Terror Exploit Steamers Sink Three British Ships
German submarines attacked three British coast points in the early hours, sinking the steamers Tangistan off Scarborough, Blackwood off Hastings, and Princess Victoria off Liverpool. Only a few crew members survived from each vessel, including James O Tool e.
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Weelen Merapeyin Mbbey
Sorinve
London
Scarborough
Blackwood
Hastings
Iinseow
Liverpool
James O'Toole
Enelis
US Warns Carranza as Forces Move Toward Vera Cruz
Washington warns Mexico City evacuees to leave as Secretary Bryan opens transport for all who wish. Battleship Georgia and cruiser Washington ordered to Vera Cruz after talks with President Wilson. Consular reports say evacuation from Mexico City began Monday night amid US threats of consequences for Carranza officials. Wilson says no ultimatum, just views and actions as warships move to Mexican waters.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico City
Bryan
Georgia
Washington
Daniels
Vera Cruz
Wilson
Carranza
United States
Eight Time Voter Disguised Itself to Cast Ballots
Indianapolis reports United States District Attorney Frank C. Dailey presenting evidence that a Terre Haute man with one artificial leg voted eight times in the last November election. Dailey described his changing disguises using wooden cork and iron legs, a crutch, a cane, and even glasses to appear legless or differently capable.
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Indianapolis
Terre Haute
United States
Frank C. Dailey
Dailey
Thaw Lawyers Fail To Enter Sanity Testimony Record
In New York, Harry Thaw’s attorneys first moved to admit testimony on his sanity in the trial for conspiracy to escape Matteawan asylum but the effort failed. Eaelyn Nesbit Thaw reportedly planned to testify for her husband, but her testimony will not be called by his lawyers.
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New York
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Matteawan Asylum
Eaelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
Pasadena man ends life in public shooting
G C John Jr a nonotype operator of Pasadena California killed himself in a dramatic act on the outskirts of Ball Lake City. He ran two blocks firing at himself before dropping with four bullets in his head. He died shortly after.
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Ball Lake City
G. C. John, Jr
Pasadena
Cal
Britain takes control of engineering trade for war output
The house of commons granted the government authority to seize the entire engineering trade and place it under unified management to boost munitions production.
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Britain
London
House of Commons
Cattle Destroyed in Federal Attack at Campa
A federal raid killed 232 cattle and a bull valued at a high sum during an incident at Campa, Ogondaod County. Local authorities issued a brief statement confirming the loss and the attack occurred against hoof and mouth disease containment efforts.
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Syvrannee
Etaia
Ogondaod
Ciunty
Submarines Sunk In Channel Daring British Campaign
London reports reveal British losses in the English Channel and North Sea as U-8 is sunk by British destroyers after confessing ten submarines downed since the blockade began. French squadron shells a German sub, while parliament and French deputies push to treat captured crews as pirates.
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London
Great Britain
English Channel
North Sea
Offhcore
Channel
Dover
Admiralty
Thordis
Christiansand
Norway
Wyatt
Alston
Paris
Ministry of Marine
England
GIVES WILSON POWER Resolution Modified at White House Conference
Washington March 6 Congress adjourned and placed a solemn duty on the president regarding the European situation. A modified resolution authorizes the president to withhold clearance from vessels suspected of aiding belligerents and to use land or naval forces to defend neutrality following a White House conference concerns about provoking Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Germany
Austria-Hungary
United States
Rogers Named Director of the Census in Washington
President Wilson selects Samuel L. Rogers of Franklin North Carolina to replace William J. Harris of Cedartown Georgia as director of the census Harris has been confirmed by the senate as a member of the new federal trade commission Teetee Tahlequah Oklahoma Cherokee attorney and former Oklahoma House member named register of the treasury to succeed Quaber Parker now commissioner of the Five Civilized Tribes
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Washington
Samuel L. Rogers
Franklin
N. C
Wilson
William J. Harris
Cedartown
Senate
New
Federal Trade Commission
Houston B. Teetee
Tahlequah
Oklo
Register of the Treasury
Quaber Parker
Five Civilized Tribes
Teehee
Oklahoma
More Soldiers to Canal to Protect Panamanian Zone
Washington reports the Twenty-ninth Regiment of United States Infantry is ordered to duty along the canal zone to bolster security for the inter-oceanic route. The unit now at Governor's Island and Forts Porter and Niagara will sail from New York aboard the Army transport Buford on March 17 under General Mallory.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Twenty-ninth Regiment
United States Infantry
Inter-Oceanic Canal
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Governor's Island
Forts Porter
Niagara
N. Y
New York City
Buford
Gol
John 8. Mallory
Snow Storm Breaks Nebraska Winter Snowfall Record
Lincoln reports total winter snowfall at 51 inches, five inches above the previous record, with a heavy storm blanket covering the state. Railroads in northern Nebraska report trouble due to high winds accompanying the snow.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Man Kills Five, Wounds Dozens In Brunswick Shooting Spree
In Brunswick Georgia Ernest McDonald and five others die as real estate dealer Monroe Phillips goes on a shotgun rampage. He kills Harry Dunwoody Rex Deavers George Asbell W. M. Hackett and L C Padgett and wounds 32 others before being shot dead. Phillips had been a long-time resident and former mayor.
