Americans Win Fight as Villa Forces Routed at Tomachio
Colonel Dodd's cavalry of the Seventh Army repulsed a Villa band near Tomachio in the Sierra Madres. Six Villistas killed, nineteen wounded, twenty five horses captured. two Americans killed and three wounded. Reports say Villa may not have been present. Dispatches from General Pershing and Funston confirm the engagement and casualties. Obregon threatens U S withdrawal or renewed attack if troops stay.
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Columbus
N. M
George A. Dodd
Villa
Tomachio
Sierra Madres
Chihuahua
Baca
Cervantes
Dominguez
Rios
Villa Bandits
Dodd
Minaca
Army
San Antonio
Tex
Funston
Washington
Pershing
Joss
Ralph A. Raw
Oliver Banshee
Thomas Henry
Tillman T. Mathias
Erwin
Cocomorachic
Mexican Congress
Diaz and Huerta
Mexico
Obregon
General Scott
General Funston
Carranza
Roosevelt backs women's suffrage pledge in national move
Theodore Roosevelt, head of the Progressive party, prepared a signed statement for a committee of women from the Congressional Union. He declared enfranchising women a national question and pledged support for a federal constitutional amendment granting women the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congressional Union
Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Woman Killed in Dunkirk Zeppelin Raid
A Dunkirk air raid by German Zeppelins killed one woman and wounded three men after dropping six bombs. Paris war office reported only slight damage from the attack.
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London
Dunkirk
Paris
German Envoy to Meet Emperor on Front Visit
Secretary Lansing said Ambassador Gerard will meet Emperor William at German army headquarters. The purpose remains undisclosed but Berlin hints it may shape U S policy on submarine warfare. Gerard and Grew departed Berlin for the audience to clarify the American position.
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Washington
Lansing
Gerard
William
Grand Headquarters
Wilson
Berlin
Germany
London
James W. Gerard
Joseph C. Grew
U S Seeks Release of 88 Detained Alleged Plotters
Secretary Lansing announced another note to Great Britain demanding the release of 88 Austrians, Germans and Turks seized from the American steamship China by a British cruiser off Shanghai. Britain says the men were plotting against the government and fleeing to Manila to continue efforts that would jeopardize U S neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lansing
United States
Great Britain
China
Shanghai
Manila
Taggart Nominated for Senator by Indiana Democrats
Indianapolis April 27. Thomas Taggart was nominated for United States senator by the Indiana Democratic convention with a whoop and hurrah. He accepted in a brief speech pledging support for peace. The platform followed the Republican line in some respects, omitting certain legislative pledges while President Wilson received a blanket endorsement.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
United States
Indiana
Wilson
106 Britons killed in Kent munitions blast
Official notice reports 106 people killed and 66 injured in a recent explosion at a Kent county munitions factory. No women were among the victims.
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Kent County
London
Revolt spreads in Ireland martial law proclaimed
Premier Asquith told parliament that the Irish revolt has reached beyond Dublin and martial law covers the island. Gen Sir Maxwell heads a Welsh-troop force to crush the rebellion while authorities plan a full inquiry into the movement and its leadership.
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Sir Maxwell
Ireland
London
Asquith
House of Commons
Dublin
John Maxwell
Wales
West
Limerick
Tipperary
Clare
Connaught
Edward Carson
John Redmond
Ulster
Knight
Sir Roger Casement
Irish
Roger
Express
Lord Lansdowne
House of Lords
Imminent Coal Strike Threatens 175000 Miners
In New York on April 26 a strike of over 175,000 miners in the anthracite regions appears likely after operators refused the ten demands set by miners in Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania. A joint conference involving miners and operators and a subcommittee has met daily since February 21 at the Union League club with a decision due at the McAlpin hotel. A last minute agreement remains possible at that meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilkesbarre
General Boards of Miners and Operators
Union League Club
McAlpin Hotel
Germans Halt All Attacks Near Ypres and Somme
Berlin reports southwestern Ypres positions under heavy British fire and a failed enemy grenade attack near St Eloi. It says Neuville St Vaast and Givenchy mining success and trench gains, with English assaults north of the Somme fruitless and Meuse left-bank attacks repulsed.
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Berlin
Ypresne
St. Eloi
Givenchy En Gohelle Neuville St
Meuse
German Fleet Destroyed After Battle Near Lowestoft
Berlin reports four ships were destroyed or sunk during naval skirmishes off the Flanders coast and eastern Britain. The German squadron bombarded Yarmouth and Lowestoft, killing four and wounding twelve as homes were damaged. A British destroyer and a light cruiser were damaged. crews were taken or treated, with recoveries continuing.
