Prinz Eitel Friedrich at Newport News for repairs and supplies
The German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich arrived at Newport News with the captor crew of the William P Frye. Officials dispute contraband claims as customs note the Frye carried 198,582 bushels of wheat from Seattle. The vessel sank Jan 27 after seizure in the South Atlantic.
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Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Washington
Prince Eitel Friedrich
Newport News
William P. Frye
Seattle
Frye
Queenstown
Falmouth
Tatoosh
Wash
Prince Hitel Friedrich
South Atlantic
Kiehne
Pring Witel Friedrich
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Onondaga
Prinz Witel Friedrich
Tsing Tao
Lloyd
South America
Charcas
Chile
Carranza Replies To Bryan On Mexico City Crisis
General Carranza issues a reply denying Obregon incited city outrages and says evacuation will aid foreign residents. He states Obregon has facilitated food imports and urges aliens to leave the country as the capital prepares for evacuation.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Carranza
Bryan
Mexico City
General Obregon
Berlin claims big victory in Champagne fighting
Berlin reports a three weeks battle in Champagne ended in a victory deemed as important as the Mazurian Lakes triumph against Russia. German losses are higher than in Mazurian fighting, while French losses are estimated above 45,000 men with substantial French ammunition usage noted.
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Germany
Champagne
Berlin
Sayville
General ‘Staff
Mazurian Lakes
East Prussia
Hopkins County night riders rounded up in Kentucky
In Hopkins County officers arrested six men indicted by the grand jury while they were asleep or surprised. This brings total arrests to twelve on thirty five indictments in a crackdown on night riders.
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Louisville
Hopkins County
Horses Bring Big Money in Trade With War Nations
Horses sold in America to European nations at war during the last five months of 1914 brought 15000000 dollars, according to Wayne Dinsmore secretary of the Percheron society.
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Chicago
America
Wayne Dinsmore
The
Percheron Society
Russians Pace Victory in Persia Turbulent Front
Fighting between Russians and Turks continues in northern Persia with a Russian victory reported from field headquarters at Tiflis. The March 11 notice cites ongoing clashes and local gains in the theatre near Petrograd's distant theater of operations.
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Persia
Petrograd
Tiflis
British steamer Nestorian sails with 14000 bales of cotton
The Nestorian, a British steamer sailing from Mobile on March 11, departed with a cargo of 14 000 bales of cotton bound for Liverpool England. It is the sixth steamer to leave recently for the British port.
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Mobile
Ala
Liverpool
England
Maniac Slays Seven in Brunswick Killing Spree
Monroe Phillips a former state senator and real estate dealer murdered Harry Dunwoody and six others in Brunswick Georgia. He wounded 32 before being killed by police. Victims included W M Hackett Rex Deavers L C Padgett George W Asbell and a bank clerk Tolmas.
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Brunswick
Ernest McDonald
Monroe Phillips
Gunner Tolmas
Phillips
Harry F. Dunwoody
Dunwoody
W. M. Hackett
Rex Deavers
L. C. Padgett
George W. Asbell
Padgett
Asbell
Hackett
Deavers
Georgia
S. C. Atkinson
Georgia Supreme Court
Transatlantic Fares Drop to 50 Dollars Steady Decline Across Lines
London reports Cunard and other transatlantic companies reduce second class fares to 50 dollars between Europe and America. Berlin notes Reichstag debate likely brief as government support solidifies. New York reports La Touraine fire extinguished and ship sailing to Havre under steam. New Orleans dispatch states Mexican authorities seize the American schooner Susie B Dantzler and arrest Captain Dethloff on navigation law violations.
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London
Cunard
Europe
America
Berlin
Amsterdam
Reichstag
New York
Oscar R. Caussin
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
New Orleans
Carranza
Campeche
Susie B. Dantzler
Pascagoula
Miss
Dethloff
Resta Wins Vanderbilt Cup Grand Prix at Frisco Wilcox Second
English driver Darius Resta won the tenth Vanderbilt Cup in San Francisco driving a Peugeot. Howdy Wilcox finished second in a Stutz, with Burman Cleary and an unidentified spectator injured in the race. Resta posted a 300 mile average of 67.1 mph.
