Train Looted and Thirty Killed Near Corralitas
Reports say bandits led by Francisco Villa robbed the Mexico City express near Corralitas Chihuahua on Tuesday. One American and Joseph Williams were held for a $50 000 ransom as Villa’s force dynamited a locomotive. ten bandits and nineteen trainmen died in clashes.
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EL Paso
Texas
Associated Press
Mexico City
One National Railway
Corralitas
Chihuahua
Villa
Francisco Villa
Joseph Williams
Williams
Juarez
General Angeles
Five Vessels Disabled By Stor ms in Atlantic Debacle
Gales cripple Atlantic shipping with five vessels in danger. Guilford abandoned off Delaware capes. crew of eleven saved. Lake Bilithrop disabled near Sable Island shoals. Cape Breton aground off Nova Scotia with possible doom. Bratto crew rescued. fate unknown. Maine lost rudder off Irish coast and seeking aid.
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New York
Associ Press
Atlantic
Shipping Board
Delaware Capes
Sable Island Shoals
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Bratto
Maine
Woman Causes Christmas Murder? Hard to parse
Ralph Bruno, owner of a Portland soft drink parlor, shot and killed Richard Trop after Trop allegedly intervened with his wife who had just secured a divorce. The Associated Press report notes the motive centered on the marital dispute.
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Portland
Associated Press
Ralph Bruno
Richard Trop
Bruno
Trop
Testimony in Rebuttal at Centralia Murder Trial
In Montesano Washington the Centralia murder trial resumes with rebuttal testimony. Deputy Sheriff William McFadden denies defense witness Spears and says he learned of Spears's testimony only Saturday. Ruth Godfred testifies she heard Patterson say he did not see the shooting. Patterson testifies he was near the hall and saw it. Court rejects defense clips about Elks hall meetings planning the raid.
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Montesano
Wash
Associated Press
Centralia
William McFadden
Ellensburg
William Spears
McFadden
Spears
Ruth Godfred
John Patterson
Patterson
Elks’ Hall
Bolsheviks attack Poles across Pripet region
Associated Press dispatch from London reports large Bolshevik forces opening an offensive against Polish positions on both sides of the Pripet region. Messages indicate Polish and Finnish troops repulsed assaults, with Finnish forces launching a counter attack that pierced red lines.
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London
Associated Press
Pripet Region
Healer Draws Crowds in Seattle Village
In Seattle, James Moore Hickman the English clergyman who offers healing by laying on of hands attracts scores of afflicted people to Trinity Episcopal Church. Several stretcher and wheelchair cases were brought, Hickman says his cures have succeeded in other cities and he preaches faith.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Trinity Episcopal Church
James Moore Hickman
Hickman
Twenty Killed and Wounded in Honduras Revolt
General Tiburcio Garcia leads a revolt against Luiz Gutierrez in Honduras as deputies clash in a pitched battle. Twenty were killed and wounded, and Dr. Romulo Duran, president of the chamber, was among the dead. The Alaska Steamship Company announces a new weekly schedule starting with its steamship Alaska sailing from Seattle.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Tiburco Garcia
Luiz Gutierrez
Honduras
Honduras Chamber of Deputies
Romulo Duran
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Steamship
Alaska
Seattle
Alaska Steamship Company
Suspect Proves Alibi and Is Released in Woods Death
Renton man detained in connection with Walter Bagnall’s death after his body was found with a bullet hole. He produced an alibi and was released, authorities said.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Renton
Walter Bagnall
Watson Sails With Big List of Passengers
The steamship Admiral Watson sailed for the North yesterday at 10 oclock carrying 136 passengers. Those for Cordova included Miss Helen Gillespie Mrs J L Smith J McIntosh Thomas Jicket and six steerage. Most passengers are cannerymen heading to Kodiak and Yakutat.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Admiral Watson
North
Cordova
Helen Gillespie
J. L. Smith
J. McIntosh
Thomas Jicket
Watson
Kodiak
Yakutat
Japan will not relinquish Vladiostok control
Washington reports that the Japanese diet continues debate over withdraw from Siberia with a firm stand to retain Vladiostok and surrounding area despite talks.
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Washington
Associated Press
Siberia
Japan
Vladivostok
Senate Re-Adopts Peace Treaty Reservation on League Costs
The senate on Saturday readopted the reservation to the peace treaty, declining to bear part of the expenses of the League of Nations except by congressional action. The vote was 46 to 25 with eight Democrats supporting the reservation. A proviso excluded the secretary general’s office expenses and salary.
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Washington
Associated Press
Senate
League of Nations
Congress
Definite and sane policy for soldiers
Colonel Lester Jones of the American Legion told the House Ways and Means Committee the Legion had erred in presenting incomplete relief proposals. He announced the executive committee would meet this week to form a definite policy and a financing scheme for any bonus plan it may propose.
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Washington
Associated Press
KE. Lester Jones
American Legion
House
Ways and Means Committee
Legion
Jones
Eskimo Hunters Drift Fifteen Days on Ice Floe
Three Eskimo hunters arrived at Nome after drifting fifteen days on a shifting ice cake off land. They endured extreme cold and hunger as a gale carried their camp away across the sea ice near the Yukon coast.
