Japanese Fleet Moves to Enforce Demands on China
Tokyo reports an immense fleet at Sasebo refueled to press demands after China’s 48 hour deadline. The emperor and cabinet plan a war council as martial law and railway requisition orders are published. Washington mediating seen as prolonging cabinet talks while Peking warns Japanese to evacuate in 12 hours. China expected to yield at the last moment amid dire military odds.
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Tokio
Sasebo
Japan
China
Kwang Tung
South Manchuria
Kokumin
United States
Peking
Lumberman Slain by Sales Manager in Tacoma Home
William H. Chatten, a Tacoma lumberman, was shot and killed at Union Mills by his sales manager A L Miller when Chatten returned home unexpectedly at night. S H Chatten of Kansas City, president of S H Chatten Lumber, is en route to Wichita with the body for the widow and children. Chatten had previously been involved in banking and other ventures in Kansas.
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Tacoma
Washington
William H. ‘Citten
Union Mills
A. L. ‘Miller
Chatten
S. H. Chatten
Kansas City
S. H. Chatten Lumber Company
Louisiana
Texas
Wichita
William Chatten
Kansas
Union! Lumber Com- Tiny
Seal Hunting in Aeroplanes Proposal For Seal Herds
St Johns Newfoundland. A novel use of the aeroplane is being considered by seal vessel owners after a failed season. Two experienced aviators would visit the east coast and the Gulf of St Lawrence before the next season opening to locate the seal herds.
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St. Johns
N. F
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Chicago scientist wins prize for cancer inheritance theory
Dr Maude Slye of the University of Chicago, after ten years and eleven thousand mice experiments, is awarded the Howard Taylor Ricketts prize by the University Medical School faculty for her theory that cancer is inherited and not contagious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Maude Slye
University of Chicago Medical Research
Howard Taylor Ricketts
University Medical School
White House Chauffeur Fined in Speed Case
Secretary Tumulty testified for a White House chauffeur cited for speeding. A traffic officer said the car exceeded the limit, but Tumulty claimed the automobile was going as fast as possible and that the chauffeur faced a $5 fine.
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Washington
Tumulty
White House
Wife, 46, Freed of Murder Charge
FayettevilleArkansas jury acquits Della Williame a 16 year old wife after 45 minutes deliberation in first degree murder trial over stepson death shot to death.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Della Williame
Meath
Justice Carter Nominated for Hotel Renomination
Fragmentary notice notes Justice Carter as nominated related to hotel renomination. No additional context or verification available in readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice
Carter
Re Hotel
Retreating Russians Hit by Surprise in Galicia Action
In West Galicia an official Vienna report notes 30,000 prisoners taken with 22 cannons and 64 machine guns captured. The note says the total prisoners rise hourly and war matériel is seized across Russian positions. German HQ reports five key Flanders positions captured after months of contention.
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Vienna
Galicia
Berlin
Flanders
Russians rout Turkish forces near Persia frontier
Petrograd reports a two day battle near the frontier left 3,500 Turkish soldiers dead. The clash follows a Western Galicia defeat and showcases Russian retaliation against Ottoman forces invading Persia. The war office issued the casualty figure as proof of hard fighting by Russian troops.
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Petrograd
Galicia
Persia
War Office
German airship sinks British submarine in North Sea engagement
Berlin reports that on May 3 a German naval airship engaged multiple British submarines in the North Sea. The airship dropped several bombs and one hit sank a submarine.
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Berlin
North Sea
Race-hunt Headed South in Arkansas Murder Case
Alex Skinner also known as William Lee Williams, a Black man, was taken south by Sheriff Ed Munroe of Marion Arkansas in connection with the killing of a white foreman at a Proctor lumber camp on June 2 1914, authorities say.
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Davenport
Alex Skinner
William Lee Williams
Ed Munroe
Marion
Crittenden County
Ark
Proctor
Mayo Divorce Suit Set For May 14 Hearing
May 14 was fixed for hearing in the divorce suit of Mrs. Florence Weeks Mayo of Scranton against Virginius J. Mayo. Virginius J. Mayo had recently come into public notice after the death of his stenographer Lillian Cook.
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Ccranton
Florence Weeks Mayo
Virginius J. Mayo
Lillian Cook
Girl Drowns After Auto Crash In Chelsea Creek
Miss Bella James of Goshen New Jersey drowns when an automobile driven by Charles Leslie James crashes into an 18 inch coping in Chelsea and plunges into Thoroughfare Creek. Four aboard the vehicle go under the waters in the accident near Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Bella James
Goshen
Charles Leslie James
Chelsea
Richards Heads Poultrymen at 40th Annual Meet
E. E. Richards of Cedar Rapids was elected president of the American Poultry Association with Campbell of Mansfield as secretary and A. A. Peters of Denver and Joseph Russell of Toronto as vice presidents. The fortieth annual meeting will be in San Francisco.
