Holland Steamer Tubantia Sunk in War Action
The Holland-Lloyd steamer Tubantia, about 15 000 tons, sank near Noord Hinder after striking a mine or submarine attack. All 80 to 90 passengers and 300 crew were rescued, some Americans among them, following wireless distress calls. Torpedo boats and other craft reached the scene, saving crew and passengers.
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London
Noord Hinder
Amsterdam
River Plate
Falmouth
Hook of Holland
Lodge attacks Washington as Mexico policy blamed
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge assailed the U.S. administration in a Lynn Massachusetts address to the Lynn Republican club. He announced his candidacy for re election and charged the current government with worsening Mexico relations and injuring the nation both at home and abroad.
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Lynn
Mass
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Republican Club
Buchanan
United States
Mexico
Texas ranchers threatened after sign of death painted on door
Dr. Charles C. Young, former Cook County Hospital eye and ear surgeon, reported in El Paso that a Mexican flag sign of death appeared on the door of his ranch house at Belen Texas, seventeen miles southeast of El Paso Thursday night. He fears a "junta" marks Americans for raiders from Mexico and will investigate other doors in the neighborhood.
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el Paso
Charles C. Young
Cook County Hospital
Illinois
Belen
Texas
Here
Young
Mexico
Mexican snipers active near Columbus New Mexico
Reports from the Mexican border say American troops advancing in Mexico faced snipers in some sectors. Six or seven soldiers in the expedition were said to have been hit, though details of which columns were involved were unclear.
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Columbus
N. M
Mexico
House Votes to Retain One-Cent Sugar Tariff
In Washington the House, by 346 to 13 with one Socialist opposing, approves keeping the present cent-a-pound sugar tariff rather than allowing the Underwood Simmons free clause to take effect May 1. The measure goes to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Prisoner Reveals Villa Plans In Mexican War Report
In Douglas Arizona General EK Elias Culles terlitary governor of Sonora reported to General Alvaro Obregon that a captured prisoner disclosed Villa's plans and whereabouts in detail. Callea forwarded parts of the report to General Gayira and to U S Army officers at Columbus.
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Douglas
Ariz
Elias Culles
Sonora
Alvaro Obregon
Villa
Callea
Gayira
United States Army
Columbus
Cholera Outbreak Reported in Belgrade and London
An Athene dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph notes Asiatic cholera in Belgrade with fifty new cases daily and thirty deaths. The report ties the Belgrade outbreak to broader concerns in London.
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London
Belgrade
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Baby of Maude Wright Born in Juarez Captured by Villa
El Paso reports Maude Hawk Wright’s infant arrived safely in Juarez on Thursday as Villa Bendita captured Mrs. Wright, illustrating wartime respect for childhood amid border turmoil.
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el Paso
Texas
Mra
Maude Hawk Wright
Juares
Villa Bendita
Mra. Wright
Campaign to capture Villa extends into Mexico
American forces under General Pershing cross the border after the March 9 attack on Columbus New Mexico. The mission to capture Villa dead or alive continues with 5 000 troops, scout support from Carranza forces and a growing American contingent ready to pursue Villa through northern Mexico toward the Sierra Madre foothills.
Panama Canal Reopens For Deep Draft Vessels By April 15
The War Department announces an official forecast that the Panama Canal will be reopened by April 15 to permit passage of deep draft vessels. The prediction sets a target date for the canal's return to service amid ongoing efforts to resume traffic.
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Washington
Panama Canal
War Department
Bank Robbery at Arbetarrningens Branch Yields 160000 Kroner
Bandits attacked the Stockholm Arbetarrningens bank branch killing the cashier and a woman clerk. They escaped with 160 000 kronor in cash.
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Stockholm
Arbetarringens Bank
Pershing Leads Pursuit of Villa Forces
Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing directs troops against General Villa with orders to capture Villa, dead or alive, as pursuit continues.
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BRIG
John J. Pershing
Roumanian Queen Near Death in Bucharest Dispatch
German press dispatches from Bucharest via the Exchange Telegraph report Queen Marie of Roumania gravely ill with her condition worsening. The report notes the near-fatal seriousness and growing danger to the queen’s health.
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London
Bucharest
Zurich
Exchange Telegraph Company
Maria of
Roumania
Pearson denies attack on Casas Grandes Mormons
General attorney W. W. Pearson states reports of a disaster to 600 Mormons at Casas Grandes threatened by Villa are unfounded. He says no attack has occurred and the rumor is not true.
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Paso
W. W. Pearson
Pearson Lines
Casas Grandes
Villa
Germans Repulsed At Le Mort Homme In Verdun Fight
Allied brief report says German infantry attack after heavy bombardment at Le Mort Homme northwest of Verdun failed, with Germans pushed east toward Bois des Corbeaux as French guns inflicted heavy casualties. Italians press on Austrians on the Isonzo front around Podgora and San Martino amid mixed claims.
