Sultan of Turkey Preparing to Leave Constantinople
Reports from Taris Thess mention a private train waiting at Constantinople for a hasty departure as the sultan prepares to transfer the capital to Brouss. France Britain and others pledge reprisals against Germany Austria and Turkey in response to submarine warfare. Potatoes prices rise as gasoline saving measures cut auto numbers.
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France
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Belgium
Great Britain
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Austria
Germany
German gas shell report shocks Berlin war notice
Berlin reports the German government says French artillery shells release poisonous gas upon detonation. Berlin notes a quarter million French soldiers killed wounded or missing since the war began. Christiania says wreckage near here points to the U boat U 9 disaster. CETTINJE reports Austrian aviators bombed Prince Danilo’s villa at Antivari. London notes two German aviators interned in Dover and a steamship captain claims a submarine ram and sinking near Beachey Beach.
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Berlin
Defense of Capital of the Mohammedan World Faces Dardanelles Fire
Amid reports from London and Paris on March 1 to March 5 the Allied fleet presses the Dardanelles. Russian Black Sea forces approach the straits while forts at Kildbahir and Chasnaka endure bombardment. Constantinople’s fall remains unlikely without prolonged fighting.
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Dardanelles
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Chasnaka
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Constantinople
Paris
Athens
Sea of Marmora
Forces of the Czar Are Driven From East Prussia
Russian forces have been expelled from East Prussia and lost portions of Poland and Hungary. German resistance flares in Ossowetz and Pryasnysz as German fronts retreat under pressure. British dispatches report Austrian checks in Galicia and Turkish actions around Batum, with Constantinople allegedly shielded by the “Old Turks” party.
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Congress ad journed amid killed bills and talks of extra session
Washington dispatches report Congress adjourned at noon with more than a thousand bills awaiting action killed. Mention of an extra session is noted. Also covered are Goethals being nominated for major general, impeachment proceedings dropped with a reprimand recommended, and various notes on blockade policy and naval issues.
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Congress
Wheat prices fall on wartime dispatches
A Chicago report notes wheat on the Chicago produce exchange dips as dispatches hint at a Dardanelles breakthrough and possible Russian wheat exports from the Black Sea. London reports a Russian tax on men under 43 not at the front. Galveston notes a shipboard explosion kills thirty. Berlin orders theaters closed after April 1. Rome calls seven thousand army reserve officers.
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London
Shirt Waist Ball at Discovery Tonight
The Social ball at Discovery Otter will be the scene of a big shirt waist bell tonight with a large crowd expected. This likely will be the last function at that place before the break up and those who attended previous socials enjoyed themselves. many will be on hand tonight.
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Nortonia Sails On Winter Voyage From Seward
Captain Gene Norton departed Monday on his second winter voyage to Seward aboard the sled Nortonia. He carried a single passenger on the trip, continuing the season's travel.
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Nortonia
Fatal Accident at Fairbanks Claims Young Keith
A fatal accident near Fairbanks claimed Elmo Keith, an 10 year old Dawson-born boy, after a guns misfire while rabbit hunting. His friend sustained injuries but survived. their families, including Phil Keith grieving in Iditarod, await funeral arrangements as news travels by telegraph.
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Iditarod
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Fairbanks
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Dawson
Removal of Limitation on International Money Orders
An order from the postoffice department dated January 21 re rescinds the August 3, 2014 limitation on money orders payable to individuals in European countries up to 100. Postmasters should report large requests and may use telegraph if important. Applies to Denmark France Germany Great Britain Ireland Greece Hungary Italy Luxemburg Netherlands Norway Russia Sweden Switzerland. The city also notes local arrivals and activities including Alfred Bernier in Dawson Y T and travels of Cyril P Wood and Charles Stanford. Ash Wednesday February 17 and Lent begin April 4 are mentioned. The Crosby Baths aim to please locals from the creeks.
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Alleged Chisana Slayer Said To Have Been Caught
The Seward Gateway reports L F Shaw from Cordova says the man believed to be the Chisana merchant killer of Low Schonhorn has been captured near the murder site. Deputy Marshal Hollman credited with the arrest. The only naming detail heard places the suspect from Canada. Mrs Hall Young, wife of Rev Young, died in New York on January 13, a widely known Alaska figure. Thursday’s mail carried bundles of papers printed last September.
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Shaw
Canada
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Hall Young
Young
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New York City
Alleged German Officer Indicted In Bridge Case
Boston March 3 Werner Van Horn implicated in blowing up the intert national bridge at Vanceboro Maine and indicted on three charges of transporting dynamite in interstate commerce He claimed plans were made in Germany to deter Canada from sending troops to Europe by misinforming Canadians The British government sought extradition but was refused Friends of the German cause argued justified attack during war Van Horn previously received thirty days imprisonment for destruction of property thought to be to hold him until extradition proceedings concluded
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Maitland Opens Matanuska District Steamboat Service
William Maitland and Ed T. McNally lead plans to establish steamboat service around Kaik Sukitna and nearby waters. Boats will reach closer to Broad Pass gold fields than any prior transport. A stern-wheeler is under construction in Seattle and Mrs. Ashby F. Bain assisted with work.
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Stsitna
Broad Pass
Seattle
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Discovery
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Seward Gateway
Alaska Education and Land Grant Act Passes Senate
March 5 The Alaska school bill by Delegate June Wickersham passes the senate and is signed by the President. The act grants Sections 15 and 36 in each township to support the common schools with a twenty year hold, based on a ten year land grant. Section 33 in each township reserves Tanana valley watershed for an agricultural school with mines at the experiment station near Fairbanks. The act creates a university and school of mines with governor and congress delegate as sponsors, and allows Sections 1 and 360 to be granted regardless of mineral content, with mineral value requiring congressional consent for sale.
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Rivers and harbors bill expands Alaska railway commission control
The senate passed the rivers and harbors bill and the general deficiency appropriation bill. Provisions authorize the Alaska engineering commission to gain a commissary and sell supplies to employees, signaling full charge of construction work on Alaska government railroads. Provisional President Gutierrez offers to surrender unconditionally General Carranza. A constitutional money issue has been issued for use in stores.
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American Legion Proposed to Prepare for War
York dispatch reports announcements on March 1 of forming the American Legion a national group of former army navy and militia men aimed at national preparedness in war. the organizers expect enrollment of about five hundred thousand men across the country.
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Good Reports From Candle Creek Takotna
Eldridge and Black purin report four feet of scent gravel in their Candle Creek shaft not on bedrock today. They are sinking on the lower end of No 3, near the line of No 2, on the permit near Thi no lake. The thick pay streak at Candle Creek head extends down the creek.
Intoxicated crew steers French ammunition ship toward Ostend
Berlin March 5 A French steamship laden with ammunition for the allies was attacked by a German battery at Ostend after the crew, intoxicated, steered the vessel toward Ostend instead of Nieuport. The error caused a loss to the allied side as the ship fell under fire.
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Nieuport
German Submarine U-8 Sunk Near Dover
March 5 report states German submarine U-8 was sunk by destroyers off Dover. The crew were captured and imprisoned in Dover, marking a disaster for the German navy.
Police Chief’s Wife Heads for Iditarod Trail Ride
Seattle March 5 Mrs FE L Byer wife of the Iditarod police chief was a passenger for Seward sailing on the Marposa last Tuesday night. She will make the trip from Seward to Iditarod over the trail.
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Iditarod
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