Zeppelins Raid British Seacoast Areas Across North Coast
London alarms as Meppellin squadron raids six towns on the English north coast dropping nearly 20 bombs. Bombing hits Choppington Wallsend Seatonburn Bedlington with no reported fatalities despite heavy coast defense fire and ship artillery.
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London
England
Meppelins
Tyne
Blyth
North Sea
Cramlington
Seatonburn
Choppington
Wallsend
Bedlington
Ten Men Hold Up Train Near Buffalo in Train Robbery
Ten masked and armed men robbed a New York Central freight train at Sanborn, 15 miles from Buffalo, early this morning. They uncoupled cars and looted ten auto trucks filled with goods. Engineer Gross of Syracuse escaped and drove the engine eight miles to Suspension Bridge for help. The robbers disappeared when a posse arrived.
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Buffalo
New York
New York Central
Sanborn
Gross
Syracuse
Suspension Bridge
Avene
Roberts Refuses to Resign as Terre Haute Mayor
Indianapolis records say Terre Haute mayor Donn M Roberts refused to resign after two city council members John L Cronin and George urged him to step down at the county jail. He awaits a $60 100 appeal bond as 21 Leavenworth penitentiary inmates, including Roberts, seek bonds for appeal.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Donn ‘M. Roberts
Sen‘tettred
Federal Penitentiary
Terre Haute
Arnett
John L. Cronin
George
Macounty
A. B. Anderson
Federal
Leaven‘worth
Kan
Roberts
Gtll
Prohibitionists Plan National Convention in Midwest
The Prohibition party’s national executive committee decided to hold the convention in Minneapolis and St Paul on July 5. The meeting took place at Hotel La Salle, outlining the date and host cities for the national event.
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Prohibitionists
Chicago
Prohibition Party
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Hotel la Salle
Primary election to decide women's suffrage in Iowa
Des Moines reports the upcoming primary voting to decide whether Iowa women gain the right to vote. Gov signatures backed a referendum on the Nordyke bill, which passed the senate after the house acted favorably. a ship sealing strike is noted as Teeny Nova reaches Port Aux.
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Des Moines
Awe
Amy
OrDor
Assuer
Ding
Senate
House
Sat. Johns, N. K
Speed Up Go Carts in Elizabeth New Jersey
City officials are urged to accelerate go carts on the main street after complaints that strolling mothers push the carts too slowly, hindering traffic and delaying traffic flow.
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Lizabeth
N. J
Ben
Kronprinz Time Bet aington Assistant Treasury Peters
A fragmentary line references neutrality, duties, and appointments involving Wilhelm and American waters. The text is incomplete and yields no clear event or outcome.
Executions Reported After Villa Carranza Battle Near Laredo
Carranza officers in Nuevo Laredo claim about 350 Villa soldiers surrendered near Hullachito, 30 miles south of the border, and were executed along with roughly 18 Mexican women. A general allegedly ordered machine guns on surrendering troops, with 76 killed in one group and 120 others reportedly shot. bayoneting of the wounded was also reported as retaliation for alleged Villista killings of Carranza forces.
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Laredo
Texas
Carranza
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Villa
Hullachito
Maclova Herrera
Villistas
Kansas Bars Drink Movies
Topeka film censors ban several scenes for drunken behavior and barroom gambling. A New York cabaret wine scene from a dancer’s slipper drew the first unfit rating. Only one drinking scene survived being shown.
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Topeka
Kansas
New York
Poincare Visits King Albert After French Troop Tour
President Poincare and War Minister Millerand concluded a three day visit with Belgian and French troops near Dunkirk. He held a long talk with King Albert and was received by Queen Elizabeth before departing for Paris.
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Dunkirk
France
Poincare
Millerand
Paris
Albert
Elizabeth
Trade balance forecast shifts in weekly report
Secretary Redfield told President Wilson at the cabinet meeting that U S foreign trade figures show a favorable balance of 17 697 267 dollars for the last week. The figure is smaller than the prior week's balance.
