Note to Germany Made Public on Frye Damages
Washington informs that the American note to Germany demanding 228,059.54 dollars in reparations for the sinking of the William P. Frye by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich has been released. The claim lists ship value, freight, expenses, and damages for loss of use, totaling 228,059.54 dollars with interest from January 28, 1915. The note urges full reparations from the German government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
William P. Frye
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Frye
Gerard
Foreign Office
Prinz Hitel Friedrich
Kiehne
Arthur Sewell & Co
H. H. Kiehne
Willard Wins as Johnson Is Counted Out in Ring
The Havana exile Jack Johnson loses his claim to heavyweight glory to Jess Willard the Kansas cowboy. After twenty rounds Johnson dominates but fades. in the twenty-sixth Willard lands a left body blow and a right jaw shot, sending Johnson to the floor and the referee to count him out, Willard crowned champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
Johnson
Willard
Nearly 100 Feared Lost in Prins Maurits Storm Tragedy
A brutal Atlantic storm wrecked the Royal Dutch West Indies steamer Prins Maurits, with hopes for survivors gone. Reported fatalities approach one hundred as authorities assess the wreck along the coast.
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New York
Prins Maurits
Atlantic Seaboard
British Cruisers Accused Of Neutrality Violations
Dudley Field Malone the New York port collector charged that British cruisers patrolling U S waters violated neutrality law by coaling and taking supplies from vessels leaving New York. He conferred with US District Attorney H Snowden Marshall and said he would raise the matter with England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dudley Field Malone
United States
Malone
H. Snowden Marshall
England
British Battleship Lord Nelson Destroyed at Dardanelles
Athens wireless dispatch from an overseas agency reports the British battleship Lord Nelson has been destroyed by Turkish shore batteries inside the Dardanelles. A British and French admiralty war council reportedly urged postponing assaults due to insufficient landing force. The vessel measured 410 feet in length and displaced about 18,000 tons, built in 1906.
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Berlin
Athens
Lord Nelson
Dardanelles Straits
Dardanelles
Oil Operators Buy Corn To Ease Tampico Oil Crisis
The United States renewed protests to General Carranza over violations of foreign flags at Manzanillo and indiscriminate fire on oil tanks near Tampico. Reports say 150000 barrels of oil were lost. oil operators plan to buy corn in the U S for local, cost price distribution to relieve the situation. Other dispatches note lawless acts in Manzanillo Colima and surrender of War Secretary Isabel Robles to Villa near Camacho.
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Washington
United States
Carranza
Manzanillo
Tampico
Colima
State Department
Zacatacas
Isabel Robles
Elalio Gutierrez
Villa
Camacho
Historic Atlantic snowstorm halts travel and parades
A massive April snowstorm with northeast gale winds up to 70 mph disrupted travel across the Atlantic coast. New York City recorded nine inches of snow, crippling surface traffic and delaying trains while thousands cleared Fifth Avenue for Easter parades. Norfolk and Virginia coast cities suffered lack of wire service as trains ran late.
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Atlantic Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
New England
Fifth Avenue
Norfolk
Virginia
South Carolina
Philadelphia
Seaboard Cities
Italy Appears Set for War Before End of April
Paris report cites Giuseppe Bevione editor of The Turin Stampa and Italian Chamber deputy as saying Italy will enter war against Germany and Austria before month’s end. He spoke to the Associated Press, showing strong conviction.
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Italy
Paris
Giuseppe Bevione
Turin Stampa
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Associated Press
Germany
Austria
Paquerette Sunk Near Etretat by German Submarine
The French fishing ship Paquerette of Fecamp, a three mast vessel, was sunk by a German submarine off Etretat nine miles southwest of Fecamp. The crew were rescued.
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Fecamp
France
Paquerette
Etretat
Newcastle
England
Tyne
Jason
Nellie
Army observers recalled from German front line
Five American Army officers on duty as military observers with German forces have been recalled to Washington. Their posts will not be filled again. Secretary Garrison says the mission was fulfilled, and this is the war department’s final word. Other factors, including personal considerations, were discussed by officers in deciding to withdraw.
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Washington
Garrison
War Department
Big Steamship Company Falls in New York
The International Mercantile Marine Company once controlled by J. P. Morgan & Co. went into receivership after six months of failing to pay interest on its 52.744 million dollar four and a half percent collateral trust bonds, blamed on wartime strains.
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New York
International Mercantile Marine Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
United States
Europe
Neutral Mexico City plan to preserve foreign safety
Washington proposed making Mexico City neutral under a local council to preserve order as Villa Zapata and Carranza assess acceptance. Evacuation by Villa Zapatista forces would follow, with NeutraI status aiding foreign safety and famine relief amid the civil war.
