Fire Ruins El Paso City Jail Killing Eighteen
Eighteen dead and many burned in an explosion and fire at the El Paso jail late Monday. Prisoners, including many Mexicans, were near a gasoline and kerosene bath solution when a match allegedly lit by American prisoner H M Cross touched off the blaze. Rescue workers pulled unconscious victims from cells surrounding the bath area as fires spread. one torchlike inmate escaped briefly then died.
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el Paso
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Mexico
H. ©. Bagby
Tom’ Lea
H. M. Cross
Germany 18 Not Bluffing Enforce Submarine Policy
Col. House returned from Europe and told President Wilson and Secretary Lansing that Germany believes its submarine policy is justified and not bluffing. He said Germany does not desire war with the United States and that negotiations should be handled with care to avoid a break. House met with Herr von Jagow and Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg in Berlin.
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Col
B. M. House
Europe
London
Paris
Berlin
Wilson
Lansing
Colonel House
Germany
United States
Herr von Jagow
van Bethmann-Holweg
The Congressman Jacob Meeker Now Serves Missouri’s Tenth District
From the pulpit to politics, Jacob Meeker has spent four years in the U S House representing Missouri’s Tenth District. He previously led a church before pursuing public service, shaping his stance on local and national issues.
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Jacob‘. Meeker
Miscouri
House of Representatives
Russians Sink Several Vessels at Trebizond Port
Russian torpedo boat destroyers bombarded Trebizond on the Black Sea coast and sunk several vessels off the Turkish port 120 miles northwest of Erzerum.
Trebizond Consulate Hit As Bombardment Occurs
The American consulate at Trebizond on the Black Sea port was struck by a shell during bombardment by two Russian torpedo boats on March 1, killing a Persian subject.
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Washington
Trebizond
Black Sea
Congress Stands Behind President in Belligerent Ships Issue
The Senate voted 68 to 14 to kill Senator Gore's resolution to warn Americans off armed belligerent ships. The debate featured shouting and interruptions, with some calling the result a Scotch verdict. Supporters fear the move may undermine the president's demand for German rights.
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Senate
Wilson
Gore
McCumber
Germany
President selects Baker as secretary of war
Washington reports Newton D. Baker, former mayor of Cleveland, chosen by President Wilson for secretary of war. Baker, a lawyer and Ohio Democrat leader, has supported Wilson policies since 1912 and has been a close friend of Wilson since Johns Hopkins years. He declined secretary of the interior offer when mayor. He backs preparedness and foreign policy plans.
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Washington
Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
Wilson
Baker
Johns Hopkins University
Pope Benedict Calls for Peace in Lent Letter
Rome. Pope Benedict urges warring nations to stop arms in a bid for peace. In a Lent letter, he recalls efforts to mediate and asks belligerents to desist from their mutual destruction plans, placing himself between the combatants in a bid for harmony.
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Rome
Benedict
Europe
Sugar Cards To Limit Individuals To 1% Kilograms
Vienna reports the minister of trade will introduce sugar cards authorizing a monthly limit of 1% kilograms per person. Government aims to curb consumption and manage supply.
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Vienna
Minister of Trade
Suifu Recaptured by Government Troops in Sze-Chuen
Official announcement reports Suifu in southern Sze-Chuen recaptured from rebel forces that had advanced from Yunnan province. The city was retaken by government troops after a rebel takeover.
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Pekin
Suifu
Sze- Chuen
Yunnan
Seamen Injured in Gasoline Explosion Aboard Preble
Six seamen were severely burned in the hold of the torpedo boat destroyer Preble when a can of gasoline exploded Saturday in San Diego California.
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San Diego
Cal
Preble
United States to Demand Apology and Reparations from Austria
Washington says it will dispatch a formal note within days demanding an apology for the Austro Hungarian submarine attack on the Petrolite, punishment of its commander, and reparations for damage and a crew member's injury. The Petrolite crew affidavits contradict Austria’s account, detailing a stop, shelling, a hostage, and looting aboard the vessel.
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Washington
United States
Austria-Hungary
Austria
State Department
Mediterranean
Colonel House Reports Germany Seeks Peace with U.S.
Col. F. M. House, who traveled to Europe as the president’s unofficial envoy, reports that Germany shows no desire for war with the United States and seeks friendlier relations.
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Europe
Germany
United States
Car Shortage Prompts Northwest Rail Measures
The Pacific northwest faces a severe car shortage as Northern trans continental railroads begin emergency actions Thursday to maintain freight movement amid supply strain.
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Northwest
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Trans-Continental
Johnson Ordered Out of England and Wife Sail for Spain
Jack Johnson the boxer and his wife have left London for Corunna Spain after being ordered to leave England last week. It was stated he would sail for South America.
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England
London
Jack Johnson
Corunna
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South America
Germans Press Verdun and Champagne Attacks Reported
French official dispatches detail German assaults in Verdun and Champagne with gains at Forges and small trench incursions near Maisons de Champagne and Haute Cha vauchee. French counterattacks and heavy artillery fire are cited as repelling most advances. Russian fleet support enables a Black Sea coast landing near Trebizond with prisoners and materiel taken.
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Atina
Mapravaj
Russia
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Friedrichstadt
Canada seeks 10,000 workers from Michigan lumber camps
The Canadian government announced that immigration agents have been dispatched to Michigan to recruit 10,000 men from lumber camps to work on Canadian farms next spring, a plan disclosed by Findlay MacDiarmid, minister of public works, on Sunday.
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Toronto
Michigan
Findlay MacDiarmid
Salt Lake Woman Arrested After Death of Daughter
Mrs Minnie Ekman was captured in a hotel room in Salt Lake City after fleeing Provo State Mental Hospital. She killed her 12 year old daughter Francea Viola Williams in Salt Lake and sought the grave site she wished to visit.
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Salt Lake City
Francea Viola Williams
Minnie Ekman
Salt Lake
Provo
Priest Shot at St. Casimir’s Church in St Paul
Reverend Henry Jaroski 50 pastor of St Casimir’s Polish Catholic Church was shot dead inside the church in St Paul Minnesota by Agnes Dudeke 38 who told police the priest had wronged her.
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St. Paul, Minn
Henry Jaroski
St. Casimir's
Agnes Dudeke
Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Kansas City
The national G A R encampment will be held in Kansas City from August 29 to September 1 after a meeting of national officers. Veterans from across the country are expected to attend this reunion event hosted in Missouri.
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Kansas City
Grand Army of the Republic
Col. E. M. House Returns From Europe Mission
Colonel E. M. House arrived in New York aboard the Rotterdam from Falmouth after a confidential mission for President Wilson. He immediately departed for Washington to confer with the president.
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Col. E. M. House
Europe
Wilson
Rotterdam
Falmouth
Washington
Prohibition Bill Clears Virginia Legislature in 1916
The lower Virginia General Assembly approved the statewide prohibition bill by 85 to 6 on Saturday after Senate passage. The law takes effect November 1, 1916.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Senate
La Follette Sea Men Act Applies To Foreign Vessels
Washington reports the La Follette sea men act began for foreign vessels on March 4, one year after passage. Provisions affecting American ships have been in effect for four months.
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Washington
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