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Brunswick
Ernest McDonald
Monroe Phillips
Gunner Tolnas
Tomas
Phillips
Harry F. Dunwoody
Dunwoody
W. M. Hackett
Rex Deavers
L. C. Padgett
George W. Asbell
Padgett
Asbell
Hackett
Deavers
Tie
Georgia
S. GC. Atkinson
Georgia Supreme Court
End of Sixty Third Congress Marks Record Legislation
The sixtythird congress closed after a long run from April 7, 1914. It enacted vast major legislation and set records for appropriations. Total federal outlays neared 2.25 billion dollars, with initial session appropriations at 1.116 billion. President Wilson convened the body after his accession, guiding repeal of the Payne Aldrich tariff and currency law changes.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
Congress
Indictments Filed Over Dynamite Transport Near Vanceboro
Federal grand jury returns three indictments against Werner Horn for illegal interstate dynamite transport tied to the plan to destroy the international railway bridge at Vanceboro Washington. The report notes related political and corporate items across several cities with varied dates.
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Boston
Federal
Werner Horn
Vanceboro
Washington
Senate
Fletcher
Ths
Amsterdam
Nieuwe Rotterdame de Courant
Chicago
State Normal School
Dockery
Pullman Named Police Superintendent in Capital
Raymond W. Pullman of Detroit was chosen by Commissioner Brownlow to lead the capital police, succeeding Major Richard Sylvester who retired on a pension after charges were withdrawn. Sylvester faced criticism for crowd control during the suffragette parade before President Wilson's Inauguration.
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Washington
Raymond W. Pullman
Detroit
Mich
Brownlow
Richard Sylvester
Representative Park
Georgia
Sylvester
Wilson
Entombed Coal Miners Rescued in West Virginia Shaft
Charleston reports 48 miners trapped 96 hours in the Layland coal mine shaft were saved alive after an explosion. Rescue teams say other entombed workers still survive and will be brought to the surface as efforts continue.
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Charleston
W. Va
Layland
Mne
Governor Clarke Signs Woman Suffrage Amendments
Des Moines March 9. Governor George W. Clarke signed the woman suffrage and constitutional prohibition amendments passed by the legislature. The amendments require the signature of the next general assembly to become effective.
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Des Moines
George W. Clarke
General Assembly
Noorderdyk torpedoed report unsettled in London
No confirmation reached London by noon after midnight Friday about the Holland American Wine steamer Noorderdyk reportedly torpedoed by a German submarine.
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Noorderdyk
Tondon
London
Explosion Kills Four At Du Pont Powder Plant
Four men died in an explosion at the Du Pont Powder company plant near Pompton Junction New Jersey on March 8. Two others were seriously injured and one worker was blown 30 feet into a river but survived by swimming ashore. John Colfax was identified among the dead others could not be identified due to severe mutilation.
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Pompton Junction
N. J
du Pont Powder Company
Here
John Colfax
1600 Miners Entombed After Cabeza del Buey Mine Explosion
A catastrophic blast in Cabeza del Buey copper mine near Badajoz entombs 1600 miners. Three on the surface killed and many injured. officials fear hundreds may die before relief teams reach the shaft. The disaster strikes Cabeza del Buey in Cordoba, Spain.
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Spain
Cordoba
Cabeza del Buey
Badajoz
Itla
American Cotton Vessel Freed
The cotton laden steamer Pactile sailing from Galveston to Rotterdam was detained at Deal England but has been released according to a cablegram from Captain Mundy. Its commander, however, is not specified in the readable text.
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Moston
Mass
Pactile
Galveston
Rotterdam
Deal
England
Mundy
Women Thank the Czar Edict Censured by Temperance Union
In Chicago on March 9 the Women's Christian Temperance Union headquarters in Evanston issued a metgage of thanks praising the czar for banning vodka. The brief note credits the prohibition as a cause for celebration and notes the international temperance sentiment.
