U S Ships Sunk by German Submarine Offensive
Three American ships the City of Memphis Illinois and Vigilancia were sunk by German U boats amid warnings. Crew details show largely American birth and naturalization with many casualties and missing. President Wilson considers a congressional session as U boat threats escalate.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Congress
London
Mar
Memphis
Illinois
Vigilancia
City of
Cardiff
New York
Iinois
Port Arthur
Tex
Scilly Islands
Havre
France
Chester
Empress and Son Veiled in Mystery Over Russ Royal Family
An empress and her son remain elusive as investigators probe the Russian royal lineage amid unclear whereabouts. Authorities pursue leads in a case shaping public intrigue and historical speculation.
Woman Found Strangulated in Broadway Hotel
An autopsy on a young woman found dead in a Broadway hotel shows death by strangulation. Husband Harry Helair identified the victim as his wife and said she possessed jewelry valued at $2,500.
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New York
Broadway
Harry Helair
Missionary Ralph Gennes Incarcerated In Mental Ward
Australian missionary with a Chicago police record, Ralph Gennes, was sent to an insane ward in the Michigan City prison. The report notes his placement follows his arrest in Goshen Indiana on March 19.
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Goshen
Ind
Ralph Gennes
Chicago
Michigan City
German Envoys Handed Passports In Pekin
The German minister to China and his staff along with all German consuls in the country received passports at noon. A note with the passports stated Germany’s submarine warfare reply to China was unsatisfactory and that the passports are for protection while leaving Chinese territory.
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Pekin
Mar
China
Romance Ends in Aurora Wedding After Auto Crash
Miss Effie Ekeberg, an Aurora school teacher, and Gustav R. Freland, a local druggist, secured a marriage license at Geneva after a romance sparked by an automobile collision with an elevated railroad post in Chicago. Both were injured and treated at the same hospital a year earlier.
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Aurora
Iul
Chicago
Effie Ekeberg
Gustav R. Freland
Geneva
New US Colombia Treaty Aims for Territorial and Trade Shifts
Washington reports a new treaty negotiation between the United States and Colombia. It envisions a 25 million dollar US payment to Colombia, transfer of the Atratu River Canal route and strategic islands Old Providence and St Andrews, Colombian recognition of Panama, a pledge not to allow hostile use of Colombian harbors, and temporary use of the Panama Canal without tolls.
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Washington
Mar
United States
Republic of Colombia
Colombia
Atratu River Canal
Old Providence
St. Andrews
Republic of Panama
Panama Canal
China Prepares for War as War Clouds Gather
Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Ting-fang fronts wartime moves by calling entente and neutral ministers meetings. He asks suspension of Boxer indemnity payments, stationing troops along the Tientsin–Peking railroad and in the legation quarter to guard against Germans, and permission to raise import duties.
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Peking
Mar
China
Wu Ting Fang
Tien-Tsim
Tien Tsin-Peking
Legation
Four Die In Fire At Scottish Old People's Home
Four inmates died when the Scottish Old People's home burned near Riverside outside Chicago city limits on March 19. More than thirty others escaped and several were injured. the deceased are Mrs. James Grannock, William McPherson, Thomas Loutitt, and William Robertson. The building lacked a nearby hydrant and the home’s hose was only 1,000 feet long.
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Chicago
Mar
Scottish Old People's Home
James Grannock
William McPherson
Thomas Loutitt
William Robertson
Riverside
Russia's Provisional Government Grows as Fleet Joins Revolt
Petrograd reports new cabinet ministers take posts after long conferences and vow to continue war with the allies. The imperial dynasty fades as red flags rise and a constitutional assembly is promised to draft a permanent government. Fortresses Vibore and Sveaborg join the revolt. bread and grain reach Petrograd. Minister Rittig is killed amid revolutionary violence.
