British and German clash around St Eloi amid artillery bombardment
British and German forces battle along the French front near St Eloi as mine crater fighting continues and Boensinghe repelled a German attack. Five German planes are down near Verdun and Nouvain while French pilots report safe returns.
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London
St. Eloi
Boesinghe
French
War Office
Verdun
Champagne
Nouvain
Somme
Fort Douaumont
Meuse
Malancourt
Marseilles
Penarth
Wales
Goriza
Seitz
Berlin
Postavy
Lake Narocz
Jacobstadt
Videya
Great Britain
German navy officer Tauscher arrested for conspiracy
Captain Hans Tauscher, a reputed head of the Tauscher Arms company and American rep of Krupps, was arrested by federal authorities on a conspiracy warrant. He and a companion allegedly planned a military venture from the United States against Canada to damage the Welland canal, with four associates named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hans Tauscher
Tauscher Arms Company
Krupps Gun Works
Tauscher
Johanna Gadski
United States
Dominion of Canada
Welland Canal
Probe Rise in Gasoline Prices Sparks AG Investigation
Washington senators pushed an attorney general inquiry into a suspected criminal conspiracy behind recent gasoline price increases. Senator Martine introduced the resolution, adopted Thursday with broad support as constituents flooded lawmakers with protests.
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Washington
Martine
Senate
Railway Permit Granted
Washington officials announced a renewal of a key railway permit. General Carranza and the U S secretary of state approved use of the Mexican Northwest Railroad for commercial traffic. The agreement followed a Washington meeting and a formal note from John L. Rodgers.
Assassination Denied in Ojinaga Mayor Report
Telegraphed inquiry Thursday night sought details of an alleged assassination of Mayor Rodrigues of Ojinaga across the border from Presidio. The response from Presidio stated the report was untrue, denying the incident.
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Marfa
Texas
Rodigues
Ojinaga
Presidio
Powder Plant Blown Up Near Uniontown
The Oliphant plant of the Du Pont Powder company, eight miles from Uniontown Pa, was blown up by an explosion on Wednesday. Four men were injured two seriously.
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Uniontown
Oliphant
The
du Pont Powder Company
Villa pursed by forces near San Geronimo ranch
Villa, after wiping out 172 at Guerrero, reportedly moved north toward the Santa Maria river with a sizable force. Unofficial reports say he camps near the San Geronimo or Quemada ranch as U S and Mexican troops close in, with Pershing informed and plans to trap him before a possible final engagement.
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Villa
San Geronimo Ranch
San Antonio
Texas
Guerrero
Francisco Villa
Santa Maria
Funston
Quemada Ranch
United States
Mexico
General Pershing
Carranza
German Stowaway Forces Matoppo to Land at Delaware Breakwater
A German stowaway named Ernst Schiller held up the British steamer Matoppo's captain and 56 crew at gunpoint, diverted its course to the Delaware breakwater, rifled the ship’s safe, and stole valuables. He claims Hoboken residence and is jailed awaiting the U.S. district attorney and British consul general.
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Lewes
Del
Delaware
Bergner
Ernst Schiller
Hoboken
N. J
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Villa Has Close Call Near Corralitos Ranch
Columbus New Mexico reports Francisco Villa narrowly escaped death at the Corralitos ranch a few days ago where he tortured and killed five Mexicans. One victim Leoned upon Villa and was strangling him before Villista officers struck the attacker with gun butts allowing Villa to survive.
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Columbus
N. M
Francisco Villa
Corralitos Ranch
Villista
Macio Polanco
Villa
Hicks Wins Narrow Plurality in New York First District
Frederick C. Hicks, a Quaker born March 6 1872 in Westbury New York, defeated Democratic opponent Lathrop Brown by a ten vote plurality for the New York First congressional district seat. Hicks is a Swarthmore and Harvard alumnus and a banker.
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Frederick C. Hicks
Flrst
New York
Lathrop Brown
Brown
Hicks le
Westbury
N. Y
Swarthmore College
Harvard
Open Discussion With Workers in New York
Eastern railroad managers answered Thursday to workers demand for an eight hour day and higher overtime rates by submitting their own proposals for discussion.