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Peoria
E. E. Richards
Cedar Rapids
American Poultry Association
Campbell
Mansfield
Ohio
A. A. Peters
Denver
Colo
Joseph Russell
Toronto
Ontario
San Francisco
Trolley Car Hits Auto Near Los Angeles Killing Five
A Pacific Electric trolley struck a car at Lynnwood eight miles south of Los Angeles, killing three women and two children and seriously injuring a sixth person. Police are investigating the crash and identify the victims and survivor.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific Electric
Lynnwood
Here
Bernhardt to Act Sept 20 in New York
New York report states Sarah Bernhardt who had her right leg amputated will return to the stage in New York on September 20 after recuperating at a villa in France. The renowned actress plans to perform despite recent surgery and travel.
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New York
Sarah Bernhardt
France
British War Africa Battle Claims Cape Town Advance
British colonials under Gen. Botha have occupied Orumbingue in German Southwest Africa, an official announcement states a new advance amid the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capetown
Botha
Orumbingue
Africa
Chinese Commerce Commission Delegation Arrives for U S Ties
Eighteen Chinese Republic commissioners arrived to develop commerce between China and the United States. They will tour the country and then begin their homeward journey, planning July departures.
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Commerce
San Francisco
California
Republic. of China
United States
Austrians claim Carpathians victory over Russians
Berlin reports a major Austro German success in Western Galicia with Archduke Frederick and Gen. von Mackensen leading forces. The campaign claims 8,000 Russian prisoners and the crushing of the front from the Hungarian frontier toward the Dunajec river, with 1,700 more taken near Mitau. Berlin hearts glow with victory symbolism.
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Berlin
Germany
Galicia
German War Office
Archduke Frederick
Col
von Mackensen
Dunajec
Vistula
Rica
Mitau
Carpathians
Vienna
Illinois alfalfa growers to meet in Kewanee May 27
The Illinois Alfalfa Growers Association will hold its fifth annual meeting in Kewanee on May 27. Speakers include PF I Mann Gilman L D Seass Arthur J P Mason Elgin C V Gregory Chicago and A P Grout Chicago.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Alfalfa Growers’ Association
Kewanee
PF. I. Mann
Gilman
L. D. Seass
Arthur
J. P. Mason
Elgin
C. V. Gregory
Chicago
A. P. Grout
Fire Chief Ends Life After Kissing Wife Goodbye
Michael Graham, chief of the volunteer fire department at International Harvester Co, and 25 year employee, kissed his wife farewell then went to his work and shot himself in the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michael Graham
The
International Harvester Co
Sedalia Couple Reunites in Wedded Life
Weds former wife Mrs. William A. Moore, formerly Mrs. McKenzie, after years apart. Angus W. McKenzie, longtime Sedalia city council and board of education member, ties the knot with Moore, owner of the La Moore Hotel.
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Sedalia
Angus W. McKenzie
Board of Education
William A. Moore
McKenzie
la Moore Hotel
Germans Again Use Gas Near Ypres
Paris reports the war office admitting German forces have resumed use of asphyxiating gas in attempts to advance north of Ypres and around the Ypres sector, though the efforts were unsuccessful.
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Paris
Ypres
Wast
Shocks Persist After Avezzano Earthquake
Since the last major quake, Avezzano continues to suffer recurring tremors with varying intensity. Recent shocks were strong enough to drive residents to camp in nearby fields.
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Avezzano
Italy
Hotel Men in Convention in Texas cities
The annual convention of the American Hotel Protective Association of the United States and Canada is in session in Houston and also in Galveston and Dallas. The group will discuss the definition of the word hotel.
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Houston
Tex
American Hotel Protective Association of the
United States
Canada
Galveston
Dallas
Boy, 6, Strangled to Death in Milwaukee Alley
Milwaukee police report the 6 year old boy Adam Wojdik found dead in an east side alley rear of his home. He disappeared Sunday night and was later located propped against a telephone pole. Investigators are treating the death as homicide with the city awaiting autopsy results.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Adam
Wojdik
Gulf Light Victim Charles C Shor Identified
Chicago report identifies Charles C. Shor as one of three Americans killed when the German submarine torpedoed the United States steamer Gulf Light. The Gulf Light previously served as a wireless operator on lake boats.
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Gulf Light
Chicagoan
Chicago
Charles C. Shor
United States
Illinois drafting a comprehensive new election law bill
Springfield outlines a codifying bill to unify scattered election statutes into a single act. It covers timing, officers, registrations, nominations, ballots, canvasses, and penalties, with primary law preserved. The plan aims to reduce elections by consolidating schedules for state, county, municipal, and judicial contests.
