President Wilson addresses national service encampment for young women
President Wilson opens the National Service School encampment for young women in Washington. He urges unity and loyalty among immigrants, warns against war tampering with national spirit, and notes women in khaki will learn first aid, bandage making, telegraphy, and wartime crafts under the Navy League. Secretaries Baker and Daniels attend.
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Washington
America
Europe
Wilson
National Service School
United States
Woman's Section
Navy League
Baker and Daniels
Army
Navy
Dublin Rebellion Suppressed as Leaders Surrender
Rebels in Dublin surrender amid fires and captures. Seven hundred seven prisoners taken including the Countess Markiewiscz as Four Courts district is recaptured. Officials call the situation more satisfactory with the rebellion’s backbone broken. Fire brigades resume after renewed incendiaries in Sackville Street.
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Dublin
Four Courts
London
Ireland
Markieviser
Galway
Clare
Wexford
Louth
Royal Irish Constabulary
Sackville Street
Post Office
Markiewsicz
Philippine bill struggle ends with Jones substitute passed
In Washington the house rejected the Clark amendment granting independence within four years by 213 to 165. It then approved the Jones bill by 251 to 17, declaring a broader self government and a future independence without fixing a date. Conferees named include Jones Garrett and Towner as leaders.
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Washington
House
Philippines
United States
Islands
Clark
Jones
Virginia
Garrett
Tennessee
Towner
Town
Dublin City Reported Quiet and Safe After Surrenders
London reports all rebels in Dublin have surrendered and the city is quiet. Country districts also surrender to mobile columns. About 1,000 prisoners were held in Dublin with 480 sent to England. From Queenstown word of arms handed in hoped for Cork city actions.
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London
Dublin
England
Queenstown
Cork
Fire destroys Raleigh business district causing heavy losses
A fire at 1 a m engulfed a wooden livery barn and swept Raleigh's business section. The Job P Wyatt Hardware store was ruined and nearby buildings damaged. The Durham fire department assisted in fighting the blaze with Wyatt Hardware Company losses around 100000 dollars.
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Raleigh
P. Wyatt
Spirited Bombardment At Verdun Continues
Paris reports ongoing heavy artillery activity on the left bank of the Meuse at Verdun with fierce bombardment of our positions. The communication notes mines at La Fille Morte in the Argonne and gunfire on the Cote du Poivrie and Douaumont sectors on the right bank.
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Paris
Belgium
Steen- Straete
Boesche
Argonne
la Fille Morte
Verdun
Meuse
Cote du Poivrie
Douaumont
Townsend Surrender Ends Ill Fated Mesopotamian Campaign
London reports the surrender of General Townsend and about 10,000 British troops at Kut el Amara on the Tigris after 143 days besieged. Turkish forces blocked relief, flooding and strong positions limited operations as the garrison yielded.
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Mesopotamia
London
Townsend
Kut el-Amara
Tigris
Bagdad
Persian Gulf
Gallipoli
Ctetphon
Kut-el-Amara
Prosperity Increases Across Regions In April Survey
Washington reports a Federal Reserve survey showing prosperity continued to rise in April across most regions. Richmond notes improved business and better farmer finances. Atlanta cites unchanged conditions with favorable outlook and cotton selling. Boston records stronger business and extreme year over year improvement. New York sees production and sales in March at near record highs.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve
United States
Richmond
Atlanta
Boston
New York
Pershing's Troops Remain in Mexico Continued Conferee Tally
El Paso Texas reports Mexican American conferees mark time as Major Generals Scott and Funston wait for Washington word. The government has not altered the apparent plan to keep General Pershing's command in Mexico.
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el Paso
Tex
Mexico
Scott
Funston
Washington
Pershing
Cotton Futures Bill 15 Adopted In House Vote 101 to 23
Washington the house acting as committee of the whole adopted the Lever cotton futures bill as an amendment to the annual agricultural measure. The bill mirrors a previous law struck down as unconstitutional. A two cent per pound tax would apply to cotton sold for future delivery in exchanges boards of trade and similar venues. The rule allowing debate over five hours preceded adoption and a 184 to 86 vote on the rider.
