Plot to invade India cited in New York arrests
Dr. C Hanadar Chakraberty and Dr. Ernest Schunner were charged with conspiring to equip a military expedition against an allied foreign country. They allegedly plotted under Wolf von Igel to invade India via China and prepared propaganda in native Indian languages. Fritz Kolb and Hans Schwartz in Hoboken faced explosives charges linked to a separate plot to blow up munitions. police say no attack on President Wilson was planned.
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Fritz Kolb
Hans Schwartz
New York
C. Hanadar Chakraberty
Ernest Schunner
United States
Wolf von Igel
India
China
von Igel
von Papen
Welland Canal
Count von Bernstorff
Frederik VIII
Copenhagen
von Iigel
Berlin
Chakraberty
von Jgel
West 120Th Street
Chakraberry
Sekunner
Hoboken
N. J
Fritz Kot
Schwartz
Hayes
Black Tom
Kolb
Kingsland
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
Thomas Steele
City promotes Patriotic Week with flag display
Richmond officials urge residents to display the American flag during Patriotic Week. A council resolution supporting President Wilson's stand against Germany has been sent to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Wilson
Germany
Rev Bouck White on trial for flag desecration in New York
The Rev Bouck White founder of the Church of the Social Revolution and ten followers face trial before Judge McIntyre in general sessions on charges of desecrating the American flag. Indictments follow alleged participation in flag burning at the group ritual melting pot on June 1, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouck White
Church of the Social Revolution
New York
McIntyre
Graft Ring Heads Named in Chicago Probe
Grand jury to probe a rival graft ring linked to ex Police Chief Healey. Alleged leaders include Homer K. Calpin Republican county committee chair, State Representative Roger J. Marey, and Meyer Crossman deputy circuit clerk. Costello’s confession and the Green Book tie the Major to fifty six disorderly venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles C. Healey
Homer K. Calpin
Republican County Committee
Roger J. Marey
Meyer Crossman
Thomas Costello
Costello
Lieutenant White
Majjor
Marcy
President to seek Caminetti pardon for white slave conviction
San Francisco report says President Wilson will be asked to pardon F. Drew Caminetti, son of Anthony Caminetti, after the Supreme Court denied his appeal for a rehearing of the white slave conviction.
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San Francisco
Cal
Wilson
F. Drew Caminetti
Anthony Caminetti
United States Commissioner General of Immigration
United States Supreme Court
Four Missing In Blast At Ford Plant Enameling Dept
Four men were reported missing after an explosion that destroyed the enameling department of Ford Motor Company’s branch plant in Cincinnati on March 7.
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Cincinnati
Ford Motor Car Company
Sheriff’s Wit Foils Infuriated Citizens in Lincoln Jail Move
In Peoria Illinois on March 7 a mob of over 300 Mason county residents sought to lynch William Becker, tied to the Beckers fortune, after a grand jury ordered his arrest for patricide. Sheriff Close of Havana diverted the prisoner amid car caravans and telephones, finally delivering Becker to the Logan county jail in Lincoln for safety.
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Peoria
Ill
Mason County
William Becker
John P. Becker
Close
Havana
Pekin
Tazewell County
Logan County
Lincoln
O Gorman denies filibuster role in neutrality bill
Former Senator James A. O Gorman issued a formal denial of participating in the senate filibuster against the President's armed neutrality bill. He stated he used at most five minutes of the senate's time in the final days and never objected to voting on the measure. He said his only objection was a provision that could be read to grant vessels protection as warships.
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New York
Senate
United States
James A. O’gorman
James
Owen
Reed
Hoke Smith
Swanson
Lodge
Borah
Penrose
Cummins
Bbrandegee
Wilson
Kenyon
Town
Vardaman
Mississippi
Williams
la Follette
Printing of flag is legal ruling altered
Des Moines March 5 the state department of justice modified a ruling that had found it unlawful to display printed American flags over editorial columns of newspapers The initial decision held that printing the flag over a newspaper opinions column violated federal statutes barring use of the flag for commercial purposes
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Des Moines
Mar
State Department of Justice
Omaha Girl Fatally Hurt
Miss Leola Brandeis, nineteen, daughter of the late Arthur L. Brandeis, a New York and Omaha merchant, was fatally injured when her car collided with a tele phone pole after a speeding taxicab forced her vehicle at Twelfth and Farnam streets. Her cousin Loyal Colin, who drove, was with her at the scene.
