Willard Defeats Moran In Ten Round Heavyweight Bout
Jess Willard, world heavyweight champion, outpoints Frank Moran in a hard fought ten round match in New York. Moran showed gameness, absorbing numerous jabs and hooks as Willard, 259 1/2 pounds, used his height and reach to control most rounds. Referee called it one of the cleanest bouts he ever officiated.
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New York
Jess Willard
Frank Moran
Willard
Moran
Jack Johnson
Kansas Cowboy
Charley White
Frank
Pittsburg
Madison Square Garden
Frigate Duel in North Sea Sinks German Raider Greif
The German raider Greif and the British merchant ship Alcantara were sunk in a North Sea battle on February 29. Five British officers and 69 men were lost. five German officers and 116 men were captured. The Greif used Norwegian colors and flew no flag as the fight ended. A submarine was later sunk during rescue efforts. The action is described as one of the war’s hottest frigate duels.
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North Sea
Britain
Greif
Alcantara
Press Association
Moewe
Woman of Mystery in Case Revealed
Dr. Arthur W. Waite faces imminent indictment for the murder of his wealthy father in law, John E. Peck of Grand Rapids. Waite admits buying arsenic but District Attorney Swann doubts the claim as sensational details tie a singer, Mrs. Margaret Horton, to Waite’s life at the Plaza Hotel.
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New York
Arthur W. Waite
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Waite
Peck
Swann
Margaret Horton
Plaza Hotel
Dr. Waite
Berlitz School
Multiple Family Histories Tie to Cincinnati Figures
The document details Mrs. Arthur Waite and Mrs. Horton with ties to Cincinnati figures, noting Mrs. Horton Ottlid Margaret Weaver, her 1914 marriage to Harry Mack Horton, and her earlier life in Hartwell. It also mentions Dr. Waite confined in Bellevue Hospital and his mother Mrs. Warren W. Waite prostrated after learning her son faces murder charges.
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Metropole
Cincinnati College of Music
Hartwell
Marie Doro
Waite
Bellevue Hospital
Grand Rapids
Warren W. Waite
Carranzistas Advancing Toward Villa Territory
Carrancistas move rapidly toward Villa’s territory and may cooperate with his troops. A regiment of Carranzistas is shown being transported on a train.
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Carranza
Villa
Picked Force Fires Through Enemy Lines
A force chosen for the assault breaks through enemy lines causing heavy confusion and setting a triumphant tone for the unit. The action demonstrates tactical boldness and unit cohesion under fire.
American Cavalry Heroic Battle Near Torreon Reported
American cavalry veterans say pursuit of the Villa follower leader may be hopeless as reports reach Laredo of a train attack near Viesca between Torreon and Saltillo. Six hundred bandits fired on the train from both sides while Carranza troops protected the rear. No American casualties reported.
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Laredo
Tex
Torreon
Viesca
Saltillo
Eight Die as Oklahoma Tornado Destroys Edgemond Home
In Davis Oklahoma a tornado leveled the Edgemond farm two miles east of town killing eight members of Alexander Edgemond's family, including his wife her mother a son and his wife and four younger children. The farmer reached open before the house collapsed but no Davis fatalities occurred. Nearby farms within eight miles suffered partial or total destruction.
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Edgemond
Davis
Speeding fine for undertaker driver in Municipal Court
In a Municipal Court session, William Patterson aged 21, driver for a local undertaking firm, was fined 25 dollars for exceeding the speed limit. The brief item notes this municipal ruling amid a stream of other dispatches from Washington.
Missing Teen Sweethearts Spark Nationwide Search
Cleveland reports fourteen year old Genevieve Westropp and her sixteen year old friend Charles Deacon have vanished after an evening together. Police and parents extend the search to Toledo Akron and multiple cities as photos and descriptions circulate.
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Deacon
Toledo
Akron
Sussex Sinking Toll Rises With Survivors Reaching Paris
Paris reports 143 survivors arrive from the Sussex with more expected as the British liner is said sunk by a German submarine off the French coast. London confirms at least fifty dead, including women and children, and twenty three Americans among the missing.
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Germany
United States
Dominion
Dover
The
Commercial Tribune
London
Sussex
Baldwin
Paris
Weather Across Regions Shows Rain Thunderstorms
Rain and thunder dominated the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys and lake regions with above normal temperatures in the east. The Atlantic and Pacific regions saw fair weather, with a colder Missouri Valley and showers forecast for today. Ohio Indiana Kentucky Tennessee West Virginia face thunderstorms and colder conditions Sunday into Monday. A temperature table at 7 p.m. lists highs and precipitation for Cincinnati and other places.
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Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Lake Regions
East Gulf States
Atlantic States
Pacific
Ohio Valley
Lake Districts
Mississippi
Missouri Valley
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Fesler Named Temporary Chairman of Indiana Republican Convention
In Indianapolis on March 25 the Republican State Committee selected James W. Fesler of Indianapolis as temporary Chairman of the State Convention to deliver the keynote address. Patrick J. Lynch was chosen Sergeant at Arms with fifty assistants.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Ind
Republican State Committee
James W. Fesler
Fesler
Patrick J. Lynch
United Spanish War Veterans to Meet in Chicago
Chicago reports the annual encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans set for September 4 5 6 and 7. Dr C L Daniels Past Department Commander and Arrangements Chairman says no fewer than 25000 veterans will attend.
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Chicago
United Spanish War Veterans
C. L. Daniels
Department
Committee On
Cardinal Serafini Named Prefect of the Propaganda
Rome March 25 Cardinal Dominic Serafini appointed Prefect of the Propaganda succeeding Cardinal Gotti. Serafini born in Rome in 1852 was created a Cardinal on May 25, 1914.
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Commercial Tribune
Rome
Dominic Serafini
the Propaganda
Cardinal Gotti
Cardinal Serafini
Villa Men Sighted Near Colonia Dublan
A small band of Villa followers was seen about fifty miles south of Colonia Dublan Chihuahua by American forces. Villa himself was not present and no engagement occurred.
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Villa
Villa forces evade battle near El Poso and Madera chase
El Paso reports Villa followers fled without real fighting near El Poso five miles south of Namiquipa. Five American columns cooperate with Carranza troops as Pershing awaits word. Villa splits forces to hold Namiquipa while a picked unit advances south of Madera along Pancho’s road.
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Texas
Villa
Cano
el P Oso
Namiquipa
Cavila
Garcia
el Oso
Carranza
Tex
Francisco Villa
Madera
Pearson and
Casas Grandes
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Charles Deacon
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Pershing
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Minaca
Pancho
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