Submarine Threat Spurs U S Naval Moves at San Juan
Washington orders destroyer deployment to San Juan to guard neutrality as German liners Odenwald and President anchor off the harbor. The Oldenwald’s attempted escape was halted by shore battery fire while British officers seize the American steamer Olsson north of Scotland.
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San Juan
Washington
U. S
Berlin
Hanssen
Janussen
Olsson
Scotland
Savannah
Bremen
Celtic
Daniels
Admiral Fletcher
Guantanamo
Fletcher
Germman
Odenwald
Parker
New York
Oldenwald
Wireless Saves All On Ship In Atlantic Rescue
The westbound Denver leaking and sinking 1300 miles from New York was saved by the Atlantic Transport liner Manhattan after a four o clock Tuesday afternoon rescue. The Denver sent a wireless call from Bremen to New York prompting several vessels to respond. Three boats were lowered to evacuate officers crew and passengers to the Manhattan which then carried them toward New York.
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American Line
St. Louis
Cape Race
Mallory Line
Denver
New York
Manhattan
Bremen
Scott Captures Piute Chiefs in Utah Uprising End
Brigadier General Scott chief of staff of the US Army returned to Bluff Utah with Old Polk Tse Ne Gat and others as prisoners after a single handed pursuit. Indians surrendered on assurances of fair treatment from the Great White Father in Washington. Six posse members were killed and many wounded in early clashes.
Three Brides Slain in Bath Case Shocks London
George Joseph Smith faced the Bow Street Court as Public Prosecutor Bodkin declared he murdered three wives, each found dead in a bath. The defendant had five marriages in all, and the case is dubbed the bride s in Bath.
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London
George Joseph Smith
Bodkin
Bow Street
Bath
Death of Mrs Sarah Ellen Richards Smith in Salt Lake City
Mrs Sarah Ellen Richards Smith 65 wife of Mormon church President Joseph F Smith died in Salt Lake City after a period of illness. The obituary notes she had been ill for some time.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Sarah Ellen Richards Smith
Joseph F Smith
The
Mormon Church
Judge Roan Dies After Long Illness in Atlanta
Judge L. Roan of Atlanta who presided over Leo M. Frank's trial died at Polyclinic hospital after a long cancer illness. The news reports place the event on a Tuesday morning in New York.
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Roan
New York
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Polyclinic Hospital
POW totals rise in Germany exceed Franco-Prussian War figures
Official figures show POWs in Germany now exceed 9 000 officers and 801 000 men. This compares with 383 000 captured in the Franco-Prussian war, marking a significant rise in captive numbers.
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Berlin
March ‘ Be
Germany
Zeppelin Wrecked Near Liege In World War I News
Travelers report a new Zeppelin wrecked at Liege on Saturday in Holland Belgium area. The airship suffered 80 percent damage making repairs impossible and prompting disposal as a loss in wartime air operations.
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Maastricht
Holland
Liege
Belgium
Russians Enter Przemysl Fortress After Six Month Siege
London dispatch reports Przemysl surrenders with no Russian firing. Austrian garrison of about 50 000, including 200 officers and nine generals, capitulated due to extreme hunger and disease. Russian forces push into Carpathians with renewed focus on the Dukla Uszok and Lupkow passes.
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London
Praemys
Petrograd
Carpathian
Przemysl
Dukla
Uszok
Lupkow
Mexican General Blanco Executed by Villa Troops
Gen Lucio Blanco a former interior minister and cavalryman is reported executed by firing squad on January 27 in Aguascalientes after treason charges. Villa forces push on Matamoros and Nueva Laredo as Naffarate holds Matamoros with 3,000 troops against 8,000 Villistas. Carranza and U S diplomacy watch port conditions with sisal production at risk.
