Bryan Stumbles in Nebraska Delegates Race for DNC
Late returns from Nebraska show William Jennings Bryan dropping to sixth among seven candidates for at large Democratic National Convention delegates. Dr W Bryan loses the gubernatorial bid to Keith Neville by about 106000 votes while Henry Ford leads Albert Cummins in the Republican presidential race by about 3000 votes. Hitchcock leads for the U S Senate nomination.
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Neb
Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Dr. W. Bryan
Lincoln
Keith Neville
North Platte
Special Photograph Offer By Barr Studio
The Barr Studio at 211 Ave. C offers limited time photo deals for 30 days. Two 7x11 photos for 1.50, cabinet photos and 4 panels packages with three positions, and 6% cabinet photos at 50 cents each. Call early to avoid the rush.
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Ave. C
Editor Bryan pressing bid for Seguin County Legislature
W H Bryan editor of the Seguin Bulletin is urged to run for the Legislature from Guadalupe County. Rep James Greenwood may not seek re election. Republicans may nominate a rival candidate while Bryan has not yet consented to be named. The county shows divided party lines with Democrats currently holding the seat for a fourth term.
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Tex
W. H. Bryan
Seguin Bulletin
James Greenwood
Bryan
Guadalupe County
Turks Repulse Meuse Battle and Turkish Assault on Tigris
London reports Turkish forces of about 10 000 man attacked British lines on the Tigris in Mesopotamia on April 17 and 18 with heavy losses. French offensives on both banks of the Meuse near Verdun recaptured trenches and captured officers and men, while Haudremont wood saw French counterattacks and gains amid renewed fighting.
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Tigris
Mesopotamia
Meuse
Verdun
Dead Man's Hill
Prince
Petain
Paris
Haudremont
French Make Progress Near Verdun Fronts
French forces report gains west of the Meuse near Le Mort Homme and north of Courettes wood capturing four German officers and 150 soldiers. They repelled an East of Meuse assault and advanced south of Haudremont wood while rescuing wounded and taking several Germans.
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Dead Man's Hill
Verdun
War Office
Meuse
Haudremont Wood
le Mort Homme
Dead Man Hill
Courettes Wood
Thiamont Farm
Pond of Vaux
Fort Douaumont
Russians Mass Troops in France as Western Front Burden Shifts
Military circles discuss a plan to send possibly a quarter of a million Russian soldiers to France this spring. The aim is to arm and supply troops on the western front more easily, with Russia facing munitions shortages despite large numbers in training.
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Marseilles
France
Russia
Italian Forces Occupy Heights Near Epirus Frontiers
Italian troops have occupied the Than assi Fagheon and Kiorka heights in northern Epirus near the Greek Albanian frontier and are fortifying these positions with heavy artillery.
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Athens
Paris
Thanassi Fagheon
Kiorka Heights
Epireus
Archangel Port Closed to All Nongovernment Shipping
Russian decree expands the White Sea and Arctic port closures to all cargoes not for government use. Russian officials in New York say the move relates to troop movements to France. In Verdun area, German reports claim stubborn infantry fighting continues.
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New York
Archangel
White Sea
Arctic
France
Man Lifted From Grave In Indianapolis
Indianapolis readers are told Plant Juice tonic helps health and happiness with many testimonials. Roy Hook of 336 Grace Street reports recovery from long standing constipation and gas after using Plant Juice, claiming he rose from bed in three days. Sales are noted at Fischer's Drug Store in San Antonio.
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Roy Hook
Grace Street
Indianapolis
Ind
San Antonio
Fischer's
Wilson address to Congress quoted as moral turning point
European press celebrates President Wilson underlining humane aims in a joint appeal to Congress. Paris papers deem the speech epoch making and a firm stand against German barbarity, with editors noting its influence on neutral opinion and international conscience.
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France
Marseilles
Petit Parisien
Matin
Congress
Stephen Pinchon
Petit Journal
Wilson
Jean Herbette
Germany
American note to Germany stirs Rio public opinion
In Rio de Janeiro on April 21 observers react to the American note to Germany. Journal Do Commercial notes U S concern over Monroe Doctrine stakes and warns that German victory could threaten the United States with the weapons used against the Allies. Gazeta de Noticias echoes that North America reacts to diplomacy.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Germany
Journal Do Commercial
United States
Wilson
Gazeta de Noticias
North America
Sage Tea Dandy to Darken Hair
A pretreatment for hair uses Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound advertised as restoring dark lustrous hair in days. The ad claims quick results for gray or faded hair and notes it is a toilet preparation not a medical cure.
