Plan to Acquire Northern Mexico Stirring Debate
Washington March 15 News reports in major financial and diplomatic circles claim the Wilson administration explored acquiring northern Mexico by purchase, with Col. E. M. House alleged to have visited Europe to gauge support. The plan, tied to Monroe Doctrine issues and Pacific naval base concerns, reportedly finds some backing among international powers and U S financial interests, while Carranza’s government and foreign investors react with caution.
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Washington, D. C
Wall Street
Mexico
Col. E. M. House
Europe
Tampico
California
Colonel House
Spain
United States
Klington Koo
Dane Mheute
Gireke
Pacific
Mayer Bedcarne
Perenae
Carranza
Artillery quell rages at Verdun front
Paris reports a continuation of artillery activity on the Verdun front with violent cannonade west of the Meuse. German reconnoiters in Haudremont wood were checked, and a German detachment near Lepretre was driven back. Officials note no major western front changes and record several aerial engagements with losses on both sides.
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Paris
Verdun
Meuse
Haudremont
Ris
Vaus
Lepretre
Ciin
London
Wieltje
Ypres
Immermann
Arras
Bahume
Boelke
Fort Marre
Malancourt
Cambrai
Ita
Cost of War Burdens France With Rising 1916 Credits
Paria March 14. The credits for the second quarter of 1916 reach 7,800,000 francs, about 87,000,000 francs daily. The budget report shows war costs climbing as 1915 total spending and six months of 1916 diverge, with national expenditure by end of June 1916 projected at 47,090,000,000 francs, of which military costs total 370,000,000 francs.
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Paria
Raul Paret
Chamber of Deputies
Southern Pacific Declares General Freight Embargo
Houston March 14 An embargo on all freight destined for New York or beyond via Galveston has been ordered by Southern Pacific lines traffic manager Charles K Dunia with Houston headquarters. Messages went to all agents and connections. It is the first full embargo since congestion began. We have tried to avoid this by chartering ships and leasing docks but space in New York is exhausted.
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Houston
Tex
New York
Galveston
Southern Pacific Ines
Charles K. Dunia
Mr. Dunlap
Aero clubs plan volunteer air corps for service in Mexico
Chicago and New York report the Aero Club of America will train volunteer air squadrons for possible U S military use in Mexico. Chicago fliers form part of a national reserve. New York will concentrate aviators for immediate service, with W Leonard Bonney in command of a 20 flyer standby squad.
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Chicago
Aero Club of
New York
United States
Mexico
Aero Club Erica
W. Leonard Bonney
Carranga
Aero Club
Baker
Roosevelt to Return to New York From Trinidad on March 87
Word was received that Col. Theodore Roosevelt was at Port of Spain Trinidad and on an ocean voyage back to New York. He will arrive Saturday March 87.
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New York
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Thin City
Seize Hidden Munitions In Mexican Quarter
Five thousand rounds of rifle ammunition and several old rifles were seized by police in a house in El Paso Texas during a search for spies and other suspicious persons. No arrests were made.
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el Paso
Tex
Albany Assembly Passes Bill For 1917 Suffrage Referendum
The Albany assembly approved by a vote of 108 to 30 a bill to provide for another referendum on the women's suffrage issue in 1917. The measure aims to delay final decision while letting voters weigh the question again.
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Albany
N. Y
Mareh M
Assembly
Wilson signs proclamation of neutrality amid war between Germany and Portugal
Washington March 14 President Wilson signed a proclamation declaring the neutrality of the United States amid the state of war between Germany and Portugal. The proclamation follows the text of the oath.
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Washington
Wilson
Orment
Portugal
Othou
Orpet Plea Admits Delayed Indictment Delay
Chicago March 14 A plea to postpone the indictment against William Orpet charged with murder in the Maria Lambert case was filed today by Judge Edwards. The motion requests a merger of related counts and a return to court Monday for further action.
