Gunman Jeffers Buses Election Board in Terre Haute Trial
Witnesses recount Joe Jeffers leading a gunmen backed election board at Taylorville precinct. He rode up on a motorcycle, fired at feet, and forced board members to resume work while deputies were assaulted. Plea deals and bonds outline ongoing case.
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Joe Jeffers
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Cox
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Duchess Victoria Luise Gives Birth to Another Grandchild
London March 2 The Duchess of Brunswick formerly Princess Victoria Luise daughter of Emperor William born a son this afternoon according to a Brunswick dispatch via Reuters Telegram Company Amsterdam The couple Prince Ernest August of Cumberland and Victoria Luise wed in Berlin May 24 1913 Their first son was born March 18 last year
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Anti Japanese Demonstration in China Grows
A Shanghai dispatch to Reuters reports Chinese anger rising with a Japanese boycott and seized placards. Zurich telegraphs say Japanese nationals in China ordered home. In Peking talks, Chinese ask about Tokyo troop movements. Hioki says troops remain for negotiations. Reliable figures indicate eight Japanese divisions in China and Korea with 18 700 officers and men per division.
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Widow is Held after Coroner Verdict in St Louis
Ralph Holliday named as the assassin of Richard Randolph and Mrs. Randolph as an accessory before the fact in the coroner verdict. Randolph was shot in his wholesale store Tuesday night. Police seek Holliday. Mrs. Randolph is under arrest. Inquest heard she threatened to kill after divorce suit.
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U S Submarine F-4 and Crew Reported Lost Near Honolulu
The submarine F-4 submerged at 9 15 a m two miles off Honolulu Harbor did not reappear by nightfall. Located near the dive point at 120 fathoms depth. Grappling failed to raise it. No signal bells. Believed tanks burst causing deadly fumes. Crew of twenty five under Lt Alfred L Ede. Four American subs stationed at Honolulu.
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Noted Indiana politicians sued by bank failure victims
Four hundred depositors from the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Cicero, holding about $75,000, plan to contribute 1 percent of their deposits to a fund for lawsuits against former State Auditor John C. Billheimer, W. H. O'Brien, the bondholders, bank examiners, directors, and others believed responsible for the bank's collapse. O'Brien stated his duty was performed and records will stand up to scrutiny.
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Miss Rae Tanzer Held for Trial in Osborne Case
Miss Rae Tanzer, who sued James W. Osborne for 50000 dollars in a breach of promise suit, was held for grand jury action on the charge of using the mails to defraud. United States Commissioner Houghton ordered held. bond later renewed and Tanzer released after four hours. Her sisters Rose Dora and Ruth and her lawyer David Slade observed the proceedings.
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Becker's Fate Lies With Court of Appeals
Albany March 25 The fate of former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker who twice faced the electric chair for instigating the murder of Herman Rosenthal rests with the Court of Appeals Arguments on appeal from the second judgment of conviction were completed before the court today.
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Court of Appeals
Elks Hold Twenty-Second Annual Banquet in Middletown
Middletown Lodge 257 BPOE held its 22nd annual banquet at the Elk clubrooms. George Gibson served as toastmaster. William S. Fox and Harry E. Busch represented the Cincinnati lodge.
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American flag torn by Zapata troops sparks reparations demand
Reported by dispatches from the Brazilian minister secretary Bryan said Zapata authorities must provide reparations for the flag insult at John B. McManus’s Mexico City home where he was killed and looted. General Palafox expressed regret and promised indemnity, while US ships inch closer to Progreso to safeguard foreign interests.
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Senate Passes Loan Shark Regulation Bill in Ohio
The Ohio Senate approved a strict loan shark regulation bill by unanimous vote. It requires licensing by the State Bank Department for lenders, a 100 dollar annual fee, a 2060 dollar bond, and allows book examinations. Violations carry license revocation, fines, and imprisonment.
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Women urged to attend international peace conference at The Hague
Miss Jane Addams chairs the Woman's Peace Party and issues guidelines for Chicago delegates. Each delegate needs at least $500 for expenses and a U S passport. Dutch Consul warns high hotel prices due to Europe food shortages. American delegates sail from Hoboken on April 13 aboard the Ryndam.
