Funston Drops Dead in Hotel After Dinner
Major General Frederick Funston, 51, commander of the US Army southern department since 1915, dies suddenly in a San Antonio hotel lobby while talking with friends and playing with a Des Moines girl. His career included famed exploits in the Cuban insurrection and early policing actions, with a history of bold, confrontational actions.
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San Antonio
Texas
Frederick Funston
Southern Department
United States Army
Inez Silverberg
Des Moines
Iowa
General Funston
United States
Kansas
University of Kansas
Funston
Lawrence
Kan
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Young Funston
Santa Fe
Major General Funston’s bold career and exploits
The account traces Major General Frederick Funston from his early Cuba firing line service and multiple battles to his capture and escape, his role in the Philippine war, and his rise to brigadier and then major general during the Vera Cruz period. It notes his 1906 San Francisco order of martial law duties and retirement age of 49.
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Funston
Cuba
Gomez
Havana
Twentieth
Kansas Volunteer Infantry
Aguinaldo
Rio Grande River
Columpit
San Francisco
Presidio
Vera Cruz
Quebec fire collapses kill three firefighters
Falling walls of burning buildings crushed three firefighters and badly injured five others on Monday. The blaze marked Quebec's seventh serious fire within a month as an inquiry began.
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Quebec
Secretary Baker Thanks Guardsmen For Mexican Border Service
Secretary Baker sent a Monday letter of thanks to commanders of all national guard units that served on the Mexican border.
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Washington
Baker
Cabinet Confronts German Submarine Threat and Shipping Lockout
President Wilson and the cabinet met to discuss arming American merchantmen and the economic impact of shipping tie‑ups. McAdoo catalogs ported vessels while Redfield analyzes submarine inroads. officials stress ending the illegal submarine campaign and weigh when to act, amid wartime tensions.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
McAdoo
Redfield
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Wilson Demands Seamen's Release From Germany
Washington prepared a peremptory demand for the release of seventy two American seamen from the prize ship Yarrowdale with President Wilson's approval. The note would go through the Spanish ambassador in Berlin as officials collect data on German treatment of sailors in American ports. The move aims to resolve the severed relations issue, while officials warn of looming crisis and possible Congress protection actions.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
United States
Wilson
Congress
Senate debate on foreign agents bill and war sentiment
Washington senate discussion returned to the international crisis with a review of the administration bill to curb foreign agent activity. Chairman Stone of the foreign relations committee denounced newspapers for circulating false statements to stir war sentiment.
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Washington
Senate
Germany
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Governor Bamberger suspends state officials in land board and fish and game
On February 25, Governor Bamberger ordered Secretary J W Lynch of the state land board suspended from office pending investigation and Fred W Chambers, fish and game commissioner, detained. The following day the order was modified as to Lynch who will not relinquish his office. Experts are auditing the books. Chambers remains detained from official business.
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Salt Lake City
Bamberger
J.w.lynch
State Land Board
Fred W. Chambers
Fish and Game
Lynch
Chambers
Print paper makers seek FTC price fixing deal
Washington reports news print paper manufacturers asked the federal trade commission to set a reasonable price for output of major plants in the United States and Canada amid pending criminal prosecutions for alleged restraint of trade. The commission said the proposal is under consideration and would reply immediately.
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Washington
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Canada
Philadelphia Sails from Europe Amid U-Boat Crisis
The Philadelphia, the first American liner to depart Europe since Germanys U-boat warfare, sailed from Liverpool last Wednesday afternoon. The unarmed vessel marked a bold return to transatlantic service amid war tensions.
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Liverpool
Philadelphia
Europe
Boy Scouts to Be Ready for Nonmilitary War Service
Six hundred thousand Boy Scouts nationwide urged by the national council to be prepared for nonmilitary service in case of war, signaling a mobilization mindset for civic duties beyond scouting.
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Boy Scouts
New York
National Council
Cab Driver Shot to Death in Pueblo Killing
Nicholas Venezia, a Pueblo taxicab driver, was shot to death. Police arrested six suspects Thursday in connection with the killing, which authorities believe was carried out by a passenger.
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Pueblo
Colo
Nicholas Venezia
Venezia
Freight rate rise on grain lines suspended to June
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed freight rate increases on grain and flour shipments from Minnesota and the Northwest to Gulf ports for export. The halt extends until June 16, awaiting review by the commission.
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Washington
Minnesota
Northwest
Gulf Ports
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Charles Huebscher
W. K. Schoepf
Cincinnati
Washington and the Telephone
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Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
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New Hartwig Theatre
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