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Washington
Lucio Blanco
Phil” Sheridan
Villa
Mexico
Aguascalientes
Blanco
Eulalio Gutierrez
Mexico City
Jose Ysabel Robles
Jose Vasconcellos
Pachuca
Villistas
State Department
Matamoros
Nueva Laredo
Naffarate
Tampico
Canfield
Tampa
Carranza
Bryan
Daniels
Yucatan
Colville Barclay
Progreso
Negro Arrested as Axman Linked to Serial Murders
Monmouth Illinois reports the arrest of Loving Mitchell a negro captured in St Louis Missouri on the charge of killing William E B Dawson his wife and three year old daughter Georgia in Monmouth September 30 1911 Authorities link Mitchell to over 20 ax murders across Illinois Missouri Kansas Iowa and Colorado seeking to solve a four year spree with many victims including entire families.
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Monmouth
Axman
Loving Mitchell
Chestnut Street
St. Louis
William EB. Dawson
Georgia
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Colorado
British Put Spy to Death
New York reports say London kept tight secrecy on arrests of German spies in the metropolitan district and a court martial sentence. The Tuscania’s arrival from Liverpool brought word that three men named John Hann Muller and Meyer were seized on March 12 and at least one man was executed on March 5.
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New York
London
Liverpool
Criminal Department of Scotland Yard
John Hann
Muller
Meyer
Widow of Stonewall Jackson Dies in Charlotte
Mary Anna Jackson widow of Gen Thomas J Jackson died at her home in Charlotte North Carolina after years of declining health. Born in Mecklenberg North Carolina she was the daughter of Rev Robert Hall Morrison and married Jackson in 1857 becoming a widow when he fell at Chancellorsville in 1863.
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Charlotte
N. C
Mary Anna Jackson
Thomas J. Jackson
Stonewall” Jackson
Lorimer enters not guilty plea in bank funds case
Chicago March 24 W I William Lorimer former United States senator from Illinois pleaded not guilty to misapplication of LaSalle Street National Bank funds at arraignment before Federal Judge Carpenter. Also entering not guilty were Charles G Fox cashier and Thomas McDonald auditor charged with false entries.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
United States
Ilinois
LaSalle Street National Bank
Carpenter
Charles G. Fox
Thomas McDonald
LaSalle Street Bank
Austria To Sue For Peace Separate Accord Hinted
London dispatch reports Emperor Franz Josef seeks Germany’s consent to a separate peace via the Vatican. The Hague cable says the Austrian emperor has held multiple talks with a papal representative and expects Pope Benedict XVI to act for Austria before Easter.
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London
Exchange Telegraph
Hague
Franz Josef
Vatican
Germany
Austria
Franz Joseff
Rome
Benedict
Memel Recaptured by Teutons After Street Fighting
Berlin reports Memel, the Baltic port, was retaken by German troops after sharp street fighting with Russians. The official general staff note says private property was looted by the Russians during their occupation last Thursday.
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Berlin
Memel
Baltic
Russians Defeat Turks in Caucasus Battle
Petrograd reports a two days battle in the Caucasus where Russian forces defeated Turkish troops. Turkish retreat covered the Zeidekian valley and Alaschgerd to Beyar as the fronts shifted.
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Petrograd
Caucasus
Zeidekian Valley
Alaschgerd
Beyar
Germany to Launch Great Aerial Attack on England
Berlin travelers report Germany plans a major air offensive against England within two weeks. They say a large fleet has been concentrated at Brussels and Cologne for the attack.
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Amsterdam
Germany
England
Berlin
Brussels
Cologne
Gompers Talks Labor Tensions in Chicago Visit
Samuel Gompers arrives in Chicago to mediate between building trades unions and employers amid mounting friction. He says the general labor situation is brightening up a bit as discussions begin to ease tensions.
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Gompers
Chicago
Samuel Empers
President Gompers
Vopicka Secures Civilians’ Exchange With Serb Austro-Hungary
American minister Charles J. Vopicka announces an agreement between Serbia and Austria Hungary for the exchange of interned civilians, achieved through his efforts in London and reported from Nish on March 25.
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Vopicka
Nish
Serbia
London
Charles J. Vopicka
Chicago
Austria Hungary
Camel Fights in the East Showdown of Wealth and Despair
The narrator recalls camel fighting in Anatolia where muzzled camels entwine necks and attempt to throw each other. The prize is the owners' entire wealth including harness, with victory promising poverty for the loser and riches for the winner. The scene underscores cultural attitudes toward gambling and poverty.
