U S Ships To Arm In Submarine Zone
State department issued formal notice that American merchant vessels sailing through submarine zones will carry armed guards for protection. The move follows Germany’s threat to sink neutral ships and may be communicated to Germany via the Swiss legation. Also reported is the sinking of the Storstad off Ireland by a submarine, with one American among the crew saved and the fourth engineer dying of exposure.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Germany
Holland
London
Storstad
Belgium
Atlantic
Ireland
Kaiser Financed India Plot Details Revealed
Federal authorities report about 250000 dollars spent to fund a revolt in India by three men Chandra Chakraborty Hernanda EL Gupta and Dr Mathias Sekunna. The trio sent a first complete report to investigators discussing payments and allocations to each organizer. Government probes also follow smuggling charges of ship chronometers from German cruisers interned in Philadelphia.
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New York
India
Chandra Chakraborty
Hernanda EL. Gupta
Mathias Sekunna
Franz von Papen
Wolf von Igel
Bernstorff
Hakraberty
Gupta
Sekunna
Philadelphia
Aur Yitary
China Breaks With Germany as House Approves Severance
In Peking on March 14, Premier declares China will sever diplomatic ties with Germany after cabinet and president decide it. The House passed severance by 431 to 87. Senate expected to back the move. cabinet cautions war declaration to Parliament. Meanwhile in Galveston, the Barbicon liner Professor narrowly escaped a torpedo strike by three feet in the Mersey.
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House of Representatives
Peking
Wdrenlee Tuan Chi-taok
House
Senate
China
Germany
Galveston
Tex
Professor
Mersey
Sam Bass
Von Bernstorff to Protest Over Delayed Exam at Halifax
Christiania reports Count von Mernstorff will protest to the American state department over delays and methods of examination faced by his party when the excursion ship Frederik arrived at Halifax.
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von Bernstorff
Christiania
Count von Mernstorff
Amerian State Department
Halifax
Cloture Rule Adopted by Senate
Washington March 10 The filibuster is dead and the Senate can act freely on legislation. The chamber clears obstacles to the president’s program and may move to ship armament and other measures in a national emergency. Senator Lewis’s resolution urging presidential power to defend commerce sharpens the move. The cloture vote was 76 to 3 with Gronna La Follette and Sherman voting no.
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Washington
Senate
James Hamilton Lewis
Sixty-fifth Congress
Congress
Flere
Gronna
North Dakota
la Follette
Wisconsin
Sherman
Ilinois
Count Zeppelin Dies in Berlin at Charlottenburg
Count Ferdinand Zepp el in died in Charlottenburg near Berlin after inflammation of the lungs. He was born in Württemberg in 1888 and became famed as the builder of the world’s first practical dirigible balloon. His airships conducted bombardments of London Paris and other cities, causing many deaths and millions in property loss.
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Kaiser
Charlottenburg
Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Serenaut
Wurttemberg
Ferdinand Zeppelin
Great Britain
London
Paris
U. S. Envoy to Japan Dies in Tokyo
George H. Guthrie the American ambassador to Tokyo died in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Appointed May 20, 1913, Guthrie died of apoplexy. Mrs Guthrie was in Tokyo with him when the embassy dispatch reached the State Department from Tokyo.
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George H. Guthrie
Tokyo
Succumba
Washington
George W. Guthrie
Pittsburgh
State Department
Japan
Post Wheeler
Guthrie
Pere Marquette Sunk After Leak Off Nauset
The British steamer Pere Marquette sprang a leak and sank miles east of Nauset. Captain Cross and the crew were picked up by a nearby schooner and reported their loss after reaching safety.
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Boston
Nauset
Cross
Brazilian consul general Jaeger dies after wife attempt
Carlos Jaeger the Brazilian consul general in Vienna died by his own hand after a suicide attempt by his wife. The Amsterdam dispatch to Central News reports the self inflicted death followed the couple's failed attempt in Vienna and London on March 14.
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Kilis Self
Vienna
London
Carlos Jaeger
Amsterdam
Central News
British Capture Baghdad from Turks in World War I
London reports Baghdad, the Turkish stronghold in Mesopotamia and historic seat of caliphs, has fallen to British forces. General Maude’s telegram confirms occupation early Sunday after a mobile advance past three miles west and southwest of the city amid dust storms and strong winds.
