Mutiny in Ireland Armies Officers Defect in Ulster
Belfast dispatch reports more than 100 officers resigned at Curragh and other depots. General Paget pressed them to stay, warning of a potential revolution in England if they refused. Dorsetshire and Norfolk regiments show loyalty while others stay confined. Ulster mobilizes with 4000 special service troops and rapid transit plans as Craigavon hosts minute men and field operations. Sir Edward Carson cites sympathy from the United States.
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War Office
Army
Belfast
Dorsetshire Regiment
Dorsetshire
Special Service Corps
Ulster
Craigavon
Presbyterian
Belmont
Sir Edward Carson
Edward
United States
Conferences Between Ruler and Ministers Cre London Ulster
An official report states that troop movements in Ulster were precautionary to protect arms depots and government property. No intention existed to move troops into Ulster beyond such purposes while King George Asquith ministers discussed the Ulster situation. Churchill and Birrell conferred with Asquith, Seely held a long audience with the King.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Ulster
King George
Asquith
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
Seely
Mother Jones defies orders in Trinidad district
Special dispatch reports Mother Jones, aged strike leader, leaving for Trinidad despite military orders. She travels unaccompanied by train expected to arrive early tomorrow and vows to resist arrest at the station. Governor Ammons calls for her to stay away to avoid bloodshed as UMWA attorney warns of habeas corpus action if rearrested.
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Commercial Tribune
Denver
Col
Mary Jones
Trinidad
Ammons
Chase
Jones
Horace N. Hawkins
United Mineworkers of America
Supreme Court of
Sylvia Pankhurst Stretchered After Abbey Admission Denied
Sylvia Pankhurst, carried on a stretcher and guarded by about 1,000 East Mead people’s army members, tried to attend a Westminster Abbey service in London but could not gain entry as all seats were filled. Militant suffragists then held an open air gathering nearby.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Sylvia Pankhurst
Stetcher
East Mead
Villa Leads Main Force To Torreon
General Huerta's offer of compromise comes too late to prevent bloodshed as the Torreon campaign finalizes. In Washington officials say no policy change will occur until the Torreon battle is fought, with details of new Mexican proposals not disclosed.
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Villa
Torreon
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Vera Cruz
John Lind
Senor Portillo Y Rojas
Huerta
Mexico
Charge Algara
Wilson
Dorr Awaits End in Electric Chair
William A. Dorr of Stockton California, 31, awaits execution at Charlestown State Prison after failing in executive clemency appeals. He killed George H. Marsh, a Lynn soap maker and fund trustee, on April 11, 1912, to gain control of a $100,000 aunt’s fund.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
William A. Dorr
Stockton
Cal
Charlestown State Prison
Dorr
George H. Marsh
Lynn
Marsh
Orpha Marsh
Chinese Brigands Ravage Central China And Massacre Towns
Chinese brigands under Wolf, once a brigand chief, seize and burn towns in Henan and Hupeh, killing residents and robbing them as government troops struggle to respond. A mass 300 villagers were slain near a market town close to Liangyangfu, with seven tenths of the town burned and finances ruined. The northern army will be used to suppress the brigandage.
Eye paintings fetch $1000 each for Cobe couple
Chicago March 22 Special Ira M Cobe and his wife paid English painter Allyn Williams to render their eyes as miniatures. Mr Cobe's eye on a ring finger adorns Mrs Cobe, while Mrs Cobe's eye on a scarf pin adorns Mr Cobe. The ring eye is ivory water color with platinum and twenty diamonds.
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Chicago
Ira M. Cobe
Allyn Williams
Mr. Cobe
Mrs. Cobe
Bowdle Sets Course for renomination after Longworth claim
Washington March 22 Representative Stanley E Bowdle said he would seek renomination for Congress subject to the Democratic party decision after hearing former Representative Nicholas Longworth's announcement by telephone Bowdle stated he had no comment on Longworth's announcement but would run again if the party allows.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Stanley E. Bowdle
Longworth
Congress
Democratic Party
Irish Home Rule Bill and Cause of Revolt
The home rule bill plans an Irish Parliament for internal affairs while keeping imperial powers. It would reduce UK control on taxation, create an Irish exchequer, and end appeals to the House of Lords. Unionist opposition seeks a referendum or general election to test public will before any Ulster inclusion.
