German note on submarine warfare promises visits and saves lives
Berlin replies to the U S note on submarine warfare with a new order to commanders to warn and search merchant ships and spare lives. It accuses Britain of violations, pledges restraint toward neutrals, and urges U S cooperation to restore freedom of the seas.
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Berlin
Germany
Sayville
N. x
Gottlieb von Jagow
Gerard
United States
James W. Gerard
U. Ss
Mttle
Great Britain
Britain
U United States
Clock Resurrected by Improvised Repair
Ossup Spwlige struggles with a stubborn eight day clock he cannot fix. After disassembling and reassembling, cleaning, and even dousing the face with eau de cologne, the clock finally begins ticking, leaving him triumphant and puffing on a pipe in a crowded room.
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Ossup
Abd
Ossup Spwiges
Two Killed in Riot at Braddock Steel Works
Pittsburgh dispatch reports two men killed four fatally wounded and about twenty seriously hurt when a mob attacked the Edgar Thom works of Carnegie Steel at Braddock on Tuesday. About 400 shots were fired as deputies and plant guards repelled rioters. 2000 local citizens sworn in as deputies patrol the borough while authorities consider deporting foreigners connected with the disturbance.
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Pittsburgh
Edgar Thom
Carnegie Steel Company
Braddock
R. H. Jackson
Arrest of Dr. Liebknecht Sparks Berlin May Day Disorder
Berlin reports say socialist leader Dr Karl Liebknecht was arrested on May 1 during May Day demonstrations in Potsdam Square. Eight others were detained as crowds, mainly working women, demanded peace, with police dispersal across Berlin and Saxony. Reports vary with casualties including claims of 25 dead and 200 wounded in Berlin Kota and Chemnitz.
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Berlin
Karl Liebknecht
Potsdam Square
London
Germany
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Chemnitz
Saxony
Geneva
Central News
Kota
Birrell Resigns as Secretary for Ireland
London reports Augustine Tirrell has resigned as secretary for Ireland after a conference with Premier Asquith. Birrell, holding the post since 1907, steps down amid Irish unrest. His leniency was charged for encouraging Sinn Fein elements and enabling preparations for rebellion.
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London
Augustine Tirrell
Ireland
Birrell
Aaquith
Mess
Sinn
Swedish editors jailed over war strike advice
Three Swedish editors Hoeglund Oljedlund and Hedin were sentenced to prison for advising soldiers to strike if Sweden entered war. A Zeppelin reportedly attacked Saloniki but was destroyed after heavy fire. In Cleveland the street carmen accepted the railway company wage compromise by 1128 to 496, averting a strike.
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London
Messrs. Hoeglund
Oljedlund
Hedin
Sweden
Cleveland
Cleveland Railway Company
Airmen Bombard British Ships in May Raid
A World War I era report states British warships were bombarded during a raid on 9 May involving Zeppelins. The German air raid reached Sayvyilia with claims of successful bombardment by air forces and naval units.
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United States
Berlin
Sayvyilia
Zeppelina
Four Irish Republic leaders executed after court martial
Premier Asquith announced in parliament that four heads of the Republic of Ireland including Patrick Pearse were tried by court martial and executed. James Connolly Thomas J. Clark and Thomas MacDonagh were among the signatories of the proclamation. Three other signers got three years imprisonment. Pearse described as a noted Irish intellectual and educator. MacDonagh called the poet of rebellion.
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London
Republic of Ireland
Patrick H. Pearse
James Connolly
Irish Republican Army
Thomas J. Clark
Thomas MacDonagh
Dublin
Asquith
Roger Casement
Commons
Pearse
Trish
St. Edna's Secondary School
Connolly
French Break Through German Lines at Verdun Front
Paris says French troops attacked southeast of Fort Douaumont and captured a 500 meter first line trench and 100 prisoners. West of the Meuse artillery roared through the night from Avecourt to Dead Man's hill. In separate actions April 9 and 30 on Dead Man's hill north slope the French claimed trenches over 1,000 meters. Berlin reports French assaults east of the Meuse repulsed.
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Paris
Fort Douaumont
Verdun
War Office
Meuse
Avecourt
Dead Man’s Hill
Dead Man's Hill
Berlin
U S Relief Ships Sunk Off Atlantic Coast
Two U S relief ships, the Fridland and the British Hendenhall, were sunk within two days. The City of Rochester and the Brazilian Rio Branco also went down with losses including one crewman from the Rochester. U S Marines landed in Santo Domingo for security operations.
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Fridland
Hendenhall
City of Rochester
Rio Branco
U.S
Santo Santo Domingo
May
Domingo
Sea Battle Report From Adriatic Grows More Vague
A wartime dispatch from Berlin mentions a naval action in the Adriatic and a statement from the Austro Hungarian admiralty. The date is unclear and the report appears garbled with missing portions.
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Adriatic
Berlin
Outbreak Across Border As Rangers Pursue Bandits
Three Americans and a ten year old boy were killed and two Americans abducted in a raid near the Texas border. Maj. Gen. Funston ordered reinforcement from Fort Bliss and Fort Clark, with 200 Mexican participants suspected in the Big Bend operation.
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United States
el Paso
San Francisco
Villa
Columbus
Barauders Velistas
Carranzistas
Big Ren
Texas
Springs
Boquillas
Deem
Frederick Funstone
Cary
Highth
Fort Biss
Paso
George Laghorne
Fourteenth Cavalry
Fort Clarks
Frederick W. Sibley
Fourteenth
Funston
Big Bend
Soil surveys under way in three Iowa counties
Iowa State College soils department begins summer soil surveys in Clay Mitch ell and Ringgold counties in cooperation with the U S Bureau of Soils. The work will take six months and yield county fertilizer lime guidance and best farm management practices. A year after completion a county soil map and agricultural report will be published with follow up experiments for farmers. Nine counties have already been surveyed and four more are planned annually.
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Ames
Clay
Mitchell
Ringgold
Soils Department
Iowa State College
United States Bureau of Soils
Iowa leads in tile drains and grain tile production
Iowa shows dominance in tile drains with 125000 miles, enough to circle the globe, and farmers spend more on draining than to build the Panama Canal. Mason City manufactures more tile than any other place, and Iowa topples states in grain tile manufacture and tile used in draining agricultural lands.
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Iowa
Ames
Globe
Mason City
Towa
States of the Union
Woman survives unusual chest injury after rust pin accident
Mrs. Jon Hoffert near this city was injured when a rusty pin pierced her chest between two ribs. It passed through the left lung and outer heart sack. She suffered greatly but is now on the road to recovery.
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Denison
Jon Hoffert
Barking Dogs Save Melbourne From Livery Barn Fire
Barking dogs alerted Charles J. Schneider to a blaze that burned his livery barn and contents. The incident caused $3,500 in damage, but the dog’s alertness helped avert a larger disaster in Melbourne.
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Melbourne
Charles J. Schneider
Schenider
Farmers Buy Large Cattle Lots Across Iowa
Des Moines Iowa farmers purchase 432 carloads of cattle in Q1 1916, up from 259 in 1915. March sales totaling 208 carloads compare with 259 last year, with buyers active in Omaha Sioux City Chicago and other ports.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Agriculture
Towa
Omaha
Sioux City
Chicago
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