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Chicago
Nicholas
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Evanston
Four Auto Bandits Taken in Chicago
Four teenage boys described as desperate auto bandits confessed to raiding more than twenty women, triggering citywide fear. Arrested are James Springer 2810 West Thirty-ninth Place nineteen Virgil Litzinger 2734 West Thirty-ninth Street eighteen Alvin Carlson 2731 West Thirty-ninth Street nineteen Garfield Sullivan 8712 Parnell Avenue seventeen Sullivan boasted of his chauffeur skills. a girl alerted others leading to police involvement.
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Chicago
James Springer
West Thirty-ninth Place
Virgil Litzinger
West Thirty-ninth Street
Alvin Carlson
West Thirty-ninth A
Garfield Sullivan
Parnell Avenue
Sullivan
Resta Wins Vanderbilt Cup In Peugeot Debut
Darius Resta, an English driver, won the Grand Prix at the tenth Vanderbilt Cup race in San Francisco driving a Peugeot. He led Howdy Wilcox in a Stutz to the tape, with Resta’s 300 mile average speed at 67.9 mph. Burman, Clearys, and an unnamed spectator were injured.
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D. Resta
Peugeot
H. Wilcox
Stutz
Cessee
Eddie Pullen
Mercer
Ralph de Palma
Mercedes
San Francisco
Darius Resta
Howdy” Wilcox
Rob” Burman
Joe Clearys
Resta
Fire on Big Liner La Touraine Quelled at Sea
New York reports Oscar R Cauhois says La Touraine fire is out and ship proceeds to Havre under own steam. Message from Canhola notes fire confined to one compartment with no casualties aboard.
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la Touraine
New York
Oscar R. Cauhois
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Havre
Canhola
Dacia Crew Begins Return Voyage From Brest
The crew of the American steamer Dacia left Brest for Le Havre on Friday after being seized by a French cruiser. The captain will stay in Brest until the prize court resolves the case.
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Paris
Havre
Brest
Fire Kills Three in Minneapolis Hotels
A blaze at two Minneapolis hotels on Flennepin Avenue the Astoria and the Frederick killed three people and injured nine. Damage was estimated at 55000 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Flennepin Avenue
Astoria
Frederick
Des Moines May Become Second Reno in Divorce Case
Judge Hubert Utterback ruled in the John Dardis v Jean Dardis case that residence requirements may be waived if the defendant is personally served within Iowa, potentially turning Des Moines into a second Reno and influencing residency rules for districts statewide. The decision, arising from the question of one year of residence, may be appealed to test the ruling.
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Des Moines
Hubert Utterback
Reno
John Dardis
Jean Dardis
Iowa
Famous French sleuth dies in Paris at sixty nine
Pierre Fortune Jaume, renowned detective, died in Paris aged 69. He gained international fame for cases including the Bailiff Goffe murder, the killing of Baroness De Lard, and the Pont a Mousson murders. He was known for his picturesque disguises during investigations.
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Paris
Pierre Fortune Jaume
M. Jaume
Goffe
Baroness de Lard
Ponta Mousson
Rpecos Gary
Fugitive Priests bound for Spain from Vera Crug
Thirteen priests fleeing Vera Crug due to Venustiano Carranza reached New York on Saturday and are en route to Spain aboard the steamer Montevideo.
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Spain
New York
Vera Crug
Venustiano Carranza
Montevideo
Three Jap Aviators Perish in Seaplane Fall
Tokio dispatch reports a navy seaplane with one pilot and two officers diving into Yokosuka Harbor on Saturday. The craft and crew, attached to the Yokosuka naval station, were drowned.
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Tokio
Yokosuka
No Change in Salaries Bill Passed Swiftly by House
The House quickly disposed of H. R. No. 760 in committee of the whole and sent it to third reading without amendments. Attempts to raise pay or create new positions were rejected as the economy program prevailed and the finances committee maintained a strict line.
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House
Tle
Finance Committee
Legal Newspapers Defined For Advertising Revenue
Lawmakers advance S 141 to third reading detailing legal newspaper criteria. It lowers prior publication weeks to fifty two and requires a minimum weekly circulation of 300, with publication at the issuing place. Other measures discuss cockleburr nuisance stamping and a landlord tenant lease fix to curb spread.
