Germany Note Decoded? Wilson Faces Deliberate Reply
The official text of Germanys note shows no material differences from the unofficial version, suggesting a possible avoidance of a diplomatic break for now. President Wilson may issue a brief reply if submarine commanders fully observe new orders, with cabinet study continuing to gauge potential peace signals and allied reception.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Wilson
United States
Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
New York
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
England
Great Britain
German Mob Riot Sacks Shops In Charlottenburg
A mob in Charlottenburg roamed the streets looting two butter shops and smashing signs and windows after discovering butchers withheld city meat for the poor or sold it at excess prices. The disturbance shows rising anger over rationing and meat distribution in Berlin.
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Berlin
London
Charlottenburg
Haitian Senate Dispersed by Gendarmes in Port au Prince
In Port au Prince on May 6 Haitian senators who ignored a warning from Rear Admiral Caperton were dispersed by a detachment of gendarmes led by an American officer. The senators protested but offered no resistance.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Caperton
Zeppelin Shot Down in Saloniki Harbor by French Fleet
A Havas dispatch from Saloniki reports the German Zeppelin, one of the newest and largest super Zeppelins, was destroyed yesterday in Paris harbor by French naval gunfire. The entire town witnessed the event.
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Paris
Havas
Saloniki
Clan MacFadyen Arrives Damaged After Submarine Action
British liner Clan MacFadyen arrives at Gravesend from Africa with damage after gunfire from two German submarines. The crew returned fire and it was believed one submarine was destroyed.
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London
Clan MacFadyen
Gravesend
Africa
Court orders restrain mayor in city police fire powers
Judge Tayloe issues a restraining order halting Mayor Clinton G. Brown from altering police and fire department control. Commissioner Robert F. Uhr seeks to preserve charter rights to run both departments. hearings set before Judge Ezell with injunction suits against Lancaster.
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S. G. Tayloe
Forty-fifth District
Clinton G. Brown
Robert F. Uhr
W. F. Ezell
Seventythird District Court
F. H. Lancaster
Central Fire and Police Station
Uhr
Departments of Fire and Police
Joseph Ryan
J. D. Dodson
Essail
Gillette
Anmayor
Brown
For San Antonio and vicinity continued warm weather
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast shows continued warm conditions through tonight and Sunday. No significant cooling is expected with daytime highs in the 80s and overnight lows remaining mild.
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San Antonio
Fater
Home Weather For Tourists Forecasts By The Light
City forecasts list temperatures winds and conditions for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington with Sunday fair or partly cloudy skies and variable high and low temperatures. The report shows multiple entries per city and notes wind directions and speed.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
D. C
Clashing Suffrage Groups Face Hat Fight At Parade
The Illinois Equal Suffrage Association and the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage clash over parade attire for the June 7 Republican convention in Chicago. The state group planned ten cent hats, while the Union demands wear of ten dollar hats, a dispute described as irreconcilable and already affecting millinery choices.
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Chicago
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association
Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
Congressional Union
Daylight Saving Scheme Set for Commons Approval
London reports the Daylight Saving plan is expected to win approval in the House of Commons on Monday and take effect the following Sunday morning.
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House of Commons
London
Britain to Free 38 Germans Turks and Austrians
Ambassador Page in London reports the British government will release thirty eight Germans Austrians and Turks seized from the American steamer China near Shanghai after US protests. The action follows representations by the United States to the British government.
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London
State Department
United States
China
Shanghai
Judge Dismisses Gambling Cases In Social Poker San Antonio
City acting judge Ray Lambert dismissed six gambling charges after hearing arguments about conflicting orders on closing and opening gambling. Police testified they found a poker game on Soledad street April 27 and that some players claimed it was social. Defendants admitted playing but said the game was social and not for profit.
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Ray Lambert
Berney Welch
Lykins
Soledad Street
L. B. Camp
San Antonio
Lambert
Storr
Welch
Central Headquarters
Larbert
Bullish Stock Market Trails Germany Reply in New York
Overnight inspection of Germany's reply to Washington sparked another wave of bullish enthusiasm in New York stocks. Special issues rose one to three points early, but profit-taking trimmed gains and trading slowed as prices cooled.
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New York
Germany
Washington
Cotton prices rise to highest levels since February
New York traders sent July cotton to 12.79 cents a pound, up 27 points from yesterday and $6.75 above the winter low. A brighter international political climate spurred renewed buying after a previous bullish spot outlook, with rumors that peace could arrive before the new crop season begins.
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New York
Plainfield man denies bomb plot in St. Louis arrest
Dr Albert Herzog of Plainfield New Jersey was arrested in St. Louis on suspicion of seeking men to build bombs but today denied the accusation. An examination found the chemicals in his suitcase were drugs.
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Albert Herzog
Plainfield
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Eight-year-old boy confesses to killing his mother
George Jordan aged 8 confessed to officials that his father Roy Jordan killed his wife after a quarrel over breakfast. Police report the claim came after the boy indicated his father fired the shotgun.
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Portsmouth
George Jordan
Roy Jordan
Zeppelin Sighted Low Over North Sea Crippled
A Rotterdam dispatch reports Dutch fishing boat sighting the Zeppelin L-9 flying very low across the North Sea yesterday near Ameland, appearing badly crippled after its damaged condition.
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London
Rotterdam
Ameland
North Sea
Major Howze routs Villa bandits at Ojo Azules
A 230 man U S Cavalry squadron surprised and routed a larger Villa force at Ojo Azules near Cusihuiriachic. Forty two Mexicans were killed, several wounded, with no American casualties. The bandit force is believed to be the one defeated at Temochic on April 22.
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Namiquipa
Columbus
N. M
Eleventh Cavalry
Ojo Azules
Cusihuirachic
Temochic
George A. Dodd
Release Expected for James M. Sullivan in Dublin
Dublin May 6 James M Sullivan former American minister to the Dominican Republic who has been imprisoned in Dublin castle for several days on charges of involvement in the Irish rebellion is likely to be released today officials say FE L Adams American consul in Dublin has pressed for his release
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London
James M. Sullivan
Dominican Republic
Dublin Castle
FE. L. Adams
Sullivan
Bomb Dropping Devices Planned for Army Planes in Columbus
Plans have been made to equip the new army aeroplanes tested in Columbus with bomb dropping devices. Machines guns used on European planes will be tested, and ideas from American officers will be tried. Armored motorcycles with machine guns are en route to Columbus.
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Columbus
N. M
Col Ide Fonso Castro Arrested in Texas Conspiracy Case
Col Ide fonso Castro, a former Mexican officer, was arrested in Laredo on a warrant charging conspiracy to organize a military expedition into Mexico. He was released on a $1000 bond.
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Tex
Col
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U.S
Walker
Mexico
Ford libel suit filed against Henry Ford in Washington
The Navy League filed a libel suit in the District Supreme Court seeking 109000 dollars damages. The action targets Ford over published statements opposing military preparedness.
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Ded. C
The
Navy League Today
District Supreme Court
Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
Howze’s Eleventh Cavalry Overwhelms Villistas at Ojo Azules
General Funston reports Major R L Howze and 6 troops of the Eleventh Cavalry surprised 140 Villistas near Ojo Azules. Forty-two killed, about seventy-five horses captured, no American casualties. Villistas commanded by Dominguez Acosta and Angeles fled after dawn strike. five Campesino soldiers freed. Major Howze’s squadron earlier pursued Villa across a hostile zone toward the Durango border.
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