Brilliant British Bagdad coup drives Turks from city
London reports a string of bold operations by British and Indian forces along the Tigris leading to the fall of Bagdad. General Maude crossed the Tigris and pursued Turkish forces, seizing prisoners and vast supplies while maintaining supply lines in extreme heat.
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London
Bagdad
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar Law
Tigris
Maude
Mesopotamia
Kut el-Amara
Disla
Yiala
Tiala
Law
Diala
Bagivon
Tagdad
Ticris
China votes Teuton break after secret session
A Peking dispatch reports the House of Representatives approved the government's diplomatic policy including severing ties with Germany. The foreign ministry had warned on Feb 9 it would cut relations if Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare began. On Mar 4 the cabinet agreed to break relations but President Yuan Shikai opposed the ministers and Premier Tuan Chi Ju resigned.
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London
Peking
Reuter’s
House of Representatives
Germany
TA Yuan-Heng
Tuan Chi-Jui
Submarine Sinkings Reported Total 114000 Tons
The Overseas News agency states that official German reports for March 11 show 42,000 tons of shipping sunk. When combined with March 7 and 8 reports, the total tops 114,000 tons.
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Berlin
Overseas News Agency
German News Bureau
Senator Thomas Named New Member of Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Thomas has been chosen as the new member of the Foreign Relations Committee. The appointment strengthens the panel's leadership and elevates the senator's influence on international policy and diplomacy matters.
Briand Cabinet Near Collapse In French Parliament
Paris reports that Briand’s ministry faces renewed turmoil as opposition interpellations and committees threaten to topple the government. Despite majority backing in both houses, persistent obstruction risks a cabinet change or formal session as Briand warns interpellators have consumed critical war time.
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Paris
Petitjean
Briand
Petit Journal
Amsterdam
M. Briand
Bloomington Police Board Fires Three Officials in Sensation
Police Superintendent J B Hensley Night Superintendent Scott Davis and Patrolman Herman Flynn were dismissed by the Bloomington police board amid sensational charges by Hensley against Mayor John G Harris who failed to win renomination. Hensley claimed he paid $400 for the job with $250 cash delivered and owed no further payments due to alleged mismanagement of cash bonds.
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Bloomington
Ind
Metropolitan Police Board
J. B. Hensley
Scott Davis
Herman Flynn
Hensley
John G. Harris
Harris
Stone Keeps Job on Leading Committee
Washington March 13 Senator William J Stone keeps chairmanship of the foreign relations committee amid criticism of his stance on the Presidents armed neutrality bill. His reappointment and senatorial courtesy are noted with other assignments placing Thomas on the committee and Falk and Knox filling Republican vacancies.
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Washington
Mar
William J. Stone
Stone
Thomas
O’gorman
Falk
Knox
U. S
Allies Build Big Credit for $1,000,000 Loan
J P Morgan and Co reported Canada’s gold consignments totaling 49.5 million dollars received Monday and Saturday. Two eight million dollar deposits went to the local assay office, 25 million to the Philadelphia mint, plus 8.5 million at the assay office. If the five to one credit ratio applied, allies since January 1 would be eligible to borrow over a billion dollars on cash payments, having placed a 250 million dollar loan this year.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Canada
Philadelphia
Glass workers strike at Schram Glass plant in Hillsboro
Three hundred employees of the Schram Glass works at Hillsboro walked out on March 12. Two hundred strikers are new union members seeking eight hour shifts and a ten percent raise. One hundred machine men joined in sympathy, leaving the big plant idle.
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Pana
Ill
Schram Glass
Hillsboro
Bis
Picturesque Quaker Dead
Amos Kenworthy, eighty nine, famed Quaker evangelist, has died at his brother’s home in Denali California, ending a coast to coast career noted for piety and religious stirring.
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Richmond
Ind
Amos Kenworthy
Denali
Cal
Society of Friends
Kaiser Wants U. S. to Spare His Ships
Germany renews effort to amend the 1798 treaty to exempt German residents in the United States from arrest during war and allow safe conduct for German ships in American ports. Dr. Paul Ritter presented the draft to the State Department but Secretary Lansing was unavailable. Ratification prospects in the Senate appear slim despite possible administration backing.