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Washington
Redfield
Wilson
Commerce Department
United States
Airmen Bombard Three Towns in German Report
German aviators reportedly dropped bombs on Poperinghe Hazebrook and Kassel in Northern France, all held by British forces. The official war office statement gave no details on the damage or casualties.
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Berlin
Poperinghe
Hazebrook
Kassel
France
War Office
Plasterers Strike Ends In Chicago Return To Work
Three thousand plasterers who had been on strike since March 24 returned to work after employers threatened a lockout. The move ends a prolonged labor dispute affecting construction and building trades in Chicago.
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Chicago
Admiral Pond to Command Pacific Reserve Fleet
Secretary Daniels designates Rear Admiral Charles F. Pond to succeed Rear Admiral Robert M. Doyle as commander in chief of the Pacific reserve fleet, Washington.
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Pond
Fleet
Washington
Daniels
Charles F. Pond
Robert M. Doyle
Pacific Reserve Fleet
Bank Robbery at Sebastian State Bank in Greenwood
Six men robbed the Sebastian State Bank in Greenwood Arkansas blowing open the safe and escaping with about 2,600 dollars. Bloodhounds were brought in to aid the pursuit as authorities chased the suspects.
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Arkansas Bank
Greenwood
Ark
Sebastian State Bank
Tokyo Train Disaster Reported Fatal Loss of 236
Report from Tokio indicates a coal car accident near Shimonoseki has caused a fatal loss of 236 lives. The casualty figure was received by Htarmetion. Further details are unclear in the fragmented dispatch.
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Tokio
Shimonoseki
Huerta Arrives in New York as Transit Alien
Former Mexican president Victoriano Huerta lands in New York aboard the Antonio Lopez from Cadiz. Immigrants officials classify him as a transit alien after oath claiming no intent to affect U S neutrality. He plans a mixed visit for pleasure and family business and may depart for Spain in early May. He declines interview claims and awaits a signed statement for any remarks.
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New York City
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Spain
Antonio Opez
Cadiz
Huerta
United State
United States
Cuba
New York
Hig Hotel
Submarine Construction to Start in Seattle Yard
The Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company will begin work on three large submarines for the United States government within 30 days. Two hundred extra workmen will be employed, and the boats will cost 1,500,000 dollars.
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Seattle,Wash
United States
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company
Parkhurst Cleared by Presbytery Over Temperance Stance
In New York the Presbytery of New York dismissed charges against Rev. Chas. H. Parkhurst of Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church due to insufficient evidence. His temperance sentiments had previously drawn church opposition.
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New York
Chas. H. Parkhurst
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Presbytery of
Eastern Rail Strike Averted In New York State
An electric railway strike affecting Syracuse Rochester Buffalo and nearby lines was avoided after the Empire Railways and the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes reached a settlement.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Rochester
Buffalo
Empire Railways
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Seal Hunters Rescued in Newfoundland Rescue
In St John s Newfoundland a sealing disaster was narrowly averted as 150 hunters from the ship Nep tune were rescued from ice by the Florian after a repeat of last year s tragedy in which about 176 sealers perished on the floes.
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St. John’s
N. F
Neptune
Man Dies In Fire At Webb City Home
Albert H. Smith aged 67 was burned to death and his wife was probably fatally injured when their Webb City Missouri home was destroyed by a fire.
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Webb City
Albert H. Smith
Matron Ends Life After Home Investigation
In Milwaukee Mrs. Jeanor Cramer matron of the Children's County Home hanged herself following testimony at an inquiry into home conditions. The probe grew from charges of cruelty to the children.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Jeanor Cramer
Children’s County
Body Identified After Pond Discovery in Hyattsville
Hyattsville Maryland police identify the body of a young woman found in a pond near Lakeland as Pauline Sullivan of Washington. Sullivan disappeared last December.
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Hyattsville
Lakeland
Pauline Sullivan
Washington
Rivers Threaten Region Amid Flood Reports
German rivers including the Rhine Moselle and Neckar and their tributaries are rising in the region. Dispatches indicate threats from flooding and damage possible as waters run high and weather continues to influence the situation.
