Shot by Brother's Gun in Alexandria
Joseph Henderson, 25, jailed at his home after admitting his pistol wounded his brother John W. Henderson, 30, in an Alexandria incident. John was shot following a poker game near the hospital. investigators found no other suspects. The case prompts political chatter in Alexandria as council considers vacancies and local races continue.
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Joseph Henderson
John
Seret Rea
Henderson
the Dyke
Alexandr
John Henderson
Neigghborhood
Howard W Smith
Common Council
War film exhibition thrills National Press Club crowd
At the Helasco Theater last night a colored war movie program shown for National Press Club members drew nearly full seats. Brig Gen Hugh J. Lee praised the pictures as instructive as a trip to Europe, with vivid scenes of German and French forces, Kaiser portraits, battleships, submarines, and American troops. The audience applauded President Wilson and naval maneuvers as the film debuts to the public next Sunday.
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National Press Club
Helasco
Hugh J. Lee
Os Oa
Europe
Poincaire
Ialae
Heathuaea
Admiral von Tirpitz
Severa
United States Infantry
Panama
Algo
Wilson
Letter to the editor defends Budapest Red Cross care
Charles MacDonald, late American Red Cross director in Budapest, refutes New York press claims about three American countesses being mistreated at Budapest’s Red Cross hospital. He asserts visitors were treated with respect, notes personal invitation for American ladies, and calls for publication of the verified account.
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Red jUrosas
Budapest
New York
Aw Hospital
Charles MacDonald
American Red Cross
England Keeps Larger Rights Over Ireland Says Irish Freedom
A letter to The Post argues England withholds full justice from Ireland, critiques an American born Irish critic, and refutes claims of Irish control of Britain. It asserts Irish recruitment relies on symbolism, notes failed recruiting in Ireland, and recalls Ulster resistance while urging reflection on Irish loyalty.
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Post
England
Ireland
Ulster
Islo
Wicklow
John Muldoon
Ales Tam
Acts
Irish Land Commission
Times
Predicted Retribution Overtake America in Letter
A reader identifies as Irish American and argues the Irish will not enlist in the English army. He condemns British interference, cites Emmet and Tone, and warns the United States should not be a British colony. He questions defense and trade, appeals to ethical laws, and signs as John Thompson.
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Redmond
Frermars
Emmet
Wolf Tone
Odenwald
John Thompson
England Indifferent to U. S. Cousins Says American
An American argues England has treated the United States as “cousins across the sea” and shows indifference by hindering American commerce. He claims England’s grip on the English language and its stance on policy, including Roosevelt's hypothetical presidency, would have altered the war in Europe.
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Post
England
Roosevelt
United States
Europa
Belgian Internee Seeks Painter Supplies for Relief
A Belgian engineer in the Dutch frontier camp writes for charity to obtain off colors and brushes. He explains wartime hardship after crossing into Holland to avoid capture near Antwerp, noting limited resources and a wish to avoid asking Holland for aid while many compatriots have already received help. He signs as C. Vander Cammen from Belmian Bloc 50 Harderwyk Helland.
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Engineer Corps
Holland
Antwerp
C. Vander Cammen
Bloc
Harderwyk
Helland
Reminder on letters must bear name and address
A reminder from The Post reiterates the long standing rule that all letters for publication must include the sender’s name and address. If writers prefer initials or a nom de plume, they may indicate this and their wishes will be respected.
Calls sale of munitions traffic in human blood
J B Doyle of Alanthus Virginia argues that American policy has favored Britain while profiting from the sale of war weapons. He contends the embargo debate tests neutrality, condemns profits from munitions, and urges a fair constraining of all belligerents to prevent feeding bloodshed.
Hard to Keep Trespassers Off Grass
A subscriber asks how to deter boys and children from trampling a bare, unfenced lawn. With neighbors, milkman, ash man, and other passersby using the space, the grass is repeatedly damaged despite seeding and sod. The writer hopes for a practical solution to parking and lawn preservation.
No Inter meddling In European Affairs
Editorial urges a policy of keeping the United States out of Europe’s affairs. The writer, F. A. Cogswell, argues Americans have enough domestic business to attend to and that foreigners should handle their own conflicts. The piece advocates insisting on noninterference as government policy.
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F. A. Cogswell
Ford's abroad aid prolongs the war says editor
Editor E Summers argues relief sent to European sufferers aids only the war effort. He questions if assistance to breadwinners there shirks duty and leaves families without support while troops fight, framing relief as prolonging conflict.
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Ford
Europe
Ir E. Summers
Germany not warring for conquest says editor letter
Chicago EMIL REACH reports Col. Hoosevelt's letter to Mrs Rublee suggests peace terms would cede German and Austrian land to Austria and Britain. The writer asks what Washington would say to expanding Russian rule and Muscovite influence, denying German aims of conquest and pondering Roosevelt's hypothetical response from Carpathians or Memel.
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Col. Hoosevelt
Mra. Rublee
Aussia
Gisbe
Russia
England
Poland
Germany
Washington
Lincoln
Lafayette
Jefferson
Belgium
Relcharath
Federal Council
Berlin
Austria
Mrl. Roosevelt
Carpathian Mountains
Memel
Chicago
Emil Reach
Allies Check Germans in Flanders and Meuse
Allied reports describe German counter attacks and Allied successful advances near Ypres and St Julien. Germans claim some gains while British and French forces report heavy losses for the enemy and renewed artillery activity around Moorslede and Bruges as air raids persist along the Yser line.
