General Blanco Executed by Villa Troops Near Matamoros
Washington reports General Blanco, allied with the Mexican government, was executed by firing squad after trial on treason charges. Details place the event around Matamoros with Villa forces advancing toward the port. Carranza and U S officials monitor the situation as twine manufacturers seek cargo safety and crop protection in Yucatan.
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Stonewall's Widow Dies in Charlotte, N C
Mary Anna Jackson, widow of Confederate general Thomas J. Jackson known as Stonewall Jackson, dies at home in Charlotte after a long illness. Born in Virginia, she married Jackson in 1867 and became a widow when he was killed at Chancellorsville in 1863, leaving a legacy tied to the Civil War era.
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Thomas WW . Jackson
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Wenger
Lentence
Agian
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Hall Morrison
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Jackson
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Ita
Austria seeks separate peace with Germany through Vatican
London dispatch reports Emperor Franz Josef, via Vatican mediation, hopes Germany will grant Austria permission to end hostilities separately. The correspondent says the Austrian ruler has held several interviews with a papal envoy who returned to Rome, and expects Pope Benedict to act for Austria before Easter.
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Seeko
Germany
London
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Vatican
Franz Joself
Rome
Pope Denedict
SLAIN SAS WAS STEPSON IN FATAL QUARREL
Matthew Bradley a twenty year old son of Mrs Anna Bradley who shot former U S senator Arthur Brown in 1906 dies from knife wounds in a quarrel with his half brother fifteen year old Arthur Brown Bradley son of the former senator who is involved in the incident in Wapipeton March 26. The report also notes explosions in Switzerland Paris and Austria involving Italian frontier areas.
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Matthew Bradleya
Anna Bradley
Arthur Brown
United States
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Utah
Wapipeton
Arthur Brown Bradley
Ator
Sven Hedin Struck From Royal Geographical Society Honorary List
London March 26 Sven Hedin the famed Scandinavian explorer has been removed from the Royal Geographical Society honorary membership list due to his defense of Germany. The action highlights ongoing debates over wartime affiliations among scientific figures.
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London
Germany
Sven Hedin
Royal Geographical Society
Zeppelin Bombard Paris Raid Briefly Carried Out
Paris reports a failed Zeppelins raid on Sunday with bombs dropped over the city and suburbs injuring eight people, none fatally. French anti aircraft and air patrols repelled the raid, lights were extinguished, and residents remained calm despite alarms and whistles.
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Bne Bo
Bibecourt
Dreslincourt
Saverhi
Aéroplaia ™ Squadron
Teach
Fragments from Far News on Bread Costs and Diplomacy
A scrambled dispatch notes Chile suspending bread duties due to high costs, interspersed with oblique references to U S Navy retiree Admiral Drennan’s death in New Orleans and European political tensions. French consul general Gabriel Perrand urges expulsion of cowards, provoking French colony protests in Buffalo and Washington.
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Easton
Michael
Drennan
U. S. III
Navy
New Orleans
France
Gabriel Perrand
Washington
McAdoo Condition Described as Very Serious
Washington March 26 The condition of Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo is very serious after an operation for appendicitis. He was removed to his home from Providence hospital where the operation was performed under unfavorable conditions as he had delayed the procedure and his vitality was low due to hard work.
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Washington
Japanese Troops Arrive in Shantung and Manchuria
Reuters dispatch from Peking reports Japanese forces totaling about 1,000 arriving at Tainan and Fangtze in Shantung, with 331,000 troops at Mukden and Dainy. The wording indicates multiple regional deployments and numbers.
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London
Reuter
Peking
Tone
Tainan
Fangtze
Shantung Province
Mukden
Dainy
Missing Wis. contractor linked to forged funds case
Wealthy Menasha contractor Peter Diehl is sought by police in a missing person case. He reportedly arranged a forged loan of $14,000 and disappeared after Friday. In related news from San Francisco, Vice President Marshall accepted an invitation to join the Sioux Tribe, extended by Chief Eagle Hye.