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Frisco
Wilcox
D. Resta
Peugeot
H, Wilcox
Stutz
Eddie Pullen
Mercer
Ralph de Palma
Mercedes
San Francisco
Darius Resta
Howdy” Wilcox
Bob” Burman
Joe Cleary
Resta
Sealing Vessels In Peril In Ice Pack Near St Johns
Six hundred seventy six men on four sealing vessels Diana Terra Nova Erik and Viking are trapped in an ice pack driven toward shore. A blizzard prevents rescue ships from reaching them. The ships were en route to the Gulf of St Lawrence when caught. Dr Joseph B Griswold Dies In Grand Rapids
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St. Johns
N. F
Diana
Erik
Viking
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Charles A Echleren Dead in New York
Charles A Schieren former mayor of Brooklyn died at his home of pneumonia in New York at seventy three born in Prussia and came to the United States in 1856.
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Charles A. Echleren
New York
Charles A. Schieren
Brooklyn
Prussia
United States
Sinoia Man Loses Fight Over Train Charge
Washington March 11 Wait Talcott of Rockford NL lost his bid to lower Interstate Commerce Commission charges from 1260 to 800 dollars for a special train from Yuma to Tucson Arizona.
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Washington
Wait Talcott
Rockford
Interstate Commerce Commission
Yuma
Tucson
Ariz
Canadian steamers shift to Atlantic trade
Twelve Canada steamers will not operate on the Great Lakes this summer. They will be sent to ply on the Atlantic, announced by James Carruthers of Toronto.
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Lake
Atlantic
Chicago
Canada
Great Lakes
James Carruthers
Toronto
Grappling Barbed Wire in World War Front Lines
In Paris a French device grapples and tears down barbed wire obstructions before German trenches. A rope attached grappler is fired over the entanglements like a rocket and hauled back to clear the obstacle.
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Paris
France
Belgium
Russian Names in English Should Meet Russian Pronunciation
The author notes how Russian speakers render English names, citing Hartlepool as Gartlepool and Hindenburg as Gindenburg. He argues for adopting accurate Haeglish renderings, since proper names and places often appear odd to British readers and mispronunciations hinder wartime news comprehension.
Chinaman reliance and heavy imports noted in report
The article observes that Chinese competitors rely on Japanese partners for matches and that imports are very heavy, highlighting cross regional trading and exchange dynamics.
Mexicans Split Command as U S Moves on Veracruz
Washington reports rapid shifts in the Mexican crisis as Obregon and Carranza troops evacuate Mexico City Zapata forces occupy the capital. Secretary Bryan warns Americans to leave and naval units head for Vera Cruz while Carranza seeks a formal reply to U S notes and Rear Admiral Caperton's arrival will carry specific instructions.
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Washington
Bryan
Mexico City
Daniela
Georgia
Vera Cruz
Carranza
United States
Silliman
Obregon
Zapata
Villa
Caperton
Daniels
Cameron Winslow
William L. Rodgers
Delaware
Progreso
John R. R. Blakeley
Des Moines
Navy
Thaw Trial Defense Contends Illegal Confinement
John B. Stanchfield argues in the conspiracy trial that Thaw’s commitment to Matteawan was illegal since it did not ensure his discharge after recovery of reason. He claims Thaw escaped while unlawfully detained and cannot be guilty of conspiracy.
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New York
John, B. Stanchfield
Matteawan
State Hospital
Third Woman Wife of Mayo Reveals Widow Status
Scranton Pennsylvania March 11 Mrs Florence Mayo says she is the wife of Virginius J Mayo a New Haven manufacturer linked to the death of his clerk Miss Lillian May Cook and the dual life in New Haven and Brooklyn She has not heard from her husband in years a friend said he was dead and she assumed widowhood
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Scranton
Florence Mayo
Virginius J. Mayo
New Haven
Lillian May Cook
Brooklyn
Kieckhefer Edges Kling In Long Billiard Marathon
Augie Kieckhefer defeated Johnny Kling 50 to 48 in the interstate three cushion billiard league at Milwaukee. The match stretched to 100 innings with Kling leading until the eighty eighth inning.