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New York
Eastern Railroad
Amnesty Granted by William for Alsace Lorraine Convicts
Emperor William issues an amnesty proclamation via the Overseas News Agency. It applies to persons convicted before tribunals in Alsace and Lorraine. The measure broadens clemency beyond prior sentences and signals a policy shift from Berlin.
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Berlin
Alsace
Lorraine
William
Germany Considers Submarine Attacks On Sussex Inquiry
Secretary Lansing directed Ambassador Gerard, with President Wilson’s approval, to ask Germany if any submarines torpedoed the British steamer Sussex or the Englishman. No conclusive proof exists, but evidence suggests torpedoes were used without warning. Berlin’s reply could shape U S action. no protest or demand has been issued.
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Washington
Lansing
Wilson
Gerard
Germany
United States
Berlin
State Department
Paying for Pursuit In Pursuit of Bandits Emergency Funds
Washington rushed an emergency appropriation of 8 611 502 dollars to fund the pursuit of bandits. The state department prepared to press General Carranza for permission to use Mexican railways to solve troop supply problems.
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Washington
Congress
State Department
Carranza
Americans Return to Chihuahua City Amid Border Safety Hope
Americans who fled Chihuahua City as U S soldiers crossed the border returned to the Mexican state capital on Wednesday. They said danger of molestation had passed and expressed confidence in safety moving forward.
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el Paso
Chihuahua City
United States
Greek City Protests Bombardment as Air Raids Hit Saloniki
Athens reports the Greek government protested to the central powers over the bombardment of Saloniki. The Saloniki mayor telegraphed King Constantine asking protection for the city’s population against future air raids. Funerals for attack victims were marked by chants of Down with barbarians and criminals.
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Athens
Saloniki
Constantine
Lone Bandit Robs Bank in Nordhoff California
A lone bandit robbed the Ojjal state bank at Nordhoff twelve miles north of Ventura at noon on Thursday. He kept assistant cashier Miss Mabel Isenberg under threat with four plates and escaped with an estimated 2000 to 3000 dollars in cash.
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Ventura
Cal
OjJal State Bank
Nordhoff
Here
Mabel Isenberg
Immigration Bill Passed Through House With Narrow Margin
Washington report states the Burnett immigration bill passed the House on Thursday by 38 to 87 with its literacy tests and Asiatic exclusion clause intact. It moves to the Senate where favorable action is expected.
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Washington
House
Senate
Air Raid on Turkish Base Near Suez Reported by Reuter
A British air raid struck the Turkish advance base at Bir e-Hassanah, about 100 miles east of the Suez Canal, on March 24, according to a Reuter dispatch from Suez. The report notes a successful raid conducted by British airmen against the Turkish position.
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London
Bir e-Hassanah
Suez Canal
Suez
New Signal Light Revealed By Coast Survey
Washington report on a dry electric signal light capable of projecting rays up to 160 miles through relatively thick smoke is announced by the coast and geodetic survey.
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Washington
Coast and Goodaile Survey
Wreck in Ohio Kills Thirty, Hurts Dozens
A three-train collision near Amherst Ohio in dense fog killed about thirty people and injured more than forty. Investigators blame a sleepy towerman and potential signals failure as central factors in the New York Central disaster involving the Twentieth Century Limited and two sections of No 86.
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Cleveland
New York Central
Amherst
No. 86
Lake Erie
Ohio
Roosevelt backs eight new capital ships in naval plan
Washington approves eight new capital ships for this year, double the administration five year navy program. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt urged the appropriation while concluding testimony before the House Naval Committee.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House Naval Committee
Percy Edward Quin Mississippi Congressman in Congress Sevens
Percy Edward Quin represents the seventh district of Mississippi and has served in the Sixty third and Sixty fourth congresses.
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Percy Edward Quin
Mississippi
Congress
Navy flier sets new hydro aeroplane altitude record
Lieutenant H K Saufley of the navy aeroplane squadron established a new world record for hydro aeroplanes by ascending to 16 072 feet, a claim announced by naval authorities in Pensacola Florida.
