Asquith Takes War Office After Seely Resigns
Premier Asquith shocks Liberals by taking the war portfolio and planning a reelection bid. Generals French Read refuse to withdraw resignations as Morley is expected to retire. The PM will resign his Commons seat but will attend unofficially to direct cabinet maneuvers, while the crisis heightens in London.
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Ewart
Viscount Morley
London
Asquith
House of Commons
War Office
Fife
Scotland
John French
Lingrtru
Done
Soscumn Tlallane
Elatan
Moray
Watts
M. Vesuatth
House of Centries
Ren Att M Kenna
Ant Worsten Spence
Churchill
Te Ultalty
Lim
Iernarkeal
Andrew Bouar Law
Income Tax Shortage Threatens Government Estimates
A report notes incomplete income tax returns may show a shortage versus the anticipated 370 million. Treasury officials warn extensions granted could alter figures. misinterpretation of the law leads to taxpayers thinking withholding relieved them of filing. Commissioner Osborn assesses returns as June 1 payments due, with uncertainty over final estimates.
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Internal Revenue
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Treasury
Senate
House
Wiliam H Osborn
Miss Margaret Wilson Records Phonograph Songs in New York
Miss Margaret Wilson eldest daughter of President and Mrs Wilson arrived in New York and will record songs for phonographic records at a local company. Her soprano voice was praised during a recent Astor Hotel masque performance. The season at Asheville Tryon and other resorts in the Land of the Sky thrives with luxurious hotels and social life, aided by Southern Railway service.
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Ling
Washington Post
New York
Margaret Wilson
Wilson
Washington
Phonograph
Wison
Astor Hotel
Eleanor Wilson
Miss Wilson
Asheville
Tryon
Southern Railway
Villa Fights Front as Rebels Grip Torreon Area
Juarez dispatch reports ongoing battle between rebel and federal forces around Torreon with both sides suffering heavy losses. Confident Mexican officials claim no surrender and predict eventual rebel gains, while refugees and consul statements describe mixed fortunes and disrupted communications along the front.
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Fl Paso
Tex
Villa
Torreon
Mexico
Chihuahua
Colorado
Parrat
Chinahua
Lne
Eagle Paas
Gomez
Palacio
Lerdo
Maas
Detroit centenarian's body mishandled at college
Mrs. Bridget Redmond a Detroit centenarian died February at Wayne County Home and was sent to Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery for dissection after relatives could not be found. A newspaper reporter alerted two sons, who halted further autopsy and had the body reburied at Woodmere Cemetery.
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Bridget Redmond
Detroit
Washington Post
Mich
Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery
Redmond
Wayne County
College
Woodmoore
Chinaman Flirt Case Lands Man in Jail for 90 Days
Justice John Crutchfield presided as Hop Ying, a recent arrival from New York, faced Mrs. Annie Clarke who accused him of following and flirting with her on a street and into a mission. The court jailed Hop Ying for 90 days saying he did not like Lichman.
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Washington Post
Richmond
John Crutchfield
Hop Ying
New York
Annie Clarke
Clarke
Lichman
Hop
Siegel Divorce Case Seeks Settlement in New York
Marie Vaughan Siegel, of Paris, files for divorce from Henry Siegel bankrupt merchant and banker. She names two corespondents Miss Smith and Mrs. Eddy and claims misconduct in New York at the Netherland Hotel and Driftwood in Mamaroneck. She seeks a reasonable provision from the defendant’s property and income for support.
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Washington Poat
New York
Henry Siegel
Marie Vaughan Siegel
Supreme Court
Siegel
Paris
Miss Smith
Netherland Hotel
Driftwood
Mamaroneck
Fifty speeches for and against toll repeal in House debate
Fifty speeches were delivered yesterday as the House debated toll repeal, highlighting bitter tensions within the party. Democrats Alfred G. Allen and J. H. Smal led opposing sides with a large list of lawmakers from Ohio, North Carolina, Missouri, Texas, Mississippi, and other states. Republicans including Charles W. Hell and Charles Lindbergh participated, while Progressive Roy 0. Woodruff represented Michigan.
