Incomplete World Notes: Fashioned Khaki Dye to Millionaire
A fragmentary report surveys diverse topics from a khaki dye story that made a lieutenant wealthy to notes on jaw muscles, the hair trade, and colonial science. It mentions Sir James Murray, the National Academy of Sciences Proceedings, ivory carving in India, and various tech and economic tidbits across nations.
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India
Manchester
National Academy of Sciences
Gian
Proceedings of
The
Carranza Offers Help to Refugees Amid Mexico Crisis
Washington reports foreign officers seek refuge on the American cruiser Des Moines. General Carranza promises full protection and cooperation to aid Americans and other foreigners leaving Mexico City. Consul Vera Cruz Silingan says Villa ally Liorente discussed reparation for John Hopeman's death.
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Washington
Fragremo
Des Moines
Carravan
Vera Cruz
Silingan
Carrants
Mexico City
Red Cross
Mexican cCanital
Busie
Zapata
General Villa
Politicians Levied on the Underworld in Terre Haute Fraud Case
Indianapolis dispatch describes trial testimony by saloon and gambling house operators in the Terre Haute election fraud case. Witnesses recount payments for registration and election influence, including ties to Mayor Donn Roberts and others, and a shocking courtroom moment with United States District Judge Albert B. Anderson being told he was fixed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Terre Haute
Frank T. Drake
Seventh Ward
Dennis Shen
Drake
Shea
Phillip “Pot” Burns
William Doyle
Doyle
Eli H. Redman
Redman
Albert
James Shea
Shea Brothers
James
Donn M. Roberts
F. H. Redman
Roberts
John Masselink
United States
Albert B. Anderson
Dennis Shea
Vigo County
Rhea
Mexican Bandits Raid Across Border Hits Dwyer Town
Bandits from Mexico raided Dwyer New Mexico in Grant County last night. Americans were killed in a running battle as a posse from Grant and Luna counties pursued them toward the border. The raiders robbed Frank Paiper’s general store of cash, rifles, and ammunition before fleeing south. George Tidwell Lafe Justin and another posse member were killed. Albert Tidwell is missing. The size and fate of the bandits remain unclear.
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Banta Fe
N. M
Dwyer
Grant County
Silver City
Grant
Luna Counties
Frank Paiper
A Pxekana
George Tidwell
Lafe Justin
Albert Tidwell
Fire devastates Champaign business district all but one block
A large Champaign fire swept the business district today threatening the entire street. Four stores burned with property loss estimated around 1540.00 while other buildings suffered damage. Fire crews battled flames across multiple blocks as firefighters fought to prevent spread to nearby structures.
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Champaign
Mure
Uchampaign
Risery Belidian
Lowa
Synagogue Destroyed in London Riot March Year
A damaged London report notes destruction of a synagogue amid unrest. The brief cites clashes and property damage with limited readable details about locations and involved groups.
Western railroads urge hay and livestock rate hikes
Chicago, March 14. Testimony before Interstate Commerce Commissioner W. M. Daniels showed western railroads seeking freight rate increases totaling about 10 million annually. Officials argued hay freight is undercharged, crowded by small team- track sales, and uses only 39 percent of car capacity unlike other farm products. Live stock rates may rise to 4% to 13 cents per 100 pounds due to higher transport care and risk.
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Chicago
Iowa
Missouri
Kangeos
Oklahoma
Nebraska
W. M. Daniels
Interstate Commerce
F. P. Eyman
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Mr. Eyman
Eyman
Commission
Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Watertown
Sandusky
Mich
Albany
N. Y
C.c. P. Rauch
Missouri Pacific Road
Western Railroads
Conrad E. Spens
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Spens
Trunk Line
Apens
Pastor kills woman then ends own life in Miami
Rev. William Alfred Tucker rector of Rt Agnes Episcopal Church shot and killed Harriet Delaney a church member and then killed himself. Tucker had been bound over to federal court on a charge of sending obscene literature through the mails.
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Miami
Mla
William Alfred Tucker
Rt. Agnes’ Episcopal Church
Harriet Delaney
Hhe
Tucker
Injunction Applies on Sale of Pabst Extract
Des Moines reports a circuit court ruling barring sale of Pabst extract containing alcohol. Art A Berner was fined 209 dollars for violating the injunction by selling extract without doctor’s orders or medical justification.
