War Council In Berlin As Kaiser Plans New Campaign
Reports from Petrograd say Kaiser Wilhelm sits with Von der Goltz and Constantinople’s commander in Berlin assessing a new push to blunt Allied spring advance. German and Austrian forces report mixed gains and heavy fighting in the Carpathians and Poland, with 2,000 killed and 3,000 captured at Krasnopol and 1,000 prisoners taken at Tauroggen.
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London
Germany
Petrograd
Berlin
von der Goltz
Seeman
Constantinople
Przemysland
Dardanelles
Carpathians
Poland
Krasnopol
Tauroggen
Austria
London Post
Cracow
Bukowina
Czernowitz
Chotin
Gen Funston on Border Watch at Brownsville
Gen Frederick Funston arrived from Fort Sam Houston to oversee border conditions during Villa attack on Matamoros. United States Artillery arrived from San Antonio to guard the border after Saturday fighting wounded two. Five hundred Carranza troops and a Villa force clashed opposite San Bernardino Arizona with U S cavalry ordered to observe.
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Brownsville
Tex
Frederick Funston
Fort Sam Flouston
Matamoros
San Antonio
United States Artillery
Carranza
Miguel Samaniego
Villa
Trujillo
San Bernardino
Ariz
Douglas
Samaniego
Agua Prieta
United States
Jury Convicts Dr Wineburg of Mann Act Violation
A federal jury in Chicago found Dr Louis J Wineburg of Ligonier Indiana guilty of transporting Miss Grace Belle Locher from Kalamazoo Michigan to Chicago in violation of the Mann Act. The defense denied the charge calling the woman a victim of amorous hysteria.
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Chicago
Carpenter’s Court
Louis J. Wineburg
Ligonier
Ind
Doctor Wineburg
Grace Belle Locher
Kalamazoo
Mich
Benjamin Epstein
Locher
Miss Locher
Guggenheim Summer Home Burns in New Jersey Fire
White Hall the palatial summer home of former Senator Simon Guggenheim, New Jersey, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon. The loss was estimated at 76,000 dollars.
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Guggenheim
Deal
N. J
White Hall
United States
Simon Guggenheim
Four Burned to Death in Norfolk Fire
Four persons were burned to death when a fire damaged the business section of the Norfolk village. The dead are Mrs. John Thomas, her twin babies, and a sister.
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Watertown
Norfolk
John Thomas
Miss Wilson Hosts Guests at White House After Mrs. Wilson’s Death
Washington reports Miss Margaret Wilson welcomed guests at the White House for the first time since Mrs. Wilson’s death in August. Among visitors were Mrs. Brower and her daughter Mrs. Erg kine of Chicago, who arrived Monday.
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Miss Wilson
Washington
Mrs. Wilson
Miss Margaret
White House
Arm Merchantmen With Guns, Says Captain Wadsworth
New York message quotes Captain Wadsworth of the Cameronia arguing for arming merchant ships with guns to counter submarines. He asserts the tactic involves firing when a submarine surfaces and then fleeing.
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New York
Wadsworth
Cameronia
Russia Aims at Peace as Witte Negotiated With Kaiser
Washington reports authoritative word that Count Witte, former Russian premier, was in Berlin negotiating peace with Germany before his death. The czar favors peace while the Grand Duke Nicholas faction wants continued war, risking internal upheaval. Germany seeks Russia withdrawal from France and Britain, with possible Poland reconstitution and Turkey concessions to gain access to the Mediterranean.
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Washington
State Department
Count Witte
Russia
Berlin
Germany
France
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Czar
Witte
Grand Duke
Nicholas
United States
Poland
Mediterranean
Turkey
Antitrust Brief Seeks Harvester Breakdown by Court
Washington March 31 The Harvester company is a combination of able competitors occupying a preponderant position in trade and commerce among states in harvesting machines and other agricultural implements. The brief filed by Attorney General Gregory asks the Supreme Court to affirm the Minnesota federal court decree and dissolve the International Harvester company for restraint of trade and monopoly intent.
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Washington
Harvester Company
Gregory
United States Supreme Court
Bank Bandit Shot By Boy In Stroud Bank Raid
In Stroud Oklahoma a 700-strong posse battled eight bank bandits, six of whom robbed two banks for 4100 dollars. Leader Henry Starr was wounded and jailed with a bullet in his leg after teen Paul Curry age fifteen shot him for the reward. Fellow outlaw Bill Estes was wounded and captured. The remaining robbers fled following the main street gunfight.
