Senators urge quick action on preparedness measures
In Washington the Senate debated delaying all nonessential business to pass preparedness legislation, with Senators Chamberlain and Borah pushing rapid action due to Mexico operations against Villa. President Wilson urged Congress to speed up the program for June adjournment as House leaders agreed on efforts to advance key measures despite time limits.
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Congress
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Mexico
Villa
Senate
Chamberlain
Military Committee
Borah Peeublen
Vardaman
Simmons
United Sates
Clark
Kitchin
House
Ison
Manitoba votes dry as western Canada heads to prohibition
Manitoba approved the temperance act by a large majority with 150 000 votes cast. The dry side won about 140 000 to 25 000 as Winnipeg and the province go dry. One hundred nine licenses were ended and Alberta will go dry on July 1 while Saskatchewan plans a December vote.
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Man
Manitoba
Noris
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Republicans Win Most Maine City Elections
In Maine on Monday four of five cities elected Republicans as mayors. Biddeford elected Democrat Leopold A. Girard. Successful GOP mayors include Blaine Wiles in Augusta, John F. Woodman in Bangor, Frank H. Nickerson in Beav er, and William K. Keene in Belfast.
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Leopold A. Girard
Blaine
Wiles
Augusta
John F. Woodman
Bangor
Frank H. Nickerson
Beaver
William K. Keene
Belfast
Indiana Senator Dies After Illness Fades
Senior Indiana senator and longtime congressman dies March 14 after months of illness ending a prominent career. He served in Congress for decades and influenced national policy through leadership roles and steadfast public service.
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Indiana
Congress
Portugal Enters War Over British Request and 1873 Treaty
Washington reports that Portugal entered the war on Monday after Britain asked for compliance with treaty obligations dating to 1873. The Portuguese legations announced the move as fulfillment of those obligations.
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Portugal
Washington
Great Britain
Securities Worth Millions Seized in Transit
London authorities seize securities valued at £2,000,000 suspected of German ownership from mails in transit. The items are in possession of the prize court following a Foreign Office announcement.
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Aften
Foreign Office
Expedition to Capture Villa Led by Subordinate General
Washington orders Funston to direct the search for Francisco Villa but not to lead troops personally. General Pershing will command the pursuit of attackers at Columbus while Major General Hugh L. Scott directs operations from Washington.
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Villa
Washington
Wilson
Mexico
War Department
Francisco Villa
John Pershing
Columbus
Pershing
Hugh L. Scott
Funpion
Socialist Candidate Benson Attacks Wilson on Preparedness
Allan L. Benson of Yonkers New York criticized President Wilsons preparedness policy before the house naval committee on Monday. Chairman Padgett expunged the remarks from the record.
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Washington
Allan L. Benson
Yonkers, N. Y
Wilson
House Naval Committee
Padgett
Osbornes Trial Opens Over Sing Sing Immorality Claim
Testimony aimed to prove Thomas Mott Osborne knew of alleged immoral conditions at Sing Sing prison during his tenure as warden. Trial of Osborne began Monday in White Plains New York with prosecutors presenting evidence.
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N. Y
Thomas Mott Osborne
Sing Sing
Osborne
Twelve American ambulance volunteers cited for Cross of War
Paris notes twelve additional men of the field service American ambulance will receive the Cross of War. Eleven served with the section operating in Alsace for nearly a year.
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American Ambulance
Alsace
Matatua Sunk After Dock Fire Explosions Kill Captain Gilham
The British steam er Matatua, afire for over a day, was sunk at her dock after a series of explosions. Commander and designer Captain L B Gilham was killed in the incident.
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St. John, N. B
L. B. Gilham
Famous Church Burned in Cincinnati Fire
A spectacular blaze Saturday nearly destroyed Cincinnati’s historic Methodist church, a landmark of the city. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night, with the church left largely ruined as authorities investigated the cause.
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Utah Lands Restored to Entry Declines Noted
Washington Secretary Lane announced that in February 48 000 acres in Utah were withdrawn from entry due to coal contents and 14 000 acres were withdrawn because of water power values reflecting a reduction in land available for settlement.
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Washington
Lane
Mexican troops urged to cross border by Carranza
General Carranza via Consul Silliman requests U S permission to send Mexican troops into the United States in pursuit of bandits.
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Carranza
Silliman
United States
Villa Began War Against Americans
Francisco Villa led 800 to 1,000 men in a pre-dawn attack on Columbus New Mexico. Seventeen Americans were killed, nine civilians and eight soldiers, as bandits burned homes and shot residents while advancing toward the town. U S cavalry pursued into Mexican soil and routed the raiders. hundreds of attackers died and the border town suffered extensive burning.
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Francisco Villa
Villa
Thirteenth
United States
Border Guard
Columbus
Wilson Accepts Mexican Proposal for Cross-Border Search
The United States and Mexico sign a reciprocal arrangement allowing American troops to pursue Villa and his bandits across the border with Carranza forces to cooperate. General Funston will lead the operations while avoiding armed intervention, and only bandits who crossed into Mexico and returned will be pursued.
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Washington
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Mexico
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General Funston
Wilson
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Funston
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Mexican Editorial on U S Villa Invasion
El Paso reports Spanish language papers avoid direct editorial on the U S pursuit of Francisco Villa into Mexico except La Constitucion. The paper accuses American press and business interests of stirring opinion and recalls 1862 French intervention to suggest the invasion may end similarly.
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la Constitucion
United States
Francisco Villa
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Constitucion
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War Declared On Portugal by Germany in 3:30 PM
Berlin announced that Germany has declared war on Portugal after protests over seizures of German ships in Portuguese ports. Passports were handed to the Portuguese minister in Lisbon and to the German minister in Berlin, signaling a break in neutrality.
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Germany
Portugal
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New Wage Scale Ratified for Bituminous Miners
The bituminous operators and miners in joint conference ratified the new wage scale. It will go into effect April in western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Tong King Chong Leads Chinese Republic Journal Founder
San Francisco reports Tong King Chong, president of the Chinese Republic association and founder and editor of the Chinese Republic Journal, continues to promote the current revolutionary movement and its aims.
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Tong King Chong
The
Chinese Republic Association
Chinese Republic Journal
Revo
Price Put On Villas Head In Mexico City Controversy
A 40 000 peso reward for the body of Francisca Villa had stood for sixty days in Carranza consulates, disclosed Monday in letters to a local Carranza official.
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Francisca Villa
Carranza
Consul Reports Silius Sunk by Submarine
Paris J B Osborne American consul at Havre reports to Washington that the Norwegian ship Silius was torpedoed by a submarine. The notice indicates clear evidence of a submarine attack leading to the sinking.
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J. B. Osborne
Havre
Washington
Columbus Troopers Honored After Villa Raid Casualties
In Columbus New Mexico on Saturday military honors were given to seven troopers of the Thirteenth Cavalry who were killed in action during a raid by Villa on Thursday. The regiment turned out in full for the tribute.
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Columbus
N. M
Thirteenth Cavalry
Villa
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