Immigrant Work Claims Prompt U S Immigration Campaign
The U S Department of Immigration confirms charges that Canada sought to lure American immigrants with false job promises to enter the British army. A Vancouver consul general circular urges Americans to stay home as Canada promotes settlement while the South offers farming opportunities. The U S government deems the scheme unpatriotic and prudent to halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States Department of Immigration
Vancouver
Department
South
Gulf Coast
British Empire
United States
G. O. P. Faces Difficult Quest for Candidate
A New York dispatch notes Republicans unite to block Roosevelt and present a solid front against his nomination. With the Chicago convention two months away the party remains without a clear candidate as it battles T. R. and Woodrow Wilson amid a tense national climate.
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Roosevelt
New York State
Chicago
Ford
Middle West
Woodrow Wilson
T. R
Mr. Wilson
Chance For Trade Expansion In South America Visit
Southern manufacturers and merchants should use the visit to South America by L. Chandler, South American agent of Mobile & Ohio, Southern railway and Queen & Crescent route. Isis services will aid trade between Southern firms and South American countries as opportunities in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay appear bright. Chandler plans to visit in July to promote development and extend commercial activities.
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South America
L. Chandler
Mobile & Ohio, Southern Railway
Queen & Crescent
Isis
South
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Chandler
Manns Decline From Presidential Hope to Impossibility
The piece recalls Jim Mann of Illinois once considered a presidential possibility now viewed as an impossibility. It criticizes his recent remarks about the president’s address to Congress as discreditable and untruthful, contrasting his earlier noble image with current conduct.
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Jim Mann
Ilinois
United States
Mann
Congress
Tom Heflin
Neutrals urged to back U S on submarine war halt
Neutral governments are to receive copies of the American note to Germany calling a halt on the present methods of submarine warfare. The administration believes other neutrals share the concern and may offer moral support to Washington based on ships lost as an indicator.
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Germany
United States
Washington
Unclear Text From Philadelphia Meeting Sparks Odd Claims
A fragment reports the American Philosophical Society meeting in Philadelphia noting hens lay eggs when given highballs. It mentions prize layers near Mobile drinking fusel oil and a physician with a gemomanometer linking blood pressure to girls leaving home. The passage blends nonsensical and dubious statements without clear facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia
Hensay Pater
Mobile
Wilsons moral indictment of German submarine warfare
The note condemns Germany for its unrestricted U boat attacks led by the Sussex sinking killing sixty people including Americans. It argues the Kaiser supports such deeds and calls for severed ties and a possible war if the submarine war continues.
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Wilson
Germany
Sussex
Nicholas Makes Gains in Caucasus Front
Grand Duke Nicholas drives forward after withdrawing large forces, with Trebizond fallen as the tenth fortress captured in two months. Erzinjan Kharput and Diarbekr expected to yield, threatening Turkish Bagdad armies and Constantinople's fate if peace not sought. A Kaiser view notes submarines and Sussex protest. Pittsburgh coroner case follows a bar incident. a San Francisco hair restorer seller faces legal trouble.
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Nicholas
Baltic
Poland
Galicia
Trebizond
Caucasus
Stars Foretell Turbulent Times and Hidden Heroes
The 1916 horoscope predicts ominous months ahead for the aged and a famous woman’s death. It foresees new idols, rising heroes, and upheaval in stage and government. Warns of epidemics, urban dangers, and summer unrest in Russia and Europe. Birthdate anxiety and caution for Taurus children born this day.
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Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
England
Europe
Russia
Question Box answers from The Item's Daily
The editor provides reader questions and concise answers. A public road map is on file with the county clerk and the Automobile Club of Mobile plans a road book. Morgan banking, U S law costs, pole to space, North Pole claims by Peary and Cook, and leprosy onset are discussed with brief judgments and medical notes.
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Mobile
M. C. P. Ans
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Automobile Club of Mobile
J. Cc. F
J. P. Morgan
England
France
Morgan Bank
United States
Ans
Morgan & Co
Co -Ss
L. Y
Poles
North Pole
Joffre
von Hindaburg
Admiral Péary
Dr. Cook
Board of Health
War updates and political notes from around the world
Dispatches report General Herrera routing bandits in Sierra de la Silla and Cerra de las Piedras while General Malando chases Lopez's band. Venizelos seeks May 7 Mityleni seat as his party vows to contest byelections. State Department notes May 15 expiry of last year permits for neutral port shipments of German and Austrian origin. Luzztti urges US invite to Paris conference. Asquith cites cabinet rifts risking government collapse. Shredded Wheat faces FTC charge over unfair methods. Child labor bill moves to Senate with IC committee changes. Italian steamer America reaches New York after Mediterranean chase with 1255 aboard. Friends of Irish Freedom founded at Wilson peace-keeping meeting in Boston. Mexico pledges no expulsion of Americans without evidence of military or criminal activity. Missouri Pacific rail rate increase suspended to Aug 18. Chihuahua governor denies Villa death rumors. Swiss direct neutral steamers chartered for US and Argentina imports.
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Mexico City
War Department
Luis Herrera
Sierra de la Silla
Cerra de Las Piedras
Malando
Martin Lopez
Athens
Greece
Venizelos
Chamber of Deputies
Mityleni
New York
Mediterranean
Naples
Boston
Wilson
Friends of Irish Freedom
James Lynn Rodgers
United States
Mexico
Washington
Missouri Pacific Railway
Arkansas City
Ark
Memphis
St. Louis
Cairo
Ill
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chihuahua City
Mex
Gutierrez
Chihuahua
Villa
Berne
Argentina
Thaw Recommended for Divorce by Master
Pittsburg April 20. John W. Thomas master appointed to take testimony in the suit of Harry K. Thaw against his wife Evelyn Thaw recommended to the court that Thaw be granted a divorce and one decree was ordered by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaw
Pittsburg
John W. Thomas
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
Uncle Wiggily helps Nannie fix party shoes
Nannie Wagtall rushes to a party with Mr. Longears the rabbit. Her new shoes lose buttons, but Uncle Wiggily sews on button-ball tree buttons with a thorn needle, saving the plans for the Longtail mouse party. The group enjoys ice cream and cheese.
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Wiggily
Nannie Wagtall
Hollow Stump
Mr. Longears
Rabbit
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Bunny
Nannie
Jillie Longtail
Uncle Butter
Uncle Wiggily
Bunny Uncle
Uncle
Rabbit Gentleman
Jane
Goat Girl
Susie Littletail
Lulu Wibblewobble
Uncle Ly
Uncle Wiseily
Wigsily
Confessions Of a Wife Seeks Comfort In Shared Experience
Dear Mrs Selwin speaks of aging, loneliness, and the ache of love unfulfilled. A reader recalls a past letter to her husband, reads it aloud, and learns the pain of unsure attention amidst life’s debts. The tale notes how youth’s restless imagination troubles marriages and ends with a promise to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Selwin
Donna
Margie
Out on the Streets After Winter Shelter Delay
Capt John Clendinin and Manuel McConnell were released from winter housing and spent the day with friends, bringing delight to their supporters in Gallipolis.
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John Clendinin
Manuel McConnell
Gallipolis
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Ella
Foreign Office
State Department
Rome
Luigi Luzzatti
Paris
London
House of Commons
Asquith
Shredded Wheat Company
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Federal Trade Commission
House
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Inrstate Commerce Committee
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McClure
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