Cyclone Strikes Indiana Towns Leaving Many Dead
A deadly cyclone swept Newcastle Indiana killing about sixty with nineteen bodies found. The storm wrecked 300 homes, damaged 400 more, and caused nearly one million dollars in losses. Richmond suffered two deaths and heavy injuries as Cincinnati reported isolated warnings.
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Richmond
Ind
Newcastle
Chicago
Mar
Gray Davis
John R. Davis
Archie Fletcher
Edward Dunlop
James Neilis
Elizabeth Day
Acie Williamson
Opal
Razer
Awayler
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Owen Seeks More Cloture In Senate Fight
Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma, a long time foe of filibusters, criticizes a new cloture rule that still lets the minority block majority will. He recalls his 11 and a half hour speech that helped admit New Mexico and Arizona and vows to oppose the one third and two thirds rules.
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Washington
Mar
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Senate
New Mexico
Arizona
Owen
George W Guthrie Envoy to Japan Remains at Sea
The body of George W Guthrie United States envoy to Japan has not been recovered following the sinking at sea. Reports indicate he perished in the voyage and his remains are presumed lost at sea, with a formal sea burial expected.
Berlin Admits New Angle with Withdrawals
Paris war office reports French troops conducted several surprise attacks Saturday night on German trenches in Lassigny Canny Sur Matz and north of Jury Wood in the Woevre region. Berlin notes infantry fighting on the Ancre front with British forces and German rear guards retreating to main positions. French assaults between the Avre and Oise failed and Hill 185 and Champagne Farm were repulsed despite heavy French use of forces and ammunition.
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London
Paris War Office
Lassigny
Canny-Sur-Matz
Jury Wood
Woevre
Maisons de Champagne
Berlin
Ancre
Irles
Teuton
Avre
Oise
Champagne
Greek Legation Denies Allied Salary Rumor
Washington dispatch reports the Greek legation denying widely published claims that King Constantine receives part of his salary from France and England. The statement ties the reports to Teutonic sources and notes the payments were renounced by France and England as debts owed to Greece.
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Washington
Mar
Constantine
Greece
France
England
George
Clown Tony Denier Known as Hump ty Dumty Dies in Fall
Kingston New York Tony Denier age seventy eight longtime almsHouse inmate since June dies after slipping on an icy sidewall He retired as a clown eight years ago and was famous for forty years as the original Hump ty Dumty clown.
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Kingston
N. Y
Tony Denier
Guards Nest at Bridge Approaches Across Ohio River
Evansville Indiana reports guards stationed at access points to the Louisville and Nashville railroad bridge spanning the Ohio River between Evansville and Henderson Kentucky. The move signals heightened security at the river crossing.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Henderson, Ky
Carranza Elected Mexican President Amid Enthusiasm
Mexico City reports Carranza conceded victory as First Chief of the revolutionary government. Elections across the republic chose Carranza for president along with senators and deputies, with a strong majority expected in both chambers and high public enthusiasm.
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Mexico City
Mar
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Huerta
Francisco Madero
Carranza
Pearl Save Near Evansville Sparks Farm Find
Evansville Indiana March 12 Clarence Hall a farmer saved a pearl found while feeding hogs at the Wabash river bottoms near here The pearl is said to be worth several hundred dollars and attracted local interest.
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Evansville
Ind
Wabash River
Here
Clarence Hall
Guns Will Bring Quick Decision
Washington reports that within ten days the United States will decide on hostilities with Germany. Armed American merchant ships will sail into the war zone with naval gunners ready to fire on submarines, while the administration hopes subs will act within international law.
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Washington
Mar
United States
Germany
Navy Department
Council of National Defense
Congress
Premier Plotters Guilty
Mrs Alice Wheeldon and her son in law Alfred George Mason were found guilty of conspiracy to murder Premier Lloyd George and War Minister Arthur Henderson. Daughter Harriet Wheeldon acquitted. Wheeldon sentenced to ten years penal servitude. Mason seven years. Mrs Mason five years.
