Rumors of European Peace Surface in Romekeeps watchful eye on Bulgaria
Rumors of a swift European peace circulate in Rome within twenty four hours with high officials observing and diplomats noting Rome as a favorable venue for negotiations. Observers emphasize German and Italian ties and speculate Bulgaria's possible alignment could reshape the Balkan front and influence Romania and Austria Hungary.
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Rome
Europe
Prince von Buelow
Italy
Germany
Sofia
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Roumania
Austria-Hungary
Balkans
Barnes Roosevelts libel suit moves to defense
In Syracuse April 20 counsel for William Barnes rested after presenting one witness John McGrath Roosevelt's private secretary testified he issued the statement to 68 newspapers. Roosevelt defended himself detailing his life and career as jurors and crowd observed court proceedings and the case heads to Page Two.
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Syracuse
N. Y
William Barnes
Theodore Roosevelt
Barnes
John McGrath
Col. Roosevelt
Jie
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Civil Service Commission
New York
Theavy
God
Rough Rider Regiment
Williams M. Ivins
Ivins
Colonel Roosevelt
Mr. Barnes
Assembly
Turkish torpedo boats blown up near Bosphorus entry
Saloniki dispatch reports two Turkish torpedo boats destroyed while passing a mined belt laid by Russian ships blocking the Bosphorus entrance. The Turkish fleet, cruising in the Black Sea, was warned and remained there for lack of mine sweepers.
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Paris
Italy Sets April 20 as Deadline for Austrian Proposals
Paris reports from Rome to Figaro that Italy fixed April 20 as the latest date for Austria to submit proposals. Baron de Macchia, the Austrian ambassador, has notified embassy staff of daily pay, and tradesmen's bills for embassy goods are likewise paid. Vatican circles say Prince Von Buelow visited the pope to bid farewell as a possible departure looms.
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Paris
Italy
Austria
Rome
Figaro
Baron de Macchia
Vatican
Prince von Buelow
South African Forces Occupy Keetaanshop in German Southwest Africa
Capetown April 20 Forces of the Union of South Africa have occupied Keetaanshop the key town second to Windhoek in German Southwest Africa It is a major railroad junction and gives General Botha control of the line to Windhoek reinforcing Boer leadership of the railroad system
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Capetown
Union of South Africa
Keetaanshop
German Southwest Africa
Windhoek
Botha
British Hold Key Hills Near Ypres In Major Front Action
Reported fighting around Hill No. 60 southeast of Ypres marks a major British front engagement since Neuve Chapelle. Britain reportedly controls part of Zandvoorde ridge while both sides suffer heavy losses and gas shells are claimed by both sides. Russian forces hold the Carpathians as speculation swirls on Hindenburg’s whereabouts and possible Polish diversions.
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London
Hill No. 60
Ypres
Neuve Chapelle
Flanders
Zandfoord Ridge
Menin
Germany
Carpathians
von Hindenburg
Britain to Recall Skilled War Workers from Front Lines
The government will bring skilled workmen from Britain’s army back to England to work in factories producing war munitions. Lord Teats announced the plan at a manufacturers meeting yesterday, outlining the recall to support munitions production.
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Britain
London
England
Lord Teats
Gerschs
McKenzie Testifies on Public Utilities and Taxes
Stuart McKenzie of Montgomery appeared before the legislative committee on finance and taxation to discuss creating a public utilities commission. He spoke on the current tax system and was questioned about state insurance firms, opposing state regulation of fire insurance rates.
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Montgomery
Stuart McKenzie
Legislative Committee On Finance and Taxation
Public Utilities Commission
McKenzie
Mob Attack on Missouri Jail Ends as Police Fire
A mob of about 150 men attacked the Louisiana Missouri city jail aiming to lynch John Eaton, a Black man charged with stabbing William Pretty man. Police fired into the crowd, scattering it. jail doors were broken with axes. no injuries reported among mob participants.
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Louisiana
John Eaton
William Prettyman
Weather update for Mobile Alabama and Mississippi
Partly cloudy skies with little temperature change tonight through Wednesday. Alabama reports light winds, while Mississippi may see local thunder showers during the same period.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Borglum Praises Billy Sunday After Meeting
Sculp tor Gutzon Borglum said Sunday is a real asset to humanity after attending one of Billy Sundays meetings. He added that Sunday is sincere rather than graceful, noting grace can be mere art when sincerity governs.
