U S Ship Frye Sinking Strains German Cruiser Incident
The Prinz Eitel Friedrich, new from six months at sea, has sunk an American vessel, the William P Frye, off South America while wheat cargo to be used by a belligerent was cited as contraband. Officials consider it a possible unfriendly act and prepare diplomatic steps and reparations.
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South America
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Norfolk Navy Yard
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State Department
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Neutrality Board
Navy Notables Name New Rank in Navy
Washington March 10 President Wilson under the new law creating the grade of Admiral in the United States Navy designated three Rear Admirals as Admirals Fletcher Howard and Cowles commanding chiefs of the Atlantic Pacific and Asiatic Fleets respectively
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
United States Navy
Wilson
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Atlantic
Pacific
Asiatic
Navy to hoist flags of new Admirals and launch three ships
Secretary Daniels cabled Admiral Fletcher to hoist four star flags for three new Admirals. Admiral Howard will raise his flag tomorrow, Admiral Cowles Friday. Three ships to be launched this month include the Pennsylvania battleship and two submarines L-3 and L-4. Miss Elizabeth Kolb chosen as sponsor for the Pennsylvania at Newport News with Governor Brumbaugh attending.
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Cowles
Asiatic
Dewey
Secretary Daniels
Farragut
D. D. Porter
United States Navy
Pennsylvania
Newport News
Quincy
Senay
Elizabeth Kolb
Germantown
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Navy
Brumbaugh
Navy Department
Widow of Virginius Mayo Claims Husband Was Virginius Mayo
Mrs Florence Mayo of Sunset Avenue Scranton and her three daughters say she is the wife of Virginius J Mayo the New Haven manufacturer linked to the death of his clerk Miss Lillian May Cook. She had not heard from him in years and learned of his supposed death only recently.
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Commercial Tribune
Scranton
Florence Mayo
Sunset Avenue
Virginius J. Mayo
New Haven
Lillian May Cook
Brooklyn
German Submarine Losses and Fleet Actions Reported
Berlin says the British collier Beethoven was sunk near Gibraltar with two drownings. London reports U-12 sunk by destroyer Ariel, ten saved, fifth submarine loss. Queen Elizabeth bombs Dardanelles forts as Turkish defenses weaken. German and Russian frontend actions in East Prussia and Suwalki border areas noted amid Champagne, Argonne, and Vosges fighting.
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Germany
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Home Rule on Boxing Debated by Rover Ring Bill
Columbus March 10 A defeated Nieding bill creating a State athletic commission to regulate boxing may be revived tomorrow Representative Paul Rover of Cincinnati abstained from voting and hinted at a reconsideration his absence kept the measure from a constitutional majority Supporters predicted a final passage after further rounds of debate Including amendments about glove weight and enforcement details the bill to punish auto theft provisions also passed with the emergency clause defeated by the House backed by automobile groups.
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Youngstown
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South Slavonic delegates urge independent nation after war
In Chicago on March 10 delegates to the South Slavonic conference urged formation of a South Slavonic nation if the German Austrian alliance falls. About 300 delegates from various South Austrian provinces attended and adopted a resolution for independence after Dr. Frank Potocnak of London spoke urging unity to seize wartime opportunities.
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Chicago
Frank Potocnak
London
England
South Slavonic Commission
Escape from Mt. Vernon County Jail
Hubbard Lindsay and Alexander Lindsay brothers held for grand larceny asked Sheriff’s wife Mrs John M Wool sop to open a corridor window after breakfast. She opened it and they locked her in then fled the jail.
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Hubert Lindsay
Alexander Lindsay
John M. Woolsop
Carranza Urges Foreigners to Leave Mexico
General Venustiano Carranza replies to Secretary Bryan and President Wilson denying foreign blame for unrest in Mexico City. He urges Americans and other foreigners to depart for safety, pledges accommodation for exodus, and cites merchants' relief tax as aggravating factors while defending Obregon's actions.
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Venustiano Carranza
Bryan
United States
Silliman
Mexico
Wilson
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Repub
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General Obregon
Mexico City
Carranza
Twin birthstirs joy in Winchester amid Hatton family
In Winchester Kentucky on March 10 a birth brings twin girls Violet and Viola to Mr. and Mrs. William Hatton. The Hats have a family of fifteen children with fourteen living and Mrs. Hatton, age 39, already a grandmother to several grandchildren.
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Winchester
Violet
Viola
William Hatton
General Miles pushes peace temple plan for Put-in-Bay
General Nelson A Miles urged New Hampshire lawmakers to back a temple of peace at Put-in-Bay Ohio to commemorate a century of peace between Britain and the United States. The project would cost about 300000 with state funding requested in part.
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Miles
Put-in Bay
Duke of Brunswick Suffering Nervous Breakdown
London dispatch reports Ernst August Duke of Brunswick and son in law of the Kaiser suffering a nervous breakdown likely incurable. He went to the front after the war began and fell ill while fighting in France.
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Ernst August
Duke of Brunswick
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William
France
Manufacturing Voters in Terre Haute Trial Reveals Fabrication
Government witnesses testified in Indianapolis that registration cards were created for hundreds of fictitious voters in Terre Haute on November 3 1914. Clerks Walter Cordes and Harry Forebeck described generating names ages and birthplaces with city directory scraps under orders from Edward Heller and Mayor D M Roberts.
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Ind
Terre Haute
D. M. Roberts
Walter Cordes
Roberts
Harry Forebeck
Cordes
Claud Patton
Thomas Hanley
Edward Heller
Holler
Vigo County
Edward Driscoll
Democratic Committee
Thaw Ill, Judge Lets Him Sleep On Court Couch
Harry K Thaw on trial for conspiracy to escape Matteawan is so ill that Judge Page has a couch moved to the Tombs Prison for him to sleep. Doctors say rheumatism from jail drafts. Aims to put Thaw on the witness stand to show his sanity.
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New York
Harry Kendall Thaw
State Hospital
Matteawan
Justice Page
Tombs
Thaw
New Hampshire
Navy yacht Dolphin sent to watch New York harbor
Secretary Daniels ordered the naval yacht Dolphin from the Washington yard to New York to aid in enforcing neutrality at the harbor. With no naval vessels recently in New York the coast guard has shouldered the patrol and vessel clearance duties, while officials offered limited comment.
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