Willis boom in Ohio Governor rival Burton in 1916 contest
Columbus dispatch reports Ohio politics as 1916 presidential prospects loom. Burton and Willis emerge as rival Republican hopefuls amid talk of Herrick's fading once largely out. Willis aims to leverage his current governorship while Cox era reforms are debated. sentiment remains unsettled as the legislature adjourns.
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Ohio
Wates Ag
Poliheiana
Buckeye
Burton
Willis
Fierrich
Herinhs
California
Guy Willis
Goy Cox
Wasa
Dan
Jim Faulkner
Died Duvall and Related Obituaries in Washington
Died notices list Dr William T S Duvall aged eighty at his residence 1718 Street NW. Funeral Tuesday 2 30 PM from home. private interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Also notices for Prince and Prence deaths at 1923 Sixteenth Street NW and 1423 North Carolina Avenue NE with funeral details to follow.
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Plvall
Taoom
Karfeld Hospital
William T S Duvall
Street Northwest
Intervent
Atl
Sawyer
Inyo
North Carolina Avenue
Brattle
Bore
Dernburg to Denmark Within Ten Days
A report indicates Dernburg plans to travel to Denmark within ten days. Official sources confirm expedited movement and expected departure window.
Canada Guns that Won Ypres Fight and Connaught Review
New York dispatch reports Dr. Dernburg sought May 20 passage aboard a Scandinavian liner to Copenhagen with no verification. Ambassador Bernstorff denied knowledge of Dernburg’s destination or plans to influence German American editors, calling false a claim of looming press threats. The State Department would arrange safe conduct if requested, while editors received no warning.
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Washington Post
New York
Dernburg
Frederick VIII
Copenhagen
Holland - America Line
Noordam
Rotterdam
Germany
Austria
Italy
Far East
Bernstorff
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Bernhard Dernburg
United States
State Department
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Holland
ANT
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Cuba
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von Bernstorff
Berlin
Wilson
White House
New York Harbor
Potomac
Virginia
Foreign Office
Northern Neighbor's Forces in War Near Ypresada
Desperate fighting near Ypresada as Canadian Long Toms support Montreal forces dangers of war drive bankers and business leaders into drilling with home guard ranks. Duke of Connaught reviewed troops amid mobilization across Canada.
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Ypresada
Montreal
Duke of Connaught
Home Guards
Desperate German Attacks at Ypres Eyewitness Account
London May 16 The renewed German attempts to break British lines near Ypres on Monday to Wednesday last are described by an official observer from British headquarters. The narrative details heavy artillery, gas bombardments, and varied infantry assaults, including disguises, Highland counterfire, and stubborn British defense preserving positions despite flames and smoke over Ypres.
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Ypres
Ondon
Yprea Salient
Menin Road
Ask Kaiser to Remit Indemnities Imposed on Belgium Cities
Philadelphia May 16. Prominent educators churchmen and reformers petition Emperor William to remit war indemnities on Belgian cities and provinces. The memorial circulated by Herbert Welsh lists signers including David Starr Jordan John Grier Hibben E P Ripley Earl Cranston Frederick R. Coudert Philp M Rhinelander James M Beck and William B Nichols among others.
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Kaiser
Belgium
Philadelphia
William of
Germany
Herbert Welsh
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
E. P. Ripley
Santa Fe Railway
Earl Cranston
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington
Frederick R. Coudert
New York
Philp M. Rhinelander
Pennsylvania
James M. Beck
William 8. Nichols
California
Rockefeller Lee correspondence on Colorado strike publicity plan
United States Industrial Relations Commission released letters between Ivy Lee and John D. Rockefeller Jr. from 1914 detailing efforts to influence public opinion on the Colorado strike. The letters discuss funding newspapers, drafting a governor Ammons to President Wilson letter, and publicity strategies with White House tensions.
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United States Commission On Industrial Relations
Ivy L. Lee
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Lee
Gov. Ammons
Colorado
Wilson
Frank P. Walsh
White House
Walsh
Ammone
Mesars. Lee
Charles Frederick Carter
Carter
West Virginia
Ammons
Upton Sinclair
John Bates Clark
Federal Reserve Notes Taken for Munitions May Violate Neutrality
Berlin May 18 AVoustache Zeitung report by economist Prof Jastrow argues that Federal Reserve banks accepting and endorsing notes as payment for arms by belligerent agents breaches neutrality since such notes are legal obligations of the United States government.
