Mexico crisis prompts Wilson to weigh drastic steps
President Wilson warned of possible drastic measures if peaceful efforts fail as Carranza demands recognition and Villa declares subordination. Britain and Spain hold firm on not recognizing Carranza while negotiations at Nogales and plans to send a commission to Chihuahua unfold amid Benton and foreigner deaths.
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Congress
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United State
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United States
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Juarex Verteran
Fenton
Villa
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Carrantee
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Lals
Carranya
Carranza
Bryan
Cecil Spring-Rice
Sener Rian
Spain
Glieat
Britain
Huerta
Carransan
Hin
Wilson
General Villa
Letcher
Juarez
Weather forecast for New Mexico from Washington bureau
Washington dispatch reports cloudiness and a drop in temperature for Tuesday in New Mexico with Wednesday expected to bring fair weather.
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Washington
New Mexico
Navy Seeks Vessel Inspections For Transport Service
Porthland Ore March 2 The San Francisco and Portland Steamship company received a navy request to grant Lieutenant Commander T W Shaurpley permission to inspect steamers Bear Peaver and Hose City to assess their suitability for rapid service as transports or auxiliary cruisers. The communication was relayed to D W Wells general agent and then transmitted to G TL Blair in San Francisco.
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Ore
San Francisco and Portland Steamship Company
Navy Department
T. W. Shaurpley
Bear
Peaver
Hose City
D. W. Wells
G. TL. Blair
San Francisco
Insanity Plea Filed in Ellis Murder Trial
Physicians for the defense testified in Cincinnati merchant Ellis trial that he was insane when he killed his wife in a hotel. Dr Grinker of the county hospital said Ellis was insane at the time but sane now. other doctors supported mental incapacity at the time of the crime.
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Morning Journal
Woo
Eilis
Cincinnati
Iis
Julius Grinker
Bulis
Ellis
Goethals Holds Alaska Railroad Talks With Lane Group
Col George W Goethals conferred today with Secretary Lane on the government railroad project in Alaska Conferees on the Alaska railroad bill will meet tomorrow to press toward a final session for agreement and action.
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Lane
Woashtogten
Mareh
George W. Goethals
Government
Alaska
Alaka
le Ther
Millionaire Hall Dies in Colorado Springs Heirs Named
Allanson S. Hall former American consul to Rosario Argentina dies in Colorado Springs. He leaves about 10 million dollars to daughter Custelyn Hall Sturgis wife of William C. Sturgis dean at Colorado College. Executrix named. Hall built vast South American interests then returned ten years ago to live with the Sturgises.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Allanson S. Hall
Custelyn Hall Sturgis
Sturgis
William C. Sturgis
Colorado College
Sturgien
Hall
Rosario
Argentina
South America
Argentine Republic
United States
Senator Thornton backs Panama toll repeal policy shift
Washington March 2 Senator Thornton Democrat of Louisiana announced support for President Wilson’s plan to repeal the Panama canal toll exemption. He said the repeal is necessary for friendly foreign relations and success of foreign policy, acknowledging a shift from his former stance while stressing policy over principle. The Senate expects action within two weeks with Representative Adamson preparing a repeal bill.
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Morning Journal Epestal
Washington
Wilson
Thornton
Louisiana
Inter-Oceanic Canals Committee
United States
Senate
Adamson
Kansas Blue Sky Law Upheld In Constitutional Ruling
In Atchison on March 26 Judge W A Jackson upheld the Kansas blue sky law in the case of A C Lewis of Muscotah who acted for Don A Moundas of Topeka. Lewis faced charges for land sales totaling 20000 dollars and argued the law unconstitutional.
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TRY Morning Journal
Atchison, Wan
W. A. Jackson
A. C. Lewis
Muscotah
Kan
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Don A. MounDhDas
Topeka
Thos
Rebels Seize Control as Carranza Defends Benton Case
General Venustiano Carranza upholds General Villa's halt on the Benton investigation and directs requests for information to diplomatic channels. Carranza’s stand, issued through Ysidro Faleala, shows internal disagreements among rebels while Washington has yet to answer. Obregon departs for Hermosillo to lead northern operations.
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Morning Journal Special
Nogales
Sonora
Mexico
Venustiane Carranza
Constitutionalists
Washington
Commission Rests Pending Negotiations in Mexico Crisis
El Paso dispatches report the Benton investigation paused as Washington and Venustiano Carranza pursue a new phase of talks through an American consul. George C. Carothers leaves for Carranza while Marion Letcher may return to Chihuahua with the commission. A separate murder at Madera, Chihuahua, involves Miguel Alvarez and J. J. Harmon. both arrested.
