Republicans split over 1916 nomination concerns
Washington reports indicate a brewing clash within the Republican Party between old guard conservatives and progressive factions. Talks in New York and comments from Hilles Penrose and Taft reflect looming tensions over the 1916 nomination and platform, with warnings of a major rift at the national convention if unity is not forged.
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Washington
London
Republican Party
Chicago
Wong
Lendera Perentoshia
Hilles
New York
Delmonico's
Hillenhoe
White House
Belshinzvary
Penrose
Campaian
Taft
Congress
Britons Respect Heavy Turkish Guns in Dardanelles Bombardment
A March bombardment of Kindaler and surrounding Turkish batteries near the Dardanelles showed British ships under fire with mixed results. British vessels, including Agamemnon class ships, faced accurate Turkish fire and cautious maneuvers while two hydroplanes conducted reconnaissance and deployed bombs on a village east of the straits.
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Constantinople
Berlin
Turkeh
Therdanelles
Preas
Kindaler
Theuropean
Straits
Dardanus
Alraita
Hembsa
Straita
Springfield newspaper publisher injured after cerebral shock
A Springfield publisher was reported to be in a coma after a cerebral shock on Wednesday morning. The condition remains serious but hope for recovery persists according to his physician.
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Springfield
Mass
Vatican
Cupid Triumphs When German Girl Weds Japanese
New York report says Yasi Yasun, a Japanese man, marries German Kate Kluger after a seven month honeymoon in Mearbrucken. They arrived from Italy aboard the Apcona liner. Officials initially refused to sanction the marriage but an American consul secured their release from jail after Japan entered the war.
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New York
Yasi Yasun
Kate Kluger
Minister to Siam Visited Cherokee in Charity Event
OChesukes Oklahoma Cherokee Armoury hosted a charity reception Wednesday evening with visitors including Mr and Mrs Hornibrook and Dre William Hornibrook. Organizer Mrs J C Wilpon led the event as guests shared plans tied to a recent national issue and a visit from a minister associated with Siam.
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Siam
Cherokee
Scarcity of Labor in Steel Factories
New York reports from Pittsburgh union men say steel mills are increasing operations amid strong orders as labor shortage concerns rise. The Carnegie Steel Duquesne plant aims for full blast with furnaces 100 percent. Jonen and McLaughlin and National Tube expand, while Pittsburgh Steel runs wire mills near capacity.
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New York
Ateemilla
Pittsburgh
Itle
Carnegie Bteel
Carrie
Monongahela River
Homestead
Jonen & MecLaughlin Bteel Company
National Tube Company
Western Gas Cone
Pittsburgh Steel Company
England Accepts Some Japanese Demands in China
Peking reports Japan has softened its stance on China by dropping several demands and offering changes to clauses on Manchuria Mongolia and mining concessions. London says Britain supports Japan’s expansion in China as long as British interests are not harmed. Tokyo calls China’s delay in negotiations a dangerous delusion.
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Peking
Japan
Chioi
Pekne
Manchuria
Mongolia
China
London
House of Commons
Neil Primrose
Gecrewry
Tokio
Subway Germs Drive Ventilation Fight in New Subway
New York on March 14 billions of disease germs were shown near a ventilating grate to prove the Broadway subway needs an improved sanitary system. The Broadway association opposed sidewalk ventilation saying it could affect $50,000,000 in property value.
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New York
Public Service
Oas
Broadway
Broadway Association
Private Capital To Develop Inventions
Secretary Lane announced after the cabinet meeting that a contract was signed with private interests to fund a $250,000 plant for Lt. Walter C. Bittman’s invention. The project aims to develop a process for making gasoline dye stuffs and explosives.
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Washington
Lane
Walter C. Bittman
Bureau of Mings
Fleet of transports sighted at Kingston
New York March 13 Passengers and crew of the American steamer Almirante from South American ports report a fleet of nine British transports anchored near Kingston Jamaica ready to transfer troops to Europe They noted four British warships including the cruiser Sydney acknowledged as the vessel that sank the Emden The other warships were not identified
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New York
West Indies
Kingston
Jamaica
Europe
Ley
Alicante
England Big Buyer of Storage Fowls
Chicago March 13 sales of 260000 pounds of chickens for storage and shipment were reported as sent to Liver mal Pinwhenes with prices about 40 percent higher than normal years, reflecting strong demand from England.
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England
Chicago
Washington
Wilson
Salaaur
Zapatiotas
Henry King Improved for New Wave
Fragmentary text indicates Henry King improved for a new wave or era. Mentions Captain and editors like Loule Abe Dewevret. Details are unclear. no full events or dates are readable.
