Former United States Senator Isaac Stephenson Dies
MARINETTE Wis March 15 Former United States Senator Isaac Stephenson died at his home here He was the oldest and wealthiest senator in the upper house and a leading lumber producer His principal operations were in North Michigan where his landholdings and influence spurred heavy development in lumber and mining industries Employing thousands of workers his holdings remain among the state's largest.
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Marinette
Wis
United States
Isaac Stephenson
Michigan
Drought and Cold Ravage Texas Cattle Industry
Laredo Texas March 15 Severe and protracted cold weather plus a long drought have left cattlemen short thousands of cattle. Many died during January’s blizzard and others were weakened by the cold. Farmers face heavy feeding costs as grass remains scarce and recovery will take weeks.
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Laredo
Tex
Texas
Lost will declared genuine by Pittburgh judge
A will lost years ago when an overcoat was stolen was kept by the thief and later returned. Judge Trimble in probate court ruled the document genuine, stabilizing its legal status and possible execution.
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Pittsburg
Trimble
Cupid Joins Military Orders In Short Leavenworth Wedding
Mrs Charles Hatfield formerly Florence Cunningham arrived in Leavenworth to marry Hatfield who was under overseas orders. She halted his unit at the depot, led him to a waiting Justice, and the couple wed amid cheers before Hatfield boarded a train for overseas. The bride then returned home as the troops stood in line.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Cupid
Charles Hatfield
Florence Cunninghaw
Cunningham
Hatfield
Hatefield
Forest Reserve Official Proves Expert Knitter
Wenatchee Washington March 15. Sylvester Wenatchee National Forest Reserve superintendent aids the army at the front by knitting sweaters for the forestry branch. In a shipment of forty seven sweaters his piece was judged mechanically perfect by experts.
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Wenatchee
Wash
AJ HL
Sylvester
Wenatchee National Forest Reserve
Uncle Sam
Pete Samrmanpesis Fined in Kaiser Celebration Court
In a restricted district incident, Pete Samrmanpesis a Turk by birth faced Justice Collins and was fined 250 for celebrating the German invasion. He must raise the amount within 125 days while kept in view of county authorities alongside Kemper. White Pine News reports the event with local detail.
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Pete Samrmanpesis
Kusela
Justice Collins’ Court
Pete Sam
Kemper
Kaiser
Alee
White Pine News
Romanian Property Ceded to Hungary Reported
Amsterdam dispatch reports Deutsche Zeitung asserting Roumanian oil fields would be ceded to Austria Hungary in a Vienna dispute. The notice notes territorial adjustment centered on Roumanian assets and regional claims in the European balance of power.
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Amsterdam
Deutsche Ta Zettune
Merlin
Vienna
Collision off Irish coast leaves twenty six missing
London March 16 An naval vessel collided with the British steamship Rathmore off the Irish coast. Twenty six persons are missing while the survivors were landed at Kings Town near Dublin by a destroyer.
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Ireland
London
Rathmore
Kingstow
Dublin
University to Train Army Unit at Reno Campus
Provisions are made for a 160 man university based army unit in specialized services in cooperation with the War Department. Training would begin about May 1 with eight weeks of eight hour daily courses designed to qualify men for deployment in radio operation mechanics and related trades. University facilities and faculty will host the program with government funding covering expenses.
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Lou Lo
Army
War Department
den W. Johieun
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Reno
Jatimeen
Johnson
Johnven
Uhe
Weston
University of Miah le
University of Chicago
Univercitiva
Beh
Garette
Austrian for America First Last Always
A man connected to Greensburg Pennsylvania, Marc Li and Peter Goraak, identified as an Austrian supporter, was sent back from camp due to a physical disability. He had invested his savings, amounting to several thousands of dollars, in liberty bonds and prepared a will directing all property to the United States government.
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Greensburg
Marc Li
Peter Goraak
America
Vamp Lee
Dorauk
United States
Letter Forty Months Late From Vilna Russia
A March date letter from Vilna, Russia, sent in October 1914, reached after more than forty months due to mail delays. The note confirms the long transit time and the vintage context of wartime correspondence.
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Milwauker
Wha
William Jaesey Ting
Vilna
Russia
Ruggians Ratify Peace Treaty In Moscow Congress
The Russian Congress of the Bolshevik party ratified the peace treaty with the Central powers by a large majority. Ryusonov, a Bolshevik theorist, resigned from the party after the vote. The decision paves the way for allied plans regarding Japanese intervention in Siberia and expands German influence across the former Russian empire. A Reuters dispatch notes Bolshevik delegates dominated the Moscow conference, signaling possible reversal if factions shift, while French forces gain ground on the Neurey road in the west.