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Woman’s Peace Party
Woman’s International
Brave American Nurse Dies in Serbia Red Cross Mission
Berlin reports Lady Arthur Paget wife of General Sir Arthur Paget chief of the British Red Cross mission in Serbia died of spotted typhus. The piece notes heroic American Red Cross doctors and nurses in plague zones, including deaths and widespread illness among personnel, with figures of 50 000 typhus deaths in Serbia and 60 physicians died in two months.
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Ireland
Paran Stevens
New York
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Réstice
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Donnelly
Brooklyn
Geygelia
Hoover reports food deal for 2.5 million French civilians
Herbert Hoover, head of the American Commission for Relief in Belgium, returned to London from Paris and announced that negotiations to feed 2,500,000 French civilians behind German lines have been completed. French delegates from the north attended after traveling to Paris via Switzerland for the conference.
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American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Paris
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Switzerland
Mayo Divorces Sought by Scranton Woman
Counsel for Mrs Florence Weeks Mayo filed a suit for divorce against Virginius J Mayo of this city. The couple, married since May 14 1890, lives in Scranton. Virginius J Mayo had recently attracted public notice through the death of his stenographer Lillian Cook.
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Florence Weeks Mayo
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Virginius J.mayo
Battle Preparations Near Matamoros Reported
Brownsville Texas dispatch says about 12 000 men from Villa’s forces prepare to seize Matamoros across the border. Five thousand five hundred Villa troops are within fifty miles and 3 000 are just beyond that zone.
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Harding cautions legislature on overreaching centralization
United States Senator Warren G. Harding told Ohio officials and lawmakers at a Columbus luncheon that the pendulum should not swing too far from the centralized government of the previous administration. The remarks appeared in a daytime address to the Legislature, Governor, and Chamber of Commerce members.
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Warren G. Harding
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Wilson Asks All to Be Neutral at M E Meeting
President Wilson urged calm national support at the Methodist Episcopal Church South annual session in Baltimore. He called for impartiality during quarrels, urged unity to end wars, and emphasized common brotherhood as the basis for just action.
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Dutch steamer Medea sunk off Beachy Head by U 28
Dover reports the Dutch steamer Medea was sunk this morning off Beachy Head by the German submarine U 28. It carried oranges from Saloniki to London. London notes U 29, responsible for several sinkings, may have been sunk with all hands after raids in the English Channel.
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Russians Claim Victory In Carpathian Passes
London dispatch reports a Russian victory on the Austrian right in Bukovina and progress toward Uzsok Pass in the Carpathians with fresh troops. The Petrograd line cites gains on the Pilica River region and a German position taken. Heavy fighting resumes along East Prussian front while the western front shows limited action.
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Starry Flag Ends Massacre at Urumiah Mission Front
Telegrams describe a desperate scene at Urumiah Northwestern Persia as Turkish and Kurdish troops attack Assyrian Christians. Dr. Harry F. Packard of the American Presbyterian mission unfurled an American flag and stepped between lines saving most of the 300 Assyrians at Geograpa, where 209 percent appeared referenced but likely 209 remaining? Total at risk was 15 000 at aid camps with 2 000 at the French mission.
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Persia
Harry F. Packard
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
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War preparations as Teutons flee Italy across border
Reports from London dated March recount growing mobilization in Italy as war nears. German diplomats still seek territorial concessions from Austria to ease tensions with Romania. The text notes mass departures of Austrian and German nationals.
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French Confident of Victory Like Grant
Paris March 25 Field Marshal Sir John French expressed unwavering confidence in victory in a wartime interview comparing himself to Ulysses S Grant. He said there is no doubt of the outcome and that persistence will prevail.
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Army of the Potomac
Ohio Woman Death Ties to Love Cult Case
Miss Amy Tanner, 23, died after a powerful drug. C A George, alleged head of a "new love cult," is in custody with ten others detained as witnesses in Alliance. Police say cult meetings occurred in a well furnished residence area and federal authorities monitored the group. The coroner's unofficial verdict cites drug involvement.
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C. A. George
New Love Cult
George
Miss Tanner
Detectives Maneeley and Tucker shot in Philadelphia manhunt
Central Office detectives James Maneeley and Harry Tucker were shot and died or mortally wounded during a running gun battle with fugitive Jacob R. Miller who fled after an attempted arrest on a fugitive warrant. Miller, 21, a former sailor, is wanted for a $38,000 jewelry robbery in Philadelphia and for burglary in Princeton, New Jersey.
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Central Office
Harry Tucker
Jacob R. Miller
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