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London
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Maude
Tigris
Cuba Will Aid the United States in Hostile Influence
President Menocal of Cuba declares Cuba a poor target for foreign powers to pressure the United States. He says special agents are watched, Cuba will indemnify American losses, and revolution leader Gomez must face the courts like other rebels.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
America
Menocal
Gomez
Menocat
Carranza Secures Mexico Presidency Amid Bloodless Disturbances
Mexico City, March 13. Elections were held for president, senators, and deputies. Venustiano Carranza’s victory was conceded after a campaign in which he actively participated. Early returns show strong support for Carranza and the revolutionary government, with a May 1 inauguration planned.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Huerta
Carranza
Marines Seize San Luis Near Santiago in Cuba
A detachment of American marines reportedly occupied the town of San Luis, thirteen miles from Santiago. They are expected to stay until Cuban government troops from Palma Soriano arrive, then return to Santiago.
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U. S
Havana
San Luis
Santiago
Palma Soriano
Blood Poison Kills Doctor in Baltimore
Dr El mer Newcomer superintendent of Maryland General hospital died from blood poisoning after cutting his hand during a post mortem operation. The infection developed from the injury in Baltimore Maryland on March 13.
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Baltimore
Elmer Newcomer
Maryland General Hospital
Alleged Spy Is Released In Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports Fritz Wolf released after custody on suspicion of being an escaped crew member of the raider Pring Hitel Frederich and suspected German spy.
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Chicago
Fritz Wolf
Cuban regulars capture Santiago City in Cuba war update
Washington reports officials confirm Cuban government troops regain control of Santiago stronghold. Governor Munoz, loyal to Menocal, commands the city as American Marines provide protection for citizens and property. Rebels retreat after reportedly losing leadership and armaments.
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Washington
Army Department
Santiago
Menocal
Munoz
Consul Griffith
State Department
Palma Sorianna
Gomez
Munos
French Win in Champagne Front Advances Reported
Paris reports German positions along a 1850 yard front in Champagne were carried by the French attack. German counter offensives were repulsed and French forces entered isolated trenches near height 185 and Maisons de Champagne before repelling a counter attack. In Verdun two German assaults in Avecourt wood were repulsed.
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Paris
Leas le
Berlin
Champagne
War Office
Avecourt Wood
Verdun
Ripont
Maisons de Champagne
YARROWDALE MEN ARE FREE
Fifty nine American sailors freed from quarantine at Swinemunde after being brought from the South Atlantic aboard the captured steamer Yarrowdale. They left for the Swiss frontier at 4 p.m. following the return route chosen by the United States government. Most were seamen unaware their ships Georgic and Mount Temple were armed merchantmen deemed fair prizes by Germany.
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Germany
United States
Berlin
South Atlantic
Swinemunde
Brandenburg
Mount Temple
Sugar Company Official Is Shot in San Diego
William Clayton, vice president and managing director of Spreckles companies, was shot twice by Lorenzo Bolomo, a bootblack, in San Diego. Clayton is believed to be fatally wounded.
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Sugar Company
San Diego
Cal
William Clayton
Spreckles’ Companies
Lorenzo Bolomo
Clayton
May Avert Strikes in War Plan Revealed
New York March 14 planes for averting labor strikes were announced by the National Civic Federation and will be presented before the national council of defense in case of war.
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New York
National Civic Federation
National Council of Defense
President Orders U. S. Ships Armed In Washington
President Wilson orders arming American merchant ships and calls a special session for April 10. Guns and gunners prepared along Atlantic yards. Names of armed ships to remain secret, as newspapers asked to refrain from reporting armament details. Cabinet backs action amid broad political support.
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Navy Department
Ehipa
Gregory
Lansing
Mr. Wilson
Navy Yards
Atlantic
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Washington
Tumulty
White House
Woman Could Hardly Stand at Felton New York
A reader reports severe female troubles and questions paying for useless treatments. The letter cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a beneficial remedy and is addressed to R. A. Rider of Fulton, New York.
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Felton
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellig
R. A. Rider
R.F.D
Fulton
Beekeeping plant raid uncovers adulterated honey in Manhattan
Inspectors raid a private Manhattan basement finding a full grown honey plant. No bees active, but six women and a man bustle around pots boiling a mixture mainly of sugar with about ten percent real honey. The raid followed complaints by honey buyers of adulterated product.
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Health Department
Manhattan
New York Mail
Animal Yarns with Moral Point Questioned
Dialogue features Mr Growdher and a narrator disputing Aesop like fables. The exchange questions whether fables serve a moral purpose given the speaker’s alleged deceit. The piece reads as a satirical urban parable on honesty and morality.
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Mr. Growdher
Engagement Whisper Sparks Dormant Treaty Talk
A light exchange hints at a potential engagement while noting the real issue remains the ratification of a treaty by her father. The dialogue suggests ceremonial proximity masking ongoing diplomatic obstacles and protocol sensitivities.
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