Senate Cuts Wilson Power House Cure In Conference
Washington reports that Congress approved a modified neutrality resolution after a White House talk with President Wilson. The measure authorizes the president to use land and naval forces to enforce neutrality and allows withholding clearance from vessels suspected of aiding belligerents, amid debate over munitions and European tensions.
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Washington
Congress
House
White House
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Senate
Eutropa
United States
Census bureau picks Rogers to head Franklin native named
Washington reports Samuel Rogers of Franklin North Carolina has been chosen by President Wilson as the new census director succeeding William J Harris of Cedartown Georgia, in a reshuffle announced as Harris joins the federal trade commission. Houston B Techee of Tahlequah Oklahoma is named register of the treasury to replace Gabe Parker who becomes commissioner of the Five Civilized Tribes. Techee, a Cherokee Indian, is an Oklahoma attorney for the tribe and formerly served in the state legislature.
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Washington
Franklin
N. C
Wilson F
William J. Harris
Cedartown
Senate
New
Federal Trade Commission
Houston B. Techee
Tahlequah
Okla
Register of
the Treasury
Gabe Parker
Five Civilized Tribes
Taehes
Oklahoma
Bomb kills thirty in Progresso harbor
A cablegram to the Mexican consulate from Galveston reports thirty people dead in Progresso harbor Mexico after a bomb exploded aboard a package suspected to contain dynamite. The message notes five women among the dead and mentions the incident was first learned in Galveston. Meanwhile, in Gorton a federal grand jury indicted Werner Horn on three counts of illegal interstate transportation of dynamite for an attempted destruction of the international railway bridge at Vanceboro.
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Galveston
Tex
Progresso
Mex
Fee
Gorton
Federal
Werner Horn
Vanceboro
Wilson Cancels Canal Trip Over Budget Cuts
President Wilson abandons his planned trip to the canal after Congress removes the appropriation for the opening celebration from the legislative and executive bill. The decision ends a long awaited visit amid funding disputes and political maneuvering in Washington on March 6.
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Wilson
Washington
Canal
Congress
Wilhelmina Cargo Placed in Prize Court in New York
An attorney for the Wilhelmina steamship cargo shippers said a writ has been served placing the cargo in a prize court in New York on March 6.
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Wilhelmina Cargo
New York
Wilhelmina
Dacia Seized by French Cruiser in Channel
Paris reports a French cruiser has arrested the American steamer Dacia, flying German flag, and taken her to Brest. Washington notes the seizure confirms the complex transfer of ship registry and concern over American registry masking German links. Breitung, who bought Dacia, shifted routes from Bremen to Rotterdam to satisfy objections.
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Paris
Washington
Brest
Edward N. Breitung
Bremen
Breitung
Rotterdam
Maimed prisoners exchanged at Geneva amid World War I dispatches
Reports from Geneva describe the exchange of maimed prisoners beginning with 1800 Frenchmen and 800 Germans arriving. Other items note a fire in Boston injuring a firefighter, a loss of 250000 dollars, England buying the Argentine crop for 1916, and stock-yielding notes on ship purchase withdrawal, Clyde shipyard strike causes, and a theft of priceless paintings from Lychtenate Castle.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Boston
Mass
Rice & Hutchins
Washington
Senate
Fletcher
Glasgow
Clyde
Vienna
Castle of Lychtenate
Lucas van Leyden
Rev Darnell Indicted In Mann Act Case
Rev James Morrison Darnall charged in Milwaukee with eight counts for transporting Ruth Soper from Owatonna Minnesota to Kenosha Wisconsin and presenting her as his wife. Doris Vaughn’s marriage in Chicago not named in the indictment.
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Chicago
James Morrison Darnall
Parson
Milwaukee
Ruth Soper
Owatonna
Margaret Wilson Social Center Named After First Daughter
Washington reports Miss Margaret Wilson, eldest daughter of the president, has had the first school social center named in her honor. The center will be known as the Margaret Wilson Social center and she has shown personal and active interest in its development.