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Des Moines
Lawa
Art A. Berner
W. A. Mehenry
Valk County
Berner
McHenry
John M. Haley
Dy Grey
Divorcee Wins Heart of Old Bob Fitzsimmons
Newark New Jersey March 15 Robert Fitzsimmons former heavyweight champion applied for a marriage license announcing plans to wed Mrs Terno Simomin divorced wife of Henry Simomin of Portland Oregon He lacked his own divorce certificate and the clerk refused the license He plans to return with the evidence later Fitzsimmons is 53 and his fiancee is 28
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Newark
N. J
Robert Fitzsimmons
City Hall
Terno Simomin
Henry Simomin
Portland
Ore
Fitzsimmons
Dunellen
Japanese Premier Okuma Sees China Talks Going Well
In an Osaka interview Premier Okuma forecasts good results from current negotiations with China. He says Germany is pressing China against Japan but expects the outcome to favor Japan. He also comments on improving U S-Japan relations and potential Russian moves on Constantinople.
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Tokio
Osaka Jiji
Okuma
China
Germany
Japan
Constantinople
Orient
United States
Hoe
Record exports set weekly high surpassing imports
Washington March 14 exports exceeded imports across the 12 principal American customs districts for the week ended March 13 by 47 million, totaling 69.64 million in exports and 22.41 million in imports. For Dec 1 1914 to Feb 28 estimates show a 778.6 million exports versus 367.0 million imports, a 411.5 million favorable balance. Cotton exports for the week reached 292,630 bales, with 646,497 bales since August 1 1914.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Commerce
Stegler passport case linked to falsified Armenian papers
New York March 1 Richard P Biegler German on residency aids Richard Madden and Iuetave Cook in a trial. The case centers on Stegler allegedly procuring a false Armenian passport. Witness testimony and birth certificate handling are noted as part of the proceedings.
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New York
Richard P. Biegler
Richard Madden
Iuetave Cook
Siegler
Pasaport
Charles F. Oberwager
Steyler
Ome Edouard Db
Harri
Biegler
Mads
Charles O. Leona Dinglostedt
British Steamers Atlanta Pinhal Sunk Off Ireland and Northumberland
British steamers Atlanta and Pinhal were torpedoed and sunk in separate incidents. Atlanta's crew were landed at Inishturk after noon March 14 near Galway. Pinhal went down March 15 off Northumberland with six crewmen reported lost. Survivors from Fingal land at North Shields recount a starboard boat entrapment during the sinking.
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London
Atlanta
Pinhal
Mesgers
North Shields
England
Suffrage Pageant Planned by Congressional Union
The greatest women suffrage pageant will be staged at Convention hall in December as the Congressional Union aims to convert doubters in Congress to support a rational suffrage amendment. The event traces Susan B. Anthony's life from anti slavery action to drafting the first proposed amendment with invites to all Congress including Wilson and Marshall and cabinet members.
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Washington
Convention Hall
Congressional Union
Congress
Susan B. Anthony
Wilson
Marshall
Four Year Term Bill Advances in Nebraska Legislature
Lincoln Neb March 17 The House approved a bill for four year terms of county officers to begin in 1919 with no negative votes A special order was set for three measures tomorrow to consolidate state departments including the fire insurance pure food and live stock sanitary commissions The finance committee backs the measures with appropriations totaling about 1 4 million with uncertain permanent funding and 70 000 additional items for Senate passage.
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Lincoln
Neb
State
Non Oiance
Senate
Italy confronts Italian front in postwar territorial claims
The report outlines Italy's expected territorial demands after World War I, including Pola, Trent, and Trieste, and Austria's possible concessions under German pressure. It notes allies warn Italy facing exclusion if it stays out, while Vienna seeks money and limits on future claims.
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Rome
Chingso
Switzerland
Italy
Europe
Prince von Rudow
Germany
Austria
Vienna
Albania
Mediterranean
Great Britain
France
Austria-Hungary
Hungary
Triest
Aviona
Aegean Islands
Adriatic Sea
Fleume
Pola
Trent
Trieste
Jaly
Demonstration in Milan for Italian intervention during war
Report from Milan describes a large crowd supporting intervention by Italy with pro ally sentiment. Protesters gathered before the cathedral and in front of the chamber of commerce as police dispersed them after a speech by deputy Eugene Chiesa.
