U S Army To Stay Meeting on Mexican Disposition Approved
Washington April 26 General Funston recommends redisposition of American troops in Mexico to recuperate and await co operation with the Carranza government Secretary Baker approves and leaves execution to Funston There is no withdrawal contemplated by the United States at this time El Paso reports Obregon loyalists in Mexico City with 10000 troops amid unrest
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Washington
Funston
Mexico
Baker
Wilson
General Bliss
Scott
el Paso
Tex
Gavira
Carranza
Juarez
Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Obregon
Teach Kindness to Animals Observed Nationwide
Albany reports May 21 as Humane Sunday with hundreds of churches linked to the American Humane Association urging sermons on kindness. May 15 20 designated Be Kind to Animals Week featuring anti cruelty activities, lectures, parades, dog shows, and humane literature.
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Albany
N. Y
United States
American Humane Association
Twelve Missing In Fire At Four-Story Lodging House
Granite City IL April 26 Eleven men and one woman are missing amid a four story lodging house fire. Three men seriously hurt and two women, three men and three children slightly injured. About 160 persons believed inside when the blaze began. Occupant list progressing slowly as many residents are foreigners.
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Granite City
French Take The Offensive At Verdun On Meuse
Paris reports French troops launched an offensive on the east bank of the Meuse in Verdun’s second battle. The official communique says a successful attack near Vaux captured a redoubt and trenches the Germans had built after advancing on Verdun's northeast front.
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Paris
Meuse
Verdun
Vaux
Germans Repulsed Near Dvinsk After Trenches Taken
The official report from Petrograd details German fire into Ginovka trench near Dvinsk on April 18, a counter attack retaking it. Russian artillery dispersed enemy columns west of Postavy, and a Russian submarine sank a steamer near the Bosphorus. Turkish forces attacked near Sheikh Said.
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Petrograd
London
Dvinsk
Garbunovka
Ginovka
Postavy
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Ashkala
Erzerum
Gallipoli
Dutch Lodewik Van Nassau Sunk with Five Dead
A Lloyd's dispatch from Ymuiden Holland reports the Dutch steamship Lodewik Van Nassau was sunk Thursday afternoon. It went down in six minutes and five crew members drowned. Thirty six survivors were landed at Ymuiden. Also reported: the British bark Ravenhill sunk Tuesday with crew saved, and the steamer Caingowan sunk with crew saved.
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London
Lloyd’s
Ymuiden
Holland
Lodewik van Nassau
Ravenhill
Lloyds
Ihs
Warships Ready to Sail from League Island Yard
Orders have been received for the commanders of the battleships Connecticut and Kansas to be ready to sail within 24 hours. The collier Brutus, one of the largest in the service, has departed for the Pacific coast.
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Philadelphia
League Island Navy Yard
Connecticut
Kansas
Pacific Coast
Russians Aid France in Grand Port Joffre Welcome
A large fleet of Russian transports arrived at McQuay port in Marseilles on Thursday with General Lochnescu in command. French Sixth Hussars and territorials welcomed the ships as Russian bands played the Marseillaise and generals greeted the officers amid cheers and artillery salutes. The troops, likely en route from Archangel, will reinforce the western front to fill gaps from recent fighting.
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Marseilles
France
McQuay
Sixth Hussars
One Hundred and Fifteenth Territorials
Russia
Archangel
White Sea
German successes in Flanders reported by war office
Berlin reports marked German gains against the British in Flanders. At Ypres German troops penetrated English trenches and at Langemarch English positions on a 60 yard front were captured.
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Berlin
Flanders
War Office
Ypres
Langemarch
Will Get Out of Germany
American business men prepare to leave if break comes as arms for Irish sunk in sea. Dispatches from Ambassador Gerard indicate Berlin factions oppose severing relations with the United States and may press for limited concessions without fully satisfying American demands.
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Union News Service
Washington
Berlin
United States
State Department
Gerard
Sir Roger Casement Captured After Arms Landing Attempt
London reports Sir Roger Casement was captured after a German auxiliary ship posing as a neutral merchant vessel attempted to land arms in Ireland with a submarine. The vessel sank and several prisoners were taken, including Casement, during the April 20 to 21 operation.
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London
Sir Roger Casement
Ireland
Will Get Out of Germany If Diplomatic Break Occurs
The Hague reports say many American businessmen in Germany plan to wind up affairs and depart if US German relations split. Berlin offices may be run from Amsterdam or The Hague as representatives move to Holland. some Americans will stay confident war can be avoided.
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The
Hague
Germany
United States
Holland
Berlin
Amsterdam
Lands Restored, British Troops Advance in Africa
Washington reports President Wilson returns 194,000 acres of public land in Custer county Montana to entry. London announces British forces seize Umbugwe and Salanga in East Africa. Lisbon says Germans of military age banished from Portugal with internment for others. Azores declare a state of siege.
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Washington
Wilson
Custer County
Montana
London
Lisbon
Azores
Austria urges Germany to avoid breaking with United States
Austrian diplomats push Germany to resist severing relations with the United States. Hungarian leaders prefer US alignment and had influenced Austria to back down in the Ancona talks with Washington.
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Austria
Rome
Germany
United States
Ancona
Convict's Laid Burial Tale Ruled Fabrication
Detectives pronounced the confession by Octave Charles Glennorris, a Rhode Island prison inmate, about aiding at Dorothy Arnold's cellar burial near West Point as a fabrication. Inspector Faurot suspects he spoke to gain parole.
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New York
Octave Charles Glennorris
Rhode Island
Dorothy Arnold
West Point
Inspector Faurot
Japan Welcomes American Note Demanding End to Submarine Warfare
Japanese papers express sympathy for the American note to Germany calling for an immediate suspension of submarine warfare. They say America seeks peace and that patience has been exhausted, signaling broad approval of Washington’s move.
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Tokio
Japan
Germany
America
Water Rights Priority Discussed by Nebraska Suit
A conference of defendants in the western irrigation district of Nebraska suit on South Platte river water rights was arranged in Denver per attorney general Fred Farrar. Defendants will consider procedure in the federal case seeking to enjoin Colorado water users from taking water Nebraskans claim by priority rights.
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Denver
Colo
Western Irrigation District
Nebraska
South Platte River
Fred Farrar
United States District Court
Colorado
Practical joker future president? Harrison’s dining room quip
W C Van Arsdel recalls a Miami university anecdote about William P Fishback and Benjamin Harrison as fellow students. During a boarders meeting over food, Fishback presented complaints and Harrison told the landlady that the others were satisfied, revealing his jesting side. The incident ended their initial caution toward him.
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W. C. van Arsdel
William P. Fishback
Mr. Fishback
Benjamin Harrison
Miami University
Oxford
Fishback
Harrison
Mr. Fish
Lottery of marriage sparks a tense debate
A writer argues marriage is a lottery with luck and risk. The pessimist counters that the odds are unfavorable and favors those who endure misfortune. The exchange treats marriage as chance and consequence with a wary tone.
French inventor uses frog leg muscle for wireless signaling
A French inventor adapts a frog leg muscle to receive and record wireless signals. The note suggests innovation in bio mechanics and early radio concepts, with reference to a failing kick and a broader commentary on marriage.
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Bill
Jill
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