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Springfield
General Assembly
Board of Election Commissioners
Senate
House
State Official Found Shot in Springfield Office
The body of Charles H. Kane, 66, superintendent of the state free employment office, was found by janitor George Beard with a pistol at his head. Kane, married, allegedly acted as Hart’s secretary and aided in a $4,500 embezzlement. Hart, indicted, absconded months ago. Police believe Kane’s death was self-inflicted.
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Springfield
Charles H. Kane
State Free Employment Office
George Beard
Kane
Patrick B. Hart
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
Free Area Expanded in Illinois Foot-and-M mouth Order
Following a Washington telegram the state board of five stock commissioners reclassified counties in relation to foot-and-mouth disease quarantine. Adams through Williamson were moved to the free area, while Mason and Tazewell moved from exposed to restricted.
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Free Area
Springfield
Washington
State Board of Five Stock Commissioners
Adams
Alexander
Bond
Brown
Calhoun
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crawford
Cumberland
Edwards
Effingham
Fayette
Franklin
Gallatin
Greene
Hamilton
Hardin
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jersey
Johnson
Lawrence
Macoupin
Madison
Marion
Massac
Monroe
Montgomery
Perry
Pike
Pope
Pulaski
Randolph
Richland
St. Clair
Saline
Schuyler
Scott
Shelby
Union
Wabash
Wayne
White
Williamson
Mason
Tazewell Counties
Dunne Denies Pardon for Notorious Liquor Defendent
Springfield Governor Dunne refused to grant a pardon to William G. Stewart, jailed in Decatur under a harsh local option sentence. Convicted multiple times for selling liquor in antisaloon territory, he received 310 days and a 200 fine in October 1914. Stewart argued health risks from jail conditions, but transfer offers and pardon board advice were rejected.
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Dunne
Springfield
William G. Stewart
Decatur
Antisaloon
Stewart
State Board of Pardons
Youth Stabbed to Death in Whitehall Love Rivalry
Lloyd Whitworth aged nineteen taunted by rival Ton Thorpe aged seventeen at Helen Mancell’s home. Thorpe stabbed Whitworth then fled on a passenger train and remains at large. Whitworth died within an hour. Both families are prominent at Roadhouse.
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Whitehall
Helen Mancell
Lloyd Whitworth
Elton Thorpe
Roadhouse
Thorpe
Husbands Ax Attack in McHenry County
Sumner Hawver, sixty, a pioneer settler from McHenry County, beat his wife with an ax and slashed his throat with a butcher knife at Chemung, a small town forty miles north of Elgin, after drinking cheap whisky. Mrs Hawver is dying. Hawver will recover.
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Elgin
Sumner Hawver
McHenry County
Chemung
Hawver
Peoria Fires May Be Incendiary Blazing in Wholesale Block
Four fires struck within a single block in Peoria’s wholesale district, suspected incendiary acts. The blazes caused about $50,000 in damages and forced 175 hotel guests to flee into the streets in their night attire.
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Peoria
Hall Kills Minors Chickens in Toledo Hailstorm
A 15 minute hailstorm in Toledo pelted streets with stones as large as eyes. Roots and window lights suffered damage while many early vegetables were beaten down and scores of chickens killed. A heavy rainfall followed the hail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Toledo
Sprouted Bean in Boy's Appendix Reported in Danville
Surgeons operated on John Fisher a farmhand from near St Joseph to remove a bean lodged in his appendix that had sprouted He could not recall eating an uncooked bean and his condition is described as serious.
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Danville
John Fisher
St. Joseph
Fisher
Alleged Resort Robber Arrested Near Rockford
Rockford authorities report Holly M. Shepler, alleged member of a gang blamed for raiding several summer homes in Oregon, arrested in a local schoolhouse. A posse surprised him while he was asleep and he was taken to Oregon for custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Holly
M. Shepler
Oregon
Shepler
Farmer's Wife Too Ill To Work
Kasota Minnesota testimonial praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as restoring health for weak women. Mrs Clara Franks reports years of pain and weakness eased after use. Advertising note urges others to write for confidential advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Kasota
Minn
Clara Franks
Maj Ccrest Farm
Lydia E
A Flow of Words Is No Proof of Wisdom
A concise proverb warns that sheer quantity of speech does not establish true insight. It emphasizes measured thought over flashy oration, urging listeners to value substance and clarity in judgment.
Hardest Work in the World Is to Get Along Without Any
The saying notes the difficulty of living with nothing, emphasizing hardship and deprivation. It reflects a stark view on sufficiency and societal struggle, suggesting resilience is needed when resources are scarce.
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Dann
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Scrall
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