Irwin Denies Misconduct On Stand In Impeachment Case
The state and defense closed their cases in the Alabama impeachment case ex rel vs Carl Irwin. Irwin testified he visited Mrs Esselman due to Jarvis living nearby and that he sought money only after an earlier case. he claimed he demanded 35 dollars and expelled Jarvis from his office. The cross examination covered power of attorney papers and papers from the Esselman matter, with Irwin often evading questions and denying memory of certain documents.
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Alabama
Carl Irwin
Norville R. Leigh
Charles W. Tompkins
Gregory L. Smith
Mrs. Esselman
Jarvis
Esselman
Irwin
Mr. Smith
Anderson
Elder-Dempster Steamship Company
Gulf Boiler Works
Attorney Smith
Mr. Smith Aga
Law and Equity Court
N. R. Clarke
Ed Sheets
State Sues Montgomery Bank Over Lacy Funds Trial Soon
The state, led by Attorney General W L Martin, pursues recovery from Montgomery Savings Bank for funds tied to Theo Lacy. The case, part of multiple suits, heads to city court Thursday after delays since the convict department scandal was exposed. Lacy drew 96000 from the bank shortly before his disappearance.
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Lacy
Montgomery Bank
Montgomery
Ala
W. L. Martin
Montgomery Savings Bank
Birmingham
Theo Lacy
State Convict Department
Convict Department
James
Lef
Liberty Bell routed through Mobile for July display
The Item, the Chamber of Commerce and the L. and N. Railroad seek to have the Liberty Bell routed through Mobile on its way to the Panama Pacific Exposition. A formal request was sent to Mayor Blankenburg urging a stopover in the South to let citizens view and honor the relic. The bell will depart Philadelphia on Independence Day on a decorated flat car with twenty four councilmen and other prominent citizens aboard.
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Mobile
Item
Chamber of Commerce
L. & N. Railroad
Associated Press
Blankenburg
Philadelphia
H. Geron
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Geron
George Card
R. Blankenburg
Land of Dixie
Aabama
BR_OF COMMERCE
Sarton Joins George Washington University Faculty
Dr. George Sarton of the University of Ghent, brought to the United States by a Belgian scholarship committee, joined the George Washington University faculty this week. The weather bureau forecast generally fair weather across the nation for the coming week. Negotiations for transferring Globe Express Company to Wells Fargo Express Company have been completed in Denver. The first Venezuelan congress under the new constitution convened in Caracas with Dr. Jose Gilfortoul presiding during President Gomez's absence in 1914. A London inquest returned a death by own action verdict for Baron Herbert de Reuter of Surrey. Jean Weil, managing editor of the Brewers Journal, died in New York. Don M. Roberts and fourteen others were sent to federal penitentiary in Leavenworth after Terre Haute election conspiracy conviction.
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Washington
George Sarton
University of Ghent
George Washington University
Weather Bureau
Denver
Cal
Globe Express Company
Wells- Fargo Express Company
Caracas
Jose Gilfortoul
Republic
Gomez
London
Baron Herbert de Reuter
Surrey
New York
Jean Weil
Managin
Brewers’ Journal
Leavenworth
Kas
Donn M. Roberts
Terre Haute
Pay for No Drinks Sunday Saloon Open in Violation
Chicago report on April 20 states two men arrested after refusing to pay for drinks in a saloon on Sunday were discharged by Municipal Judge W N Gemmill. The judge ruled that patrons do not have to pay for drinks in Chicago saloons on Sundays, and that if the saloons are open they violate the law.
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Chicago
W. N. Gemmill
Ogden Protest Delays Japanese Temple Plan
In Ogden Utah on April 20 residents in the residence district filed a written protest against Japanese Buddhists seeking to build a temple. The protest was signed by nearby property owners and directed to the Japanese Association which pledged to use its influence to halt the erection of the temple.
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Ogden
Utah
Japanese Association
Belung
Illinois voters decide on prohibition in 22 towns
Chicago April 20 Twenty two Illinois towns and villages voted today on abolishing saloons. About 150 saloons were involved. Principal towns voting include Ottawa Dixon Beardstown and Oliet.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ottawa
Dixon
Beardstown
Oliet
War Secretary Kitchener Pleased By National Recruiting Response
London April 20. Lloyd George told the house of commons that War Secretary Kitchener is very gratified by the nation's response to recruiting appeals. The speaker added that the government does not see vessels as more.
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Kitchener
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Eves
Plan for Alabama land mortgage bank backed by county stockholders
A letter from W P G Harding proposes a state backed land mortgage bank in Alabama with county representation by local stockholders. The plan would cap dividends at six percent and funnel excess profits into schools roads and public works while using long term loans to wipe out principal over 25 years. It would require constitutional amendment and legislative action, with revenues boosted by higher land productivity.
