Time Not Ripe Say The Allies
Washington reports that President Wilson and Secretary Lansing have been informed that peace proposals are out of the question for now. Allies insist the time will not be ripe until Germany’s military power is broken, with Viviani stating the Entente stands for a fight to a finish.
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Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Entente
Germany
London
Paris
Petrograd
Ren Vivian
Monsietto Viviani
United States
Neas
Peacemaker killed after attempt to stop fight
In Cincinnati on May 2, John Cummins, 44, tried to separate three men fighting and was struck on the head with a brick. He died at a hospital. Police detain Louis Forte Thomas McElligott both of Cincinnati and Thomas Adams of Barrsville.
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O Cincinnat
John Cummins
Louis Forte
Thomas McElligott
Thomas Adams
Barrsville
Mexican Raiders Reported in Texas Near Terlingua
El Paso May 22 Mexican raiders sighted south of Terlingua near the quicksilver mines. Residents fear the raid and guards are posted at Terlingua and Presidio. A Sixth Cavalry troop is en route from Marfa and General Funston seeks coast fortifications to supply border forces.
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el Paso
Tex
Pool Ranch
Presidio
Big Bend
West Texas
Marfa
Glenn Springs
United States
Terlingua
Sixth United States Cavalry
Funston
Atlantic
Pacific
George Bell
Border Patrol
ET Pano
Phone Tapping Revelations Involve Foreign And Mexican Situations
Revelations describe a plot to steal and resell French munitions buying data from J P Morgan & Co. via tapping Seymour and Seymour law firm wires at 120 Broadway New York City. Mayor Mitchel pushes full disclosure to aid police chief Arthur Woods and Thompson committee regarding German and Mexican gun shipments. A resolution by Representative Left seeks House inquiry.
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J. P. Morgan & Go
Morgan
Seymour & Seymour
Broadway
New York City
Mitchel
New York
Arthur Woods
Thompson Legislative Committee
Thompson
Representative Left
House of Representatives
Commissioner Woods
J. P. Morgan
Wall Street
Worldly amusements debate at Methodist conference
Saratoga Springs May brings a clash over amusements as the Methodist Episcopal church considers retention of bans on card playing dancing and theatergoing. A minority proposal seeks to drop pardurapas and redefine church stance by other means.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Wanted Own Room Shoots Two Men in Hotel
Ellwood City May 22 enraged when a porter entered his room in the Central hotel A B Lyons of Parahontas county West Virginia fired twice wounding two men who were taken to the Senango hospital where their condition was described as critical. Lyons fled after drawing a revolver and shooting in the barroom striking Louis Waite and Albert Gunverno Nie bead.
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Ellwood City
Central Hotel
Lyons
Parahontas County
W. Va
Senango Hospital
Louis Waite
Albert Gunverno
Waite Opposes Lawyer In Murder Trial Advocacy
New York May 22 The physician Arthur Warren Waite faces trial for poisoning his father in law John E B Peck. Waite shows defiant attitude and clashes with his attorney Walter R Devel who accuses Waite of feigning insanity. Waite proclaims his sanity and hints at escape from life. Cleveland May 22 Building material teamsters accept a compromise with employers ending demand for recognition. wage increase reported as about one dollar weekly.
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New York
Arthur Warren Waite
John EB. Peck
Walter R. Devel
Watte
Devel
Waite
Cleveland
Rhuilding
Three Hurt In Spill Near Lafayette Site
In a May incident near Lafayette, three people suffered injuries when a vehicle spilled contents. The driver, identified as Lloyd Tidrick, was among those hurt, with details emerging as officials investigate the crash and its cause.
Rivalry Over Wife Sparks Shooting in Lowell
In Marietta, two men claimed the same wife sparking a violent clash in Lowell Washington County. Fred Rubrake allegedly shot Charles Tanner who tried to force entry into Rubrake's home. Rubrake is jailed. Tanner is seriously wounded and presented a marriage license he said was issued years ago to him and Rubrake’s wife.