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Kieckhefer
Johnny Kling
Milwaukee
Wis
Augie Kieckhefer
Kansas City
Kling
Comic Opera Actress Wins Divorce Case in New York
Mrs Claudia Wheeler defeated her banker husband A G Wheeler Jr in a divorce suit. A sealed verdict denied the husband’s plea while the comic opera actress was declared the winner.
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New York
Claudia Wheeler
A. G Wheeler, Jr
Chicago Millionaire Zenophile Brosseau Dies
Chicago financier Zenophile P. Brosseau longtime board of trade operator and leader of the city’s French colony died of pneumonia. Born in Canada in 1840 he had lived in Chicago for many years as a broker.
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Chicago
Spaniards in Bread Riots Distress Madrid March
The economic crisis in Spain grows more severe with dispatches from the provinces reporting widespread food riots. Families survive on herbs and roots as prices stay high and shortages persist across regions.
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Madrid
Spain
German Officers Killed and Wounded in War Casualties
The Copenhagen Daily Mail correspondent reports German war losses with 5,964 officers killed including 19 generals and 14,435 officers wounded or missing. The figures reflect ongoing casualty tallies from the conflict.
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London
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
British Vessels Sunk by German Submarines at Three Coasts
Survivor from the Tangistan reports a midships torpedo strike off Scarborough. One crewman survived after clinging to wreckage for hours in icy water. Two other vessels, the Blackwood off Hastings and the Princess Victoria off Liverpool, were also sunk at dawn and morning by separate U boats.
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London
Scarborough
North Sea
Hastings
English Channel
Liverpool
West Hartlepool
James O’toole
Seek Aid For Drug Victims In Chicago After Antidrug Act
Chicago leaders urge urgent care for drug users after the Harrison antidrug act disrupts supply. Physicians health officers and officials say end justifies the means as 24 patients 9 of them women fill Psychopathic hospital and more expected. In Michigan City Mrs Mabel Hartman aged fifty killed herself after morphine ran out consuming 20 grains daily.
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Chicago
Psychopathic
Thomas F. Scully
George B. Young
Michigan City
Ind
Mabel Hartman
America to host 1916 Olympic Games instead of Berlin
The International Olympic Committee decided in Lyons that the 1916 Olympic Games will be held in America rather than Berlin, a move reported from Lyons. Separately, in Havre, France, the liner La Touraine sustained only slight fire damage, its distress calls raising alarms in Europe and the United States.
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International Games Committee
Berlin
Lyons
Paris
America
International Olympic Committee
Havre
France
la Touraine
Europe
United States
Cleveland Man Shoots Woman Then Kills Himself
Allen S. Taylor, fifty five, shot and wounded Mrs. Lillian P. Harris, forty five, a church worker, in Cleveland on March 11 before turning the gun on himself and dying instantly. A broken engagement was given as the cause.
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Self
Cleveland, O
Allen S. Taylor
Lillian P. Harris
British Steamer Bengrove Sunk Off March 7
The admiralty states the British steamer Bengrove of Liverpool was sunk probably by a torpedo on March 7. The crew were rescued by the steamer Paignton.
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London
Admiralty
Bengrove
Liverpool
Paignton
Champ Clark Sixty-Five Birthday Attended Quietly
Washington March 10 Officials and lawmakers gathered to congratulate Speaker Champ Clark on his sixty fifth birthday while he dined quietly at home with diplomats and officials in attendance in the capital.
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Champ Clark
Washington
Congress
Clark
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Joseph B. Griswold
Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Army of the Republic
Poland
Petition For Peace
Hague Tribunal For
R. S. Naon
Argentina
People’s Kitchen
William K. Vanderbilt
James A. Burden, Jr
Lower West Side
Metropolis
Scepts
Eleaser Kaminetzky
Palestine
Hartlepool
Gartlepool
Marshal Hindenburg
Gindenburg
W.” Jones
Willams
Wilyams
Whiffen
Mr. Veesen
Wilson
Thaw
Millionaire
Mayo
James Springer
West Thirty-ninth Place
Virgil Litzinger
West Thirty-ninth Street
Alvin Carlson
West Thirty Ninth Street
Garfield Sullivan
Parnell] Avenue
Sullivan
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