President Moves to Arm Merchant Ships in Emergency
Washington reports that President Wilson will use broad authority to arm merchant ships immediately, with Congress urged to reconvene soon. White House statement says extra session support is needed for defense of merchant marine, while authorization to arm could precede formal legislation. Speaker Clark welcomed prompt action and indicated an extra session date had been set.
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Washington
Blu Miielas
Willikon
Rick
Bouthard
le Aber
Tee
Conesess
White House
Wace
Extynth Congress
Tut Wley
Congress
Nary Department
Clark
Food Shortage Crisis Sparks Personal Crises in Europe
In London and Paris reports warn of worsening famine as potato prices rise and food remains scarce. Parents kill their children due to inability to obtain sustenance while Allied economies seek cereals and wheat substitutes to meet wartime needs.
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London
Oneland
Germany
Paris
France
Rance
Chamber of Deputies
Secret wireless device found aboard ship at Norfolk
In Norfolk the United States marshal recovered a secret wireless apparatus aboard the Jiner Appam after breaking with Germany. A wire under a smokestack pipe and extending above it fed the ship’s dynamos and lighting and led to a room occupied by Lieut. Hans Berg where messages were recorded by flashes from an electric light bulb.
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Norfolk
United States
Mrshal Saunders
Germany
Hans Berg
Woman candidate winds up Mexican Congress campaign in Mexico City
Hermilia La Hindo, Senora La Hindo, the Woman Suffrage Party's candidate for Congress, wrapped up her campaign with an enthusiastic meeting that drew about 3,000 attendees in Mexico City.
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Woman
Mexican Congress
Mexico City
Senora Hermilia la Hindo
Woman Suffrage Party
Congress
Porto Rican Editor Declines U S Citizenship
Vicente Baloas editor of Herald de la Antillas and native Porto Rican, a long-time anti-American figure, declines to accept American citizenship under the new organic act.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Vicente Baloas
Herald de la Antillas
Villa captures Durango as Villa forces move on Torreon
Reports from El Paso describe Villa commanded troops seizing Durango on March 28 after stiff resistance by Carranza forces. Villistas sacked the city and executed locals aiding Carranza before marching toward Torreon. Nearby, Villista units concentrate near the border with hundreds of rebels at Fort Hancock and Fort Whitman, with patrols doubled amid fears of renewed fighting.
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Paso
Villa
Durango
Jetter
Frank
Matus
Villas
Sity
Carrmoxa
Indictment of Plotters Ties to Welland Canal Plot
New York reports Alfred A Fritzen tied to German plots in Los Angeles and New York indictments. Grand jury charges set to fund a military enterprise with dynamite to blow the Welland canal. Co-defendants include Frang von Papen Hans Tauscher Wolf von Seel and Constantine Covaln. Tauscher, a Krupp agent, was tried and acquitted.
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New York N. Vom
Alfred A Fritzen
Los Angeles
New York
Welland Canal
Federal Grand
Frang von Papen
Hans Tauscher
Wolf von Seel
Constantine Covaln
Tausther
Krupp and
Lnstaad
Madame Gadski
YARROWDALE CAPTIVES FREED AT SWINEMUENDE
Berlin reports that ninety nine Americans taken from vessels sunk by a German raider in the South Atlantic and brought to Swinemuende on January 1 were released from quarantine and left at 4 o clock for the Swiss frontier. The departure route was chosen by the United States government. Dawson, V. T. and Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, are wintering at Prince of Wales Strait on the gasoline schooner Polar Bear per Cap tain Lanauzee of the northwestern police.
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Berlin
Germany
Dawson
V. T
Vilhjalmar Steffansson
Prince of Wales Straits
Lanauzee
Northwestern Police
Grain Rate Increase Held Up in Proposed Freight Boosts
Washington reports proposed freight rate hikes of six to twelve percent on grain and grain products from St. Louis and Cairo to Arkansas points were suspended.
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Washington
St. Louis
Cairo
Pointa
Arkansas
West Point Examinations Scheduled Across Multiple Posts
The War Department announced that entrance examinations for West Point will be held on March 20 at multiple locations including Fort Leavenworth Kansas Jefferson Barracks Missouri Fort Logan Ohio Fort Dade Florida Fort Mepherson Georgia Fort Shafter Hawaii Fort Sheridan Illinois Fort Sill Oklahoma Fort Sam Houston Texas and other postings nationwide for qualified candidates.
