National Guard troops sent to federal service across western states
Subcommittees and Gov. Harding agree on bills to fund up to 500000 for Iowa military needs if called to raise armed forces. The War Department orders twenty infantry regiments and five battalions from Illinois Indiana Iowa Missouri Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin South Dakota North Dakota Colorado Wyoming Ohio Oregon California Idaho Montana into federal service for police protection amid possible disorder. Several units already serving will not be demustered. Public details of distribution are restricted to the War Department.
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Illinois
Ndiana
Ohio
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Missouri
VU. S. Munitions
Des Moines
Mar
House
Senate
Harding
Washington
National Guard
Eghteen
Middle Western
War Department
Indiana
Nebraska
Try
South Dakota
North Dakota
Colorado
Wvyomine
Oregon
California
Idaho
Montana
Lorado
Can Have His Child Wife in Pekin
Peter Sers of Pekin aged 38 will be able to marry his sixteen year old partner Germaine Derache without opposition from authorities or parents. He was arrested when seeking a license but later released.
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Pekin
Peter Sers
Germaine Derache
Woman Ambushed and Slain in Burlington
Burlington reports Mrs. Alice Johnson was shot from ambush and killed. Police seek her husband John G. Johnson, said to be spotted near the crime scene after an earlier quarrel with her.
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Burlington
Mar
Alice Johnson
John G. Johnson
U-boat Officers Die in Mutiny Report Mutiny at Sea
London report says mutiny aboard a German U boat led to the crew's surrender after a submarine bomb disabled the vessel. The German officers were missing and likely killed. A British patrol boat captured the mutinous crew as they stood on deck with hands raised. Washington report notes Congressman Mann favors bipartisan or nonpartisan house leadership and would withdraw from the speakership race if unity can be achieved.
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London
Admiralty
Washington
Mar
Mann
Haiti
House
Clark
Navy Drives to Quicken Preparedness for War
Washington reports three moves to ready the fleet as the Hornet squadron is reinforced and the Marine Corps is ordered to 17 400 men. A campaign to raise 25 000 more sailors and officers begins as President Wilson holds talks with Secretary Daniels and other officials.
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Marine Corps
France
Washington
Mar
America
Wilson
State Department
Daniels
Polk
Navy
Naval Militia
Man destroys car to save gasoline in bid to curb usage
Frank Genung, 72, jailed in Terre Haute after admitting he axed the family automobile to stop its use. He says his family overuses the car as gasoline grows scarcer and costlier.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Frank Genung
American liner St. Louis arrives safely at destination
The American liner St. Louis, first armed American ship to cross the Atlantic, has arrived safely at its destination. Route details and port of destination were kept secret by the administration under censorship rules. The navy department received the arrival information from the American Line in New York to ease concerns of relatives. No trip details were released by the company.
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Washington
Mar
St. Louis
Atlantic
Daniels
Navy Department
American Line
New York
Indiana Storm Death Toll Reaches Thirty-Six
The deaths from the storm in New Albany Indiana include E W McCallem found dead in a factory ruin and Alpha Everbach an eight year old who died in a hospital raising the toll to thirty six.
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New Albany
Ind
E. W. McCallem
Alpha Everbach
Russian Detachments Enter Mosul Vilayet Frontline Move
Petrograd reports Russian detachments pursuing Turks have crossed into the Mosul vilayet from Persia. Mosul vilayet spans about 35 000 square miles with an estimated population of 259 000. British forces push toward Mosul from the south along the Tigris as Russians advance from Kermanshah and Sakkiz, aiming for a junction.
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Petrograd
Persia
Five Americans aboard sunken ships reported
The Wilfred, a Norwegian steamer sunk by a German submarine, had two American crew aboard, and the British steamer Chorley carried three Americans. The Wilfred had been warned prior to the torpedoing and carried no contraband or arms.
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Washington
Mar
Wilfred
Chorley
State Department
German Workers Force Abdication Over Flag Salute
Two hundred German American brewery workers in Kansas City Missouri compelled a fellow employee to abdicate after he refused to salute the American flag hoisted over the plant. The incident occurred March 26 as tensions rose during wartime sentiment.