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Orpet
Chicago
William Orpet
Murde
Maria Lambert
Ronniteen
Edwards
German Leaders Plan Conference Amid War Uncertainty
Dutch and German reports claim Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg has returned for health concerns of Admiral von Tirpitz. A German foreign affairs committee meets without the chancellor or Prussia to scrutinize policy, signaling discontent and possible talks with the chancellor on war questions. Admiral Spitsin’s illness keeps the ministry of the navy temporarily led by the senior officer.
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Amsterdam
London
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Admiral von Tirpitz
Prussia
Foreign Affairs
Germany
George Bernhard
Vossiache Zeitung
United States
Bernhard
Ventas
Alfred Spits
Ee Been ii
Beete
Ministry of the Marines
Enormous Volume of Stocks Sold on New York Exchange
New York March 14 War stocks and related issues surged on the stock exchange with trading near last summer's vigor. By 1 PM about 750000 shares had changed hands, with gains of 2 to almost 5 points for leaders including Crucible Steel and Bethlehem Steel which rose 25 points to 650, up over 60 from Saturday.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Crucible Steel
American Locomotive
American Car
Halfway Steel Spring
United States Cast Iron Pipe
Studebaker
Bethlehem Steel
Reading
Ifk
Union Pacific
Lehigh Valley
Grangers
Eastern Trunk
Motors
United States Steel
Republicans to Open National Headquarters in Chicago
Chicago March 15 republican national headquarters for 1916 will be opened at a downtown hotel on Sunday. James B. Serence, Secretary, will oversee preparations for the June convention. Chairman Charles D Hilles will be in Chicago Monday for a subcommittee meeting. The temporary chairmanship of the convention is a major issue before the subcommittee.
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Chicago
James BR. Serence
National Committee
Dusiness
Charles D. Hilles
Cummins Will Not Oppose Brumbaugh In States
Washington March 14 State Chairman Rawson arranging to visit several surrounding states to aid the Cummins candidacy In view of Governor Brumbaughs entry Senator Cummins will stay out of Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware West Virginia and the southern states will receive attention Rawson reports meeting prominent politicians and notes Cummins headquarters already showing results
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Washington, D. C
Rawson
Avalanches Disrupt Alpine Rail Line and Buried Homes
Rome reports a severe avalanche halting the Cunvo to Tenda railway, a key Alpine link to France. In Bergamo Vicenza and Belluno provinces, many houses are buried and rescue workers recover bodies from the ruins.
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Rome
Paris
Cunvo
Tenda
Mont Genia
France
Bergamo
Vicensa
Belluno
Westphalian Proration subscribes to new war loan
Berlin reports by wireless from Bayville that the Westphalian association subscribed 40 000 marks to the new war loan.
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Berlin
Bayville
PLAN ARMY INCREASES
Washers report a Congress resolution to enlarge the army to about 100000 men. Senators consulted by House leaders and war department officials say the increase will add roughly 8000 troops to units on the Mexican border, bringing total forces to about 27000.
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Congress
War Department
Benatora
House
Minnesota holds first presidential primary election
St Paul March 15 voters select delegates to Republican Democratic and Prohibition national conventions and name presidential candidates. Woodrow Wilson unopposed on Democratic ticket. Republican contenders include Cummins Estabrook and Webster. Prohibition lists Foss and Hulzer. Progressives have no candidate. Johnson was a withdrawn preferred choice for delegates.
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Minn
Minnesota
Woodrow Wilson
Albert B. Cummins
United States
Iowa
Henry J. Estabrook
New York
William Grant Webster
Chicago
Eugene N. Foss
Eanephuusetts
William Hulzer
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Timber Owners Forecast Disaster for Industry
Washington March 14 timber owners told the federal trade commission during its general economic probe of the lumber business that improved witness conditions would spur willingness to hold holdings. E T Allen for the Western Forestry and Conservation Association urged a full industry reorganization, elimination of middleman profits, and warned rising carrying costs could price timber out of reach for producers. Allen said 18,000,000 government of standing timber could occur if production misalignment continues.
