World War News Briefs From Across Fronts
War dispatches report the U boat blockade sinking several ships from multiple nations and missing vessels. French gains near Perthes are noted while Russia claims overall front success and German advances halt due to floods. Clain MacNaughton and other ships missing. Italy's stance shifts in Berlin while South African forces occupy Garub. Specia sunk in North Sea.
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Champagne
Paris
Perthes
Berlin
Broad Vermont Senate kills woman suffrage bill in House
A Vermont Senate vote defeated the woman suffrage measure after it had passed the House. Reports from Bluff Utah note Piute Indians fleeing into Cottonwood Gulch during the night. In New York, attorney general probe into rising wheat costs continues as C H Canby blames supply demand rather than speculation. Mississippi River rises near Dubuque due to heavy rains endangering floods if ice breaks. Chicago Democrats nominate Robert M Sweitzer for mayor by large margin amid record turnout. William Hale Thompson secures Republican mayoral nod by about 1,000 votes over fusion candidate Marty Olson. The Hoffman House, longtime Democratic hub, is sold to a construction firm for over 3 million.
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Robert M. Sweitzer
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
Sweitzer
Harrison
William Hale Thompson
Marty Olson
Fusion
Minnesota House Passes County Option Prohibition Measure
By a 66 to 62 vote in St Paul the Minnesota house approved the senate county option measure making prohibition a county issue. The bill now goes to Governor Hammond who has indicated he would sign it.
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Minnesota House of Representatives
St. Paul
Senate
Hammond
Mutiny at Singapore Ends in Deaths and Rioting
Four hundred mutinous Indian regiment members in Singapore were killed along with seven German prisoners who joined the natives for freedom. Six officers, 13 soldiers and 13 civilians died while eight soldiers were wounded as the Fifth Nigh infantry regiment troops rioted over promotions. Landing parties from British and allied ships restored order on 26.
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Singapore
Fifth Nght
India
Notable deaths and leadership changes across various groups
Mrs May S Allen Webb, 87, first president of the W C T U, dies in Savannah after a London birth. Sarah Bernhardt operated on in Bordeaux with leg amputated from past injury during Joan of Arc role. Judge William Kavanaugh, 49, Little Rock, Southern League president, dies of apoplexy. Russian consul general Brory Roscavensky dies in San Francisco. Ernest Thompson Seton, 29 ranger chief scout of the Ts Scouts of America, office abolished.
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May S. Allen Webb
Savannah
London
Soe
Mmne
Sarah Bernhardt
Bordeaux
France
Joan of Arc
Agee
William Kavanaugh
Little Rock
Ark
The
Southern League
Ernest Thompson Seton
Ts Scouts of America
Seton
Promoter Curley delays Johnson Willard title bout in El Paso
Promoter Jack Curley announced the world heavyweight championship match between Jack Johnson and Jess Willard would be postponed to at least two weeks after March 6. The statement was issued from El Paso Texas, delaying the high profile boxing duel.
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Jack Curley
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
el Paso
Tex
Mexican Revolt Says Officers Executed by Villa Order
Aguascalientes to San Antonio dispatch reports Gen. Santos Coy and Gen. A Banuelos, former Villa officers, who stayed with Gen. Roque Gonzales Garza as he fled the capital, were executed by order of Villa.
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Aguascalientes
San Antonio
Tex
Santos Coy
A. Banuelos
Villa
Roque Gonzales Garza
Washington highlights and court rulings of 1914 events
President Wilson praised mountaineers and critiqued high society at a Berea College funded event. Supreme Court upheld California eight hour day law for women, while silk imports hit a 1914 record. Taft land withdrawal and a broad foot and mouth quarantine were reviewed by the nation’s highest court and agriculture department respectively. Wilson nominated Interstate Commerce Commission members as Taft’s policies faced scrutiny. Secretary Daniels ordered an inquiry into the destruction of the Evelyn and Senate committee chair noted possible complications.
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Wilson
Washington
Berea College
Kentucky
California
United States Supreme Court
Taft
Wyoming
Interstate Trade Commission
Senate
Joseph E. Davis
Edward Nash Hurley
Chicago
William J. Harris
Georgia
William H. Parry
Seattle
Wash
George Rubbe
Cornish
Daniels
Walter R. Gherardi
Berlin
Evelyn
Stone
Foreign. Relations Committee
Two Sisters Killed In Crossing Accident
Two middle aged sisters Miss Jacova Bacon and Miss Margaret Bacon were struck and killed by an inbound Union Traction Company car at Fifty first street and College avenue in Indianapolis. Motorman Charles Berry said the women became confused and stepped onto the track as the car approached, with no other witnesses present.
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Indianapolis
Union Traction Company
Fifty-first Street
College Avenue
Jacova Bacon
Maysville
Margaret F. Bacon
Charles Berry
Logansport
Richard A. Poole
Auto Turns Somersault On North Anderson Street
Elwood A. D. Cox, local broker, lost control of his car near a two foot stone wall by Duck creek. The vehicle struck the wall and flipped into the creek bed twelve feet below. Cox clung to the steering wheel and survived with only a drenching and a facial bruise. The car was wrecked.