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Wisden Policie
Peter Diehl
Menasha
Wis
Whlett Gheroit
Carle
San Francisco
Marshall
Tpe
Eagle Hye
Submarine Crisis Tangles May FAM Sailings
A May FAM dispatch reports U S neutrality tensions as the American steamer Olsson sailing from Savannah to Bremen near Bodtiakd is attacked by a British submarine. Officers aboard are alleged to have boarded the ship and seized cargo clothing while harbor authorities at San Juan and Washington scramble steps, including deployment of destroyer Mohawk and negotiations with Hamburg American lines, amid warnings of harsher actions if neutrality is breached.
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Tansstn
Amerlitah
Olsson
Northyfard
Bodtiakd
Savannah
Bremen
Clottuns
Fletcher
San Juan
Hitcher
San Soca
Patitér
New Yorks
Newt
Wireless Saves All On Ship Denver Distress Picked Up At Sea
The westbound Mallory line ship Denver sent a wireless call 1300 miles from New York reporting a leak and in distress. The Atlantic Transport liner Manhattan and others responded, meeting the Denver and rescuing passengers and crew as lifeboats were lowered and carried to safety. The rescue occurred four o'clock Tuesday afternoon with all hands saved.
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Cape Race
Marcel
Mallory Line
Ares
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New York
Bremen
Scott Takes Polite Chief of Staff and Indians
Utah March 23 General Scott chief of staff returns with Old Polk Tse Ne Gat and others as prisoners after a uprising in Ttabig. Scott captured the Indians single handedly as six were killed and many wounded in early fighting between the Indians and posse led by U S Marshal Nebeker. The Indians reportedly surrendered on assurances of fair treatment from Washington.
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Old Polk
Indiana
Washington
United’ States
Mashal Nebeker
Three Brides Slain in Bath Case Shocks London
London report on George Joseph Smith charged with murdering three wives found dead in bathtubs. Public Prosecutor Bodkin described the pattern of marriages and killings shortly after each wedding. The trial reveals Smith’s alleged fifth marriage as prosecutors push for a broader motive. Separately in Utah a wife of a Mormon leader, Sarah Wen RichardeSmith, died after a long illness, noted in a brief Utah dispatch.
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London
George Joseph Smith
Bodkin
Baw Street
Bath
Hodkin
Judge Roan Dies at Atlantic City Hospital
New York March 26 Judge Roan of Atlantic City presiding judge at the Leo M. Frank trial died Tuesday morning at Polyclinic hospital after a long cancer illness.
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York
Arrest of Axman suspect shocks St. Louis area
Loving Mitchell, a Black man, was captured Sunday in a squalid shanty at 1625 Chestnut Street, St. Louis. He faces charges for fatally injuring William B. Dawson, his wife, and their three year old daughter Georgia as they slept in their Monmouth home on September 30, 1911. Authorities link the case to a string of killings across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Colorado totaling 29 victims over four years.
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Loving Mitchell
Chestnut Street
St. Louis
William B. Dawson
Georgia
Monmouth
Ilinois
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Colorado
British Spy Executed After Court Martial in London
A Japanese style dispatch reports that a British court martial imposed the death penalty on several German spies in the metropolitan district. Names listed include Hann Muller and Meyer. The execution followed arrests linked to Germany's espionage efforts. The news arrives as the Tuscania sailed from Liverpool.