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Washington, D
Pacific Coast Lumbermen
Federal Trade Commission
E. T. Allen
Western Forestry and Conservation Association
Allen
Supreme Court narrows prostitution conviction in Iowa case
Des Moines March 14 The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a man cannot be convicted of the crime prostitution unless the case is pleaded as resorting to a house for prostitution or lewdness A Plymouth county case State of Iowa Vs Gardner and Deviney saw a tower court conviction reversed and remanded for a new trial
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Plymouth County
State of
Taft Protests Brandeis Nomination to Supreme Court
Former President Taft and other ex presidents of the American Bar Association protested to the Senate judiciary subcommittee against Louis D. Brandeis's Supreme Court confirmation. The signers included Simon Baldwin Francia Rawle Joseph H B Choate Elihu Moorfield Story and Peter W Meldrim.
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Washington, D.C
Taft
American Bar Association
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Louis Db. Brandeis
Simon Ebldwin
Francia Rawle
Joseph BH. Choate
Elihu J. Moorfield Story
Eter W. Meldrim
Laula D. Brandeis
Supreme Court of the States
Wake Amends For Attack On Silius and Silius Sinks
Washington reports unofficial advices saying Germany will make amends to the United States if a German submarine torpedoed the Norwegian bark Silius, which carried seven Americans rescued in Havre roads. Officials note the sinking may have been caused by a mine and investigations continue.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Havre
Osborne
State Department
London
Reuter
Christiania
Von Bissing warns bishops of Belgium in protest note
Havre March 15 The Belgian paper Vingtiemesiecle reports Governor General Von Bissing says Belgian bishops who signed the November letter to Germany acted at Cardinal Mercier s instigation and that he filed a formal Vatican complaint He warns that their signing ties them to Mercier s actions and hopes the Holy See s stance will avoid measures against them
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Vingtiemesiecle
von Bissing
Belgium
Germany
Cardinal Mercier
Vatican
Ten von Bissing
Holy See
Wife Seeks Divorce to Be In Fashion in Maine
In Portland Mary Kulaga asked Superior Court for legal separation from Stanley Kulaga. Judge Connolly noted her reason as others getting divorces and granted the divorce on adultery. She described unhappy married life with cruelty and abuse as part of the case.
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Portland
Judge Connolly
Mary Kulaga
Stanley Kulaga
Manitoba Abolishes Bars By Great Vote
Manitoba voters approve the temperance act by a two to one margin. The measure closes all barns wholesale liquor houses and licensed clubs after May 21 with liquor import allowed for personal use and provincial manufacture for export. Dominion government may further prohibition. mass meeting urges Ottawa to pass a nationwide act.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Robert Borden
Ottawa
Hearings Planned on Steele Serum Bill in Congress
Washington March 14 Representative Breee has completed and introduced a bill to regulate hog serum. It is sent to the House committee on interstate commerce for hearings. Steele endorsed the measure noting it would attract broad support and give the government oversight of teat animals.
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Washington, D. C
Breee
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Ot Dalleve
Steele
Call for Militia Expected Soon on Mexican Border
Washington March 15. Talk of using national guard units along the Mexican border continues. Belief grows that the war department may requisition guard cavalry and field artillery batteries to reinforce regulars if border conditions worsen, with three strong batteries in Innsmouth and other guard units potentially mobilized on short notice.
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Washington
War Department
Regular Army
Innamuch Ag
Rumania Tightens War Readiness Amid Balkan Tensions
Bucharest reports show Romania’s neutrality shifting toward the Allies with rising army strength and equipment. Silistra actions purge pro Bulgarian influence as authorities seize cattle on the border. Germany seeks Bulgarian divisions for France. Bulgaria defers amid Romania’s uncertain stance.
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London
Bucharest
Daily Chronicle
Silistra
Rumania
Bulgaria
New Hampshire to Select Delegates in Direct Primary
Concord N H March 15 Veterans of New Hampshire had their free opportunity to choose delegates to national party conventions. Five candidates sought four Republican delegates at large plus four unpledged and one pledged to Roosevelt. Democratic and Progressive tickets had no contests. Democrats pledged to Wilson.
