Carranza's Troops Move North as Villa Reported Active
El Paso dispatch reports General Gavira announcing a large movement of Carranza troops from central Mexico toward the Texas border and western Chihuahua with San Antonio as a base. He says forces may reach Namiquipa, while Villa is said to be in the Durango mountains near Nievas. Villa, who had his right leg amputated, is now reportedly fully recovered but not yet back in combat.
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Durango Mountains
el Paso
Tex
Gabriel Gavira
Mexico
Texas
Chihuahua
Yarral
Carranza
San Antonio
Pershing
Namiquipa
Villa
Durango
Francisco Villa
Nievas
Tomas Urbina
Guerrero
Panama Canal Plot Feared Amid Ship Search
Panama canal authorities tightened security after rumors of a dynamite plot against canal locks. The American steamer San Ramon sailing from San Francisco to New York was searched before entering the waterway. the crew and cargo of dye woods were examined. The ship arrived at Cristobal with American personnel aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
San Francisco
Mazatlan
Mexico
New York
Cristoba
Baltimore social leader MorDecai in suicide bid after losses
Miss Mary B Mor Decai, a Baltimore society figure, reportedly lost 100000 in stock speculation and shot herself at home in a personal crisis. She was taken to a hospital where officials said she would probably die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mary B. Mordecai
Taft to Teach International Law at Yale Law School
Yale officials announced after a Yale corporation meeting that former President Taft would teach international law at Yale Law School next year alongside his constitutional law courses. The arrangement adds Taft as a lecturer, expanding the law school's faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
New Haven
Conn
Yale Corporation
Yale Law School
Bodies of Two Aviators Found Near Potomac
In Alexandria Virginia the bodies of Charles A. Good, a student aviator, and Louis Krantz, a mechanician, were recovered from the Potomac River near Indian Head after the hydroaeroplane H-7 wrecked and plunged into the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Charles A. Good
Louis Krantz
Potomac
Indian Head
General Marchand Killed in Battle at Paris Front
General Gene Baptiste Marchand, a top French army commander among six leading figures, has been killed at the front in Paris. Reports confirm his death during combat, signaling a significant loss for French forces in the ongoing battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marchand
Paris
France
Gene Baptiste Marchand
Mexican Money Burned At National Palace
In Mexico City a total of 46 million in paper currency was burned in the courtyard of the national palace as the nation swaps to new uncounterfeit bills. The burning marks the end of the old money and the transition to the redesigned notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
National Palace
Coast to Coast Auto Record Set by Baker
BE C Baker of New York shattered the transcontinental speed record from Los Angeles to New York covering 3471 miles in 7 days 11 hours and 62 minutes, beating the previous mark of 11 days 7 hours and 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Los Angeles
BE. C. Baker
Baker
Largest Tank Steamship Standard Arrow Launched
The tank steamship Standard Arrow, the world’s largest of its kind, was launched in Philadelphia. It measures 468 feet in length and carries a capacity of 4,000,000 gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Standard Arrow
Twins Celebrate 95th Birthday in Chicago
Mrs. Martha Troglestad and Mrs. Martha Erickson, likely the country’s oldest twins, marked their ninety fifth birthday in Chicago with family and friends present to honor the milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Martha Troglestad
Martha Erickson
Ten Die As Restaurant Wall Collapses In Akron
Ten persons formed of six women and four men were killed and 27 injured when the Crystal Restaurant at Main and Quarry streets collapsed amid blasting for a nearby skyscraper. Two bodies were unidentified, two are missing, and rescue crews were hindered by onlookers. Battery B Ohio National Guard aided police in managing crowds and ambulance flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron, O
Crystal
Quarry
Hight
Beacon-Journal
Gus C. Erris
Ohio National Guard, Field Artillery
Woman Editor Beaton in Ivesdale Assault Case
