F-4 Submerged For Builders Trial In Honolulu Harbor
The F-4 submarine went to the bottom of Honolulu Harbor in 720 feet of water during naval maneuvers. Commanded by Lieutenant Ede the craft carried a crew of at least eighteen. Built by Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company, it undertook a builders' trial submerged for 24 hours. It cost $500,000, measures 142 feet 7 inches in length, 16 feet 10 inches deep, and 15 feet 3 inches wide, and carries four torpedo tubes with a cruising radius of about 2,400 miles.
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Honolulu
Ede
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company
J. W. Patterson
Forty Railroads Face Suit Over Free Transportation
A lawsuit filed in Austin seeks to end free passes for railroad employees and agents across forty one Texas lines. The petition argues federal statutes prohibit passes and claims removing free transport would avoid needed freight-rate increases.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas
Five new families move to Hereford Texas
Special to The Newa Hereford Texas March 30 five new families arrive three from Kentucky two from Colorado and one from Iowa all purchasing property two settling on irrigated farms Freeman N Perkins of Shenandoah Iowa arrives with his family moving temporarily to the D L McDonald home Perkins has leased the Thomas B Slaughter home and will move there around May 15 He has bought two shallow water sections five miles northeast and plans to install an irrigation plant later
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Newa
Hereford
Tex
Kentucky
Colorado
Iowa
Freeman N. Perkins
Shenandoah
D. L
Perkins
French Senate Votes to Lend Millions to Allies
Paris March 30 The Senate approved a bill to advance 200 million dollars to Serbia Belgium Greece and Montenegro as aid to the allied nations. The move follows prior passage by the chamber and aims to support wartime defense.
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Associated Stress
Paris
Senate
Chamber
Serbia
Belgium
Greece
Montenegro
Inquest resumes on death of Fred C. White
The March 18 death of Fred C. White from a fall at the Railway Exchange Building is under inquest when evidence will address whether it was suicide or murder. Ernest White contends White was overpowered and tossed from the 18th story, challenging drug-use and self-inflicted death theories.
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Chicago
Fred C. White
Railway Exchange
White
Ernest White
Armed Reinforcements Reported For Villa Forces
Seventeen machine guns and ten artillery pieces reached Villa headquarters five miles south of Mietsmoras. The attack on Mata Moras is expected to resume Wednesday with many troops said to be en route. Major General Funston leads border forces as the situation continues.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Tex
Mietsmoras
Mata- Moras
Funston
Ten Week Series Opens for Social Work Conference
A ten week series of conferences for social workers begins today in Milwaukee. Prominent social workers from across the country will attend each Tuesday session. Porter Lee of the Russell Sage Foundation serves as principal speaker.
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Milwaukee
Vareh Boo
Counry
Porter Lee
Russell Sage Foundation
Sub suspended work ends after waterlogged hawser snaps
In rough conditions the lifting operation was halted as the sub encountered a waterlogged state. The hawser failed when overloaded and snapped, prompting a pause in the raise and lift activity.
Secretary Daniels vows raise of F-4 to uncover accident cause
In Washington, Secretary Daniels said the War Department will raise the sunken submarine F-4 in Honolulu harbor to determine the accident cause. Rear Admiral Moore reported the vessel water-logged and too heavy for current salvage gear, ending any chance of saving the twenty crewmen. The F-4 lies in 270 feet of water and will be raised by pontoons after holding its position. In Hereford, Tex a county clerk ordered the Cotts modern index system for all county records, a loose leaf setup expandable to any volume for instant instrument histories.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Honolulu
Moore
Daniels
War Department
Naval
Hereford
Tex
A. ©. Thompson
Garson County Farmer Loses Home By Fire
W A Howards residence three miles southeast of Panhandle Texas was destroyed by fire on Sunday. Neighbors saw flames and saved a small portion of contents. The building had partial insurance. The cause remains unknown.
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Garson County
Panhandle
Tex
W. A. Howard
Here
Texas Boy Plays Key Role in San Francisco Exposition Lighting
A. F. Dickerson of Cuero Texas a 1919 graduate of A and M College electrical engineering helped design and oversee lighting at the San Francisco exposition. He now serves as assistant chief engineer in charge of illuminations and led the development of the illumination schemes.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
A. F. Dickerson
A. & M. College
Dickerson
Cuero
L. F. Dickerson
New York
General Electric Co
Rockefeller offers $100000 to Colorado relief effort
John D. Rockefeller Jr. telegraphed the Colorado State committee of the unemployed and relief committees to announce the Rockefeller Foundation's readiness to contribute up to $100000 toward relief for distressed workers in Colorado mining districts. W. J. MacKenzie King of the foundation will represent it in Denver.
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Associated Press
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado
Rockefeller
W. J. MacKenzie King
Rockefeller Foundation
Denver
Copper exporters strike tentative deal with Britain
United States copper leaders including American Smelting and Refining Co American Metal Co and United Metals Selling Agency reach a tentative agreement with England to allow future exports to neutrals without British interference subject to Washington approval. Neutrals named are Norway Denmark Sweden and Italy.