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Marietta
Lowell
Washington County
Fred Rubrake
Charles Tanner
Rubrake
Tanner
Jellatter
Army reorganization bill passes with large backing in Senate
Washington May 25 Army reorganization measure approved with 25 dissenting votes after conference report. The bill sets a regular army over 200000 troops and a national guard of more than 400000, plus features to improve efficiency as designed by war department officials.
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House
Washington
Senate
Conference
War Department
Fire destroys four Buckeye Lake cottages
Newark reports a May blaze of unknown origin burned four cottages at Buckeye Lake. The fire reportedly started in the Cottage of the Duck Foot club. Also noted, French aviator Parly was killed, and George Bolflot, a racecar driver and aviator, died after engaging German aircraft.
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Newark
Buckeye Lake
Duck Foot Club
George Bolflot
Revision of Chicago plans after preconvention GOP moves
May 22 Chicago reports preconvention events shifting Republican strategy for the Roosevelt campaign. Hughes enters the Coliseum with eighteen delegates instructed, while others fear repudiation would force him to remain a candidate. Delegates elected with few detractions total over 600, as Fairbanks supporters organize in Chicago under Joseph Keating. Dodson of Kansas City prepared an arbitration plank for the resolutions committee.
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Chicago
Hughes
Oregon
Vermont
Hrumbaugh
Pen-rose
Justice Hughes
Coliseum
South Dakota
Texas
West Virginia
Fairbanks
Josep Keating
Indianapolis
Keating
Congress Hotel
National Committee
J. M. Dodson
Kansas City
Resolutions Committee
Roosevelt Republican Committee Forms in New York
A Roosevelt Republican committee has formed in New York to mobilize support for Theodore Roosevelt at the national convention. George Von J. Merer, former secretary of the navy under Taft and Roosevelt, leads the group with headquarters at the Biltmore hotel, drawing Taft era Republicans from roughly thirty states.
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Roosevelt Republican Committee
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Biltmore Hotel
George von J. Merer
Navy
Roosevelt
Live Stock and Grain Prices Across Several Markets May 22
Regional livestock and grain price listings report cattle, hogs, sheep, and lamb values in markets from East Buffalo to Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Boston. Prices show steers, heifers, cows, and calves with varying bids and meats, with oats and wheat quoted in Toledo.
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Chicago
Garth
Hon
Cleveland
Ewen
Pittsburgh
Helfers
Dulles
Heasier
Cincinnati
Verdun and Tigris clashes dominate today’s war fronts
Fighting around Verdun between French and Germans rages with heavy losses and captured trenches on both sides. In Mesopotamia a junction near Kut el Amara links British forces with advancing troops while Turks evacuate Hehalessa and Dujuilam redoubt falls to British. Russians push toward Mosul as Austrian reports claim gains against Italians in South Tyrol amid continued artillery duels on other fronts.
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Turous Ride
Gorringe
Tigris
Kut-el-Amara
Gemeral Townshend
He'halessa
Metr
Dujuilam
Petrov Grad Wise
Mosul
Verdun
Axecourt
Meuce
le Mort Homme
Esnes
Hancourt
Berlin
Handremont
Tyrol
Mlukst
Rare Laces Stolen In Washington Robbery
A major Washington theft reports rare laces valued at 14.42 stolen from a trunk at a store and shipped from Atlantic City. Police suspect a connoisseur thief, with the best pieces taken while inferior items were left. Port Said attacked by two Turkish planes. no deaths reported per British war office.
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Washington Police
Washington
Crory & Garber
John Bontreas
Atlantic City
Nat
Venice
Port Said
London
Baez Canal
War Office
Cairo
Crushed by Train Claims Life of Arthur Jerselm
Versailles Ohio May 22 Arthur Jerselm nineteen a section hand for the Big Four was killed in a yard accident while stepping from a moving train, crushed under the car wheels. The fate follows an earlier incident in the same yard as authorities investigate the mishap.
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Arthur Jerselm
Big Four
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