John Kelly and wife Fliza Kelly jailed in Ivesdale Platt County charged with assault on Elsie B Sutton editor of the Ivesdale News and her mother. Trial postponed as victims could not appear. Kelly objected to a News item he said reflected on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
John Kelly
Fliza Kelly
Ivesdale
Platt County
Elsie B. Sutton
Kelly
Gore’s New Peace Resolution Seeks United Neutrality Support
Washington report notes Senator Gore introduced a concurrent resolution pledging Congress and the American people to back the president’s efforts to maintain even handed and undiscriminating neutrality and aid in establishing a permanent peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
United States
Gore
Strikers Return to Work in Kingston PA
In Kingston Pennsylvania striking employees of the Aluminum Company of America voted to resume work. About 2,000 men quit two weeks ago seeking concessions but officials said none were granted by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Keningston
Aluminum Company of America
Long skirts ordered for Hello girls in Patterson NJ
The head operator bans ankle displays by several Hello girls on Patterson streets. All local Hello girls are to wear long skirts to conform to a stricter dress standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
N. J
Ostrich Swallows Keys Traps Keeper at Zoo
Keeper Manley at Philadelphia Zoological Gardens was locked in a cage with an ostrich for two hours after the bird swallowed his keys. Police and staff freed him once the keys were retrieved, with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Manley
Zoological Gardens
Anstrich
Monkey Nabs Moth Nests in Stanford, Me-M
Moth inspector J. Stanton uses a trained monkey to reach high branches and seize moth nests in Stanford, Maine. The unusual method highlights local pest control efforts and animal-assisted inspection techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford
M. J. Stanton
Firemen overcome by gas explosion at Milwaukee plant
Seventeen firemen were overcome by a gas explosion during a blaze at the Oriental Tea Co. plant in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Property loss is estimated at 7500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Oriental Tea Co
Coffee to Replace Beer At North Plainfield Convention
Coffee will displace beer at the letter carriers state convention in North Plainfield New Jersey on May 30 as Mayor Smalley campaigns against booze following an anti alcohol sermon by evangelist Rev W E H Biederwolf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Plainfield
N. J
Letter Carriers
Smalley
W. E H. Biederwolf
Woman Bitten by Bear in Evansville Area
Mrs Carl Hyne of New Harmony was bitten on the arm by a bear she was caressing. Four Gypsies camping near New Harmony reportedly kept two bears at the site. The incident occurred as Mrs Hyne interacted with one of the animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Carl Hyne
New Harmony
Ship Survivors Falls
San Diego reports hull and Hopkins returned to port after aiding in the search for lifeboats from the sunken steamer Roanoke, having joined Truxtun in the effort to locate survivors.
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San Diego
Cal
Hull
Hopkins
Truxtun
Sturcken
Roanoke
Fires on border posts raise suspicions near Fort Bliss
Central Americans report fires along the border after Fort Bliss losses. A storehouse with machine guns burned. two other fires, suspected arson, follow. At Columbus field base New Mexico about 700 dollars of hay destroyed. El Paso Country Club nearby burned for 35000 dollars two weeks earlier.
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el Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss
Columbus
N. M
el Paso Country Club
Central American unrest hypes anti American sentiment
The cruiser Raleigh reports strong anti American feeling across Central American republics after the Mexican situation. In conversations locals discuss a possible combined offensive against the United States if Washington pursues armed intervention in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Raleigh
Corinto
Central America
United States
Mexico
Another Bandit Raid Near Marathon Texas
A new raid by Mexican bandits struck McKinney Springs ranch, 37 miles south of Marathon and 23 miles north of Boquillas, along the Marathon Boquillas road, in American territory.
