Ultimatum to China Grants 48 Hours Delay
Tokyo based Central News reports a Japanese ultimatum to China grants a 48 hour delay. A Japanese cruiser and four destroyers reach Chin Wang Tao to remove Japanese legation members and consular staff. In Peking sides expect action on China’s rejection of demands without waiting for an ultimatum.
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London
China
Tokio
Central News
Peking
Chin Wang Tao
Gulf of
Liao Tung
Japan
Russians Hold Austro German Forces on River Bank
Petrograd May 5 an official communication reports Austro German troops have crossed to the right bank of the Dunajec in Galicia. It notes desperate fighting continues as both sides clash in the area surveying riverbank positions.
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Petrograd
Dunajec
Galicia
Japs Leaving China Ordered Women and Children Out
Japanese consul general in Hankow received Tokio instructions directing him to prepare Japanese women and children to depart Hankow for Japan by tomorrow's steamer.
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China
Hankow
Tokio
Japan
Japan Prepared for War Over China Crisis
Tokyo reports Japan has redirected national focus to the Chinese situation with a looming ultimatum. Consuls are instructed to ready nationals for possible departure and Japanese in Manchuria are told to withdraw to southern rail areas. Terauch meets army staff as cabinet decisions near.
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Japan
Torio
Foreign Office
China
Mam
Count Terauch
Korea
Kian Chau
Peking Quiet as China Faces Japanese Ultimatum
Peking remains unusually calm amid reports of a grave modern threat from Japan. The government restricts anti Japanese demonstrations while the educated minority learns of negotiations. Public unrest is limited to Southern reports of suicides. Yuan Shikai’s stance will shape China’s response. Military buildup around Peking is reported with limited ammunition for a brief defense.
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Peking
Peking Gazette
China
Japan
Winter Palace
Yuan Shi Kai
Chima
J M Roberts Pensacola Official Dies at 51 in Home
J M Roberts general agent of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and the Gulf Transit Co. died at his home in Pensacola at 7 30 p m. He was 51 and a Mobile native. He had suffered severe burns while trying to light a cigar about a month earlier and was recovering when complications developed.
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Pensacola, Fla
J. M. Roberts
Louissville and Nashville Railroad
Gulf Transit Co
Mobile
J. Roberts
Pursuit of Turkish Army Continues in Trans-Caucasus
Advices from Tiflis report the pursuit of the defeated Turkish army under Khali Bey in the Khori Dalman region of the Caucasus is being continued via Petrograd and London, with trustworthy measures ongoing as of May 5.
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Tiflis
Trans-Caucasia
Petrograd
London
Khali Bey
Khori Dalman
Caucasus
Submarines Aid Austria Reported By Berlin
May 5 dispatch from Paris quotes Berlin saying German submarines aided Austria in the Adriatic. A separate item notes Turkish forces annihilated at the Dardanelles last night. Allied ships bombarded forts and coastal Turkish camps, and 1 000 men were moved to Tenedos and Moudros.
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Austria
London
The
Morning Post
Amsterdam
Berlin
Adri
Paris
Mytilene
Haney
Dardanelles
Tenedos
Moudros
Russians Beat Turks in Persia Front Three Days Battle
London dispatches report Russians inflicted heavy losses in a three days fight near the frontier with Persia. The Turkish defeat follows a prior Galicia setback and could lead to Persia being free of intruding forces if the gains are consolidated.
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London
Galicia
Persia
Petrograd
Sinking of German Submarine Attacks Hull Fleet
A German submarine attacked the Hull fishing fleet on Monday, sinking several trawlers including the Trolanthe Hero Northward Ho Hector Progress Coquette and Bob White and the Rugby and Bridge of Grimsby. No lives were lost though crews escaped in small boats. Survivors show huge black bread loaves given by the submarine crew.
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Hull
Trolanthe
Hero
Northward Ho
Hector
Progress
Coquette
Bob White
Rugby
Grimsby
Gallipoli Residents Cross To Asia as Warships Fire
A Havas dispatch from Athens reports many Gallipoli inhabitants crossing to the Asiatic shore. Two Turkish aeroplanes were shot down by shells from allied warships. The message notes the air action and casualties as the campaign continues.
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Paris
Athens
Gallipoli
Peninsula
Saloniki
Georgia farmer's wife charged with neighbor murder
Mrs Lilly McDaniel wife of a Calhoun County farmer was arrested in Dawson charged with killing neighbor Miss Mamie Reed late Monday. Reed was shot at close range over a land boundary dispute according to authorities.
