Germans Capture City of Jamburg in War Report
London dispatch reports the Germans have captured Jamburg east of Narva and continue the Turco German offensive beyond Trebizond despite Berlin’s peace announcement. Narva evacuated, Germans 12 miles west. advance resumes toward the line between Jamburg and Goloff.
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Jamburg
London
Trebizond
Berlin
Narva
Russia
Reuter
Petrograd
Rrussia
Goloff
Lake Peipus
Rockefeller Cousin Sues Wife for Divorce in Chicago
Willard D Rockefeller, Chicago Beach hotel managing director, files for divorce alleging desertion on June 6 1907. Attorney Julius Heldman notes he is a second cousin of John D Rockefeller. The couple wed May 25 1904 in Asbury Park. Mrs Rockefeller resides in California.
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Chicago
Willard D. Rockefeller
Chicago Beach
Helen D. Rockefeller
Julius Heldman
John D. Rockefeller
Asbury Park
N. J
Rockefeller
New York Ratifies Federal Prohibition Amendment
Albany march 7 the assembly votes 90 to 53 to adopt the judiciary committee report backing ratification of the federal prohibition amendment.
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Albany
N. Y
Assembly
Judiciary Committee
New York State
War loans and Western Front balance in British Commons
Andrew Bonar Law disclosed Britain's war loans to allies reached 1.264 billion pounds by February 9 with dominion loans at 180 million. He forecast end-year debt not exceeding 5.9 billion and a 600 million funding vote to start April. He warned Russia's turmoil complicates recovery prospects while noting Allied manpower remains slightly ahead on the Western Front despite German reinforcements from the Russian front.
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London
Great Britain
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Dominions
Bonar Law
Russia
Channel
Adriatic
Turkey
Germany
Saloniki
Grant to Widow of General Maude
The house of commons approved a 125000 dollar grant to the widow of Maj. Gen. Frederick Stanley Maude the commander on the Tigris front whose death occurred last November.
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Grant
General Maude
London
House of Commons
Frederick Stanley Maude
Tigris
Eleven killed in London air raid last night
London reports eleven dead and 46 injured after a German air raid on the city. Numerous houses were wrecked by the bombs dropped from enemy aircraft.
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London
Mar
Germans Repulsed After Liquid Fire Assault Near Toul
Paris March 8 A German attack with liquid fire on American troops holding trench positions northwest of Toul was repulsed. The Allied defenders repelled the assault, sustaining no reports of heavy casualties.
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Paris
Toul
Finnish government seeks Oscar as king of Finland
London reports diplomatic circles say Finland has asked the German emperor to appoint Prince Oscar, fifth son of the emperor, as king of Finland as part of talks dated March 8.
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London
Mar
Oscar
Finland
Afton Tidningen
Stockholm
Roumania Signs Preliminary Peace Treaty with Central Powers
A preliminary peace treaty signed in Amsterdam covers Roumania ceding Dobrudja to the Danube, enabling a trade route to the Black Sea, and demobilizing at least eight army divisions under joint control. Roumania evacuates Austro Hungarian territory and dismisses hostile officers as the pact takes effect immediately.
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Amsterdam
Roumania
Bucharest
Dobrudja
Danube
Moldavia
Bessarabia
Odessa
Constanza
Black Sea
Austria-Hungary
von Mackensen
Russia
Not Guilty: Elmer Hupp Acquitted of Murder Charge
Elmer Hupp, Cleveland oil operator, is acquitted of the murder of Charles L. Joyce. The jury found him not guilty after a second degree murder trial stemming from Joyce being found with Hupp’s wife at the Trupp home on January 10. The defense framed the case around intruder confrontation.
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Elmer Hupp
Cleveland
Charles L. Joyce
Hupp
Upp
Joyce
Trupp Home
Tne
Ethel Hupp
Doertier
W. H. Poyd
Bank Robbery At Jewett Banking Company
Three robbers blew the vault door at the Jewett Banking Company of Jewitt Illinois and escaped with 1400 dollars. The blast wrecked the concrete front and interior while bloodhounds followed to Toledo Ohio before losing the scent near Mattoon.
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Jewett
Mattoon,l
Jewett Banking Company
Jewitt, DL
Toledo
Mattoon
British liner Calgarian torpedoed and sunk off Irish coast
The British armed mercantile cruiser Calgarian was torpedoed and sunk on March 1 with two officers and 46 men lost. The 17,515 ton Allan liner had been serving as a British cruiser convoying ships between Britain and Nova Scotia. One report notes 610 aboard Calgarian with nearly 500 landed at Irish ports.
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Belfast
London
Admiralty
Glasgow
Halifax
England
New York
Calgarian
Nova Scotia
Canadian Pacific Ocean Service Limited
Montreal
Renewed Austrian German Push Seen in Italian Front
Washington reports Italian official dispatches indicate new Austro German stroke plans for Italy. February saw major enemy troop movements and a new tactical group formation detected by Italians. Large columns head toward Valdastico Saragina and Giudearia with artillery concentrations and top Austrian commanders redeployed to Italy.
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Washington
Inez Nevombher
Vualdastico
Saragina
Giudearia
Body Found in Rock River Near Camp Grant Bridge
The body of a well dressed young woman was recovered from the Rock River under a broken span of the new bridge at Rockford near Camp Grant on March 7. The death details and cause are under investigation by local authorities.
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Rockford
Camp Grant
Rockford IL
Rock River
American Patrol Escorts Lost Men in Lorraine Raid
An American patrol of one officer and eight men missing since nightfall crossed No Man's Land to reach the American line without a shot. They rejoined amid great relief as French and American forces in Lorraine raid German trenches and capture prisoners, marking the first enemy officer taken by Americans in this sector.
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France
Toul
No Man’s Land
Chemin Des Dames
Lorraine
Pest
Paris
Marek S
French War Office
Envi
Courcy
Quake Shakes Los Angeles Area Without Damage
A single earthquake rattled a strip from the west and southwest sections of Los Angeles to the beach. No damage reported. several homes reported moved furniture.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Weather Bureau
Texas Passes Loyalty Bill in War Context
Austin Texas March 8 the Texas loyalty bill making disloyal remarks or disloyal acts during the war a felony passed the house and goes to the governor for signature. The version passed eliminates a clause giving private citizens the right to make arrests without warrants.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
House
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United States
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Bensiga Krylenko
Nova Yaluza
Winter Palace
Sas
Doyen
John D
Sues
West
State Department Aid
Ee Lee
Gordon Auchincloss
Col. E. M. House
Frank L. Polk
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