British Fort Vaux Razed In Hazy German Claims
London dispatch reports unconfirmed German claims that Fort Vaux near Verdun was destroyed by heavy mortars but the French deny surrender. Paris notes German attacks north of Verdun with French repulses and heavy fighting. A Berlin summary claims 170 square kilometers of French positions taken in Verdun drive with minimal losses through coordinated arm cooperation.
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London
Ypres-Comines Canal
Ypres
French War Office
Fresnes
Berlin
Fresnel
Teutots
Amsterdam
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Paris
War Office
Germany
Champagne
West Front
Senator Gore Denies White House War Remarks
Washington March 4. Senator Gore said his warning to keep off armed belligerent merchantmen was prompted by a report that President Wilson told congressmen a war with Germany might not be ungrateful and could hasten the European war’s end by midsummer. The White House issued an unqualified denial of any such remark.
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Washington
Gore
Senata
Wilson
United States
Germany
Stone
White House
Queen Mother Elizabeth of Romania Dies in London
A Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam reports Queen Mother Elizabeth of Romania Carmen Sylva died on Thursday in London after battling pneumonia. Born December 28, 1843 as a Wied princess, she chose the pen name Carmen Sylva to express her love for forests.
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Elizabeth of
Roumania
Carmen Sylva
London
Bucharest
Reuter
Amsterdam
Germany
Bor
Findings Periscope on Mine Haunts German Tactics
Baltimore reports floating mines with periscopes used by Germans to wreck ships, attributed by Capt. B. J. Keelty of England. In Ruanta, Petrograd notes a war induced food shortage, with meat allowed only five days weekly, per the agriculture ministry.
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Baltimore
B. J. Keelty
England
Ruanta
Petrograd
Russia
Ministry of Agriculture
British ships Thornsby and Malvina sunk by submarine attack
London reported the German submarine war against British shipping began at midnight. The Thornsby of West Hartlepool with 1782 tons and the Malvina of Leith were torpedoed. all crew aboard the Thornsby perished or drowned. The Malvina fate unclear. Insurance rates rose as fear spread.
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London
Germany
United States
Alveet
Kentish
Thornaby
West Hartlepool
Leith
British
Americans On Armed Ship Sails From New York
The Italian Giuseppe Verdi carried 173 passengers to Naples and Genoa, including two naturalized Americans born in Italy, as the first armed vessel to sail from New York since the new submarine policy. The Verdi mounts two naval guns and had copper air tanks fitted prior to departure. Meanwhile the America, issued by the Italian government, is believed in the war zone with 82 cabin and 1,732 steerage aboard for New York, as twelve lines operate near the zone and White Star cancels March bookings for Lapland, Baltic and Adriatic.
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New York
Admiralty
Giuseppe Verdi
Naples
Genoa
Italy
Verdi
Itsvan Steamship America
Gina
White Star Line
Lapland
Baltic
Adriatic
Germany to Fight Portugal Ultimatum Warns of War
Germany has issued an ultimatum to Portugal demanding the return within 48 hours of German ships seized by Portugal. Madrid dispatches suggest Portugal will reject the demand. Amsterdam reports indicate a German declaration of war against Portugal is imminent.
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London
Germany
Portugal
Madrid
Reuter
Amsterdam
Dr Angell Near Death At Michigan President Emeritus
In Ann Arbor on March 3 the condition of Dr James B Angell aged president emeritus of the University of Michigan became critical with doctors abandoning hopes of recovery after several weeks of illness He was said to be frail and nearly blind. Forty from San Francisco Poisoned Ministers and Wives Fall Ill at Banquet After Contaminated Food Served to Guests.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
James B. Angell
The
Univerity of Michigan
Angall
San Francisco
German Raiders Reported in Atlantic Near New York
Wireless warnings reached the Standard oil tanker Communipaw that a German commerce raider, possibly with converted ships, was active against shipping in the Atlantic near New York on March 2.
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Atlantic
New York
Standardil
Two Killed as Maplewood Dynamite Explosion Rocks Suburb
A dynamite blast at Maplewood sewer project storage killed at least two and wounded twenty eight, seven seriously, destroying about thirty houses and breaking windows fifteen blocks away. The source powder house belonged to Cooney Construction. the cause is unknown. Rescue parties and ambulances swarmed Maplewood as a sixty foot crater opened in the ground.
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St. Louis
Maplewood
St. Louie
Cooney Construction Company
Tre
No Orders to Sink Divers
London reports a British official statement on the status of armed merchant vessels amid Germany’s planned submarine campaign. The minister of war trade says defensively armed merchants may not fire on submarines or warships except in self defense, countering German claims of offensive instructions.
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London
Germany
Veserts
Robert Ceell
Austrians take full possession of Durazzo port
Austrian Hungarian forces claim full possession of Durazzo Albania after surrounding the city from three sides and advancing from the southeast. Italian and Albanian troops reportedly withdrawn, with Vienna reporting the Austrians near the Bay of Durazzo about five miles from the city. Durazzo, a dilapidated town of about 5,000, lies 33 miles north of Avlona.