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Washington
House
Hough
New York
Senate
Board of Trade
Stormy Debate Over Brandeis Nomination in Senate
The senate clashed over Louis D. Brandeis's Supreme Court bid as Judiciary Committee members forecast an unfavorable report. Senator Ashurst faced charges of filibustering by Republican colleagues, while Brandegee urged end to executive sessions amid accusations Republicans opposed the nominee as a champion of the masses.
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Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Sutherland
Utah
Ashurst
Arizona
Brandegee
Federal grand jury indicts eight Germans in blast plot
The federal grand jury indicted eight Germans and Dr Walter T Scheele leader of a conspiracy to place incendiary bombs on ships carrying munitions for the Entente Allies. Scheele had a factory where bombs were partly made. Indictment based on testimony of Capt von Kleist and Ernest Becker with others from the Hamburg American Line ship Friedrich der Grosse.
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New York
Walter T. Scheele
New Jersey Agricultural Chemical Company
Scheele
von Kleist
Ernest Becker
Otto Wolpert
Eno Bode
Carl Schmidt
Frederick Karbaide
Wilhelm Parades
George Praedel
French Planes Bombard German Positions in World War I
Paris reports intensified artillery north of the Aisne near Bois Des Buttes and east of the Meuse between Cote du Poivre and Douaumont. Overnight 27 28 our aircraft shelled the station at Audun le Roman and huts near Spincourt.
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Paris
Aisne
Bois Des Buttes
Meuse
Cote du Poivre
Douaumont
Audun-le-Roman
Spincourt
Fractured Skull Fatality On U S Battleship
Norfolk reports the death of Marvin B. Hunter aged 24 of the battleship New Hampshire after a loading accident. A cable snapped hurled him against the ship side causing a fractured skull. Private Andrew Holstein, a marine, rescued him from the water but he died minutes later. Hunter was the son of J. B. Hunter of Byron Arkansas.
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Norfolk
Gerard Visitsa German Emperor Hopeful Sign for Submarine Crisis
James W. Gerard the American ambassador travels to Berlin to meet Emperor William reportedly at the Emperor's invitation. Officials see the visit as a hopeful move in the submarine warfare dispute, with a German reply to President Wilson anticipated soon, though no formal communication has been received.
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Berlin
James W. Gerard
Germany
Washington
Gerard
William
Wilson
National Agricultural Society Names Virginia and Railway Leaders
New York reports Gov. Henry C. Stuart of Virginia and Fairfax Harrison of Southern Railway elected directors of the newly formed National Agricultural Society. The group aims to represent farmers on nationwide issues such as rural credits uniform legislation rural conservation and improved marketing. James Wilson former Agriculture Secretary was chosen president with Theodore N. Vail of AT&T as vice president.
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Gov. Stuart
Virginia
Fairfax Harrison
New York
Henry C. Stuart
The
Southern Railway
National Agricultural Society
United States
James Wilson
Iowa
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Theodore N. Vail
American Telegraph & Telephone Co
Great activity along the British front reported
The latest official communique notes raids by the Bedfordshire Regiment near Carney and artillery actions at La Boisselle Hebuterne Monchy au Bois Neuville St Vaast Armentieres and Frelinghein. German attempts to retake trenches at Frelinghein and hill No 60 are repulsed. French curtain fires hold Hadramont Traumont and Duaumont Vaux. Russian forces capture Chromiakova and counterattack along the Royno Revel line.
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London
Bedfordshire Regiment
Carney
la Boisselle
Hebuterne
Monchyaun Bois
Neuville
St. Vaast
Armentieres
Frelinghein
Mumieres
Verdun
Paria
Hadramount
Traumont
Duaumont
Vaux
France
Belgium
Ikskull
Chromiakova
Royno- Revel
Southern Railway Expands Fleet With New Equipment
Washington Southern Railway buys 45 locomotives 60 all steel passenger cars 1507 steel center sill box cars and 1500 all steel freight cars as prosperity boosts southern service and rail capacity.
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Washington—Southern Railway
South
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