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Dawson
Lilly McDaniel
Calhoun County
Mamie Reed
Alabama Travelers to Go After Members
The Alabama Travelers' Association aims to boost its membership to 590. President Louis J. Adler designates May 15 as Alabama Travelers Day with committees planning outreach. For Mobile, Adler names M. Hopper EWA W. H. Marshall and J. Guy Britton to recruit and swell the roster.
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Alabama Travelers’ Association
Louis J. Adler
Alabama Travelers
Mobile
Adler
M. Hopper
EWA
W. H. Marshall
J. Guy Britton
Gulf Light torpedoed while flying large American flag
Inquest verdict finds heart failure accelerated by shock from the Gulf Light torpedoing off the Scilly Islands on May 1. Chief Officer Smith reports the ship flew a large American ensign. submarine nationality unknown. Secretary Bryan and officials seek depositions as Gulf Refining Co confirms the loss.
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Gulf Light
Cables Sec
Bryan
Penzance
Eng
Scilly Islands
Washington
Wageveret
Liuitenant
John H. Towers
Bishop
Austrian envoy mission to Italy may prompt action
Rome May 5 The cabinet meeting was postponed to this afternoon to consider resuming parliamentary work. Count Goluchowski travels from Vienna to Rome with Austria’s reply on Italy’s request for clear intentions. If the answer is unsatisfactory Salandra may act to avert war.
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Rome
Paris
Victor Emmanuel
Quarto Sant’ Elena
Italy
Austria
Count Goluchowski
Baron Sonnino
Salandra
Genoa to Dedicate Garibaldi Monument in Bronze
In Genoa crowds of prominent Italians traveled to Quarto Sant Elena for the dedication of a monument to Garibaldi and his Thousand. The mayor proclaimed Genoa fulfills its vow to immortalize Garibaldi in bronze and honor the exploits that aided Sicily's annexation.
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Genoa
Paris
Quarto Sant’ Elena
Garibaldi
Sardinia
Sicily
American Consul Van Dyne Jumps to Death at Sea
The United States consul at Lyons aboard the steamship Sant Anna arriving from New York reportedly committed suicide by leaping overboard during the voyage. He was bound for his post in France.
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Consul van Dyne
Naples
Paris
United States
Lyons
New York
France
Frederick Van Dyne Ill Health Ends Lyons Consul Stay
Frederick Van Dyne of Washington and American consul at Lyons has been staying at his home in ill health for several months before sailing on the Sant Anna.
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van Dyne
Washington
Frederick van Dyne
Lyons
Sant’ Anna
Steel Splinter Taken From His Heart, but Frenchman Still Lives
A French sergeant had a steel splinter removed from his heart after a grenade wound on October 1. Dr Beaussenat and Prof Armengaud reported the complicated case before the academy of medicine in Paris. The splinter pierced his diaphragm and heart and remained four and a half months. The heart now functions.
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Paris
Beaussenat
Academy of Médicine
Armengaud
Bordeaux
Ancaee
Germany Frye Case Not Suitable for Prize Court
Washington May 5 The United States notes that the German government admits liability for damages from the destruction of the William P Frye by the Eitel Friedrich and suggests settlement through diplomatic negotiations rather than a prize court This follows treaty obligations and emphasizes the case’s diplomatic rather than legal court path as the appropriate channel for indemnity and ownership questions.
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Washington
Amieriaun
Cnr
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Eee
Itera Nee Demnity Am Rina
State Department
Re . Saar Excellency
William Pere
Eitel Friedrich
United States
Prussia
Sears
William P. Frye
London
Seawall District Created in Pascagoula Miss
Pascagoula Mississippi May 5 The board of supervisors created seawall district number one to build a riverbank wall from the Anderson park wet line for five thousand feet. The project may involve bonds and a special property tax to fund the work. Commissioners named are F H Lewis R A Farnsworth L E Cox J R Watts and McVea Young all landowners in the district.
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Pascagoula
Miss
Board of Supervisors
Mississippi
Anderson Park
Seawall
F. H. Lewis
R. A. Farnsworth
L. E. Cox
J. RR. Watts
McVea Young
Governor Rye vetoes anti capital punishment and tipping bills
Nashville Tenn May 5 Gov TC vetoed bills that would abolish capital punishment and ban tipping. He argued removing capital punishment would raise crime and mob violence.
