Brave Fight By Little Band Of Defenders Near Border
Troops from the Fourteenth Cavalry and local civilians faced repeated Mexican raids along the Glen Springs area 85 miles south of Marathon Texas and 10 miles north of the border. Three troopers and a civilian boy were killed, six troopers wounded, and several locals reported missing. Raiders looted J Deemer’s store and abducted its owner and clerk, later reported killed. At Boquillas 18 miles north, seven International Mines Co employees hid in a mine tunnel as the assault continued at Great odds.
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Union News Service
el Paso
Columbus
Glen Springs
Marathon
Texas
Troop A
Fourteenth Cavalry
J. Dee
Countess Georgina Markievicz Freed to Life Penal Servitude
The Irish revolt trials yield commutations from death to life penal servitude for Countess Georgina Markievicz and Henry O'Hanrahan. George and John Plunkett receive 14 years, with others given terms from five to ten years. Lewis Harcourt appointed Secretary of State for Ireland succeeding Augustine Birrell.
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Dublin
Georgina Markievicz
Henry O’hanrahan
George
John Plunkett
Joseph Plunkett
George Plunkett
James Hughes
Phillip Cosgrave
Lewis Harcourt
Ireland
Augustine Birrell
Mexico Grigis Endo Official Comment on Agreement
El Paso May 4 The Mexican crisis has passed official ratification is expected. Obregon and Scott say details are withheld pending Washington and Mexico City reports. Rumors suggest limited troop presence and continued patrols with potential cooperation from Carranza forces, with recall possible in about 60 days.
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Washington
el Paso
Tex
Alvaro Obregon
Hugh L. Scott
Mexico City
Obregon
General Scott
General Obregon
Mexico
Francisco Villa
General Pershing
Colonia Dublan
Teutons Steadily Gaining on Verdun Front in Major Offensive
London reports German forces seizing the initiative from French positions along a fifteen mile sector north of Verdun and pressing furious assaults around a fifty mile front near a great fortress. Crown Prince battles intensify from Argonne to Woevre with peak bombardment and notable gains on the Meuse sector in the past day.
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London
Verdun
Meuse
Crown Prince
Argonne
Woevre
St. Mihiel
United States Would Sever Relations If Another U S Ship Sunk
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing at the White House discussed the submarine warfare crisis. It was stated that if another American carried ship is sunk by a German sub in violation of international law, diplomatic relations would be severed immediately once the facts are established, with no further communications.
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Obregon
Carranza
Scott
United States
Washington
Wilson
Lansing
White House
Sussex
Germany
Great Britain
Britain
Europe
Forum of Mankind
British Isles
U. S
England
Two Officers Killed as Auto Crash Hits Ft Sill
Lawton Oklahoma two lieutenants of the Fifth Field Artillery were killed in an automobile wreck at Fort Sill. Nay lor and Pritchett died instantly while Lieut Scott was thrown against the windshield and may lose an eye. Lieut McMahon escaped severe injuries and both Scott and McMahon are expected to recover.
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Lawton
Okla
Fifth Field Artillery
Ft. Sill
Naylor
Pritchett
Scott
McMahon
William Lorimer Found Not Guilty in Bank Scandal
Chicago reports former senator William Lorimer was acquitted of conspiracy charges in the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank wreck case after six hours of jury deliberation. Tears and gratitude marked his exit as he pledged to dedicate any gains to the bank's depositors.
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Chicago
Willam Lorimer
la Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank
Miners Walkout Ties Up Panther Creek Region
About 16 000 miners walked out in Pittsburgh after a misunderstanding over the eight hour day in a tri district convention. A secret meeting of 800 strikers named a 15 member committee to work with the Westinghouse grievance committee to seek an immediate settlement and discussions with company officials have been requested.
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Pittsburgh
Panther Creek
Pottsville
Westinghouse
Two Men Killed in Braddock Steel Plant Riot
Violence erupted at the Edgar Thomson works in Braddock as a mob attacked the Carnegie Steel plant on Tuesday. Two killed, four fatally wounded, about twenty seriously hurt. 400 shots fired before deputies and guards forced rioters back.