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Elwood
A. D. Cox
Anderson Street
Duck Creek
Cox
Five Dollar Loan Spurs Heir to Large Estate
Logansport man Cole E B Judson becomes heir after lending $5 to an aunt in Greeley who later died. Attorneys say he is named in the will and he travels to Greeley to claim his portion. He had not heard from her for years after sending the $5 and receiving a thanks.
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Logansport
Greeley
Cole
E. B. Judson
Judson
Ladoga Office Robbed Again In Post Office Burglary
In Ladoga the local post office was robbed for the second time in five months. The safe was attacked with nitroglycerin and the outer door blown off but the inner vault remained sealed. Burglars escaped after obtaining about $600 in postage stamps of various denominations. Citizens awoke to the blast and found the burglars had fled.
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Ladoga
Yeggs
Indiana Teen Sets New Aerial Loop Record
Aviator Art Smith of Ft Wayne Indiana thrilled crowds with daring feats above New Orleans area skies. He reportedly looped the loop for the first time after dark and established a new record in looping maneuvers. Smith already holds the record for continuous loops, signaling a major triumph in American aviation history.
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Indiana
New Orleans
Art Smith
Ft. Wayne
Smith
Elkhart Couple in Tragic Double Death Under Scrutiny
Local friends refuse to accept that Elmer Rohrer shot his wife intentionally before killing himself. They favor an accidental discharge theory while examining a revolver. Both bodies were moved to the Clark home. due to hysteria, the funeral plans shift to Mrs. Clark’s sister in nearby residence.
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Elkhart
Rohrer
Clark
Kept In Ignorance of Son A Crime Rushville
Relatives feared to inform Walter P. Smith of Cassius C. Smith who killed his father-in-law and attempted suicide near Indianapolis. Walter Smith, a conductor formerly with the Indianapolis and Cincinnati traction line, is well known in the area and later moved to New Augusta.
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Rushville
Walter P. Smith
Here
Cassius C. Smith
Indianapolis
Smith
Cincinnati
New Augusta
Elkhart Man Charged With Arson
Elkhart fifty eight year old carpenter David Walters was arrested on an arson charge after a fire at his home. He lived alone. Fire chief Alexander Dotson alleged the evidence. separate fires were found in two upstairs rooms. Walters was awakened from sleep in a downstairs room by a young man who spotted the flames. The bus was approximately $10.
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Elkhart
Areon
David Walters
Alexander Dotson
Dotson
Walters
Peanut Roaster Explodes In Downtown Blast
A nut roasting machine exploded in a crowded downtown area narrowly missing serious injuries. The boiler head was hurled through a plate glass window 200 feet away and other windows were broken by flying debris. The blast, blamed on the boiler becoming dry, caused no injuries.
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Vincennes
Adams County Seeks County Agent Through Purdue Expert
Decature T. H. Coleman of Purdue University spoke at the courthouse outlining the duties of a county agent and the process to secure one. Committees received subscription blanks as they work to raise 500 dollars, the preliminary sum for filing the petition for an agent.
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Adams County
Decature T. H. Coleman
Purdue University
Court House
Busy Day for Clerk at Cass Circuit Court
In Jeffersonville within one hour six couples obtained marriage licenses in the Cass circuit court clerk Curtis W. Ballard’s office. The issuance involved answering over 300 questions on license blanks and the responses will be entered into permanent records.
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Jeffersonville
Curtis W. Ballard
Cass Circuit Court
Chase Auto Thieves and Eye Injury Report
Seymour thieves abandoned a stolen car after its engine died near the city limits. Police pursued them as they were found in possession of the vehicle before leaving town. Elkhart drafting engineer Percy B Koehler underwent eye removal surgery to save his remaining eye after a New Year’s Day shell fragment punctured the right eye. his condition remained critical for days.
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Seymour
E. B. Thompson
Elkhart
Percy B. Koehler
Damages Filed In Cass County Court
Logansport residents report a summons to appear in Cass County court on March 10 for a suit brought by William Weaver of Kokomo who alleges injuries from a pavement incident. He seeks ten thousand two hundred fifty dollars in damages.
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Logansport
Casselrente
William.e
Indiana Legislature Battles Over Direct Primary Bills
Legislators clash over two primary bills as caucus defections threaten party discipline. Leaders push to limit new measures before adjournment while Senator Van Nuys seeks a compromise mixing direct primaries for local races with state nominations by conventions. The Jones bill calls for direct nomination for all offices. The House backs an appropriation bill amid minor changes. Governor signs several bills including fishing law tweaks and school building maintenance authority.
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Indianapoli
Rether
Lslature
van Nuys
House
Mann
Thomas Taggart
Shaw
van Horne
Maintengne
Schhool
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