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Liverpool
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Department of Scotland
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Ware
Ita
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Muller
Meyer
Lorimer Pleads Not Guilty At Bank Cashier Trial
William Lorimer, former U S senator from Tilford, pleads not guilty to charges tied to funds of the LaSalle Street bank. Arraigned before Federal Judge Carpenter. Co-defendants Charles G. Fox and Thomas McDonald, cashier and auditor, also plead not guilty to making false entries in the bank's books.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
United States
Tilfods
Uasalle Street Pagean Bank
Carpenter
Oaday
Breas
Charles G. Fox
Thomas McDonald
LaSallé Streat Bank
Memel Recaptured by Teutons in Baltic Drive
Berlin reports Memel, the Baltic port, was retaken by German troops Sunday after sharp fighting in the town’s outskirts. The German general staff says Bolshevik defense failed and confirms the Russian forces suffered a defeat in Caucasus operations. Berlin also notes a planned large aerial campaign against England within two weeks, with a fleet concentrated at Brussels and Cologne.
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Memel
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Amsterdam
Germany
Seria
England
Brussels
Cologne
Submarine F-4 Submerged Hours Off Honolulu Harbor
A United States submarine F-4, commanded by Lieut. Hide, was submerged at about 120 fathoms off Honolulu harbor for hours. Navy officials sought the cause as air supply and search efforts continued. Most crew members are married with families, and officials indicated the men faced no immediate danger of suffocation. If air equipment remained functional, rescue chances extended to a week. however, food supplies were uncertain. The vessel’s 400 ton displacement allowed surface speed of 12 knots and underwater speed of eight to ten knots.
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Tomate
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Bydrthe
Charles B. T. ‘Moors
Honolulu
Nevada
Submarine U-29 Sunk With All Hands Reported
Reports from March 27 state the German U-29 was sunk with all hands by British forces after a pair of sinkings near the Scilly Isles. The admiralty confirms the loss amid renewed claims of German undersea raids. Cmdr Otto Wendbee was noted for the enterprise and a later convoy of ships involved.
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Medea Sunk in English Channel by German Submarine
Dutch steamship Medea sunk in the English Channel by U-28. The ship, flying the Dutch flag, carried a cargo of Spanish oranges. Crew rescued by British destroyer Teviot.
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London
English Channel
Offal
Spain
Teviot
U. S. Flag Defiled in Mexico Demand for Reparations
Washington reports the state department has made a formal demand to the Mexican government for reparation after the American flag was pulled down at John D. McMants’s house following his murder and looting by Zapatistas two weeks earlier. Boston file for bankruptcy lists F B Chesbrough as petitioner with assets of 720,128 and liabilities of 727,176. General John P Story, veteran artillery instructor and Panamanian fortification planner, dies in Pasadena at over seventy.
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Washington
State Department
Bryan
John D. McMants
Zapatistas
Boston
Chesbrough
Boa Hines and Lumber Companies
Michigan
General Story
Pacadena
Cal
John P. Story
Panama
West Point
Bright
Western Canada agrarian boom and wartime trade surge noted
The article reports farmers preparing for spring with seeds and equipment, optimism for a strong crop year, and increased emigration to Canada. It cites large winter snow, anticipated better yields, rising grain prices, and substantial wartime orders boosting Canadian exports, while trade and financing shift favorably toward the Dominion.
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United States
Canada
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Wextoin
Densda
Endoalga
Conservativa
Renault
Théyat- Mas
Europa
Skeptical Uncle Rastus on Flyin Machines
In a patient, humorous scene Uncle Rastus reads a newspaper at home then exclaims that the flying machines cannot be real or dangerous. Aunt Dinah asks about the paper while he bets that no machine can hold a dumbbird. He offers to inspect a tree if one lands near him.
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Dinah
Uncle Rastus
Fragmented Dialogue From Neutrality Lecture Misread
A garbled excerpt from a Heidelberg lecture includes Dr Fritz Metzler noting a misread in a neutrality talk. The text pivots to a disrupted domestic scene with a distraught wife and a husband on a business trip, ending on a brittle exchange about being left alone.
Unfriendly Tricks and Frigid Propositions Revealed
A fragmented dialogue reveals brittle social pressure and a scammy approach to life insurance and book agents. A character recalls a year ago a man could travel to Europe quietly, while now any announcement draws a crowd. The exchange hints at fragile trust and bold decrees in a tense social scene.
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