Russian War Turmoil and Allied Naval Talks Amid March News
War reports from Petrograd and London describe shifts in Bolshevik factions, the Munroe Treaty ratification, and Russian internal strife. Acknowledged troop movements near Narva, and American shelling of Toul sector with raids and deaths. In Washington, Democrats gain House control. New York women vote. Seeadler crew returned to Valparaiso. Wilson plans to seize Hoboken docks from Hamburg American and North German Lloyd.
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Eric Geddes
Admiralty
Anerean
House of Commons
France
Toul
Arrain
No Ma's Land
Congre
New York
Ho of Representatives
Wilson
Hoboken
Washington
Lloyd
Russian Raid Halted as Slavs Accept German Terms
Berlin reports claim the Bolsheviki arrested and hanged 200 in Wolmar after German entry, while a Petrograd broadcast cites a Bolshevik proclamation accusing German forces of Kultur. It notes fear of harsher terms as peace talks proceed and statements promise executions for Bolshevik Red Guards.
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Wolmar
London
Petrograd
Woimar
Bourgeoine
Woman Announces Washington Senate Candidacy by Anna Martin
Mrs Anna Martin a suffragist announces her bid for U S Senate in Washington outlining a platform aimed at winning broad appeal from both the man in the street and the woman in the home. Chicago-81 Louis Travis notes train schedules for Chicago to St Louis are reorganized reducing daily trains from fifteen to nine.
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U. S. Senate
Washington
Anna Martin
Chicago
U S Orders Roundup of Anarchists in Northwest
Secretary Wilson ordered immigration officials to arrest aliens spreading anarchist doctrines and sabotage. Viscount Ishii named ambassador to the United States as envoy to Washington.
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U. S
Washington
Wilson
Northwest
Ishii
U. S. ToMo
Viscount Ishii
Proclamations Call Meeting of Workers and Peasants in Moscow
News report from March 5 outlines Bolshevik proclamations in Moscow calling an extraordinary assembly of workers and peasants councils on March 12 while confirming ongoing peace efforts with the Central Powers. It notes German war news, telegrams from William and Hertling, and Allied reactions. It also reports American officers earning the Croix de Guerre for valor with Clemenceau amid the Paris review.
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Paris
Butte
Clemenceart
Houf Burned in Hotel Furnace Mystery
The body of James J. Houf, Denver inventor and hotel temporary engineer, was found burned in the furnace at the Twelfth and Larimer street hotel. Autopsy shows skull fracture from a blunt blow and that Houf may have been thrust into the furnace alive. Plans for a new rotary engine and patent forms are missing.
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Denver
James J. Houf
Twelfth
Larimer Streets
Theody
Hout
Houf
Denver Water Suit Ends In Favor Of Court Ruling
The Supreme Court upheld lower valuations of Denver Union Water Co property at 13 415 000 and dismissed city actions to restrain higher rate cuts. The case spanned twenty years with dissents by Holmes Brandeis and Clarke. The city had sought to purchase the water company asset based on a 13 415 000 valuation, while the lawsuit also touched on public use and compensation issues. Washington news notes mark Wilson's fifth anniversary as president amid wartime duties and a sizable deficiency bill reported by the Senate.
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Denver
Supreme Court
Denver Union Water Company
Waller
Holmes
Brandeis
Clarke
Ecity
Wilson
Germany
Senate
Appropriations Committee
House
Australians Raid Trenches
Germans advance through Russia claim capture of 6,800 officers and 57,000 men along with 2,400 guns and 5,000 machine guns. War debt rises to 124,000,000,000 marks. Kaiser's ships blown up by mines off Villing island. Spanish ship sunk with 2,000 tons of wheat. Meatless meals relaxed to conserve flour. Explorer Stefansson ill at Herschel Island. British vice consul dead. Capt. Calvert Scoo reports Stefansson leaving Herschel Island by Polar Bear.
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Dawson
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K. M. Tupper
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Arctic Patrol
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el Paso
Tex
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Sco
Stefansson
Bell
Herschel Island
Chihuahua City
Nex
Barter Island
Yast Fall
SAMMIES SHELL HUNS RITISH TROOPS OPERATING NORTH OF JERUSALEM
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports Allied and American units on front lines. British troops north of Jerusalem push 12 miles with 4000 yard depth. Paris and Washington dispatches note German raids near Toul and Chemin des Dames, American casualties, and plans for Siberia measures.
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London
War Office
Warneton
Toul
Meuse
Calonne
Paris
Jerusalem
Jean
France
Chemin Des Dames
West Point
Chenin-des- Dames
Francis safe in Vologda amid German advance
Washington dispatch reports Ambassador Francis and staff reached Vologda safely. He said German forces continued pressing toward Petrograd and Moscow as he departed from the capital on February 26. the notice was filed February 28.
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Francis
Vologda
Washington
State Department
Petrograd
Moscow
Nervy girl makes fortune in year in Montana
Virgelle Montana reports Miss Beda Berggren of Duluth Minnesota left a hotel cigar stand and within a year owns 493 acres near Virgelle with a home and growing wealth. She bought 160 acres then 18 and 100 more, improved the homestead, plowed and planted, aided by neighbors as prices for farm products rose. She plans to stay on the Montana claim, returning only for brief visits.
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Virgelle
Mont
Beda Berggren
Duluth
Minn
Miss Berggren
Montana
Bruin Hugs Man Then Tosses Him Down Well
A northern Saskatchewan bear terrorizes a woodsman who fired a .22 rifle. The bear charged, tossing the man, who dropped his gun and fled to a cabin. He led the bear around the cabin but fell. The woodsman fought back, suffered broken ribs, and was hurled into a nearby well before climbing out in a bucket.
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Bruin
Man
Seattle
Wash
Saskatchewan
Limberger Causes a Riot at St Louis Pound Party
At a St Louis party honoring Mrs Mabel Williams a guest produced a pound of limburger cheese. Levy Williams tried to toss the cheese and was rebuked. A fight followed in which Simmons stabbed Mrs Williams and her brother Adolph Woodrow with an ice pick. A riot call brought 12 arrests. Simmons escaped.
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St. Louis
Mabel Williams
Levy Williams
Simmons
Mra. Williams
Adolph Woodrow
Girl Kills Hold-Up Man in Minneapolis Office
Miss Mabel Dramater a clerk at P McCoy Fuel company shot and killed F F Orr a railroad switchman when he attempted to rob the office She collapsed after being told she had killed the man and required medical attention. The incident occurred as a robbery attempt unfolded in the fuel company office. The report notes the dramatic culprit’s defense remains unclear and details of motive are not provided.
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Minneapolis
Mabel Dramater
P. McCoy Fuel Company
F. F. Orr
Dramater
Late Market Quotations Across Crops and Livestock
Market notes show late quotations for upland hay, corn, gluten, and dressed poultry with varying prices. Bulk grain and dairy items list Chicago and New York price points, while live stock quotes cover cattle, sheep, hogs, and poultry margins. Volume totals and regional notices accompany commodity columns, reflecting fluctuating bids and buyers across markets.
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rouRn
SaTom
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