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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1916
Page
1
London reports Patrick Pearse and James Connolly among four rebel leaders shot as British authorities suppress the Easter uprising. Redmond and Casement leaders appeal for mercy, while hundreds of prisoners are held. Extensive Dublin and Belfast fire and property losses are cited, with dozens of buildings destroyed.
Augustine Birrell resigns as Chief Secretary for Ireland. Four signatories to the Irish republic document are named. MacDiarmad, Coaunt, and Joseph Plunkett receive three years in prison. Pearse, a writer and orator, delivered an funeral oration and is described with diverse roles. Thomas Clarke faces penal servitude. MacDonagh tied to University of Ireland. An official Dublin statement notes rebels suitable for trial are being tried by a field general court martial under the defense of the realm act.
London May 4 Augustin Birrell chief secretary for Ireland resigns after fierce parliamentary and press assault as Dublin rebellion escalates. Premier Asquith accepts the resignation stating no other course, while supporters credit him for trying to quell the unrest. Also London May 4 compulsion bill directs conscription and creates an industrial army reserve.
London reports the Zeppelin L-20 destroyed and driven ashore on Norway’s western coast near Finth after Tuesday night air raids. Some crew rescued. The raid on England and Scotland caused 36 towns to record casualties and about 100 bombs were dropped. One British man was injured at Deal as the air menace escaped.
Washington D. C. May 4 Carey Faughn fifty four year old attorney and Fayette county bar member shot himself in the head. The bullet entered one temple and lodged in the office wall. He was moved to a hospital and died about two hours later.
American army aeroplanes engaged in Pershing's expedition in Mexico face complaints of limited power and other defects versus European rivals. Four new power tractor biplanes arrived at Columbus New Mexico were prepared for service in Mexico capable of 13000 feet altitude and 100 miles per hour, with Pershing directing field operations from Namiquipa.
Butler O May 4 A group of at least twenty poker players formed a Bible class abandoning the Sunday poker games. Anonymous letters, likely from jealous church factions, accused organizers of scandal and sparked postal authorities’ inquiry. The class drew members from Methodist and other local churches, widening divides and stirring heartburnings across the village.
In Morrow County Democrats plan a countywide caucus next Saturday evening to choose the party nominee for state senator in the joint district of Morrow Knox Wayne and Holmes. Rotation rules favor Morrow County, with three candidates Carl V. Heetie J Charles Crinwett and Clayton James seeking indorsement to advance to August primaries.
Stephen Lafever, a Pittsburgh Plate Glass employee, suffered a deep cut to his right arm when a large glass cylinder shattered in his hands Thursday morning, requiring several stitches. Dr Desley attended the injured man. An upcoming Zion temple event invites all Master Masons in the county to attend.
In Weshlizton on May 4 observers note administration leaders expect Speaker Champ Clark or former Governor Martin Glynn of New York to serve as temporary chairman of the Democratic national convention in St. Louis. The selection is to be made ten days before the convention.
State troops arrive in the Turtle Creek and Monongahela Valley strike zones as mediation talks are set between Patrick Gilday and J M Bert of Westinghouse. Rioting at Edgar Thomson steel works ends with ten men wounded or killed and mobs subsiding as reopenings are planned at Braddock and West Homestead plants.
San Prancisco May 4 Regular Republicans claim sweeping victory as 4 672 precincts report. United Republicans concede California presidential primaries results with Henry Ford name appearing on many ballots.
Press dispatches from Berlin report the German government will issue new submarine orders and outline future policies toward merchant shipping. Officials, including Colonel Howe and Secretary Lansing, weigh the potential for the crisis to be averted or deferred as Washington awaits the exact German note text and its interpretation of international law governing submarine warfare. Governor Willis urges preparedness as a prudent investment amid looming conflict.
May 4 Ex Senator Lorimer was acquitted by a jury after seven hours deliberation on charges of conspiring to wreck the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank. The trial centered on alleged schemes involving the La Salle Street institution.
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