Rail Confab in New York as Brotherhoods Threaten Strike
Washington reports the center of railway dispute shifts to New York where labor leaders and managers begin talks. Defense Society appeals to unions to refrain while shop chairmen in New York vote for a general strike set for Saturday night. Railmen present a modified eight hour proposal and Omaha trainmen indicate most will stay at work if called.
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Washington
Mar
Big Four Railway Brotherhoods
Supreme Court
Defense Society
New York
American Defense Society
Railroad Brotherhood
St. Louis
New
Lite
Che
Ron
Omaha
Neb
Elope Bust In Kansas City Involving 17 Year Old Bride
Henry Bennett of Quincy and Miss Pan sy Derry seventeen eloped six weeks earlier and were arrested in a rooming house in Kansas City. Derry told detective chief Larry Ghent that they loved each other and planned to marry after Bennett could obtain a divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Henry Bennett
Quincy
Ill
Pansy Derry
Miss Derry
Larry Ghent
Henry
Gen Sir Sam Hughes Meets Gen Wood in War Heads Conference
Ex Canadian war head Gen Sir Sam Hughes confers with Gen Wood outlining strategies and defense plans in a high level wartime meeting. The discussions span imperial defense and early mobilization steps as tensions rise.
Gerard at Capital Off for New York
Former U S ambassador James Gerard to Berlin returns to Washington and is warmly welcomed by government officials led by Secretary McAdoo. He travels by train with the embassy party, then meets Secretary Lansing before leaving for New York.
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Washington
Mar
James Gerard
United States
Court of
Berlin
Treasury
McAdoo
Administration
Polk
Phillips
State Department
Hughes
New Jersey
Lodge
Senate
Lansing
Gerard
New York
Richmond Man Charged in Flag Desecration Indictment
Grover Winters was arrested in Cambridge City on a grand jury indictment for tearing down the American flag over a school building. Police say the act followed a dispute over pay for flag placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Crand Jury
Cambridge City
Grover Winters
Sheri Clem Carr
Winters
Dreyfus Lawyer Fernand Labori Dies in Paris
Paris reports the death of Fernand Labori, longtime attorney for Captain Alfred Dreyfus, after a prolonged illness. The notable lawyer had defended Dreyfus in the infamous case and passed away on March 15.
Russians Report Kermanshah Taken as British Advance Near Baghdad
London says unofficial dispatches claim Russian forces captured the Persian town of Kermanshah southwest of Hamadan amid a British push up the Tigris. Turko-Greek front lines show Turks near the Mesopotamian border as British artillery recaptured equipment at Bagdad after Townshend's surrender.
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Hamadan
Kermanshah
Tigris
Samara
Turkish War Office
Kut-el-Amara
Persia
London
Petrograd
Bagdad
Townshend
Kut-el-Amera
Germany Directing Every Mexican Move
Confidential reports traveling through Washington claim the German bank in Mexico City and German Yeration guide most Mexican financial and diplomatic affairs. The bank allegedly holds Mexican government paper and has access to vast resources. Reports suggest German money supports the Mexican government and that new constitutional provisions target the United States and the Entente allies.
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Washington
Mar
Mexico
Europe
Mexico City
U. S
Tariff Experts Named by President
President Wilson selects a tariff commission chaired by Professor Frank W. Taussig of Harvard. The panel includes former Representatives David J. Lewis of Cumberland Maryland and William Kent of Kentfield California, Daniel C. Roper of McCall South Carolina, E. P. Costigan of Denver Colorado, and W. S. Culbertson of Emporia Kansas.
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Washington, Mar
Wilson
Tariff Commission
Frank W. Taussig
Harvard University
David J. Lewis
Cumberland Md
William Kent
Kentfield
Cal
Daniel C. Roper
McCall
E. P. Costigan
Denver
Col
W. S. Culbertson
Emporia
Kan
Taussig
St. Louis
Taussiz
Norway SAILINGS RESUMED FROM U S TO NORWAY
Passenger service on Norwegian ships between the United States and Norway will resume after a hiatus caused by Germanys submarine warfare. No passengers had departed to Norway aboard Norwegian ships since February 1.