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South
Alabama
W. P. G. Harding
Washington
Harding
First National Bank of Birmingham
Federal Board
Ohio River
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Land Congress
Legislat
Har Leves
Swoboda Freed on Arson Charge in La Touraine Case
Paris reports French military authorities dropped the arson charge against Raymond Swoboda in the La Touraine steamer case due to insufficient evidence. He remains accused of espionage, and was moved from a state prison to the Palais de Justice for examination by Captain Bouchardon. Guards watch his cell closely amid concerns of self harm.
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Paris
Raymond Swoboda
la Touraine
Ee Ee Eth ‘Oo
Swoboda
Raymond Ruff Schwind
Palais de Justice
Bouchardon
Finance Committee to Hear Suggestions at Capitol Session
Montgomery April 20 A special session of the legislative committee on finance and taxation will hear suggestions from tax officials of Montgomery and nearby counties. A brief session was held yesterday with absent members delaying business. The committee will stay in session all week to allow interested parties to present ideas on finance and taxation matters.
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Montgomery
Legislative Committee On Finance and Taxation
Capitol
Costa Rican Delegates Set for Pan American Finance Conference
Edward J. Hale, the U S envoy to Costa Rica, said Costa Rican delegates to the Pan American financial conference would arrive in about a week. Hale arrived in New York on the Pastores from Fayetteville North Carolina.
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New York
Edward J. Hale
Fayetteville
N. C
United States
Costa Rica
Hale
Greek King's Envoy on Way to Berlin
Theodore Ypsilanti, first equerry of the king of Greece, passed through Brindisi en route to Vienna and Berlin on a special mission believed to address Greece's stance on the international situation shaped by recent Balkan events.
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Brindisi
Paris
Theodore Ypsilanti
Greece
Vienna
Berlin
Balkans
Vatican Lay Officials Seek Enlistment in Italian Army
Rome dispatch reports Vatican lay officials including Marquis Montoro are asking permission to enlist in the Italian army though papal guard members and higher lay officials are exempt. The move reflects growing desire among church officials to serve in uniform.
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Rome
Paris
Papal Guard
Vatican
Marquis Montoro
Man Returns at Kitchen Door Claiming To Stay
Mrs. A. Meyers in Spokane reports a stranger entered her kitchen April 20 saying he would stay with her and the girls. She alerted Sheriff and described the man as believing he is returning for a life with the family in a possible Enoch Arden scenario.
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Spokane
Wash
Meyers
Forest Fires Alarm Residents Across Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Fires rage across Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey with eleven blazes between Williamsport and State College. In Burlington and Ocean counties several thousand acres burned, and more than $100000 in damage is estimated. Firefighters from Pleasantville and Egg Harbor battle flames as 300 men fight a five mile blaze at Mahanoy City.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Pleasantville
N. J
Plate
Egg Harbor
Burlington
Ocean
Clington
Lancaster
Huntington
Blair
Schuylkill
Lycoming
Williamsport
State College
Mahanoy City
Brandonville
Kentucky Official Seeks Stronger Webb-Kenyon Law
Kentucky Attorney General Garnett urges the Webb-Kenyon liquor act be read to curb interstate shipments into dry areas. He argues the law should cover liquor intended for personal use by a consignee if that use violates state law, warning against making the statute a scarecrow.
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Washington
Garnett
Kentucky
Supreme Court
Webb-Kenyon
Motile Humane Society Plans Propaganda and Law Outreach
The Motile Humane Society executive committee met in the courthouse on Monday night to request copies of the new poultry ordinance for express agents, railroad offices, and commission merchants. They discussed a tentative act to prevent wife and child desertion and plan to seek legislature consideration. The group also agreed to join the American Humane Association.
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Motile Humane Society
American Humane Association
Japanese Warships Ordered Home from Pacific Coast
Washington April 20 Japan has ordered all warships near the American Pacific coast to return to their home ports except those salvaging the wrecked cruiser Asama in Turtle Bay. Advices to that effect were received from Tokyo.
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Washington
Japan
Pacific
Asama
Turtle Bay
Tokio
Rural Land Mobility Plan for Alabama 1912
A Alabama official outlines a rural land mobility plan aiming to break landlords’ grip and diversify farming. Proposes long term low cost loans secured by farms to enable smallholders to own and rent parcels, promoting cereals and livestock while reducing reliance on cotton. Notes改革 need for attractive farm life and improved credit terms.
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Missouri
Borglum
Gutzon Borglum
Liberty Bell
Japa Pian Buddhist Temple
PLAN
P. G. Harding Alabamian
Schwind
Clemens
Congress
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