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Kansas City, Mo
Brown resigns as Minneapolis and St. Louis president
The resignation of BE. L. Brown as president of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad was announced at the road's offices in Minneapolis on March 26. Illness was given as the cause.
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Minneapolis, Minn
BE. L. Brown
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Riots Reported Across Northern Italy by German Press
The German press bureau states Vienna reports a serious riot in Italy, with outbreaks not only in Milan but in other towns in the upper and middle sections, according to letters received.
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Italy
Berlin
Vienna
Milan
Tragedy in Clement: Farmer kills family then hangs
William Kieeman, a young farmer near Clement, Minnesota, killed his wife and four children with an ax and then hanged himself, according to reports from Redwood Falls dated March 27.
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Redwood Falls
Minn
William Kieeman
Clement
French Commander General Nivellele Leads New Advance
General Nivellele directs a French army push as forces launch a renewed offensive. Reports indicate unit cohesion and strategic focus around key supply hubs in the effort to break through enemy lines.
Germany Is Treaty Breaker Says U S
The United States accuses Germany of treating treaties as scraps of paper in a public note on reconstruction of the 1799 pact. It questions whether Germany’s flagrant violations annul the 1785 1799 and 1828 treaties and states mutuality has been destroyed by German conduct.
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Washington
Mar
Germany
United States
Sinking of 76 Ships Reported by Admiralty
Berlin reports twenty-five steamers, fourteen sailing vessels, and thirty-seven trawlers sunk recently, totaling about 80 000 gross tons. The admiralty announcement covers several days of naval losses.
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Berlin
Mar
Admiralty
Markets Review for Chicago and Omaha Livestock and Produce
Chicago receipts hogs 48 000 with price ranges 14.60 to 14.95 for light shipments and 14.65 to 14.90 for heavy packing. Cattle receipts 3 000 with steers 11.50 to 12.25. cows 8.50 to 9.15. prime dealers 14.75 to 15.00. Omaha hogs receipts 7 600 with steady tone. heavy 14.60 to 14.80. light 14.40 to 14.70. pigs 12.00 to 13.50. bulk 14.50 to 14.65. Cattle receipts 9 600. native steers 9.00 to 12.00. cows and heifers 9.50 to 10.50. western steers 8.00 to 11.00. Texas steers 7.50 to 9.00. stockers and feeders 7.00 to 10.25. Cash grain and produce prices listed for corn, oats, eggs, butter, vegetables, fruits, and poultry in limited ranges.
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Chicago
Texas
Hindenburg Line Pressured in Western Front Battles
French forces push toward the Forest of St Gobain threatening La Fere and the Hindenburg line. German counterattacks cost heavy blood as Paris asserts Germans must abandon the line to hold positions. Five German planes shot down by French. British capture Lagnicourt in a separate action.
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Amsterdam
Hindenburg Line
Teuton
Paris
Folembray
Coucy
la Fere
Soissons
St. Gobain
Hindenbure
Lens
Laon
Lille
Teutons
St. Quentin- la Fere
Soisson
Aecerts
Lagnicourt
London
France
New German Peace Move Foreseen by Berlin Paper
Amsterdam reports Vorwaerts, the Berlin Social Democratic paper, predicts Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg will declare a new peace proposal next Thursday. The piece urges Russia to accept peace or face an enduring conflict with an alliance of democratic nations opposing Germany.
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Amsterdam
Vorwaerts
Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Russia
Germany
Absolute rights for Jews in Russia announced
Washington dispatch reports official proclamation granting Jews in Russia equal rights to own property reside anywhere serve in the army and navy access education and voting. Officials say no new passport restrictions will apply beyond those for all nationals.
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Washington
Mar
Russia
Spain Seizes Ships Over Unpaid Tax
Paris dispatch from Madrid reports the Spanish government has ordered seizure of ships owned by several individuals who refused to pay a 3 pesetas per ton tax imposed by the finance minister.
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Spain
Paris
Mar
Havana
Madrid
Newcastle Sends 200 Dollars to New Albany Relief
John W. Rodgers head of the finance committee for Newcastle tornado relief telegraphed 200 dollars to the relief committee of New Albany Indiana, which was struck Friday afternoon by a tornado worse than the one that hit Newcastle.
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Newcastle
New Albany
Ind
John W. Rodgers
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