Turkish Sultan Aims to Leave Constantinople
Advices report the sultan of Turkey preparing a private train at Constantinople station for a rapid departure. Prinka islands residents told to ready to move as capital shifts to Brouss. France, Russia, Serbia, Belgium and Britain pledge unity on reprisals against Germany Austria and Turkey over submarine war. Potatoes price up. private autos allowed halved to save gasoline. Senate considers inviting neutral nations to press for peace talks.
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Prinka Islands
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Austria
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German warns of poisonous shell used by French army
Berlin reports the German government says French artillery shells spread poisonous gas on detonation. Berlin notes a quarter of a million French soldiers have been killed wounded or missing since the war began. Christiania says wreckage near there suggests U nine submarine disaster. Antivari is bombed by Austrian aviators targeting Crown Prince Danilo. London reports German aviators interned at Dover after North Sea capture. Thordis captain claims ram of a German submarine off Beachey beach with its sinking.
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Paris
Defenses of Capital of the Mohammedan World Hold Against Armada
Reports from London and Constantinople describe the Dardanelles bombardment with the Russian Black Sea fleet assisting, forts at Karsnaba and others under heavy fire, and Turks appealing for aid while Germany opposes. Allies press toward Constantinople. air reconnaissance and naval bombardment continue, with continued contention over the capital’s relocation and fort impregnation claims.
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Constantinople
Broussa
Germany
Adrianople
Forces of the Czar Driven From East Prussia
Headlines report Russian retreat across East Prussia with losses in Poland and Hungary. German forces withdraw on a twenty five mile front near Pryasnysz and Ossowetz bombarded. Austrian advance checked in Galicia as armies shift along the front amid fresh Allied and Turkish actions.
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Congress Adopts Adjournment in March, Speculates on Extra Session
Washington reports Congress adjourned at noon and many unresolved bills were killed. An extra session is reportedly planned. Also noted are Goethals nominated for major general and various international notes on blockades, neutral shipping, and U.S. responses to war zone policies.
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Congress
Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Panama
Germany
Wheat prices drop as Dardanelles fall looms
Dispatches hint at the fall of Dardanelles forts and Russian wheat export from the Black Sea. Wheat on the Chicago exchange fell on the expectation of liberation and increased supply. Other items note a Russian tax on men under 43 not at the front, a fatal explosion aboard the Progress near Galveston, Berlin theater closures after April 1, and 7000 army reserve officers called to colors in Rome.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Exchange
Dardanelles
London
Shirt Waist Ball at Discovery Tonight
The Social ball at Discovery Otter will be the scene of a big shirt waist ball tonight. A large crowd is sure to attend, as many have enjoyed previous socials there, and this may be the last function before the break up.
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Otter
Nortonia Sails Leaves Seward on Second Winter Trip
Captain Gene Norton departed Monday on his second winter voyage to Seward aboard the snow sled Nortonia. He carried only one passenger on the trip.
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Gene Norton
Seward
Nortonia
Fatal Accidents Reported in Fairbanks and Iditarod
A 10 year old boy Elmo Keith died after a gun discharged while playing with a companion near Iditarod. Keith was visiting Fairbanks with his parents when the accident occurred. his father Phil Keith was notified and delayed returning from Willow Creek due to trail conditions. Elmo, born in Dawson, would have turned 11 on March 4. many friends expressed sympathy for the bereaved family.
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Willow Creek
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Fairbanks
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Dawson
Removal of Limitation on International Money Orders
An order dated January 21 from the Post Office announces rescission of the August 3, 2014 restriction on money orders payable in European countries, resuming pre August 3 1914 rules. Postmasters must report large demands. telegraph use may be authorized. A list of affected countries includes Denmark France Germany Great Britain and Ireland Greece Hungary Italy Luxemburg Netherlands Norway Russia Sweden and Switzerland. The note mentions local residents Alfred Bernier Cyril P. Wood Charles Stanford Eddie Anderson and Adolph Carlson with small town items and Ash Wednesday details for The Crosby Baths.
