Plans Are All Made Washington
The article outlines government war measures after President Wilson's call for extra pensions, including standardizing munitions, opening ports to allied shipping, and limitless credit to allies. Brent of the Federal Shipping Board plans Pacific Coast consultations to speed wooden ship production while the defense council coordinates with manufacturers on powder explosives and weapons.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Council of National de- Almatic
Europe
Brent
Federal Shipping Board
Pacific Coast
Shipping Board
Defense Council
Army General Staff
Germans strike in munitions shops over ration cuts
London March 21 Rotterdam telegraph reports five munitions factories in Dusseldorf saw strikes in hours of protest over reduced meat bread and potato allowances. Workers refused to resume work until rations were increased.
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London
Rotterdam
Dusseldorf
Kiss Rejection Fells Couple in Chicago Murder Case
March 21 report from Chicago describes a tragic double death after a refused kiss. Charles B. Nevin, a missionary, sought reconciliation with his partner Mras Nevin whose husband died in the confrontation.
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Chicao
Mras Nevin
Horse Creek Man Shot After Chamiveri Party
A Horse Creek man was shot in a reckless incident following a chamiveri party. He reportedly refused to stop and leave his name, and a 28 caliber bullet was found in the roof of his mouth. doctors said he would be treated for related injuries.
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Horse Creek
Denver Woman Describes Slaying in Court
Sobbing and hysterical, Stella Newton Smith testified about shooting her husband John Lawrence Smith in their Montview Boulevard home on January 13. She said he struck her and threatened to steal their daughter, prompting her to act to protect herself.
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Denver
Stella Newton Smith
West Side
John Lawrence Smith
Montview Boulevard
Submarine Threat Near Maine Coast Reported
Katy Lemlemant said at a recruiting meeting in Boomsland Maine that German submarines are near the shores and an attack on Maine ports is not unlikely.
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Maine
Boomland
Katy Mellemant
Recruiting records broken at Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports the heaviest recruiting day since the Spanish-American War with army navy and marine stations jammed. Many women sought enlistment at navy stations under new orders allowing service ashore.
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Chicago
Army
Navy
Marine
LAND FORCE IS SMALL
Washington on March 21 reports naval and army readiness with no active steps yet. Plans outline rapid remobilization for both services if called, prioritizing personnel and material for the navy and manpower for the army.
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Washington
Naval
War
Navy Departments
Pavy
Naval Reserve
Army
Senator Kendrick Visits Sheridan on State Trip
Senator John B. Kendrick traveled from Denver to Sheridan with Clark Maxwell noting a brief talk. He plans business in Sheridan before returning to Washington for Congress reconvening on April 2, and Sheridan residents prepare a large reception.
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Senator Kendrick
Sheridan
John B. Kendrick
Denver
Sherdan
Clark Maxwell
Colorado
Maxwell
Kendrick
Washington
Congress
Cheyenne
Jews Face Urgent $10 Million War Relief Drive
March 21 New York Henry Morgenthau of the American Jewish relief committee announced that 10 million dollars must be raised in the United States by June 1 to save 3,000,000 Jews in the eastern war zone from starvation. Mass meetings will be held nationwide and prominent Jews will tour coast to coast to mobilize funds. The State Department assured that diplomacy would continue feeding Jewish refugees if war breaks out with the Central Powers.
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New York
Henry Morgenthau
American Jewish Reef Committee
United States
State Department
Tornado Kills Seven in Delmark Arkansas Town
A tornado struck Delmark Arkansas this morning and wrecked most buildings. By afternoon seven people were confirmed dead including Charles Weatherington and his wife Albert Herring Milton Herring Milton Hutchinson Mattie Hearn and Lewis Roberts with eight injured.
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Little Rock
Ark
Delmark
Charles Weatherington
Albert Herring
Milton Herring
Milton Hutchinson
Mattie Hearn
Lewis Roberts
Weather likely snow Thursday in Wyoming with cooler east
Wyoming forecast calls for probable snow Thursday and cooler temperatures in the eastern portion by Friday, with partly cloudy skies across the state.
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Wyoming
Scarlet fever case prompts quarantine in Wilcor area
A new scarlet fever case was found in the Wilcor home at Twelfth and Thames. The girl is improving under Dr. Snyder care. Quarantines on the Wilcox and a neighboring house are in place. police speculate infection may have spread from the father’s destroyed belongings. The doctor says no alarm is needed and contagion risk is low.
