Asquith Takes Control Amid Army Crisis and Resignations
In London the Commons heard that Field Marshal Sir John French and Adjutant General Sir John Ewart would resign. War Secretary Reely tendered his resignation, and Prime Minister Asquith announced he would take over the War Office while facing questions about his own seat.
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Imperial General Staff
John Ewart
Reely
War Office
Asquith
East Fire
Bonar Law
Foster
Mr. Asquuth
Mrr. Gladstone
Treasury
the Treasury
Fast Wife
House of Commons
Cot. Sprot
East Fife
Wilson edits Eliot inscription on Washington Post Office
President Wilson revised lines carved on the Washington Post Office Building facade after Secretary McAdoo consulted him. He altered wording originally written by Charles W. Eliot of Harvard, unaware of the authorship until after the changes were made. McAdoo refused to veto his own work, preserving a Wilson Eliot composite inscription.
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Supervising Architect
Federal
PD. HH. Burnham & Co
Chicago
Washington Post
Supervising
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Mr. McAdoo
White House
Wilson
Pr. Eliot
Dr. Eliot
United States
Wilson-Eliot
Cambridge
Hartford Decoy Traps Blackmailer In Street Confrontation
Hart ford resident Mareh Chauncey H Hovey was arrested on charges of trying to extort 5000 from Sylvester Dunham, president of Travelers Insurance. A gun duel preceded the arrest as Detective Mesperger fired at Hovey after a chase, and a decoy package led investigators to seize evidence. Dunham had received threatening letters signed The Fixing Arrow, prompting police action. Hovey, a Methodist church member, belongs to the Wesley Springfield acquaintance circle.
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New York Times
Hartford
Conn
Mareh Chauncey H. Hovey
Stebbins Street
Springfield
Mass
Sylvester
Dunham
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Mesperger
Hovey
Hia
Hoy
New Zeppelins Noiseless Delight Berliners
Berlin reports praises Count Zeppelin for a noiseless airship breakthrough. Army Zeppelins No. 6r cruised overhead with hardly audible proximity, and the Transa passenger craft sailed above Berlin with minimal engine rumble.
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Tas
New York Times
Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Soups and Death Stir Round of Legal Action
A case unfolds in the Assizes at Paris involving a man named Strychinine soup and a returning wanderer Pierre Gentillon. The accused, a woman and an alleged accomplice, face trial for alleged poisoning linked to a marital dispute after years abroad. The matter centers on a wife who left with a fortune and a husband who died in agony following a disputed meal.
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Marconi Transatlanti
York Times
New Paris
Assizes
Gap
Enoch Arden
United
Pierre Gentillon
Marount Wireless Route Aboard Atlantis Line
A terse transit note lists the Atlantis Transport Line linking London and New York. It cites a location east of Sandy Hook and mentions an April 1 forenova date.
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Marount Wireless
Minnetoghka
Atlantis Transport Line
London
New York
Sandy Hook
Battle continues in Torreon streets amid conflicting reports
Dispatches from Juarez describe Villa's renewed Torreon assault facing scarce reliable field news. Five machine guns and 350 rounds were sent from the rebel arsenal as rumors swirl of Federal canards and counts of wounded, captured, or driven back.
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New York Times
Juarez
Villa
Torreon
el Paso
Miguel Diebold
Refugio Velasco
Pascual Orozco
la Colorado
Villa Ibbornly
Manuel Chao
Chihuahua
Ana
Rebels Battle Near Torreon Amid Surrender Rumors
Dispatch reports ongoing fighting between rebel and Federal forces near Torreon with exchanges over a possible surrender. Villa allegedly signaled Velasco’s conditional offer while Carranza investigators delay a formal report as telegram rumors ripple to El Paso and Mexico City.
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Associated Press
Juarez
Torreon
Roberto V. Pesquiera
United States
Washington
Senor Pesaniera
Interior
Sefior Zubaran
Villa
Velasco
Zubaran
Manuel Chao
Carranza
Yorreon
En. Refugio Velasco
el Paso
Mexico
Gomez Palacio
Lerdo
Carranza Commission
William Ss. Benton
Lara
Chihuahua
Cuts Roads Into Torreon By Generals Murgia Action
Refugees in Piedras Negras report Gen Murgia’s forces cutting rail lines into Torreon and isolating Monclova from Mexico City. He operates between Monterey and Torreon, blocking communications with Eagle Pass and Saltillo, and has burned bridges. Constitutionalists press toward preventing Federal relief.
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Texas
Piedras Negras
Monclova
Murgia
Torreon
Monterey
Mexico City
Saltillo
Tnes
Torreon Trom
Joaquin Miass
Ven
Espinazo
Reata
Surprised by Mexican Troops Endurance at Torreon
Washington dispatch reports Army officers astonished by the tenacious Mexican forces in the Torreon area. Rebels on both sides fought for five days with little rest and almost no commissary support, suggesting desperation behind the attacks as Federal defenses loom in Torreon.