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Nome
Associated Press
Phelan Seeks To Block Name From Primaries
W G Phelan of California asks the Democratic state central committee not to use his name as a presidential candidate. Mr McAdoo reiterates he will refuse to allow his name in the Georgia primaries and says the convention should freely set its platform and candidate list.
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New York
Associated Press
W. G. Phelan
California
Adoo
Democratic State Central Committee of
McAdoo
Georgia
Murphy Driven to Death by Own Action
The body of Daniel Murphy, former saloonkeeper, was found today off Colman dock. He was father of Harry Murphy the cartoonist. No violence marks were found. death believed to result from his own action due to feared illness.
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Daniel Murphy
Colman Dock
Harry Murphy
Murphy
Ketchikan Merchant Dies in Seattle
Fremont King a prominent Ketchikan business man and Pacific coast figure died in Seattle on Saturday from influenza.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Fremont King
Ketchikan
Pacific Coast
Raids Nabs Sixty Four Suspected Radicals in Ohio
In Akron on March 8, sixty four alleged radicals were arrested during raids on meeting places conducted by industrial agents. The operation targeted suspected extremist organizers and activities linked to radical groups.
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Akron
Ohio
Associated Pres
President Wilson Enjoys Open Auto Ride Today
President Wilson rode in an open automobile today and appeared healthy and vigorous as he surveyed the day’s events. The ride underscored his continued vitality amid public appearances and official duties.
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Washington
Associated Press
Wilson
Everett Census Shows Large Population Gain
Everett Washington adds 2,800 residents to reach 27,614 in a Census Bureau bulletin issued today. The March 8 release from the Associated Press notes the gain and updated population figures for the city.
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Everett
Washington
Associated Press
Wash
Census Bureau
Alaska Railroad Funding Fights Hit House Subcommittee
The House subcommittee on appropriations will oversee Alaska railroad estimates for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Colonel Frederick Mears leads the Alaska engineering commission and attends hearings called by the Interior Department. An $8 million request aims to complete the Seward to Nenana stretch, leaving $3 million of the $52 million authorization for the remainder.
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Ciated Press
House
Seward
Nenana
Newspaper publishers urged to cut news print use
Chairman Steenerson of the House committee on post offices and post roads asks publishers to reduce news print consumption by ten percent due to an acute shortage. The notice highlights the national shortage impacting printing and distribution.
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Washington
Associated Press
Steenerson
Committee On Post Offices
House of Representatives
General Gray Critiques Russian Inefficiency and Jealousy
General I Thord Gray veteran of thirteen wars arrived from Vladivostok. He served in Admiral Kolchak's army, was captured by the Reds, and compelled to leave Russia or join the Reds. Gray fought with the British in France and voiced disgust at Russian inefficiency and jealousy.
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Seattle
Associated Press
I. Thord Gray
Vladivostok
Admiral Kolchak
Reds
Russia
Gray
France
War Worker Angelus J Casten Disappears After Letter
Chicago police and Detroit authorities search for Angelus J Casten chemist at International Harvester who vanished after saying he was heading to Washington. Casten invented a depth bomb propulsive used by U S naval forces. An identification firm reports possible train death, which the company says not reported.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Detroit
Angelus J. Casten
International Harvester Company
Washington
Casten
United States
Navy Secretary urges Alaska base and Pacific fleet expansion
Secretary of the Navy Daniels told the House Naval Affairs Committee that a fueling and supply base should be established in Alaska with a later site to be decided. He also backed submarine and destroyer bases at Port Angeles and Astoria, expansion of Bremerton yards, and San Diego as the main fleet base on southern drill grounds while omitting Mare Island.
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Washington
Associated Press
Bremerton Yard
San Diego
Vancouver Island Whaling Co Organized for Coast Work
The Vancouver Island Whaling Company has been incorporated for 600000 dollars with headquarters in Victoria. It will operate along the entire coast of British Columbia and favor returned soldiers in employment opportunities.
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Vancouver Island Whaling Company
Victoria
B. C
Associated Press
British Columbia
Burglars Loot Los Angeles Safe of Cash and Bonds
Four men robbed a First Street store last night securing 25 000 to 30 000 dollars in cash and Liberty bonds. They gained entry by posing as detectives and handcuffed the watchman and janitor to the elevator cage before working three hours to crack the safe.
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
First Street
Voluntary Relief Work Expanded for Europe Starvation Relief
Geneva March 8 The League of Red Cross Societies board of governors adopted resolutions to extend voluntary relief among starving and diseased populations in Central and Eastern Europe. Governments must supply food clothing and transportation for the effort.
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Geneva
Associated Press
The
League of Red Cross Societies
Europe
Tax dodgers urged to report in internal plea
Chief of the Internal Revenue Bureau Roper appeals to citizens to aid in bringing to justice income tax dodgers. The call seeks public help in exposing fraudulent filings and evasion schemes.
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Washington
Associated Press
Internal Revenue Bureau
Roper
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National Americanism Commission
Poles
Seattleville
Associated
Asso
Gen. Gray
L0s Angeles
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