Allied fleets batter Dardanelles forts in major assault
London dispatches report the Anglo French naval attack at the Dardanelles has intensified with battleships bombarding fortifications while Turkish defenses retreat. British and French claims say inner works remain impregnable though several outer forts have fallen.
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Iankdon
Fort No
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Dardanelles
Stratts
Gulf of Saros
Bulair
London
Straits
Askold
Constantinople
Athens
Nagara Road
Sea of Marmora
Marmora
Admiralty
Bosporus
Black Sea
Roads Start Campaign for Higher Freight Rates
Hearing opens before Interstate Commerce Commission on railroad bids to raise rates on 98 000 miles of track. Railroads seek about 10 million dollars yearly extra revenue amid claims of insufficient returns. opponents include state railway officials shippers and others. Proceedings continue with March 30 date set for further testimony and review.
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Tua AC
Interstate Commer Commission
Elles
W. M. Daniels
Iowa
Wilson Praises 63rd Congress and Urges Peace
President Wilson lauds the Sixty third Congress as a record making session marked by rapid work and vows for national peace. He notes adjournment after an all night effort with key bills falling short and others advancing, including postoffice and Indian bureau appropriations, and a resolution empowering him to enforce neutrality. The rural credit bill and ship purchase measure stall, while Wright impeachment charges are dropped and a Forsyth federal building funding approved.
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Washington
Sixty
Congress
Gavele
Senate
House
Wilson
Clark
Jeeneas
Underwood
Postoffice Department
Indian Bureau
Postoffice
Daniel Thew Wright
Bartlett
Georgia
Forsyth
Wood
la Follette
Sixty-third Congress
Sarah Bernhardt Relapse Raises Anxiety in France
In Bordeaux March 40 Sarah Bernhardt whose condition after the February 22 amputation of her right leg had been excellent recently showed a relapse and her friends fear for her health. Doctors reported a slight improvement but the last forty eight hours caused concern as the famed actress battles her illness amid a flurry of political reports from Washington.
Sheepherder Poses as Curry The Scout in Western Hoax
A Denver controversy centers on a rancher who posed as Curly the Scout, claiming to be the sole survivor of Custer’s massacre. The tale shows how easy it is to fool a press and readers, as a Sheridan sheep herder leverages Curly’s fame for profit while real Curly, Crow Agency, has lived modestly.
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Denver
Rufus Steele
Ray Francisco
Sheridan
Curly
Pieridan
Crow Agency
Seoul
Custer
Boars
Seventh Regiment
Tadien
Tedian Boy
Carly
Miyas
Bie
Crow Horse
Mayo
Lad Gale
Ben Velntaah
Rhert
Ben
Curly Baucho
Golue
Carl
Mtale
Bantern
Weatefu
Sitting Bull
Curly Aga
Governor Kendrick vetoes boxing bill in strong message
Wyoming Governor Kendrick used his veto power to strike Enrolled Act No. 122 House Bill No. 257 aimed at regulating boxing and sparring exhibitions. He cited harmful influences and the state’s education and law and order record as reasons to reject the measure. He also signed several items including public utilities changes, Sheridan fiscal control, and a $2500 branch hospital project while vetoing a Casper hospital lease plan.
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Kendrick
Casper
Houx
Frank J. Houx
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Alate
Ourgister
John B. Kendrick
Sheridan
Dynamite Caplan Arrest Reportedly Tied to Bomb Case
A garbled dispatch describes the arrest of Dynamite Caplan in Seattle by detective J. Buros after a bombing linked to the McNamara case. It notes Caplan’s capture near Puget Sound and mentions accomplices and indictments in Los Angeles and New York.
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Davi Cxplan
Seattle
New York
Me. Byrnes
Caplan
New Law Lets Wilson Fine Ship Owners for Belligerent Cargo
President Wilson signed a joint neutrality resolution allowing the seizure of clearance papers for vessels suspected of carrying cargoes to belligerent warships. The measure, approved after White House talks with Senate and House members, authorizes army and navy use to enforce the policy amid the European war.
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Wilson
House
White House
Omber
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Howse
Bowse
State Department
New York
Tate
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