Thaw Acquitted of Conspiracy
Associated Press notes Harry Thaw and four co defendants were acquitted on conspiracy charges. He remains jailed as prosecutors seek commitment to asylum or transfer to New Hampshire on insanity grounds. The timeline covers his trials from 1906 to 1918 including escapes and relocations.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry Thaw
Thaw
New York Asylum
New Hampshire
Stanford White
Madison
Thaw Extradition Saga Timeline 1913 1915
Chronology of the Louis G. Thaw case from October 24 1913 indictment through December 22 1914 Supreme Court surrender order to March 8 1915 arraignment in New York City. Highlights include four co-accused aiding escape and a 1913 federal writ blocking extradition from New Hampshire.
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Thaw
Matteawan
Morschauser
Middletown State Hospital
Justice Mills
Court of Appeals
Appellate Division
United States Supreme Court
New York Courts
Justice Stapleton
Keough
J. N. Anhut
New York County
Coaticook
Canada
New Hampshire
Pittsburg
New York
Criminal Court
New York City
Sudan grass hay proves superior feeding value in U S experiments
A bulletin from the Texas A and M College experiment station reports Sudan grass hay as the best feeding value in the United States, with 7 655 pounds per acre on Texas farms versus 3 367 for timothy and 4 000 for Bermuda and Johnson grass. The report notes history, cultivation, seed distribution since 1909, and regional seed production limits.
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United States
A. & M. College
Texas Experiment Station System
B. Youngblood
Chillicothe
A. B. Connor
North
Timothy
Ohio
Bermuda
Johnson Grass
Texas
Sudan
Africa
Troup
Nacogdoches
Beaumont
Angleton
College Station
Oil Tank Explosion Kills Four Boys in Brooklyn
An oil tank explosion in Brooklyn killed four boys and injured seven others. four more people were reported missing. The Associated Press dispatch from New York on March 13 indicates rescue and investigation efforts were underway.
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn
Lost life in burning building in Dallas boarding house
Associated Press reporting Charles A. Ramsay died in a boarding house fire in Dallas Texas on March 18. Ramsay was a half brother of Judge Ramsey of the Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Charles A. Ramsay
Ramsey
Judge Ramsey
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lincoln Bodyguard Colonel Crook Dies in Washington
Washington reports the death of Colonel W. H. Crook, President Lincoln's bodyguard and current disbursing officer at the White House, who died today.
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Associated Press
Washington
W. H. Crook
Lincoln
Winte House
Governor Ferguson signs compulsory education bill and terms change
The Associated Press reports in Austin Texas that Governor Ferguson signed the compulsory education bill. The House also passed a resolution for a constitutional amendment changing state officer terms to four years with no immediate reelection.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Ferguson
House
Women on farms being organized in Texas
Mrs. Nat P. Jackson leads extension service efforts to organize farm women into study clubs across East Texas with 110 members in six clubs. Projects include reading courses on home economics, farm cooking, handiwork, and poultry, with plans to federate many counties through school teachers and local club women.
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A. & M. College
Nat P. Jackson
North
Texas
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Clarence Ousley
Department of Extension
Jackson
East Texas
State Department of Agriculture
van Zandt
Harrison
Gregg
Longview
Marshall
British bombardment at Dardanelles observed by AP
AP correspondent reports the March 5 bombardment of the Dardanelles began at noon and lasted about five hours. British fire was directed but largely ineffective with ten of thirty shells landing near Kilid Bahr. British ships stayed active to avoid Turkish return fire while approaching Przasnysz area. German reports say Russians were captured near Augustowo and Przasnysz.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Kilid Bahr
Defeated Russian General Reported to Have Committed Suicide
Berlin dispatch says General Sievers of the defeated Russian army at Mazurian Lakes reportedly killed himself. A British landing party of about two thousand at the Dardanelles is said to have been all killed or captured. In Pittsburgh orders place for 40 000 tons of steel rails with France and Russia ordering 15 000 tons of barbed wire. Pierre S. Dupont announces belligerent powers' orders justify $5 000 000 expansion to the powder plant.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sievers
Mazurian Lakes
Dardanelles
Pittsburg
Russia
France
New York
Pierre S. Dupont
Big Powder Concern
Bulgaria Sends Heavy Artillery Toward Greek Frontier
London reports Bulgaria has shifted heavy artillery toward the Greek frontier amid rising tension on March 12. The move signals intensified border confrontation and potential military actions in the region.
