Casement Faces High Treason Probe in Bow Street
Sir Roger Casement and Daniel Bailey appeared at Bow Street to face preliminary charges of high treason in connection with alleged plots to incite revolt in Ireland. Prosecutors outlined a campaign to sway Irish prisoners in Germany and in Ireland to support Casement’s planned expedition against Britain.
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London
Roger Casement
Ireland
Casement
Daniel Julian Bailey
Bow Street Court
Sir Horace Plunkett
Department of Agriculture
Sir Horace
Sir Roger
Daniel Bailey
Germany
Tralee
England
Artemus Jones
John Dickenson
Putumayo
Bailey
Dublin
Royal Irish Rifles
India
France
Limburg
No Violation of Greek Neutrality Reported
The Foreign Office announced Greece and the Entente powers had settled outstanding differences amicably, ensuring no violation of Greek neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Greece
British Attack at Hulluch Repulsed in Northern France Battles
British forces attacked German trenches near Hulluch in Northern France but were repelled, with German artillery and counterfire preventing gains. French assaults near Dead Man's Hill and the Caillette wood in Verdun also failed, according to the war office briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sayville
Hulluch
France
War Office
Verdun
Deag Man's Hill
Caillette Wood
Meuse
Dead Man Hill
Hill 304
Verdun Front
No Infantry Attacks at Verdun Reported
Paris reports calm on much of the front with no infantry fighting. French forces bombarded Dead Man Hill area near Verdun and repulsed a German thrust south of Roye while capturing fifteen prisoners west of Mount Tet u. Heavy artillery activity also noted in Champagne and on the Macedonian front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
Paris
Avecourt
Dead Man Hill
Roye
War Office
Somme
Vermandovillers
Champagne
Maisons de Champagne
Butte d’Mesnil
Mount Tetu
Hill 304
Havas
Saloniki
Xanthi
Army Bill Nearing Final Form in Washington
The compromise army re organization bill creating a regular army of 206000 in peace is being finalized by a conference committee. It likely goes to the House tomorrow and to the Senate soon after, with President Wilson expected to sign before week’s end. Congress will then take up the naval building measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Wilson
Congress
San Antonio and Vicinity Weather Forecast
For SanAntonio and vicinity fair to night and Tuesday cooler tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SanAntonio
Weather forecast for tourist centers across the Midwest and East
Weather data from The Light reports temperatures and conditions in St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. Forecasts show cloudy skies winds from the southwest southeast northeast and south with rain probability and mild to chilly temperatures for the day.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Marathon Dispatch Reports Bandit Pursuit Near Texas Border
The expedition pursuing bandits who raided Glenn Springs has halted near Mexico awaiting reinforcements. Colonel Sibley asks General Funston for aid as Major Langhorne’s Eighth Cavalry squadron advances well beyond its base with limited protection. Mexican prisoners from Boquillas face trial in Alpine for murder.
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Marathon
Tex
Glenn’ Springs
Mexico
Funston
Sibley
Fourteenth Cavalry
Langhorne
Eighth Cavalry
Boquillas
Shoemaker
Alpine
Scott Reports No Formal Border Agreement To Obregon
Washington May 15 Major General Hunk L Scott chief of staff reports no formal cooperative agreement with General Obregon after border talks. Secretary Baker notes a favorable mood but no diplomatic re opening. Carranza troops move north as Pershing troops withdraw to line of communication pending Obregon report. Oil operators seek more State Department protection.
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Washington, D. C
Hunk L. Scott
Army
Obregon
Baker
Scott
Lansing
Carranza
Mexico
General Pershing
General Obregon
General Funston
Mexico City
Tampico
State Department
Nafarrette
Mexican Patrol Intensifies Near Hidalgo Rio Grande
Report to Fort Brown says a considerable number of Mexicans patrol the Rio Grande near Hidalgo Texas armed with rifles. Consul Garza was informed by Colonel Blocksom who requested an investigation. Renewed activity by Aniceto Pizana and Luis de la Rosa, alleged leaders of the Texas revolution, was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo
Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Here
Fort Brown
J. J. Garza
A. P. Blocksom
Aniceto Pizana
Luis de la Rosa
Fires at Fort Bliss raise border security concerns
Army posts along the border tighten vigilance after two suspicious fires at Fort Bliss. A storehouse with machine guns, three cavalry stables, and three horses were destroyed, with investigators deeming spontaneous origins unlikely. Nearby losses include $700 of hay at Columbus New Mexico and the El Paso country club fire cited at $35,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss
Columbus
N. M
el Paso Country Club
Calloway Delays Texas Trip on Navy Bill Setback
Representative Oscar Callaway postpones his Texas visit for a week and possibly longer due to a delay in the Naval Affairs Committee delaying the Navy bill report. He says he will stay in the House as it remains under discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Oscar Callaway
Texas
Callaway
Naval Affairs Committee
Tragic Lynching After Waco Court Trial
In Waco Texas, Jesse Washington a Black youth convicted of the murder and assault of Mrs. Lucy Fryer seven miles south of town was seized from the fifty fourth district court room and burned on the public square. The mob dragged him to the city hall yard after shouting get the negro and later dragged the charred body through main streets toward Robinson where the crime occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Jesse Washington
Lucy Fryer
Here
Fifty-Fourth District
City Hall
Washington
Robinson
Cooler weather on the way with possible showers
A cooling trend is forecast within 24 hours with possible rain as unsettled conditions accompany a high pressure approach from the northwest. A storm system over the southwest and another over the Great Lakes region influence the expected cooler temperatures and potential showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Valley
Great Lakes
Miners in Southwest Negotiations on New Wages
In Kansas City on May 15 negotiations for new wage contracts between United Mine Workers representatives from Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas and conferees of the Southwest Coal Operators Association were expected to begin. The talks would cover only select contracts with disputes.
