Captain Benson Named Chief of Operations at Philadelphia Navy Yard
Secretary Daniels announced Capt William Benson to a new chief of operations post at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with a recess appointment by President Wilson. He will take office next Saturday as rear admiral, directing war and peacetime fleet plans and naval exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
War College
Newport
Daniels
William &. Benson
Navy
Benson
Paladelphias Navy Yard
Wilson
Senate
Congress
Bradley A Fiske
Naval War College
Newcat
Secretar
Ali
CTA
Tary
Navi
Bensor
Caaptain
Annapolis
Admira
Phiadelpia
Gerard visits hostages amid wartime detention actions
Amsterdam reports April 25 as a telegram notes United States Ambassador James visited the Magdeburg detention camp where British officers are held in solitary confinement as reprisal for German submarine crew treatment in England. The scene underscores diplomatic concerns during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
James
United States
Germany
Magdeburg
England
Obituary notices from 1915 Baltimore area figures
A collection of short death notices and funeral plans for individuals including Charles Belt Carol Carroll William J Boul Lottie Fillmore Garrett Mary A Hendrey G A Hoffman Caroline Hill Mrs Jennie Houghton Rogers. Entries provide names dates and burial or service locations with brief funeral details and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Charles
Isabelle II
Charles D. Belt
Glenwood Cemetery
William J
Mary A Carroll
Besmond
New Jersey
Avenue Southeast
St Peter's Church
Hends
Fillmore
Lottie
George Millard Fillmore
Garrett
H & Chamblin
Leesburg
William © Garrett
Leesbore
Vandley
L Street
Mary A
Charles Hendrev
Hoffman
Balston
G. A. Hoffma
Susie Hoffman
K Street
Larner
Caroline Hill
Thomas D Larner
Mr. Larener
Cambridge
Mass
M D Moore
Falls Church
Lee's Chapel
Penn-sylvania Avenue
Alexandria
Rogers
Jennie Houghtos
Frank K Rangers
Hampton
Submarine aided by German destroyer report from Milan
Survivors of the French cruiser Leon Gambetta claim a German destroyer protected the attacking submarine that came from Cattaro. The destroyer also directed fire at the Gambetta, disabling its wireless. The entire Italian submarine fleet from Brindisi, carrying doctors, searches the disaster area for survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weci Akable
Washington Post
Milan
Leon Gambetta
Cattaro
Brindisi
Wilson to be nominee one term views no bar
Philadelphia April 28 A Washington dispatch says President Wilson will be renominated by the Democratic national convention next year and will be unopposed. A Mitchell Palmer former Pennsylvania congressman and national committeeman says Wilson will be a candidate for a second term. Palmer declined to publish Wilson s letter on the one term plank, noting the convention may act independently. He cites improving business conditions, especially in steel, and predicts a return to normalcy and prosperity by next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philadelphia
Leager
Wilson
A. Mitchell Falmer National
Pennsylvania
Palmer
Congress
Addition of Moore horses tops National Capital show field
Officials hailed a record 1010 plus entries for the National Capital horse show to be held May 8 to 13 as Judge William A. Moore of New York enters his famed stable. Trainer George Chipchage will handle Moore horses including Roderick Chu and Vida Frye, facing top rivals from Vanderbilt Pabst Lieber Atkinson Hanley and others. Melvin C Hazen, manager, will classify the lineup and promise America s greatest display of harness horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Moore
New York
Moore
America
Madison Square Garden
George Chipchage
Two Continents
Roderick Chu
Whitehall Ariel
Vida Frye
Reabun
Biss Malbro
Bountiful
Mogul
Marcel
Alfred Vanderbilt
Fred Pabst
Milwaukee
William Lieber
Bryn Mawr
A. W Atkinson
Merchantsville
Walter Hanley
Providence
Elia F Tvers
New Bedford
Mass
John L J. Bushnell
Springfield
Egt Stotesbury
Philadelphia
Vanderbilt
Moore J
Melvin C. Hazen
Roosevelt Weighs In 1916 As Barnes Suit Sparks Split
Washington dispatch notes Roosevelt may enter the 1916 presidential arena amid Republican division sparked by William Barnes Jr. libel suit. Wilson allies welcome the shift while Bryan cites mercantile interests and British policy as key factors. Possible Roosevelt backing for Borah or Hughes is discussed as party splits deepen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington Dispatch
New York Herald
William Barnes, Jr
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Roosevelt
Wilson
Syracuse
Wilson aide declares no need for reports on war
Col. House, close associate of President Wilson, arrived in London and said the President needs no one to brief him. He warned reports of a European mission are unlikely and called conditions in Germany normal. House plans to stay in England awhile, traveling from Paris via Folkestone with Ambassador Page’s secretary and Mrs House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
London
Wilson
Col . M. House
Europe
Germany
Col. House
England
Paris
Folkestone
Ambassador Page
Mra. House
Fleet to Greet Wilson on Atlantic Fleet Review
President Wilson will witness a land parade with Secretary Daniels on May 17. He will board the Mayflower to hoist his flag and review the fleet, with naval officers aboard the Wyoming. A dinner and ship races follow before the fleet moves to sea near the Statue of Liberty on May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Mayflower
New York
Wilson
White House
Secretary of the Navy
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Fletcher
Usher
New York Navy Yard
President
Turks Crucify And Burn Christians In Uramiah Massacre
Descriptions from Dr. Shedd and Dr. Vanne, March reports detail Turkish massacres in Salmas and Urumiah regions. Priests, notable men, and numerous Christians faced capture, torture, and killing. Armenians and Syrians suffer amid mounting violence as Russia’s approach looms. Morgenthau notes Turkish anxiety and protection efforts.