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Washington
Torreon
Artists Need Exercise Says Tennis Champion Neville Lytton
Neville Lytton grandson of Bulwer Lytton, painter and court tennis champion of England, trainer of Covey, says athletes and brain workers should pair body and mind. He urges joint effort in training and mind work. Read his views in NEXT SUNDAYS TIMES.
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Neville Lytton
Bulwer Lytton
England
Covey
Young Gould
Gunmen held for Rosenthal murder may receive reprieve
Albany dispatch reports Governor Glynn weighing a stay or life parole for four condemned gunmen tied to the Rosenthal murder. A petition from jurors and appeals from supporters seek delay until Becker’s retrial. District Attorney Whitman opposes a stay, while Glynn studies papers and signals a pardon board preference.
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Albany
Sing Sing
Herman Rosenthal
Gev. Glynn
Charles Becker
Owen L. Potter
Potter
Ile
Whitman
John W. Goff
H. Lionel Kringle
Becker
Glynn
Becker Shoul
New York State
A. T. Clearwater
Court
Court of Appeals
Wornhen
Justice Goff
Cnnmen
Noo
Bronx
Lefty Louie
Gov. Glynn
Samuel Themanson
Buffalo
Kalmanson
Clinton Street
Groehl
Post Office
Kalmanseau
Tarry Valier
Valleses Inne
Mrs Henry Siegel Sues For Divorce In New York
Mrs Henry Siegel, wife of Steel Stores head, filed a divorce suit in New York after a troubled marriage begun April 21 in the city. She cites years of unfaithfulness with corespondents Miss Smith and Mrs Eddy and says support by Mr Siegel ended when his affairs worsened.
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Mes Henney Siegel
Steel Stores Corporation
Siegel
Mr. Siegel
Mrr
Julia Rosenbaum
Eighty-Second Street
Park Avenue
Orienta Point
Mamaroneck
Westchester County
Driftwood
Park Lane
London
Coun
Me len case tied to Westport wreck moves to state lawyers
Judge Tuttle announces special counsel will prosecute any manslaughter charge against former New York New Haven Hartford Railroad president Charles S Mellen. Judson, Fairfield County State Attorney, seeks withdrawal for health and is relieved from duties until July 1. Judge to rule on warrant vacating and Judson's bid to amend the complaint, which the court deemed ineffective for alleging voluntary manslaughter.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Mare
Charles S. Melen
New York, New Thvent& Hartford Railroad Company
Westport
Ile
John H. Light
Hi. M. Alcorn
Hartford County
Tuttle
Superior Court
Judson
Fairfield County
Mellen
Tuithe
Ete
Tutte
Wilson selects five for Federal Reserve Board
President Wilson names five men to form the Federal Reserve Board alongside the Treasury Secretary and the Controller of the Currency. The nominees will likely be sent to the Senate next week, though names remain secret until then. Reports mention Jacob H. Sehiff of New York as a possibility, but unconfirmed. The Currency Organization Committee has mapped reserve districts and will announce the twelve reserve elites this week.
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New York Times
Washington
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Jacob HU. Sehiff
New York
Currency Organization Committee
Federal Reserve
Boston
Philadelphia
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas Aite
Broustern
Dallas
Sag Francises
McAdoo
Accepteu
Wserve
Accuse Judge Hasbrouck in Dutchess will contest
In Dutchess County Surrogate Court Judge Hasbrouck faces a will contest over Mrs Seraphina Jackman who died recently leaving a fortune. The grandsons of the Herrick branch challenge the will claiming undue influence by Hasbrouck, who is related to the deceased by marriage and serves as State Superintendent of Insurance.
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New York Times
N.S. Maren
Asher Ha
Dudihe
Hasbrouck
Dutchess County
Seraphina Jackman
Jackonan
Mypuahis
Herrick
Reneetis
Flasbrouen
Philadelphia Loan Battle Reaches State Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today joined a city in delaying a vote on a 12.6 million loan for municipal improvements until election day. The case challenges the legality of issuing the bond and the city’s debt capacity as taxpayers contend the loan and proposed bonds exceed allowable limits.
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Philadelp Pihea
Pennsylvania Suprem Court
Pacepee
Piers Crites
Poth
Yorkshire Coal Strike Forces 35,000 Quit Work in Yorkshire
The Miners Federation reports 35000 miners in Yorkshire halted work demanding a minimum wage rate in Leeds. Other 135000 miners are ready to strike as notices spread during the day. The federation has not yet declared full support and a prolonged struggle is anticipated.