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Irelane Parish
United Kingdom
Ireland
House O’ Lords
T. P. O'Connor
Asquith
Ulster
Uster
Emperor William Leaves Berlin for Corfu
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William departing tonight for Corfu to meet Emperor Francis Joseph and King Victor Emmanuel. The trip is expected to focus on examining future plans of the Triple Alliance.
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Commercial Tribune
Berlin
William
Corfu
Francis Joseph
Victor Emmanuel
Earthquake Stuns Cleveland Area At St Ignatius College
Earthquake shocks persisted from 12 26 a m to 7 a m in Cleveland with St Ignatius College seismograph recording the longest in years. Rev Odenbach curator said origin likely in China.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
St. Ignatius College
Odenbach
China
Death Blow to High Prices In New Parcel Post Order
Washington March 22 Preliminary steps were taken by the Post Office Department to reduce living costs by delivering farm products directly to consumers via parcel post. Ten cities were chosen to start direct producer consumer connections.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Post Office Department
Parcel Post
Burleson
Boston
Atlanta
Will Quit Congress Following Divorce
Washington society and congressional circles report a divorce suit filed by Mrs. Roberta Barton Slemp wife of Congressman Bascomb Slemp of Virginia’s Ninth District The petition filed in Wise County Circuit Court cites desertion Slemp departed weeks ago at Big Stone Gap Va Acquaintances say the marriage was unhappy and he will not seek re election following the trouble
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Washington
Washington Society
Bristol
Roberta’ Barton Slemp
C. ‘Bascomb Slemp
Ninth Congressional District
Wise County
Slemp
Big Stone Gap
Snowbound Streets as Spring Falls Short in New York
Two fresh snowfalls kept many side streets in New York City blocked while officials reported three and a half inches of snow in 24 hours after the vernal calendar entry. Seven thousand workers cleared main routes, aided by a plan to shovel snow into sewers. A warming sun helped Street Cleaning Department efforts.
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New Take
Roosevelt Party Loses Equipment in Amazon Expedition
A New York Times cable from Anthony Fiala reports Theodore Roosevelt's party has lost all equipment in Central Brazil's rapids. The message from Santarem, Brazil notes they have "lost everything" and asks his wife to be informed of his safety. The team aims for Manaus, about 900 miles downstream, with equipment and specimens likely affected. The fate of Colonel Roosevelt personally remains unconfirmed.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Brazil
Anthony Fiala
New York Times
Santarem
Times
Amazon
Para
Tapajos
Roosevelt
Fiala
Sanarem
Manaus
Santarema
Moses Schwartz Buried at 10 After Death in Cleveland
Moses Schwartz, buried in Cleveland, was ten years old at death. Born in Russia, he had not lived in Cleveland for half a century. He is survived by his widow, his second wife, four children, seventeen grandchildren, and twenty seven great grandchildren.
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Cleveland
Moses Schwartz
Russia
Cannibals Eat Six Natives on Malekula Island
Sydney dispatch reports natives on Malekula Island in the New Hebrides killed and ate six teachers from the Walla Island mission station in the northern part of the island.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Malekula Island
New Hebrides
Walla Island
Wedding Guests Dance On Blood-Stained Floor
Cambridge Ohio March 22 40 year old Andy Banko was slain and 38 year old John Kovach seriously wounded at a wedding celebration near Old Orchard mine. After dancing resumed on a bloodstained floor Banko died from a slash to the jugular. Jim Paull and Mike Zelina were arrested as suspects amid a murder investigation connected to the bride’s history and a prior killing of her former husband.
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Commercial Tribune
Cambridge, CO
Andy Banko
John Kovach
Old Orchard Mine
Here
Jim Paull
Mike Zelina
Kovach
Andy Krajec
Peter Lindak
John Kristek
Ohio
Krajec
Admiral Fletcher Visits Mexico City Quietly
Rear Admiral Fletcher commander of American naval forces in Mexican waters visits Mexico City with wife and daughter. He travels incognito, seeking to attract as little attention as possible in an unofficial capacity.
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Mexico City
Fletcher
Mexican
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Sir Arthur Paget
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Franz
Wwe
Jorre Or
Alvaro Obregga
Mazatlan
Sylvia
Westminster Abbey
General Huerta
Senor Rojas
Bpcotal
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Henan
Liangyangfu
Hupeh
Constitutionalist Field
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Durango
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Tlahualilo
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Chihuahua
Brittingham
Tion
Gomez Palacio
Monterey
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la Pila
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