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State Senate
S. 141
Krumbach
Polk
Anti Cigaret Bill Endorsed by YMCA Workers
endorsement by a large number of YMCA workers and others linked to boys Christian work signals legislative consideration for the Peterson anti cigaret bill. The measure repeals the weak existing law and replaces it with provisions restricting sales to minors and enabling prosecutions for sales to minors.
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Indorse
Revenue committee cuts amendment on property schedules publication
The House revenue and taxation committee, which had seized back a bill to publish personal property assessment schedules, struck out the amendment that would have reissued the schedules if a German, Bohemian, or Swedish newspaper is published in any county.
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Revenue and Taxation Committee
House
Bates bill limits annual submission of questions
The Bates bill restricts submitting the same questions more than once per year under the initiative and referendum. It passed the house committee of the whole to curb frequent wrangling on local questions.
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House Committee
County Youths Called to Attend Business Colleges Plan
Solicitation of county youths and city young folks to attend business colleges will be under direction of the state superintendent's office if the Sunday bill reported out of a senate standing committee survives the session.
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Senate
Saloonkeeper liability bill passes by 17 to 14 vote
The measure by Mattes of Otoe provides that saloonkeepers cannot be jointly liable for damages from liquor sales, but they may be cited separately. The bill, numbered 8 F 284, was approved by a 17 to 14 vote.
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Mattes
Otoe
Nebraska House considers anti out of state lawsuit bills
Representative Jearg'e presents H. BR. No. 9220 and H. TB. No. 341 now in general use and likely to reach committee of the whole this week. The measures aim to bar importation of suits from outside Nebraska to avoid taxpayer costs where Nebraskans have no stake. If enacted these laws would halt such practices in the state.
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Jearg'e
House
Nebraska
Duties and Powers Treasurers Report on State Finances
State Treasurer Hall declines to countersign warrants from the state normal board for claims not audited in an open board meeting. Auditor Smith believes vouchers require open meeting audit and seeks opinion from the attorney general on treasurer duties. He cites 1918 statutes giving the normal board control of funds and says the auditor shall draw warrants on education board vouchers.
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Western
Union News Service
Smith
State Normal Board
State Board of Education
Hall
Normal Board
State Treasurer reports quarterly treasury status
State Treasurer Hall ceased monthly reports and releases a quarterly update for the three months ending February 27. The balance on December 1 stood at 746,108.92 dollars and by February 27 reached 1,111,763.58 dollars. Receipts totaled 2,604,640.24 dollars while disbursements were 2,328,986.58 dollars. Deposits in banks amounted to 1,001,974.64 dollars with 19,789.04 dollars cash in hand.
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Hall
Walter A. George
Amendments to public warehouse bills face opposition
A special subcommittee in both houses prepared amendments to public warehouse bills. No committee meeting has occurred yet, and objectors remain numerous. The measure is optional for elevator owners who file with the railway commission and post a bond. It does not assign warehouse liability for grain condition. Delivery on request must occur within a day, with overdue penalties. Rentals are set at one cent per bushel for 15 days, one thirtieth per day for three months, and one sixtieth per day thereafter.
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Railway Commission
Treasurer Hall Leads County Demands For State Remittances
Treasurer Hall urged monthly remittances of all state funds and cited Attorney General Reed approving the right of the finance officer to require them. His presentation at the Hastings county treasurers meeting sparked a small revolt, with Hall immediately defending his stance.
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Hall
Reed
Treasurer Hall
County Treasurers
Hastings
State Food Commissioner Harman's February fees total $6460.26
State Food Commissioner Harman collected $4 460.26 in February and its departments conducted 1 497 inspections, issued 11 percent sanitary orders, filed 10 complaints, performed 113 chemical analyses, 25 seed analyses and began 6 prosecutions. Fees included oil and gasoline inspections 5 564.85, permits 490.61, feeding stuff tags 163, weights and measures 224.40, miscellaneous 400, seed analyses 12.60, total 6 460.26.
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Harman
Hoffmeister Broome farm bill fails on third reading
The Hoffmeister Broome demonstration farm bill was killed on third reading. Authors were surprised it progressed, as it secured only 29 votes on final passage. The measure would have empowered the board of regents to stock western school lands with a farm program and a scientist, but no funding was provided.
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Board of Regents
Adjutant General Warns Over Guard Budget Cut
Nebraska National Guard officials protest a Finance Committee cut to state funding. Adjutant General Hall says the reduction is not economy and cites support from many Guard officers and local business leaders who oppose the lower appropriation.
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Hall
Nebraska National Guard
Finance Committee
House
Menoral Hall
Guard
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