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England
Annatolia
Beaten Camel Walks Home With Bare Harness
A losing owner trudged home beside his exhausted camel, both lacking gear and cash, highlighting a scene of hardship and shortage conveyed by the Exchange.
Fourth of July Not a National Holiday In This Country
A claim states the Fourth of July is not a national holiday but one of several legal holidays. No nationwide holiday exists despite independence declarations.
Slain as was stepfather Price Utah gunfire ties to Brown family
Matthew Bradley twenty died from knife wounds in a quarrel with Arthur Brown Bradley fifteen son of former Utah senator Arthur Brown. The incident links to a 1906 Washington shooting of Arthur Brown, the former U S senator, by the young Bradley.
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U. S
Arthur Brown
Price
Utah
Matthew Bradley
Anna Bradley
United States
Washington
Arthur Brown Bradley
Austrians Blow Up Buildings Near Italian Frontier
Geneva reports Austrians blew up all buildings between Trent and Lake Garda on the Italian frontier to avoid artillery fire. The action occurred near Geneva via Paris on March 26.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Paris
Trent
Lake Guarda
Sven Hedin Stricken From Royal Geographical Honor List
From London on March 26 the Royal Geographical Society removed Sven Hedin, the famed Scandinavian explorer, from its honorary members list due to his defense of Germany.
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London
Germany
Sven Hedin
Royal Geographical Society
British Seizer. and Ship
London reports the American steamer Maracas has been placed in the custody of the British prize court despite a protest from the United States government as per Hull dispatch.
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London
United States
Hull
Storm devastates southern Spain as three-day storm sinks ships
Madrid reports a terrible three day storm along the southern coast has claimed at least 300 lives. Four Spanish emigrant ships were wrecked during the tempest alarming authorities and rescuers.
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Madrid
Spain
Zeppelins Bombard Paris In Early Raid
Paris reports the first Zeppelin raid on the city early Sunday with four bombs dropped inside Paris and thirteen in the suburbs. Seven or eight injured, none fatally, and material damage considered slight. Raids repelled by French aircraft and anti aircraft guns. some attackers possibly hit.
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Paris
Compeigne
Bibecourt
Dreslincourt
Department of the People
Murder Trial Electrocution in Auburn Naz
Giuseppe Cino, twenty three, was electrocuted in Auburn for the murder of Mrs Lugina Rizzo in Buffalo a year earlier. The firing squad brief sentence notes the dramatic end to the case.
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Auburn
N. Y
Giuseppe Cino
Lugina Rizzo
Buffalo
New York
McAdoo In Very Serious Condition After Relapse
Washington reports state Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo is in very serious condition after a relapse following his removal to home from Providence hospital where he underwent an appendicitis operation. Wound complications were blamed on prolonged resistance and low vitality from hard winter work.
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Washington
Treasury
McAdoo
Providence Hospital
Japanese Troops Reported in Shantung and Manchuria
A Reuters dispatch from Peking says about 1 000 Japanese troops reached Tsinan 500 at Fangtze and 3 000 each at Mukden and Danny in Shantung and Manchuria. Chicago police seek Peter Diehl of Menasha Wisconsin missing since Friday with a letter of credit for 14009 and several hundred dollars.
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London
Reuter
Peking
Tsinan
Fangtze
Shantung Province
Mukden and
Danny
Chicago
Peter Diehl
Menasha
Wis
Marshall Accepts Sioux Tribe Membership Invitation
Vice President Marshall has accepted an invitation to join the Sioux Indian tribe. The invitation was extended by Chief Eagle Dye on behalf of the Sioux nation in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Marshall
Eagle Dye
Battle near Montgomery marks Villa advance defeat
The first major engagement in General Villa's march toward Tampico occurred near Montgomery Mexico on March 26 resulting in a defeat for Carranza forces with about two thousand captured.
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Carranza
Montgomery
Mex
Villa
Tampico
Here
Snow blankets Longview area marking late-season depth
Snow drifts three inches over Longview Texas as peaches suffer damage. Forecasters note this is the deepest late season snowfall ever recorded in the region.
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Longview
Tex
Texas
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