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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1915
Page
1
A man faces charges in federal court over illegal transportation of explosives. Court records show the defendant is accused of moving explosive material across state lines under felony counts. Prosecution details are pending further court action.
Werner Horn charged with illegal interstate transportation of explosives for the Vanceboro bridge wreck attempt will be sent to Boston for trial after Federal Commissioner Reid finds the indictment warrants detention. The defense bid to release him as a belligerent not amenable to U.S. courts was denied.
Twenty seven people were indicted in Indianapolis as witnesses testified in the U S District Court about election day chaos in Precinct B sixth ward Terre Haute. Polls were allegedly insulted boards forcible removal occurred orders torn up and plans to falsify returns discussed.
Three New York men will serve terms in jail after conspiracy charges led to their sentences. The court finalized the rulings amid ongoing legal proceedings and local officials noted the outcome.
In Washington observers anticipate a broad allied blockade plan. Officials discuss potential economic and maritime actions, coordination with coalition partners, and timelines for enforcement and escalation if diplomacy stalls.
In New York March 19 the defense attorney for three men sentenced for conspiring against the United States argued they were mere puppets of a German representative who cannot be arrested. Stegler received sixty days. Madden and Cook were jailed ten months each. their lawyer urged leniency and claimed the trio had no prominence. In Washington D C March 15 officials debated whether Britain and allies will apply a blockade or contraband rules to embargo efforts against Germany and neutrals, suggesting a broad sea area could be treated as blockading waters.
Senator Theodore Burton of Ohio after twenty two years in Congress will sail as a private citizen for a three month tour through South America and the Orient. Friends say he may return as a Republican presidential candidate in 1916. The Panama minister Morales will join the trip and Judge Otto Schoenrich will be in the party as Burton's private secretary.
A three day conference to spark interest in the ministry opened in Hartford Connecticut with speakers from Andover Union and Hartford theological seminaries leading the program.
J B McManus, a respected Chicago financial agent for Bryn Mawr, was killed Thursday in Mexico City by Zapatista forces. Reports say gunfire from short range preceded the death. Generals Barona and Cierra pledged a full investigation. McManus had led dealings for 15 years in Mexico City and Guanajuato, part of the American colony’s affairs.
Indianapolis president Gilmore announced that the directors rejected his offer to transfer the club to Newark. He said the Kansas City club's future hinges on a court decision.
Special to The News Littlefield Texas March 1 19xx The Santa Fe eastbound train No 22 wrecked in the yards when the tender on the second engine jumped the jack dragging the rear of its engine baggage and mail cars about 100 feet of track torn up no injuries among 100 passengers and a stub train brought workers from Slaton to transfer passengers
Berlin reports that two German airmen bombarded the British naval base at Sheerness, a major Royal Navy facility. The feed notes the attack and implies continued aerial operations over British defenses. Details remain unconfirmed per the Associated Press dispatch.
Jefferson City March 19 The State Industrial Home for Negro Girls will be ready for use within ten days says Miss Jeannette McConachie secretary of the Board of Managers. The new school near Tipton Mo will accommodate about 200 girls and the legislature will be asked for further appropriations to extend the school and pay the sharing of teachers. The News San Francisco March 19 Also reports the New York building at the position was dedicated today with a committee headed by Seth Low delivering the address. The building was funded by a 700000 appropriation. Alameda County voters today consider a bond issue of 1000000 to purchase capital stock of the Extration.
Bridgeport March 1 Mrs Helen M Angle was found not guilty of manslaughter in the death of Ballou an aged suitor who fell down stairs from her Stamford apartment last June The verdict was cheered and the defendant collapsed after the announcement
The order council announces a British blockade of German ports aimed at forcing sub mission by Germany. Reports say U-boat commander Otto von Wench farm sank several ships near Lands End and off the Scilly Islands, including the Indian City and Andalu gian, with three more vessels sunk near the Isles. One French steamer Auguste Consiel was also lost.
The conference committee failed to agree and adjourned. The senate adopted a joint resolution divorcing Abunt M College and the State University and passed a house joint resolution setting a four year term for all state officers.
AP reports the cotton acreage reduction in the southwest is unlikely this year and crop diversification will be nearly impossible. Health impacts on white women tenants from dragging sacks are under study by Mrs. J Borden Hartman. Oklahoma doctor W N Thurman cites occupational injury to women. Also NYC charity dog show supports unemployment relief and mayoral committees.
Washington March 14 Carranza forces defeated near Piedras Negras in a state ment from the Villa agency in Washington. The defeat ends Carranza resistance in that sector of Mexico according to the agency.
Yesterday temperatures ranged from the mid 20s to mid 60s across cities. Cloudy skies prevailed in Sherman Beaumont and Dallas areas with cooler readings in Denison and Abilene while Waco and Texarkana reported rain and cool air.
Boston March 19 The State Supreme Judicial Court appointed special prosecutors to act for minority stockholders of the New Haven railroad case. Minority stockholders sue to recover over three hundred million dollars claimed as improper spending on railroads ships and trolley enterprises. Damages under the Sherman act are alleged to be twice that amount.
British admiralty says the battleships Irresistible Ocean Bouvet were sunk by mines in the Dardanelles, with Inflexible disabled. Queen and Implacable to replace losses. Bouvet crew mostly lost. operations at the straits to continue. Russians near Bosporus and Memel, Baltic port occupation reported. union tensions in England resolve by arbitration.
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