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France
Germany
Great Britain and Ireland
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Luxemburg
Netherlands
Norway
Rusia
Sweden
Switzerlan
Alleged Chisana Slayer Said To Have Been Caught
The Seward Gateway reports L F Shaw heard from Cordova that the alleged murderer of Low Schonhorn a Chisana merchant and pioneer Alaska has been captured near the murder site. The arrestee’s name was not learned and Shaw said he came from Canada Deputy Marshal Hollman is credited with the capture. Mrs Hall Young wife of Rev Young died in New York City on January 13 widely known throughout Alaska. Thursday’s mail contained many bundles of newspapers printed last September.
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L. F. Shaw
Cordova
Low Schonhorn
Chissna
Shaw
Canada
Marshal Hollman
Hall Young
Young
Alaska
New York City
Alleged German Officer Indicted In Bridge Case
Boston March 3 Werrer Van Horn implicated in blowing up the interstate bridge at Vanceboro Maine 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 implying the United States would attack Canada The British government sought his extradition but was refused Friends of the German cause argued he was justified as an officer of the German army The affair overshadowed other disputes with Great Britain in trade Was sentenced to thirty days imprisonment for destruction of property to hold him until extradition proceedings concluded
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Werrer van Horn
Vanceburo
van Horn
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Maitland to open Matanuska district steamboat service
William Maitland and Ed T. McNally announce planned steamboat operations around Kaik Susitna and nearby waters. A stern wheeler is under construction in Seattle with aims to reach closer to Broad Pass gold fields than prior services. Mrs. Ashby F. Bain of Discovery assists. Maitland expects a visiting official within hours.
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Susitna
Ed T. McNally
A.C. Company
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Stsitna
Broad Pass
Seattle
Ashby F. Bain
Discovery
Maitland
Seward Gateway
Alaska school bill enacted into law in Alaska territorial act
The Alaska school bill, introduced by Delegate June Wickersham, passed the senate and was signed by the President. It grants Sections 15 and 36 in each township for common school support, to be held twenty years after statehood, and creates an agricultural school and mining school framework. It also establishes a university plan and designates Sections 1 and 36 for mineral values, requiring congressional consent for sale of those with valuable resources.
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Cain
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Secretary of Agriculture
Engineering Commission to Have Full Charge
Washington March 3 The rivers and harbors bill passed without amendment and the general deficiency appropriation bill includes authorization for the Alaska engineering commission to gain a commissary and sell supplies to employees The provision is seen as giving the commission full charge of construction work on Alaska government railroads Vera Cruz March 2 Provisional President Gutierrez signals willingness to surrender unconditional General Carranza Constitutional Money City March 5 A decree has been issued authorizing stores to accept constitutionalist money.
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Senate
Alaska Engineering Commission
Alaska
Vera Cruz
Gutierrez
Carranza
Constitutional Money
Ico City
Constitutionalist
American Legion Formation Proposed for National War Prep
BW York reports an announcement on March 1 of forming a national American Legion. The group would recruit former army navy and militia members to bolster national preparedness, aiming for about five hundred thousand enrollees.
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American Legion
Army
Navy
Good Reports From Candle Creek At Takotna
Eldridge & Black purn report four feet of scent gravel in their Candle Creek shaft reaching above No 3, not on bedrock today. They are sinking on the lower end near the line of No 2, near the permit for Thi no lake, and indicate the thick pay streak at Candle Creek head extends down the creek.
Intoxicated Crew Causes Loss on French Ammunition Ship
Berlin March 5 reports a French steamship loaded with ammunition for the Allies was knocked by the German battery Ostend after the crew became intoxicated and steered toward Ostend instead of Nieuport, resulting in a loss to Allied forces.
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Gulveston
Bremen
English
Brest
Berlin
Ostend
Nieuport
German Submarine U-8 Sunk by Dover Destroyers
Paris reports March 5 that the German submarine U-8 was sunk by destroyers off Dover. The crew were captured and imprisoned after the attack.
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Dover
Mrs Byer Heads to Iditarod Trail From Seward
Seattle March 5 Mrs FE L Byer wife of the Iditarod police chief was a passenger for Seward sailing on the Mariposa last Tuesday night. She will make the journey from Seward to Iditarod over the trail following the voyage.
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FE. L. Byer
Iditarod
Seward
Mariposa
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