State Committee
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Wise County
Texas
Looney
Waples
Senate Debates Army Reorganization Bill and Nitrate Plant
Senate continued debate on the army reorganization bill and the $15 million government nitrate plant for powder in war times and fertilizer in peace. The Underwood amendment would let the secretary of war buy or license the best air nitrogen process and lease the plant for private fertilizer production in peace times.
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Senate
Secretary of War
Verdu n Front Holds As Petain Wins New Victory
Paris reports calm around Verdun as German Hill 304 attack is repelled. Petain boasts French losses are far lighter while German corps suffer heavier casualties. German attempts to envelop Dead Man's Hill fail. French reserves and ammunition stocks are described as inexhaustible.
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Verdun
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Petain
Meuse
Forges Brook
Avecourt
Dead Man's Hill
Cumieres
Lost gold cross charm recovered after seventeen years
Mrs. Schofield spotted the ruby cross charm in a show window on Alamo plaza while walking with her mother. Detective Harvey confirmed the engraving and chain of custody, linking the piece to a 1863 El Paso purchase by Mrs. Schofield’s mother.
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Joseph W. Schofield
Mesquite Street
St. Charles Street
el Paso
Torpedo Hits British Ships Robert Adamson and Angus
A Lloyds dispatch reports the British steamer Robert Adamson torpedoed off Harwich with 29 crew landed and believed sunk. Another Lloyds notice says the British steamer Angus, unarmed, torpedoed around the same time, with one Angus ship from Calcutta to Balboa last seen at Suez.
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London
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Harwich
Suez
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Balboa
Dundee
San Antonio Area Weather Outlook Tonight and Friday
For San Antonio and vicinity cloud covers linger tonight with a cloudy night. Friday looks unsettled and cooler with possible showers and better than tonight's cool spells.
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San Antonio
Home Weather For Tourists Forecasts By The Light
Weather summary for major cities with temperatures winds and precipitation hints. St Louis seeks 66 86 with SW 14 mph rain likely. Chicago 64 with W 4 mph showers. Milwaukee 42 with W 5 mph rain. Kansas City 64 with S wind rain. New York 46 with S wind showers. Washington 64 with NW wind rain and clouds with highs near 79.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Guaymas Raid Not Reported by Navy Officials
Dispatches from Admiral Winslow say no raid on Americans near Guaymas and no orders sent to send the Denver to investigate. The Glacier carries Americans from Mazatlan while Wittslow’s latest report notes Guaymas now quiet. The Chattanooga is deemed able to handle incidents without Denver, with Carranza forces nearby and Vera Cruz Progreso also reported quiet.
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Navy Department
Winslow
Pacific Fleet
Guaymas
Denver
Glacier
Mazatlan
Americans warned out as unrest grows near Mazatlan
Dispatches report anxiety in the west coast area near Mazatlan with hostility toward Carranza and threats to de facto forces. Americans are urged to return home while Villa is said to have lost followers and gone into the mountains. Oaxaca remains quiet with normal commerce, and Diaz revolution reports arise.
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United States
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Luis Guieterrez
Chihuhua
Villa
Cienguila
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Durango
Oaxaca
Felix Diaz
Dallas Banker Slaughter Opens Federal Trial in Denver
The trial of W. B. Slaughter of Dallas former president of the Mercantile National Bank of Pueblo Colo was set to begin in Denver Federal Court. The case moved from Pueblo after ex Senator Joseph W Bailey of Texas said his client had received threatening letters making a fair trial unlikely.
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W. B. Slaughter
Dallas
Tex
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Pueblo
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Naval staff blamed for U S navy weakness by Roden
E K Roden of Scranton, speaking at a Navy League session in Washington, said the United States would be more efficient with a general staff. He compared U S and German naval outputs noting Germany’s larger fleet given similar budget and criticized Congress for underfunding naval modernization.
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E. K. Roden
Scranton
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Congress
Great Britain
Austrian Imperial Family Seeks Peace Pilgrimage
Sixteen members of the Austrian imperial family including Archduchess Zita joined a pilgrimage to the Madonna of Zell sanctuary led by Cardinal Piffl archbishop of Vienna to implore peace, according to a Rome dispatch.
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Archduchess
Zita
Charles Francis
Cardinal Piffl
Vienna
Madonna of Zell
Rome
Tribune backs Roosevelt for Republican nomination
The New York Tribune editorially declared today for Theodore Roosevelt to be the Republican presidential nominee at the convention, reinforcing his lead among party members.