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London
Mar
Alice Wheeldon
Winifred Mason
Alfred George Mason
Lloyd George
Arthur Henderson
War Council
Harriet Ann Wheeldon
Wheeldon
Alfred Mason
Russians Pursue Turks After Occupying Sahna Persia
Russian troops have occupied Sahna in northwestern Persia and pursue retreating Turks toward Bisitun, fifty miles south of Hamadan, per a Russian war department statement. In Asia Minor, advance along the road was repulsed by the defense.
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Petrograd
Sahna
Persia
Bisitun
Hamadan
Russian War Department
Asia Minor
Siana
German forces seize Belgiums finest trees for Germany
Havre March 12 German military administration in Belgium begins systematic tree requisition. Belgians report officials are taking the best growths province by province and sending them to Germany.
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Havre
Mar
Belgium
Germany
Gerard Reaches Havana After German Ambassadorship Recall
James W. Gerard, former United States ambassador to Germany, arrived in Havana aboard the Infanta Isabel from Ceruna Spain, on March 12. He was recalled from his post by the United States government.
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Havana
James W. Gerard
United States
Germany
Ceruna
Spain
Hero of Entente Maude Enters Bagdad City
General Maude leads Allied forces into Bagdad, the sacred Moslem capital, amid military advance and ceremonial entry reported from the region.
Democratic House Prospects Improve
Washington March 12 The death of Republican Cyrus Adams Sulloway of New Hampshire strengthens Democratic hopes to retain control of the next Congress. The House stood Democrats 215 Republicans 214, with a potential tie by Martin of Louisiana, a Progressive, and Republican Schall of Minnesota shading the push for an independent coalition. Schall’s decision to stay out weakens Republican leverage for equal control after Sulloway’s death.
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Washington
Mar
Wilson
Cyrus Adams Sulloway
New Hampshire
Sulloway
Martin
Louisiana
Representative Schall
Minnesota
House
Progressives Call for Liberal League Convention
Matthew Hale acting chairman of the Progressive national committee announced talks with Progressive Republicans Democrats Prohibitionists Socialists and other parties to form a league of liberals. A convention of enrolled members is set for St Louis on April 12 13 and 14 with a discussion of plans.
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New York
League of Liberals
Matthew Hale
Progressive National Committee
St. Louis
Potato Shortage Triggers Potatoless Days In Britain
Berlin dispatch reports that England faces a severe potato shortage with several potato less days expected weekly. The London Times and London Journal say stock is exhausted and remaining potatoes are diverted to push prices higher, threatening hospital potato supplies.
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Berlin
Mar
London Times
England
London Journal
London
Shoot S sons advised by Alma Gluck on war enlistment
Opera star Alma Gluck urged American mothers to kill their sons before they enlist to fight in war. She spoke amid strong emotion, noting her Roumanian birth and her husband, a Russian violinist Zimbalist. The controversial call drew wide attention in Boston on March 12.
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Boston
Mar
Alma Gluck
Zimbalist
Mme. Gluck
British Reach Bagdad in Major War Victory
London announces British troops under General Maude have entered Bagdad capturing the ancient Moslem capital. Jubilation runs through England and entente capitals as the British drive swells morale and weakens Ottoman prestige. German views warn of a potential Turkish rally as news spreads.
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London
Mar
Bagdad
Maude
England
Townsend
Cstephen
Kut-El- Amara
Tigris
Kut
Pagdad
Europe
Diala
Frederick B. Maurice
British War Office
Bardad
Near
Far East
Rachad
Sultan Murad IV
Shah Nadir
Dar Fe Salam
City of
Man Saved by Accident Cleared in Long-Running Murder Case
Columbia Mississippi reports a death bed confession by farmer Joseph Beard clearing William Purvis who twenty five years ago escaped death by hanging after a murder conviction when the noose slipped at the scaffold. The incident, deemed divine interposition, led to a commutation of sentence.
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Columbia
Miss
Joseph Beard
William Purvis
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