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Tuevtine
Moscow
Ryusonov
Bolsheviki
Siberia
Germany
London
Reuter
Petrograd
Red Cross Workroom Aids Bandages And Garments
Pytidon Sisters and Catholic Altar Society led the day’s Red Cross workroom efforts. Volunteers organized bandages gauze dressings and hospital supplies while inspecting finished items and dispatching refugee garments and knitting. A large roster of volunteers registered and accepted added responsibilities, signaling expanded committee work.
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Hylton
Mes
Reynolda
Albert Hawkins
Lee
J. O. Thenderson
Mika Elia Siitonsen
Bangs
Mesiames
Mentz
Johnson
Harris
Lindsay
Mahaffey
Linley
Taber
Gareia
Poeinelli
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Rigsby
Griswold
Doherty
Jones
Grover
Abel
Ray
Greiner
Weathers
Toombs
Jackson
Weston
Scranton
Riddell
Mistes Glaser
Gardner
Simonsen
Phillips
Margin
Rita Gareia
George Wilson
LIFTS HOG AND DROPS DEAD IN SPRINGFIELD
A man named Leon Tasinklewieese attempted a dramatic 800 pound hog lift in Springfield. He reported feeling ill a few minutes after the lift and collapsed from a rupturedorta morta, dying shortly after.
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Springfield
Marethn
Leon Tasinklewieese
Ceat
Springmeyer Tells of Washington Doings
George Springmeyer remains in Washington hoping to join an artillery detachment abroad. He laments a Nevada Missouri mix up cost him a major and judge advocate post, praises Ray Baker as a top Nevadan in national affairs, and notes bipartisan support and political restraint in wartime appointments.
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George Springmeyer
Washington
Nevada
Stoddard
Ray Baker
Sprinemeyer
Jean
Mint
Ray
White House
Neville
Rea 1
Séevel
Gillet
George
Hich
Beth Tallon
Hymers
Are My
Pittman
Henderson
Mlescartha
District of Columbia
Missouri
Juday Stoddard
Fidge Advocate General
Nank Direk Stoddard
New York
Grezette
Mortality rate among allies declared low by statistician
Pittsburg March 15 Edward A Woods life insurance expert and statistician released a study on wartime mortality arguing that timely medical treatment keeps allied losses down. He claims over ninety percent of soldiers treated by physicians survive to return to the line and compares a younger American soldier’s life expectancy to that of an older man.
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Pittsburg
Edward A. Woods
Nice Amount Raised for Red Cross at Twentieth Century Club Party
The Twentieth Century Club held a card party December 12 at Mayer hotel to benefit the Red Cross. Receipts and expenses totaled 146.60 in net proceeds to be turned over to the Red Cross, with additional donations and in-kind contributions noted from the Mayer hotel, Bradley Opera House, Russell Company, and others. Lillian D. Bruce chaired the arrangements committee.
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Rel Crosa
M Spalenka
Mayer Hotel
Bradley Opera House
Daiiy
Train wreck in Pennsylvania kills two women near Elizabethtown
Harrisburg dispatch reports that a west bound express carrying Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago suffered boulder damage when rocks rolled onto the track in a cut near Elizabethtown. Two women died and sixteen others were injured as two sleeping cars were wrecked.
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Harrisburg
Cincinnati
Drunk Whitset Is Discharged After Fishing Plea
George Whitset of Lone Tree Mo pleaded drunkenness before Judge A J Herrod in Kansas City police court. He promised the judge a guest fishing trip when the fish bite in Cow Creek. The judge quipped about April and warned Whitset to improve his fishing, then discharged him.
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Kansas City
Cow Creek
George Whitset
Lone Tree
A.J. Herrod
Whitset
Starving cattle shipped to pasturage in California
Ten thousand cattle and sheep from drought stricken regions of central and southern California have been shipped into Humboldt Sonoma and Mendocino counties to use hundreds of acres of pastureland set aside for southern stockmen. Curloads pass through NTA Rosa daily but recent rains eased the dry districts and it is believed no further exportation will be needed.
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Nta Rosa
Cal
California
Humboldt
Sonoma
Mendicino
Food Administration
Diry
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