Daredevil Beachey Dies In San Francisco Bay Drop
Lincoln Beachey, famed aviator, was killed during an exhibition at the Panama Exposition in San Francisco. His monoplane, flown at 7000 feet, collapsed its wings as he attempted a perpendicular descent, plunging into the bay in full view of thousands. Body recovered after 5 pm. Beachey born 1887 in San Francisco and famed for daring aerial maneuvers including upside down flights.
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Semi official organ states time to assert rights nears
A semi official organ urges immediate action as the cue to assert rights approaches. It underscores formal avenues and the urgency of stepping forward to claim entitlements. The piece highlights organizational backing and calls for timely attention by readers.
Italian Army to Retrieve U S Sold Horses aboard Europa
Four Italian Army captains and fifty two soldiers arrived in New York aboard the Europa from Naples to return 1500 horses bought in the United States for Italy's army. The report notes U S officials and the broader war context in Europe and Mexico.
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Big Air Raids of the War
Allied air raids on German positions in Belgium deploy battalions of aircraft. On February 12 and a subsequent follow up, 34 and 40 machines, led by Air Grenadiers, strike Middelkerke Ostend Blankenburghe Zeebrugge and Bruges with little machine loss. Inland scenes show Zeebrugge canal works and Middelkerke railway station damaged.
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Steamer Sunk by U 29 Near Ocean Liner Lane
A French coal steamer was sent to the bottom after torpedo hits from U 29 near the lane of large ocean liners. The vessel is reported sunk with loss of cargo and crew status unclear.
Undersea Vessel Shows Its Power After Troop Transports
Leipzig reports a citizen offered 3000 marks to the crew of a German submarine for sinking a British troop transport. The U 29, noted as one of the largest fast subs, sank four British steamers and one French steamer in three days near the Scilly Islands while towing lifeboats to port.
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War costs total 375 million per week for all belligerents
Berlin reports Dr Karl Helferich estimates the war cost at 1 500 000 000 marks weekly with British costs at 9 000 000 000 marks in eight months and French and Russian costs around 18 000 000 000 marks while Lloyd George notes the last billion will decide victory and English funding relies on spread installments.
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Allied air victories report zeppelin destruction near Tirlemont
The Matin reports two French and two English planes destroyed a Zeppelin near Tirlemont on March 11. Nine crewmen are dead and twenty nine died the next day from injuries. Strassburg coal depot fire from a prior raid continues burning threatening Four thousand tons destroyed and 20,000 tons menaced. A German hydroplane wreck off the Danish coast is reported with crew rescued by Danish boats.
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Chinese protest German attache Captain Von Pappenheim arrest
The Chinese Government protested to the German Legation and ordered Captain Rabe Von Pappenheim arrested in Pekin. Russian legation stated Von Pappenheim, who went to Manchuria on a hunting trip, was trying to incite natives to damage the Transsiberian Railway.
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Wilson Is Blamed for Extravagance in Appropriations
Washington March 14 statements from Chairman Fitzgerald and Rep Gillett assess last session appropriations at 1 115 121 409 with 37 4 million in additional authorizations. Gillett cites total at 7 231 000 000, says 113 million more than 62nd, 177 million above last Republican Congress. Deficit projected 133 million by June 30, offset by about 80 million tax receipts. Fitzgerald calls for economy and fiscal readjustment as war effects reduce revenue.
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Plan Close Watch to Prevent Breach of Neutrality
Washington reports tighter naval neutrality checks on ships clearing American ports. New York and Boston collectors will scrutinize manifests to ensure compliance, with suspected violators referred to Washington. Treasury officials expect collectors to handle each case, tightening oversight nationwide.
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