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Henry King
Captain Bie
Ier
Tae de Loule
Abe Dewevret
Wanda
British Allied Offensives Rise Across Western Front
Diplomatic reports in London say the Russian Black Sea fleet may bomb Bosphorus ports as allied fleets push toward Constantinople. British Indian troops advance around Neuve Chapelle toward La Bassée, with Paris and Berlin framing the western drive as a prelude to a spring offensive to strain German forces on both fronts.
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London
Sitta
Bosphorus
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Neuve Chappelle
la Bastee
Great Britain
von Hindenburg
Vistula
Niemen
Flanders
France
Lille
Champagnoe
Berlin
Paris
Bulgaria Sends Guns to Frontier Amid War Tensions
Report from London cites Bulgarian moves to transport heavy artillery to the Janta near the Greek border. Greece's Premier Ghounaris reiterates neutrality policy in a Paris dispatch, stressing allegiance to Serbia and a watchful stance on territorial integrity.
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London
Bulgaria
Janthe
Sloniki
Paris
France
Ghomaria
Greece
Havas
Athens
M. Ghounaris
Serbia
Humania
Solon and reporter clash on Lincoln floor over story
In Lincoln a morning house session erupts as Representative Taylor and Omaha Bee reporter Narrows exchange blows after a disputed story. The fracas ends with officials separating them as the chamber resumes. Legislative debate touches on Gas company influence and a bill repealing an age law.
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Lincoln
Neb
House
Taylor
Custer
Narrows
Omaha Bee
Barrowe
McKelvie
Senate
Hough
Lancaster
McKeivie
Dodge
British Forces Repel Counter Attacks on West Front
Official report from London states during the 12th night and early morning Fourth corps and Indian corps repulsed several counter attacks with heavy enemy losses. Sixty prepanes captured in night action and Le Pinette village seized by the Third Corps amid mist and fog hindering operations.
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London
West Battle Front
Fourth Corps
le Pinette
Russian General Sievers Death Reported By Own Hand
Berlin dispatch to Bayville says General Sievers, commandant of the Kuselan Tenth Zone, reportedly killed himself after a defeat at Magurian lakes. The Lutheran mourning service and corroborating dispatches from Constantinople note Allied bombardments at the Dardanelles hindered by wintry weather. British losses cited as 1,000 to 2,000 dead or captured amid Turkish defenses.
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Berlin
Bayville
Ikfurter Zeitung
Petro, Grad
Sievers
Kuselan
Magurian Lakes
Genera
Ing Lutheran Church
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Ports vie London March statement on French department
Fragmentary report notes a March statement about the French department and naval or military actions at a port near London. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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London
Hold First Primary Under New Charter In St Louis
At the first primary under the new charter in Bt. Louis Michigan candidates for the board of aldermen faced voters. The article notes aldermanic candidates were named and ballots cast to choose a president and other city officials, with the primary drawing up the town’s budget and control.
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Bt. Louis
Bord
Aldermen
Snd
Ules
Mdate Iron
Two States Move to Enact Farm Credit Measures
Fragmented text discusses two states pursuing farm credit measures. Details are unclear and many placeholders obscure specifics. The readable portions point to legislative action pending in state sessions with potential impact on agricultural financing.
Prominent dog with imagined tail appears in Washington
A confusing text fragment from a Washington item mentions a dog and an imagined tale. Other details are unreadable, leaving the core reference as a quirky canine note in an otherwise unclear clipping.
Zapata Outrages May Precipitate Break With U S
Two thousand Mexicans stormed Mexico City’s national palace to free 250 imprisoned priests. A riot followed injuring many. American John B. McManus was shot in his home as Zapata troops occupied the capital. The U S demanded punishment and protection for foreigners.
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Los Angeles
Cal
National Palace
Mexico City
Gustavie
Washington
D. C
John B. McManus
Chicago
Zapata Eure
General Obreon
Carranga
McManus
Cansul
Zapata
Mc Us
Zapatista
Salazar
Pee
Bryan
State Department
Ynes Salazar
Thomas Fountain
Madero
Obregon
Carranza
Wilson
Obrego
Pocpolla
Anciens
Zapata Troopa
Sulla Appears in Fragmented Journal Snippet
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Sulla and a waving gesture, with unclear surrounding context or additional names or events. The readable portion centers on a historical figure referenced in a damaged text segment.
Women Run Town With All Female Nonpartisan Ticket
In Colony Kansas March 18 women voters nominate a fully female nonpartisan slate for the April city election. Candidate for mayor is Mrs C C Meyere, police chief candidate is F E mie, and council nominees include Mrs D R Ray Mrs C H Johnson Mrs J B R Roberta Mrs R G Sunday and Mrs W W Payton. The plan seeks a community center and disputes the male leadership. There are no single women candidates, officials say, with rewards in appointive roles if elected.