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Rye
Nashville
Tenn
Methodist Bishops Meet in St Louis to Plan Conference Assignments
The Methodist Episcopal Church South bishops met in St Louis to plan conference assignments for the coming year and to participate in the board of church extension meeting. The extension board will assemble the next day and is preparing allocations nearing $1,000,000 for church work.
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ST. Louis
Board
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Board of Church Extension
Reservations for Lock 17 trip draw rapid response
Mobile bankers and city officials plan a river trip to Lock 17 with a steamer voyage from the Mobile delegation. Estes D Baker announces heavy interest and urges rail travelers to join later by water. Organizers expect Secretary Garrison and other officials to attend and may add more steamers if demand grows.
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Mobile
Estes D. Baker
Livery and Harbor Committee
Col. PB
D. Barker
Bilian
Quill
John Quill
Baker
Chamber of Commerce
Dipping Vat at Irvington Installed for Farmers
George A. Maloney state demonstration agent formally installed the new dipping vat on the John McDonald farm in Irvington. A large group of farmers witnessed cattle being dipped as part of the program and instruction on the dipping process.
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George A. Maloney
John McDonald
Irvington
Mary
Chamber of Commerce
McDonald
Brazos River Flood Subsides as Towns Remain Inundated
The Brazos River flood is subsiding toward the Gulf of Mexico but West Angelton remains underwater. Efforts to aid planters and tenants impoverished by the overflow are being organized by commercial groups as authorities assess residual damage.
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Brazos River
Houston
Tex
Brazos
Gulf of Mexico
West Angelton
Lower Brazos
Eastburn kills son-in-law then dies by own hand
William F. Eastburn, Empire Fish manager, shot Junius Ardoyne at 105 South Bayou Street Mobile and then fired on himself at 5:30 AM after a family quarrel. Ardoyne died saving his father from further harm. Eastburn died on his sister’s lawn. Coroner filed death certificates. note found on Eastburn criticized family troubles. Eastburn was active in local organizations. Ardoyne survived by widow and child.
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William F. Eastburn
The
Empire Fish and Poetty
Junius
Ardoyne
Mobile Register
Uth Bayoutreet
George Street
Young Ardoyne
Eastburn
J. B. Ardoyne
Itburn
Ednesda
Government Street
Jake Delaplaine
Ardoyno
Junius Ardoyno
F. Ebastburn
Tedenea
Eastburn Ee Ae
Sathures
John B. Ardoyne
Ber Eastburn
Mrs Bessie Merriam Denies Divorce Acceptance
In San Francisco on May 5 Mrs Bessie C Merriam denied she had made or authorized any statement that she would accept a divorce decree from Capt Henry C Merriam United States Army on charges of desertion, despite yesterday's report.
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San Francisco
Bessie C. M .N
Weather Update Mobile Thursday Forecast
Generally fair conditions prevail in Mobile with little temperature change expected. The outlook for Thursday remains mild and dry, with light winds and no major weather systems expected.
Weather Holds Steady As Rain Nudges Crops
Most crops hold their ground in dry weather with some rain. Oats are reported injured more than other crops while corn cotton potatoes cabbage and sugar cane stay fair. Planting is resumed on many farms and all fruit remains good.
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Drouth
Express
Crop Report Sees Slight Improvement Amid Drought
Light rains reach nearly all parts of the territory but ten days without rain hurts growth. Oats suffer most with some crops near recovery only with rain. Irish potatoes corn sugar cane peas show progress. cotton remains fair with moisture needed. Strawberries short and less sweet. cabbage and cucumbers improving with steady movement. Mobile territory notes drought limited damage to oats as the best hope.
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Tem
Drouth
Weathered crops show resilience despite drought and looming fears
Correspondents report corn, cotton, Irish potatoes, oats, beans and other crops surviving drought with moisture needed for germination. Local showers in limited areas spark optimism for a late rain, though oats suffer most and some land may shift to corn and legumes. Strawberry and fruit trees show mixed quality but steady demand and marketing.
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Pensacola
Georgia Farmer
Alabama
John French
Goluchowski
Franz Josef
Germany
Frye
Sea Wall
Pascagoula, Miss
Methodist Board of Bishops
J. Ardoyno
J. T. Cochrane
Maloney
WF. Eastburn
Wilhelmina
Joe
Merriam
South
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