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Marathon
Texas
McKinney Springs Ranch
Boquillas
Marathon-Boquillas
Army Chief of Staff Scott Reports From Paso Meeting
Maj. Gen. Scott and Gen. Obregon held talks in Paso with no formal agreement on border events or U S troops in Mexico. Indications suggest Scott will inform Secretary Baker and state department officials about Carranza’s plans to curb brigandage along the international line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funston
Washington
Scott
Paso
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Baker
State Department
Carranza
Slayer Captured After Battle at Fort Leavenworth
William White, a discharged Black trooper who killed two Black people and wounded a white woman, was captured in a battle after exchanging fire with Fort Leavenworth soldiers. White sustained a wound to the arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
William White
Fort Leavenworth
White
Ten children in thirteen years at Bristol family
Mrs. John Jiedges, 29, welcomed twins a boy and girl, bringing her total offspring to ten in thirteen years at Bristol Tennessee.
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Bristol
Tenn
John Jiedges
Jedges
Guard Officers Asked to Quit in Colorado National Guard
Denver Colorado Adjutant General Harry F Gamble asked all field and staff officers to resign in letters stating the action would promote the welfare of the Colorado national guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Harry F. Gamble
Colorado National Guard
170 Indians Granted Full Citizenship Rights
Franklin Lane, secretary of the interior, granted full citizenship rights to 170 Yankton Sioux residents at the Greenwood Indian Agency in South Dakota. The measure affirms their status within the U S framework and reflects ongoing federal recognition of tribal members.
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Greenwood Indian Agency
S. D
Franklin Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Yankton Sioux Reservation
Forest Fire Rips 2500 Acres Near Jemez Forest
A forest fire scorched 2500 acres across the Jemez division of the Santa Fe national forest and spread onto adjacent lands of the Baca location and the Santa Fe Indian reservation.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Jemez Division
Santa Fe National Forest
Baca
Santa Fe Indian Reservation
No Parades in Ireland Proclaimed by British General
Dublin reports General Maxwell, commander of British forces in Ireland, issued a proclamation banning all parades and political or athletic meetings in Ireland unless written police authority is provided. The order targets gatherings across the country, signaling heightened control amid unrest.
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Ireland
Dublin
Maxwell
German Vice Chancellor Resigns in Ill Health Move
Berlin reports that Dr Clemens ODelbrueck minister of the interior and vice chancellor has resigned due to ill health. The Overseas News Agency notes the vacancy and cites his retirement from public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Clemens Odelbrueck
Interior
Dr. Delbrueck
Arizona mining camps raided near Lochiel border
Reports say Mexican bandits raided Polaris mining camp seven miles below Lochiel driving out Americans who fled to Nogales. Col. Sage sent infantry and cavalry to guard nearby towns. American soldiers reportedly crossed the line to visit Polaris but found bandits fled. No further trouble reported. In Brownsville soldiers will not cross into Mexico after Curtis Bayles was killed near Mercedes. One bandit said killed, two captured. Gen Ricault promised to seize others. Major Langhorne and Eighth Cavalry again crossed Rio Grande to try to free Texan prisoner Jess Deemer.
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Tucson
Ariz
Polaris
Lochiel
Nogales
Col. Sage
Tochiel
Washington
Brownsville
Tex
United States
Mexico
Fort Brown
Curtis Bayles
Mercedes
Alfredo Ricault
Carranza
Matamoros
Marathon
George Langhorne
Eighth Cavalry
Rio Grande
Bouquillas
Jess Deemer
Taft Calls for Conscription at Banquet
Former President Taft told the Manufacturing Perfumers' Association banquet that Americans must prepare for the future and support universal conscription during wartime. He urged equal military service for all and cited England as a model for earlier adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taft
The
Manufacturing Perfumers’ Association
England
Authors to Train for Army
Indianapolis reporters note two of Indiana's famous sons Meredith Nicholson and Booth Tarkington have enlisted for summer military training at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Meredith Nicholson
Booth Tarkington
Fort Bejamin Harrison
House Approves Postal Savings Limit Increase
Washington lawmakers adopt conference report on postal savings bill. The amendment raises monthly deposit limit from 100 to 1000 dollars, allowing larger deposits each month. The measure reflects changes in postal financial services policy and awaits final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Conference
Farmer Arthur Goodman shoots stepson and kills himself
In Williamsville Missouri Arthur Goodman a farmer living near here shot his stepdaughter Stella Hawthorne who had married recently and then killed himself with a revolver. The incident occurred after the ceremony.