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Paris
Havas
Milan
Italy
Eugene Chiesa
Chamber of Commerce
Austria
Germany
Great Movement of Grain Expected on the Great Lakes
Duluth, Minn March 19 Chartering in the grain trade on the Great Lakes grows as navigation nears. Dealers ship early to avoid taxes and load for May 1. Shippers secured capacity for 2,000,000 bushels with several steamers chartered for Buffalo and Cleveland.
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Duluth
Minn
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Cleveland
Pny
Interned German Ship Sails Again Under Watch
A damaged, partly legible report says an interned German ship left its mooring at night and headed to sea under the escort of a cruiser. The vessel carried machinery parts removed by authorities amid suspicions of replicas and potential wartime weapons.
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London
Maren
Yaily Mall
Las ‘Anary Islands
Saya Nik Alsappent
Macedonia
Binaert
16000 In Parade In New York On St Patrick’s Day
More than 16,000 men planned to take part in the St Patrick day parade in New York today. Two companies of cavalry half a regiment and other units were to participate in the display.
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New York
TROOPS TO PANAMA
New York March 17 Twenty ninth Wolled Siates infantry marched up Broadway amid public display and crowd reaction as rumors spread over possible deployment to Panama.
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New York
Twentyninth Wolled Siates Infantry
Broadway
Germans Bombard Nieuport and Westende in Heavy Action
Paris reports intense bombardment of Nieuport with 14 inch howitzers as Belgian forces gain slight inland gains. Allied warships and monitors pound Westende while German shells fail to land. torpedo boat destroyers engage a German submarine as aircraft direct fire on shore positions.
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Paris
Nieuport
Petit Parisien
Kloosterhoek Farm
Stuvekenskerke
Behoenbakke
Westende
Battles and milestones loom in Neuve Chapelle and Przemyśl clash
London dispatch notes Neuve Chapelle and Przemyśl as main battle hubs with Britons driving Germans at Neuve Chapelle and Austrians pressing Przemyśl relief efforts. The reports stress whether German attempts to regain ground and Hindenburg’s strategy will succeed or fail and highlight a northern Carpathian Austrian push halted at Smolnik near Lutowinka.
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London
Neuve Chappelle
St. Eloi
Wear
Praasnyss
Praemyss
Pran+ed
Meldarshal von Hindenburg
Warsaw
Przemyal
Petrograd
Carpathians
Smolnik
Lutowinka
Germans Report Advance and Repulsed Attacks
The German war office reports March 1 actions: German gains on a southern Lorette slope near Arras, French attacks north of Le Menil repulsed, Argonne fighting continues with French withdrawal toward Pretre forest, Vonges artillery duels, Russian advances near Tauroggen repulsed, and no change south of the Vistula.
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Herlin
Bayville
War Office
Lorette Heights
Arran
Champagne
Perthes
le Meanil
Argonne
Pont - Mouston
Vonges
Taurogeen
Kovno
Russia
Tileit
Langssurgen
East Prussia
Tauroggen
Skwa
Oraye
Warsaw
Vistula
Turk Defenders Hold British Fleet At Bay
Constantinople reports allied operations at the Dardanelles have ceased for several days. British cruisers and destroyers failed to approach outer fortifications or clear mines due to strong Turkish fire, while Constance population remains calm amid the ongoing effort to force the strait.
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Constantinople
Berlin
London
Dardanelles
Conacant Sons
Commander of Smyrna Refuses to Surrender
London reports from Athens that the Vali of Smyrna boarded a flagship after bombardment and met with the British commander. No agreement ended the shelling. a proclamation declared resistance. All subjects in Smyrna and a broad area in Turkey have been interned.
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Smyrna
London
Central News
Athens
Turkey
Amethyst Cruiser Attacked. Casualties Reported
Telegraph reports the cruiser Amethyst fired upon by field artillery near an unidentified port. Several were killed and others wounded as the vessel sustained damage. Details remain unclear from the fragmentary dispatches.
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Amethyst
London
Wpot
Athens
Parka Mare and A Hivlioh Mine Tragedy Reported
A fragmented local notice describes a disaster at a mine named Dardawell. Details are unclear but multiple lives are cited as lost or endangered, with emergency response efforts underway or anticipated. Further readable specifics include names and exact locations being sought by investigators.
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Parka
Mare
Dardawell
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