Czar Escapes Berlin Reports Rebel Escape News
Berlin reports that packages of sensational dispatches claim former Czar Nicholas II escaped Tsarskoe Selo. Politenken and Tidningen note searches and border guards as possible escape routes toward Sweden. A Stockholm telegram cites 20,000 deaths in Petrograd during the Russian revolt.
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Copenhagen
Tsarskoe-Selo
Berlin
Nicholas Romanoff
Politiken
Finland
Sweden
Stockholm
Tidningen
Russia
Etrograd
Berlin Grain Shortage Sparks Apprehension
Berlin dispatch reports that a Berlin Vorwaerts account of Reichstag food committee hearings states Germany’s 1916 bread train yield is only 500000 tons, about fifteen pounds per person. This compares with 1915 harvest expectations and prompts fears of rationing amid a claimed surplus projection.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Reichstag
Herr Ebert
Ebert
Illinois Referendum Defeated in State House Vote
Springfield reports the 1918 state prohibition referendum failed in the house by 67 yeas to 80 nays. Drys plan to back the Bruce bill restricting liquor sales to beverages with no more than 19 percent alcohol. Behind the scenes activity suggests continued dry pressure despite defeat.
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Springfield
Ill
House of Representatives
Hope for bipartisan coalition fades in House session
Washington reports Representative Mann, Republican leader, after talks with Speaker Clark and Democratic leader Kitchin says little hope remains for a bipartisan coalition in the upcoming special session. The outlook follows a conference with Fitzgerald of the appropriations committee.
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Washington
Mar
House of Representatives
Representative Mann
House
Clark
Kitchin
Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Mann
Ice dealers foresee price rise at Iowa convention
At the opening session of the Iowa Ice Dealers association annual convention in Des Moines on March 29, speakers predicted a substantial price increase for ice in the upcoming season.
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Icemen Talk Advance
Des Moines
Iowa Ice Dealers’ Association
U S Plans Wartime Takeover of Goodrich Rubber
The United States government would assume full control of the B F Goodrich Rubber company if war with Germany breaks out, officials announced from Akron Ohio on March 29.
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U. S
Rubber Co
Akron
United States
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
Germany
Asquith and Lloyd George Endorse Woman Suffrage
London March 29 Premier Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons support for woman suffrage aligning with former Premier Asquith who had urged electoral reform. Asquith emphasized wartime necessity and postwar reconstruction as reasons to grant women voting rights. Separately, Filax the French war front dog is recovering in Hempstead New York after aiding over 100 soldiers.
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London
Mar
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Asquith
Filax
United States
Hempstead
N. Y
Wrigley Loses $40,000 in Gems in Pasadena Robbery
William Wrigley Jr. reported a nighttime theft at his Pasadena home amounting to 40000 dollars in jewels and 250 dollars in cash. Police were notified of the burglary and its substantial value.
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Wm. Wrigley
Los Angeles
William Wrigley Jr
Pasadena
Lenroot Opposes Mann Plan For Nonpartisan House
Wisconsin progressive Republican leader Representative Lenroot announced opposition to Minority Leader Manns nonpartisan Suggestions for the house. He said Republicans will present a speaker candidate and officers next Monday and on Saturday a proposal for a provisional organization in case of deadlock.
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Washington
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Mann
House
Secretary Houston Urges Farmers for High Standard of Efficiency
Secretary Houston asks U S farmers to strive this year for the highest standard of efficiency in production and conservation of food. He cites economic and patriotic reasons for the plea.
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Washington
Mar
Houston
United States
Sullivan Sixth Reprieve From President Wilson
Percy B. Sullivan of Decatur former president of the Assured National Mutual Fire Insurance company convicted in federal court of using the mails to defraud has been granted a sixth reprieve by President Wilson.
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Springfield
Ill
Percy B. Sullivan
Decatur
Assured National Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Wilson
Madden Calls House Republicans to Organize Congress
Representative Martin B. Madden issued a call for house Republicans to meet in the Ways and Means committee room in Washington Friday night at 8 o'clock to organize the party for the coming congress.
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Chicago
Mar
Martin B. Madden
House Republicans
House of Representatives
Washington
Congress
Nurse and Dog Hero Mrs. F. L. Wanner and Filax
A nurse named Mrs. F. L. Wanner is celebrated as a hero alongside her Red Cross dog Filax. The pair are recognized for aiding during a wartime or emergency effort, with Wanner’s courage highlighted and Filax noted for his service.