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Kansas City
United Mine Workers of America
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Southwest Coal Operators’ Association
Dublin Martial Law Relaxed Asquith Seeks Irish Settlement
Dublin relaxed martial law granting freedom to move between four in the morning and midnight on Sundays while Asquith travels to Belfast to consult leaders. He weighs restoring pre rebellion governance or new rule, and addresses rebel prisoners compensation. A real Irish executive council and integration of armed volunteers into imperial forces are discussed.
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Dublin
London
Asquith
Belfast
Imperial Army
Ireland
Seven bishops to be elected by Methodist conference
A committee report to the General Conference recommends immediate balloting for seven bishops, two more than current. One new bishop will be assigned to Korea and another will occupy a new episcopal residence in Detroit Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Committee On Episcopacy
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Korea
Detroit
Michigan
Five Armored Cruisers to Train Civilian Sailors
In San Diego on May 15 the Navy plans to use five armored cruisers the South Dakota Colorado West Virginia Maryland and Pittsburg for civilian training. Hundreds of Californians are expected to enroll for war maneuver exercises off the coast beginning August 16 and running until November 12.
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San Diego
Cal
South Dakota
Colorado
West Virginia
Maryland
Pittsburg
Newspaper Voices on Compromises Amid Extreme Rhetoric
The text notes that newspapers across politics urge balanced concessions from extremists on both sides, reflecting a universal drive to improve outcomes and address citizens' needs despite divergent views. It frames media as seeking optimal use of the situation and calls for moderation.
Sleep on river boats for Chicago Democrats to St Louis
The Cook county Democratic central committee chartered three large Mississippi steamboats to house Chicagoans heading to the Democratic national convention in St. Louis. About 1000 Chicagoans will support Roger C. Sullivan’s vice presidential bid. Hotel rooms could not be secured for the delegation.
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Chicago
Cook County
Democratic Central Committee
St. Louis
Orpet Trial Opens at Waukegan
The trial of Will H. Orpet university of Wisconsin student begins in Waukegan Illinois on May 15 with jury selection. The case charges him with murdering Marian Lambert a Lake Forest high school girl. Evidence is expected to be circumstantial focusing on who administered the poison.
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Chicago
Ill
Will H. Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Lambert
Lake Forest
Waukegan
Nee Orpet
Wilsons Return From Weekend Cruise Aboard Mayflower
President and Mrs. Wilson came home early from a weekend voyage aboard the Mayflower. The homeward trip was uneventful and upon arrival he read dispatches on Mexico and planned meetings with many senators and representatives to discuss legislative matters and conferred with Governor Dunne of Illinois.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Mexico
Dunne
Illinois
Villareal Denies He Planned Raids
Antonio I. Villareal a Mexican statesman and self described political refugee in the United States declares he did not participate in the Glenn Springs raids. He says he condemned the raids on Columbus and Glenn Springs and emphasizes his long political career would prevent any involvement.
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New York
Antonio I. Villareal
Carranza
Villa
United States
Glenn Springs
Columbus
Belgians Gain Paris After East Africa Success
Belgian expeditionary force advances in German East Africa announce new gains. Colonel Moliter reports occupation of Gigali, capital of Ruanda province, on May 8 and capture of Kivium island in Lake Kivu, seized from German forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
German East Africa
Belgian War Department
Havre
Moliter
Gigali
Ruanda
Kivium
Lake
Kivu
French Dirigible Balloon Crashes Off Sardinian Coast
Report from Toulon says a French army dirigible caught fire last Friday and fell into the sea near the Sardinian coast. Four of six aboard have been recovered, with two missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Toulon
Sardinian
Border Patrol Reorganization Plans Sought by Funston
General Funston pushes a rapid reorganization of the border patrol to tighten protection at border points from Brownsville to El Paso. The plan assigns district commanders, expands regular troops, and may mobilize militia in camps for training while interior towns may form local guard units.
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Brownsville
el Paso
James Parker
William A. Mann
Laredo
Harry A. Greene
Fort Leavenworth
Funston
Mexico
Washington
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
New York
Eagle Pass
Plattsburg Barracks
Rio Grande Valley
Third Field
Pershing
United States
General Pershing
Casas Grandes
Glenn Springs
Big Bend
Fort Bliss
Interurban Rail Wreckers Strike Fort Worth Suburb
Police and bloodhounds search May 15 for unknown wreckers who removed a rail on the Fort Worth Cleburne interurban line in Polytechnic. An incoming interurban derailed injuring one man whose condition is not stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Fort Worth-Cleburne
Polytechnic
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Calloway
Burns Negro
Sackville Street
Eden Quay
International Film Service
M. E. General Conference
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Potomac
Villareal
East Africa
Puncton
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