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Associated Press
London
Bulgaria
British Warships Shell Westende as German Front Regains Ground
Berlin reports British warships shelled Westende with no damage. British advances near Neuve Chapelle were repulsed several times, while German forces are regaining ground along the front.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Westende
Neuve Chapelle
Laboring Man and War
A critic denounces war as a regression that destroys human dignity. Soldiers, drawn from laboring classes, are sacrificed with little understanding of the cause, while rulers order slaughter to build their pyramids of skulls. The piece argues that war erodes rights and treats men as expendable labor.
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Europe
War’s mechanized toil dehumanizes laborers in holocaust
Homiletic Review condemns laborers used as forces in war, weighed and driven to slaughter. It laments the loss of basic human rights and foresees a postwar world compact to end such suffering and insane destruction. The piece calls for workers’ solidarity to avert future wars and protect life’s worth.
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Homiletic Review
A M College awards letters to eight basketball men
At a meeting of the athletic council eight basketball letters were awarded. Included were F D Steger general secretary of the Y M C A and coach of the basketball squad and Charlie Davis of Corsicana manager of the activity.
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A. & M. College
F. D. Steger
Charlie Davis
Corsicana
Belgian Army Divisions Advance Near Nieuwpoort
Paris dispatch reports two Belgian army divisions gained a quarter of a mile yesterday southeast of Nieuwpoort, signaling a coordinated advance in the area as fighting continued.
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Paris
Nieuport
German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich to be interned
Washington reports indicate official confidence that the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich will be interned. Officials believe the German government cannot make full reparation for sinking the Frye.
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Associated Press
Washington
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Frye
German escapees aim at Russian tunnels in Siberia
Nine Germans who escaped from Tsing Tau secured Chinese hunting Passports and twenty camels and are trying to dynamite the Russian Siberian railway tunnels. Diplomats say the Russian Black Sea fleet may bombard along the Bosphorus today.
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Associated Press
London
Tsing Tau
Siberian
Bosphorus
England Names New Contraband
London March 12 England added to its absolute contraband list wool hides copper and many other articles reflecting wartime controls and economic restrictions in effect today.
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England
Associated Press
London
Indian troops Repel German Attacks in Belgium
London reports Indian troops repulsed several German attacks in Belgium with heavy German losses. Fog hindered operations overnight and into the early morning.
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Associated Press
London
Belgium
German Cruiser Seeks Three Weeks for Repair
Newport News March 12. The German cruiser commander informs Washington he needs three weeks to repair his vessel.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Washington
A and M College Basketball Originator Honored
Mr. Steger introduced basketball at A and M College and has coached without pay since the start. At last night’s meeting the council presented him with a letter of appreciation, while T s were given to Nick Braumiller Texarkana captain Hanson San Antonio Everett Dallas Giffilan Vermont Burkett Galveston Barnes Chillicothe. The season brought strong attendance and solid team records at A and M.
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Steger
A. & M. College
Nick Braumiller
Texarkana
Hanson
San Antonio
Everett
Dallas
Gilfillan
Vermont
Burkett
Galveston
Barnes
Chillicothe
A. M. Men to Bowi e Chautauqua Series Opens
Experts in agriculture and home economics will aid a Bowie chautauqua under the Chamber of Commerce. C. I. Williams asks Director Ousley of the extension service for help. The first short course is set for March 27 with C. M. Evans J. L. Thomas Miss Cornelia Simpson and J. T. Conway representing the A. & M. College.
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Bowie
Chamber of Commerce
C. I. Williams
Ousley
Extension Service
C. M. Evans
J. L. Thomas
Cornelia Simpson
J. T. Conway
A. & M. College
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