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First School
Washington
Margaret Wilson
Miss Wilson
Infamous plot thwarted as bomb aimed at St Patrick’s Cathedral
New York police said an anarchist ring planned to kill Andrew Carnegie, John D Rockefeller, and other moguls using bombs after blowing up St Patrick’s Cathedral. Abarno and Carbone were arrested after a central detective, Frank Baldo, helped foil the scheme amid mass looting plans and simultaneous bank bombings in the financial district.
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New York
Bt. Patrick's Cathedral
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
John J. Rockefeller, Jr
New York City
Frank Baldo
Baldo
Frank Abarno
Charles Carbone
Germany May Search Ships In High Seas War Zone
Berlin reports Germany will limit its naval search under conditions. Submarines will halt and investigate merchantmen on the high seas only if contraband or hostile ownership is shown and will target vessels meeting those criteria.
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Berlin
Sayville
Germany
United States
Nine Men Rescued From Layland Mine Blast
Hinton West Virginia reports nine men saved from the Layland mines of the New River and Pocahontas Coal Company after a Tuesday explosion. One miner, Abney Cooper, died after being blown against a pole. About 176 entombed miners, mostly Americans from Layland, are believed to be underground. The rescued men show signs of life and are slowly recovering. the blast is blamed on gas.
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Hinton
W. Va
Layland
New River
Federal Grand Jury Indicts In New York
The federal grand jury indicted Richard P. Stegler Richard Madden Gustave Cook and persons unknown for conspiring to defraud the U S government in procuring a passport on an allegedly fraudulently signed application. Stegler is at the Tombs and has confessed.
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New York
G Rand
Richard P. Stegler
Richard Madden
Gustave Cook
United States
Stegler
Madden
Battle Sails War Supplies From New York
The White Star liner Battle sailed from New York with 18 000 tons of war supplies. Her commander Captain J B Rangon said he would fly the British flag from America to h notwithstanding submarines.
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New York
Battle
J. B. Rangon
America
Governor signs act enforcing state prohibition penalties
Denver Colo March 6 Governor Carlson signed a bill establishing statutory penalties for enforcing the statewide prohibition constitutional amendment which takes effect January 1 1916.
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Colorado
Denver
Colo
Carlson
Sabih-ed-Din Urges Fast Peace With Allies
Reports from Constantinople state Prince Sabih-ed-Din telegraphed the sultan urging an early peace with the Allies to avert a catastrophe to Turkey.
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Athens
Constantinople
Sabih-ed-Din
Turkey
Death of a 129 Year Old Firestein in Massillon
Firestein one hundred twenty nine years old according to his claim died in Massillon on March 4. He stated he was born in Barcelona, Spain where his father served with the Austrian embassy.
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Massillon
Rancla X. Firestein
Barcelona
Spain
Embargo Targets Germany in Food and Materials War
London March 3 Premier Asquith announced the government will block all foodstuffs and raw materials from reaching or leaving Germany in retaliation for U-boats. The embargo aims to starve Germany into submission amid ongoing broad war at sea, with warnings that no form of economic pressure will be spared.
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London
Asquith
House of Commana
Germany
England
Investigate Farm Labor Differences Hearings Planned
The commission on Industrial relations will study how capital and labor affect the American farm. A public hearing begins March 16 in Dallas, Texas, examining the land situation in the region. The cotton crop requires 150 million dollars, highlighting capital and labor challenges, with focus on absentee landlord ism, high rents, and tenant-landlord disputes.
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Washington
Commission On Industrial Relatios
Dallas
Tex
President Wilson Faces British Proclamation Question
President Wilson will not rush to respond to Britain's blockade threat against Germany. Officials say all legal angles will be examined before any move. Asquith's hint that England might break some international niceties has unsettled Washington and could spark opposition to the British cause.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
Asquith
Great Britain
England
Exports Doubled Imports Washington War Threats
Imports from Europe to the United States in 1914 totaled 783,517,509 dollars while exports to those countries reached 1,329,295,918 dollars. If allied war actions halt all commerce with Germany, foreign trade between the US and Europe could be seriously disrupted or cut off entirely.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Mike Gibbons Wins Fight in Ten-Round Victory
Mike Gibbons defeated Eddie McGoorty in a fast ten round middleweight bout in Hudson Wisconsin. The contest drew praise as the best local fight since the 1908 Milwaukee match between Ketohel and Papke. Rallef Shipe received safe conduct. The Hague reported German authorities granted safe passage for American relief ships delivering Belgian supplies through a naval war zone.