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Stroud
Okla
Henry Starr
Paul Curry
Bill Estes
Curry
Shipwreck on Mississippi involves United Fruit Liner Heredia
The United Fruit Liner Heredia rammed the stranded Parisian at the river mouth on Saturday then sank the small coasting steamer Weems. Twenty Weems crewmen were rescued. The Parisian and Heredia suffered heavy damage. Parisian was bound for Calcutta with mules. Heredia headed to Colon. Weems to Tampa Florida.
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New Orleans
United Fruit
Heredia
Gen. Leonard Wood
Parisian
Mississippi River
Weems
Calcutta
Colon
Tampa
Fla
Governor Boyle Vetoes Prize Fight Bill
Carson City March 31 Governor Boyle vetoed the prize fight bill passed by the legislature The measure would have authorized 20 round contests under a boxing commission supervision
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Carson City
Boyle
Tragedy in East Fourth Street Tenement
Louis Varagi murdered his wife by tying her to a bed at 173 East Fourth Street then killed himself with a gunshot. The incident occurred in their New York city apartment.
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Self
New York
East Fourth Street
Louis Varagi
Professor Henderson Dies in Charleston
Professor Charles R. Henderson of the University of Chicago sociology department died in Charleston after several days of illness due to a paralytic stroke.
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Henderson
Charleston
S. C
Charles R. Henderson
Department of Sociology
University of Chicago
English raid sinks one submarine near Antwerp
Amsterdam reports bombs from English aviators during a raid on the submarine building plant at Hoboken near Antwerp. The attack completely wrecked one submarine and badly damaged another.
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Amsterdam
Hoboken
Antwerp
Giant cacti transplanted for Panama Exposition display
The two largest giant cacti ever moved were relocated from the Arizona desert to the Panama-Pacific International exposition. They sit on the parapet of the Zuni Indian village, each on a separate flat car. The larger plant stands 35 feet tall, weighing 4,500 pounds, with the other at 3,700 pounds. Digging and transplanting cost about $2,000.
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Arizona Desert
Boss and Employee Clash Over Time and Pay
A heated exchange captures an employee asserting they will stop working for the boss. The boss challenges whether the employee is actually contributing, implying they have been paid without real effort. The confrontation centers on trust and compensation.
Crowded Civilization and Outgrown Europe
A historical meditation on Europe’s crowded civilization from Konigsburg to Odessa. The essay notes a climate favorable belt west of this line, its small size, and the pressure of diverse cultures, languages, and armies within its vast tariff rivalries and entrenched traditions.
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Europe
Konigsburg
Baltic
Odessa
Black Sea
Key West
Chicago
Aroostook
Mobile
Between Chicago and New York We Feel Unhappy Says Century
A fragmentary Century Magazine remark reflects on discontent within the busy corridor between Chicago and New York, highlighting shared urban frustration and mood without settled conclusions.
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Chicago
New York
Century Magazine
Traits of the Camel Through History and Labor
An essay cites a proverb about camels cursing uphill and downhill, noting camels’ lifelong protest at work. It claims camels are domesticated since ancient times and cites Job as evidence that 6,000 camels were once owned.
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Job
World’s Squarest Club in New York City
A description of the Square club in New York, a unique society where members meet around a square table bearing names on steel plates. Entry requires joining with three others, and the club prides itself on its missing rules and initiation fees, highlighting its emphasis on artistry and personal distinction.
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New York City
Square Club
Poets Work in Silence as Craft Becomes Art
The text notes that much verse is produced without inspiration and as a matter of taste. It suggests makers appear as artists more than poets, laboring in a crafted, methodical manner.
Foreign trade spurs broad United States industrial revival
Across Montana, lake copper districts and steel centers from Chicago to Pennsylvania to the Pacific, activity rises as mines reopen and wages advance. The New York Stock Exchange ends minimum trading prices as markets rebound, with bankers predicting renewed prosperity aided by large foreign credits and a strong trade balance.
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Atlantic
Pacific
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New England
Pacific Coast
United States
France
America
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
Stock Exchange
Liner Falaba Sunk by Submarine Attack. Aguila Destroyed
The admiralty confirms two British liners were torpedoed and sunk by German submarines with a Dutch steamer lost in a mine field. Falaba carrying 140 passengers went down off Milford Haven. 62 first class and 34 second class survivors reported, many bodies feared. Aguila was torpedoed off Bishop Islands. 13 crewmen killed or drowned as boats were launched.
