Coast Defense Is Next Great Item
Washington reports the third major element of preparedness under a four annual measure spending 100 million dollars to strengthen coast defenses. It calls for 16 inch direct fire rifles at New York Boston and San Francisco and upgrades to 12 inch rifles. The bill totals 23.305 million and fits into a four year continental defense program. Col. E M House met with the president and Secretary Lansing at the White House amid troop reorganization talks.
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Washington
House
New York
Boston
San Francisco
Senate
Col. E. M. House
Lansing
White House
Europe
Twin Falls Nurse Found Dead in Thicket
A nurse working near Twin Falls was found dead in a thicket this morning. Local authorities organized a search party as investigators began examining the scene for clues.
Nurse Lula Frakes Found Dead After Despondency
In Rock Creek canyon near Twin Falls Idaho the body of Lula Frakes a nurse at Twin Falls hospital was found by searchers lying in a sleeping posture with a watch in her hand. She had been missing since Tuesday afternoon and a broad search by authorities aided by 200 Boy Scouts and citizens was under way. Despondency over an interrupted love affair is believed to have caused her death though the exact cause remains undetermined.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Rock Creek Canyon
Lula Frakes
Twin Falls Hospital
Denied Packets Packers in a Deal
Washington reports a denial that packers and buyers operate under an agreement. J. R. Brown, livestock editor, testified before a House sub committee examining the Borland resolution on the packing industry.
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Washington
J. R. Brown
House
Pioneer Day Buhl Promotes Biggest Southern Idaho Celebration
Buhl invites all to Pioneer Day events on the 14th and 15th to mark ten years of progress and celebrate the land of million dollar crops. The program includes an allegorical parade a grand ball and a national moment film with Governor Alexander Jim Hawley and buckaroos guiding guests to the opera house. Rates for travelers are offered by the Short Line.
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Buhl
Idaho
Opera House
Alexander
Jim Hawley
Flood condition bill outlines allocations from Sacramento to Mississippi
Washington April 6 report on flood conditions cites a bill addressing Mississippi needs at 45,000,000 dollars and Sacramento requirements at 5,800,000 dollars. The Sacramento river flood outlook and nationwide river concerns are noted.
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Sacramento River
Mississippi
Sacramento
Santa Fe Announces New Pay Schedules for Employes
Albuquerque April 6 three new compensation schedules will be considered in talks with employes. Fred C Knox western lines A T & SF says the plans respond to an eight hour demand. They would prevent double compensation fix a classification basis and provide proportionate rates for classes.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Fred C. Knox
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Steely Building Contract Awarded in West Center
North Pacific Construction Co awarded the contract for a new two story brick Steely building on West Center. Work will start when materials arrive in a few days and must be completed within 75 days. The first floor will house a store and the second floor offices. The building is described as modern and up to date.
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North Pacific Construction Company
West Center
Zent Torpedoed in Baltic Waters With Crew Missing
Queenstown reports the British steamer Zent, 38,000 tons, torpedoed without warning at Fasnet. Forty eight crew members are missing, two were killed, while the captain and nine others have arrived.
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Queenstown
Fasnet
Tank Steamer Is Destroyed
The tanker San Cristobal and its cargo of 5000 barrels of oil were destroyed by fire on March 27 at Puerto, Mexico.
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New York
San Cristobal
Puerto
Mexico
French Make Gains On Verdun Front In Night Battle
French forces advance north of Avecourt and west of the Meuse after a desperate all night struggle near Verdun. East of the Meuse German attacks are repulsed. British reports claim mining near Hulluch and bombardment near Bois Grenier. Ferahie in Mesopotamia cited as captured by the British.
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Meuse
London
Verdun
Avecourt
Paris
Petrograd
Riga
Jacobstadt
Dvinsk
Baranovichi
Galicia
Tarpol
Latatche
Caucasus
Breslau
Tchoruk
Rauehkofel
Isonzo
Podsabotino
Bassano
Verona
Lower Tsonzo
Lagune Grande
Hulluch
Bois Grenier
Steloi
Ypres
St. Julian
Avocourt
Boethincourt
Hancourt
Ferahie
Mesopotamia
Admiralty
Cunning Attitude of Mexican Chief Coming to Light
Washington notes focus on Carranza diplomacy as U S authorities weigh rail access and expedition delays. Border officials seek stay length and route, with unsettled railroad negotiations and questions over proceeding further. Recruits deployed to Brownsville and a Fourth artillery battery kept at Brownsville as canal zone orders loom.
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John S. Rodgers
Queretaro
Carranza
Brownsville
Border Patrol
Fourth Artillery
Canal Zone
Cleanup Week Begins As Sanitary Officials Tighten Rules
State Sanitary Commissioner J. K. White and aides head to Tamale Land for Cleanup Week with city officials. They stress eliminating fly breeding and improper manure handling. milk sales halted from unsanitary dairies until proper cleanup. Rule 35 demands proper disposal of manure. prosecutions to begin after the 15th.
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J. K.ite
White
Tribune
State Board of Health
Ford Slipped It Over on Alden
Detroit April 6 Henry Ford defeated Senator William Alden Smith in the presidential primary by four thousand five hundred to three thousand six hundred in a decisive regional result.