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Washingon
Mar
Germany
United States
Gerard
Berlin
Paul Ritter
State Department
Lansing
Senate
Arrest of man known as "Karl" in Hoboken bomb case
John Humbert, the man dubbed Karl for making bombs in Fritz Kolb’s Hoboken hotel room, was arrested at Broad and Wall streets by Hoboken and New York detectives on March 13.
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New York
John Humbert
Karl
Fritz Kolb
Hoboken
Broad and
Wall Streets
Police Power Shift After Alexandria Chief Arrest
Anderson Indiana March 12 police authority in Alexandria is placed under Constable Davis Harris after the arrest of Chief Stephen F Penahue and three patrolmen David Benedict Frank Thompson and Charles Seely on charges of failure to perform their duties and the chief for visiting a disorderly house. The arrests followed a grand jury action urged by Prosecutor Oswald Ryan and at the governor’s recommendation the constable received police authority.
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Anderson
Ind
Mar
Alexandria
Davis Harris
Stephen F. Penahue
David Benedict
Frank Thompson
Charles Seely
Oswald Ryan
Goodrich
Will Wed Margaret Wilson in Grand Rapids Report
Frank R. Compton, Chicago publisher and Grand Rapids native, reportedly won the engagement to Margaret Wilson daughter of President Wilson. The couple has been seen together and Compton recently returned from Washington, with prior denials of the match.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Frank R. Compton
Chicago
Margaret Wilson
President Wilson
Compton
Washington
Miss Wilson
White Hrouse
Death Toll Mounts From Newcastle Tornado in Indiana
Newcastle Indiana reports 19 dead and 4 in nearby Sacerstown after Sunday tornado. Mayor Watkins seeks more Indiana National Guard to guard dark streets and prevent looting. Over 100 injured, emergency hospitals treating multiple critical cases as officials fear more deaths. Names of deceased include John Neilis Everett Dunlap Gray Davis and several family members. Hagerstown victims listed as Ernest Gray Jr and John Gray among others.
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Newcastle
Ind
Indiana National Guard
James P. Goodrich
J. L. Watkins
Sfacerstown
Secial
John Neilis
Everett Dunlap
Gray Davis
John Davis
Orville Davis
Archie Fletcher
Asa Williamson
Vera Williamson Higgins
John Gray
Swanson
Ludwick
Local Angling Departures: Dahman and Carls Die in Shock on News
Arenzville Illinois March 18 Henry Dahman former Arenzville postmaster and William Carls wealthy farmer uncles of Mrs Amos Wellen reiter died in Virginia auto crash Sunday. Both men over sixty died of shock upon learning the tragedy.
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Arenzville
Ill
Henry Dahman
William Carls
Amos Wellenreiter
Virginia
Gerard Reaches VU. 8. Key West Report
James W. Gerard former U S ambassador to Germany and his party reached Key West from Havana. He has left for Washington to continue his travels and official duties.
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Key West, Fla
James W. Gerard
U. S
Germany
Havana
Washington
Armed Guards to Sailors as U S Vessels Enter Zone
Washington reports a formal note to foreign governments stating American merchant ships must carry armed guards when sailing through the German submarine zone for protection of vessel and crew. Navy says owners determine mounting. Rochambeau clearance granted. four liners to resume sailings with guns already aboard in some ships.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Germany
Holland
Senate Department
Navy Department
Rochambeau
New York
International Merc
Antile Marine
American Line
Philadelphia
St. Paul
St. Louis
Finland
Kroonland
Amateur wireless may be razed by order of President
Washington March 13 Every amateur wireless station in the United States would be dismantled by order of the President if war comes. The move aims to protect military and naval plans as officials concede anxiety over hidden German stations. Federal searches have been redoubled not only in the United States but in Mexico and Central America. The harm from outlaw wireless and possible enemy aid is described as immeasurable and obvious.
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Washington
Mar
United States
Mexico
Central America
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