Pershing advances in Mexico as Villa hunt continues
General Pershing's expedition presses toward Villa in Mexico with Thirteenth Cavalry led by Colonel Slocum at the front. Officials weigh moving base from Columbus to Presidio while aviation and supplies improve. Mexican authorities offer telegraph lines, and pilots face light resistance in Chihuahua.
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Mexico
Baker
Villa
Satevo
War Department
Thirteenth Cavalry
Slocum
Columbus
Presidio
Texas
General Funston
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Curtiss and Sturt Evant
General Pershing
Gutierrez
Pershing
Latevo
Brown
Dodd
Brumbaugh alleges plot to undermine his candidacy
Governor Brumbaugh charges that a slander campaign aimed at forcing him from the presidential race was planned. He recounts a 1914 check from David B. Oliver and a later offer to publish details, saying the matter was kept private and is now publicly explained to Pennsylvanians.
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Brumbaugh
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Scranton
John S Rilling
Washington
Senator Oliver
Mr. Rilling
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Rilling
Billing
Spurgeon
Public Ledger
Wired
Sterling
Mr. Ball
Ledger
David B. Oliver
Board of Education
Mr. Hiatt
Citizens Committee
Girard
Governor Brumbaugh Faces Blackmail Claim Over 1914 Campaign Check
Governor Brumbaugh says United States Senator Oliver tried to force his retirement by blackmail over a $1000 check from David B. Oliver during the 1914 campaign. Billing confirms, Oliver disputes that the gift was political or personal, and claims the senator’s threat was to avert shame for the state.
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Brumbaugh
United States
Oliver
Pennsylvania
David B. Oliver
John S. Billing
Washington
Girard Trust Company
John
Gove
Interror
Marshall to Run With Wilson Again
Washington reports Democrats discuss Vice Presidential selection with Marshall as running mate for Woodrow Wilson and J Hamilton Lewis as temporary chairman and keynote at the St Louis convention. Lewis withdraws from VP bid. western presiding officer favored and McComb’s visit cited. Indiana tensions and Sullivan feud noted among party stalwarts.
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Washington
Marshall
Woodrow Wilson
J. Hamilton Lewis
United States
Indiana
Lewis
William F. McComb
St. Louis
Senate
National Committee
Charles Boeschenstein
Roger Sullivan
Sullivan
Taggart
Fifty Thousand Postmasters Face Loss Under New Plan
The conference bill in Washington would reorganize the postal system by making counties postal units and sub offices report to a county seat main office. Rural postmasters would be replaced by station superintendents and the Postmaster General could appoint one postmaster per county, potentially eliminating 50,000 postmasterships and creating new clerk positions. The House resents strong patronage control and critics fear political machine implications in a presidential year.
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Washington
Senate
Burleson
Rangers Kill Negro in Rift of Soldiers at Del Rio
Private John Wade of Company C Twenty fourth United States Infantry died in Del Rio Texas after two rangers and Sheriff Almond tried to arrest sixteen Negro soldiers who had rioted in a restricted district. A coroner's jury found Ranger Barler acted in self defense. Protests and removal requests for the soldiers were being prepared for the War Department.
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del Rio
Tex
John Wade
Company C
Twenty-fourth
United States Infantry
Almond
Wade
Ranger Barler
Barler
Ciizens
Columbus
N. M
War Department
Federal trade commission reports on gasoline price rise
The Federal Trade Commission presented a preliminary congressionally released report on the gasoline price increase. It lists production and price data but offers no firm cause and notes possible artificial manipulation if regional prices exceed others after quality and freight adjustments.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission Today
Congress
Senate
United States
Cushing Field
Healdton
Navy Receives Its Largest Submarine L-1
Boston April 11 The largest submarine in the United States Navy the L-1 the first of a series of seven of that type was turned over to the commandant of the Charlestown Navy Yard today. She is 170 feet overall and has an ordinary ship's bow instead of the usual rounded bow to add speed. Her equipment includes four torpedo tubes and oil burning engines. The other six L type boats will be ready for delivery before July 1.
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Boston
United States
Charlestown Navy Yard
Senator Weeks Emerges as Front-Runner on First Ballot
Senator John W. Weeks of Massachusetts is seen as likeliest to lead the field on the first ballot at the Republican national convention in Chicago. Observers note strong support in Oklahoma Missouri Kansas North Carolina and Florida with first-ballot votes nearing 200.
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John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Chicago
Oklaoma
Missouri
Kansas
North Carolina
Florida
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Chiruahua
Chase
American Press Association
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Bill
Washing
Federal Trade Commission
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Senator Weeks
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