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Ford
Alden
Detroit
Henry Ford
William Alden Smith
Indiana Delegates Nominate Watson and New for Senate
In Indianapolis on April 6 James E. Watson and Harry New were nominated by acclamation for the U S Senate at the Republican state convention. The platform endorsed Charles W. Fairbanks for the presidential nomination and condemned the administration as inefficient and extravagant. It accuses current prosperity of being linked to disaster in Europe and calls Mexican policy weak and indecisive, causing confusion.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James E. Watson
Harry
United States Senate
Charles W. Fairbanks
Europe
Call Made for Stars Track Candidates at Tech
Coach Bronson announced the first call for track candidates at the Tech with a large expected squad. An inter class meet is planned as a try-out for the regular school team. Veteran runners and field event athletes from last year like Rom Kennedy and Rooker in sprints, Ream in high jump and hurdles, Exeter in high jump and weights, Plastino in weights, Logan in distance, Myers in sprints and javelin, and Ream in javelin will attend tonight's practice. No captain has been chosen yet.
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the Tech
Bronson
Rom Kennedy
Rooker
Ream
Exeter
Plastino
Logan
Myers
Twin Falls Auto Show Draws Record Crowds
The Magic City Auto Show in Twin Falls opened April 6 with visitors from Pocatello Salt Lake City and Boise and cars of every variety on display. Attendance fills the big building and grows daily as interest spreads through the automobile business in the intermountain region.
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Twin Falls
Pocatello
Salt Lake City
Boise
Intermountain Coun
Robbers Sack First National Bank in Houston Pa
Two gunmen robbed the First National Bank of Houston Pennsylvania today and escaped in an automobile with thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. Local authorities pursued but details on arrests were not released.
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Cannonburg
First National Bank of
Houston
Flax Prices Rally in Dublin as War Boosts Value
In Dublin on April 6 Trish flax price rose sharply with the minimum now two hundred pounds per ton from eighty pounds before the war. Flax growing has expanded under agricultural department guidance. Ireland historically supplied little flax seed for Belfast linen, with most flax seed and flax used imported from Belgium and Russia.
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Dublin
Agricultural Department
Ireland
Belfast
Belgium
Russia
Chestnut blight spreads across 19 states
From small beginnings in eastern New York about 12 years ago the chestnut blight has swept into 19 states and now affects nearly the northern half of American native chestnut stands. Damage is estimated near 50 million dollars as federal and state governments work to curb the disease.
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Washington
New York
Copper Holds Firm In New York Market April 6
Copper prices steady in New York trade with electrolytic nearby material quoted around 28.28 to 28.50 and unchanged on the day. Market observers note firm demand for refined copper amid steady industrial activity.
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New York
Washington hints at withdrawal of expedition in Mexico
El Paso reports Washington privately suggesting Carranza may invite retreat of the expedition but the pursuit will continue until ordered. Twenty Apache scouts reach the front after a sixty mile ride from Fort Apache to Holbrook. More motor trucks head to Columbus. use of the Mexico Northwestern is dropped. Mexican officials question the notice. Officials think pursuit may be halted temporarily, and doubt Villa’s wounding.
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el Paso
Washington
Carranza
Feold
Owever
Fort Apache
Holbrook
Ariz
Columbus
State Department
Villa
Apache scouts head toward Villa expedition in Guerrero
Twenty Apache warriors, aged about seventy, march from Columbus toward Pershing's headquarters to scout for the Villa expedition in Guerrero. The group recalls a 30 year old clash with Perthing during the Geronimo campaign in the same district, and they pledge to begin with a war dance before engaging Villa.
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Columbus
Pershing
Villa
Guerrero
Perthing
Geronimo
Villa Capture Reported Near Jalisco Zacatecas Front
General Gutierrez says Villa’s capture seems certain as constitutionalist forces surround him. Combined units at Jalisco Aguas Calientes and Zacatecas corral Villa cavalry near Juephipilez in southern Zacatecas with Bracamonte involved.
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Mexico City
Gutierrez
Villa
Jalisco
Aguas Calientes
Zacatecas
Bracamonte
Juephipilez
Refusal to Transmit Messages Delays Villa Report
San Antonio April 6. The vanguard is now south of Satevo with trails toward Parral. Funston cites reports that Villa was at Satevo Tuesday bound south. Mexican authorities refuse to transmit coded messages hindering progress updates.
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San Antonio
Satevo
Funston
Villa
Skirmish Reported Between Scouts and Villistas Near Bachinion
Columbus reports a bloodless pistol duel between two American scouts and Villistas near Bachinion before a Tenth Cavalry engagement repulsed the attackers. Villistas withdrew that night, and Col. Brown's cavalry pursued and fought them at noon, with townspeople claiming ignorance of the raiders.
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Columbus
Bachinion
Tenth Cavalry
Rancho Patio
Dodd
Col. Brown
Lumber yard safe robbery shocks city
A daring daytime theft at W. J. Harve Lumber Co. saw a $48.30 cash haul taken from a street‑facing office safe. Entry used through a door window pane broken from the lumber yard side. Police note familiarity with the layout suggests inside knowledge. This marks the second lumber yard robbery in a month.
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W. J. Harve Lumber Company
South Second
Bonneville
Second
Bery
Man
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