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Yorkshire
Leeds
Miners’ Federation of Great Writain
Aid Sought for Dr Leigh in Honduras Case
At the urging of Senator Yhteher the State Department offers good offices to secure fair treatment for Dr Benjamin Leigh a young Jacksonville Florida physician arrested in ribaa Honduras on a charge of zreon A fire in Ceiba reportedly started accidentally at Leighs drug store destroying part of the town American Consul Teeh instructed to seek postponement to allow production of evidence.
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Washington
March SC
Yhteher
State Department
Benjamin Hk. Leigh
Jacksonville
Pla
Riba
Honduras
Ceiba
Leigh
Teeth
Cetha
Freight crew stoned as strike action disrupts Monongahela division
Reports say a freight crew on the Monongahela division was attacked with stones near Fredericktown Pennsylvania early today as Mine Workers union leaders called out miners supplying coal to Pennsylvania Railroad engines. Police evacuated the crew from Brownsville while unions plan further action. About 6000 workers expected to join once orders issued.
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Pittsburgh
Marety
Monongahela
Trullose
Pennsylvania Railroad
Merotgahela
Runaways Heard From in Summit Missing Nelson and Shields
Special from Summit New Jersey reports that Clarence Nelson 18 and Gertrude Shields 17, both reported missing on the same day, may be together after a letter from Clarence from Cleveland says they plan to take a place fourteen miles from Cleveland. The Shields girl had left home to visit a friend in Newark and intended to return by weekend.
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Summit
N. J
Mareh View
John T. Nelson
Touteviard
Cleveland
Clarence Nelson
Ridey
Gertrude Shields
Chatham
Clairence Nelson
Newark
President Wilson Agrees to Review Miss Tyler Appeal
Miss Mattie Tyler, granddaughter of President Tyler, personally urged President Wilson to investigate her case and ensure a civil service appointment. The Post Office postmaster role was under review as H. A. Williams held the commission, with political figures in Virginia implicated in the process.
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Washington
Wilson
Mattie Tyler
Tyler
Earth
Burleson
H. A. Williares
Ehome
Sadie Cole
Ant
Drowned Boy Identified After River Tragedy
James Gallagher Jr a deck hand on SS Russell Street was found drowned after falling from a pier into the river near Greenpoint. Police notified his father James Gallagher Sr a fireboat pilot, who confirmed the death and reported his own immediate suspicion of a drowning.
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Russell Street
Coll Avenue
Massrth
Ehlers
1St Russell Street
James Gallaugher
New Yorker
Teue
Cara Tinllagher
Aline Teniant
Hays
Lieber
Savannah Clerk Proposes Marriage From Prison Tree
In Savannah Georgia Marcel Register climbed a tree behind the city jail to propose to Zeta Metork, a news worker confined there. The proposal was accepted, and she remains held until she can be restored, with no charges filed at this time.
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Savannah
Marcel Ft
M. Register
Herg
Mies Zeta Metork
Register
Du Pont resigns from National Republican Committee
General du Pont resigns as Republican from Irelandware due to business demands. He states the increased duties prevent proper attention to political matters and says he has forwarded the resignation to the National Committee. The State Committee did not accept the resignation.
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National Republican Committee
Wilmingtein
Deb
Marele
Yen
Coleman du Mont
Republdc
Ireinware
National Committee
Cien
du Pont
Tter
Stele Committee
Big Ice Gorge Destroyed In Mohawk River Incident
March 30 Troy reports a large ice gorge blew up in the Mohawk River near Crescent to avert a potential damage to the waterway and nearby barges. Strong current swept debris downstream and caused building shakings as workers inspected the area amid rising waters. Dewey & Soneto, Fulton Street, are cited in the advertisement.
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Troy
Strate
Mohawk
Imany
Wilson Resents Tolls Attacks in House Vote Night
House expected to vote tonight with a 55 vote majority as Clark prepares a final push on the tolls bill. Wilson voices opposition and criticizes the attacks surrounding the measure.
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Wilson
Clark
Senate Warned of Toll Debate Amid International Feud
Washington report on March 16 describes the Panama Canal tolls exemption repeal vote set for tomorrow in the House. The debate features remarks by Champ Clark and President Wilson defending or denying a supposed deal with Britain, plus a tale of a bribery attempt to sway votes and references to press conference remarks and Irish or British alignment specifics.
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Champ
Peete
Wilson Ted U
Great Britain
United States
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Bey
Ivornta
Tory Hele
William Tyrrell
Fadwerd Gres
Wil
Tom
Toms
Knewkind
Shirley Benn
Lieuse of Commons
Saint
Wilson
Novyland
Willhan Tyrreils
Str
Knowland
Wilken
Senate
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