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Red Cross Dog Filax
Submarines Sold to Chilean Government from U S Yard
Ten submarines built for Britain at the Quincy shipyard were interned by order of Secretary Bryan and have now been sold to Chile. The vessels are fully equipped and ready for action according to reports from Washington.
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U. S
Washington
Mia
Yore River
Quincy
Mass
William J. Bryan
Arsenal Guard Fires On Spies
Watertown Massachusetts patrolman reports three men attempted to enter the arsenal by burrowing under a fence. He fired five shots after two assailants fired at him. the men escaped unseen.
Needle Kills Champion Holstein at Appleton Show
Pauline Parthenae world champion Holstein cow that produced 2,888 pounds of butter in a year died in Appleton Wisconsin after swallowing a needle that pierced its heart. The animal had won many prizes before its death on March 28.
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Appleton, Wis
Pauline Parthenae
Local option defeated in Pennsylvania legislature
Harrisburg Pa March 28 The local option question in Pennsylvania was shelved for now as the bill for county unit option failed on second reading in the house. The tally stood Ayes 72 Nays 127.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Wilson Sets War Policy To Be Presented To Congress
President Wilson and advisers move toward an extraordinary session with a war resolution in view. The plan may declare a state of war with Germany and authorize mobilization of resources and funding, with neutrals pressed on their stance and a financial program to back the effort.
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Congress
FE. M. House
Flood
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilson
United States
Treasury Department
Germany
State Department
Lansing
Washington
War prompts life insurers to define policy terms
Chicago reports life insurance firms reassessing policies as war looms. Companies consider premiums and eligibility for applicants likely to enter military service, with some already including war clauses and others unsure how to price coverage for national guardsmen and volunteers.
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Chicago
Germany
United States
Illinois National Guard
Railroads Seek General Advance in Freight Rates
Railroads across the south, southwest, east, and west request the Interstate Commerce Commission to amend rules for a general freight rate rise. Carriers seek increases on intrastate and interstate rates, with a spokesman stating all regions are represented in the applications. In Hammond Indiana on March 29 a plan to fly the stars and stripes atop 200 plants began as 1500 workers received pay envelopes.
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Washington
Mar
South
Southwest
Eastern and Western Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hammond
Ind
Calumet
Indiana
Chicago
War to Stop Private Autos Ends Private Motoring
Lord Hilton announced in the House of Lords that petrol supplies are so short that after April license expirations none will be available for private motor use.
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London
Lord Hilton
House of Lords
French German Flank Clash Yields Prisoners Across Verdun Sector
British and French forces report gains on multiple fronts with French advances north of Soissons and south of the Somme. German dispatches claim 300 French prisoners and heavy losses for British and French troops, while the Hindenburg line holds at St. Quentin and Croisilles remains contested.
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London
Hindenburg
St. Gobain Forest
Teutonia
Champagne
Berlin
German War Office
Meuse
Verdun
Croisilles
Bapaume
St. Quentin
Legnicourt
War Office
Laenicourt
Marchies
Paris
Soissons
Ailette
Seuilly-Neuville-Sur-Margival
Putte du Mesnil
Maisons de Champagne
Coney
Somme
Coney Forest
Aisne
Orders 2000 Out on Alton Strike Across Line
Two thousand maintenance of way workers on the Chicago and Alton railroad walked out after general chairman A. B. Larson failed to secure wage increases. Foremen, section men, carpenters, water service workers and bridge foremen from Chicago to Kansas City protested for higher pay including a $19 monthly raise for foremen, 12 percent for hourly workers, $2.25 daily for section laborers, and $7 monthly for monthly staff.
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Chicago
Mar
Thersand
Maintenance of
Chicago & Alton Railroad
A. B. Larson
Broadwell
Brotherhood
A. P. Titus
Kansas City
Chicago Markets Report Hogs Cattle Grains and Produce
Chicago live stock receipts estimate hogs 33 000 cattle 17 500 with varied quotations for hogs from 14.60 to 14.90 and good to prime pigs. cattle ranges 11.50 to 14.50 for steers and cows. Cash grain shows corn No 3 white 1 18 1 19 and oats No 3 white 63 64c. Butter eggs prices listed across grades.
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Chicago
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U.S. Aviation Chiefs
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