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Vienna
London
Durazzo
Rome
Avlona
Quaker of War Fame Dead
Henry D. Swift aged eighty four died of heart weakness in Worcester Massachusetts on March 3. A Civil War figure he was court-martialed and sentenced to death but was paroled by President Lincoln.
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Worcester
Mags
Henry D. Swift
Lincoln
Siegel Frosd Rearrested in New York Banker's Case
Henry Siegel, the New York banker whose ten month Monroe county penitentiary sentence expired, was rearrested on a warrant issued by District Attorney Wheeler in Rochester New York dated March 3.
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Siegel
Rochester
N. Y
Henry Siegel
New York
Monroe County Penitentiary
Wheeler
Mail Robbery Strikes US Mail Freight to New York
United States mail truck was entered on a ferry from Communipaw New Jersey to Liberty Street New York. Four registered mail pouches were taken in a heist aimed at currencies totaling near 1,000,000 with $200,000 reported in one Washington package.
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New York
Unite States Mail
New Jersey Central Railroad
Communipaw
N. J
Liberty Street
Washington
Baltimore
Anof Metal
Queen Mother ill with pneumonia and royal guards called
London reports Elizabeth of Roumania the queen mother ill with pneumonia. Carmen Sylva born 1843 in London. Martial men aged twenty five to thirty two to be called to colors first week in April per Exchange Telegraph. Nuri Bey, Enver Pasha’s brother, killed in Egypt clash. Thirteen dead and fifty two rescued from Davis Coal Mine No 42 after an explosion near Kempton West Virginia.
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London
Reuter
Bucharest
Elizabeth of
Egypt
Kempton
W. Va
Davis Coal and Coke Company
Here
Briton Wins Air Fight In Fire Over Bel Glunines
London March 3 The admiralty says Flight Sub Lieutenant Simma attacked and shot down a hostile aeroplane. It fell in flames a short distance in front of Bel glunines.
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Londo
The
Admiralty
Sublieutenant Simma
Provence sinks in mid Mediterranean with 900 missing
Paris reports the French auxiliary cruiser Provence, once a transatlantic liner, likely torpedoed in mid Mediterranean. About 1,800 aboard, 870 saved and 900 missing as 10 lifeboats search for survivors. Maltese and Milo landings list 296 crew in Malta and 400 survivors at Milo.
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Paris
Middle Mediterranean
Marlie
Milo
Malta
Admiralty
Ministry of Marine
London
Provence
Flaine
mid-Mediterranean
Fastnet
St. Nazaire
la Provence
Ines
Mauretania
Salaniki
Wilson Urges Early Action On Sea Rights Resolution
President Wilson forwarded the issue of American rights at sea to Congress urging an early vote on a resolution to warn Americans not to sail on armed merchant ships. He cited Germany's new program and said delays suggest discord in Congress are being exploited abroad.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Wilson
Congress
Representative Poll
House Committee
Henry
Two Killed in Auto Crash in Milwaukee District
A car driven by Dr. W L Higen struck a street car in Milwaukee's Bostalde area killing Doctor Eisen and Hans Streider. Two others died later or were fatally injured, while Elizabeth Eisen aged six and Henrietta Eisen aged eleven were among the injured. Jane Whitney of Madison sustained serious bruises.
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Milwaukee
W. L. Higen
Marquette University
Bostalde
Doctor Eisen
Hans Streider
Elizabeth Eisen
Maydia
Mrg. Eisen
Henrietta Eisen
Jane Whitney
Madison
Italy May Fight Germany
London report says Italy will declare war on Germany after requisitioning 34 of 37 German ships interned in Italian ports. Dispatches claim decision reached in Rome with war declaration to follow when Parliament reopens.
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London
Italy
Italia
House of Commons
Germany
Roma
Madrid Strikes Paralyze city as bakers join riot
A Reuters dispatch from Madrid reports a baker strike expanding into a general strike that halts trade. Riots erupt as workers protest and the city remains paralyzed.
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Madrid
London
Reuter
Fourth German war loan opens March 4 to 22
The fourth German war loan will be open for subscription from March 4 to March 22 in dual form. An imperial loan at six percent will be offered for subscription at 08 00 local time in Amsterdam and Germany.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Woman Overcomes Nervous Trouble With Lydia Pinkham Compound
Mrs Dawitt Sinseciaugh of West Danby New York testifies she and her daughters improved after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for nerves and female troubles. The advertisement touts the remedy as a forty year old tonic drawn from native roots and herbs and urges other women to try it.
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West Danby
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dawitt
Lodgings Evidently Do You Have Water In Room
A brief note from a lodging house records a guest asking for hot and cold water. The response clarifies only cold or semicold water is available, reflecting a humorous or strained service claim. The exchange captures a small interaction illustrating service expectations in a lodging setting.
Bilious Headache Clear With Cascarets 10 Cent Box
An advertorial offer touts Cascarets as a remedy for biliousness headache and digestive ills. It claims cleansing of the stomach removing sour undigested food and bile, easing constipation and waste in the bowels, with effects by morning. It notes a 10 cent box and mentions metallic sodium as a hardening agent for lead.
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