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New York
United States
Norway
Germany
Terrific Storm at Duluth
Duluth Minnesota reports a blizzard that paralyzed the city for twelve hours with twenty two inches of snow in a day and a forty mile wind. One man died from the cold as traffic halted and schools closed. Suburban stations remained snowbound.
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Duluth
Minn
Weather Bureau
ALL GERMAN SHIPS SEIZED BY CHINESE
American Minister Reinsch reports China severed diplomatic relations with Germany and handed passports to the German minister. China seized all German merchant ships in Shanghai with crews ashore and armed guards aboard. Navy reports provide no further details. The move may be viewed as an act of war by Germany.
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Washington
Mar
Reinsch
Pekin
State Department
China
Germany
Shanghai
Navy Department
Portugal
Reservoir blast plot scares Jersey City residents
Jersey City officials sought a military guard after reports of two Germans photographing the Boston reservoir and discussing its destruction. The water supply city discussed protection with Governor Edge following the alleged plot.
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Jersey City
N. J
Boston
Wilson Near Complete Recovery From Illness
President Wilson has nearly recovered from a cold lasting over a week and attended to public business in his study. He is not expected to leave the White House for several days, indicating a cautious return to duties.
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Washington
Mar
Wilson
White House
British Shipping Losses Report Week Ended March 11
The official statement lists thirteen British vessels over 1,600 tons sunk in the week ending March 11. Three fishing boats and four British ships under 1,600 tons were also lost.
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London
Mar
Ambassy visit and Missouri voting bill loom
A garbled report mentions Amonre greeting a former ambassador at a Berlin station and a Missouri house bill advancing to enfranchise women, with unclear surrounding details. The fragment references Warnemuende Stettiner Bahnhof and Jefferson City, hinting at diplomatic and political moves.
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Berri
Berlin
Mar
Amonre
von Bernstorff
Warnemuende Pul’ Stettiner Bahnhof
Wash
Jefferson City
Missouri
Chicago Live Stock Market Report Signals Mixed Hogs Cattle Prices
Chicago markets show hog receipts 33 000 with varied quotes from 14 45 to 19 25 for different grades heavy packing and good to fancy pigs. Cattle receipts 12 000 with steers at 11 00 to 11 75 and cows 8 40 to 13 50. grain and potato prices also listed along with East Buffalo figures for cattle hogs sheep and calves.
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East Buffalo
Dunnings and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Algonquin Sunk Without Warning by German Submarine
The Algonquin, an American liner, was sunk after being shelled and torpedoed in the submarine zone. All aboard were saved, with ten Americans among the crew, including the captain. Loss valued at 1 700 000 dollars for ship and cargo. Washington says the incident reinforces the U S stance on submarine warfare and armed ships.
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London
Mar
J. G. Stephens
Plymouth
New York
American Star Line
United States
W. T. Holmes
Boatswain
Pittsburgh
Allan Hopkins
Ellsworth
A. T. Forman
Park Avenue
Baltimore
Frank Formason
Seaman
Gloucester
Mass
A. Nordberg
Brooklyn
F. G. Verney
Belgium
Second Avenue
Detroit
Mich
Charles Schultz
New York City
Frank Johnstone
Scotland
Alexander Paul
E. Zemmerman
U. S
Washington
Germany
State Department
Wilson
Department
Frost
Queenstown
Philadelphia
Fourteen Die in Hendersonville Mine Explosion
Canonsburg Pennsylvania March 15 Fourteen men were killed in the Henderson coal company mine explosion at Hendersonville. Fourteen bodies have been brought to the surface. Rescuers work amid heavy debris and it may take days to clear passages.
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Sylvania
Canonsburg
Henderson Coal Company
Hendersonville
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Sir Sam Hughes
Gen. Wood
American Press Association
Leonard Wood
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Kermanshar
RUSS
Persian City
General Maude
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Meyer London
Harvard Heads Board
Congress
Carnegie Hall
America
Scandinavia
U. S. S. Pennsylvania
Algonquin
Penn
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