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Berlin
Ypres
Solaert Farm
St. Julien
Kersselaere
Gravenstafel
Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Roulers
Moorsledea
Moorslede
Red Cross
Bruges
Yser
Paris
War Office
Belgium
Germany
Atorm
Solmert Farm
Keranemere
Grafenatafel
Calvary M E Church Dedicated With $15 500 Fete
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church dedicated after new red brick building with 1500 seating, lecture hall, gymnasium, social rooms, kitchens and rear pool space. Bishop Stuntz of South America preached in morning with Cranston presiding. total collection exceeded 15 500 across three services. Rev Ensor leads congregation. weeklong special meetings announced.
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Herbert Bishop
King Street
W F Watson
First Baptist Church
F O W. Dukes
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Stuntz
South America
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
Calvary Church
Homer C. Stunts
South
America
Earl Cranston
Edith Earnest
W. E. Braithwaite
John T. Ensor
George Peck
First Moel
Roadside Trials Ended in Maryland by Auto Commissioner
Maryland Auto Commissioner Roe halted roadside justice by ordering a justice of the peace to stop accompanying deputy sheriffs and constables in arrests and trials. The measure ends the roadside trials and Sunday raids feature, with courts to be held in regular venues. No speed limit arrests occurred after the order took effect.
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Maryland
Roe
Montgomery County
Washington
Company of Justices
Rockville
Roosevelt Campaign Publicity Controversy Inserts Barnes Clash
Perry Belmont, head of the National Campaign Publicity Association, telegraphs William Ivins defending Roosevelt era publicity law. The note cites Senate Document No. 49 and portrays alleged alliance between Republicans and trusts to influence campaigns, implying a possible reconciliation between Barnes and Roosevelt.
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Republican Organization
National Campaign Association
Ivins
Perry Belmont
National Campaign Publicity Association
William M. Ivins
William Barnes
Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Jekyll Barnes
German View of War From the Staatz Zeitung
A UK Labor perspective on World War I argues that labor bears the cost of war, and that Britain fights for its own interests rather than Belgium alone. The piece cites Gerald Gould in the London Herald and questions moral pretensions about fighting to honor treaties. It calls for frankness about balance of power and warns against pharisaic pretensions while supporting Belgium’s territorial integrity.
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Staatz-Zeitung
New York
Germany
George Lansbury
London
Herald
Gerald Gould
The
Belgium
Persia
England
Ireland
Egypt
India
Finland
Poland
Denmark
Morocco
South Africa
Bulgaria
Armenia
Marlborough
Wellington
Herman Ridder
Veteran outlaw Henry Starr speaks in jail after Stroud bank raid
Chandler Oklahoma April 2 Henry Starr an outlaw wounded by a dog after a Stroud bank robbery lies immovable on a jail cot He claims partial Cherokee descent and says he never drank or used tobacco He argues many Oklahoma bank robberies were blamed on him and accuses banks and insurers of inflated losses and meager shares for outlaws.
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Chandler
Okla
Henry Starr
Stroud
Gordon
Stillwell
Amity
Cole
Colorado
Oklahoma
Gay
Bovn
Austria seeks papal aid over Italian lands
The article argues Austria must cede Trent Pola Fiume and much of Dalmatia to satisfy Italian demands and secure expansion along racial lines. It notes delays in negotiations and criticizes petty expedients while predicting eventual settlement by international agreement on Mediterranean relations with Slavs and other questions.
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Italy
Austria
Trent
Pola
Fiame
Dalmatia
Corriere Dalla Sera
Mediterranean
Allied and German War Reports From Front Lines
Paris and Berlin dispatches detail ongoing Allied counterattacks in Belgium and the Yser region, gains near Argonne and Meuse, and German successes at Ypres Solmert farm and St Julien. Reports mention Russian defenses and air reconnaissance amid renewed bombardment in various fronts.
Canada to send more troops after losses in Great War
General Hughes reports casualties among Canadian forces in battle, listing several officers killed across multiple battalions and noting a forthcoming mortality roll. He confirms many wounded and the need to bolster ranks with additional troops to expand the Dominion army.
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Albert Edward Kimmins
Queen's Own
Winona
George Crouther Ryerson
Queena Own
Toronto
Kirkpatrick
M .Panel McDonald
Donald Gloucer
Orilfia
Cameron DL. Brant
Ivamalten
D. A. Birchall
Vancouver
John Meddes
Hamilton Maxwell
Flemina
Arthur Ledge Lindeau
W. Hart McHarg
Russell J. Boyle
Groupfield
Alberta
Fort Colborne
Hughes
Canada
City News In Brief and Debates At Law School
Richard orieberg and other musicians perform a munlcale for the blind at Library of Congress. Alumni Association Cornell lunch led by H R Cox. Georgetown Law fourth prelim debates on naval building program with Raftis Condon for the Junior and Lovely Murphy for the Senior. John M Murphy wins best debater prize. final prize of $0 to be contested. Fourth street car fall injures 9 year old Ronald Griffin. Thieves steal watches and jewelry from Fred Lanham’s home on C street southeast valued at $158.
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Georgetown Law School
Congrese
Raftis and Condon
Lovely and Murphy
John M. Murphy
Metrict of
Columbia
Fred Lanham
C Street
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Ee Wade Ball
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Robert J. Monroe
Committee On Finance
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Virginia Volunteers
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Herbert S. Bishop
Belasco
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Harold Rider
Library of Congress
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