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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1915
Page
1
Allied fleet has not penetrated the Dardanelles as far as earlier claims indicated. Eight to ten forts and hidden coast batteries remain, with seventy mine sweepers at work to clear the straits. Despite bombardment, Turks have repaired some damage, and officials still foresee possible passage in two weeks. Bread riots erupt in Madrid as women and children strike bakeries.
Associated Press reports from Washington on March 15 that Mexico City is quiet and Secretary Bryan says conditions are in pretty good shape. Carranza promised to permit travel to Veracruz amid the tension.
Four boys were killed and seven persons were injured by an oil tank explosion in Brooklyn. Four others were reported missing.
Austin March 13 Governor Ferguson signed the compulsory education bill. The house passed a resolution to amend the terms of state officers to four years with no privilege of succeeding themselves.
In Columbus on March 3 the Ohio banks submitted bids for state fund deposits to be allotted by competitive bidding this year. The bids will be opened on Monday.
In Caldwell New Jersey an effort is planned to have the national government take over the Grover Cleveland birthplace and preserve it as a memorial. The annual memorial exercises will be held in the Presbyterian Church with John H Finley of New York Education Department presiding. The birthplace, bought by a local association years ago, has been restored to its appearance at Cleveland's birth on March 18 1873 and the proposal to gift it to the government is expected to be approved.
Bishops from southern Catholic sees gather in New Orleans to dedicate the chapel on wheels called St. Paul tomorrow. Archbishop Blenk will oversee the event with Cardinal Gibbons conducting the dedicatory service. The 86 foot steel car seats 72 and travels for missionaries across the South, a gift from the Peter Kuntz family of Dayton Ohio.
London dispatch reports the death of Count Sergius Witte Russia's first prime minister and former envoy who played a key role in the Japanese peace treaty negotiations.
The German effort to recapture Nueve Chapelle in Belgium started well but faced a stronger British force and halted. German attacks killed one British aviator and another two were killed the next day. Russians withdrew from the Nagustowo area crossing the Bobr river and took cover behind Grodno forts.
The German ambassador told the state department the cruiser Prinz Hitel Friedrich sank the American ship William P Frye under the Declaration of London. Two Frye crew members were detained aboard the German vessel as German subjects while the Frye captain denied objections. British aviators reportedly destroyed railroad stations at Don and Douai as fresh German divisions pressed the fight.
From Peking, March 13. Official Chinese information states a second Japanese squadron with two divisions totaling about 36,000 soldiers has sailed for China.
Paris reports a state statement that yesterday British forces captured 1000 German troops. French artillery provides support as the British push toward a position referred to as The Highway to Hell.
The Swedish steamer Anna was sunk by a mine off Scarborough this morning. Two crew members were killed in the incident.
Sigma Tan selects twenty top senior class men for a dancing party guest list in Minneapolis. Criteria include absence of padded shoulders fox trot ability and interest in Ibsen with emphasis on strong chins and hairstyle. The selections sparked pride among recipients and disappointment among others.
New York March 13 Harry Thaw and four others were acquitted today Thaw was remanded to jail until Monday as the state seeks commitment to the New York asylum for the insane His attorneys argue the court should send him to New Hampshire on grounds of sanity
Dallas March 13 Charles A Ramsay was burned to death in a boarding house fire today He was a half brother of Judge Ramsay of the court of criminal appeals.
The United States circuit court of appeals in Cincinnati Ohio on March 13 granted a new trial to John H Patterson and twenty six other NCR officials who were imprisoned for violating the anti trust law.
The tenth annual Pittsburg auto show opens today at Motor Square Garden in Pittsburg Pa. The venue has been elaborately decorated for the event highlighting new car models and automotive displays.
Norfolk report says on Monday smokeless powder production begins at the Du Pont plant at Hopewell on the James River. The facility, claimed as the world’s largest, cost about 5 million dollars and will employ around 6,000 skilled workers. Large European ammunition contracts are noted as taxing Delaware and Pennsylvania plants, with one contract cited at 50 million dollars.
Polo lovers from England and eastern clubs gather in San Francisco for a six week Exposition tournament at the polo grounds starting Monday. The event runs until April 26 with matches three times weekly and El Cerrito field hosting elite patrons twice weekly. Notable English enthusiasts including the Earl of Elgin Sir James Wilson and the Duke of Leinster are expected to attend.
Bank records show resources, loans, furniture and fixtures, real estate, and site items for banking. The entry lists United States bonds and other securities with total assets of 81 388 879 53 dollars, with Sam W. Brown as cashier.
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