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Concord
N. H
Riehls of Columbus Gain First Place
The Riehls of Columbus Ohio led five man teams in the American Bowling Congress tournament with a 2 895 score last night St Paul with Schmidts 2 856 was third and Jose Gomez team of Chicago 2 464 was second Frank Shaw of Chicago won the individual with eight straight strikes The standings list doubles and singles results for multiple players and cities
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Toledo
Ohio
Riehla
Columbus
St. Paul
Schmidts
Jose Gomez
Chicago
Frank Shaw
Hunter-Hendricke
Grand Rapids
Geller-Gerloski
Wagner-Wolf
Plal Leffingwell-Penfold
F. Shaw
H. Paterson
Drumnett
Cleveland
Wetterman
Cincinnati
Denial of German Verdun Casualty Claims
Washington reports the French embassy rejects German casualty estimates around Verdun as inaccurate. The statement says Germans inflated prisoner counts by counting killed and wounded and unwounded as captives, claiming 26 000, more than double the real figure, and that 189 guns captured is overstated at 84 when including damaged and abandoned guns.
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Washington
Verdun
Embasa
Champagne
Artois
Sterilization Law Shows Noted Progress in Chippewa Falls
Madrid Wis March 14 Remark able success has been had with the sterilization law in the opinion of Dr P H Linley of Chippewa Falls and former Gov J Davidson both members of the state board of control A second series of operations have been performed on male patients at the time for the feeble minded out Chippewa Falls with the result that all of the patients have recovered and that from every indication the resalta of the operation have been beneficial
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Madrid
Wis
P. H. Linley
Chippewa Falls
J. ©. Davidson
State Board of Control
Secret Service Warns on San Francisco Five Dollar Counterfeit
Washington March 14 The Secret Service issued a warning about counterfeit five dollar notes from the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank seen on the Pacific coast. The bill is produced on nine etched plates, poorly executed and easily detected. Five persons have been arrested for passing the counterfeits.
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Washington
Secret Service Today
San Franchico Federal Reserve Bank
Pacific Coast
McCue Fails to Stop Willard Moran Boxing Contest
New York Assemblyman Martin G. McCue attempted to block the Willard Moran boxing match by seeking to suspend rules and introduce a resolution urging the state athletic commission to revoke the license. His move was defeated, ending the effort to halt the contest.
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Ibany
Martin G. McCue
New York
MicCue
State Athletic Commission
Prairie Oil & Gas posts midcontinent oil at 1.55 dollars
Tulsa China dispatch reports Prairie Oil & Gas Company set a price of 1.55 dollars per barrel for midcontinent crude oil, rising ten cents from the prior posted price on Saturday.
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Tulsa
China
Prairie Oil & Gas Company Today
Earthquake Interruption At San Francisco Trial
A long-ago San Francisco trial paused when an earthquake shook chandeliers and ceiling debris. The judge kept order and allowed cross examination to resume after the disturbance. A witness was spared further questions following divine wrath remarks. A separate blurb notes a bandit style Hill-A mail and express auto with a bandit-proof rear cage in Colorado.
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San Francisco
Colorado
London trains employ 30 women tramway conductors
A report notes that London has 30 women tramway conductors. Other items mention unmarried wealthy American women, Adele Blood insuring her hair for 60000 dollars, guidance for Japanese girls arriving alone with a chaperon, mobilization of women to work English farms, over 360000 members of Young Women’s Christian Associations in the US, and 1500 Missouri suffragists predicting a spring surprise at the Democratic convention.
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London
America
Adele Blood
Tokyo
Japan
England
Young Women's Christian Association
United States
Missouri
Wall Street Financiers Keep City Duty Bound
The moneyed men of Wall Street stay in New York due to the war and bull market, abandoning usual biannual vacations. While their families travel to the South or California, financiers monitor the stack ticker and stay near the financial district as the stakes rise.
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Financial District
Wall Street
Palm Head
Switzerland
Europe
Finance
New York
South
California
Exercise Question About Dog Walks From Visitor and Owner
A brief dialogue records a visitor asking if the owner gives the dog exercise and the owner replying that the dog goes for a tramp each day, conveying routine pet care habits.
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