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London
Admiralty
Hners
Milfordhaven
Cardiff
Bishop Islands
Fishguard
Death of Nathan Mayer Rothschild in London
Nathan Mayer Rothschild, first baron Rothschild and head of the English branch of N. M. Rothschild & Sons, died in London on Wednesday. Born November 8, 1840, he was the eldest son of the late Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild and served as English peer since 1885. Renowned for vast wealth, philanthropy, and a celebrated art collection.
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London
Nathan Mayer
Baron Rothschild
Rothschild
Nathan Mayer Rothschild
Lionel Nathan de Rothschild
N.M. Rothschild & Sons
Submarine F-4 Hull Lift Authorized in Honolulu
Secretary Daniels allows Admiral Moore in Honolulu to spend $20,000 to raise the hull of the submarine F-4, a task beyond the fleet's current lifting capacity. The action reflects wartime logistics and naval readiness.
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Washington
Daniels
Admiral Moore
Honolulu
Street Railway Strike Shuts Springfield Transit
Eight hundred Springfield Street Railway workers walk out. No streetcars run on company lines and nearby cities lose trolley service.
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Springfield
Mass
Springfield Street Railway Company
Death of Miranda B. Tulloch D. A. R. Leader
Mrs. Miranda B. Tulloch, a longtime D. A. R. worker and social leader in Washington, has died. She was a charter member of the D. A. R. and active in community affairs for five decades.
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Washington
Miranda B. Tulloch
Four Missing in Asylum Fire at Fort Supply
A wing of Oklahoma's Fort Supply state insane asylum burned on Tuesday. About 600 inmates were housed there. four are missing and a guard was badly burned with possible death.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
State Insane Asylum
Fort Supply
Coffey Knocks Out Davis Fast To Rise In White Hope Race
Jim Coffey Irish champion stops One Round Davis of Buffalo in the first 30 seconds of the third round at the Fairmount A C. London bout. Sir John Cameron Lamb English scientist dies at Hempstead aged sixty nine. Heavy snow mars Kansas City weather as storm number forty seven. Cunard liner Orduna reaches Liverpool with 250 soldiers and 75 naval reservists from Newfoundland after departure March 20.
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New York
Jim Coffey
Davis
Buffalo
Fairmount A. C
London
John Cameron Lamb
Hempstead
Kansas City
Kansas
St. Johns
N. F
Davidson
Liverpool
Cunard
Orduna
Newfoundland
Red Cross
Halifax
Villa loses 400 troops in battle near Matamoros
Villa forces suffered about 400 killed and wounded in a Matamoros engagement. Four Villa officers were brought to the American side five miles east of Villa territory wounded, one colonel in grave condition. Villa began the attack at noon but a surprise Carranza garrison counterattack halted it. Stray bullets crossed the border into Brownsville wounding two Americans, neither seriously.
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Bronnaville
Tex
Here
Matamoros
Villa
Carranza
Brownsville
Gen von Kluck Wounded at Front in World War I
Berlin reports General Alexander von Kluck wounded by shrapnel while inspecting front lines. His injuries are described as slight and his condition satisfactory. The German commander who led the September dash toward Paris was wounded at the front. In Harrisburg, Bishop Rudolph Dubs of the United Evangelical Church died at 76 after a months long illness.
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Berlin
Wirelss
Dubs
Harrisburg
Rudolph Dubs
United Evangelical Church
Canadian Paymaster Dismissed By Court Martial
London April 2 The official Gazette reports Hon Lieut John Bottomley paymaster of the First Canadian contingent dismissed from the army by sentence of a court martial.
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London
Official
John Bottomley
Grandson Fatally Shoots Grandmother Then Self
In Philadelphia on an April day, Henry B. Cohen aged 32 is believed to have suddenly become insane and shot his grandmother, 85 year old Mrs Clo tilda Samuel Cohen, killing her before taking his own life.
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Philadelphia
Henry B. Cohen
Clotilda Samuel Cohen
Australian cruiser Sydney departs Montevideo after India Ocean action
Emden's destroyer leaves port as the Australian cruiser Sydney sails from Montevideo Uruguay on Tuesday. The Sydney previously destroyed the German cruiser Emden in the Indian Ocean last November.
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Emden
Montevideo
Uruguay
Sydney
Edmen
Indian Ocean
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Panama Canal Zone
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New York Public Library
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RED Gross Nurses
Cora V. Johnson
Bergensfjord
Edmund Clarence Stedman
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Lake
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Aguila
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