Carranza Presses for 0.5% Limit and Delay in Pact
Exchanges between Obregon and Carranza over a tentative American Mexican cooperation pact concluded with Obregon slated to confer with Pershing on the Rio Grande side. Carranza urged ratification while disagreements persisted on withdrawal timing and a final conference awaited Scott Obregon talks tomorrow. Mexican officials conveyed portions of the discussions as American troops remained near Parral and Villa bandit activity continued.
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Obregon
Gen. Scott
Frotecol
Carranza
Paso
Alvaro Obregon
Venustiano Carranza
Villa Bandits
Ott
Rio Grande
Scott
Funston
Eon Carranza
Gan Carranza
Thease
Alda
Dan Funaton
Gan J
Villabanite
Five Americans Killed by Bandits in Mexican Mining District
Reports from the interior say five Americans were murdered by bandits in the mining district between Ros and Mazatlan on the west coast. One victim is named Volax. others unnamed. The Mazatlan firms Malehor & Co. and Whaler & Partling were fined 120000 pesos for refusing Carranza currency.
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American Mining Attom
Mealeoarh
Ros
Mazatlan
Gersoar
F Malehor & Co
Whaler & Partling
Carranza Currancy
Villa renews raids four more men shot in uprising
International dispatch reports Pancho Villa and his band active in Durango with raids on Santa Barbara and nearby towns. Pershing indicates plans to surround Villa as Gen Funston and Gen Scott grapple with the tentative agreement with Obregon. Messages say Villa bands have been active in Santiago Papasquiaro and surrounding areas for weeks.
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Columbus
von Funaton
Pershing
Funston
Indorse
Hugh L Scott
Obregon
Terreon
Santiago
Papasquiara
Durango
Gomez Palacio
Soldiare
MRS Duer Key A Bride Romance On An Auto Trip
May 6 report from New York details a Washington and Boston socialite Mrs Frances Duer Key Tilton whose romance and wedding to J H Tilton in Philadelphia led to an auto trip to New York. The bride, formerly Mrs Key and once adjudged insane in Boston, had a notable inheritance and lived in Chevy Chase.
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New York
McAlpin Hotel
Frances Duer- Key
Washington
Hoston
Boston
J. H. Tilton
Philadelphia
Misa Mary Heald
Oregon Street
Chevy Chase
Mra. Tilton
Radcliffe College
Jeanne
Catherine
Tilton
Key
Brookline
Channing
Supreme Court
Neuberger
Lincoln Trust Company
W. H. Dunbar
Mia Key
Jones
Dane at Hill 304 Begun by Germans
Dublin may 5 four more leaders of the Irish rebels shot after treason conviction by general field court martial. Plunkett Daly OHanrahan Pearse among executed. others commuted to ten years penal servitude. Martial law appears tight as Dublin braces under British rule with arrests and food supply efforts ongoing.
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Ireland
Dublin
Joseph Plunkett
Edmund Daly
Michael O'Hannahan
William Pearse
Plunkett
Linn Fenners
England
Howard Daly
Michael O’hanrahan
General Command
Thomas ‘Bevan
Thomas Walsh
Finjan Lynch
Michael Mervyn
Dennis O'Callaghan
Patrick McNestry
Pbe. Sweeney
Peter Clancy
William Tobin
George Irvine
John Doherty
J. J. Walsh
James McLinn
J. J. Reid
John Willams
John MacCarry
Francis Pahey
Richard Davys
Associated Press
London
Liner Clan MacFadyen Attacked by Two German Submarines
London May 6 British liner Clan MacFadyen arrived Grave Send somewhat damaged after two German subs fired at her from the Bay of Biscay. One sub reportedly destroyed after the ship returned fire. Le Piller, a French bark of 2427 tons, was sunk. New York May 5 Pythia officers recount rescue of 32 from the Italian steamship Josef Agost Foherczeg after a April 23 torpedoing and shelling off Lands End. captain went insane before abandoning ship.
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New York
Pythia
London
Clan MacFadyen
Gravesend
Africa
Bay of Biscay
le Piller
St. Nazaire
Nantes
Josef Agost Foherczeg
Lands End
England
Foxef Agost
Jozef Agost
Rome
President's April address warns Germany of severed relations
President Wilson declares to Congress that continued German unrestricted submarine warfare against commerce ships violates international law and humanity. He states the United States must cut diplomatic ties if Germany does not abandon such tactics immediately.
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United States
Germany’s Submarine Decree Announces Warnings Before Sinking
Text of new German orders to submarine commanders pledges to warn and save human lives before sinking merchant vessels within and beyond a declared naval war zone. It states ships may be sunk if they resist or try to escape and warns of a possible shift if U S actions fail to achieve humane adherence.
Wilson Accepts German Promises But Skips Food Blockade Tie
Washington officials in doubt over the German reply say the president and cabinet favor unconditional compliance with US demands on submarine warfare. They will ignore any conditional clause proposing a three way discussion with Britain, while not labeling Germany or Britain as agents. A high official provided an exhaustive review while notes were decoded and readied for official consideration.
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White House
Germany
Britain
International News Service
Washington
United States
Administration
Congress
Wilson
Lansing
State Department
Great Britain
Accepts U Boat Practices and Carranza Inelsts U
News index item lists multiple brief items including acceptance of U boat practices, Carranza issues, troops movements, renewed raiding by Villa, and a praised German reply. It references Mrs. Duer Key wedding, horse show, primary doubts, and other society notes.
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Carranza Inelsts U
Villa
Bryan
Duer-Key
Wood
London
Torpedo Fleets battle off the Po and Ravenna bombardment
Austrian torpedo boats clashed with an Italian squadron near Ravenna as Austrian air forces bombarded the sulphur factory and barracks at Havenna. Fires were reported and anti aircraft batteries repelled planes. A reconnoitering torpedo squadron southeast of the Po faced four Italian destroyers in a distant engagement with planes aiding.
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United Press
Berlin
Ravenna
Havenna
The
First Battle in Santo Domingo Revolt Sparks Deadly Clashes
News from Santo Domingo reports the start of hostilities as factional leaders move to topple President Jimenez. Several killed or wounded as Marines land from the Prairie to protect the U S legation. Jimenez orders city forces under Gen Ferrer and rural guards under his appointees.
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U. S. Legation
Domingo
Jimenes
Prairie
Legation
Jimenez
Santo Domingo
Ferrer
Wilson Backs Germany Note and Values Assurances
President Wilson rests belief in Germany's good faith on future submarine conduct after cabinet says the note may avert a break with the United States. Officials expect a decision after decoding the Berlin text, with Germany's promise seen as a possible shift to cruiser warfare and no shift on armed ships. Bryan hails note as a hopeful sign and favors continued negotiations to avoid a diplomatic rupture and keeps open the possibility of two Republican candidates.
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Great Britain
Wilson
Germany
Britain
United States
State Department
Gerard
Berlin
Vectal
Washington Post
Columbia
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
University of Missouri
Willson
United Siaton
Lansing
Coss
Cid
Germany faces Wilson note on submarine issue
Silent comments on Germany's reply to President Wilson's submarine question were unavailable. Officials voiced varied views but favored leaving the matter to the President and argued a break in relations had been averted. Diplomatic talks with Britain over neutral trade continue with no immediate action by Congress.
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Congress
Germany
United States
Great Britain
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