Loss of three warships in Dardanelles push
London reports the Bouvet Ocean and Irresistible were lost or damaged as allied forces renew bombardment of Turkish forts at the Dardanelles. Turkish defenses, supported by unknown experts, claim impregnable fortifications despite ongoing naval actions.
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London
Ocean
Irresistible
Dardanelles
Bos
Iil
Rench
Carden
England
William
Constantinople
Frantic mob seeks lynching after marshal death in Wyoming
In Rock Springs Wyoming a mob of nearly 500 men attempted to lynch Juan Menendez for the death of Marshal Thomas Harris. Sheriff HolmeCourt evacuated Menendez to Green River jail for protection. violence shifted to Verranza but did not occur. Mob then moved toward Green River rail yards hoping to steal a switch engine. Police urge calm as authorities consider moving Menendez to Rawlins to prevent further attacks.
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Hock Springs
Wyo
Marshall Thomas Harris
Juan Menendez
HolmeCourt
Menendez
Harris
Green River
Rock Springs
Alffro Verranza
Verranza
Marshall
Gren River
Rawlins
Nob
Menen
Witness recounts Terreinute election corruption scheme
In Terre Haute Indianapolis dispatches, Joe Kelly testifies about a conspiracy to manipulate the election with counterfeit devices and beer openers used as keys for repeaters. He describes how workers used white cards, cigarette coupons, and forged paymaster actions to influence votes.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Joe Kelly
Lell
Kelly
Albornes Dalley
Kelly Also Told How the “Boys” Fooled the Paymaster of the Conspirsu
Tran
Unclear OCR item on local farmers event attendance
Fragmentary text indicates a local report mentioning a superintendent, Cheyenne area, a farmers exhibit or tribute event, and a visitor. The readable parts suggest attendance details and a discussion of a subject likely linked to agriculture or community.
Russian troop movements kept secret amid Prussian border reports
Petrograd reports from March 20 indicate the Russian general staff withholds confirmation on German Berlin claims that Russian forces crossed the Prussian border and seized a position near Memel. Local papers in Petrograd cited London cabled official statements but offered no comment.
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Ostrolenka
Ossowetz
Praasnyez
Instrolenka
Preasnyez
Petrograd
Berlin
Prussian Bower
Memel
London
War Office
Fair at Shoshone Agency to showcase lodge and industry
Lander Wyoming March 20 Preparations by Superintendent Norris for a big fall fair on the Shoshone reservation southeast of Fort Washakie. A pole fence and stone wall enclose the selected fair ground to showcase farm produce livestock and lodge industries with horse racing as a minor feature at the opening event.
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Fort Washakle
Jodien
Sma
Shoshous
Charles F Adams publicist and historian dies at 80
Charles Francis Adams, famed publicist and historian and great grandson of John Adams, died at his Lincoln Massachusetts residence after a brief illness. Born Boston May 7 1835 he served in the Union Army and later led railroad ventures and Harvard oversight.
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Lincoln
Mass
Charles Francis Adams
Massachusetta
Washington
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Great Britain
United States
Adam
Boston
Harvard
Masachusetts
Upton Pacific Railroad
Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners
Railroad progress update at Gliding Fast Guernsey Wyoming
The first tunnel of 1,300 feet will finish within 60 days barring unforeseen issues. Progress has been steady for two months despite tougher rock. 7160 feet remain. The 1,900 foot second tunnel will start after the first finishes. Portals are nearly complete and borings will accelerate. The third tunnel and overall cutoff grading are being pushed with an estimate to finish by year end.
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Guernsey
Wyo
Atiho
Carranza Denied Plot to Flee Mexico for Gold
Washington March 20. Circulation of rumors that General Carranza planned to flee Mexico from Vera Cruz after turning his troops into gold were emphatically denied by the Carranzista junta. The meeting stated the claims were false and that the war effort would continue.
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Washington
Carranga
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Carrantista Junta
Admiral Carden Leads Dardanelles Bombardment Victory
British commander Admiral S H Carden rose to fame for directing bombardment of the Dardanelles forts from the fleet off Gallipoli. With the Queen Elizabeth he silenced forts above 12 miles away and pressed the British French fleet toward Constantinople, predicting quick fall of the city.
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S. 4
Carden
Floet
Dardanelles
Darranelles
Straits
Queen Eizabeth
Bosporus
Constantinople
Old Pioneer Walks From Cheyenne To Denver Hungry
Prank T. Smith, 69, exhausted and foodless, walked from Cheyenne to Denver seeking work. He was found under a bridge at Thirty first street and Chestnut place and taken to the county hospital. His right foot was frozen, and he had slept in open ground and in a box car before reaching Denver.
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Denver
Colo
Cheyenne
T. Smith
Thirty-first Street
Chestnut Place
Cdunty
Smith
Hfe
Larimer Street
Ife
Hoaplea
Larmner Street
Smith Sa
Lane replies to Wyoming memorial over land withdrawals
Secretary of the Interior Franklin K Lane responds to Wyoming’s protest against the Withdrawal Act of 1910 and leasing laws. He argues the memorial omits facts, challenges figures on land withdrawals, and presents an optimistic view of the land policy. Lane cites broader federal land management aims and notes some inaccuracies in the memorial’s data.
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Kendrick
Frenklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Wyoming
Congress
Lane
Becra
Jary Lane
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