Britain orders two ships to Samoa as U S surveys stance
Washington reports Britain has ordered the cruiser Wallaroo and gunboat Goldfinch to Samoa. Secretary Long said the United States now has adequate naval presence and will act only if further developments occur. Admiral Kautz's reinforcement request remains pending.
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Germany May Demand Action Declared Illegal Over Samoa
Berlin sources report Germany may insist that Kautz and Sturdee acts be disavowed before joining the Samoa commission. Uncle Sam to withhold judgment until the matter is clarified as German press tone grows bitter. Raffel arrives in Berlin after talks on Samoa policy.
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Associated Press
Germany
Kautz
Sturdee
Samoa
Government will demand full facts before action on Admiral Kautz
Washington reports that the United States will not concede to Berlin's demand for a disavowal of Admiral Kautz's action without full knowledge of the facts. The government holds that officers are presumed proper unless proven otherwise and will act only with complete evidence.
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Washington
Berlin
Kautz
Union Pacific Line Flooded in Wyoming
Unprecedented flooding along St Marys creek near Elk Mountain washes away about one mile of Union Pacific main line near Edson station. Several miles of track are submerged and the company shifts passenger trains to alternate routes while hundreds carry baggage between trains.
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Cheyenne
Union Pacific Railroad
Edson Station
St. Marys Creek
Elk Mountain
Will Consolidate Departments In Cuba Plan
The war department will restructure Cuba from seven to four departments. General Brooke coordinates the consolidation in Washington. Aboard the Detroit, 270 sick soldiers arrive in Newport News from Havana aboard the Missouri hospital ship. William J. Bryan addressed Missouri lawmakers in Jefferson City urging opposition to trusts the income tax ruling and annexation of Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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War Department
Cuba
Brooke
Newport News
United States
Missouri
Old Point
Havana
Jefferson City
William J. Bryan
Capitol Steps
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Germany Avoids Mischief in Ambush News Policy
Berlin aims to please Britain and the United States by withholding content of Apia dispatches. Officials refrain from publishing or commenting in tones that might seem cynical or gleeful at the ambush of British and American forces.
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Berlin
Great Britain
United States
Apia
Missouri House Passes Express Rate Reduction Bill
Jefferson City April 14 The house approved a measure cutting express rates. The senate then sent to the governor a bill taxing collateral inheritances at five percent for the benefit of the state university.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
House
Senate
Ferry S Heath Arrives in San Juan to Boost Mail Service
San Juan Puerto Rico April 13 Ferry S Heath first assistant post master general arrived aboard the United States transport Buford. He will be urged to improve mail service especially between Ponce and San Juan with attention to the Caribbean route and postal efficiency.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Ferry S. Heath
United States
Buford
Ponce
Trial of Lake City Lynchers resumes in Doarleston
The Lake City lynchers trial in Doarleston South Carolina resumed with six witnesses examined. No new material evidence was presented beyond the killing and the destruction of the post office previously reported.
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Lake City
Doarleston
S. C
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