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General Carranza
Carranza
Benton Investigation Committee
el Paso
Carrunga
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
State Department
Frederick Simpich
Nogales
Alvaro Obregon
Hermosillo
Chihuahua
Obregon
Tex
Benton Investigating Commission
Venustiano Carranza
George C. Carothers
Benton
Marion Letcher
Carran
Mr. Leteher
Zach L. Cobb
Carranga
Bryan
Carothers
Hugh L. Scott
Madera
Chihuachua
J. J. Harmon
Madera Company, Ltd
Miguel Alvarez
Harmon
Bryan Signs Fourteenth Peace Treaty With Paraguay
Secretary Bryan and Paraguayan Minister Velasquez signed the fourteenth peace treaty in a series of Me. Bryan peace efforts. The ceremony occurred in Washington on March 2 as part of ongoing diplomatic negotiations.
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Bryan
Washington
Velasquez
Paraguay
Liberal wages for work done in copper mines cited
James MacNaughton general manager of Calumet and Hecla testified to a congressional copper miners strike inquiry. He described the shift to tonnage pay, monthly contracts, and one man drills as an economic necessity to access deep rock yielding low copper per ton, with bonuses for excess rock and fixed wages for trammers.
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OY Morning Journal
Houghton
Mich
James MacNaughton
Calumet & Heela Co
Congressional
MacNaughton
Calumet & Heela
McNaughton
Montana
Petermann
Butte
Switzer
Social worker Starr arrested with waitresses in Chicago
Miss Elton Gates Starr founder of Hull House and Jane Addams ally, was arrested with two waitresses during a Randolph street restaurant picket. Police said Starr urged people to avoid the restaurant. Property valued at 59060 was set for her court appearance as security.
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Morning Journal
Chicago
Elton Gates Starr
Hull House
Pioneer Social Settlement
Jane Addams
Randolph Street
Miss Starr
Sir Lionel Carden Reaches Washington En Route to London
Sir Lionel Carden British minister to Mexico arrived in Washington from New Orleans en route to London. He plans to confer with the president tomorrow about the developing situation in Mexico.
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Sir Liguel
Washington
Sir Lionel Carden
Mexico
New Orleans
London
Mexico City
Self represented Spira testifies in arson case at Chicago trial
Nathan Spire, charged with conspiracy to commit arson in Chicago, defends alone on the witness stand. He cross examines himself as his own lawyer and questions whether he hired Ben Fink to burn Drozdowicz’s store while the prosecutor refused to cross examine him. The session adjourned before further questions were answered.
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Nathan Spire
Sonspiracy
Spira
Charles David Drozdowitz
Ben Fink
Drozdowits
Drozdewitz
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Fink
Death by Mail Bomb Shocks Sullivan. Suspect Arrested
F W Mannerich was killed in his Sullivan HL home by a mail bomb. A note read If any thing happens to me see John Bau com. The youth of 18 identified as suspect was arrested after a quarrel with Mannerich last week. Coroner's jury urged grand jury action amid postal inspector's probe into possible involvement of a friend of Mrs Mannerich and unsigned letters from Springfield. Austin residents seek Texas Rangers for border bandit activity near Brownville as Mexican raiders cross the Rio Grande at night.
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John Baucom
F. W. Mannerich
Sullivan
Baucem
Mannerich
United States
Tlo
Springfield
Austin
Tex
Texas Rangers
Lyford
Brownaville
B. Colquitt
Rio Grande
Treasury clash over Cuban sugar tariff relief
In Washington on March 2 a notice was served on Secretary McAdoo by Attorney General Pleasant of Louisiana. The Supreme Court would be asked to grant a preliminary injunction to restrain the Treasury Department from applying a 20 percent Cuban sugar preferential under the new tariff law.
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London
Arlington
Eifel
Paris
Foreign Office
Contaht
New York
Cecil Spring-Rice
Daniel
McAdoo
Tnerat Pleasant
Louisiana
Supreme Court
Treasury Department
Murphy Aids In Reorganization Of Democracy
In New York, 33 members of the democratic state committee including Tammany figures and Charles F Murphy approved Governor Glynn’s plan. William Church Osborn was elected chairman with full powers to appoint treasurer and campaign committees, replacing resigning Arthur A McLean. William A Short chosen secretary. George Van Namee stays assistant secretary.
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Y Morning Journal
New York
Democratic State Committee
Tammany Men
Charles Ff. Murphy
Glynn
William Church Osborn
George M. Palmer
Ben
Arthur A. McLean
William A. Short
George van Namee
Waterloo
Murphy
Mr. Osborn
First Degree Murder Verdict Jury Returns Guilty Finding
Oreste Shillitani, a gangster, is found guilty of slaying Probationary Policeman William Heaney and killed two others on Mulberry Street on March 3 1918. The jury was out ninety minutes. Shillitani 22 with five prior convictions faces death at Friday’s sentencing.
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Morning Journal
Leahed Wire
New York
Oreste Shillicern
Willava Heaney
Mulberry Street
Charles Tenure
John Rizee
Shittitoni
Kaney
Enormous Damage and Eleven Deaths in Storm News
New York reports a historic blizzard causing almost citywide standstill. Eleven deaths, widespread wire outages, and massive losses cripple business with telegraph and train service severely disrupted across multiple states. Thousands sought shelter as weather deteriorated.
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