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Omaha
Mar
Leola Brandeis
Arthur L. Brandeis
New York
Twelfth
Farnam Streets
Colin
Whitman Attends Wilson Inauguration Parade Escort
Governor Whitman rode with the Sixty-ninth and Twelfth regiments of the New York national guard as his escort during President Wilsons inauguration parade in New York on March 5.
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Whitman
Capital
New York
Wilson
New York National Guard
Austria Backs Diver Warfare In Note To U S
The Austrian government replies to the U S note on unrestricted submarine warfare stating neutrals bear risks in war zones and that Austria adheres to assurances while reserving discussion on submarine questions. It says belligerents may decide measures against enemy traffic and neutrals have no further legal claims. The memorandum stresses protecting lives and avoiding misunderstandings with the United States.
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Washington
Mar
United States
Germany
State Department
Wilson
Lansing
London
Vienna
Reuter’s
Amsterdam
Ancona
Persia
Austria
Orduna Arrives Safely From Liverpool Voyage
The Cunard liner Orduna reached New York safely from Liverpool after departing February 24. The ship carried 110 passengers, eight of whom were Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cunard
Liverpool
Prison Sentence Confirmed for Army Officer Rigdon
Cell for Army Officer in Washington reports that Lieutenant Jack B. Rigdon of the second Arkansas Infantry is sentenced to five years in prison. The confirmation by the President follows his conviction for digamy and embezzlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Washington
Mar
Jack B. Rigdon
Second Arkansas Infantry
Rigdon
Laying Deadly Mines in Wartime Weapon Handling
A historical overview outlines how war engines and land mines are managed during conflict. It explains safety protocols, deployment considerations, and the strategic logic guiding when and where mines are used, highlighting caution and control in dangerous theaters.
Gopher Fight Bill Fails in Minnesota Senate
In St Paul Minnesota on March 7 the bill by Senator Sagen to repeal Minnesota boxing law was defeated 35 to 31 in a brief senate debate. Supporters had expected passage and planned to push the measure in the House of Representatives.
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Minnesota Senate
St. Paul
Minn
Sagen
Minnesota
State
Senate
Friends of Boxing
House
German Spy Found in National Guard
Paul L. Scharfenburg of St. Paul, a private in Company L of the First Infantry Regiment, Minnesota National Guard, is jailed at Fort Leavenworth Kansas for five years after a reg ular army court martial in San Antonio Texas. A German letter signed by him warned of a rise of 10,000,000 Germans in the United States and criticized U S officers as cobblers.
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St. Paul
Minn
Germany
Paul L. Scharfenburg
First Infantry Regiment
Minnesota National Guard
United States Military
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
San Antonio
Tex
Scharfenberg
Minnesota
United States Army
Wilson
United States
Major Heiberg Killed While Serving on Italian Front
Major Elvin R. Heiberg of La Crosse Wisconsin military attache at the American embassy in Rome was accidentally killed on the Italian front when his horse fell during duty. Telegraphed condolences came from Italy's king and top officers. Heiberg, a distinguished cavalry officer, had previously governed the Cottabato district in Mindanao during the Philippines campaign and entered West Point in 1892, graduating with honors in 1896.
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Chicago
Mar
Elvin R., Heiberg
la Crosse
Wis
Rome
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Heiberg
Page
Philippines
Cottabato
Mindanao
West Point
Wisconsin
Signs Point to Extra Session on Armist Power
Washington discusses possible extraordinary session of the Sixty fifth Congress to limit Senate debate and push the armed neutrality bill. President Wilson seeks authority to arm merchant ships amid German submarine threats, with cloture likely as Republicans and Democrats caucus on rules.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
Wilson
Senate
Gregory
White House
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U. S
American Presa Association
Caminetti
Iowa Department of Justice
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U.S
Hedges
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Orduna
American Press Association
Gopher
Bill
Major Heiberg
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