Allied ships wind up Dardanelles forts in bombardment
Allied fleet resumes bombardment of the Dardanelles with ten big ships. A British officer says only two Turkish forts remain intact. Landing parties find burned Turkish dead in damaged forts as evacuation proceeds. Zephyr the British destroyer is the only craft reported withdrawn. Krupp guns sent to the area reportedly unmounted. Aerial reconnaissance supports this. Submarine sinking claim involves the collier Thordis, which rammed and sank a German sub off Beach Heads. her crew may receive a reward.
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Associated Press
London
Dardanelles
Zephyr
Beach Heads
German guns threaten Ossowetz forts as battle intensifies
Associated Press reports from Petrograd that German sixteen inch guns are arrayed before the Ossowetz forts where they concentrate to break Russian lines. The fight grows more violent as forces clash with heavy artillery and infantry.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Ossowetz
Turkish Embassy Downplays Constantinople Warnings
Berlin reports the Turkish Embassy denies concern over Constantinople noting the outer forts cited by allies are old and that reductions were expected. Rome notes a state of siege in Cyrenaica due to rebellion. Geneva dispatches claim Austria lost many artillery pieces in East Prussia and Northern Poland with 32 batteries reported as lost or destroyed.
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Berlin
Constantinople
Associated Press
Rome
Cyrenaica
Tripoli
Geneva
Austria
East
Prussia
Poland
Russians Reoccupy Stanislau Reported in Galicia
An unofficial Roumanian report says Russians have reoccupied Stanislau in Galicia. Petrograd claimed a noteworthy victory saving Przemysl from Austrian relief attempts, while Vienna reported Austrians repulsed Russian attacks in the Carpathians.
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Associated Press
London
Stanislau
Galcia
Petrograd
Przemysl
Vienna
Carpathians
Railroad hearing in Dallas probes book vs physical values
Dallas March 5 The Railroad Commission held a hearing on higher freight rates for Texas lines and clarified it seeks to distinguish between the book value of railroads and the physical valuation used by the commission.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Railroad Commission
Texas
New Drug Law Fills Hospitals Across Chicago
Chicago March 5 Hospitals and private institutions fill with drug victims as federal law cuts off drug supplies. Authorities report rapid intake and increased strain on medical facilities and staff.
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Chicago
Germans Capture Trench Line Near Arras. French Prisoners Taken
Near Arras the German forces yesterday seized almost a mile of French trenches and took about six hundred prisoners. French artillery shelled a column of French prisoners near Sonaine, killing and wounding nearly forty. On the Russian front, an attack near Lomza failed with heavy losses. otherwise no major changes.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Arras
Sonaine
Lomza
French Aviator Hits German Powder Magazine at Rottweil
Paris reports an aviator destroyed a German powder magazine at Rottweil yesterday. Allied progress in Champagne widens to two miles across and about a mile deep.
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Associated Press
Paris
Rottweil
Champagne
Cotton Exemption Sought From British Blockade
Associated Press reports American cotton interests seek exemption for cotton bound for Europe or under contract from the British blockade. The United States will press its right to import dye stuffs from Germany if England persists with the blockade.
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Associated Press
Washington
Europe
United States
Germany
England
Asquith Declines to Reveal Blockade Rules
London March 4 Premier Asquith declines to disclose the nature of the British blockade rules or the extent of German trade affected saying details will be published later.
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Associated Press
London
Asquith
Central West Snow Covers Midwest and Southwest
The March storm dumped four to seventeen inches of snow across the Central West and Southwest. Snow blankets parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas as the system reaches Chicago on March 5.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Oklahoma
Arkansas
House Defeats Woman Suffrage Resolution in Texas
The Texas House on March 6 defeated the woman suffrage resolution on final passage by ninety votes to thirty two missing the required two thirds. The vote tally fell short by four votes.
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Associated Press
Austin, Tex
House
Austin House approves separation of A and M from UT
In a surprising 106 to 19 vote the Texas House adopted the Sackett substitute to split the University of Texas from the Agricultural and Mechanical College with Prairie View Normal and the College of Industrial Arts as separate institutions. The plan contemplates land divisions, bond authority, and removal of the constitutional cap on permanent improvements.
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Austin
Tex
House
Sackett
Agricultural and Mechanical College
University of Texas
Senate
Louis Wortham
Burges
Prairie View Normal
College of Industrial Arts
University
The
Railroad notes and plans across the nation
New York street railway workers threaten strikes as major lines report extensive activity under new laws. A large railroad announces over 25 000 reports generated. Mergers eyed with Southern Pacific to streamline Oregon subsidiary systems. Interstate Commerce Commission approves higher freight rates for fruit and vegetable shipments from California to Oregon and Montana. Missouri Pacific to build a 315 600 dollar viaduct over Chouteau avenue in St Louis to ease a dangerous crossing between Grand and Vandeventer avenues. Western railroads anticipate heavy traffic next month with Pres. in view.
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New York Street Railway
Southern Pacific
Oregon
San Francisco
San Jose
Sacramento
California
Great Falls
Mont
Portland
Ore
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Chouteau Avenue
St. Louis
Grand and
Vandeventer Avenues
Western Railroads
Presi
Labor news and notes from the era
The secretary of labor buys an opera bus. South Dakota farmers relocate to Williston seeking eastern advantages. Hebrew bakers in Milwaukee discuss a cooperative bakery amid flour costs. Federal aid links job seekers with farm work. San Francisco typographical union seeks 10c weekly relief from employed members. Ivory carving dominates Indian industry with African ivory preferred for grain and durability. Massachusetts industrial accident payouts rise to 2.3 million with 95 963 nonfatal and 608 fatal cases. Sydney Herald notes need for scientifically trained officers in Queensland.
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Secretary of Labor
New York
South Dakota
Williston
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Massachusetts
Sydney Herald
Queensland
Minister Seeks Top Professors For Agriculture Department
The minister said he aimed to hire men with high attainments and offered up to 1300 pounds to certain professors, but has not secured their services yet.
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Partment of Agriculture
Girls sacrifice wages for family duties in factory work
Polish factory girls earn about six dollars weekly, sacrificing recreation to support families. One worker recalls worrying about money as typhoid left four months unpaid and charity aid was needed. The piece notes anxiety and the lack of wholesome amusement amid long shifts at the machine.
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Charity Organization Society
Esther Packard
Administrator Appointed for Frank Marek Estate
Rudolph Severa is named administrator of the estate of Frank Marek deceased. Creditors must present claims by law. Address: Route No. 5 Bryan Brazos County Texas.
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Frank Marek
Bryan
Brazos County
Texas
Rudolph Severa
Husband rescues despairing wife in Cardui era letter
In Catron Kentucky Mrs Bettie Bullock describes years of illness from womanly troubles. Her husband gave Cardui the woman’s tonic and she improved enough to walk two miles and work. The letter urges others to consult their druggist and write Chetteno ge Medicine Co Chattanooga for a treatment booklet.
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Cardui
Chettencoge Medicine Co
Eeus Dan
Chattanooga, Tenn
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