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Williamsville
Stella Hawthorne
Arthur Goodman
Prohibitionists Name Delegates at State Convention
Sedalia Missouri Prohibitionists held a state convention selecting 31 delegates to the national convention in St Paul in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Missouri
St. Paul
Auto Plant Pay Increase Effective
Toledo Ohio report says a 20 percent wage raise and an eight hour day were enacted at the Willys Overland Co plant. About 18 000 factory workers are affected by the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Willys-Overland Co
Beechurst Yacht Club Abolishes Bar Vote
Forty Beechurst Yacht Club members voted to abolish the bar and many left the club in Beechurst New York. The move reflects a shift away from social facilities as the club focuses on sailing and water activities.
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Beechurst
N. Y
Beechurst Yacht Club
Bulgaria Grants Plea for British Prisoners
Sofia reports that the American legation’s request for better treatment of British prisoners in Bulgaria has been officially granted.
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Bulgaria
Sofia
Will Orpet Put On Trial In Lake County
Will H. Orpet, a University of Wisconsin student, faces trial in Lake county court for the death of Marian Lambert, an eighteen year old Lake Forest sweetheart. Judge Charles H. Donnelly presides as the case opens, with nearly 100 witnesses summoned by the state and a comparable number expected for the defense, including fellow UW students. The sensational prosecution is expected to unfold over a month or more, with Lake Forest society figures among the key witnesses.
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Waukegan
Will H. Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Lambert
Lake Forest
Charles H. Donnelly
Lake County
Lake Forest Society
Orpet
More Convicts to Honor Farm Joliet
Fifty more murderers thieves cracksmen and embezzlers went to the state honor farm from Joliet prison. They were assigned to Camp Zimmer on the 2000 acre farm. The honor farm population nears 100 despite two escapees this year. Nearly one third of the prison population is on the honor farm with only a pledge to Warden Zimmer keeping them from walking away.
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Honor Farm
Joliet
State Honor Farm
Joliet Prison
Camp Zimmer
Zimmer
New Health Measure Aims for Illinois County Health Board
Springfield reports a bill to formalize the county health officers into a concrete body that will cooperate with the state board of health. The measure seeks to eliminate special inspectors now employed by the state board and streamline public health oversight.
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Springfield
Ilinois
State Board of Health
State Board
May Unravel Mystery Quincy Body Found in Mississippi
A telegram from Houston signed Mrs. G W R asks for description of a body found floating in the Mississippi river several days ago. The note said the man had no relatives who would care and his body was buried here, possibly aiding identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Houston
Tex
Mississippi River
Bryant Lathrop Dies in Chicago Civic Leader
Bryant Lathrop prominent in Chicago social, musical and civic life died at his home of heart disease. Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, his sister and wife of the American ambassador to Italy, was at the Lathrop home after arriving several weeks ago.
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Bryant Lathrop
Chicago
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Lathrop
Danville Notes on Rifle Contract for Allies
William E H Desmonds of the rifle department from a New Haven company visits Danville to place contracts with local machine shops for rifle parts. The Connecticut concern holds a contract for over one million rifles and one million small arms for the allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
William EH. Desmonds
Rifle Department
New Haven (Conn
Connecticut
Fire at Ivesdale destroys multiple structures
A blaze at Ivesdale rapidly spread in high winds destroying the Morgan & Camp elevator a blacksmith shop barn feed stable poultry house two residences and two ice houses. Pesotum sent a chemical engine to assist with firefighting. total losses estimated at $30000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivesdale
Morgan & Camp
Oil Discovery Near Litchfield Reaches Vein at 750 Feet
A test well just east of Litchfield hit a good quality oil vein at about 750 feet. The operators plan to drill additional test wells immediately to gauge the extent of the find.