Orphan Boy Harold Ashton Receives More Aid
Washington residents continue sending gifts for Harold Ashton the hospitalized orphan after an initial error in his name as Austin Hancock. A $5 check arrived from Mrs. Richard Butler bringing total gifts to $16 at the Post office plus two $14 hospital checks. Dr. Charles S. White notes the boy’s improving condition and hopes for early employment to aid his recovery and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold Ashton
Austin Hancock
Charles S. White
Richard Butler
Sixteenth Street
White
Frye Offer Accepted Wheat Not Contraband Under Treaties
The United States accepts Germany’s proposal to compensate Frye owners under the 1799 and 1828 Prussian American treaties regardless of prize court rulings. Washington maintains the ship’s destruction violated international law and denies wheat cargo as contraband. Officials aim to limit treaty application to avoid future claims under the favored nation clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
William B. Frye
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Berlin
Frye
Motet Choir's Art Lofty Spring Concert Delights Audience
The Motet Choral Society under Otto Torney Simon presented about 100 voices in Memorial Continental Hall. Bach motet Sleep era Awake, Folk Songs, Sorrow, Slavonic Dvorak, The Meistersinger finale, and rich piano accompaniments defined a high type program.</s>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motet Choral Society
Memorial Continental Hall
Otto Torney Simon
Sleepera
Dvorak
George H. Wilson
Adolph Seidler
J. Mack
Plead for Franks Life Commutation Plea for Frank
Atlanta officials report over fifteen thousand letters to Gov Slaton urging commutation in the Leo M Frank murder case. Most writers request life imprisonment instead of the death penalty and the bundles await prison commission review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Slaton
Frank
Mary Phagan
State Prison Commission
Eclect
N. E. Harris
Macon
Threat to kill Huerta warned to stay away from El Paso
Special to The Washington Post. El Paso April 28. Gen Victoriano Huerta, former Mexican dictator, has been advised by friends not to include El Paso in his planned Western trip. They report secret agents from the Carranza and Villa factions have arranged to kill him if he appears near the border, with abduction to Juarez possible if killing is deemed imprudent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Washington Post
Tex
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Huerta
Car- Tanga
Wiila
Paso
Juarez
San Antonio
Carranza
Villa
Battle Rages in Carpathian Defiles In Fifth Day Fight
Reports from Petrograd describe a continuous battle near Stry in the Carpathians entering its fifth day with no clear outcome. Austro German forces reportedly reinforced while Russians threaten Uzsok pass though the summit areas are in German hands. A giant Russian aeroplane bombed Netdenburg and a German plane was shot down near Suwalki. London notes a will involving Mrs Phyllis Langhorne Brooks of Greenwood Virginia inheriting $300000 from Capt George Henry Douglas Pennant of the Grenadier Guards killed in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Stry
Carpathian Mountains
Siry
Uzsok Pass
Ralna
Aero
Ossowetz
Netdenburg
Koenigsburg
Suwalki
London
Phyllis Langhorne Brooks
Greenwood
George Henry Douglas-Pennant
Grenadier Guards
Douglas-Pennant
Brooks
Fenrhyn
Penrhyn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Capt. Benson
Philadelphia Yard
Office of Naval Intelligence
Naval Defense
Gerard
Thos
M. Hindle
Embelmer
St. No
Zurhorst
ST. Charles S Lincoln
Joseph Gawler’s Sons
Pennsylvania Avenue
WM. H. Sardo & CO
FE && Ne
Puene Lincoln
Thos. S. Sergeon
Cain
St. On
George F. Zurhorst
Dmbalmer
Lincoln
Frank Geier’s Sons
Seventh ST. NW
Modern Chapel
North
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Harry L. Slye
Azar J
Commedione
Modest Prino
Small & Sons
Corer 15Th
H Streets
Waldorf Astoria
Broadway
Lala F Street
Nhewepaper
A. Mitchell Palmer
R. Harris & CO
the Jewelers
T. R
U. S
Barnes
Wison
the Tribune
State Department
William J Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Roosevelt
Justice Hughes
Borah
Senator Borah
Idaho
FLEET
Salmas
Uramiah
Shedd
W. A Shedd
Marietta
Unio
Urumlah Clty
Vannenan
Trumiah
Allen
Morgenthau
Urumiah
Absatomson
Russia
Reuter
Athens
Constantinople
Turkey
To-Kalon Co., Inc
F St
Find
Motet Choir
ART
LOFTY
Georgia
Battle Rages
East Prussia
Kalwarya
Virginia Girl
His
Salins
Edward Everett Hale
D. G. Pfeiffer
Mgr
Frederick Building
KNABE
Hardman
Angelus
Autotone
Fisk
the Fisk. Rubber. Company
Chicopee Falls
Mase
Washington Branch
New York Ave
Oaey
Newspap
Hachive
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!