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Epoca Sees Germany Driving South American Unity Against Piracy
The Epoca argues Germany’s war methods isolate it from civilized nations and predicts the United States will mobilize South American countries in case of war, with a neutral nations leadership forming to counter piracy.
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Matic
Epoca
Germany
United States
Berlin Post Defiant Over Crisis With America
The Berlin Post comments from Amsterdam on April 21 via London accusing American seagoing citizens of trivial concerns. It criticizes Washington for overreacting and warns that if Germany retreats trouble may arise domestically, while German leaders prefer external conflict to internal weakness.
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London
Berlin Post
Gerany
America
Washington
Europe
White House
Germany
United States Seen As Major Neutral Voice
In Buenos Aires April 21 La Nacion comments on the American note to Germany. It says the United States stands as the one great neutral power and that its voice carries weight due to civilization democracy and economic strength.
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Buenos Aires
Germany
la Nacion
United States
Cabinet Reviews Mexico Problem but Takes No Action
Washington reports assemble all data on Mexican situation for cabinet review. President Wilson and advisers expected to discuss Carranza’s withdrawal request but unlikely to take action until Major General Scott reports from the border. Baker denied orders for troop movements while noting no new directives.
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State
War Departments
Wilson
Carranza
Mexico
Hugh L. Scott
Baker
San Antonio
Tex
Funston
Washington
United States
Herrera
Brown
Tenth Cavalry
Parral
Army
Department
War Department
Villa Hunt
Columbus
Border Patrol
Pershing
Scott
Reporter to Cover General Funston Conference on Villa’s Whereabouts
Dispatch notes a journalist aboard port tomorrow to report the conference with General Funston and determine Villa’s last known location. The update emphasizes the investigation of Villa’s whereabouts and the military briefing expected at the port.
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General Funston
Villa
Troops Quit Eagle Pass for Columbus and Del Rio
Two special trains carried the Seventeenth Infantry under Major Robert Alexander from Eagle Pass to Columbus New Mexico with a later section leaving at dusk. The Nineteenth Infantry will replace them with 150 men per company and remain until a full regiment arrives from New York to Eagle Pass.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Seventeenth Infantry
Robert Alexander
Columbus
N. M
West
del Rio
Nineteenth Infantry
Seventeenth
New York
German Plot to Raid Great Lakes and Invade Canada Exposed
The testimony details a conspiracy involving von Papen and other German agents to raid Great Lakes towns with armed boats, dynamite railway and canal targets, and an invasion plan against Canada. It describes meetings in New York and Baltimore, use of dynamite barges, and coordination with Krupp and DuPont contacts, plus stages in Harlem and Buffalo as part of the abortive scheme.
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Schumacher
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Canada
United States
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Bernstorff
Dominion
Baltimore
Luederitz
Charles Tucker
Tuchsheimer
Taylor
New York
Stanford
Tauscher
Pistola
Hoboken
Fritzen
Busse
England
Covant
von Panen
Covani
Grand Central Station
Ruffalo
Tucker
Reome
Nalaware Avenue
Nia
Recalled From Mission Describes Nazi Plotter's Escape
The account details von Papen and Bernstorff directing a German operative to return to Germany after aborting an operation in New York. Funds were exhausted, munitions left with an aviator, and a shift to Italy was made in October with no further contact since.
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von Papen
Steffens
John Ryan
Ryan
Valcartier Camp
Busse
Fritzen
Niagara Falls
New York
Germany
Bernstorff
Covani
Fifteenth Street
Italy
Dangers of premature peace cited by Lord Rosebery
In a sharp remark Lord Rosebery warned that premature peace would bring a short peace followed by a war even worse. The London Answers item notes his reputation for witty replies and recalls a past quip on memory about memories hearing friends told stories.
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Lor Rosebery
Lord Rosebery
London
Woman seeks release from Southwestern Insane asylum
A petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed Friday in the Thirty-seventh district court seeking the release of a young white woman confined in the Southwestern Insane asylum. Judge W. S. Anderson scheduled a hearing for Monday April 24 at noon. The petition argues the lunacy commission at Seguin Guadalupe County lacks legal standing and that the new lunacy board law is unconstitutional. It also claims the plaintiff was deprived of full testimony from relatives to prove she is not insane.
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