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England
Washington
Great Britain
U. S S
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Italy
American Smelting and Refining Co
The
American Metal Co
United Metals Selling Agency
Traction Co. Employees Ordered Instant Strike
In Seattle today Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co. workers ordered an immediate strike prompting a mass meeting by the Central Labor Council to press alleged employer opposition to organizing. The firm runs street cars power plants and the city's lighting system.
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Seattle
Wash
Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power Co
Central Labor Council
Troops Reinforced at Arizona Border Amid Tensions
Nine U S cavalrymen and minor detachments return to active service along the Arizona border on March 20. Despite a recent agreement with General Scott, fighting near Douglas continues and another squad is stationed opposite Naco Sonora after Maytorena ordered Americans out of town.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States Cavalry
Arizona
Scott
Douglas
Naco Sonora
Maytorena
German cruiser repairs near Norfolk amid neutrality talks
In Hampton Roads a protracted conference is held over American neutrality after the battleship Alabama arrived and assumed a channel position. Officials refused to comment as time runs out on repairs for the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Freidrich.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Hampton Roads
Norfolk Navy Yard
Alabama
Prinz Eitel Friederich
Memphis Starts Fire Season With Early 4 A M Blaze
Memphis reports its first fire in about two and a half years at the hull house of the oil mill. Discoveries were slow, communication with the fire wagon driver delayed, and the structure was collapsing. Losses are not yet tallied but are substantial and not fully insured. Sam Harle loses fifteen to twenty head of stock this month amid silage and cotton seed feeding. Some teams valued at 300 to 400 dollars. In St Louis, lumber dealers plan federation to protect interests via central organization addressing legislation transportation and inspection.
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Memphis
Tex
Sam Harle
ST. Louis
Mercantile Club of
Washington Weather Forecast Briefens March 50
Washington forecast notes colder conditions in the south for Wednesday with unsettled skies, turning to fair weather on Thursday and warmer conditions in the north as West Texas reports a cloudy spell.
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Washington, Jr
West
Texas
Western Railroads Prosperous Amid Rate Review
At an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Chicago on March 30, Wayne Ellis of the Iowa Railroad Commission testified that forty one western railroads petitioning for higher rates show prosperity. He claimed railroads now pay higher dividends and borrow at favorable rates, with cross examination scheduled for tomorrow.
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Chicago
Western
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wayne Ellis
Iowa Railroad Commission
Dublin Giant Knocks Out One Round Davis
Jim Coffey the Dublin giant knocked out One Round Davis the Buffalo heavyweight by a right smash to the jaw in the third round of a ten round bout in New York. Johnny Kilbane defeated Eddie Wallace in ten rounds while Johnny Dundee beat Frankie Callahan in ten rounds.
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New York
Jim Coffey
Dublin
Davis
Buffalo
Johnny Kilbane
Eddie Wallace
Brooklyn
Johnny Dundee
Frankie Callahan
United States Replies to British Blockade Order
The U S government replies to the British order in council declaring a near blockade on German commerce. The message was sent to Ambassador Page in London for presentation to the British foreign office. Public release is planned in Washington and London under an agreed arrangement.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Order In Council
Germany
Ambassador Page
London
British Foreign Office
Allied fleet activity at Dardanelles slight and ineffective
The Allied fleet carried out light bombardment near the Dardanelles entrance after March 18 with no serious effort to clear mines. Ships entering the straits faced fire and withdrew quickly. Weather remained favorable for naval actions and Turkish fort damage appeared minor despite heavy warship fire.
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Dardanelles
Turk
Associated Press
Germanys Next Move Speculated As War Fronts Shift
London reports speculate Germany plans a new campaign to influence Przemys and the Dardanelles as spring advances. British observers note war council in Berlin with Von Der Goltz and other leaders while sniping and mining dominate the western fronts. American engineer Leon Chrasher is listed among Falaba missing.
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London
Germany
Petrograd
Berlin
Marshal von der Goltz
Constantinople
Przemys
Dardanelles
Falaba
Leon Chester Chrasher
Wyoming Quarantine Ordered Against Stock and Food
Governor Kendrick signed a proclamation to quarantine Wyoming against all livestock and stock foods imports. The measure covers all states and takes effect immediately.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Kendrick
Opponents Prepare To Contest Western Freight Rate Rise
The Interstate Commerce Commission hears protests from shippers state commissions and Western commercial groups against proposed Western railroad rate increases. Eighteen state commissions join in opposing the plan that would raise Western freight bills by about ten million dollars yearly. Clifford Thorne, former opponent in the eastern case, now serves as chair of the Town State Railway Commission. The dispute involves forty one railroads and 98000 miles of track.
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Chicago
West
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fighteen State Commissions
Clifford Thorne
Town State Railway Commission
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