French Check Two Attacks at Verdun Gain in Caillette Wood
Heaviest fighting continues on the eastern side of the fortress as French and German forces clash around Verdun. Paris reports heavy bombardment and successive assaults, with French troops repelling German attacks near Douaumont and Hancourt, while British gains are noted south of Fort Douaumont.
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Vaux
Douaumont
Soio
Mondas
Polmes
Duuaument
Talef
Cousumont
Avauc
Dis
Fee
Northsea
Hancourt
Yous
Thararmana
Strol
Ipras
Berlin
Englin
Si Lot
Fort Douaumont
Tautette
Italian Aviator Salomone Earns Medal After Midair Raid
United Press from Rome reports Captain Salomone of the Italian army corps flew over Lubiana with seven aeroplanes despite heavy anti aircraft and air combat. He completed a raid on an Austrian camp while two companions died in the battle. Salomone and Col Barbieri were awarded the gold military medal of the house of Savoy.
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Rome
Salomone
Lubians
Taday
House of Savoy
Italan
Col Barbieri
Lubiana
Disastrous Kent powder factory blast near London
April 4 London reports a powder factory fire and explosions causing about 200 deaths or injuries. The ministry of munitions says the fire was accidental and located in Kent near London. German admiralty claimed Zeppelin fires in nearby munition plants, but Kent localities were not cited.
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Zeppelin
Kent
Ministry of Munitions
Lenden
County of
Berlin to meet U S views on U boats
Berlin signals to Washington that Imperial Chancellor von Hethmann Hollweg will meet Secretary Lansing halfway in the submarine warfare dispute. The Intimations, from a high authority, aim to avert a diplomatic break despite serious pending cases including the Sunsex. Germany pledged to limit conduct toward noncombatant unarmed merchant ships, not to stop attacks on armed enemy vessels.
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Berlin
von Hethmann-Hollway
Lansing
Germany
United States
Naval fight heard off the Swedish coast
Copenhagen reports a naval engagement heard in the Cattegat on Monday. Dispatches from Kullen say a terrific cannonade lasted about noon and two hours later a German torpedo boat, badly damaged, was towed past Helsingborg.
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Copenhagen
Cattegat
Kullen
Sweden
Helsingborg
Poison Candy Confession Shocks Virginia Case
Harrisonburg April 4 After confessing to police that she mailed poisoned April Fool candy to a rival group Mrs Margaret Sipe 56 was jailed at Grottoes She claimed a strong dislike for the sisters over her son and said the devil made her poison the candy Boxes reached Lily Kyger and Hattie Haugher of Basic City who ate some and survived Her daughter Lassie Stpe helped write the notes but did not suspect poisoning Also note a Southern Railway Easter train ad to visit Luray Caverns with a round trip $2 fare
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Harrisonburg
Hyger
Margaret Sipe
Mra
Hattie Haugher
Basic City
Cora
Jana
Lassie Stpe
German Sussex dispute hovers over Washington reply
Berlin reports it willtake a week or ten days to answer Washington's Sussex inquiry as officials seek a full admiralty report. Officials stress no delay is intended yet acknowledge the transport role of the Sussex. Security in the war zone remains a major concern for neutrals aboard enemy ships.
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Karl H. von Wiegand
Washington
Berlin
Amsterdam
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Sussex
Manchester
Foreign Office
Gerard
Admiralty
Américaa
Navy
America
Ameriica
Marine Department
France
England
the Press Publishing Co
Tubantia
Holland
Presa Publiakigg Ge
Dutch Rumors of Ultimatum Stir Holland Alarms
Reports from The Hague and Amsterdam describe Dutch military preparations and canceled leaves amid rumors of an English invasion and possible ultimatum to Holland. Officials deny links to the Tubantia case while stressing maintained friendly ties with Germany.
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Berlin
Tubantia
Britain’s 1.575 Billion Budget Aims War Costs
London reports Reginald McKenna unveils a 1.575 billion budget to fund war needs. He cites higher revenue from trade, cuts in expenditures, and new levies on income, amusements, railway tickets, matches, and minerals to raise about 325 million. Irish protests and past taxation battles frame the debate as Germany’s debt comparison is noted. Henry Youtsey’s parole denial closes the item.
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London
Great Britain
Reginald McKenna
Ugher McKenna
Helferich
McKenna
Wall
William O’brien
Cork
Ireland
Robert Lowa
Lady Churchill Robbed in Brook Street Burglary
The Times reports burglars looted Lady Randolph Churchill’s Brook Street home. Jewelry and personal valuables, including a gift from the late King Edward, are missing in the early Thursday theft in London.