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London
le Mort Homme
Dead Man's Hill
Verdun
Bois Des Corbeaux
Belgium
Vosges
Douaumont
Vaux
Woevre
Meuse
Argonne
Varennes
Mont Faucon
Isonzo
Podgora Heights
San Martino
Podgora
Vienna
Lorimer on Trial for Bank Failure Conspiracy
Chicago. William Lorimer faces trial on charges of conspiracy and embezzlement tied to the La Salle Street Trust & Savings Bank collapse two years ago. The seat in the U S senate was declared vacant over a political crime connection.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
United States Senate
la Salle Street Trust & Savings Bank
Washington Hears Likely Vote On Suffrage This Session
The house judiciary committee, by a unanimous vote on Tuesday, plans to reconsider on March 28 the decision to postpone all suffrage proposals until December 15. The vote signals possible action on suffrage before the session ends.
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Washington
House
House Judiciary Committee
Bandits Carry Off Girl in Chihuahua Front
Sam Hess, an American ranch worker from Corralitos, Chihuahua, arrived in Paso with a hairbreadth escape tale. He said Villa bandits murdered five Mexicans and abducted a young girl as their prisoner.
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Paso
Texas
Sam Hess
Corralitos Ranch
Chihuahua
Villa Bandits
Silius Sunk by Submarine Says American Consul Report
Torpedoed sinking of the Norwegian bark Silius is described in a Havre dispatch by American consul B. Osborne. The report to Washington states the vessel was struck by a submarine torpedo.
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Parla
B. Osborne
Havre
Washington
Military Honors Paid Troopers at Columbus Me
The Thirteenth cavalry regiment held full honors for seven troopers killed in action Thursday as Villa raided Columbus. The entire regiment turned out for the ceremony marking the somber event and paying respects to the fallen soldiers.
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Columbus
N. Me
Thirteenth Cavalry
Villa
Congress Allows Mobilization To Full Strength Of Regular Army
The House passed a joint resolution authorizing recruiting the mobile regular army to full strength adding about 20 000 troops to infantry cavalry and field artillery. Senate expected to concur and issue orders to fill border regiments amid Mexican crisis and Villa expedition. Additional measures include recalling troops from the Philippines and commandeering war munitions. Americans in interior Mexico flee toward border and seaports.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Villa
Vera Cruz
Britten
Illinois
Philippines
Mexico
Cary
Wisconsin
Funston
War Department
State Department
I M C Expands Inquiry Into National Meat Transport Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission widens its probe to cover all railroads in the United States examining rates and practices for transporting fresh meats live stock and packing house products across the nation.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Chicago Medical Society drops Haiselden amid Bollinger case
Dr. Harry J. Haiselden was expelled from the Chicago Medical Society at a March 14 meeting at the Hotel Sherman. The action stemmed from the baby Bollinger case and related charges.
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Chicago
Harry J. Haiselden
Chicago Medical Society
Hotel
Sherman
Dr. Haiselden
Baby Bollinger
Carranza Soldiers Curse Americans on Train
American refugees from Douglas Arizona who arrived March 14 report being cursed by Carranza soldiers along the tracks at Cabullona while their train passed.
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Carranza
Douglas
Ariz
Nacorari
Cabullona
Almost Escapes on Villa's Horse
Mrs. Maud Hawk Wright describes nine days with Villa troops before the Columbus raid. She survived hunger, thirst, and exposure while her baby was taken and later found safe in Pearson, Mexico. Wright recalls Villa predicting German and Japanese aid if the U S invaded Mexican territory and details her attempted escape on Villa's horse during the siege.
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el Paso
Tex
Maud Hawk Wright
Villa
Columbus
N. M
Pearson
Mex
S. Wright
H. J. Slocum
13Th Cavalry
Wright
Associated Press
Heiding
United States
Germany
Japan
Kara
Average life expectancy slowly rises worldwide
The number of people reaching one hundred grows each year indicating a gradual, general increase in the average length of life on Earth. The trend is evident though no precise stat is provided.
Big Advantage in Wealth Sparks Merchant Fear
A cryptic note hints at a vast fortune giving someone leverage over merchants who fear incurring anger or losses in financial dealings. No clear events or identities are provided.
Villa's Bold Attack Revives Peon Idol, Mexican Tensions Rise
The report argues Villa's audacity boosts his status among peasants and Mexicans while Carranza avoids references to the American invasion. It outlines a three-pronged U shaped US plan from Juarez, Douglas, and Columbus to trap Villa, block communications, and starve his forces amid Carranza opposition.
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Villa
Bic
Columbus
Paso
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Juares
Douglas
Ariz
War Department
Chihuihua
Republic
Juarez
Carranzistes
American Newspapers Barred From Matamoros
Brownsville Texas reports an official decree barring all American newspapers from Matamoros across the Rio Grande. Military authorities issued the order without stated reason. The move surprised locals and two newspaper carriers were arrested in relation to the affair.
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Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Rio Grande
Pewspayer
Cleaning Glass Over Pictures With Cloth and Alcohol
A fragmented note suggests a method for cleaning glass over pictures. It advises using a damp wool cloth, hot water, then dipping in alcohol and wiping until the glass dries glossy. The text is incomplete.
Monument Erected For Ancient Seientiot Soldier
A mistaken OCR note mentions a monument grave for an ancient seientiot figure. It states the grave and a long history of general cultivation over centuries and the place of the monument.
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Seientiot
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Candelaria Rancheria
Lucero
Boundary
Thirteenth
United States Cavalry
Dead Man
France
Lorimer
Col
Slocum
Bollinger
Nicholas Hernandes
Peons
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