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Washington, D
War Department
West Point
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Jefferson Barracks
Fort Logan H. Noor
Ark
Fort Logan
Ohio
Fort Iss
Tex
Fort Dade
Fla
Fort William Homeward
Alaska
Jackson Barracks
Fort Rosecrans
Cal
Letterman General Hospital
Presidio
San Francisco
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Fort Shafter
Honolulu
Columbus Barracks
Okhio
Fort Me.pherson
Port Shelling
Ming
Fort Sheridan
Fort Sill
Okla
Fort Sam Houston
Tornado Devastates Newcastle Indiana with Massive Losses
A destructive tornado swept Newcastle Indiana injuring over 200 and destroying about 300 houses. Special officers were sworn in to curb looting as fires broke out after the storm. The hardest hit areas include the factory district and homes along Tenth to Twentieth streets, with extensive damage to greenhouses and the Marwall automobile plant. Two children died in Warne County, and rescue workers searched remaining debris amid chaos.
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Newcastle
Ind
Streck
Irhoen
Threfly
Pitocee
Raste
Emage
M M Minto
Twentieth Street
Fromerlees
Wathine
Troope
Doe and at Found Frozen by Citizen in North Dakota
In Wittleton North Dakota a doe and another animal were found frozen as a pair, staged with eyes wide open and appearing to have perished after a period of still vigil. A local resident J B Fos reported discovering the bodies and noted the animals remained still until death.
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Wittleton
J. B Fos
Secret marriage announced after elopement years ago
A report notes that a 2 year old from Highland N has 17 children and 30 great grandchildren, and that Mrs Jane Milhom ald, aged 70, eloped. They announced their secret marriage last October.
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Highland
Jane Milhomald
Married Man Fled After Church Wedding Attempt
Kathe Dupak paid for Kaniner Mar zier wedding garments and lent money and jewelry then ordered a feast. Marziec fled to wed another woman. The court sent him to the House of Correction.
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Chicago
Kathe Dupak
Kaniner Marzier
Marziec
House of Correction
Plaw That Heipa and the Letters of Children to Veterans
A fragmentary poem-like piece describes children writing letters to veterans, noting pattern in the handwriting and the emotional intent. It references a Manhattan family, a teacher, and a call to action about literacy and support for veterans, with scattered details on publication and advertisement.
Optical Ufuion and a Freedman at New York University
A freedman sparks a controversial scene at a New York University presentation when asked to write a theme on a fret inipr to impress the audience. The crowd reacts as the event unfolds with tension and dispute over the conduct and outcome.
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New York University
New York
Potent Hair and Parade Prompts Push for The Perfect Look
A quirky fragment outlines fashion obsessions and a public event with prices. It mentions beauty ideals, a daring journey into style, and a headline tone about hair and beauty culture amid a pushing market.
Alliance disturbance over Latin American unity stance
Dispatches from Santiago report Carlo Winstrado’s newspaper alleging an Argentine Peruvian alliance formed to oppose Chile. The claim sparked wide discussion in Santiago while Buenos Aires dismissed it as untrue. In Illinois, Payton Buckle, 62, died from a skull fracture after a fight with Albert Phoenix, 45, over money.
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Cuenos Ayres
Argentina
Europe
Chile
Dispatches
Santiago
Carlo Winstrado
Colombia
Buenos Ayres
Pana
Payton Buckle
Taylorville
Albert Phoenix
Reprieve for Slayer of Warden's Wife
Springfield Illinois Governor Lowden granted a reprieve until May 18 to Chicken Joe Campbell a Negro convicted in Will County of murdering Mrs Edmund M Allen wife of former Warden Allen of Joliet penitentiary
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Springfield
Iil
Lowden
Campbell
Will County
Edmund M. Allen
Allen
Joliet Penitentary
Locks and Dam Workers Threaten March 15 Quit
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania more than 170 lock men and engineers on United States Government locks and dams have notified the Government they will quit work on March 15 unless they receive a ten dollar monthly wage increase.
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Pittsburg
United States
Locks and Dames
Printless newspaper flourishes in Switzerland County
News by phone from Vevay Indiana reports a daily telephone bulletin for Farmers' Telephone Co subscribers. The section describes a pioneering printless newspaper in America, highlighting its popularity and role in delivering news via telephone in the county.
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Vevay
Ind —Whal
America
Switzerland County
Farmers’ Telephone Co
Mexican Stabbed to Death at Taylor Springs
Peter Ramires killed 20 year old Pana ll Cisto Costello at Taylor Springs after shooting and wounding Joseph Ticola. Ramires surrendered and is jailed awaiting further action.
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Pana
Cisto Costello
Peter Ramires
Taylor Springs
Joseph Ticola
Ramires
Banker Cites Divorce Decree In Mexican Financier Case
New York banker Mark J Samuels a former associate of Gustavo Madero at Peyton Co in Mexico City secured a divorce decree nullifying his marriage. The case ties to the Madero government era and finance houses in Mexico.
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New York
Mark J. Samuels
Gustavo Madero
Peyton & Co
Mexico City
Madero
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