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Berlin
London
Lowestoft
North Sea
Flanders
Zeebrugge
Yarmouth
Viieland
Rotterdam
Evening Star
Ohio delegates chosen in first presidential primaries
Ohio voters elected both Republican and Democratic delegates at large to the national convention. Republicans backed Theodore B. Burton with Warren G. Harding and Frank B. Willis leading the ticket. John J. Sullivan and William Cooper Proctor won smaller majorities. Democrats chose former governors Cox Harmon Campbell and Senator Pomerene as their at large delegates.
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Columbus
Ohio
Theodore B. Burton
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Ford
Warren G. Harding
Frank B. Willis
William Cooper Proctor
Cincinnati
John J. Sullivan
Cleveland
James M. Cox
Judson Harmon
James B. Campbell
Senator Pomerene
Draft bill rejected over universal conscription plan
London April 28 A bill proposing universal conscription for all unmarried men ages eighteen to forty five was withdrawn in the house of commons after a fierce attack by universal service advocates. Prime Minister Asquith said the government would not press the measure introduced by Walter Hume Long amid broad opposition across parties.
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London
House of Commons
Universal Service Advocates
Asquith
Walter Hume Long
Local Government Board
Great Britain's Historic Week Ends in Kut-el-Amara Fall
London reports a dire week in April 1916 as Kut-el-Amara falls after long anticipation. Zeppelin raids occur on three successive nights amid political strife and secret parliamentary sessions. The Royal Navy mourns the loss of submarine B-22 and battleship Russell with nearly 200 dead.
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Union News Service
London
Kut-el-Amara
England
Dublin
Russell
Freight train raid on Western Maryland line near Hampshire
Western Maryland officers with Baltimore & Ohio detectives raided a freight train after crossing the Potomac bridge at Bloomington MD. Twenty men were arrested. 15 jailed in Keyser for 30 days road work. Five paid fines. about 10 escaped into darkness.
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Cumberland
Western Maryland Railway
Hampshire
W. Va
Bloomington
Western Maryland
Baltimore & Ohio
Keyser
Wage increase could add 9 million to anthracite payroll
New York reports a tentative agreement between operators and miners would raise wages by about 9 million dollars over the next four years, as learned from a joint subcommittee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mc Cauley Breaks Three World Air Records in Flying Boat
Theodore Mc Cauley shattered three world aviation records and set a new American mark by carrying six passengers in a large flying boat at the Atlantic Coast aeronautical station in Newport News Virginia.
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Newport News
Theodore McCauley
Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Summary
The Cincinnati markets list wheat, corn, oats, hay, eggs, poultry, cattle, bulls, calves, hogs, and pigs with multiple grades and price ranges. Wheat and corn show varied values by grade, oats and hay display regional Northwestern prices, while eggs and poultry report frequent cents per dozen or per pound. Cattle, hogs, bulls, and calves show wide spreads by grade and weight categories.
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Northwestern
Bologna
Automobile Tragedy In Garver Ill Kills Three
A Wabash limited struck a car near Garver Illinois killing Dr B H Tresona his mother in law Mrs McLean and Mrs Gertrude Shaw instantly. Mrs Tresona was seriously injured and may not recover. Engineer D F Genware said the car was traveling too fast. A pet dog identified the victims as their bodies were unrecognizable.
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Decatur
B. H. Tresona
McLean
Gertrude Shaw
Wabash Limited
Garver
Ill
Tresona
D. F. Genware
Must Be in Town Joke from Cleveland Leader
Four year old Mary plays near a doctor's office as a gentleman asks if her father has gone to the country. She wittily replies that he must be in town since all his country patients are dead.
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Mary
Cleveland Loader
Futurist School Of Art Questioned By Critics
A speaker dismisses the existence of a Futurist School of Art and doubts whether any Futurist painters ever received formal lessons. The exchange hints at controversy over movement credentials and artistic training.
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Roosevelt
Elijah C. Hutchinson
New Jersey
Mr. Hutchinson
Windsor
N. J
New Jersey House of Assembly
Senate
U. S
Kaiser
Gerard Visite
Britain
Teutone—Trench
Katherine Lansing
Secretary of State
Florida
Ford
Burton
Kutel-Amara
Adler
Segren Nat
Alabastine Co
Grenville Rd
Grand Rapids, Mich
Emily SeaCaliornias
California
Sildet
Siristoswebock
C. L. Seagraves
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway Bachange
Chicago
Erie
Agra Pela Mutual Gold
East
Long St
Belence
Enewsee Ear Eee
Terrol Company
Weet 4Th Street
Dept. c
Isa Seaett
A.betene Remedy Co
Dearborn
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