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Petrograd
Paul Milyokov
Russia
Foreign Office
Michael Alevieff
Winter Palace
Duma
London
Vibore
Sveaborg
Ruegsia
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copenhagen
Haparanda
Sweden
Grand Duke Nicholas
Baku
transCaucasus
Reuter
Tiflis
Rittig
Dagens Nyheter
Stockholm
U Boats Cut U S Trade in February
American foreign trade fell by about 190 million dollars in February, the first month of Germanys unrestricted submarine warfare. The Commerce Department reports exports dropped 147,032,659 and imports declined 42,239,675.
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U. S
Washington
Mar
Germany
Department of Commerce
Aristide Briand French Premier Whose Cabinet Has Fallen
Aristide Briand, the French prime minister, has seen his cabinet collapse a brief moment after the government faced a political crisis. Briand led a reformist coalition and now confronts shifts in party support and possible new elections.
Ribot May Form Cabinet In France Crisis
Paris reports President Poincare met with Antonin Dubost and Paul Deschanel regarding the Briand cabinet resignation. Briand himself was asked to consult, and Deschanel refused to resign to form a new cabinet as Poincare asked Ribot to form a ministry after awaiting parliamentary guidance.
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Paris
Poincare
Senate
Antonin Dubost
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Deschanel
Briand
M. Briand
Deschanel
M. Poincare
M. Ribot
Finance
War Council
Russians Take Van and Rout Turks in Caucasus
Dispatch from Petrograd reports the capture of the City of Van in Turkish Armenia as Russian forces push across the Caucasus. The war office says Baneh in Persia near the Turkish border fell to Russians and Turkish columns were driven into mountains. British forces in Mesopotamia rout Turkish troops, with a retreat toward Samarra after a Friday push.
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London
Van
Armenia
Petrograd
War Office
Baneh
Persia
Mesopotamia
Samara
Bagdad
Relatives Free Becker in Illinois Bond Release
Fifteen relatives and friends of William Becker sign bonds for 50 000 to free Becker from Lincoln county jail. Becker, indicted for murdering his elderly parents near Havana in December, is supported by Mason City’s prominent citizens who believe in his innocence.
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Havana
Ill
William Becker
John J. Becker
Becker
Lincoln
Mason City
Wealthy widow named in divorce suit and damages claim
Emma Wetzel of Columbia City files for divorce from Lewis Wetzel charging a statutory offense and seeks custody of two children. She also sues Florence More, rich widow, accusing her of causing the affair and asks for 10,000 dollars in damages.
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Columbia City
Ind
Emma Wetzel
Lewis Wetzel
Florence More
British Forces Advance Across 45 Mile Front
British troops push through German lines along a 45 mile front from Arras toward the Oise, capturing Nesle, Ciaumnes, Peronne and more than sixty villages. Berlin reports German retirement from key towns including Peronne Noyon Bapaume Roye and Damery. Captain Guynemer downs his 35th German aircraft.
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London
Nesle
Ciaumnes
Peronne
Somme
Arras
Oise
Berlin
Bapaume
Rove
Noyon
Paris
War Office
Roye
von Hindenburg
Emperor William
France
Mediation Talks Resume Over Eight Hour Strike
New York conferences on the railroad strike situation resumed Sunday as mediators seek a settlement if the Adamson act is not upheld by the Supreme Court or if no decision is issued yet. Both sides reportedly agree that if unconstitutional the law will be applied via negotiated concessions, creating an eight hour day with pro rata overtime in freight and yard service.
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New York
United States Supreme Court
French Smash German Front at Roye Frontline Breakthrough
French advance guards enter Roye and occupy the entire front from Andecy to the Oise on a thirteen mile stretch. The line contains strong fortifications Germany held for over two years.
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Paris
Roye
Andechy
Oise
Cologne Blast Kills Hundreds
A large munitions plant at Cologne blew up on Tuesday according to German sources reported by a Kolding newspaper. Several hundred workmen are reported dead in the disaster near the front.
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Cologne
Copenhagen
Kolding
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Azores
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American Press Association
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Entente
Old People’s Institution
M. V. Rodzianko
Popular Assembly
Aristide Briand
Ribot
Asia Minor
Peronne Falls
West
Roye- Noyon Road
Damery
Lagny
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Guynemer
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