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New York
New York Tribune
Theodore Roosevelt
Auditor in Muskogee Faces Embezzlement Charge
Mayor J E Wyand sworn out a warrant charging Clay Stinnett city auditor with embezzling city funds. He indicates a treasury shortage of 6000 to 7000 dollars. Stinnett’s term ends today. he was not reappointed. He is the third Muskogee auditor charged with embezzlement.
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Okla
Clay Stinnett
J. E. Wyand
Wyand
Stinnett
American destroyers patrol Philippine coasts for vessel identity
Manila reports American torpedo boat destroyers patrol the Philippine coasts seeking the identity and details of coastwise and underway vessels. Allied warships also monitor the waters.
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Manila
Philippine
Clash Near Parral Signals First Thirteenth Cavalry Report
United States troops and Carranza forces clashed in Parral as a detachment of about 140 men from Major Frank Tompkins’s Thirteenth Cavalry passed through en route south after Villa. The exchange of shots surprised Mexican authorities and marked the first reported front contact by Pershing’s command from Columbus.
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Parral
Funston
Letcher
Chihuahua
Gutierrez
Tompkins
Thirteenth Cavalry
Frank Tompkins
Columbus
Mexico
Villa
United States
General Pershing
War Department declines discuss ParRal firing report
Washington April 13. War Department officials handling dispatches from Consul Letcher refused to discuss a report that American troops were fired upon in Par ral.
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War Department
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Parral
Prominent Zapata Chiefs Assassinated
Mexico City report states General Francisco Pacheco and General Manuel Palafox, key Zapata ministers, were assassinated in Texteplan, state of Mexico, on orders said to come from Emiliano Zapata. Nine other notable delegates to the convention were also killed.
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Manuel Palafox
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Ocuila
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Salazar 15 Located At Ranch In Mexico
Sierra Blanca Texas April 13 General Ynez Salazar who disappeared from El Paso was identified at Morris T. O. ranch in Mexico 90 miles south of here and 40 miles from the border. He accompanied by four companions and allegedly threatened to kill an American ranch hand who knew him. The party left after taking rifles and ammunition owned by ranch hands but caused no damage.
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Here
Kiang-Si Governor Proclaims Independence Amid Revolt
The Kiang-Si governor declared independence from President Yuan Shi Kai today. Kiang-Si covers about 72,000 square miles with a population near 20 million and Nan Chang as its capital. In Canton three revolutionary leaders were assassinated and several wounded during a military conference.
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Kiang-Si
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Nan Chang
Kwang-Tung Province
Canton
Morgenthau Considers Resigning Post
Henry Morgenthau, American ambassador to Turkey, told President Wilson after a conference that he was considering resigning his post but had not yet discussed it with the president and was unsure when he would return.
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Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Wilson
Misfortune and the Homeward Yearning in Psychology and Art
A 1916 Sunday Light feature catalogues Dr. James E. Lough on prodigal homecoming, notes on Earth's fate, social satire on endless etiquette, fashion science by Albert Malsin, a cautionary tale of Summer’s film scam, Zeppelin mystery, romance in studios, afterlife questions, astrology readings, women’s page, and London fashion loans.
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New York University
Manchester
Albert Malsin
Summer
Mary Pickford
Alice Joyce
Professor Everson
Sothnos Letillier
Mme
Lina Cavalieri
Duff-Gordon
Lucile
London
Carranza Seeks U.S. Recognition Amid Parral Battle
In a Parral battle between American troops and civilians, General Carranza reports many deaths on both sides. Carranza troops aided the Americans in restoring order and he appeals to the United States to recognize the dangers of provoking the natives.
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Carranza
United States
Carranza note on Mexican withdrawal draws cautious response
General Carranza proposed withdrawing American troops from Mexico and sent Eliseo Arredondo to Lansing. Officials indicated troops would stay for now to avoid clashes while negotiations proceed, with limits on engaging Carranza forces and continued pursuit of Villa. Congress reviews the move with caution, while State Department says the note invites talks not a demand for immediate pullout.
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Mexico
Lansing
Eliseo Arredondo
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Flood
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Funston Fails to Comment on Carranza Demand to Withdraw Troops
The Carranza government asked for U S troops to leave Mexico an action that overshadows plans against Villa. General Funston did not receive official word Thursday morning and declined to discuss the change while General Pershing in the field is believed informed. Official Washington notification awaited before further transmission to the field.
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Mexico
Francisco Villa
Funston
Persheing
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