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Kan
Mra. C. C
D. R. Ray
C. H. Johnson
J. BR. Roberta
R. G. Sunday
W.W. W. Payton
Election workers jailed in Indiana election conspiracy case
Indianapolis report details testimony from police officer Robert Lloyd and seven defendants who pleaded guilty in a federal indictment accusing conspiracy to corrupt elections. Witnesses described illegal registrations, multiple votes for pay, detentions of workers, and alleged misconduct by police and election officials in Terre Haute and Taylorville precincts.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Robert Lloyd
Maayor Donn M. Roberts
Terre Haute
Lloyd
Bagdad
Hilton Redman
John Nugent
Wes
Nugent
Frank Janey
Charles Harris
Jesse Powell
Henry Hickman
Robert Stough
Frank Green
William Taylor
Green
Taylorville
Ise
Taylor
Gun Cotton Shipment Tied to Bodenheim Case
Federal agents traced a trunk of high explosives from New York to Bodenheim in St Louis and Kansas City. A passenger train bound for San Francisco was suspected in transporting the material. Dr Herman Bodenheim, a New York chemist, was arrested in St Louis and faces a preliminary hearing tomorrow before a United States commissioner.
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Herman Bodenheim
New York
San Francisco
Bodenheim
St. Louis
Drenhedin
Aknaas City
Weateri
Bodenholm
United States
Someorrow
Railroad grain rate inquiry questions sufficiency in Southwest
Chicago March 12 figures from a freight traffic manager testifying at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing show grain and grain products rates in the Southwest are not enough to yield profit for railroads. He said losses must be made up by other commodities and overall income per carload is reduced.
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Chicago
Southwest
Ins
Missouri Pacifica
Iron Mountain Systems
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railroads
Greece Buys Wheat in America Amid Shortfall
Washington reports Greece is purchasing 25 000 to 40 000 tons of wheat from the United States to meet possible shortages. American Consul General Weddell in Athens notes the Hellenic government, via the Bank of Greece, will distribute the grain to retailers.
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Washington
Greece
Amerian Coloul
General Weddell
Athens
N | Bank of Greece
Speech Returns After Mother’s Death Shocks Family
A woman reportedly regains speech following the death of her mother. The cause remains unclear, with relatives noting a dramatic change after the bereavement.
Antilla Seeks Prize Cargo Gifted From New York
An American steamer Antilla, sailing from New York February 6, makes a prize claim. The verbatim note shows unclear text about prize atts and valuation roughly 6000 dollars. Further readable details point to cargo unload and prize relations.
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New York
Death of Laura Spelman Rockefeller Ends Quiet Cleveland Era
Laura Celestia Spelman Rockefeller died in New York at age 83 after a long illness. She married John D. Rockefeller in 1864 and became a devoted wife and mother to four daughters and one son, with three children surviving. The couple’s early years in Cleveland and her influence on Rockefeller’s rise are noted by biographers. Her daughter Reasie, who married Charles A. Strong, died in France in 1906.
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New York
Mia
John D. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
N. Y
Rockefeller
John B. Rockefeller
Ormond
Fla
Jacksonville
FE. Parmalee Prentice
Laura Celestia Spelman Rockefeller
Wadaworth
Ohio
New England
Burlington
Akron
Harvey B. Spelman
Cleveland
John Rockefeller
Hia
Hera
Laura Spelman
Mina Spelman
Young Rockefeller
Jaye
Rock
Eaay
Sosa Ets Rae
Mise Spelman
Evens
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Reasie
Charles A. Strong
France
Alice
Alta
Parmalee Prentice
Edith
Harold Fowler McCormick
Hefeller
Nay
Burial plans unclear amid misread dispatch from Cleveland
Report from Cleveland dated March 12 notes no confirmation of burial in Lakeview Cemetery. Mentions the Rockefeller family and Mrs Hockafelier with limited readable details due to damaged text.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lakeview
Santea Dage
Rockefellers
Hockfeed
Peiman
Hockafelier
M'adoo Operated On. Condition Reported Satisfactory
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Mee under surgery with ovary procedure completed successfully. The brief note confirms operation and stable condition as of March 1.
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Washington
Me Ying Thw Ovary
Wee Iu Very Aun
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Subway
Rittman
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la Basse
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Ghounaris
Solon
Barrow
Banees
Iby
Credite
Schoong
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U. S
Mexico City Stars
Villa
Generel Salazar
America
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M’adoo
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