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Washington Post
London
the Times This Morning
Lady Randolph Churchill
Brook Street
King Edward
French Verdun Attacks and U Boat Claims in War Update
A compact update lists Verdun assault reports, notes a U boat shot was ignored, and mentions Britain facing vast expenses. It cites British actions in raids, mail and ship losses, and ongoing war coverage. Also notes political leads in New York Michigan and state races, plus societal items.
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I—Society
Murder plot details in Baff case unfold in New York trial
Carmine di Paola 21 testifies at the murder trial of Giuseppe Arichiello about plotting to kill Barnet Baff, a poultry dealer, three months before the 1914 murder. He recounts offers of 200 dollars each to himself and Milo Histo, exposure to police, and Greco’s role in the scheme.
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Carmine di Paola
New York
Giuseppe Arichiello
Barnet Baff
Baff
di Paola
Hypolite Greco
Milo Histo
Greco
Bat
Russo Ana! di Paola
Poison pen letter blamed for Babylon captain shooting spree
Suffolk county district attorney links a "poison pen" letter from a woman to Capt W N Donley of Babylon Long Island causing a breakdown that sparked a deadly spree. Donley shot five people then barricaded with deputies and Sheriff O'Dell before killing himself. authorities possess one letter and withhold the writer's identity.
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New York
Suffolk County
W.N Donley
Babylon
Long Island
Donley
O'Dell
Bet Verdun Would Fall Wager Paid In Full
On April 4 in New York a banker noted passenger aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam reported a wager of two thousand dollars to one thousand that Verdun would fall before the liner reached port. At Falmouth the betters and friends gathered and the American paid the full amount after Verdun fell. The Britisher commented he was satisfied with cents on the dollar.
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New York
Verdun
Nieuw Amsterdam
Falmouth
Villa Band Defeated Near Guerrero With 30 Killed
Two hundred American cavalrymen under Col. W. C. Brown defeated an equal Villa force at Aguas Calientes, 30 miles north of Guerrero, on April 1. Villa was absent. Mexican informants say 30 bandits and 40 horses were lost, Americans unscathed. The pursuit ran through canyons and steep trails before a final confrontation with Pershing’s Tenth Cavalry.
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Columbus
N. Mex
W. C. Brown
Tenth Cavalry
Aguas Calientes
Guerrero
State Department
United States
Carranza
Pershing
John L. Rodgers
Queretaro
Gavira
Juarez
Chihuahua
Washington
Funaton
Col. Brown
San Antonio
Dodds
Bachiniba Pass
Bachiniba
Pursuit of Villa Bandits Reaches Further South
U S troops clash with Villa followers near Guerrero as Pershing pursues a fleeing group. Reports say 30 to 40 bandits killed, with band breakdown and possible captures amid scattered bands and delayed railroad assistance from Carranza.
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Funston
Army
Carranza
Pershing
Villa
Mexico
War Department
State Department
Esdential
Largest ever drawn check passes New York clearing house
A check for about 70,703,600 dollars, said to be the largest ever drawn, cleared in New York today. Issued by J. P. Morgan & Co. to the Canadian government for 75 million par value bonds bought by a banker syndicate. Its passage through the clearing house will trigger unusual loan shifts, affecting next Saturday's bank statement.
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New York
New York Clearing House
J. P. Morgan & Co
Elsaring House
Queen Victoria of Spain Seriously Ill In Madrid
Madrid April 4 Queen Victoria of Spain is gravely ill and had to be confined to bed after a prior relapse. King Alphonso has canceled all engagement to stay close to the sickroom.
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Madrid
Victoria
Spain
Alphonso
Fifty Nuns Deportees Arrive in New York En Route to Spain
Fifty nuns expelled from Mexico by the de facto government for foreign birth arrived in New York aboard the Spanish steamer Manuel Calvo from Vera Cruz. They proceed to Spain as their destination, marking a dramatic travel note in the ongoing political exodus.
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Mexico
New York
Spain
Manuel Calvo
Vera Cruz
Overland Limited Held Up in Wyoming
The Union Pacific Overland Limited No 1 was robbed at Corlett Junction near Cheyenne on April 4. Passengers lost about 450 dollars before the bandit fled. A sheriff's posse heads toward the scene after the incident occurred in a sleeping car near 9 pm as the train left Cheyenne.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pa
Cine Overland Limited
Corlett Junction
Here
Cheyanne
Newly Appointed Agent Seeks U S Loan for Peru
Tirado, named financial agent for Peru, departs today to assume duties. He is authorized to negotiate loans with the United States and will operate from Lima, aiming to secure financing for Peruvian projects. April 1 is noted in the dispatch.
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Montero Tirado
Lita
Pers
Atentéro Tirado
United States
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