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Litchfield
Instructors to Go Freeport Board Cuts PT Instructors
The Freeport board of education due to tight finances will not hire special instructors in physical training next year. The two instructors currently employed will have their contracts not renewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Board of Education
Miss Hill Re-Elected As Wallace School Leader
Miss Alice Hill, superintendent of the Wallace school for 15 years, has been re elected. The school serves 650 pupils and operates at the lowest cost per pupil in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Sterling
Alice Hill
Wallace
Father of Twenty Born in Danville
Elijah Williams, a Black man in Danville, reportedly became the father of his twentieth child. He notes, through Lige, that his father had twenty two children in his own family, with Elijah as the nineteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Elijah Williams
Lige
Veteran Banker Retires After 45 Years as Grady County Bank Chief
J C Carr 81, president of Grundy County National Bank, resigns after forty five years as chief executive. long service marked by leadership in the institution and local finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
J.C. Carr
Grundy County National Bank
Hurts Wife and Child Then Ends Life in Pana
Louis Boucher shot his wife and daughter, then killed himself, in Pana. The wife and daughter escaped with powder burns. local investigation follows. authorities report no other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pana
Louis Boucher
Lincoln state school ready to care for all feeble minded
The Illinois state board of administration told Joel Hunter and others that Lincoln state school and colony can meet all feeble minded commitments from courts. They denied crowding and rejected temporary quarters, stating the state is prepared to provide proper care for all such persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Joel Hunter
Juvenile Court of Chicago
State Board of Administration
Lincoln State School
Hunter
Harry Olson
Municipal Court of Chicago
Harry Hart
Maurice D. Lynch
W. S. Reynolds
Lincoln
Illinois
Fred Kern
Blow at Auto Thieves Gets Six Year Term
Illinois state board of pardons ruled auto thieves convicted under the indeterminate sentence act must serve the maximum term of six years and three months. The decision closes doors to leniency and coincides with insurers' drive to curb thefts, echoing earlier action in New York against organized theft and protection schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
State Board of Pardons
New York
Roads Appeal From Decision In State Utilities Case
A group of 77 railroads filed an appeal in Sangamon county circuit court challenging the state public utilities commission ruling on car cleaning charges. The livestock department previously mandated car cleaning when railcars were allocated to patrons, setting $2.50 for single deck and $4.00 for double deck. After hearings, the commission reduced rates to 75 cents for single deck and 1.26 dollars for double-deck cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Public Utilities Commission
Sangamon County
Livestock Department
The
Utilities Commission
Health Officer Appointed for Northwestern District
The state board of health appointed Dr. Clarence Hast of Galesburg as district health officer for the northwestern district. This completes the five district health officers named under last year’s act. Other district officers are Northern Dr. R. C. Crawford in Rockford, Eastern Dr. H. E. Godfrey in Springfield, Western Dr. O. N. Nelson in Springfield, and Southern Dr. L. L. Foster in Mt. Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Clarence Hast
Galesburg
Illinois Centennial Commission Adopts Celebration Report
The Illinois centennial commission at a meeting adopted the state wide celebration and publicity report. It recommends distributing literature including a booklet by Mrs. Jessie Palmer Weber, secretary of the Illinois State Historical Society, with local celebration suggestions for 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iinois Centennial Commission
Jessie Palmer Weber
Illinois State Historical Society
Teen Steals Bronze Tablets From Graves in Danville
Fourteen year old Steve Akonoyvich confessed to stealing bronze tablets from G A R veterans graves in Danville and selling them as junk. He was sent to the reform school at St Charles for the act and admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Steve Akonoyvich
Reform School
St. Charles
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Panama Canal
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National Guard
Beaton
Ington
Wysterius
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America
Will Orpet
University of ‘Wisconsin
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