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Washington
Mexico City
United States
Villa-Zapata
Carranza
Mexico
Villa
Virtual eradication of cattle disease announced
The Department of Agriculture reports virtual eradication of the livestock foot and mouth disease in the United States with a single herd near Syracuse remaining. Telegraphed reports show 124 141 diseased animals slaughtered since October. total losses uncertain due to yard disruptions and quarantines.
Ambassador Asked for Report on Swoboda Arrest
Ambassador Sharp in Paris was asked by the state department to report on the arrest of Raymond Swoboda an American charged with setting fire to the La Tournine on its New York to Havre voyage New York friends of Swoboda alerted the department and vouched for his citizenship.
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Washington
Sharp
Paris
State Department
Raymond Swoboda
la Touraine
New York
Havre
Swoboda
Department
Barge Tampico Still Adrift Near Shoals
The barge Tampico with 13 men aboard remains missing after breaking loose from the Pan American near Frying Pan Shoals. The Semi Nole and the Pan American are continuing the search for the craft.
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Wilmington
Pan American
Coast Guard
Turks Massacre Christians in Hafidevan Village
Russian forces entered Hafidevan in Azerbaijah Province after Turkish roundup of native Christians. About 720 bodies were found, many naked or mutilated, with recovery and burial work occupying 300 men for three days.
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Tabriz
Persia
Salmac
Azerbaijah
Urumiah
Hafidevan
Washington views situation over Falaba death
Officials in Washington considered the Falaba sinking grave for the United States as reports of Leon C. Thresher's death circulated. Secretary Bryan expected Ambassador Page to report from London if reports proved true, while no inquiries had reached the State Department yet. The pending note on the German submarine crisis would shape any forthcoming actions.
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Washington
Leon C. Thresher
Bryan
Ambassador Page
London
Thresher
Department
Page
England
Davis Resigns From National Democratic Committee
Joseph E Davies resigns as secretary of the National Democratic Committee announced by Chairman McCombs. Davies had been named chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
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New York
Joseph E. Davies
National Democratic Committee
McCombs
Davies
Federal Trade Commission
Diving bell tested for F-4 submarine salvage at harbor
Honolulu reports tests on a specially built diving bell aimed at locating and raising the F 4 submarine with 21 men aboard. The device stayed water tight after 24 hours submerged and will be submerged with a man inside for further trials before final lowering at the presumed site. The bell measures 64 inches in diameter, seven feet high and includes telephone lines glass ports and air systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Urgent Call for Dye Stuff Supply Action in Dye Industry
The National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers hears Herman A Metz urge American manufacturers to declare an industrial war on Britain to secure dyestuffs and raw materials. He warns U S factories may shut down and 300000 workers lose jobs if Britain does not change policy, noting a two month supply horizon. D F Waters reads Wilson's note as relief efforts proceed. A Metz Waters committee will press the State Department to act amid a looming crisis.
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Philadelphia
Great Britain
Herman A. Metz
Congress
New York
Metz
England
United States
National Association of Hosiery and
D. F. Waters
Master Dyers’ Association
State Department
Russians Push Offensive Across Front in Poland and Beyond
Russian forces pressed the war on multiple fronts from the Baltic to Roumania and the Caucasus. A Stockholm report says a large force gathers on the Finnish coast to block a German landing. Petrograd reports gains in North Poland and the Lupkow Uzsok ridge as Russians overcome ice and defense lines. many prisoners are said to have been captured.
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Poland
London
Baltic Sea
Roumanian
Caucasus
Stockholm
Petrograd
Koziounka
Uzsok Pass
Obregon Moves Toward Queretaro amid Mexican War Updates
Dispatch from Carranza reports Obregon occupying Queretaro about 80 miles north of Mexico City and threatening Villa’s forces. The gunboat Manchias is to join the American cruiser squadron at Vera Cruz with Delaware and Georgia slated for northern target practice. In Puerto Rico 30,000 to 40,000 sugar field workers strike for higher wages, many returning to work as bills pass. Large cane fields were burned during the disruption.
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Obregon
Mexico City
Washington
Zapata
Carranza
Queretaro
Valla
Manchias
New York
Vera Cruz
Delaware
Georgia
Porto Rico
J. C. Bills
Bureau of Labor
Philadelphia
Testimonies on Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Readable testimonial fragment cites Mrs Lawrence of Westbrook Maine and Mrs M J Browne of Manston Wis praising relief from change of life symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Includes claims of lasting health benefits and confidentiality assurances.
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Lydia FE. Pinkham
Westbrook
Ynu
Lyaig E. Pinkham
Mrs. Lawrence
Map
King St
Maine
Manston
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. J. Browne
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Tampigo
Atlantic
Big Steamship Company Falls
Flaminian
Crown of Castile
Dieppe
Falaba
Agulla
Royal Household
Liverpool Dockers
J. E. Davis Reigns
Irti
Marine Hye Remedy
Chirag
Sillicus
Cynicus
Dean
North Carolina
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