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Pittsburgh
Edgar Thomson
Carnegie Steel Company
Braddock
R. H. Jackson
Rankin
State Constabulary
Pittsburgh Railways Company
Three Zeppelins Destroyed by Allied Fire
London reports two more German dirigibles downed on Friday, bringing three destroyed in three days and 31 wrecked since the war began. One fell off the Schleswig coast, another after a Saloniki raid. L-20 blew ashore on the Norwegian coast and was destroyed by Stavanger authorities as it drifted away.
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London
Schleswig
Saloniki
England
Scotland
Stavanger
British Arrest U. S. Citizen in Sinn Fein Case
James M. Sullivan former United States minister to San Domingo was arrested in Dublin and brought to London in connection with the Sinn Fein uprising. He previously resided in New York and practiced law there, with a trial likely in London.
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London
James M. Sullivan
United States
Santo Domingo
Dublin
Sullivan
New York
Allies Occupy Florina May 5 Announcement
Allies occupy Florina a town of about 10 000 population located fifteen miles south and east of Monastir and about sixty miles west of Saloni official announcement confirms the capture in the war briefing
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Florina
Athens
Monastir
Saloni
Germany's Reply to US Note Defends Submarine Warfare
Berlin reports Germany's reply to the April 20 note defends submarine warfare and seeks further representations over the Sussex incident. It rejects US calls to confine war to armed forces and states Germany will restrain neutrals only when British actions are addressed, signaling continued hard line.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Sussex
James W. Gerard
Wilson nominates Evans for circuit court of appeals
President Wilson named Evan A. Evans of Baraboo Wisconsin to fill the vacancy on the United States circuit court of appeals caused by the death of Judge W H Seaman Evans will join the Seventh judicial district covering Wisconsin Indiana and Minnesota in the appointment to the vacancy
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Baraboo, Wis
Washington
Wilson
Evan A. Evans
Baraboo
Wis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
W. H. Seaman
Pyans
Seventh Judicial Circuit
Wisconsi
Indiand
Minola
Villa Bandits Ford Rio Grande at Alpine Texas
About 70 Villistas crossed the Rio Grande and swept 15 miles inland raiding Glen Springs and attacking a nine man Detachment of Troop A Fourteenth Cavalry. Three troopers and a ten year old boy were killed two troopers wounded one missing believed captured. Citizens pursue the bandits into Coahuila. Missing trooper Private Roscoe Tyree. Compton and J Deemer allegedly carried across the river their throats said to be cut. Birch and Defree wounded with shotgun shot and burns.
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Union News Service
Alpine
Tex
Villa
Rio Grande
Glen Springs
Fourteenth Cavalry
Coahuila
Mex
J. Deemer
Compton
Marathon
Villistas
Roscoe Tyree
J. Birch
Frank Defree
Birch
Defree
German Submarines Near American Coast Threat
report says two German submarines with two armed cruisers may threaten the U S coast after attacking the French liner Venezia about 700 miles southeast of Cape Race on April 29. Venezia escaped by maneuvering. captain declined comment.
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New York
Venezia
Cape Race
Boniface
Cincinnati Market Prices for Wheat to Lambs
Market listing from Cincinnati shows detailed prices across commodities. Wheat, corn, oats, hay, eggs, poultry, cattle, bulls, calves, hogs, sheep and lambs are tabulated with varying grades and weight ranges.
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Northwestern
Bologna
General Juan Jiminez Resigns as Santo Domingo Leader
Santo Domingo reports General Juan Jiminez, President, resigns to avert U.S. armed intervention. Congress to name a provisional president. Notification by American Minister Russell warned of intervention within 72 hours if hostilities did not cease. not an official note, but treated as a plain warning.
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Juan Jiminez
Santo Domingo
United States
Congress
William W. Russell
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William Lorimer
Friend
Braddock Steel Plant
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