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Alfred, G. Allen
Ohio
J. H. Smal
North Carolina
Stanley E. Bowie
Perl D. Decker
Missouri
JL Robert Fowler
Hlinots
Rufus Hardy
Texas
Kenneth DB. Melellar
Tennessee
Martin D. Foster
Uhnois
Benjamin G. Humphreys
Ailasias Sippi
Percy E. Quin
Mississippi
Manahan Asks House To Vote Against British Policy
Rep James Manahan of Minnesota delivered an unusual House speech in the repeal debate. He posed twenty questions about railroad rates coastwise shipping Panama Canal policy and England's role, arguing for American supremacy and opposition to British policy that he claimed would aid railroads at the expense of consumers.
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Asquith
Villa
Fee
Wilson
Gallinger
Lewis
U. 8
Ulster
Miss Tyler
P. R. BR
T—Society
News of Sporting World
Gillett
Daniela
Plaza
Manahan
Minnesota
James Manahan
England
Ralroadt
Northwest
Hill
Sim
Mr. Stevens
Winona
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Panama Canal
Panamao Canal Zone
River possibly renamed in Roosevelt's honor in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro reports say in all probability the Brazilian government will name the Duvida River after Theodore Roosevelt for his exploration. A suggestion to call it Rio Teodora is noted since locals may struggle with Roosevelt's name. Col Roosevelt is due to reach the coast within a week or more per current dispatches.
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Washington Post
Rio de Janeiro
Theodore Roosevelt
Duvieda River
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
All Ohio Mines to Close After Operators Meet
Nearly all coal mines in Ohio will shut down tomorrow, leaving more than 35,000 workers unemployed for an undetermined period. The decision was announced at the close of a meeting of coal operators from southern Ohio.
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Ohio
Clevellana
B. A. Cole
Columbus
Count Bratzen Denied Landing At Ellis Island Over Woman Claim
Count Nikolai Bratzen of St Petersburg was examined at Ellis Island after arriving on the Czar with a woman who gave the name Narwara Smovadin skaya. The count declared the woman his wife would land if permitted, but he was refused entry and will appeal to Washington.
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Washington Post
New York
Nikolai Bratzen
St. Petersburg
Elis Island
Narwara Smovadinskaya
Washington
Congress Toll Exemption Debate Roars in Bitter US House
Speaker Champ Clark leads a Democratic minority facing factional strife over toll exemptions in the canal act. Underwood, Kitchin, Fitzgerald, Doremus and other leaders defend principle, while Republicans including Mann sharpen the floor battle. Senate discussion follows with Senator Lewis backing the President and Fall proposing a broader exemption. Vote expected tonight after a long day of speeches and parliamentary maneuvering.
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Underwood
Fitzgerald
Doremus
Wilson
L’'Engie
American Congress
Champ Clark
House
Congress
United States
Oscar Underwood
Claude Kitchin
John J. Fitzgerald
Frank BE. Doremus
Frank E. Doremus
Democratic Congressional Committee
Senate
J. Hamilton Lewis
Gallinger
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Ottee
Phe
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Phos
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Winston Spencer Churchill
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Zurban
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Juarez
Roberto V. Pesquiera
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Interior
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Zubaran
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Gomez Palacio Ang Lerdo
Say
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Piedras Negras
Monclova
Murgia
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Mexico City
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Old Point
W. 8. Ry
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A. J. Montague
Virginia
Alanb. Walsh
New Jersey
Hien Johnson
Kentucky
Warren Worth Bailey
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Vania
A. W. Barkley
Cyrus Cline
Indiana
W. R. Oglesby
H. H. Seldomridge
Walter I. McCoy
James M. Gudger, Jr
J. Henry Goeke
Henry T. Rainey
Huois
Wiliam N. Baltz
Illnois
Wiliam EF. Willams
Tinos
Claude L’engie
Florida
Michigan
George E. Gorman
Vinola
Frank W. Mondetl
Wyoming
Charles W. Hell
California
George KR. Smith
George C. Scott
Iowa
A. P. Gardner
Massachusetts
Howard L. Hamilton
John C. McKenzie
Flinois
Richard Bartholdt
I. L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles H. Sloan
Nebraska
W. L. la Follette
I. W. Austin
John Langley
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Everia A. Hayes
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