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Rallef Shipe
the Hague
van Dyke
Belgium
Million Dollar Insurance Fund Declared Legal
Cincinnati March 6 The million dollar Insurance fund of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad obtained from employees was held to be legal in the state by a common pleas court decision.
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Iegal
Cincinnati
Millon Dollar
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad
Common Pleas Court
Congress Adjourns After Tumultuous Session
Washington March 6 Congress adjourned sine die as the Senate ended at 12 04 p m and the House after a clock rollback at 42 18. Total appropriations about 1 120 484 224 with several bills failing. Wilson signed the seaman’s bill and neutrality resolution and promoted Goethals to major general for Panama Canal work.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Postal Service
Indian Office
Wison
Goethals
Lla
Panama Canal
Colombia
Nicaragua
Simmons
Senator Perkins
California
Perkins
Faebly
North Carolina
Gallinger
Marshall
Clark
Representative Underwood
Mann
Representative Palmer
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Palmer
Murdock
Wilson
White House
Capitol
Bernhardt Relapse After Leg Amputation
Mme Bernhardt, in Bordeaux, reports a relapse ten days after leg amputation. Physicians say her condition is serious though recent progress had been good up to two days ago.
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Mme. Bernhardt
Bordeaux
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Standard Oil Steamer Platuria Detained by Admiralty Order
The Standard Oil steamship Platuria bound for Sweden was detained at Kirkwall by admiralty order pending investigation. The vessel had sailed from Philadelphia.
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Standard Oil
London
Standard Oil Company
Platuria
Sweden
Kirkwoll
Admiralty
Philadelphia
Cascarets Aid Liver and Bowel Cleanse Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Cascarets as a nightly bowel cleanse that purifies the stomach removes sour foods and bile and relieves constipation without griping. It claims Cascarets work while you sleep and cost 10 cents a box, asserting millions use them to avoid headaches heaviness coated tongue and indigestion.
The Explanation. Tomdix-So Weeks Weds A Widow
The timid Tomdix-So Weeks seems to have married not by proposal but by a young widow’s union. The exchange hints at a marriage arranged without bold steps, leaving readers to ponder courage and circumstance.
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Tomdix
Hojax
Marine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Comfort for Hyenas and Babies
An old promotional notice touts Marine Eye Remedy as a trusted product used by physicians years ago, claiming reliable relief for eyes in animals and infants. It urges purchase through druggists, warns against substitutes, and invites readers to request a free hook of the eye pamphlet from Marine Excess Remedy Co in Chicago.
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Marine
Marine Exe Remedy CO
Chicago
Golf Story Quips On Heroics And Limitations
A Kansas City Journal quips that golf, while a fine game, has limits and offers little chance for a hero to save the day in the final moments. The item notes playful sentiment about sports narratives and golfing drama.
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Kansas City Journal
His Evening Stunt in Quick Vaudeville Exchange
Rankin describes a Japanese vaudeville performer who wrote a sentence with each hand and spoke simultaneously. Phyle laments multitasking at home, reading the paper while conversing with his wife and three children.
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Rankin
Phyle
Explanation to Her Gueste Children’s Party Tale
A young girl hosts a party and asks if they should say grace. Her mother says no, noting the dinner is informal. The child then explains to guests that the mother calls the meal an Infernal dinner so they need not say grace today.
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Mamma
Grace
Coffee Causes All the Trouble Promotes Postum as Remedy
A Kansas woman describes severe health troubles tied to coffee including heart palpitations, poor sleep, and rheumatism. After quitting coffee and using Postum, she notes dramatic improvement in digestion, sleep, breathing, and energy, attributing the change to ditching coffee. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum, priced 16¢ to 60¢, with the slogan There’s a Reason and a recommendation to ask grocers.
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Kansas
Postum
Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Rede
Kaleer
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