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Wilcor
Twelfth
Thames Streets
Snyder
Wilcox
Wilcot
Colorado Guardsmen Return to Fort Russell After Border Duty
The remaining units of the Colorado National Guard arrived at Fort Russell at 2 o clock yesterday. Infantry 600, Cavalry 200, Signal Corps 100. Units came from Al Granage Texas Brownsville Texas and Douglas Arizona. Citizens of Denver greeted them with a large civic feed at the courthouse. Disposition of troops undecided. the guardsmen will be ready for whatever lies ahead.
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Colorado Natonal
Fort
Colorado Guard
Fort Russell
Infantry
Signal Corps
Cavalry
Field Hospital
Signal Corp
al Granage
Tex
Brownsville
Douglas
Ariz
Denver
Charities to distribute salvaged ham and bacon
Marshal Pat Royce of the charities committee will distribute about 2000 pounds of bacon and hams salvaged from a warehouse fire. The meat is slightly burned only in the outer portion while the inside remains good.Permission from RK & company was secured to aid the city poor and needy, with deliveries made to cars around Casper.
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Casper
Marshal Pat Royce
The
Charities Committee
Mr. Royce
RK. & ©. Company
Marshal Royce
Kemmerer Youth Under Pasteur Treatment for Rabies
A Kemmerer boy, son of W. H. Taylor, is in a Salt Lake City hospital for Pasteur treatment after a dog bite believed to be rabid. University tests in Laramie on the dog’s head are to confirm rabies. Dr. C. Beard cites uncertainty for several days while awaiting serum results.
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W. H. Taylor
Kemmerer
Salt Lake City
Pasteur
State University At
Laramie
C. ¥. Beard
The
State University
Taylor
Kathmerer
Beard
Germans Enter Plea of Guilty in Spy Charge
Two reasons given by officials for the guilty plea of Charles Wunnenberg and Alvert Sanders indicting them for engaging in a military enterprise against a nation at peace with the United States. They sent spies to England for Germany and sought information on chemical treated papers and a letter stating they had him right.
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New York
Charles Wunnenberg
Alvert Sanders
United States
England
Germany
Thousand Civilians Die in German Raid on Bucharest
A dispatch from Jassy reports over 1000 civilian deaths in Bucharest as German air raids struck the capital before Romanian forces left the city. It notes 800 deaths in a single day from Zeppelins and aeroplanes.
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London
Bucharest
Jassy
Explosion at Sherwin-Williams Dye Plant Causes Heavy Fire Loss
Fire at the Sherwin-Williams dye plant in Chicago caused about 76 thousand dollars in damage. One employee was badly burned while officials denied reports that two workers were fishing after the blaze.
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Chicago
Sherwin-Williams Paint Company
Barred Zone debated for decollete gown ban
Springfield U March 20.4 An amendment by Senator Denvir to a dance hall bill would prohibit dresses exposing the body below a line from shoulder tip to shoulder in any dance hall. If adopted the state would establish a barred zone regulating gown exposures in ballroom events.
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Springfield
Ilinois
Senator Denvir
Denvir
Cleveland coal dealers indicted for anti trust violations
ARREST COAL DEALERS CLIVELAND Ohio March 21 The Cleveland coal dealers were arrested today on grand jury indictments charging them with violation of the anti trust laws.
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Cliveland
Ohio
Cleveland
Wilson calls Congress in extraordinary session on war
President Wilson summons Congress for an April 2 extraordinary session as German submarine aggression heightens the war risk. He aims to formalize a state of war, authorize defense spending likely around half a billion dollars, and empower the presidency to use armed forces to defend U S rights. Ground remains tentative pending German moves.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
Congress
High Seas
Presit Congress
United States
McKinley
United
Forty Villages Captured As British German Retreat Continues
British headquarters report forty more villages seized in France as German forces withdraw north of Arras toward Lens and Douai. Weather hampers movement but ground remains workable for troops. Civilians are being moved, with many villages depopulated as fronts shift.
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Briish
London
France
Arras
Amsterdam
la Cassee Canal
Wich
Behiid
Lens
Ary
Feld
Moutel
Feiroeal
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