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Berlin
Voustache Zeitung
Jastrow
Federal Reserve
United States
Liners Sight 14 Bodies and Pinchot Praises President Note
Special to The Washington Post reports on May 18 that aboard the steamer St Paul from Liverpool passengers saw 14 bodies adrift, including a mother with her baby, near the Lusitania wreck site. Capt. Passow recalled not stopping to rescue due to mail-ship constraints, while Gifford Pinchot praised the President’s note to Germany as strong and diplomatic.
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New York
Germany
St. Paul
Liverpool
Hner
F. M. Passow
At. Paul
Atlantic
Passow
Lusitarda
Fassow
Alfred Gunter
Gunter
Bishops Oppose Gas Bombs In War Plea
London May 16 The archbishop of Canterbury and the bishop of London urged the government not to authorize reprisals by using gas attacks. In a letter to Premier Asquith and a sermon they said such measures would lower Britain to the level of its enemies and urged the church to mobilize support for the war. They also denounced anti German riots.
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London
Germans of Baltimore Pledge Loyalty to U S
The German Catholic Union of Baltimore with 8000 members at its annual meeting pledged undivided loyalty to the United States. They addressed President Wilson, expressing pride in German ancestry but fidelity to the flag and trust in Wilson to be right, praying for divine guidance.
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Menin Road
Bellewarde Woods
Ypres
Baltimore
Chile Democrats Nominate San Fuentez for President
Santiago, May 16. The Democratic convention nominated Don Juan Luis San Fuentez for the presidency. A few days earlier the Liberal convention nominated Don Javier Figueroa for the presidency.
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Santiago
Chile
Juan Luis San Fuentez
Don Javier Figueroa
Germans Arrested as Spies in Canada, May 16
Three German spies Gustave Kiefer Gottfried Moser and Ernest Harum were seized in Toronto authorities describe them as the cleverest in Canada. A notebook found in an exhibition camp lists Canada geography proximity to the United States and political details.
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Washington Post
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Gustave Kiefer
Godfried Moser
Ernest Harum
United States
Affronts to Honor of America Not a Subject for Arbitration
Washington dispatch says nations do not arbitrate national honor and treaties exclude such matters. No U S arbitration treaty with Germany. Germany’s actions against Americans cited as affront. President Wilson’s note cited as official posture while Berlin response expected next week.
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America
Washington Post
New York
New York World
Washington
United States
Germany
Mr. Wilson
Wilson's Note Is an Ultimatum To Germany
Paris Figaro declares the American note to Germany is an ultimatum. The Figaro emphasizes decisive language and a biting irony aimed at Germany's loyalty and good faith, noting that Berlin will not misunderstand and that submission is demanded or further measures will follow.
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Wilson
Germany
Paris
Washington Post
the Figaro
Berlin
San Francisco
Bryan
Mark Twain
Lusitania
German Press Regrets Loss of Life on Lusitania
Berlin reports from overseas wires that major German papers express heartfelt sympathy for Lusitania victims. They place responsibility on Britain for creating a war zone and on press coverage for discouraging passenger cancellations, noting self defense and warnings given by Ambassador von Bernstorff.
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Lusitania
Berlin
Sayville
Today
Germ
Cologne
Frankfort
Berlin Tageblatt
Tages Zeitung
Germany
Englsh
von Bernstorff
Press of Argentina backs US note to Germany
Buenos Aires reports unanimous Buenos Aires press approval of President Wilsons note to Germany. Papers praise US neutrality stance and warn that continued aggression could end neutrality and trigger universal war. South American press supports the United States hard line among neutral nations.
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Press of
Argentina
Germany
Buenos Aires
la Prenza
Wilson
Razon
United States
Diario
South America
British efforts on the front push back enemy lines
Desperate fighting continues with four troops sustaining heavy pressure as gains along the Lor ette plateau slope near Souchez sugar refinery, Neuville houses retaken, 394 prisoners taken including 9 officers, six machine guns, and over 1,000 German dead reported. Russians reinforced but position around Galicia remains unsettled with further clashes near the San River.
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Souchez
Neuville
Galicia
San River
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