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Berlin
Yivern
Rhine
Moselle
Neckar
Dunne Urges Illinois River Deep Waterway Plan
Governor Dunne urged passage of the Igoe bill proposing an eight foot channel from Joliet to La Salle to connect Chicago with the Mississippi river and on to New Orleans. He argued tolls would cover costs and the project would boost farm prices by lowering freight, benefiting manufacturers, producers, and taxpayers statewide. Local citizens along the Illinois river valley opposed the plan and favored improvements to the Illinois and Michigan canal instead.
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Springfield
Illinois River Valley
Morris
Ottawa
Dunne
Chicago
Mississippi River
Joliet
Channahon
la Salle
Illinois
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Waterways
Ottawa Business Men's Association
Marseilles
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Imnois
Mississippi Valley
Springfield to create state election board after July 1
A bill by J McCan Davis proposes a state board of election commissioners to oversee all elections in the state starting after July 1. The commission would have four men and one woman with equal party representation. First appointees would be named by the governor and serve until March 1917, then successors chosen in the next primary.
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Springfield
Board of Election Commissioners
J. McCan Davis
William Elza Williams
Board of Commissioners
Train collision fatality near Gardner in Dwight incident
In Dwight, Arthur Matthizon was killed when attempting to avoid one train and was struck by a Chicago and Alton engine near Gardner. The crash highlights dangers at railway crossings and ongoing transit risks in the area.
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Dwight
Arthur Matthizon
Chicago & Alton
Gardner
Smith Declares 1914 Governor Candidacy
Frank L. Smith of Dwight announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor in the 1914 primary election.
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L. ‘Smith
Dwight
L. Smith
It Was Like Home in Forest Home for German POW
German prisoners in France faced harsh conditions. Hans Schmidt from Saxony, captured on sentry duty, endured severe treatment in a French camp. He finally hinted to relatives that life felt like being at home in Forest Home, a Saxon name for a prison for the worst criminals.
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France
Germany
Berlin
Hans Schmidt
Saxony
Forest Home
Schmidt
St Louis Woman Credits Mayr Remedy After Fifteen Years
Rosa B Bennett of 2606B Olive Street St Louis Missouri suffered stomach trouble nearly fifteen years with multiple doctors and diagnoses. She credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for swift relief and permanent results, noting she can eat freely without distress. The ad promotes one bottle with money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Rosa B. Bennett
Olive Street
St. Louis
Mayr
Adv
Room Rates Stirred by Deaf Son in Boarding House Tale
A mother seeking good university rooms for her son visits a boarding house. The landlady offers a second floor room at a reduced rate because a neighbor plays piano constantly. The mother notes her son is deaf, prompting the landlady to charge the full price.
Rice varieties teased in playful Philippine science claim
A humorous remark contrasts government scientists identifying nearly a thousand rice varieties in the Philippines with a quip that a woman married four or five times ends up with the same rice variety. The line uses witty logic to mock classifications.
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Bacon
Philippines
Egbert
Man with money to burn has friends to roast
A brief adage notes that someone with wealth attracts companions who indulge in lavish praise or risky ventures, implying social circles form around visible riches. The saying underscores the transient nature of those drawn by wealth rather than true loyalty or merit.
Hot Newspapers Kept War Fronts Warmer
French soldiers in the trenches warm themselves with padding from old newspapers used as coat linings. Large quantities of read papers reach the front and serve as heat retaining material. Other armies, including Japanese, supply paper shirts as a cheaper, satisfactory alternative.
Pity and Help Sunken by Selfish Letter P
A terse remark uses the letter P as a metaphor for selfish friendship, placing pity first and help last. It then dismisses a "blooming idiot" as often inadequately restrained, a sharper aside on folly.
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Vila
King Albert
U. S
Dr. Parkhurst
Eastern
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River Valley
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Rosa Bennett
Dean
John Ettinger
Indiana’ Aven
Dean's
van Foster-Milburn CO
AML
Standard Oil Company
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