Labor's World Peace Congress may set terms of peace
Washington reports the American Federation of Labor calls for a Labor's World Peace Congress to meet with wartime delegates in the same city and time. It urges worker representation to influence peace terms and protect daily life concerns as the war continues.
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American Federation of Labor
Labor
Organized Labor Movement
Executive Council
The
American Federation
San Francisco
Friends and Brothers
American Federation of Labor Convention
Labor Congress
Europe
Czar's More Big Surprise To Germans
Sudden development of offensive results in considerable advance over two sectors. The report notes a sharp move by Soviet forces surprising German lines and widening front positions.
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Czar
Russian push on Dvinsk region threatens Vilna–Dvinsk rail line
London dispatch reports a sudden Russian offensive on the Dvinsk front with advances near Jacobstadt and Narocz Lake. The fighting shifts toward Sventsiany as Russia eyes the Vilna–Dvinsk railway. German forces contest the onslaught with heavy losses on various fronts including Verdun Meuse and the Argonne.
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London
Dvinsk
Jacobstadt
Narocz Lake
Riga
Lake District
Sventsiany
Vilna-Dvinsk
Verdun
Fort Douaumount
Berlin War Office
Vermelles
Neuville
la Pompelle Fort
Rheims
Argonne
Meuse
Caslette Wood
Ft. Douaumont
Verdun’s Quiet War Zone With Three Proud Civilians
London dispatch describes Verdun as bombarded and deserted except for three civilians staying amid shellfire. A kitten rescue, fires, and damaged landmarks at the Cathedral scene unfold as Verdun endures continued shelling and danger.
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London
H. Warner Allen
Verdun
Rue Mazel
Clara Barton's Life Remembered by Washington Notables
Washington tributes praise Clara Barton founder of the American Red Cross as a memorial is urged in the national capital. Lt Gen Nelson A Miles presided with Senators Chamberlain Smith Tillman Wardam and others speaking.
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Washington
Clara Barton
American Red Cross
Nass
National Capital
Nelson A. Miles
S. A
Chamberlain
Oregon
Smith
Michigan
Tillman South
New York Interrogates Mrs Palmenberg in Waite Case
In New York on March 26 attorney staff questioned Mrs Dorothy Palmenberg for over four hours about Dr Arthur Warren Waite and the poisoning death of John E Peck of Grand Rapids. Waite’s family visited at Belle Vue Hospital as Percy Peck and Dr Harvey Schurz head for the city.
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New York
Dorothy Palmenberg
Arthur Warren Waite
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Dooling
Waite
Bellevue Hospital
Warren Waite
Frank Waite
British Lose 3 Aeroplanes During Raid
British air units report three aircraft lost during a raid as German airships in Schleswig Holstein come under attack from five large fighter planes.
British raid sinks two German patrol ships near Sylt
London reports three British aeroplanes missing after an attack on airship sheds in Schleswig Holstein. Two German armed patrol vessels Braunschweig and Otto Rudolf were sunk by British destroyers near Sylt. destroyer Medusa may have been lost in a collision with Laverock amid storm. Laverock details and crew safety noted.
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London
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig- Holstein
Sylt
Medusa
Laverock
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copenhagen
Sylt Harbor
Braunschweig
Otto Rudolf
British hydroaeroplanes shot down at Sylt island
Berlin reports at least three British hydroaeroplanes including a fighting aeroplane were brought down by German guns on and around the island of Sylt during an air raid on Northern Schleswig. Crews were captured.
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Berlin
Sylt
Schleswig
Weather outlook across states with rain and cold
The bulletin reports showers and colder air across Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia with possible snow near Lake Erie and in extreme northern Indiana. Rains extend across the Midwest to the South and East Gulf states with thunderstorms heavy rainfall in some areas and general rain east of the Mississippi Monday.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
West Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Middle West
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Upper Lake Region
Lower
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
East Gulf States
Lower Lake Region
Upper
South Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
North Pacific States
Mississippi River
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Lake Region
South
Mssissippi River
Sussex Sunk Without Warning Told By American Survivors
Survivors report the Sussex explosion occurred without warning off the English Channel. Five bodies were found, with fifteen serious injuries. two American passengers, Drake and Huxley, say several Americans may be lost. An affidavit to the State Department details the ship’s destruction and lifeboat capsizing.
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Washington
England
State Department
Drake
Huxley
Sussex
Edward S. Huxley
Francis I E. Drake
New York
Ambassador Page
London
Folkstone
Dr. Penfield
Miss Baldwin
Costa Rica Sues Nicaragua Over Canal Route Treaty
Costa Rica has filed a suit at the Central American Court of Justice claiming Nicaragua violated a treaty by negotiating a canal route pact with the United States. Costa Rica says it must be consulted before any agreement affecting canal rights and base sites is made.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Central American Court of Justice
Nicaragua
United States
Nicaraguan Canal
The
Bay of Fonseca
San Juan River
Atlantic Ocean
Six Die in San Antonio Country Club Fire
Six people perished when a blaze consumed the San Antonio Country Club in Texas. Five guests at the weekend event included James B. Walthall and his wife, Judge E. Webb, Homer James, Mrs Mace Stewart, and Helen Cockrell. Mrs Stewart and Homer James died trying to save Judge Webb as others escaped from the second story. James Walthall, former Texas Attorney General, was among the dead.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Antonio Country Club
James B. Walthall
Judge E. Webb
Homer James
Mace Stewart
Galveston
Helen Cockrell
Texas
Mary Carson
Indianapolis
Ind
Industries To GE Trained By Naval Board
New York march 26 with president Wilson and secretary daniels approval the naval consulting board accepts the advertising clubs of the world offer to run a national free campaign. the plan includes a 30000 engineer inventory and the slogan national defense and international peace. headlines say the campaign is not a war measure but a peace measure to mobilize american industry for munitions production.
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New York
Wilson
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Naval Consulting Board
Associated Advertising Clubs
Howard E. Coffin
Herbert S. Houston
Associated Bodies
Houston
Coffin
Villa Escapes as U.S. Forces Pursue Mexican Bandit
Francisco Villa has broken through Mexican troops near Namiquipa and is now about 250 miles south of the border as three American cavalry columns push after him. General Pershing and General Funston report the pursuit, with Dodd commanding advanced units and air scouting hampered by winds.
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San Antonio
Tex
Francisco Villa
Namiquipa
Villa
Pershing
F Tonders
Washington
Funston
Dodd
General Pershing
el Valle
Casas Grandes
Mexico
Columbus
Carranza
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Vosges
Pelles
St. Quentin
Caillette Wood
Vidsy
Postawy
Narocz
Wiszniew Lakes
War Office
Apremont
Malancourt
Grimaucourt
Mazel
M. Georges Scott
Joan of Arc
Margaret Horton
Schleswig - Hol
Stein
Teutons
Montreal Water
Kansas City
Boston
Helens
Jacksonvils
Salt Lake Co
New Orleans
Denver
Phoenix Senses
Spokane
Ween
Chattanooga
Seattle
Detroit
Fortland Wet Wee
Chicago
St. Paul
Los
St. Louis
Winnipeg
Cairo
Calgary
Memphis
Edmonton
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Bibby
Ran
Catal
Leicestershire
Belfast
Atlantic Transport Company
Atlantic Transport Line
Uranium
Volturno
Uni
Ted
Texas Club
Colman
Naval Board
U.S
Buerrero
GOVER
del Rio
Las Vacas
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Guerrero
Chihuahua
Durango
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