Carranza’s Last Stand and U S Diplomatic Moves
Venusiano Carranza faces a final stand against Francisco Villa as disaffection grows in the Constitutionalists. Villa’s forces loom near Vera Cruz while Duval West sails from Havana toward Mexico City to aid Washington’s interests. A Yucatan hemp growers’ delegation pleads for action to end Carranza’s blockade of Progreso threatening sisal harvests and US twine supply.
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Duval West
Wilson
Bryan
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Cuba
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
United States
Huerta
Nelson O’shaughnessy
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Mexico
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Washington
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Ricardo Molina
Julian Aznar
M. J. Smith
New York
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Mr. Smith
Kentugrian's Deed Ties Trio's Deaths in Lexington Shooting
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune reports Isaiah Walden aged 76 dies after learning his nephew Elisha Walden killed J M Skain then killed himself. Coroner rules both deaths due to Elisha Walden's acts in Lexington.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Isaiah Walden
J. M. Skain
Phoenix Hotel
Elisha Walden
Shain
Turks Stopped From Patching Forts On Eve Of Landing
Large force planned an amphibious landing on the peninsula to strike Moslems. The action aimed to seize the fortifications and gain control of key positions amid ongoing conflicts in the region.
Dardanelles Battle Looms as Allied Fleet Reforms
Turkish forces near Smyrna coast are reinforced to 80,000 with 10,000 sent to strengthen the Dardanelles garrison. British officers casualty list totals 5,081. Ships prepare to breach the straits amid mines and current dangers as fleets and Russian squadron coordinate for a major operation.
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Dardanelles
Commercial Tribune
London
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Ocean
Henri IV
Queen
Admiralty
St. Elofandy
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Arras
Champagne
Argonne Forest
Vosges
Mystery of Virginius Mayo Identity Deepens in Cleveland
Musty courthouse records reveal Virginius J Mayo married Alma Swathell in Cleveland in 1880 and a burial shows Mrs Mayo died years later raising doubt about whether he is the Hartford manufacturer. Authorities note key question is whether more than one Virginius Mayo existed and seek confirmation. Several school friends recall the marriage and death, and old photos are presented as evidence of the couple.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Virginius J. Mayo
Alma R. Swathell
Virginius Mayo
Dutch steamer Zaanstroom seized by Germans at sea
The Dutch steamer Zaanstroom carrying eggs was stopped in the North Sea by German forces and brought to Zeebrugge.
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London
Zaanstroom
North Sea
Zeebrugge
Cure for cancer found in eugenics, says researcher
Miss Maude Slye of the University of Chicago reports cancer is often inherited and the cure for its elimination lies in eugenics. She has conducted ten years of experiments and will publish her conclusions in The Journal of Medical Research this month.
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Chicago
Slye
British Liner Passengers See Irish Channel Sea Battle
Passengers aboard the British steamer Lapland report a clash in the Irish Channel between a British torpedo boat escort and a German submarine near Liverpool. The submarine was sunk after a torpedo fired by the escort, leaving an oil slick observed by Captain Bradshaw.
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New York
Liverpool
Lapland
Bradshaw
German Deputy Denounces War Barbarism in Reichstag
In Berlin the Reichstag reel during the budget debate as Socialist Deputy George Ledebour brands Russian actions barbaric and opposes military administration’s harsh measures. Fellow deputies shout protests while the debate continues amid calls for order and charges of intolerable warfare.
Sisters Struck by Auto In Columbus
In Columbus Ohio today Miss Elizabeth Ruine 24 was fatally injured and her sister Miss Anna Ruine 32 badly hurt after being struck by a passing automobile that fled the scene.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Elizabeth Ruine
Anna Ruine
One lie nailed reports Sudan insurrection hoax
The Overseas News Agency says The Vossische Zeitung report about a Sudanese insurrection and an English defeat is untrue. The statement was issued in Berlin on March 20 and published by Sayville Wireless.
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Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Sudan
Man Testifies He Voted Twenty-Two Times In One Election
Indianapolis March 20 A Terre Haute election fraud case witness Fred Wisner claimed a record of twenty two votes in one day with three precincts and one dollar paid for each vote except one. Other pleaded guilty witnesses testified to multiple votes and pay schemes tied to police and city officials.
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Ind
Fred Wisner
Terre Haute
Eisner
Anderson
United States
Frank C. Dailey
Hilton Redman
William Hughes
Hilton
Hughes
Dennis Shea
Albert Mast
Holler
E. E. Talbott
Italy Calling More Reserves In War Readiness Move
The official military journal orders recall of reserves born 1882 to 1887 until December 31. Identification badges are issued to soldiers, signaling heightened Italian preparedness for any eventuality.
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Rome
Today
Ohio medical man to head Red Cross near Russian lines
Dr. Harry W. Snively of Columbus will command American Red Cross work behind the Russian front. He sails from New York with eleven nurses on the Bergensfjord to Kiev. Nurses include Cora V. Johnson and Aurel Baker among others. The Red Cross has shipped large medical relief to Serbia Gevgelia Vienna and plan further to London Paignton.
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Harry W. Snively
Columbus
New York
Bergensfjord
Kiev
Snively
Ohio National Guard
Cora V. Johnson
Aurel Baker
Sara Hibbert
Katherine Bartlett
Eleanor Soukop
Chicago
Marion Echternach
Anna Reuma
Austro-Hungarian Red Cross
Vienna
British Red Cross
London
American Red Cross
Paignton
England
Deficit Seen At 26 Million Dollars Says Simmons
Senate Finance Chair Simmons reports from treasury investigations that the deficit will probably not exceed 26 million dollars, despite higher estimates from other sources. He cites recent conferences with Treasury officials and says figures vary from 26 million to 130 million.
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Washington
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
The
Treasury Department
Peace Conference Call Issued By Women At Hague
A national headquarters dispatch from Chicago reports a formal call for a woman's international peace conference at The Hague. The statement declares women as guardians of life and childhood and demands the right to be consulted in decisions affecting nations and humanity. The call will be broadcast.
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the Commercial Tribune
Chicago
The
Hague
Tired of Feeding Children Casts Them From Fifth Floor
Samuel Liebman of New York, accused by police of flinging his two young children from a fifth floor tenement window, killing one and injuring the other, was arrested in Philadelphia after a letter to his brother-in-law led to his capture. He admits identity and says he acted from fatigue over supporting them. He awaits a hearing and will be sent to New York authorities.
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New York
Philadelphia
Liebman
Cohen
Galveston
Tex
Frigate survivor Daniel O'Neil dies at Somerset home
Daniel O'Neil, believed the last survivor of the Cumberland escapees from the Civil War, died at his Somerset, Massachusetts home on March 20 after living to witness the sinking of the Merrimac ironclad battle in history.
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Somerset
Mass
Daniel O'Neil
Cumberland
Eruption at Lassen Peak Waves Smoke Over Summit
Lassen Peak in California began its eighty second eruption at sunrise. A vast column of smoke rose thousands of feet above the peak and ash fell heavily around the volcano.
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Redding
Cal
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