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Pensacola
Fla
H. K. Saufley
Navy Aeroplane Squadron
Dynamite Douses Large Colorado City Fire
A fire in Leadville Colorado began in a paint shop and scorched ten buildings before a dynamite blasting effort halted the blaze. The flames threatened the business district but were contained after the explosive intervention.
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Leadville
Colo
Villa pursuit by cavalry ends Villista raid
El Paso reports a decisive American cavalry assault near the San Geronimo ranch as Colonel George A. Dodd’s force routs Villa’s bandits. Thirty-one Villistas killed, Villa wounded and fleeing, four American troopers wounded, with 450 Mexicans dispersed after a ten mile running fight toward the Santa Maria valley.
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el Paso
Texas
Villa
Francisco Villa
George A. Dodd
San Geronimo Ranch
Juarez
Dodd
Seventh
Tenth Cavalry
Santa Maria
Villista
Guerrero
Columbus
Mountain Peak
Colonel Dodd
Rio Santa Maria
Laguna de Castilla
Santa Ysabel
United States
Canton Governor Assassinated by Troops Sparks Province’s Independence
A cablegram from Hongkong reported that the governor of Canton province was assassinated by his own troops and that the province declared independence from the central government. The dispatch reached a local Chinese newspaper in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Hongkong
Canton
Sugar exports from U S rise after war start
New York reports refined sugar exports valued around 75 million dollars in the twenty months since the war began, a sharp rise from about 2 million dollars in the previous twenty months.
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New York
United States
Wealthy aviator lands safely near Belmont ditch
San Diego report states Birdseye J. Lewis, an affluent New York amateur aviator, made a landing without injury in an irrigation ditch near Belmont, about thirty miles from Riverside and 120 miles from his starting point.
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San Diego
Birdseye J. Lewis
New York
Belmont
Riverside
Raid Report Unfounded in Texas Border Alert
A false alarm claimed Mexican raiders crossed the Rio Grande and attacked a ranch house ten miles east of Paso, prompting soldiers and police to rush to the scene by automobile in a costly but groundless alert.
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Paso
Texas
Rio Grande
Here
Minnesota Politician Defends Democratic Victory Certainty
Fred B. Lynch of St Paul defends a likely Democratic win in the coming election. He cautions that campaign leadership should wait for the Republican nominee and asserts the president remains strong, despite opposition in some regions.
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Minnesota
Fred B. Lynch
St. Pauli
Washington
West
McCombs
Mr. Lynch
Wilson
St. Louis
Lynch
Democratic Committee
Roosevelt
Root
Burton
Weeks
Too Clearly Partisan Speech of Elihu Root
A partisan keynote to GOP campaign misleads readers by prioritizing party gain over national security and hints at tariff graft despite Root’s eloquence and widely praised rhetoric. The piece argues the address serves partisan interests more than patriotism.
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Elihu Root
Root
Textile mills rush orders before war end in New England
Large New England textile mills have sold nearly a year of output in advance at high prices. The same mills, loudly warning of threats to American industries after the war, advocate electing a Republican Congress to revive the Aldrich tariff.
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New England
Congress
Aldrich Tari
Two Views of the Tariff Debate in Prewar Speech
The text contrasts two views on tariffs, noting Democratic tariff effects before World War I and a parallel claim that Republican tariffs caused widespread farm hardships around 1907-08. The excerpt frames partisan positions in the lead up to the European war.
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New York
President Wilson and the One-Pre sident Theory
The Chicago Herald reports President Wilson is committed to the idea that there is room for only one president at a time in Washington. The remark underscores a cautious stance on contemporary political leadership and succession.
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Wilson
Washington
Chicago Herald
Record Prices for Wool and Dividend Signal
The Democratic policy of free wool and a moderate tariff has led the American Woolen company to start paying dividends on its common stock for the first time, challenging Senator Penrose’s prophecies. Wool prices rise to levels not seen since the Civil War, marking an interesting economic shift.
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American Woolen Company
Penrose
Wow
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